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Free-Spirited Westminster Wedding at Montagu Meadows with a Retro Twist

January 27, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

Corinne and Gordon’s outdoor wedding at Montagu Meadows had all the dreamy free-spirited vibes we love with an unexpected retro twist! The bride paired her gorgeous bohemian-inspired Rue De Seine gown with layered chokers and long necklaces and finished the look with fabulous floral-print platform booties for a fresh take on classic boho style. With the help of Katie Price Events & Design and Steelcut Flower Co.,  the couple accentuated the garden venue with rich floral bouquets, handmade dream catchers, hand-painted tambourines, and vintage table decor. It’s clear in these images captured by Shunkwiler Photography that, although the feel was free-spirited, every detail was thoughtfully and intentionally designed. Corinne and Gordon’s laid-back personalities truly were reflected in every moment of their incredible day!

The Couple:

Corinne and Gordon

The Wedding:

Montagu Meadows, Westminster, Maryland

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For my wedding day fashion and beauty look, I wanted everything to be very bohemian and natural. I styled my hair down and wavy. I wanted my makeup to be warm and glowy. As for my dress, when I found Rue De Seine, I knew that they would have my wedding dress. All of their dresses are so incredible, beautiful, and unique. I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect dress. Then when I found my shoes, it was just kismet.

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My husband and I actually wrote out exactly what we wanted our officiant to say. It started with a nod to the Princess Bride and incorporated a more modern version of the Irish hand-fasting tradition. We also decided early on that we wanted all of our youngest nephews and our niece to be a part of the ceremony. So I thought there would be no better way to include them than to have them be our little tambourine children. My Maid of Honor and I hand-painted each of their tambourines and they started the ceremony with a march to Cat Steven’s “Peace Train.”

During our ceremony, we had planned to have a reading. When we chose our poem, “The Privileged Lovers” by Rumi, we both knew that we wanted my husband’s sister to do the reading. But she had already offered to take care of so many other things, I didn’t have the heart to ask her to do this too. The day of the wedding, my husband asked her, and she of course said yes. It was the best surprise for her to come up and do the reading!

My bridesmaids wore rich fall colors to match my bouquet in different styles to match their unique personalities.

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During the reception there was a worm-off. My husband’s cousin started it off, followed by my brother in-law with a backwards version, and then my husband’s uncle. It was absolutely hilarious!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Shunkwiler Photography
Event Planning – Katie Price Events & Design
Venue – Montagu Meadows
Floral Design – Steelcut Flower Co.
Catering – Giulianova Groceria
Cake – Starry Night Bakery
Invitations – Vistaprint
Wedding Dress – Rue De Seine via Lovely Bride DC
Bridal Accessories – Rebecca MinkoffVirgins Saints and Angels
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Wayf, City Chic, Boohoo
Groom’s Apparel – ASOS
Groomsmen’s Apparel – Belk
Rings – Market Square Jewelers (bride) and Eire Eco Rings
Rentals – Dreamers Event Rentals

 

Congratulations on the beginning of your forever, Corinne and Gordon! Looking for more bohemian wedding inspiration? This free-spirited Sauvie Island wedding will steal your heart!

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This Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Wedding Took Cues From the Spanish Countryside

January 27, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

Noelle and Will’s Rancho Buena Vista Adobe wedding proves that you don’t need to leave the country to have a destination-inspired wedding! The venue’s Spanish architecture was the perfect backdrop for their laid-back wedding, particularly the outdoor patio that featured a vine-covered rock wall and gorgeous shade trees. Luna Wild Design worked her magic by combining comfy lounge seating with boho pillows and blankets with the Spanish-inspired cutout table runners and muted florals from Native Poppy to create a cool vibe with an old-world feel. Of course, it wouldn’t be a California wedding without tacos, so they provided a Super Tacos alongside ice cream sandwiches from The Baked Bear.  Gantes.Co photographers did a phenomenal job capturing the effortless beauty of this lovely Southern California wedding!

The Couple:

Noelle and Will

The Wedding:

Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, Vista, California

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The Wedding Team:

Photography – Gantes.Co
Event Planning – Luna Wild Design
Venue – Rancho Buena Vista Adobe
Floral Design – Native Poppy
Catering – Super Tacos
Ice Cream Sandwiches – The Baked Bear
Videography – Jon and Fiona Productions
Invitations – Studio BDR
Makeup Artist – MUA by Katie
Hair Styling – Salon Bordeaux
Wedding Dress – Rue De Seine
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Show Me Your Mumu
Groom and Groomsmen’s Apparel – Zara
Rentals – Stecklair Event Rentals and Hostess Haven

 

Congratulations to Noelle and Will, and a special thanks to Luna Wild Design for sharing this lovely Rancho Buena Vista Adobe wedding with Junebug! Looking for more Spanish wedding inspiration? We think you’ll love this free-spirited Spanish wedding at Marques de Montemolar!

