Professional Photos - Lisa and Matt

Lisa and Matt's late June wedding was a celebration of love amidst raindrops! Elizabeth Lloyd captured the following beautiful images for the couple. Enjoy!
























Congratulations (again) Lisa and Matt!

Lisa and Matt - Dreams PV

Our final wedding celebration of the season - and what a way to end!

Very fortunately, Lisa and Matt made a planning decision to rent reception tents in the event of rain at their end-of-June nuptials - and whew! What a great decision! Rain poured down all evening long, but it didn't dampen the mood of this animated group of family and friends!

Here are just a few photos from the day! More to come by talented photographer Elizabeth Lloyd!








Congratulations Matt and Lisa!

From the Couple:

Well, it has been ten days since our amazing wedding, and we are just settling in back home. We do not even know where to begin thanking you. Our wedding day was one of the best days of our lives.. mostly thanks to you two.

I was so excited to see the finished project because I already knew it would be amazing, and I was still blown away. Every corner I turned, I was so pleasantly surprised... from standing in a bed of brightly colored rose petals while we were saying our vows, to the hundreds of candles lighting our reception, to our lantern-lit dance floor where we danced the night away, to the fireworks!! Your suggestion for "The Ring of Fire" during cake cutting.... then the fireworks!... it was so awesome! Everything was just simply beautiful!! The colors were perfect... everything was awesome. Every single guest had such a great time, and we heard "this is the best wedding I've ever been to" the whole night (and following week!). Thank you so much for making our wedding everything we dreamed it could be.

Not only was the wedding amazing, but the entire planning process was so fun, easy, and stress-free thanks to you. I had such a great time planning our wedding, and you really made everything so effortless and easy... Your professionalism and attention to detail was also so right on.

We will remember our wedding day for the rest of our lives... thank you so much for making it so incredible! Any couple is lucky to get to work with you!

Thank you so much,
Lisa and Matt

Valerie & Nathaniel - Dreams Resort

Valerie and Nathaniel’s end-of-June wedding blended Latin whimsy with a sunburst of color for an unforgettable beach celebration!

Needless to say, the bride always looks beautiful on wedding day, and these bridesmaids looked lovely too - I especially like their off-to-the-side-"updos."




We used this amazing image we found at Ka-Boom Studios as the base for Valerie’s wedding design and incorporated it into ceremony, cocktail and dinner elements!



The bride's bouquet was primarily white, but we added soft hints of color to make it even more romantic!


Creating new and interesting ceremony backdrops is always a fun task, and we especially loved this canopy! Both Michelle and I (believe it or not) spent hours weaving potholders as a childhood hobby, and the technique came in helpful as we wove together beautiful tones of different fabrics to create this:


The canopy was set at the end of an aisle marked by vases filled with colorful rose petals floating on water.



Val and Nathaniel requested maracas for guests to shake at the finale of their ceremony, and finding ways to present the instruments as beautiful and creative is also a fun task! Personalizing maracas is an exciting trend, and we decoupaged pieces of the inspiration image on to the maraca – I loved the result!



Knowing that the month of June brings with it the possibility of rain, we incorporated a lovely tent into the couple’s design in order to be prepared if drops were to fall (which they did!)

Cocktail hour took place beneath a portion of the tent; breezy white chiffon surrounded the area, comfortable white couches provided seating and beautiful accents made the experience truly unique!







The seating arrangement rested on an easel at the entrance to a dinner area made intimate by beautiful fabric walls, hanging candle screens and an amazing tablescape!









In lieu of a party favor, Val and Nathaniel made a donation to the Make a Wish Foundation in the name of each of their guests.


As the skies turned dark and rain began to fall later in the evening, the bright-colored candles cast an even lovelier glow across the dinner and cocktail areas!





A couple other photos I love from this wedding:



Congratulations to Valerie and Nathaniel! They were an amazing couple with an amazing group of guests who maintained high spirits during a spring rainfall! What a privilege it was to be part of this amazing day!