It’s an exciting day! So happy to share that this gorgeous wedding was featured in Ceremony Magazine! Ceremony releases an issue but once a year, so it’s a true honor to be included among the pretty pages of the 2013 issue!

So many sweet touches filled this day and so many wonderful vendors were involved – stay tuned for I will be sharing more loveliness soon!

It’s a funny thing how the rain works on wedding days. It rained all day before, drizzled throughout that morning, but literally let up exactly as Cecile and Volt were exiting their car upon arrival at the yacht. We ran straight up to the deck and were able to get lots of sweet photos in that soft pretty light.

But! Even if the entire day had been wrought with downpour, even if it had been snowing and hailing, Cecile & Volt are the kinds of chill happy people who would make the best of it. They’d perhaps crack a fun joke, ask me where I wanted to shoot, and cuddle & smile for the camera like nobody’s business. They are a seriously cool couple, and I’m so so thankful and happy that Shirley of Fresh Events Company introduced us! And as always, her and her team did an impeccable job orchestrating this gorgeous wedding. A shoutout to Le Petite Gardenia as well, for the beautiful and always creative florals!

Imagine a windy drive up into the mountains. A cozy cottage-like venue with an accompanying chateau, tucked in the woods and surrounded by trees. There is a quiet fountain, a moss-covered ceremony arch, a set of wooden swings, even a lifesize chessboard! Sounds like something out of a storybook, a fairytale, does it not?

And so you can imagine how it would be the perfect location for this enchanted forest inspired wedding! During our first meeting, Leah explained her love of stories and how she wanted to incorporate whimsical story-like elements into her day. As if the venue itself wasn’t perfect enough, they tied in all sorts of woodsy, fantastical elements – colorful and organic bundles of flowers, stacks of books, birdcages, jars of honey, mushrooms, even gnomes! (With most of these details created by Matt’s aunt!)

I love how Leah and Matt were able to incorporate so much of what they love into their wedding day – the result was seriously magical :)

{ A special thank you to Wedding Chicks for featuring this wedding! You can head over to their blog to read more details from the couple… }