Last summer I once again had the honor of assisting Ryan of You Look Nice Today Photography with a couple of weddings. (He’s the amazing film photographer who took me on as an intern when I moved to Portland) I always love tagging along with him because:
1. He’s a super awesome guy and 2. His weddings are always so different and fun
This wedding was no different. Jay and Annie wanted to have a laid back backyard wedding. I’ll admit when a lot of people hear the term “back yard wedding” a certain picture comes to mind, but let me tell you that this was NOT that picture. They got married at a friend’s beautiful home in Portland with a lake running through the property, a gorgeous house that could have easily been featured on HGTV, chickens, and a live cubano band. The weather was perfect, the people were all smiles, and the amazing music kept everyone’s feet moving all night<3
Jason and Devonne were married when they were just teenagers. However, they didn’t get to have a “real” wedding since they were so young and Jason was in the military. Now they finally had that chance. They came up to Portland from Georgia, where they currently reside, in order to renew their vows, have a wedding, and share their love with their friends and family. When I was told I’d be photographing a vow renewal I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. I’d never shot one so I thought it would just be simple, no decorations really, and just a handful of people. As soon I as arrived I knew I was DEAD. WRONG. They had beautiful, but simple handmade details that were not over done as if they were for wedding, but just right for a vow renewal and their casual personalities. Devonne was in a gorgeous wedding dress, and they were surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones. The house/yard they renewed their vows on was not just any house, it was a beautiful house surrounded by woods, a big open back yard, chickens, and a river. Words cannot describe how beautiful their day was. It was everything I hope every couple’s vow renewal will be. Loving, simple, beautiful, and most importantly fun. Jason and Devonne were definitely not afraid of having fun. (They arrived to the ceremony in on a four-wheeler!)
I’m still working on slowly integrating stop motions into my shoots, but still trying to figure out how to get the right schedule down. Since I was there to take photographs I focused mainly on that, but I was able to snag a little bit of stop motion at the end of the reception so be sure to check out the quick, but none the less sweet video at the end of the post! [=
Thank you guys and your family so much for being so welcoming and friendly. You all truly made my job easy.
**Please change video settings to 480p if you are able to. I’m not sure how to change this setting permanently in YouTube without it choosing automatically for me. Anyone have any ideas?!**
Jane and Stuart were actually married a couple months before their commitment ceremony this past summer so they kept things SUPER casual and it couldn’t have been a more lovely day! It combined all the great things every wedding should have: beautiful weather, great friends and family, lots of laughs, delicious food, and LOVE! Not to mention a totally AWESOME pyramid put together by the boys! (definitely a wedding first and only for me so far). Jane and Stuart are such a loving and stylish couple (How gorgeous and spunky was Jane’s dress?!) Not to mention FUNNY! They were constantly joking with each other and Jane actually taped her vows to Stuarts chest during the ceremony! It was a hilarious moment and everyone enjoyed it!
Calm, Cool, Collected, and Chic is how I would describe their beautiful day.
Be sure to head over and see all the beautiful images Ryan got!
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