Amelia and Eli met several years ago a youth lock in at a church, but they didn't start to date until several years later when they ran into each other again at a band practice that Eli was rehearsing in. While there at the practice Eli thought Amelia was pretty cute and asked a friend for her number. He then started to text her and in a few short months wedding bells were ringing!
Their wedding was very untraditional, but it was a down right BLAST!!! A really fun couple. Every time I rounded the corner I found myself with a belly ache! The whole shindig took place at Gracepoint Church in the foyer. This building used to be a movie theater back in the 70's. It still has some of those movie theater characteristics.
Amelia's gown came from modcloth.com
Amelia saw this bouquet and decided to make her own! It was truly amazing and so elegant. Her shoes came from Toms. If you've never heard of them you should check it out! They donate money to help buy shoes for kids who don't have them.
Amelia and Eli had a friend who had order these Jones Soda bottles that had their picture on them, including a story, as their center pieces. You can order them too! Check it out!
Amelia's mom helping in her into her dress. Love the smile on her face!
Before everyone arrived we managed to sneak outside to capture a few pictures of just the couple!
People started to show up around 1:00; mingling encouraged! Shortly after people started to get settled they were invited to snack on the bride and grooms favorite "snack" items. I thought this idea was genius. Another fun way to get to know the bride and groom.
Once everyone seemed to have eaten Amelia's dad, Eddie, gave a small speech and gave her away with a VERY special kiss. Eli's dad married the couple. Included in the ceremony was the most awesome story about the two of them using as many movie titles as possible.
After the ceremony the couple had put together a game of "The Newlyweds" and played. It was funny indeed. The spokesman for the game was the perfect touch! All the guys that are buddies asked me to take some goofy pictures of them after the wedding so we did that as well. They were so hilarious!!
Afterwards we headed downtown to take pictures of just the happy couple. These were my favorite...
Thanks Amelia and Eli for letting me shoot your very fun day! Congratulations, may the Lord bless you with a wonderful marriage.
Amelia States:
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. I couldn't have dreamed up better pictures. Thank you so incredibly much. I LOVE them, and am so glad that you were there to share the day with us.
Hah I wish I had the words for a better thank you! I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.
Can't wait to get some of these printed!
The new trend of wedding photoshoot is going amazingly well. I love this idea and therefore, I am also planning to have a pre-wedding photoshoot next month. My wedding is in two months in one of the best NYC wedding venues and I am glad I found a good photographer online.
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