Today is the day! Our 7th annual Best of the Best Wedding Photo Contest is open for submissions. We can’t wait to see all of your gorgeous photography from the past year, and we’re excited to have 4 outstanding judges to help us curate what will surely be one of our best wedding photo collections to date. Jeff Newsom, Susan Stripling, and Cole Roberts and Jakob Granqvist of Nordica Photography, along with the Junebug Editorial Team will be judging this year’s contest. The contest will run from November 3rd to December 12th, and winners will be announced January 15th! Submitting is easy, breezy! All you need to do is head on over to our submission form OR go learn more about the contest by visiting the 2014 Best of the Best Contest information page.
I am so head over heels for today’s wedding that I’m a bit giddy just writing this intro. Elisabeth and Tobias’ wedding in Sweden was simply perfect; bright, full of light, with glamorous vintage fashion, a cake buffet and an unforgettably romantic groom serenading his bride during the ceremony. I could go on and on, but Dayfotografi’s photos tell the story of the day far more beautifully…
The Couple: Elisabeth and Tobias
The Wedding: 9.14.13 – Lustfyllt, Småland, Jönköping, Sweden
The Goals: That the both of us was involved in all planning and that every decision was taken together. We wanted to create an atmosphere where our friends and family would feel relaxed and where our love would be in focus.
The Design: When we first started to plan our wedding, we fell in love with the 1920’s look and Art deco. It has a lot of beautiful features and feels glamorous. So from that we wanted to create an open, loving and glamorous atmosphere. Art deco and 1920’s style was shown in the invites, the wedding ceremony program, the folders at the table, the dinner settings, actually in all of the prints.
For the ceremony we chose music that felt real to us, not the traditional ballads but rather personal songs that express how we feel. And we both love music so there was a lot of it! We didn’t want a formal wedding party, we wanted it to feel like home. We wanted a great party with our loved ones, and a lot of joy.
The menu was created by the chef of Lustfyllt, we decided on Italian food because that’s our favorite! The chef made a menu based on that and what’s in season and local produced. For cake, because I love sweets, it felt right to have a wedding cake buffét. So not one cake, but several! :)
For favors we ordered three different handmade toffeés that are our favorites. The company Pärlans konfektyr that makes
The Look: The style of the wedding was the 1920’s, so we found inspiration in old movie stars and fashion photos. We also found inspiration in Pinterest, Instagram and several wedding pages online. Tobias works with cloths and found my wedding dress during a meeting with the brand By Malene Birger. The dress was exactly what I was looking for, made of genuine silk and cotton, vintage inspired lace and with a beautiful shape. For the hair, I wanted a 1920’s inspired hairdo with the lovely hairpiece from Carol Hannah. My shoes of dark purple suede gave the look a little edge.
Tobias wore a dark blue suit with a double-breasted jacket and a vintage white shirt. He also carried on the purple/burgundy red in his tie and hankerchief. His shoes was cognac colored, and also gave the look some edge.
Our guests understood the dresscode. We didn’t make it a 1920’s costume party but some of the guests picked up the feeling from the invite and dressed after that.
The Moments: It’s hard to pick our favorite moments. The different parts were all special in different ways. The morning when Tobias and I were with our nearest friends and family getting ready was filled with nerves and expectations. The two hour photoshoot before the ceremony was a very special and intimate moment that set the mood for all the day. We will always remember that moment. And then, the church and the ceremony. It’s hard to describe the feeling standing in front of all your family and friends promising each other “to death do us part”. And when Tobias sang in the church, it was so pure and beautiful. And then ending the day with a dinner and a party with all our nearest friends and family, so amazing!
The Advice: My advice is to estimate how much time you have between work and life to put on planning and fixing. If it’s in your budget, let other people help you. Invest in a good photographer, we are so happy to have such lovely photos and they will be good to have to look back at.
Thank you, Elisabeth and Tobias, for sharing your lovely wedding in Sweden with us!
Yanna and Peter’s traditional Greek wedding in Fiji struck the perfect balance between sleek elegance and ceremonial customs. The pair exchanged their vows in a waterfront church on the island before heading into the mountains for some absolutely stunning portraits captured by Kama Catch Me Photography. The reception was a whirlwind of food, music, dancing, and, of course, plate throwing. Never has a bride looked so beautiful smashing porcelain into the dance floor.
The Couple: Yanna and Peter
The Wedding: Fiji, Melanesia
The Inspiration: “Classic, stylish, clean. Everything was in shades of pastel or white, with hessian table-runners and candles and fairy lights everywhere.”
The Couple Recommends: “Our photographers and videographer were amazing! They were so much fun! They took us on an adventure for the afternoon into the mountains which was an amazing experience! And when we arrived at the reception they got right into it, even learning how to do Greek dancing and joining in!
The team at the Hilton did an amazing job of putting our wedding together! With 100 people, it was the largest wedding reception they had ever done and it went off without a hitch! Special thanks to Smital Shah-Boultwood for organising all our accommodation, and to Jessica Naevo the functions manager who dealt with 100 Greeks whilst 8 months pregnant! And really just the whole Hilton team, they were so friendly and helpful! Also a big thanks to Manuel from Even Dots for putting together all the wedding stationary. And to Amaline and Sam for making my beautiful wedding dress!”
The Moments: “Our first dance, because we were in our own little world for that 4 minutes, twirling and having the time of our lives!”
We’re so grateful to Kama Catch Me Photography for sharing these images, and to sweet Yanna and Peter for sharing their special day. For more Greek wedding inspiration, check out Elana and Gus’ lively destination wedding in Greece.
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