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This wedding ya’ll. From start to finish it was so unique! First off, this wedding was the first one in the gorgeous chapel at cold springs events.
Every table had a different pie or cake which got the guests walking around to see what dessert they wanted! (p.s. all the pies were made by Chandlers grandma and mother in law). And potted plants decorated the venue instead of flowers.
Their first look was when Chandler walked down the aisle (scroll to see David’s reaction).
The details:
Venue: Cold Springs Events
Bakery/Desserts: Sweet Lavender Bakeshop
Rentals: Eventology
Bakery/Desserts: Cupcake Factory Little Rock
Bartender: Last Call Bartending
Attire: Inverness Bridal Couture
Attire: Express
Shoes: Betsey Johnson
Bridesmaid Attire: Azazie
Headpiece: Etsy
Veil: Inverness Bridal Couture
This wedding was blogged by the Budget Savvy Bride!
Luke’s perspective on how they met and why he loves Sarah:
Well you see here…. Sarah is a giant creep and added me on facebook because some guy she had a crush on told her to. Then my incredible charm won her over (aka she settled on an “ok solution for a husband”) But in true future fashion, technically the internet brought us together. Luckily, we got to finally see each other the first day back of the school year and from there on out it just felt right to have Sarah in my everyday life. Over the last three years we have gone through our ups and downs, long distance, and cross-country moves. All in all, the hard times are making the time we get together even better and making the future look very exciting. There is a lot to love about that Sarah girl. She is beautiful inside and out, cares to the point of crying, and is full of life. She challenges me, puts me in check, and supports me in everything I do. There couldn’t be a better person to walk through life with and I couldn’t be more excited for a life with her.Â
Sarah’s perspective on how they met and why she loves Luke:
Luke and I actually met because of Facebook…haha! I was doing some summer training of shadowing a Lieutenant in North Carolina the summer before my junior year and it turned out he was going to shadow the same lieutenant after I left. We connected on Facebook because of it and Luke started flirting me up on Facebook Messenger. He used some smooth line to get my number and a couple weeks later he called me at like 3 a.m. (very intoxicated) and for some reason I answered and we talked for hours. We talked the rest of the summer and finally met the very first day we got back to school. He saw me and said “don’t be weird, just give me a hug!” We kept seeing each other and he quickly became my very best friend. We have been together ever since! (with some long distance thrown in there) Luke is the most driven, ambitious, kind hearted man I have ever known and he constantly challenges me to be the best version of myself. God truly made him for me and I couldn’t be any more excited or feel so lucky to continue our life with Luke as my husband!
Details:
Dress. Blue Sky Bridal in Seattle, WA
Florals. Meus Floral
Venue. Magnolia Venue and Urban Garden
Makeup & Hair. Hello Lovely KC
“He’s her lobster”-Phoebe from Friends
Bekah and Jace are finally married!
& Isn’t Bekah GORGEOUS?!
Why Bekah loves Jace:
Jace makes me feel so comfortable with who I am. He allows me to be completely myself and accepts my flaws as they are. He’s also so caring and helpful when people need him. He makes me laugh and always loves to just chill at home with me. He pushes me in my faith and holds me accountable when I am wrong. He protects me and helps me in my relationships with others as well.
Why Jace loves Bekah:
She helps me see the good in people I never thought to look for. I’ve always been a skeptic and never trusted anyone but she has opened my eyes so much to a new world, where there are actually good people, and people that I can care for and help.
Venue: Mounds State Park in Indiana
Wedding Dress: Marie Gabriel couture
I’ve known Elise for years and got so excited when she randomly met Jonathan in Fayetteville and told me about him. I could tell she was so happy and that he was going to be her best friend for forever. (cheesy but true)
The details:
Venue. Kindred Barn
Wedding Dress. She Said Yes Bridal
Flowers. ZuZus Petal
P.S. There’s a kitty cat in some of these photos!
We took Lisa’s bridal photos in the spring in Downtown Bentonville.. and found this beautiful pink dogwood!
Bouquet: Matkins
Sarah and Hunter.
The ceremony was gorgeous and filled with so much laughter and happy tears (also a dead tarantula and one alive one who wanted to party).
The deets:
Venue. Cold Springs Events
Dress. Lows Bridal
Flowers. Tipton Hurst
Wedding Invitations and save the date cards. Ya’ll. For some reason wedding invitations (and our cake) were the hardest decisions for me. I spent more time researching and looking at wedding invitation sights than I spent looking at Wedding Decor! All I knew for my invites was that I wanted something affordable but yet still unique and pretty. Plus I wanted them to be colorful and for some reason that’s hard to find.
