Ballroom - Beach Bride

Fun Bikini Boudoir Empowerment Shoot

By Car

Happy summer, ladies! If there’s one thing that couple’s often skimp on their wedding plans, it would be their honeymoon considerations! And this inspiration will acquaint them with the beauty of boudoir photography. I am absolutely in love with this empowerment session. I personally like it when the bride embraces her womanhood with unique summer fashion. Plus, this bridal honeymoon styled shoot not only shows the fun and exciting side of boudoir photography but showcases the love for summer, brightness, and relaxation. Oh and one last thing before I let you scroll away, can I just say how I truly adore how they managed to shoot swimsuits with amazing props at Old South Vintage! So classy, don’t you think? Okay, now it’s your turn to see the photos, captured by the superb Dani Nicole Photography! Enjoy!

We’re All About the Details!

Take this Advice

Don’t skimp on the honeymoon during the wedding planning process! This is your time to relax and enjoy each other in your new roles. Set aside an adequate amount of time and money for the honeymoon, and even consider creating a honeymoon registry for your guests to contribute to in leu of wedding gifts. ~Dani Agnew/Photographer

About the Photographer
I’m Dani, a Northerner at heart and a Southerner by location. I have two mischievous kiddos who keep me on my toes and make my days full – of both love and exhaustion. On a good day, you can find me at the closest gym that offers a cardio dance class, eating tapas and drinking prosecco at farm-to-table restaurants, or on a plane jetsetting off to my next adventure, as I am forever trying to cure myself of wanderlust. I specialize in intimate weddings, couple’s portraits, and empowerment portraits. I am based in Charlotte, North Carolina, but amavailable worldwide. Pricing for my services is detailed on my website.

Vendors

Photographer: Dani Nicole Photography
Model: The Chic Delight
Apparel: Koa Swim
Jewelry: Bare Diamond
Reception Venue: Old South Vintage Rentals

Beach Front Wedding on Vancouver Island

By Car

We can’t deny it! We’re a bit of a sucker for destination weddings set on the beach. Michelle and Adam’s delightful beach lovefest is just oozing with sweetness and all sorts of quirky charms and trinkets. They had their wedding at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort in Sooke BC, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. It was a laid-back, yet elegant event with gorgeous floral arrangements by Michelle Birmingham of Victoria BC. Despite taking place in the cool Pacific Northwest, the bride and groom wanted to create a wedding vibe that was very beachy and the sunshine cooperated on that afternoon that stemmed up to this wonderful inspiration. There were blue skies, calm seas, gorgeous soft light for the reception and of course an ample amount of love and beauty everywhere. Go ahead and enjoy this wonderful set by Shira Windecker Photography, ‘cause we sure did!

We’re All About the Details!

The venue itself is beautiful. From the beautiful modern rooms, wrap around balconies and sweeping ocean views, it is a dream to get married here.The Salal garlands were gorgeous. They added wonderful colour and texture to the ceremony venue and head table and was a fabulous nod to the environment here on the west coast.Adam, the groom, is a huge fan of the Lord Of the Rings movies and books. While he couldn’t be married in Middle Earth, he had his ring engraved with a special message to his bride in Elvish!Michelle’s sparkling Jimmy Choo shoes were a highlight for her as she doesn’t often get an opportunity to wear heels like this! They were a source of conversation for all of the wedding guests the entire night and Michelle never took them off!

Take this Advice

First, I would definitely recommend hiring a coordinator for your wedding. If it’s not possible to have one for the entire planning process, then have someone there to help pull everything together the day of the wedding. This relieves so much stress from the bride and groom and ensures that your day goes super smoothly. Many venues, such as hotels like the Ocean Front Prestige, and golf clubs include this service so take full advantage! Second, definitely plan a little bit of time with your photographer and opt for a sunset bridal session. Stepping out from your reception for a half hour at sunset will not only give you an intimate moment together it will also give you the most gorgeous light for your bridal photos. Sunset sessions are really when the magic happens! ~Shira Windecker-Frano/Photographer

