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Sweet and Simple Backyard Wedding in California

January 18, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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Ashley and Jeff’s backyard wedding was inspired by feminine details and classic elements, making for a lovely and natural celebration. Having your wedding in a familiar place, like a parents’ backyard, can result in such calm and ease, and Erwin Darmali of Apertura perfectly captured these emotions through his lens. A couple of precious flower girls are a wonderful bonus, and these two brought so much joy to the story of Ashley and Jeff’s wedding day.

The Couple:

Ashley and Jeff

The Wedding:

Private Residence, Pasadena, California

The Inspiration:

Simple, girly and natural. The wedding was at my parents home in the backyard which is situated at the edge of the Angeles National Forest. I’ve always been a nature girl and when my parents were looking for a new home during my childhood I saw it in the local newspaper and showed my mom. I’ve grown up in the woods and I wanted the focus to be on my home.

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The Moment:

The first look. I was so excited and nervous but once I was with him I felt so calm.

The Couple Recommends:

Chef Ray from Pop Champagne and Dessert Bar did a phenomenal job, everyone told us the food was on point!
Erwin Darmali from Apertura Photography was so professional and made us feel comfortable and never interfered with the day. We couldn’t be happier with the final results, we really feel he captured our special day.
Beautiful Day Bridal was a dream to work with. They worked so hard to get all our dresses and tuxes fitted in time.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Apertura Inc.
Venue – Private Residence
Floral Design – Bobbe Vagell Floral Concepts
Catering – Pop Champagne & Dessert Bar
Cake – Cakery Bakery
Live Music – AMFM
Videography – Andy Cao
Hair Styling – Young Kim
Wedding Dress – Beautiful Day Wedding
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Beautiful Day Wedding
Groom’s Apparel – Beautiful Day Wedding
Groomsmen’s Apparel – Beautiful Day Wedding
Rentals – Luna Party Rentals, Town and Country Event Rentals
Transportation – Premier Valet Service

Thanks to Erwin Darmali of Apertura for sharing Ashley and Jeff’s delightful backyard wedding. For more from Apertura, check out April and Keiri’s modern and sleek engagement session.

xoxoNicole

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Brooklyn Engagement Session from Amber Gress Photography

January 17, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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If you’re a cool and stylish recently engaged couple, Brooklyn is the ideal spot for your engagement session. Kurt and Kyle had the great fortune of being followed around by the brilliant Amber Gress Photography as they took in the colors and lights of the city, hand in hand. We love that the adorable pair stopped to toast a glass of bubbly with the skyline in the background.

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Thanks to Amber Gress for sharing Kurt and Kyle’s urban romance engagement session with Junebug! For more New York engagement inspiration, check out Becca and Kyle’s NYC engagement shoot in the Meatpacking District.

xoxoNicole

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Sweet Courthouse Wedding in Toronto

January 17, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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Sharing intimate weddings is one of the most truly special parts about our job, and Ninessa and Rico are one of those truly special couples that makes us excited to share. Ninessa was inspired by intimate weddings and her favorite color burgundy when planning her romantic courthouse wedding. We love the images Kat Rizza Photography captured of the pair getting ready together and completely basking in the love and excitement of their wedding day as they walked around snowy Toronto.

The Couple:

Ninessa and Rico

The Wedding:

Toronto Civic Wedding Chambers, Toronto, Ontario

The Inspiration:

Our wedding theme was Intimate, romantic and simple. We agreed to have a very small wedding as we will have a much much bigger follow-up reception back home in Jakarta, Indonesia. So we didn’t want to create too much hassle. I love the colour burgundy. I think it’s classy, elegant and romantic. Both my dress and flowers had a hint of burgundy. I tried looking for a burgundy tie for Rico, but couldn’t fine the right shade, so we settled with dark purple. I took a lot of inspiration from people who threw intimate weddings. These weddings were absolutely beautiful, very detailed-oriented.

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The Moments:

Our favourite moment was definitely the photo shoot! Kat really did a great job in keeping us on schedule throughout the day. We went to 4 different places to do our shoot (apart from our condo and the civic chamber). At one point, our friend who drove us throughout the afternoon had to speed up from our second photoshoot location, Brickworks, to our third one, Broadview Park. The result? We got there just in time! Kat took super beautiful pictures of us with stunning view of the city scape just before the sun set.

The Couple Recommends:

Kat Rizza, our photographer, really went above and beyond throughout the whole wedding. We would recommend her to anyone! From the planning until the day we received our photos, we are impressed by her professionalism. During planning, she helped us in scheduling the photoshoots since we would like to have it in 4 different locations. She ensured that we were happy with the amount of photos that we took in each location, and kept us on schedule throughout the day. Because it was only the two of us in the photoshoot, it was very manageable. The photos that Kat took, really took our breath away. It was exactly what we wanted. I hope she could be our photographer again in our wedding back home!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Kat Rizza
Ceremony Venue – Toronto Civic Wedding Chambers
Reception Venue – Table17
Wedding Dress – Mendocino
Bride Shoes – Marc Fischer
Rings – CJ Outlet

Thanks to Kat Rizza Photography for allowing us a glimpse into Niness and Rico’s romantic courthouse wedding. Planning an intimate wedding? Check out Sing-Pey and Michael’s breathtaking Lake Como wedding.

xoxoNicole

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