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Fun, Heartfelt, and Intentional Warehouse Wedding

November 12, 2021 | kailey

A photo booth, a disco ball lit dance floor, and a whole lot of love—these are the ingredients to a truly unique celebration. Liam and Arnel wanted a day filled with their favorite people in their favorite city and that’s exactly what they got. With a historic venue, cozy color palette, and DIY decor, this Chicago warehouse wedding is serving up inspo you’ll want to share with your wedding vendor team. 

Salvage One—complete with exposed brick walls and vintage furniture pieces—proved to be the perfect wedding location for this nontraditional couple. To infuse the space with personality they put their graphic design skills to work, custom making all the wedding signage. Pop-of-color florals by Flowers for Dreams were also incorporated to add extra character to the venue. 

Laetitia Donaghy Photography captured every detail that made this warehouse wedding one for the books. Get your Pinterest boards ready and keep scrolling for an unlike-any-other nuptial.

Photographer’s Thoughts On This Warehouse Wedding 

Liam and Arnel are the absolute loveliest couple. The entire day was filled with tears and laughter. This stylish couple oversaw every single design detail of their day. The fun Jenga advice game, the throwback photo booth, the hotdog station, the rainbow cake—all of it taking place in the historic Salvage One. Arnel made their own signage and invitations. Liam, a flight attendant, had some of his flight attendant friends include plane props in their speeches—it was an absolute hit! We still keep in touch because they are amazing souls. These two have become friends for life and I am so thankful I got to be their wedding photographer.

The Couple:

Liam and Arnel

The Wedding:

Chicago, Illinois

A Wedding Turned Party 

We’re so proud  of having thrown the best and last party our entire guest list attended before going into lockdown the rest of 2020. Also, being able to show our younger nieces and nephews that love between any two people is beautiful and worth throwing a party for.

Memorable Guest Entrances 

The most memorable part of the day was watching guests trickle out of the trolley and into the venue from our little hideaway upstairs. I’ll never forget seeing the smiling, familiar faces all glowing in the sun on a particularly warm February day.

 

Incorporating Loved Ones In Your Wedding

We asked a dear friend to officiate our wedding and she helped make the ceremony so incredibly personal. After sharing our hand-written vows, we also partook in a planting unity ceremony in which we took soil from the places we have grown up in and mixed them together in a pot for a small plant. 

Top Wedding Planning Advice

Every couple should create a new email address solely for the wedding. Please don’t forget the guest experience when planning your day, either. It’s also important to not sweat the small stuff. 

DIY Wedding Day Favors

We laser cut custom place cards with everyone’s names on them. These doubled as meal identifiers for the catering team as each attached tassel color corresponded to a meal choice.  At the end of the night we also gave out Morning Recovery bottles. We had a Sunday wedding and wanted our guests to enjoy themselves without fear of feeling it too much the day after.

Venue Was Love At First Sight 

The venue was one of the first things we signed on and really set the tone for the wedding. Salvage One is a converted warehouse with multiple floors full of antique goods and furniture by day and event space by night. We loved the idea of our guests being able to walk around among the trinkets and decor. The reception floor was also fully customizable depending on the size of the wedding and we were able to pull from the store’s unique collection of chairs, tables, couches, lounges, etc. Oh! And of course there’s the disco ball and massive dance floor. It was truly the perfect place.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Laetitia Donaghy Photography
Ceremony + Reception Venue – Salvage One
Floral Design – Flowers for Dreams
Catering – Maison Cuisine
Cake – Maison Cuisine
DJ – Okyne Medialab
Videography – Whole Heart Video
Invitation Design – Arnel Sancianco
Hair Styling – Kaila Kwon
Groom’s Apparel – Suit Supply

 

Congratulations to Liam and Arnel on their fun-filled warehouse wedding. And big thanks to photographer Laetitia Donaghy Photography for preserving these precious wedding day moments packed with inspiration.  

From the venue to the decor, Liam and Arnel infused their wedding with details that authentically represented their love story. If you’re dreaming of a celebration unlike-any-other, kickstart your wedding planning process by checking out these unique ways to personalize your wedding.

