{"id":586638,"date":"2016-04-28T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=586638"},"modified":"2016-05-15T18:51:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T23:51:17","slug":"woodland-wisconsin-wedding-straight-pages-storybook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/woodland-wisconsin-wedding-straight-pages-storybook\/","title":{"rendered":"This Woodland Wisconsin Wedding is Straight from the Pages of a Storybook"},"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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586670\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bc\/13\/bc13e38963b019f5.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>This&nbsp;Wisconsin wedding&nbsp;looks like it came straight out of Lord of the Rings, and that&rsquo;s exactly what Liz and Kris wanted for their wedding day &ndash; they even walked down the aisle to songs from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. They wanted a Rivendell vibe with a touch of dark and woodsy romance, and for the most part they let nature speak for itself. With the help of their family they DIYed the seating and decorations for the reception, which they had at Kris&rsquo; family&rsquo;s cabin in <a href=\"http:\/\/baybreezeresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Breeze Resort<\/a>, and they loved the woodland vibe that&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artemis-portraits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis Photography<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ping-photography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ping Photography<\/a>&nbsp;showcased in their wedding photos.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Liz and Kris<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/baybreezeresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Breeze Resort<\/a>, Ephraim, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586661\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/03\/56\/0356406646dbdd83.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586641\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/66\/28\/6628022e154d4bf1.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586662\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/65\/87\/6587e0c211bbe626.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Seth and Charis of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherofgideon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mother of Gideon<\/a> were amazing to work with. They hand drew and designed our rings based off of a conversation of what we were into. They were amazing to work with throughout the whole process, we will forever cherish our rings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586643\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a8\/73\/a8737efdd11989ab.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586642\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3d\/b7\/3db7e56a902abcf7.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586644\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d3\/58\/d3584266b8bb2708.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586645\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ad\/46\/ad46e2e87277caa9.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586647\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9b\/82\/9b82ad2df12425cc.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586646\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/33\/e3\/33e388a52b18c359.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586648\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e5\/e8\/e5e872c005fad52b.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>From the start, we knew we wanted to have a destination wedding in our favorite place: Door County, Wisconsin. We are Phoenix desert dwellers, but Kris had a family cabin tucked away in the forest and mere steps away from Lake Michigan. Most summers we visit it&rsquo;s green, mossy and there are wildflowers blooming by the millions. It&rsquo;s absolutely beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586649\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/20\/a8\/20a8a3a9f934d69a.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586650\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b0\/6b\/b06b0b4913fb50f4.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586651\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/16\/8b\/168b9c2aac3612f4.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586652\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1b\/db\/1bdb65c9e5239c29.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586654\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/10\/92\/1092baa663074f90.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586655\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/38\/d1\/38d1c4edca6268cb.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586656\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2e\/8f\/2e8f70bf38e9efab.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\">Processional &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=shdiTRxTJb4\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Into the West<\/em><\/a> by Howard Shore<br>\nRecessional &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Om_BKWttz18\" target=\"_blank\"><em>King of the Golden Hall<\/em><\/a> by Howard Shore<br>\nFirst Dance&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vsjM25eSkEY\" target=\"_blank\"><em>For You<\/em><\/a> by Sharon Van Etten<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586657\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/de\/ff\/deffd6eeaa2c8016.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586658\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/82\/8e820ca3c078b814.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Honestly, the most memorable moment was standing at the altar wiping the tears from Kris&rsquo;s cheeks. He doesn&rsquo;t get overly emotional often, so it was a pretty sweet moment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586672\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f1\/b7\/f1b7a931bf8180c6.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-32\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586669\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/45\/64\/4564a87e3dc8999e.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586671\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7c\/b2\/7cb287d882db0cd9.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586673\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cf\/20\/cf20a448ad4cf7c2.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-33\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586674\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/78\/2e\/782ebb8f06717532.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586665\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d4\/05\/d405ffffec1cca4a.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We let nature speak for itself. Honestly, we just wanted the natural forest backdrop to shine through with as little artificial interference as possible. The reception tables and log seats were a labor of love created primarily by Kris&rsquo;s step dad, Joel but with help from Kris, myself and his mom, Krista. I must say, those logs were comfier than you&rsquo;d imagine! <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586664\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/df\/1f\/df1f36c6b27a9fa2.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586660\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1b\/d9\/1bd9beef0d385429.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586675\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bd\/d2\/bdd22659c6e38ece.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-35\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586666\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/98\/02\/9802bbadad75c427.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>My uncle David and my father made the wooden cake stand. The base was sourced from a tree in my uncle&rsquo;s backyard in Wisconsin which was then shipped to and assembled by my dad in Arizona and then shipped back to Wisconsin for the wedding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586667\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/37\/c3\/37c358040eea6844.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586668\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6e\/46\/6e468e70e24dfba4.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-586676\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fc\/cf\/fccfd5d69eae1e36.jpg\" alt=\"This-Woodland-Wisconsin-Wedding-Straight-from-Pages-Storybook-36\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artemis-portraits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ping-photography.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ping Photography<\/a><br>\nCeremony Venue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawrence.edu\/s\/bjorklunden\/chapel\" target=\"_blank\">Boynton Chapel<\/a><br>\nReception Venue &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/baybreezeresort.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bay Breeze Resort<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/doorcountyflowers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flora of Door County by Helene Ingsten-Anderson<\/a><br>\nCatering &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljohnsons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Al Johnson&rsquo;s Swedish Restaurant<\/a><br>\nCake &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flourgirlpatissier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FlourGirl Patissier<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elli.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elli<\/a><br>\nHair Styling &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Shear-Style-Plus-212332618791498\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Mallory Rankin<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freepeople.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free People<\/a><br>\nBridal Accessories &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mignonnehandmade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mignonne Handmade<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/AntiqueSugar\" target=\"_blank\">Antique Sugar<\/a><br>\nRings &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherofgideon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mother of Gideon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artemis-portraits.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Artemis Photography<\/a> for sharing Liz and Kris&rsquo;s Wisconsin wedding with Junebug. If you love their woodland wedding, take a look at Erika and Garrett&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/impossibly-romantic-woodland-wedding-ymca-camp-round-meadow\/\" target=\"_blank\">impossibly romantic woodland wedding at YMCA Camp Round Meadow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-samantha.png\" alt=\"xoxoSamantha\" width=\"128\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This&nbsp;Wisconsin wedding&nbsp;looks like it came straight out of Lord of the Rings, and that&rsquo;s exactly what Liz and Kris wanted for their wedding day &ndash; they even walked down the aisle to songs from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. They wanted a Rivendell vibe with a touch of dark and woodsy romance, and for the most part they let nature speak for itself. With the help of their family they DIYed the seating and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[1368,1070,1346,1466,1005,1088,1205],"tags":[1098,1106,1097],"class_list":["post-586638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-wedding","category-bohemian-wedding","category-church-wedding","category-diy-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-rustic-wedding","category-wisconsin-wedding","tag-chartreuse","tag-orange","tag-yellow"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586638","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}