Since Leanne and Jay are planning a winter wedding, they went with a steamy desert engagement shoot to offset the seasons. Leanne donned a striking red dress that made a bold and sexy statement among the dusty greenery. The heat of the Phoenix sun was nothing compared to Leanne and Jay’s burning love as they embraced between the cacti. Photographer Nicole Ashley‘s portraits of the couple are absolutely breathtaking!
With the 1940s as their overarching inspiration, Carrie and Lorna’s wedding pulled elements from their personalities and relationship to form a truly special day for their friends and family. The retro wedding took place at the utterly charming Horetown House where whimsical decor set the scene for a lighthearted and festive celebration. Savo Photography couldn’t have done a more perfect job capturing Lorna and Carrie’s individual quirks and their deep connection in these portraits that the newlyweds will surely cherish forever!
Our overall theme was 1940s vintage paired with personalised and rustic accents. We chose our colour theme to represent our individuality and our pairing: Carrie (purple), Lorna (pink) and Love represented by green. It was quite important to us that our wedding was individual and specific to us, which is why we spent a significant amount of time on hand made and personalised items. We wanted everyone to be comfortable so chose outfits that suited peoples personal comforts and personalities.
The Moments:
We absolutely enjoyed the whole day from beginning to end. Every moment stood out; from getting ready with our bridesmaids, to our sentimental and teary vows, to getting showered in the words of Oscar Wilde, playing connect four whilst listening to the Bugles Babes, dancing to The Script’s ‘For the First Time’, to getting to press the giant red button for the fireworks – everything was better than our wildest dreams.
If we had to say what was our favourite thing about out wedding – it would have to be the general feeling of acceptance and celebration afforded to us by our beautiful friends and family. When it came to our guest list expectations, given the ‘new age’ nature of our wedding, we only ever imagined that we would have a small turn out, and an awkward one at that. Although we had been “out” for a long time, we had never spoken to a lot of our extended family about our relationship. So for some of them, we believe the wedding invitation was the first time that some of them knew that their family member was marrying a woman. So, when all of both our families, from all corners of the world turned up, were so heartened. We were blown away throughout the day by how special and how normal we were made to feel by our vendors and our guests. The overall feeling of love, harmony and equality was completely over whelming and it was a day that we know we and our guests will remember fondly for the rest of our lives.
Thorsten and Mona may have had their wedding in Germany, but their choice to incorporate Indonesian traditions and décor made this wedding a true Indonesian wedding! Their invitations were designed based on the traditional Indonesian Batik, the wedding attire was custom made in Indonesia, and the food was delicious Indonesian cuisine! Gut Sedlbrunn in Germany offered the perfect reception venue for the soft blue and green handmade decor. Troistudios Photography expertly captured the amazing moments at this traditional wedding!
We chose shades of our favorite colors blue and green, and Mona meticulously planned the wedding décor with as many Indonesia inspired design elements as possible, yet keeping a contemporary countryside and vintage style. The invitation and all other printing design was based on Indonesian batik and created by an Indonesian designer. The bunting was partly Indonesian batik as well, and the Asian paper umbrellas, wooden bird cages, wooden Nyonya figures, and the metal boxes for the Indonesian Street Style Crisps called “Krupuk” were mostly even brought from Indonesia. All wedding outfits were custom made in Indonesia as well.
The Moments:
Our church ceremony was even more wonderful than we could have possibly hoped for — mostly thanks to our amazing Indonesian priest. It was not only spiritual, but also very personal and funny — and he deserved the standing ovations after his surprise performance of Elton John’s “Can you feel the love tonight” as well as our spontaneous invitation to join celebrations after the ceremony!
The Couple Recommends:
Hanni and Marcus were great and very committed photographers, and we love how they captured our special day! They had a good feel not only for us but kept also flexible for our own ideas as well. They were great company, and it was fun to be with them and photographed by them!
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