We all know Maui, Hawaii is breathtaking, but when Ryan and Luke chose its deep blue waters and rugged landscaping for their honeymoon shoot, Wendy Laurel Photography was able to capture unbelievably gorgeous photos! The serene atmosphere at this Maui honeymoon shoot set the stage for romantic and beautiful moments that left us speechless.
Austin is known for its music festivals and talented graphic arts scene, so when Brian and Marsha decided to get married, they pulled their wedding inspiration from Marsha’s favorite Austin City Limits poster. After contacting the same artist, Writ Large, the couple was able to design a poster that stood as the theme for their wedding. Bright, warm florals dressed Brazos Hall, creating the perfect scenery for the couple to exchange vows. And, making this an all-around awesome Austin wedding, Jake Holt Photography captured incredible photos of the newly married couple!
Our love for one another can best be expressed through a soundtrack. So, in a way, we created our own “music festival” of sorts. In 2012, I purchased an Austin City Limits Music Festival Poster. I loved the artwork, and we built much of our home décor around the poster. About 1 year before the wedding, I decided I wanted to contact the artist who had created this poster. Andy Gregg and I worked on creating a wedding poster together, and as the poster was created, so was the wedding around it.
The Moments:
We didn’t want the night to end, and when it came time to leave, all of our family and friends gathered outside to give us a sparkler send-off. All of the dearest people in our lives, their faces brilliantly lit for us to see, we made our way through the tunnel of fire and out to where my Dad was waiting to drive us away in his 1967 Green Pontiac Firebird. The top was down, we climbed into the car, and I looked back at all of our loved ones and yelled “I want to do this every weekend!!” – as we made our way down 4th street, we all began to cry. As we turned south onto Congress, I looked back at the Capitol and it began to rain. Cold pissing rain. And it was beautiful.
The Couple Recommends:
Becky Navarro of Pearl Events Austin is solely responsible for putting together a dream team of professionals. Every single one of the groups blew me away! I could not have imagined just how spectacular each and every one of them was!
It was a rainy Tuesday in the Santa Cruz mountains when Kathrina and Joe said “I do” beneath an umbrella and the towering trees overhead. Even with the pouring rain, the ceremony couldn’t have been more romantic as guests joined the couple under umbrellas in the middle of the forest. It’s these unforgettable moments — the ones happen, unplanned — that are so incredible in photographs, and the images captured by Andria Lindquist are both beautiful and moving.
After over 11 years; attending countless weddings as guests, being part of the wedding party and photographing them, it was our turn to get married. And we knew exactly what we wanted. Our favorite experiences photographing weddings were the semi-destination ones. A place not too far from home but far enough that people had to travel and make a weekend of it. It was always these weddings we saw all the guests and the bride and groom just fully immerse themselves into the celebration, have time to relax and enjoy time together.
We definitely asked a lot from our guests. Did we mention our wedding was also on a Tuesday?! Why? Because the date meant something to us. We also asked them to wear something gray and/or purple for the wedding. Why? Because it’s our favorite colors. Yes people thought we were crazy but everything we did had a reason or meaning behind it. You do you. And we did us and when friends told us after that our wedding really represented “you”, we knew then that our intentions were met.
The Moments:
During our wedding it rained. No, it POURED! Joe announced to our guests that we still planned on having the ceremony outdoors, and if they wanted to join us then they were free to grab an umbrella and stand under the rain with us. We weren’t expecting everyone to come join us, but our hearts overflowed as we saw everyone line up and grab their umbrellas.
Weeks after our wedding friends told us our ceremony was their favorite experience. With the rain coming down hard and not having mics, they really had to listen and be fully present for the moment. And standing outside under the rain for a wedding was something a lot of them will never do again.
It was one of those surreal moments during our wedding day. It was obviously one we didn’t imagine but it’s a moment we always share.
The Couple Recommends:
We knew the important vendors for us: photography (of course, which was an easy decision for us as you can see from the photos!), hair/makeup, DJ, and our longtime Pastor. Besides food, we made sure we had a relationship with each of our vendors. Whether it was through email or face to face or because we already knew them. We made it personal because we wanted to be sure we were comfortable with them.
From DIY elements to emotional moments, every inch of Kathrina and Joe’s rainy wedding was exceptional. For more forest wedding inspiration, be sure to check out Daniella and Nathan’s forest wedding in South Africa.
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