After reading reviews online, I ended up at Basic Invites (https://www.basicinvite.com). For a few reasons.. One: They had colorful invites!!! Two: They were QUICK. Three: I asked way too many questions before I purchased anything and they were super nice. Oh, and Four: The price! Also I loved everything I saw on their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/basicinvite/) which sounds silly but it showed me how many options they had!!
If you have been to my house then you’ve most likely walked into my kitchen and noticed all of the magnets on the fridge. They make me happy! Anytime we get any invitation or sweet letter, I post them on the fridge. For our wedding we didn’t have time to send out save the date cards because of how fast we planned our wedding but if we did I would’ve used their cheap save the date magnets!! Actually, I’m kinda sad now that I didn’t do that. Because I love the idea of a save the date magnet!
A few fun facts about Basic Invites:
There are over 180 different color options which means your card can be exactly how you want it, down to the littlest detail. You can even change the color of each element on a card! Also you get to see an instant preview right when you make a color change! Personally, I changed almost all the colors in my invites so that they were fully unique.
They have free wedding websites that are completely customizable. They’re mobile friendly and super easy to use. You can instantly upload all of your wedding details, along with images, and a convenient map with directions for your guests. Choose from 180 custom colors, and a design suite to match your wedding invitations!
Basic Invite allows customers the ability to order a printed sample of their invitation so they can see the card’s paper quality and how it will print before they have to place their final order. This allows for you to catch typos too!
There are over 900 wedding invitation sets. 900. Let that sink in! Each wedding invitation is part of a set. They have all the wedding stationery you need, like save the dates, save the date magnets, wedding invitations, enclosure cards, wedding menus, wedding programs, and even matching thank you cards!
Another one of my favorite services was the free address collection service. It was so easy. All I had to do was share a link via social media, text, or email! Then all of the addresses went into one spot and they were printed directly onto my envelopes. This was a HUGE time saver for me.
They have colorful envelope options!! You bet I got some colorful envelopes too (yellow). You can choose from over 40 different envelope colors so that your invitation stands out even before it is opened. All of the envelopes are peel and seal so the envelopes can be closed quickly and easily.
And speaking of envelopes.. The seal and send wedding invitations are an all-in-one wedding invitation with a tear-off RSVP postcard include. The Seal & Send is a new collection! These are something I for sure would’ve used. Currently, they have them in over 30 designs including the popular foil options and they are customizable. Once you receive your order all you have to do is add postage, fold your invites, and secure them with a sticker! Simple and easy.
On March 22nd, 2020 I photographed Jacey and Andrews wedding. It wasn’t the wedding they expected to have. Instead of 300 people, there were just 13 because of CoVid. Friends couldn’t be there. It was just immediate family BUT ya’ll. There was so much love and joy.
I got to witness two families joining together and making the best out of a situation that caught everyone by surprise. I got to see Jacey and Andrew choose a marriage over a wedding and to see what true joy looks like.
Jacey had lots of little details that made their day even more special:
Her dress was her moms (with some alterations)
Andrews mom made the wedding cake
& Jacey wore her moms anklet and Grandmas ring
The lovely vendors:
Florals: https://www.samanthasgarden.florist/
Videographer: https://www.daveandacamera.com/
Venue: https://www.kindredbarn.com/
Their Love Story:
They met on Jacey’s parents’ wedding anniversary. This was only one of countless “coincidences” that seemed too incredible to be true. God’s perfect timing is written all over their story which continues to encourage and remind Andrew and Jacey of God’s will for their lives. Only minutes before the deadline, Jacey made the last minute decision to apply to a small, specialized honors course discussing the biological nature and affects of cancer. Jacey was accepted (“…of course, she is incredible!” -Andrew). Andrew also applied and was accepted too, being one of the only sophomores in a class of mostly seniors. After spending a few classes sitting on opposite sides of the room from one another, Jacey decided she needed a new seat with a better view of the board. Seeing this incredible opportunity unfold in front of his eyes, Andrew acted fast. He slid a chair up beside him and offered it to her, which Jacey accepted of course (“…he had definitely already caught my eye, he was different and special, I wanted to sit beside him and get to know him more…” -Jacey). And the journey began! What followed was 2 years of laughter, prayers, and tears, all-nighters at the library, swing dancing under the moonlight, trips to see our families together, and many (many) IHOP visits.
