WEDDING BLOG

This Hacienda del Buen Suceso Wedding Inspiration will Make You Want to Tie the Knot in a Banana Plantation

April 23, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

Tropical meets quirky in this wedding inspiration at Hacienda del Buen Suceso and we can’t get enough of it! The Federicas and Grupo Ruido helped style and coordinate this wedding inspiration shoot in the middle of a banana forest. We love that this team embraced all the lush greenery and added subtly pops of color from grapefruit and gold. Doble a Rent provided awesome rentals that really brought the vision to life! Photographers Don + Helen and videographer SuperWeddings worked seamlessly together to capture all of the details and chemistry between models Alba and William.

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The Talented Team:

Photography – Don + Helen
Event Planning – The Federicas, Grupo Ruido
Venue – Hacienda del Buen Suceso
Floral Design – Floristeria Hesperia
Cake – The S Bakery
Videography – SuperWeddings
Makeup Artist – Isabel Garcia
Wedding Dress – Aurelia Gil
Groom’s Apparel – Roes
Rentals – Doble a Rent
Masks – Animalesque
Models – Alba, William

The biggest thanks to Junebug members Don + Helen and SuperWeddings for sharing this fun and quirky wedding inspiration with us. If you couldn’t get enough of the lush details in this inspiration, then you have to check out this Seseh Beach Villas wedding that is a vision of tropical elegance.

This Oceanfront Wedding at Club Cascadas De Baja will Warm Your Heart

April 23, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

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You may recognize this beautiful couple from their engagement session that we blogged last year, but now Aren and Thad have tied the knot at Club Cascadas De Baja and it was a dream! The two traveled to Cabo San Lucas with a handful of their closest family and friends to promise their love to one another. Aren and Thad rocked dark blue suits from Nordstrom and sandals for the ultimate beachy vibes. Baja Flowers provided the most perfect tropical flowers for the ceremony arch and a couple of boutonnières to boot. Ricardo Quintana Photography captured the stunning day photographed the ultimate couple portraits – talk about goals!

The Couple:

Aren and Thad

The Wedding:

Club Cascadas De Baja, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The most important thing to us was keeping it about us and about love. We wanted it to be meaningful and special to the two of us without all of the extra things. We cared about the venue, the people, and each other. All of those things meant something really special to us both, so as long as those things were covered, we knew the wedding would be exactly what we wanted.

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The entire day was perfect. I can’t pick one exact moment because it was all so amazing, but if I had to choose something, it would be the moment we walked into our ceremony and saw our entire world sitting there waiting for us to commit ourselves to one another. It was such an incredible feeling having all of our closest friends and family in one place all at the same time, supporting us. It was so special because that feeling and that moment can’t be recreated. When else are you going to get your all of your favorite people from different states in the same place at the same time? It was really incredible to feel that and share such a special moment with the people who mean the most.

The wedding isn’t about the flowers, the food, etc. It’s about two people being in love, and if you have that, then that’s all that really matters at the end of the day. All the other stuff is just extra, and while it’s beautiful and can usually elevate the ceremony, it’s not what actually matters. You shouldn’t go into it thinking everything is going to work out, because its likely that it won’t, so just focus on your partner, and it won’t matter if something goes a little wrong.

Aren grew up going to Club Cascadas de Baja and had always dreamt of having his wedding there. When I came into the picture, I started going every year with the Muse’s so it became something special to me as well. We’ll continue going there for years with our future family, so it really seemed like a perfect fit for our wedding. Also, we wanted our guests to have a special trip, so it really worked out on all accounts.

Ricardo was phenomenal to work with. He is an incredible photographer who makes you feel completely comfortable and at ease. He is personable and he cares about making his subjects look good. He doesn’t rush, and he really cares about the overall picture. We would work with Ricardo over and over again.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Ricardo Quintana Photography
Event Planning and Officiant – Jenifer Muse
Venue and Catering – Club Cascadas De Baja
Floral Design – Baja Flowers
Grooms’ Apparel – Nordstrom
Rings – A&B Designs

Wishing Aren and Thad the very best on their nuptials, and a big thank you to Ricardo Quintana Photography for sharing their intimate destination wedding with Junebug! For more tropical goodness, take a look at this boho Tulum destination wedding at Ak’iin Beach Club.

Vintage-Inspired Cannon Beach Wedding with Evergreen Details

April 22, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

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Taylor and Johnny knew that to pull off a truly vintage-inspired feel in their Cannon Beach wedding, the details couldn’t just be pretty, they had to be sentimental. So, they chose a location where the bride had grown up visiting, had their first look on a cliff where the bride’s parents had gotten married, and served pie alongside their traditional wedding cake from Cannon Beach Bakery because that’s what they ate when they first reconnected after high school. Their ceremony and reception took place in the community lodge, which was filled to the brim with greenery, white poppies, candles, and string lights to create a classic feel in the otherwise rustic space. Taylor even channeled the vintage feel into her bridal look with a scalloped lace Maggie Sottero gown and twisted half-up hairstyle inspired by ’40s fashion. Kylie Morgan Photography beautifully translated the feel of this PNW wedding into every image, and captured some truly spectacular beach portraits that still make us swoon!

The Couple:

Taylor and Johnny

The Wedding:

Cannon Beach, Oregon

The most important part of planning the wedding was pulling in sentimental pieces from our relationship and family into the wedding. For example, we re-kindled after high school over a piece of pie for hours, so we served pie at our reception!

The most memorable part of the day was hiking to our reveal spot. It was pouring the day before but turned out beautiful the day of our wedding. So our “ spot” was on a cliff in Ecola State Park. I had multiple people helping me in my dress and through the mud and the whole time my heart was racing to see my soon-to-be husband. Seeing him on the private ocean cliff waiting made everything else disappear.

We chose Cannon Beach because I ( the bride) grew up there so I had a lot of fond memories of the area. We actually took our family and bridal party photos in front of the house we stayed at all the time since I was a baby. We chose our reveal spot at Ecola State Park because my parents were married there. My husband was more than okay with all of it because of the sentimental value, and he loves the ocean and the outdoors.

Our wedding vibe was based on the venue itself and location. Cannon Beach is very carefree and different and we felt that reflected us in the best way for what we wanted. We wanted a destination and the outdoors but also not a lot of people. So we found what happens to be the community center there that’s a lodge style and picked that since it’s fall in the PNW. So we went with a classy and romantic but also boho style. We had a lot of floral, strung up lights and candles, and vintage pieces to help tie it all together.

Our photographer was amazing! We couldn’t have asked for a better person to capture our day and be with us almost 24/7. She made everything feel so stress-free, and we didn’t have to worry about if our pose looked funny or if she captured everything. We talked a lot with her about what was important to us to get captured and she did just that and even more! She also happens to be one of the sweetest people Johnny and I have had the pleasure of getting to know!

My wedding day fashion and style was based on it being fall and my love for the 1920s and 1940s. I love The Great Gatsby and World War II-era clothing, so I wanted to tie in little things that brought out the love we have for vintage. I’m very happy with how it all turned out.

We served pizza for our wedding day dinner. It’s our favorite pizza restaurant, and my family has personally known the owner since I was a baby, so it was only fitting. The pizza could not have been a better choice for our sentimental, classy, boho day!