About the Photographer
My name is Shira Windecker-Frano. I am a dreamer, a storyteller and a proud westcoast girl! I live on Vancouver Island BC and I am absolutely in love with the Pacific Northwest. I think weddings that take place among massive green forests, sweeping blue oceans and moody skies are absolutely stunning and I live for photographing them! I have tried other genres of photography but I am a wedding and couples photographer through and through. I love the connections shared between couples in love and I adore witnessing the start of new adventures together. I am totally in love with brides who are willing to laugh loudly and get a their wedding dress a little bit dirty for a fabulous shot! And while I love the PNW, I also love to travel and photograph extraordinary people and their love stories all over Canada and the world. Now, I’m a little bit old school! Photojournalism inspires my work and I love flipping through actual print magazines. I think film photography is magic and I shoot film at every single wedding and couples session I photograph. Most importantly, I think all communication is best done in person and I love connecting over a cup of good coffee…or decaf in my case! My prices start at $2000CAD. You can find me at this website and you can contact me via email or phone at 250-815-5210.

Vendors

Photographer: Shira Windecker Photography
Event Venue: Best Western Premier Prestige Oceanfront Resort

Sandy Toes and Purple Hues

By Scarlet

Growing up with sand always on their feet (and in their car!), Lauren and Nick couldn’t have imagined having their big day anywhere other than the beach where they grew up. I just have to say that the best thing I like about Lauren and Nick’s beach wedding is the fact that chose a beautiful and harmonious color scheme – lilac and purple! From the florals to the decors, we guarantee this beach wedding will a smile on your face. Enjoy!

We’re All About The Details!

The Bride’s Advice

Sacrificing the sandy feet all day will be worth the gorgeous back drop of the ocean. Just go with the flow throughout the day because not every single detail will go the way it was supposed to be planned, but all that doesn’t matter when all of your loved ones are dancing around you celebrating your life, happiness and love. Take a step back with your loved one at some point in the night and tell yourselves, “they are all here for you.”

From the Photographer
NJ, PA and National and Destination Wedding Photographer specializing in rustic, farm, barn, organic, DIY, backyard, and tented weddings for the chic, romantic, and stylish bride. I LOVE to travel and my bags are packed, contact me about coming to your state! I am a natural light photographer who’s passion is capturing love and happiness! I love photographing all different types of weddings, but my favorite is rustic and vintage styled weddings There is nothing better than being part of a couple’s wedding day, and getting to know them through the process only makes capturing their day more special. I know that a lot of hard work went into planning the wedding and being able to take the time to photograph every small detail is super important. I love seeing the emotions of the bride, groom, parents, families, and friends and being able to have that raw emotion come out in a photograph is truly amazing! I absolutely LOVE destination weddings, both within the US and outside. Please contact me even if you are not in New Jersey, I would love to come to your state! I love getting to know each of my couples on a more personal level, which makes the process even more fun! Visit my website today to take your first step in becoming a Something Blue Bride and having an amazing photographic experience! xoxo, Susan

Vendors

Photographer: Something Blue by Susan Elizabeth
Floral Designer: Desiree Dean Designs
DJ: Divine Entertainment
Hair Stylist: Elan Hair Studio
Jewelry: Jared The Galleria of Jewelry
Hair Stylist: renarde salon
Event Venue: The Channel Club
Band: The Mike Dalton Band
Invitation Designer: Wedding Paper Divas

Love Shined So Bright

By Junabelle

The Sunset Ballroom at Jaker’s Point, New Jersey was really a perfect beach setting for weddings and gladly, Mr. & Mrs. Michael ideally picked this beautiful place. It highly complemented the couple’s gray and blue color theme and everything fell so magically. Love shined so bright throughout the celebration as will be seen in all the lovely photographs taken by Enchanted Celebrations. Take a peek guys and give your sweet smile of happiness!

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Extra Special Details

The first look with a few drops of rain.

The ceremony was held on the bride’s grandfather’s birthday who passed three years ago as a way of honor for him.

The officiant was their good friend and it happened to be his first wedding. Wow!

The venue of their wedding was the beach they travel to in the winter with their dogs and to look for sea glass.

Tips from the Bride

“Just relax. The time moves so fast leading up to the event and the day of. It is such a rewarding experience and there is no need to stress…about anything. Everything falls into place.”

