The holidays are known for being engagement season, which of course leads to a lot of winter engagement sessions. Amy and Joel’s Toronto engagement has everything your winter photo shoot needs: warm mugs, a cozy blanket, and beautiful light. Isos Photography was fortunate enough to capture the pair (and their gorgeous Bernese mountain dog!) in their charming home and the picturesque Toronto forest. We can’t get enough of the rich autumnal colors and the seriously breathtaking light.
We’re so excited to share this sweet wedding in Rhode Island with you today! Nina and Dana are an inspiring couple who envisioned the party of the century for their outdoor wedding. The wedding had a beautifully pure aesthetic, with simple white elements accented by greens and dark pink florals. Master photographer Fer Juaristi impeccably captured that effortless and light spirit, not to mention the couple’s adorable pooch!
The Couple: Nina and Dana
The Wedding: Private Residence, Westerly, Rhode Island
The Inspiration: “We wanted the wedding to be simple, handmade, and inspired by that feeling of freedom that comes with long summer days. What we kept saying throughout the planning process was that we wanted it to feel not like a traditional wedding, but simply an awesome party. We knew we wanted it be outdoors, in a big field, with bright flowers, under a beautiful tent, with great food and awesome music. We rented the gorgeous wooden tables from a family friend who had made them for his daughter’s wedding, my godmother is an incredible landscape architect who did the flowers, Dana‘s sister married us, my dad created the arbor that we stood in front of, my uncle and cousin played music as I walked down the aisle, Dana‘s dad worked tirelessly to help set up the field and put up lighting, the list goes on! It really was an amazing collaboration.
The food was from a French food truck out of Providence and it was delicious. the cocktails were awesome and were created and served by a friend and local bar owner. Our awesome DJ spun funk, soul and disco that had everyone dancing late into the night. As for our attire, I was so excited to find Grace Loves Lace. Their designs are so unique from most wedding gowns, and fit my sense of style perfectly. I had trouble picking one because they are all gorgeous, but was so happy I ended up in their Loren dress. It was incredibly comfortable and I’ve never felt so beautiful. For Dana, we went with light grey pants, a white shirt, and blue suede shoes all from J.Crew. He’s not a suit or a tie guy, but my one request was that he wear real shoes.”
The Moments: “Our ceremony was just so meaningful and personal. Dana wrote the whole ceremony, in collaboration with his sister who married us, and we each wrote our own vows to each other. It was such an incredible feeling to stand up there with the support of all of our loved ones and finally get to marry each other. Another favorite was the impromptu speeches made by many of our family and friends. They said the most heartfelt things about us, had us all laughing and crying.”
The Couple Recommends: “We can’t say enough amazing things about Fer. Not only is he an incredibly talented photographer who delivered us the most stunning images of our wedding day, he’s also just an awesome human to be around.”
Thank you to Fer Juaristi for giving Junebug a peek at Nina and Dana’s beautifully personal wedding in Rhode Island. For more outdoor wedding inspiration, check out Nina and Tom’s Australian garden wedding.
Holly and Matthew’s Big Sur wedding is equal parts woodsy and whimsical. Their intimate celebration in the woods was accented by a sweet red, orange, and yellow color palette. We love this couple’s quirky style: the groom in his floral bow tie and the bride in her bright cardigan. Shane & Lauren Photography did an impeccable job capturing the fun couple’s personality, as well as the balance of the vastness of McWay Falls Trail and the intimacy of the day.
The Inspiration: “Outdoorsy and down to earth. We really shrugged a lot of traditional aspects of the wedding, and kept what was most important to us. We had our ceremony on the bank of a river, the aisle we walked down was a trail. Instead of a first dance, we had a “first hike” and completed the ceremony trail to a waterfall. All of the table decorations were potted and sewn by our mothers. The pie stands were cut by Matthew‘s father from trees in their backyard in Kentucky. My dress was traditional but finished with tulle leaves, and Matthew wore a simple set of slacks and vest and super awesome boots he found. Instead of fancy cake we brought up our favorite pies from Julian, a town near San Diego, one of the first places we had gone after Matthew moved out.”
The Moments: “My favorite moment was definitely the first hike. We ended up taking the hike before the wedding, rather than following the ceremony as planned, because the bus we hired to drive our family the two hours up Highway 1 from the house we rented in Paso Robles to the park in Big Sur for the ceremony ended up getting stuck in the drive way. They had two tow trucks who were unable to remove the bus and get our guests on their way. I was already at the site with my father and Big Sur has nearly no phone signal so the photographers decided to drive up with Matthew to get some photos. Luckily we didn’t have any time constraints, such as venue rentals or permits, the officiant was our friend, and the house where our family was was well stocked so we didn’t have to worry about the ceremony being late. We took our time and hiked with the photographers, getting some of the most spectacular photos. It was incredibly special to be able to spend that time together on the trail, basking in the giddiness of getting married and doing something so very reflective of who we are.”
The Couple Recommends: “Our photographers were absolutely fantastic. Shane and Lauren are an amazing team and they captured the natural photos we wanted and let us be silly while beautifully capturing candid moments and giving direction for equally beautiful posed shots. They drove hours, hiked, and were spontaneous for us. They also captured the natural scenery and candid moments with our guests, all things that were extremely important to us.
Also, the Wine Wrangler, a wine tour company who came to our guests’ rescue when the original bus company we hired got their but stuck for hours in the house driveway and couldn’t even get it out with two tow trucks. This company sent two busses and picked everyone up with no notice and drove everyone up Highway 1. The drivers were incredibly friendly and even told stories and narrated the scenery — truly life savers!”
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