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Budapest Fairy Tale Wedding at Brody Studios

July 3, 2020 | Junebug Weddings

We can’t wait for you to melt over this absolutely stunning Budapest fairy tale wedding at Brody Studios! If you know us, you know we’re the first to melt over a good love story. Read what planner Dream Weddings Budapest wrote to us about Tasha and Zack’s “how we met” story and wedding details, and then scroll through the incredible photos Pinewood Weddings captured of the most magical day!

Tasha and Zack met by chance the night of her birthday. Tasha from Slovenia and Zack from New York, just happened to be at the same place at the right time. Tasha was celebrating in Florence, Italy, and when she blew out the candles on her cake, she made a wish to meet the man of her dreams. As she did, Zack called out “Happy Birthday” from the other end of the restaurant. They got chatting and the rest is history. They wanted to pick somewhere different for their wedding, so they chose Budapest. Their ‘Secret Garden’ ceremony took place in the garden of a private villa and the reception followed at a rustic ruin pub style building in the center of Budapest. Tasha wanted very boho style florals with lots of wild flowers in her bouquet and arrangements. She designed many elements of the day, and even hand embroidered each napkin with the guests initials. The building has lots of little rooms so they wanted to create a different theme in each room—magic, jazz, contemporary dance, operetta singing, casino, and more!

The Couple:

Tasha & Zack

The Wedding:

Brody Studios, Budapest, Hungary

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Me and my husband had a one of a kind meeting story, in a foreign country on my birthday, and it truly felt like a fairytale – and that’s what I wanted to express through the wedding celebration. The ceremony itself was inspired by my husband—calm, sweet, and kind—neutral in colors and with many garden flowers. The reception was done as a visual fairytale, to express our story through images, sounds and movements, with many various experiences for us and our guests to enjoy.

Walking down the aisle was the most memorable part of the day. As I was walking my little sister was performing a song and my handsome husband was waiting for me under the arch, surrounded by people we care and love, this moment was completely magical.

When I was researching wedding venues around the world I was lucky to see an ad for Brody Group in Hungary, and we ended up choosing two venues from them as they were exactly as I envisioned our wedding. First venue, Writers Villa was straight out of a fairytale, – beautiful and whimsical. Second venue, for the reception and afterparty, Brody Studios, was on the contrary – chaotic, bold & quirky. I fell in love with both spaces and felt like they represented the love itself, how calming and sweet, yet chaotic and full of surprises it can be.

Our wedding was heavy on DIY, I have embroided each guests napkin with beadwork insects and their initials as a keepsake, it was a months long project that our guests have really appreciated. We have also built different decorations, such as clouds on the upper floor where we had our first dance to represent the final part of the fairytale, “cloud 9”. Also since I couldn’t find where to buy wedding wands with a copper wire butterflies as I envisioned, my husband have done all of them by hand. There were a plenty of other DIY objects, as I wanted everything to be unique and represent us.

The Wedding Team:

Photography & Videography – Pinewood Weddings
Event Planning – Dream Weddings Budapest
Ceremony Venue – The Writer’s Villa
Reception Venue – Brody Studios
Floral Design – Flora Botanical Atelier
Cake – Desszert Neked
Makeup Artist – Renata Misik
Hair Styling – Maxi Barczai
Wedding Dress – Naviblue Bridal
Bridal Accessories – Sophia Webster
Groom’s Apparel – Sartoria Vanni
Groom’s Accessories – Salvatore Ferragamo
Rings – Damiani
Rentals – Amerikai Szek

 

Congratulations, Tasha and Zack, and many thanks to Dream Weddings Budapest for sharing their day with Junebug! Searching for more magical wedding inspo? We think you’ll love these nine romantic wedding ideas straight out of a fairy tale!

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Festive Persian Wedding in Tulum at Saasil Kantenah

July 2, 2020 | Junebug Weddings

We’re positively obsessed with Mariana and Yashar’s festive Persian wedding at Saasil Kantenah in Tulum! A destination rich in culture and beautiful scenery, Tulum was the perfect spot for this couple’s jungle and beach wedding dreams to come to life. They hired Diamant Events, who helped them plan every detail from afar, including their gorgeous ceremony designs and reception decor! We are just swooning over the florals Concepto Rosa created for this magical day. If you love chic bridal style and lively party photos, you’re going to love every image MC Weddings captured of Mariana and Yashar’s romantic wedding!

The Couple:

Mariana & Yashar

The Wedding:

Saasil Kantenah, Tulum, Mexico

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Our photographer made us feel comfortable, easy, and natural. She is such a professional photographer, and she really knows how to get people on her camera in the most natural but elegant way! Love her!

We had the best wedding planner, Ilse from Diamant Events. She got right away the ideas and what we were expecting! We wanted both the jungle and next to the beach—we were lucky to have both!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – MC Weddings
Event Planning – Diamant Events
Venue – Zamna Tulum
Floral Design – Concepto Rosa
Invitation Design – Servicios Graficos
Videography – Gallardo Films
Makeup Artist – Ana Meraz
Hair Styling – Dominica del Río
Wedding Dress – Rue de Seine
Groom’s Apparel – Boggi
Rings – Berrymilani

 

Congratulations, Mariana and Yashar, and many thanks to Junebug member MC Weddings for sharing this day with us! For more of MC Weddings’ work, be sure to visit their page in our directory of the world’s best wedding photographers.

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Here’s What to Do After You Change Your Wedding Date

July 1, 2020 | Junebug Weddings


photo by Madeline Shea Photography

If you’ve found yourself having to change your wedding date due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, you’re not alone. We’ve been chatting with couples for the past few months about their postponements, new plans, and all the feelings that come with. To help make things a little easier, we wanted to steer you in the right direction when you ask, “what comes next?” We hope this post will help ease the stress and have you feeling confident in your new date!

Take some time off from wedding planning

Once you decide to postpone your big day, take. a. rest. We’re serious. It’s okay to just forget about the wedding for awhile. Take some time to just live in the current moment (as uncertain as it might feel). The hard part is over. You’ve make your decision to change your wedding date, and now it’s time to just enjoy life until you need to pick wedding planning back up again.

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photo by Henry Tieu

Notify your family and friends

Notifying your family and friends can be scary, but remember that they care about you. They’re probably expecting the call — and anticipating a change. We know that no matter what the size of your celebration—a small group of loved ones or waiting until the full crew can attend—friends and family who truly care about you will be there to support every tough decision you have to make. If you want to give them a little nudge in the right direction, we even put together some tips to help them support you during your engagement!

Determine how / if you want to celebrate the original date

In case you didn’t catch our post about real couples who are navigating COVID-19 wedding postponements, we encourage you to give it a read! We’ve seen many couples filled with hope and looking on the bright side of things by planning a special celebration on their original wedding date. You don’t have to go big — some of the best celebrations are the simple ones spent at home.

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photo by Tida Svy Photography; see more of this real elopement here!

Make adjustments to your wedding style, if appropriate

Do you want to throw the same wedding as before? Is your new date in a different season? Depending on how far along you’ve gotten with planning, it might bring a little joy to reimagine a few things for your big day after your change your wedding date!

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Don’t overthink it

Whether you are planning on mixing things up or would rather keep them the same, remember that extra time doesn’t have to mean extra planning. You’ve already made so many decisions — and it’s OK to stick with them! Use this time to enjoy your engagement without the stress of planning (something not many couples get to do).

Want even more help with your postponement plans? We think you might love these posts:

Wedding Planning During COVID-19: Advice for Couples

What Does it Mean to Elope?

Our Favorite Backyard Wedding Dresses + Jumpsuits


photo by Madeline Shea Photography

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