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Don’t Miss This Online Personal Training Giveaway with HipTrain

November 11, 2021 | riley

When you got engaged you probably didn’t realize just how much work goes into planning your wedding, even if you’re familiar with the wedding industry. On top of that, there’s typically a silly expectation that you’re planning on losing weight for your wedding. 

At Junebug, we’re focused on helping you plan the wedding of your dreams while alleviating the stress around it. That’s why we’re so excited to partner with HipTrain to help couples bust wedding stress and focus on feeling great instead of focusing on losing weight for their wedding.

If you’re not familiar with HipTrain, allow us to introduce this awesome online personal training platform! 

image by Raw Shoots Photography | see more of this wedding here

Meet The Online Personal Training Platform HipTrain

HipTrain is a remote personal training platform focused on health and wellness. Each workout is a one-on-one, live session with your trainer that is tailored around your goals. Because they’re focused on making health accessible, their workouts cost less than a fancy latte and your first week is free to make sure it’s a good fit for you.

You can work out with your partner, do your own thing, or even get your wedding party signed up for their own personal training sessions. It’s seriously affordable and way more convenient than signing up with a personal trainer at a gym.

couple skiing in snow

image by Wild Connections Photography | see more of this wedding here

Perks of HipTrain

Their live one-on-one online personal training utilizes video conferencing with trained fitness professionals from around the world, so these workouts are always available on your schedule. The HipTrain team will work with you to find times that work and help you reschedule any times that don’t.

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Each session will give you a fun and personalized workout that you don’t need any equipment for. On top of that, you’ll also get:

  • Accountability — Anyone can access workout videos online to get in amazing shape, but there’s no one following up with you to keep you accountable. With HipTrain, your trainer will cheer you on and help you reach your goals
  • Personalization — When you’re matched with a trainer they’ll get to know you, your body, and your goals so they’ll develop a program that is unique to you and what you’re looking to achieve
  • Social Motivation — You’ll be able to build a real relationship with your trainer through your workouts. In turn, that relationship acts as social motivation and support to stick with your goals

image by Jessica Amber | see more from this real wedding here

What Do Real Customers Think?

Sophie, a real HipTrain customer had this to say about her experience with the online personal training platform:

HipTrain is the best at home workout experience—I only wish I knew about them earlier. I love that I can choose from a variety of workouts from strength training to pilates, HIIT training and kickboxing. I’ve been using HipTrain for two months and am already seeing amazing results. My muscles are stronger and more defined, not to mention I’m more flexible than I’ve ever been. 

The fact that each class is uniquely personalized makes HipTrain better than any online workout class I’ve ever done. My trainer holds me accountable, helps me set goals, and works to help me get stronger all around—even through warm up, mobility, and core work. Thanks to HipTrain I’ve never worked out so much in my life, enjoyed it, and felt so good!

How HipTrain Works

Once you’ve signed up for HipTrain they’ll ask for your availability and information to schedule your first session. You can choose to train with your personal trainer anywhere from one to seven days a week and you’re also able to set the length of session that works for you. Whether you’ve got thirty minutes or an hour you’ll be able to fit these flexible training sessions into your schedule.

After you’ve scheduled your session you’ll receive calendar invites through your email so you don’t forget about them, either! 

Matching with Your Personal Trainer

HipTrain uses personal concierges to match you with the best trainer for you based on your preferences, styles of working out, goals, and workout times. These personalized experiences are just another reason HipTrain is the best online personal training platform. Plus, if you don’t like the trainer you were matched with for any reason, just reach out and let them know. They really care about the relationship you have with your trainer and making sure it’s a perfect fit! 

image by Raw Shoots Photography | see more from this wedding here

Enter Our HipTrain Giveaway

We’re partnering with HipTrain to give away two months of free personal training to three lucky couples, that’s 16 free sessions per couple! Learn more and enter on our Instagram post. Be sure to follow us and HipTrain to qualify.

image by Wild Connections Photography

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Absolutely Dazzling Harpor’s Vineyard Wedding

November 10, 2021 | Junebug Weddings

Planning a wedding on a budget doesn’t mean you can’t turn your wedding dreams into reality. This Harpor’s Vineyard wedding is proof of that. With help from wedding planner Collected & Co, Nicole and Trevor achieved the two vibes they were hoping for—a boho sunset and a modern garden party. 

