5 weddings that prove LA’s Rawtography excels at stunning wedding photography and video
If there was ever a photo and video team who keeps us googly-eyed at the weddings they send our way, it’s the LA-based superstars of Rawtography. They’ve captured some truly stunning offbeat weddings including one of the most amazing goth weddings, a natural history event complete with volcano, a wedding at the Houdini Estate, a Muppet extravaganza at Jim Henson Studios, and the incredible seafoam circus wedding of Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver-Van Dyke. Yep, THAT Dick Van Dyke.
Here are some of their favorite weddings (that are now ours’, too!)…
A darkly eclectic jam session wedding with tux shirts & In-n-Out
Let’s set the scene: a bride in black, a groom in shorts, a frolic in a cemetery, their cat in a tux, groomsmen in tux t-shirts, festivities at an RV park, music fest-style family jam sessions, grandmas palm reading, skeleton flamingos, catering from In-n-Out(!), and an excess of love. Have I got your attention yet?
Don’t miss the skelly flamingos, mismatched bridesmaids, giant chess set, and epic bonfire late into the night…
Happily ever campers: this summer camp wedding had a trail mix bar, camp mug favors, and Korean traditions
Sarah and Min rented cabins throughout Camp Puh’tok and invited everyone to stay with them. The ceremony centered around Korean tradition with a Pyebaek.
Don’t miss the trail mix bar, origami cranes, and camp mug favors.
Professor gets ordained online to perform wedding for former students, on national TV
When Melissa Curie and Dotan Schips decided to tie the knot, they asked their former college professor and American Marriage Ministries (AMM) minister Florence Hunt to officiate the ceremony. While most weddings are more intimate affairs, this one was different. Melissa and Dotan invited millions of viewers to join in their experience. As part of its More Perfect Union series, CBS television cameras were on hand to capture the moment…
A creative mountain wedding at Zorthian Ranch (with a handmade dress!)
Jon and Jenny are both creatives, and they wanted a hip but relaxed wedding with their closest family and friends. They chose the Zorthian Ranch, which is known for it’s offbeat artist community built by a local Altadena artist.
They had a ton of DIY elements to their creative mountain wedding. Jenny made both her dress AND Jon’s suit. She also made their wedding pie! Do not miss the hot pink and black floral dress, the chic and simple details, and the gorgeous pie display…
Challenging “normal” wedding planning when I lost my mother while engaged
I considered myself to be an “ordinary bride,” that is until my mother died, and then I discovered that the definition of normalcy is what you deem appropriate, especially when it comes to wedding planning.