Money Matters

Wedding Budget: $20,000 – $45,000

Vendors

Photographer: Enchanted Celebrations

Reception Venue: Jack Baker’s Sunset Ballroom

Turtle Love Maui Wedding

By Jenn

Joyce ♥ Matthew

How It All Began

From the bride:

We met in 2010 and shared a love for baseball as we both grew up loving our teams (San Francisco Giants for me, Seattle Mariners for him). We remained friends the next 3 years. In early 2013, Matt saw a Facebook post that I was recently in Beijing for work and he was preparing for his own work trip to China and asked whether I have any tips to share. I suggested dinner and we started to spend more time together after he came back from his trip. I really enjoyed spending time with him to and we started dating in May and I’ve enjoyed every moment with Matt since then.

How He Popped The Question

Sunday, January 25, 2015. After dinner at Ohana in Belltown, Matt was driving Joyce home when he made a stop at Green Lake Park. He suggested that they take a walk around the park so Joyce could practice for the Hot Chocolate Run 5K that she signed up for. Joyce was wearing a dress and did not have walking shoes on but went along with it because it was such a clear and warm night in Seattle, which was rare for a January! There were stars in the sky and the moon was shining brightly. Matt took Joyce to the dock and surprised her by proposing with a beautiful ring in a LED lighted ring case. The ring shined brilliantly under the dark sky and she said Yes!

The Happily Ever After…

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Extra Special Wedding Details

The wedding venue. We love Hawaii and especially Maui – we had visited together in 2014. Most of our families/relatives haven’t been to Maui so we thought it would be a great opportunity to bring them all there. Most of our families were flying in from Seattle, San Francisco, Taiwan and thought it would be great to have everyone meet in Maui. One of the things that was important to us is to have great food at the wedding for our guests to enjoy! We read so many great reviews about how amazing the food at Sugar Beach Events is. We also love that the venue offers the signature package which includes most of the things we need for the wedding! It made planning a destination wedding much easier for us.

The wedding theme. We knew we wanted a shade of purple as one of the wedding colors as we are both Washington Huskies. Joyce also loves seafoam green and wants it for a wedding by the ocean and thinks it looks great with a dusty lavender shade so we decided on those as the wedding colors!

The bridal style. After trying on a couple different styles at stores, I knew I liked the trumpet style and wanted something that has a beautiful train but still light enough to carry to a destination wedding. When I tried on the Robin Jillian dress I knew it would be perfect for the wedding day!

The DIY Projects. My sister-in-law/bridesmaid Amy designed our Save the Dates and our Invitations. She came up with the turtle logo idea and used it for our invitations, decorations, favor tags, place cards, and cake topper. We loved it and the guests did too! I took a calligraphy class and did calligraphy on our invitations and the place cards which we thought was a good personalized touch for the wedding. As we are both big baseball fans, we knew we wanted to incorporate some baseball elements to the wedding. We decided on getting a personalized “LIN 15” jersey as the guestbook for people to sign their names. We also got personalized jerseys of our teams (Giants / Mariners) to wear as we made our grand entrance into the reception. Our engagement photos were baseball-themed and taken at Safeco Field in Seattle so we had those on display at the wedding.

Favorite part of the day. We liked the idea of an unplugged ceremony and glad that our guests cooperated. It was so nice to see everyone’s faces and emotions while walking down the aisle with my dad. We were so blessed with the weather clearing up before our ceremony and that we had a beautiful sunset that evening! It was so rainy the day before so we were mentally prepared to have an indoor ceremony. We were so happy that everything worked out! It was really cute that Ethan, my cousin Sherry’s 1-year-old son picked up the garter from the ground!

The Bride’s Advice

♥ Find a good wedding coordinator and put your trust in her! With destination weddings, it’s difficult to be totally hands-on but having an awesome coordinator who communicates well will help a lot. I did a 20-page PDF document for our wedding party and parents detailing the wedding weekend events so they know exactly where they need to be and have the contact information of others in the wedding party, vendors, coordinator, in case of an emergency. They thought it was very helpful as they were all flying in from different cities. — Joyce

Money Matters

Wedding Budget: $20,000 – $45,000

VENDORS

Photographer: Kaua Wedding Photographer
Reception Venue: Sugar Beach Events Hawaii
Caterer: Sugar Beach Events Hawaii
Event Planner: Sugar Beach Events Hawaii
Event Designer: Sugar Beach Events Hawaii
Floral Designer: Country Bouquets Maui
DJ: DJ Dan Maui, LLC
Ceremony Location: Sugar Beach Events