{"id":613755,"date":"2017-01-31T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=613755"},"modified":"2017-02-05T20:35:18","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T02:35:18","slug":"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside\/","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Elopement in the Virginia Countryside"},"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-613773\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4b\/6f\/4b6f9f5835f74e93.jpg\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>Kara and Brett value the quietness and intimacy of their love, so when they decided to get married, they knew that a private backyard elopement was the perfect call. The couple asked <a href=\"http:\/\/naturecomposed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Composed<\/a>&nbsp;to design Kara&rsquo;s bouquet, their floral ceremony arch, and the sweetest flower collar for their dog in the most stunning shades of sage green and hot pink. We love how both Kara and Brett kept their styles effortlessly chic and wore wedding attire from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS<\/a>! Photographer&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justinkunimoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Kunimoto<\/a>&nbsp;captured every moment of Kara and Brett&rsquo;s home elopement beautifully, including their fabulous couple portraits in Virginia&rsquo;s countryside fields and forests.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kara and Brett<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Private Residence, Middleburg, Virginia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613784\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a5\/bc\/a5bc79e979000e89_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>When planning our wedding, the most important thing to us, was that it be stress free and simple. We knew we wanted the moment to be intimate and really focus on the special love we have for one another.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613789\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4d\/b4\/4db4c7a56a2302c9.jpg\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>I wanted my look to match the landscape. Free spirited and simple. I ordered my dress from ASOS on a whim and couldn&rsquo;t believe how amazing it was when it was delivered. It fit to a &ldquo;T&rdquo;! I did my own hair and make up and had the florist make a beautiful flower crown.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613791\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/26\/5c\/265c2b6fa44c26f1.jpg\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We felt our entire day was personalized. A very special personalization was that we were able to include our dog, Keesie in the action. She loved it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613771\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/77\/6f\/776ff6b522de8873_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613772\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c3\/81\/c38160f3711ac863_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613774\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fa\/d5\/fad5daf82345d72d.jpg\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613785\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6f\/5a\/6f5a394fb6bcab82_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We each had a different &ldquo;most memorable moment.&rdquo; For <span class=\"il\">Brett<\/span>, it was the first look. Seeing me in my dress, walking to meet him under the pergola we had made the week before.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613787\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/70\/0e\/700ec4537d3c030b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613788\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/71\/05\/710580a4ee663ca7_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613792\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a4\/6b\/a46b45eb830abac5_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613793\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8e\/c0\/8ec0be8fa2acf96b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613794\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/89\/87\/8987c925c56f4a6e_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We chose our backyard for the ceremony because it was lush, wooded and simple. We then selected a near by state park for photos because it encompassed much of what we love about Virginia&hellip; open fields, hills, barns, countryside, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613795\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ae\/78\/ae78052969c3945d.jpg\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613765\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/43\/7c\/437cd93d9a92e253_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>My most memorable moment was dancing around in the tall grass fields, laughing and smiling while Justin took photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613767\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a3\/75\/a375d12672086b3c_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613769\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/11\/44\/114470fc53b4105e_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613770\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/34\/17\/34172617d0db0ee0_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613775\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/06\/7c\/067cc2fe26a2a6dc_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We had a lot of green and brown in the landscape so we knew we wanted something that would add some &ldquo;pop&rdquo;. So we selected Navy for <span class=\"il\">Brett<\/span>&lsquo;s suit and hues of pinks and corals for the flowers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613776\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9f\/ee\/9feebd72e2148593_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613782\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5a\/3f\/5a3faad1de36f950_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613777\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c9\/18\/c9182c4d285c6aae_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We couldn&rsquo;t have imagined working with anyone better than our photographer, Justin. Do you ever meet someone and feel instantly connected? This is how we felt with Justin. He was AMAZING! He made everything so easy and effortless. He went above and beyond by scouting out our location before hand, trekking all over to take shots we had &ldquo;idealized&rdquo; in our head and stayed all day with us to make sure our it was perfect. We&rsquo;ve found a lifelong friend in Justin. THANK YOU!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613778\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ce\/06\/ce065f768a1d5266_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613779\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bd\/dd\/bddd2588c9106184_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613780\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/86\/71\/86715bc8b8cfc910_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-613781\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2f\/c0\/2fc0d01f46458b4a_w1000.avif\" alt=\"backyard-elopement-in-the-virginia-countryside-15\" 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.justinkunimoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Kunimoto<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash; Private Residence<br>\nFloral Design &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/naturecomposed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nature Composed<\/a><br>\nOfficiant &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anytimeanyplacemarriages.com\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\">Donna Jean Ruland<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.justinkunimoto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Kunimoto<\/a>&nbsp;for sharing Kara and Brett&rsquo;s backyard elopement with Junebug!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-gabby.jpg\" alt=\"xoxogabby\" width=\"97\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kara and Brett value the quietness and intimacy of their love, so when they decided to get married, they knew that a private backyard elopement was the perfect call. The couple asked Nature Composed&nbsp;to design Kara&rsquo;s bouquet, their floral ceremony arch, and the sweetest flower collar for their dog in the most stunning shades of sage green and hot pink. We love how both Kara and Brett kept their styles effortlessly chic and wore wedding [&hellip;]<\/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":[1067,1368,1071,1380,1466,1077,1079,1081,1005,1266,1339],"tags":[1104,1110,1109,1099],"class_list":["post-613755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternative-wedding","category-backyard-wedding","category-casual-wedding","category-countryside-wedding","category-diy-wedding","category-elopement","category-garden-wedding","category-intimate-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-southern-wedding","category-virginia-wedding","tag-dark-blue","tag-dark-pink","tag-light-pink","tag-sage-green"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613755","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=613755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/613755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=613755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=613755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=613755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}