{"id":523201,"date":"2014-08-01T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/what-junebug-loves\/?p=523201"},"modified":"2023-10-03T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:02:01","slug":"beautiful-and-sentimental-garden-wedding-at-the-dallas-arboretum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/beautiful-and-sentimental-garden-wedding-at-the-dallas-arboretum\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful and Sentimental Garden Wedding at the Dallas Arboretum"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Sentimental details and a love of the outdoors were the perfect inspiration for&nbsp;Kristen and Travis&rsquo; enchanting&nbsp;garden wedding, artfully photographed by&nbsp;Erik Clausen. A master at quietly capturing intimate moments in beautiful light, Erik&rsquo;s portraits of the lovely bride and groom are simply magical, and we are so honored to share their&nbsp;wedding day with you all.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523472\" title=\"bride and groom portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6a\/8e\/6a8ecdcf4d401d3d.jpg\" alt=\"bride and groom portrait, photo by Erik Clausen| via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The Couple: <\/b>Kristen and Travis<\/p>\n<p><b>The Wedding: <\/b>10.6.2013 <b>&ndash;&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"dallasarboretum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Arboretum<\/a>, Dallas, Texas<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/what-junebug-loves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Dallas-Arboretum-wedding-with-photography-by-Erik-Clausen-Kristen-and-Travis-2-of-342.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523464\" title=\"bride getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/91\/01\/9101c701870257d3.jpg\" alt=\"bride getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen |via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523466\" title=\"bride getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/51\/7b\/517b28a809d140f8.jpg\" alt=\"bride getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen |via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523465\" title=\"bridal portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6d\/cf\/6dcf39747f71f6f0.jpg\" alt=\"bridal portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523467\" title=\"groom getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ba\/09\/ba09fb9debf45f1d.jpg\" alt=\"groom getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523468\" title=\"groom getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cc\/2f\/cc2f2bbc17a23d9c.jpg\" alt=\"groom getting ready, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523469\" title=\"J. Crew groom's fashion, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/02\/96\/0296db176f6b709f.jpg\" alt=\"J.Crew groom's fashion, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><b><b>The Inspiration:&nbsp;<\/b><\/b><i>We wanted our wedding to represent us, our families, and what we hold dear, instead of just tradition for tradition&rsquo;s sake. Most of our decisions involving the decor and vendors were made with that goal in mind. We both love the outdoors, so we chose a flower garden for our venue, and most of the decor came from something of significance and part of our story. The backdrop we used for the ceremony came from recycled wood my family saved from an old house of ours, and is now the headboard for our bed. The tree stumps for the tables came from a tree that my parents planted when they first got married, and the books for the table decor were my great-grandfather&rsquo;s schoolbooks.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523470\" title=\"garden wedding first look, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9a\/6f\/9a6fae6bc7493755.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding first look, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523471\" title=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e2\/df\/e2dff5a6a0f059ef.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523473\" title=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/86\/46\/8646ca729bc7901e.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523474\" title=\"couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/11\/91\/11917994a7fc687d.jpg\" alt=\"couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523475\" title=\"garden wedding flower decor, photo by Erick Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/87\/46\/8746d7255543555c.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding flower decor, photo by Erick Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523476\" title=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/89\/a8\/89a80ffb8c8b3cac.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding couple portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523477\" title=\"garden wedding bridal portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cf\/b5\/cfb5d71075e8264d.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding bridal portrait, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"853\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The&nbsp;Moments:&nbsp;<\/b><i>One specific moment that I hold dear is when Travis and I were saying our vows. The ceremony backdrop was a large waterfall that was actually really loud &ndash; so loud that all I could hear was Steve (our officiant, who is Travis&rsquo; uncle that we both love dearly) and Travis. It made me feel as if it was just us two, promising our lives to each other with Steve, who has walked with us through most of our dating relationship.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523483\" title=\"garden wedding bridal entrance, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6a\/8b\/6a8b19f9fe7d94f5.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding bridal entrance, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523484\" title=\"sentimental garden wedding ceremony, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7b\/ae\/7baeb0aa07c1f9cc.jpg\" alt=\"sentimental garden wedding ceremony, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523485\" title=\"sentimental garden wedding ceremony, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4a\/f4\/4af4a3d6053eb5f1.jpg\" alt=\"sentimental garden wedding ceremony, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523486\" title=\"garden wedding vows, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1c\/0c\/1c0cd30b63694d52.