For The Unconventional Couple

I still vividly remember what it was like the day we toured one of the first venues we thought we wanted to get married in. 

 

It was a fairly empty and cold barn. It had lights strung most likely from the wedding that previous weekend. It was a venue that was very “for the times” if you will. Something that was very much a blank slate. Next up was an old church that truly was stunning. The building was historic and had stain glass that made me swoon. But when we walked down the aisle and up on to the stage where we were to stand and read our vows, I began to feel like we were just there to put on one big, very expensive show. 

 

We spent a lot of time after that day realizing we had been going through the motions of what everyone else had done before us that we forgot our impending marriage was about us and only us. 

 

So after that, our mindsets changed and we now had every intention of planning a wedding that really embodied Zach and myself. Everyone else would kind of be noise in the background. 

 

We came together and decided what was important to us and that was really it. 

 

x we wanted our day to be documented candidly so that the whole story could be felt.

x we wanted a beautiful location that we could visit again and again to be the backdrop for our day 

x good food was absolutely necessary 

x we wanted this to be a true commemoration 

 

With that list - we allocated our budget to 3 main things, our photographer, our post nuptial dinner and our travel. After that everything seemed to naturally fall into place. 

 

We told our immediate families they were welcome to come and both of them joined us for a weekend full of love in Charleston, SC September of 2019. It was simple yet electrifying and I’ll always remember the energy that flowed throughout the whole weekend. Partly because I have amazing images to remind me. From the day before our ceremony to the dinner we hosted for our families - it was all documented. We get to relive those moments not just in pieces but as a fluid story because we have such a full gallery of moments. 

 

I guess that was all explained to let you know it’s okay to want to do it a little differently. You don’t have to stand at an altar, hell - you don’t even have to have an officiant be there in person to marry you anymore. You don’t have to conform to what everyone else considers to be the “right” way. 

 

So if you needed a sign to start planning something a little unconventional - take this as yours.

 

And if you need some help, we’re only a call away!