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As a wedding photographer, I see a lot of weddings every year. And while each one has something special about it that makes it unique, they’re usually fairly similar. After all, weddings are all about tradition, which by its very definition means repeating the actions others have done before us. But Amy and Neil did a fantastic job taking the traditional and personalizing it. While they still had and did the normal things: a beautiful dress, flower girls, bride’s entrance, ceremony, etc., it all had a very personal twist. I’ll let you see for yourselves, but here’s a hint. There was a row boat involved!
Amy and Neil decided to see each other before the ceremony. When he saw her, Neil picked Amy up and twirled around with her.
Amy’s dress was gorgeous and very different. She also chose to wear this cool birdcage veil.
Bare feet….
The ceremony and reception were in Amy’s parents’ backyard. They have and incredible house on a little lake in Chapel Hill. The yard is HUGE and beautifully gardened.
Scarves to dress up the chairs….
To start the ceremony, this little guy ran through ringing a bell, and I do mean ran!
Rather than flower girls, there were flower mamas and babies.
Amy made her grand entrance in a ROW BOAT! Kudos to Amy for being brave and talented enough to pull it off!
The ceremony itself was very personalized, including self-written readings from several friends and a tasting ceremony.
And a running exit….
All of the tables were decorated with bouquets of flowers labeled with cool quotes.
Guests mingling before dinner. Thankfully the rain that had been forecasted never came!
They had a photo booth set up where guests could dig through a chest of funky accessories and dress up for a photo. The camera was manned by other guests or placed on self timer.
Another example….
Towards the end of the evening, guests had fun playing with the sparklers that were on the tables along with personalized matchbooks.
All of the guests then had their own “wish boat” where they placed a lighted candle on a little bark boat and sent it off in the lake, making a wish as they released it. The idea is that the wish on the last candle to go out will come true….Whether that’s the case or not, it looked beautiful with all the little boats floating on the water!
And the bouquet toss with Amy’s sisters fighting it out for the bouquet….
Triumph!
Congratulations Amy and Neil! Have a great time in Hawaii, and take lots of pictures!
