Happy Monday everyone! What better way to start the week than with a fabulous fashion find? These handmade bridesmaids’ dresses and alternative wedding dresses from Portland designer Sarah Seven are the perfect combination of structure, detail, softness and romance, and would make a gorgeous addition to any wedding party’s wardrobe. Most pieces are custom made to order, so Sarah can work with you on sizing, color, length and timing, she even gives 5% of each purchase to charity. Nice! Thank you Sarah, you’re brightening our week already! Check out her website for more information.
Today’s real wedding comes from Atlanta, Georgia and was photographed by the talented Texas based photographer Erik Clausen of Poser : Image. How adorable and in love is this couple?!
Jessa and Barrett were elated to be getting married and they wanted to create a wedding that would celebrate what marriage means to them, as well as honor their faith, their friends and their community. By mixing together the traditional with the non-traditional, they created a ceremony that did just that. They wove in meaningful rituals like a symbolic foot washing ceremony (for Jessa, one of the most romantic moments, as it represented Barrett’s desire to serve her in their life together) as well as all different styles of music played by their friends.
“I walked down the aisle to a five piece rock band playing an energetic, emotion filled song (I had to stop myself from running down the aisle!) Ten minutes later, musicians were playing an earthy/hippie worship song on a djembe African drum and then our friends played an old traditional hymn to complete the ceremony. We also started our prelude and ceremony with an accordion player playing beautiful French songs from the soundtrack to the movie Amelie.”
Immediately after the ceremony, Jessa and Barrett stole away for a few moments to be alone. “We had a few special moments to ourselves to relish in the new fact that we were married! We drank champagne together and ate a couple bites of Chick-fil-A! (Barretts dad runs a Chick-fil-A in Savannah, GA, so Chick-fil-A has always been a part of his life.)” Adorable!
For their wedding color palette they chose a combination of light pink and black for its ability to look classy and elegant, yet still clean and modern. Her bridesmaids wore little black dresses of their own choosing and Jessa gifted them light link jewelry to tie their looks together. The groomsmen similarly wore their own black suits and Barrett gave them each a matching light pink tie. “I loved the uniqueness of each dress and suit and the individuality that each were able to display.” A light pink cherry blossom theme was incorporated into the wedding invitations that were designed by a graphic designer friend, and pink flowers from Designs by Paisley filled the spaces throughout the beautiful Atlanta event location The Piedmont Room. Wedding consultant Ashley Baber of Ashley Baber Weddings was on hand to make sure every detail and special moment ran smoothly, and Jessa and Barrett were thrilled that they chose to hire her!
Thank you so much for sharing your wedding day with us Jessa and Barrett!
To see the full list of talented wedding professionals who contributed to this wonderful day, please visit our Real Weddings section.
Laurel had been contacted by Nick, the soon-to-be groom-to-be, about shooting an engagement session while he and his girlfriend Danni were visiting Seattle. Nick was whisking Danni away from their sunny Southern California home for a surprise trip to a place where her favorite kind of weather (rain, of course) was an every day occurrence. Ahead of time he had filled Laurel in on all of his plans and then sent her a series of photos to be incorporated into one very special moment of the day. Just one of the many surprises he had in store!
I’ll let Laurel tell the rest of the story…
“At 1pm, my friend Darrah and I boarded a ferry to Bainbridge Island, and found ourselves snapping pictures of each other on the windy deck while crossing Puget Sound. Okay, Fib #1. I was REALLY snapping pics of Danni and Nick, acting all cute-like in the background. Nick not only woke up his sleepy girlfriend from her short snooze on the relaxing ferry, but dragged her out to the violently blustery (um, understatement of the year) deck to watch the silly girls shooting pictures and take in the sea air. He gets an A+ for his mad setup skills- he kept pulling her into ideal spots for us to snag some shots no matter what her agenda was!
Nearly an hour later, we found ourselves in the gorgeous Bloedel Reserve, a historic, well kept, private park on the island. Waiting, waiting, waiting. I kept saying to Darrah, What if he changed his mind and hes not coming? What if they got lost in the 150 acres? What if we are the WRONG Waterfall Lookout By The Historic House? Sure enough, here they come, meandering down the path…. She was sightseeing and leading their self-guided tour, map in hand, having a grand ol time, mostly oblivious to Nicks scheming.
Enter Darrah, stage left. Laurel wanders off to check her cell phone and look busy with something else, while actually getting into position. Mini-fib #2. Oh my gosh! Hey! Werent you the guys on the ferry? chimes Darrah. Luckily, Danni totally remembered us as being the silly tourist girls on the deck getting blown over by the wind, and being all smiles, greeted us like old friends as Nick gave The Look to mean its Go Time. Darrah says, I saw you guys, and I took some really cute pictures of you. Wanna see? Fib #3. Danni and Nick agree in unison. Nick reaches into his pocket. Here it comes. Darrah flips through some of the cute (stalker-like!) images we snuck of them on the ferry. Then she gets to the first REAL image….”
“She turns around, and Nick is on his knee, holding the sweetest ring I ever saw, barely able to hold those four words in his mouth before they gushed out in the most beautiful sentence a girl ever wants to hear.”
“And in case you were wondering how this story ends, she said yes.”
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