I am loving today’s eco-friendly wedding from Keepsake Memories Photography! With eclectic, travel-themed details, and some absolutely fabulous graphic design elements, this wedding is full of fun and tons of great inspiration!
From the bride, Jen:
What (or who) helped you most in your planning process and/or on your wedding day?
I had a great team on my side (Kickstand Events) from day one. Courtney and Kate took all my wacky, late night emails and made them into the most perfect day.
What was the most important thing to you when deciding who to work with for your wedding?
My husband and I divided wedding planning into two parts-what was most important to me and what was most important to him. From there, we each focused on our “big” areas. For me, it was the overall design. For him, it was the food. It took the wedding planning from “being all about the bride” to something that could really showcase our style, likes, and dislikes-as a couple. People left our wedding knowing the two of us a little better.
What was your inspiration for your wedding details and/or design?
I think our wedding inspiration evolved along our planning process. We were most inspired by the Edward Sharpe song “Home,” in particular the line that goes “home is wherever i’m with you.” From there, we were able to tie in our love for travel, using that as a theme to tie our elements together. You saw touches of that in everything from paper airplanes in the succulent centerpieces to suitcases for the card holders. At the end of the day, we tried to look for elements that were just “us.” We did a favorite dessert-ice cream sandwiches-instead of cake, a fun table with all kinds of games & toys to entertain all the little ones that our friends have had along the way, and favorite song lyrics that the signs that the flower girls and ring bearers carried down the aisle that later decorated our reception space.
What was your favorite thing about your wedding?
The best piece by far was the giant A & J that my husband surprised me with. He secretly ordered them off etsy, got them to our planners, and arranged for them to be hung behind our “altar”-all without me knowing! It was the sweetest surprise ever! And the best part-they’ll decorate our home for years to come. I also got a fabric bouquet from Etsy, another great memento to keep forever! My husband’s mother passed away about a year before we were married and I was able to incorporate some of her brooches into the bouquet. The handle had some of the pieces from her charm bracelet, one of which was my husband’s baby picture.
What is your best piece of advice for other brides?
Stay true to yourself. It’s your wedding day, fill it with pieces that make you truly happy. And everyone says it-but it’s so true. Savor every moment on the day of. It will be done and over with before you know it!
Oh my goodness I love Jen’s advice- stay true to yourself. Couldn’t have said it better myself! I love how Jen and Adam used a song and their own lives as their inspiration. And that escort card display- I LOVE it!!
So if you were to pick a song to be inspired by for your own wedding, what would it be?
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Lauren
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Thank you for featuring Natalie’s wedding today!! We feel so honored to be featured on your lovely site.
I would love to see info included on the jewelry in these “real wedding” posts! The photo of the cufflinks is great!
Gorgeous wedding! The day looks so beautiful and is so well photographed.