WEDDING BLOG

We’ve Had Heart Eyes Since We Laid Eyes on This Boho Rustic Meadow Hill Farm Wedding and We May Never Be the Same

April 21, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

It was love at first sight when Jessica and Kyle stepped into Meadow Hill Farm! This venue was made for bohemian, rustic weddings and those were the exact vibes this creative couple wanted for their special day. Sarandipity Floral added stunning arrangements everywhere, adding boho-chic colors and textures to every nook and cranny of this already gorgeous venue. Between the floral hoops, the macrame, the autumnal colors, the sparkly details, and all the cozy decor, we weren’t joking when we said this wedding gave us heart eyes! The cherry on top had to be Jessica’s incredible Calla Blanche lace gown and diamond and pearl headpiece created by Maria Juliet Feliciano. No detail was left unattended, and Lauren White Photography captured it all brilliantly!

The Couple:

Jessica and Kyle

The Wedding:

Meadow Hill Farm, Nashville, Tennessee

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Lauren White Photography
Venue – Meadow Hill Farm
Floral Design – Sarandipity Floral
Cake – Triple Crown Bakery
DJ – 3rd Coast Entertainment
Stationery – Minted
Makeup Artist – Hunter Paige by Parlour 3
Hair Styling – Ryin Marie Humphries
Wedding Dress – Calla Blanche via Olivia Bowen Bridal
Bridal Accessories – Maria Juliet Feliciano
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Renz Rags
Groom’s Apparel – Tallia Orange
Favors – Five Daughter Bakery

Congratulations to Jessica and Kyle, and a big thanks to Lauren White Photography for sharing this love Meadow Hill Farm wedding with Junebug! Love this boho rustic look? This Flying Caballos Ranch wedding is a rustic boho dream!

This Couple Personalized Their Lopez Island Wedding with Tons of DIY Details

April 20, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

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Louisa and Sam’s main goal for their Lopez Island wedding was that it felt genuinely and authentically like them, and we think they knocked it out of the park! Nearly every detail of their day, from the floral arrangments to their cakes, were handmade by themselves and their family and friends. Then Wholehearted Events helped them create a cohesive design that spoke to their life and their love for the community. Their summery color palette looked gorgeous within natural space, and their casual, raw, and heartfelt approach to every part of their day made this wedding so much more than just a beautiful day. Malorie Kerouac Photography could not have captured their vibe and their love more perfectly!

The Couple:

Louisa and Sam

The Wedding:

Private Residence, Lopez Island, Washington

Sam and I were most concerned about making our wedding authentic to us. We had family and friends involved in almost every aspect of the day: Sam‘s godfather was our officiant, our friends from the band Fretland Band played guitar for the processional and our first dance, and my mom made 15-20 homemade cakes because I wanted to eat cake all night and the next morning (and for the days following but who is counting?). Personally, I wanted to have the most beautiful dress that would be timeless in photos, and I wanted natural photos that captured exactly how Sam and I felt together.

The most memorable part of our wedding day was reciting our vows. I went first and had practiced my vows aloud to a friend once, but the second I started talking I started to happy cry as I told him all the reasons I knew he was the one for me. During one of the breaks of me trying to hold in my tears, Sam leaned over and whispered into my ear a phrase that he uses whenever I do anything slightly embarrassing: “Get your shit together, or we’re leaving.” I completely laughed out loud, which our photographer caught on camera perfectly.

Our venue was the island home of Sam‘s bosses. Their house is a culmination of their impeccable taste, Northwest style, and outdoor beauty. Sam and I had dinner with them the summer before we got married and were enamored! Then and there, we both agreed we had to get married there. After getting engaged, the first thing we did was reach out to them asking if we could use their home for our wedding. It was incredibly generous of them to lend it to us and just added to how personal our wedding was to us!

Make your wedding day personal. The little things aren’t going to be what makes your day special; the moments with your new spouse, with your friends and family, and photos of you in a killer dress are what you will hold on to. Don’t feel pressure to have things that you don’t think are necessary, but don’t skimp on the things that matter the most to you. Finally, get a photographer who you trust to capture your day: photos are the only tangible thing to remind you of your wedding, so make sure that you will love them.

Almost everything was DIY! My mom, myself, and friends of ours baked over 20 cakes. My bridesmaid did my hair and makeup. We arranged the florals bouquets and tables ourselves. We also had our friends sing at our reception for our first dance. My mom hand-painted a wedding certificate for our home just like she and my dad have hanging in theirs. Doing all of these things on our own made it feel like our wedding was really ours — something that wouldn’t look like everyone else’s — and had a very “Sam and Louisa” vibe.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Malorie Kerouac Photography
Event Planning – Wholehearted Events
Flowers – Fifty Flowers
Catering – Asher & Olive
Cake – Holly B’s Bakery
DJ – Oliver Strasser
Live Music – Fretland Band
Wedding Dress – Rue De Seine
Rentals – San Juan Shindigs

Our biggest congratulations to Louisa and Sam, and a huge thanks to Malorie Kerouac Photography for sharing this Lopez Island wedding with Junebug! Love all of these DIY details and want to see more information? We’re in Pinterest heaver over this DIY farm wedding in Pennsylvania!

Delightfully French Toulouse Destination Wedding at Domaine Du Beyssac

April 19, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

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Anna-Leigh and Paul’s celebration at Domaine Du Beyssac was everything we love about French weddings, and so much more! The couple focused on creating the most joyful day with all their loved ones, and the results were nothing short of stunning. With the help of Awardweddings, they hung ribbons in the “happy” ceremony tree, used wildflowers arranged by Les Ideales for the tables and bouquets, and dressed up the historic site with colorful lanterns. The vibe was casual, summer chic, and Susie Kelly Photography captured it so all beautifully. From the raw emotions to the unbelievable sunset over the French countryside, everything about this destination wedding was truly unforgettable!

The Couple:

Anna-Leigh and Paul

The Wedding:

Domaine Du Beyssac, Toulouse, France

As it was a destination wedding, it was so important that we made it easy for our guests to get to our venue. They were already making the journey to France from Ireland and some of our friends and family even came from Vancouver and New York. So we made a website with a list of hotels in Toulouse city as our venue was 50 minutes outside the city and then had a coach collect all our guests the day of the wedding and bring them to the venue and bring them all home that night. Getting a sneak peek out the window of the coach pulling up and all our loved ones there that day was such an amazing feeling.

The whole day was so memorable, but I think for me walking down the aisle with my dad and seeing all our friends and family there and Paul waiting for me was just so amazing. I remember stepping out of the house and into the garden and I started to cry, happy tears of course. The tears really took me by surprise as I had been so calm all day but it was just such a special moment and it was perfect. Luckily my amazing photographer had hidden a tissue in my bouquet in case of emergencies!

My mother and brother wrote our ceremony and tailored it to the story of our lives together. My brother delivered the ceremony and we had our family members do some readings and poems. It was incredibly special and emotional with some funny stories thrown in for good measure. It really set the tone for the whole day and everybody commented on the ceremony and how unique and beautiful it was.

We wanted our wedding to be relaxed, fun, colorful and full of happiness as there would never be another time we would have our family and friends in one place like this on a holiday. We wanted to include as many colors as we could in our wedding with the flowers, lanterns, table settings and the ribbons we hung from a tree which became known as the happy tree.

For anyone planning their wedding, I would say please don’t stress the small stuff, the little details that seem so important at the time that nobody will notice on the day. Everyone is just so happy to be there with you. Remember this is both your special day so you do what you both want to do and it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. The day will be perfect no matter what as all your friends and family will be there to celebrate your love for each other.