WEDDING BLOG

An In-Depth Look At The Instagram Wedding Awards

April 5, 2021 | riley

Spring has arrived and many couples are ready to kick their wedding planning journey into high gear. Besides working with a wedding planning checklist, many couples turn to Instagram accounts for inspiration on their wedding vibes, the vendors they’ll hire, and even places they never dreamed of hosting their weddings. We’re wedding experts—inspiration is kind of our thing. With 2021 couples in mind, we’re announcing The Wedding Instagram Awards.

How It Works

We have a list of ten categories that wedding vendors can be nominated for. Anyone can nominate their wedding vendors or a vendor they admire. Wedding professionals can also nominate their own professional accounts or other vendors they admire. Unlike some contests, nominations to The Wedding Instagram Awards are free.

Once nominations close, The Junebug Weddings team will narrow down thousands of nominations to the top five Instagram accounts in each category. Then, the public—that’s you—will vote for their favorites in each category. Once voting closes, we’ll announce the winners!

The Wedding Instagram Awards Categories

There are ten different categories that we consider most helpful for couples planning their weddings. We’ll tell you a little more about each category below so you can start nominating your favorite accounts—and following new ones soon.

Most Likely To Win An Oscar

These accounts showcase artistic wedding videos sure to inspire couples looking to hire incredible videographers to capture their weddings.

Most Wanderlust-Inducing Feed

Couples planning a destination wedding or elopement will love following these accounts for adventurous wedding day ideas.

Most Informative Behind-The-Scenes

These accounts detail what goes on behind the scenes to make a wedding day run smoothly. They’ll give the inside scoop on making it look easy when it’s often anything but.

Most Helpful Wedding Planning Advice

Follow these accounts to learn helpful tips, tricks, and advice for planning the wedding of your dreams. Then, hire them!

Most Inspiring Wedding Fashion

Multiple outfit changes, tradition-breaking attire, and incredible accessories to match. These accounts have you covered when it comes to all things wedding fashion inspiration.

Most Inclusive Feed

Many wedding industry Instagram feeds have become predictable and white-washed. These inclusive accounts are a breath of fresh air.

Most Incredible Cake Design

The cakes posted on these accounts look almost too pretty to eat. When they show up in our feed we’re constantly craving cake at every meal—and in between. Okay, we’re always craving good wedding desserts.

Most Relatable Content

These Instagram accounts will help you say sayonara to wedding planning stress by reminding you not to take wedding planning too seriously and enjoy the process.

Most Dreamy Wedding Designs

Look no further for wedding design inspiration! You find yourself bookmarking all of the dreamy ideas from these talented vendors.

Most Stunning Beauty Inspiration

The talented folks who run these accounts know exactly how to make couples look and feel like the best version of themselves on their wedding day.

If you’re thinking of your favorite Wedding Instagram accounts that fit each of these categories, help them win by nominating your favorite wedding vendors. Want to see the winners from last year’s Instagram Wedding Awards? Check them out here.

Gorgeous Skamania Lodge Elopement

April 5, 2021 | kailey

A lakefront ceremony, towering mountain top views, and miles from the nearest city—adventure lovers Bri and Derek traded a traditional over-the-top wedding for a secluded, gorgeous Skamania Lodge elopement deep in Stevensville, Washington mountains. The couple prioritized their loved ones’ involvement in their elopement—live-streaming their ceremony and chatting with family and friends after tying the knot. Nothing was stopping this motivated couple, not even a poor wifi connection.

Photographer Lukas Korynta captured every detail that made this stunning outdoorsy elopement an adventurous couple’s dream wedding. If you’re looking to take your love to new heights, keep scrolling for inspo-worthy details that are sure to have you swooning.

The Couple:

Briana and Derek

The Wedding:

Thunder Island at Cascade Locks, Oregon

Involving Loved Ones In This Skamania Lodge Elopement

We prioritized the involvement of our loved ones in our elopement. After the ceremony, we set aside time to chat with family on zoom. We also chose to hold our own private reception with just ourselves in a nearby modern and semi-luxurious “treehouse” at Skamania Lodge. We spent the night eating, drinking, and dancing late into the night. Secluded from the world, we kept the music loud, drinks flowing, and the party going.

Hiring Top-Notch Wedding Vendors

We can’t stress the importance of hiring trusted wedding professionals, like our photographer. We loved working with our Lukas. After quite a bit of research, we chose to work with him because of his aesthetic and unique ability to bring out the moody colors of the Pacific Northwest. His ability to show a personal connection with couples in his work was also a selling point for us. He made our photo session easy, seamless, and he engaged with us—which made it seem like he was an old friend.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Lukas Korynta
Ceremony Venue – Thunder Island at Cascade Locks, Oregon
Reception Venue – Skamania Lodge

Congratulations Bri and Derek, and big thanks to photographer Lukas Korynta for capturing these love-filled images—bringing out the adventure in us all. If you’re feeling inspired to ditch the traditional wedding ceremony for an elopement-styled wedding, check out this ultimate elopement planning checklist to get started.

Fresh, Modern, and Minimalist Micro Wedding at Tops’l Farm

April 2, 2021 | riley

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Winter may be coming to a close, but we still can’t get enough of cozy winter wedding inspiration. Photographer Hope Allison Photography–who also happened to plan the entire shoot and do the invitation design–organized a small yet talented group of vendors to bring this contemporary minimalist micro wedding to life at Tops’l Farm.

After tying the knot in front of a small A-frame cabin, the two sharply dressed grooms moved to the barn, which was decorated with white florals arranged by Sarah’s Floral Design, black dinnerware and chairs which contrasted the natural wood of the venue beautifully, and Instagram-worthy charcuterie boards from Boards by Mo. And of course, we can’t forget the cake from Charlie’s Cake Co. that looks like it’s covered in fresh snow.

Whether you’re looking to say “I do” in a dreamy snowy affair, or you’re looking for modern inspo, this styled shoot has a little bit of everything.

Shop Similar Chargers For Your Minimalist Micro Wedding

Black Charger Plate 12 Pack by Ashland ($17.52); The Party Aisle Twinkle 13″ Charger Pack of 4 ($24.99); Tiger Chef Charger Plate Set of 12 ($39.99)

Recommended Reading: 25 Small Cakes That Will Make You Swoon

The Talented Team:

Photography, Event Planning & Invitation Design – Hope Allison Photography
Venue – Tops’l Farm
Floral Design – Sarah’s Floral Design
Catering – Boards by Mo
Cake – Charlie’s Cake Co.
Groom’s Apparel – Hugo Boss & H&M

Thank you again to Hope Allison Photography for planning, capturing, and sharing this minimalist micro wedding at Tops’l Farm! Although smaller than typical weddings, we know how much work goes into planning micro weddings. That’s why we’ve put together a guide on hosting your own creative micro wedding!

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