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding vows, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523487\" title=\"garden wedding first kiss, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/49\/43\/4943e18eb3219155.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding first kiss, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523488\" title=\"garden wedding landscape, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/33\/36\/333667f412e89d33.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding landscape, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The&nbsp;Photography:&nbsp;<\/b><i>I have followed <a href=\"erikclausen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erik Clausen<\/a>&lsquo;s&nbsp;work for years, and love his photojournalistic style. I loved how he and <a href=\"bradfordmartens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradford Martens<\/a>&nbsp;captured our day &ndash; full of real moments, love&nbsp;and&nbsp;emotion from their artistic view.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523480\" title=\"garden wedding venue, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0d\/5d\/0d5d1cfe18f18a03.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding venue, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523479\" title=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c3\/e9\/c3e97c3fbe0f9a30.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523481\" title=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/23\/87\/2387b5ffccdbbe21.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523482\" title=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/45\/67\/45674fabc4359500.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding decor, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523492\" title=\"wedding reception photobooth sign, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/09\/c8\/09c8cf8f00324ea1.jpg\" alt=\"wedding reception photobooth sign, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523491\" title=\"wedding reception dessert by Emporium Pies, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/67\/98\/6798dbba948ed658.jpg\" alt=\"wedding reception dessert by Emporium Pies, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523490\" title=\"garden wedding reception, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9a\/c5\/9ac59786840fa717.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding reception, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523494\" title=\"garden wedding reception, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a4\/7e\/a47ec85d5cfe118d.jpg\" alt=\"garden wedding reception, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523495\" title=\"confetti wedding send-off, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/79\/80\/7980cd53e3955ac4.jpg\" alt=\"confetti wedding sendoff, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-523496\" title=\"garden wedding send-off, photo by Erik Clausen | via junebugweddings.com\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/aa\/46\/aa46a076d3f34697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The Wedding Team:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Photographer: Erik Clausen with&nbsp;<a href=\"bradfordmartens.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradford Martens<\/a><br>\nCeremony &amp; Reception Venue:&nbsp;<a href=\"dallasarboretum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Arboretum<\/a><br>\nVideographer\/Film Maker: Reid Bitten of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/vipproductionsdallas.wix.com\/vippd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VIP Productions Dallas<\/a><br>\nOfficiant: Steve Hardin of <a href=\"thevillagechurch.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Village Church<\/a><br>\nInvitation Designer: <a href=\"tanamachistudio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dana Tanamachi<\/a><br>\nCatering: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pappascatering.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pappas Catering<\/a><br>\nFlorist: Jourdan Johnson<br>\nCake: <a href=\"emporiumpies.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emporium Pies<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress: <a href=\"watters.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watters<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &amp; Accessories: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcrew.com\/index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.Crew<\/a><br>\nHair Stylist: Kameron Douglas of <a href=\"halodallas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halo Salon<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist: Jourdan Johnson<br>\nDJ: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonmeyermusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Meyer<\/a><br>\nLive Music: <a href=\"joemoralez.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Moralez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Kristen and Travis for sharing your sentimental garden&nbsp;wedding with us!<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more garden wedding romance? Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/what-junebug-loves\/outdoor-summer-wedding-at-holly-farm-lauri-and-isaac\/\">Lauri and Isaac&rsquo;s outdoor wedding<\/a> for more naturally beautiful inspiration!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/what-junebug-loves\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/xoxoOlivia1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-olivia.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoOlivia\" width=\"95\" height=\"43\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sentimental details and a love of the outdoors were the perfect inspiration for Kristen and Travis&#8217; enchanting garden wedding, artfully photographed by Erik Clausen. A master at quietly capturing intimate moments in beautiful light, Erik&#8217;s portraits of the lovely bride and groom are simply magical, and we are so honored to share their wedding day with you all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1052,1192,1079,1005,1189,1095,1122],"tags":[1120,1114,1106],"class_list":["post-523201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wedding-photography","category-dallas-wedding-texas-wedding","category-garden-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-texas-wedding","category-vintage-wedding","category-wedding-dresses","tag-brown","tag-ivory","tag-orange"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}