Along with our new logo and new website look, I must say that the Junebug wedding photo gallery has officially received the best makeover in town. Of course there are endless goodies to explore on the new site, including our fabulous Hotlists of the World’s Best Wedding Professionals, Fashion Reports and Best of the Best photo collections, but my personal favorite has to be the photo gallery! You can streamline your image gallery experience by taking advantage of the tagging structure – there are so many combinations of topics to choose from; wedding color palettes, photography moments, fashion inspiration, flowers, decor, cakes, catering, invitations and even locations. The possibilities are endless! Enjoy the incredible imagery and ideas, and find your own wedding inspiration today!
Yurie and Chris’ mint, gold and gray wedding in Japan combined cultural traditions and all-out fun at their wedding at The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo. They truly had the best of both worlds and with 37 Frames Photography as their photographers – everything from the traditional tea ceremony, the couple’s first look (with a surprise appearance by their beloved puppy), and the colorful French macarons was captured perfectly.
The Goals: Our main goal was that we wanted to incorporate both our cultures and traditions into our day. We wanted the details to be personalized and make it ‘us’. Of course, we wanted our friends and family to have fun and for it all to be documented and photographed by 37 Frames Photography.
The Design: Our main goal for the wedding was to make it feel romantic, whimsical and rustic. We wanted to create a really warm, soft atmosphere. The dress was the main inspiration. We wanted to bring outdoor elements indoors so decided on having tall lush tree/branch centerpieces with lots of ivy flowing onto the mirrored tables. We included more ‘fun’ elements in the reception with live music, photo booth, candy buffet, cotton candy machine, and our signature cocktail, The Yurberlie, flowing throughout the night.
The Moments: Our favorite moments include the first look at the shrine when I saw Chris in the Japanese montsuki haori hakama (wedding kimono), listening to all the reception speeches (especially Chris’ and my sisters on behalf of my father who passed away when I was younger), having our dog, Charlie, be part of our day, experiencing all of our friends and family from all around the world comeing together and seeing everything we worked so hard complete. Also, our dear friend, Marié Digby’s performance made almost everyone in the room cry. Her voice is like an angel.
The Photographer: We instantly connected with Dee and Tracey from 37 Frames Photography from the very start. At our engagement shoot, we knew that they were going to be the ones photographing our wedding…they made us feel so comfortable. We wanted the best talent who also understood who we are as a couple. We wanted natural, ‘in the moment’ shots more than the posed shots. Dee and Tracey see shots that you would think wouldn’t work, but end up being the best. We will cherish our engagement and wedding photos forever so definitely worth every cent.
The Advice: Try to enjoy every minute, time flies! Believe that nothing is impossible and never give up on what you want.
Thank you Yurie and Chris, for sharing your stunning day with us! We wish you all the best in your new life together. See more gorgeous weddings in Japan at 37 Frames Photography Blog.
We are so excited to share this stunning Indian-American wedding from photographer Anna Kim at the St. Regis Princeville in Kauai. Drawing inspiration from Bengali, Gujarati, and American customs, Amrita and Hrishi brought their wedding vision to life in a way that celebrated their own rich mix of cultures. With a color palette of peacock inspired hues, known as a sacred symbol in Hinduism, the decor perfectly complimented the lush, natural backdrop of the beautiful island of Kauai.
The Goals: Our religious tradition centers on a mood of bhakti, or service of the divine. Wedding guests are considered the Lord’s representatives sent to grace our marriage, and our desired atmosphere was one of grateful service to these representatives. Our hope was that over the course of the three days of the wedding, we could create an atmosphere where our guests could take in the gentle rays of sunshine, enjoy themselves and one another, and know how grateful we were for their blessings.
The Design: Our ceremony was outdoors in the Kamani Cove, set against a naturally stunning backdrop of the Hanalei Bay and Makana Mountains. We didn’t want the décor to detract from the view, and we wanted to create a warm and elegant atmosphere, reminiscent of a garden wedding. To that end, the decor and flowers were white and simple from the draping and hanging glass orbs in the mandap (altar) to the white flower aisle markers and loose blooms strewn down the aisle. At the same time, we wanted brilliant traditional colors to bloom. Our palette pulled from a peacock’s plume, in large measure because the peacock is a symbol of the sacred in Hinduism. We used peacock blue and green throughout our invitations and wedding day materials and our reception décor included royal blue tablecloths, green charger plates, and peacock feather accents. Our cake was white with gold dusted peacock feathers embossed across the three tiers.
The Look: To go along with our fusion of American and Indian traditions, we wore traditional Indian outfits for our ceremony and changed into a white dress and tuxedo respectively for the reception. Today Indian wedding saris come in all colors and styles but I wanted to stay traditional and chose a red and gold embroidered sari for the ceremony. I loved the rich red color with all the rhinestone and beading detail and I immediately fell in love with it. I very much wanted that traditional Indian bridal look complete with big jewelry and many bangles! My reception dress was a simple, chiffon column gown and fulfilled my desire to wear a white dress at my wedding. The bridesmaids all wore saris in different shades of blue and green and the groomsmen wore white linen suits with blue Indian scarves (dupattas).
The Moments: Our favorite moment of the day featured a sunset sendoff in an outrigger canoe. We were out in the middle of the Hanalei Bay, backs flat on the mesh hull enjoying the rare quiet moment to take it all in–our family and friends waving together from ashore, the blissful rays of a setting sun shining through the Makana Mountains, stolen glances during the wedding ceremony, and most importantly, how we looked forward to eating wedding cake in our bathrobes after the reception.
The Advice: As Indian-Americans, we had a number of traditions to choose from when planning our wedding. There were Bengali, Gujarati, and American customs all to consider and they were all very different. Eventually we learned to use the constructive ambiguity of competing traditions to our advantage and have the wedding of our dreams, one that pulled from our own rich mix of cultures, but that was also a unique product of those cultures. With any wedding you have to deal with differences of opinion and our advice to couples getting married is to stay true to their vision and know what’s most important to them on the wedding day, while at the same time letting go of what’s not.
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