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In the spirit of the best holiday Halloween, I'm sharing a throw back wedding! Mark & Erin had an AMAZING party! They got married at Midnight on Halloween! The party started at 7pm and the Bride & Groom partied for several hours. Then they did a full wardrobe and makeup change for their spooky ceremony. Walking down the aisle to one of my personal favorite songs from Bauhaus. <3 This wedding spoke to my goth at heart! Happy Halloween!!!!
I photographed Jessica & Ty's wedding in 2011 and it's possibly my favorite wedding of-all-time! So I'm revisiting it! It was even featured on Rock 'n Roll Bride!!! I hope this helps inspire all my amazing offbeat brides! Some of the highlights include 1000 hand-folded paper cranes used as the couples backdrop (they folded them all!), First Dance Lighters, "Dance Machine" sweat bands, Cotton Candy & Nacho late night food, Chips n' Salsa Groom's Cake, Belly Dance Performance, Gift Bamboo with lottery tickets, Custom Designed Signs and labels for everything you can imagine. Jessica & Ty's little boy Kingston was one of the highlights for me- he wandered EVERYWHERE! Including in the middle of the Garter Toss! So funny!
Multiple Wedding Dresses!
Yah!!! Signs for guests to wave after the wedding ceremony.
Drink luge and custom cocktail.
Guest Place Cards, Buttons & First Dance Lighter.
Bride and Groom's Table
Groom's Cake! YES that's a cake!!!
Belly Dancer's Performed and then danced with the guests!
Kingston wanted to participate in everything!
Late night green Cotton Candy.
This couple’s endless sense of adventure has even fashioned their very own slogan, "Adventures Big and Small." Melissa and Pete seek out big adventures, like climbing climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and then also make day-to-day things such as a Chai Tea Making workshop into small adventures. It’s a new adventure every time with this adorable couple.
These historians who love to explore have a long grocery list of places they have traveled to; places like Amsterdam, Mackinac Island, or Mafia Island in Tanzania. By the way did I mention they discovered all these destinations on bike? So it only seemed fitting that they would have their wedding at Carillon Historical Park’s James F. Dicke Transportation Center, which provided an urban yet vintage feel for their BIG day.
The reception space was decorated with soft hues of color along with romantic flowers, provided and designed by a family friend. Melissa wore an elegant but simple long lace gown and accessorized with a crown of flowers. Pete channeled his British swag and wore a handsome yet dapper tweed wool suit, paired with a bow-tie, suspenders and fancy cuff-links.
Guests traveled near and far to attend the wedding, as the couple lives in NYC and study at Columbia, Melissa’s family is from Ohio and Pete’s from the UK. The farthest guest traveled all the way from Japan. So it was fitting that maps, globes and books were part of the décor for the already vintage feel of the venue.
Guests enjoyed family, friends, yummy food and amazing pies in a wonderful night full of dancing eating and drinking! WEDDING ENVY!!
Check out their amazing engagement session here!
Reception: James F. Dicke Transportation Center | Church: Christ Episcopal Church
Catering: Bernstein's Fine Catering | Décor Rentals: Prime Time Party Rental
Hair & Makeup: Pinned Up | Photography: Sarah Babcock Studio
Quite possibly the cutest couple ever! These 2 love birds met at school in Ohio and now are a power couple that lives in NYC. Tharu and Justin’s wedding was held in Dayton, Ohio and was a fusion of both western and Sri Lankan cultures where guests traveled near and far to attend the celebration.
Tharu wore a beautiful white and gold saree for the ceremony and then changed into a modern western wedding dress for the reception. She also followed western tradition and wore something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue in her gorgeous gold jewels. She wore jewelry from both her grandmothers that have both passed, which included earrings from her dad's mom and a bangle from her mom's mom.
Justin and Thrau’s dads both got together along with their tool belts and built the “Poruwa”, or the Sri Lankan bridal throne/ bridal altar. During the ceremony, the couple lit a traditional Sri Lankan lamp decorated with strings of jasmine flowers, and symbolized the light that starts their marriage together. Also during the ceremony, the guitarist is the bride’s old guitar teacher, while Justin's cousin, sung “Your Song" by Elton John as the couple walked down the aisle in the Great Hall at the Dayton Art Institute.
The reception was filled with lots of food, drinks and dancing, which included a Sri Lankan dancing session with "Baila" music, where all guest were on the dancefloor.
Guests left with full bellies, tired feet and gifts of can Koozies designed by the couple that gave a tribute to the great state of OHIO and favor boxes designed by the brides uncle filledwith Sri Lankan Love cake that her mom made from scratch….YUMMY!!!
Ceremony/Reception: Dayton Art Institute | Event Coordinator: Kerr Events
Cake: Ele Cake Company | Catering: Kohler Catering
Flowers: Floral V Designs | Linens: Prime Time Party Rental
Ceremony Music: Jim McCutcheon | DJ: Black Box Weddings
Saree: Asiyan's | Dress Shop: Bridal & Formal
Jewelry: Tejani | Tuxedos: The Black Tux
Photography: Sarah Babcock Studio