To bring their modern garden party vibe to life CamBam Custom Floral created breathtaking floral arrangements and installations in a gorgeous pastel color palette. For the sunset vibes, Collected & Co used mustard and rust colors for the seating chart, wedding signs, lounge area, and linens.

On top of all the eye-catching details, Nicole and Trevor’s family added a few surprises to make their wedding day even more special. Don’t just take our word for it. Scroll down to see the photos captured by Cambria Shelley Photography.

The Couple:

Nicole and Trevor

The Wedding:

Harpor’s Vineyard, New Virginia, Iowa, USA

Eye-Catching Details of This Harpor’s Vineyard Wedding

We’re most proud of the event design. We had eye-catching pieces throughout our wedding. Our modern cake was presented on a floral acrylic cake stand to make it not only a dessert, but a piece of art. We also had a customized seating chart turned into a photo booth with a neon sign that drew people in. Finally, we used our florals to create a hanging installation over the head table and covered our arbor in textured baby’s breath to make a statement throughout.

Wedding Day Surprises

Both of us lost our grandmothers who we were very close to growing up. On the day of our wedding, my mother presented me with my wedding dress. She had added a piece of blue floral fabric from one of my grandmother’s shirts into my dress. I was also given my bridal bouquet with a locket pinned on it with my grandmother’s picture in it. My husband also carried his grandmother with him by getting his grandmother’s name stitched over his heart on the inside of his suit in her favorite color. We both were a little teary-eyed that day not having them there in person, but we knew they were watching over us and we were so blessed to be given small reminders of them that day.

Plan Your Dream Wedding

I will share advice that Jacqueline, our event designer, shared with us. If you are planning a wedding on a budget it can still have all your dreamy details. Make the head table stand out and add all your dream details to that table while making the other tables more simple. Pick out what’s most important to you and spend money on that over other things that you can live without. And make pieces reusable! We used our seating chart as a photo booth backdrop later in the night to save money.

 

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Working With Collected & Co.

Once we got more into planning, I was having a hard time conceptualizing how everything would come together. That’s why we hired Collected & Co. to help with the overall design. We went from a boho sunset vibe to a modern garden party with a twist. They helped pull together a more vibrant color palette of pinks, lilacs, blues, and yellows to really tie the look together. To make it more modern than a classic garden vibe, our florist, CamBam Custom Floral, added in painted baby’s breath and dried palm spears.

Dancing All Night Long

I think we would both agree that when we looked out on the dance floor at the end of the night we could not believe all the energy and love that filled the room. I teared up at the end of the night because I knew we would probably never again have all of our favorite people in the same room at the same time. It truly was the people that made our day so special and memorable.

 

 

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Cambria Shelley Photography
Event Planning + Rentals – Collected and Co.
Venue – Harpor’s Vineyard
Floral Design – CamBam Florals
Catering – Taste to Go
Cake – Parinda Cupcakes
DJ – A Special Event DJ
Videography – Kriha Films
Invitation Design – Ephemera
Makeup Artist – Breiyan Reed
Hair Styling – Carly VanZante
Wedding Dress – Galia Lahav at Annika Bridal
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – BHLDN
Groom’s Apparel – Langel & Woods Clothiers

 

Congratulations to Nicole and Trevor on their dazzling Harpor’s Vineyard wedding! Special thanks to Cambria Shelley Photography for capturing this perfect example of turning wedding inspiration into reality on a budget!  

Taking all your saved wedding inspirations and turning them into your dream wedding should be a fun project, not a chore. If you’re not sure how to make your Pinterest boards a reality, start by creating your wedding budget and then start a mood board of things you like. And if you need additional guidance, consider hiring a wedding planner who can help make your dreams come true.

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