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This Couple Celebrated Their 7th Anniversary with an Urban Adventure Vow Renewal in Portland, Oregon

January 26, 2018 | Junebug Weddings

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If Eliesha and Joel’s adventure vow renewal is any indication, a good marriage keeps getting sweeter — and maybe a little quirkier — with time! The Australian couple, who traveled to North America for an epic road trip from Portland to Manitoba, threw out any form of convention and celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary in the most Portland way possible: with a vow renewal at the famously funky Voodoo Doughnuts, witnessed by the coolest best man ever: Rojo the Llama. We’re still not sure how they fit 4 humans and a llama into that tiny doughnut shop, but these photos from Jamie Carle Photography are proof they had the time of their lives making it work!

Portland was the inspiration for this whole vow renewal extravaganza, but the adventure planning started with polar bears. We decided that this was the year we’d check a big one of our bucket lists: seeing polar bears in the wild. After a bit of research it seemed that Churchill, Manitoba is the place to do that, so Canada it was! Being Australian, there’s just no way we’re ever going to fly to North America for just a week or two — it’s way too far! So we decided a 6-week road trip was in order. There’s nothing either of us love better than a good old fashioned road trip!

Last time we road tripped across America we went East to West, but we didn’t make it as far as the Pacific Northwest and it was an area we’d always been keen to visit. So we decided on a West to East drive this time, and Portland was high on the list of places to visit. In my research, I stumbled across the fact that Voodoo Doughnuts does wedding ceremonies and it seemed like a dream come true. We always wanted to elope and thought about getting married by Elvis in Vegas. But a doughnut shop wedding suddenly shot straight to the top of my to-do list!

We found Rojo the Llama thanks to the incomparable Jamie Carle Photography. I spent months scouring Instagram looking for someone I could trust to take photos of us. The vibe I got from her Instagram was exactly what I was looking for — adventurous, creative and inclusive, not to mention super rad photog skills. I got chatting with Jamie over email about pretend weddings, Portland, and Goat Yoga, and she mentioned that she may have access to a llama…things just kind of spiraled from there! It was also perfect that the traditional wedding gift for 7 years is wool — so Rojo fitted right in! Joel knew I had organized a “witness” but he didn’t know who (or what) it was. We were waiting outside Voodoo Doughnuts for our “special guest” to arrive, and I was imagining that a horse trailer was going to appear. Then Shannon pulled up with Rojo in the back of a minivan — it was amazing! Rojo was an angel, and he absolutely made our day!

Our officiant was Wally from Voodoo Doughnuts — he was amazing. He wore a lion mask as a hat, wrote our “sports chant” vows, and made the foam fingers (they were actually cardboard) by painting pictures of us from our OG wedding. He also made our custom bride and groom doughnuts — and even made a Rojo doughnut!

Rojo was a prince. I (Joel) had no idea he was coming, and I was so excited to meet him. He looked so handsome and was our perfect best man and witness. Basically, Shannon handed us his rein and said, “He’s yours for the day. Take him wherever you like.” So we brought him into Voodoo Doughnuts with us. I miss his smile every day.

We sincerely hope that if you asked someone who knows us to describe a perfect day for us it would involve getting pretend married at a doughnut shop by a man wearing a lion mask with a llama as our best man followed by an afternoon of goat yoga. This is us.

7 years in marriage has a bit of a curse on it (7 year itch), so what better way to keep the curse away then to go all out rad wedding under the blessed voodoo spirit of Isaac Hayes? We’re officially double married now, so it’s impossible to get rid of each other!

My (Joel’s) awesome shirt was a vintage find in Melbourne, and the rest was just stuff I pulled out of the suitcase on the day. I was pretty happy with my Armani Exchange aviators though; I bought them especially for this road trip.

My (Eliesha’s) dress and shoes were both Gorman, which is a Melbourne label. I worked for Gorman as my first job in the fashion industry — I’m a kids-wear designer now — and it’s still my favorite label. It’s called the Eliza Day dress and it’s from a collection about four years ago. I always thought it would make an amazing wedding dress, and this was my opportunity!

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The Talented Team:

Photography – Jamie Carle Photography
Venue – Voodoo Doughnuts
Floral Design – Gifford’s Flowers
Wedding Dress – Gorman
Rojo the Llama – Shannon Joy

 

Cheers to 7 years, Eliesha and Joel, and thanks to Jamie Carle Photography for sharing this one-of-a-kind adventure vow renewal with Junebug! Have you and your sweetie been wondering whether you should have a vow renewal? Here’s everything you need to know about how to have a vow renewal and why you should consider it!

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