We were so blessed to have Sarah of
BerryTree Photography fly out to shoot our wedding. Sarah is totally my photography idol - her work has always left me breathless and I knew that someday, I had to have her shoot
something for me and my family. Being that she specializes in weddings, I feel extra lucky that we were able to snag her as our wedding photographer.
Here is a sneak peek from the most magical, perfect, romantic day I've ever had...my dream wedding!
Getting ready...all my moms...(note my nervous hands...I love that detail!)
Red shoes!
I really, really loved my dress so much. It looked vintage to me - something classic that my grandmother could have worn and hopefully something a future daughter would want to wear. Thank you, Mom, for such an amazing wedding gift. I will cherish the memories of how beautiful I felt in my gown that day forever.
This might just be the most amazing wedding vendor story ever. My florist, Alicia (with
Floral Designs by Alicia) had a baby on Thursday (or maybe even Friday? Alicia, correct me on this one!) She had two backups for my wedding flowers. When my bouquet was delivered, I was being posed for a photo. I heard a voice, and thought my ears were playing tricks on me. I looked up and Alicia herself was standing there presenting this beautiful piece of artwork to me. I thought I'd seen a ghost. How on EARTH does this woman have a baby, create the most gorgeous wedding flowers I've ever seen AND deliver them - in her first 2 days postpartum? She told me she did them all herself, because she had to make sure they were just right for me. I love this girl and what she did for me...it's not just about the flowers...it's what she put into making sure my day was perfect. I tear up everytime I think of this part of my day. Alicia, you're incredible. So were my flowers.
The guys bouts were awesome - succulents...
Mama and her babies...
This seems like a good spot to credit my lovely hair and makeup artist.
Andrea Todd was amazing to work with - very flexible, talented and such a sweet girl to boot - she helped calm my pre-wedding jitters and made me feel like a princess!
Mike and I aren't extremely conventional. We skipped the garter and bouquet toss, DJ and videographer (although we had friends work so hard to provide the DJ and video services as a favor to us - thank you from the bottom of our hearts for that!)
We had a Persian Ceremony in the middle of our traditional ceremony and all of my attendants were men. Brothers Kevin and Jonathan, and of course my little handsome guys...
The boys walked Mike down the aisle, and then were sent back up to fetch Mom. There wasn't a dry eye in the house by the time I was walking down the aisle to meet my groom.
We were married under "The Heritage Tree" at the
Ainsworth House. The venue felt so pure...as if we were the first and only couple to ever be married there. Our fathers married us, we all wrote our own vows (including the boys! They asked my father all on their own if they could do this, and surprised us all) and we were surrounded by our closest loved ones. It was beyond gorgeous that day...
My mom worked so hard, with the help of a lot of friends and family, to put together a gorgeous Persian Ceremony for us. As a little girl, I watched gorgeous Persian brides glowing under beautifully decorated cloths as women surrounded the couple, showering them with well wishes. I always wanted that to be a part of my story - my dream came true that day, and it couldn't have been a prettier ceremony. Thank you all for making it so pretty!
A few guests saw us through until the end (including enduring countless cheesy dances, including The Chicken Dance, The Macerena and Mike's favorite - Footloose.) Those that were patient got to particpate in our sparkler send off. I hated to leave, but couldn't have possibly been any happier with the entire experience!
A few more shots from our amazing photographer...I think she sees things more beautifully than the rest of us. I'm so grateful to have her viewpoint of that day!
Many people have already heard this story, but Mike's ring is very special - it is made from his grandfather's wedding band + his grandmother's special earrings - melted into a new band for Mike to wear for another lifetime. It's beautiful and powerful.
In the days leading up to the wedding, we were terrified that we were going to be rained out and miss all of our photo ops outdoors. Thank goodness Mother Nature heard my pleas and provided gorgeous sunlight for shots like these...
(but only for a few seconds at a time! We played 'chase the sun spot' for this shot!)
Could these guys be any more handsome?
