From their FP Ever After collection to their delicate intimates to their unique home decor, Free People is one of our favorite places to shop here at Junebug Weddings. Because there are so many items on our wishlist, we’re giving away a $200 gift card to Free People! Whether you’ve just gotten engaged or just said “I do” (or just love Free People as much as we do!), enter our Free People giveaway below!
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– You must be 13 years of age or older to enter
– You must enter prior to the giveaway close date on October 14 at 11:59PM Central Time
– Winner will be notified via email on October 15
– Winner will receive one gift card to Free People, retail value of $200.00
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Kitty and Ben’s English wedding is truly unique in that it combined all of the elements they love and managed to create a cohesive and beautiful day. The bride’s vintage vibes met traditional Jewish customs added with bohemian outdoor elements and a touch of glamour — see, we told you it was totally unique! But the unconventional celebration couldn’t have been more chic, and luckily Haydn Rydings Photography documented every petal, every laugh, and every bit of love throughout the exceptional day.
No single theme, just lots of colours we both like.
The Moments:
When Ben fell head first into the bonfire!
The Couple Recommends:
Haydn is a remarkable photographer and I’m proud my husband and I got to experience his exquisite talent first-hand. On the morning of the wedding he arrived on time and set to work autonomously without any fuss. I don’t know where he disappeared to because I can’t remember seeing him again till we were married. Yet there are the most beautiful pictures of that whole morning; it’s safe to say Haydn wears an invisible cloak. The photos he took capture every last drop of the excitement, hysteria and love that our friends and family gave off that day — with subtle shots that say so much more than I could ever have hoped for.
We had two bands — yup, sounds extravagant — but we don’t regret a thing. In fact we think it was the best decision we made. For the daytime bit we had L’Chaim Kapalye, a little known klezmer band from Manchester who absolutely killed it! The band in the evening were called The Black Hat Band who I spent months searching for and was over the moon when I found them. These guys are a bit special, adding their own twist to classics and contemporary alike and every time it works. Lead singer Jaelee is better than Beyonce. Yep, I said it.
One company we must mention who helped us out in a humongous is Lights 4 Fun, who we got our stunning festoon lights from. They were such an integral part of the day and we needed so many of them to make the field look and feel the way it did, especially in the evening as it got dark. Jo was so helpful when I didn’t know which ones to choose. I was told the company was excellent but I wasn’t expecting such amazing customer care. They proved that they are lights specialists and just want you to have an electrifying event. I changed my order a couple of times, and it didn’t matter, they got me what I needed boxed and ready in a matter of 24 hours. I can’t recommend them more!
My smile was not always as wide as it is in these photographs. I wore a fixed brace for 6 months in the lead up to the wedding because my teeth were really really crooked! I have to thank Uchenna and Leone at London Smiling on Goodge Street for an utterly pain-free, and dare I say it, enjoyable process.
Nature played a big role in Alison and Don’s wedding design. Having decided to elope, the couple chose Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado for their secluded and romantic wedding day. The trickling waterfall and rich greenery created a glowing, romantic oasis for the couple to say “I do.” After their rustic ceremony, the couple hiked through the breathtaking surroundings while incredible photographer Alison Vagnini captured unbelievable images.
Our overall vibe was ethereal, timeless elegance. We both wanted to look and feel great. I looked at a lot of images of vintage European weddings, James Bond movies, Degas paintings and loved the look of vintage lux. My ring is art deco, from almost 100 years ago and we love things that are classically beautiful. We took our marriage very seriously and wanted our style to reflect the formality of that…but we also needed to be able to hike through fields of wild flowers. Nature was a huge inspiration and the major focus of our ceremony. Also, Dunton is very rustic, subtly beautiful with lots of western influence so that shone through in our style as well. Because we eloped, we had a lot of sentimental details to invoke our family; I wore my grandmother’s bracelet, my sister made me a handkerchief from my grandfather and dad’s shirts (my “something blue), I made a handkerchief for Don and borrowed my mom’s frye boots.
The Moments:
Two of my favorite moments were getting ready together in our little cabin before the ceremony and looking over and seeing Don tying his tie in the mirror. If we had gotten married the way we initially planned (we eloped) I never would have seen that look on his face. I also loved our first look and then holding hands and walking to the ceremony site together.
The Couple Recommends:
The first thing I did when I got engaged was call my mom. The second thing I did was book Ali Vagnini to shoot our wedding. I had been a fan of her work for years and was thrilled to finally have her on our team. Her photos are beautiful and romantic. They have depth to them that I haven’t seen in another wedding photographer. When we told Ali were eloping she didn’t balk at all. And when we told her we were going to Dunton she was over the moon! I was nervous about being photographed and that it would take away from the private moments while getting married, but Ali was calm and peaceful and creative. I love our photos SO much! They really express how in love and happy we are, which was so important since our family and friends weren’t there and only had the photos and stories to fill in the details. I feel like the photos captured the moments perfectly. They are timeless and filled with emotion. Plus my husband is a total babe, which doesn’t hurt.
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