Category Archive

BIPOC

Based on reader feedback that it was “hard to find any weddings of people of color,” we started tagging posts that featured a BIPOC bride and/or groom — and/or means you’ll find tons of interracial couples in here! Increasing visibility for BIPOC folks has been a priority for us since 2008, and note that we always allow folks to self-identify. More about how and why we do this here.

This rad pop-up wedding had glitter, sequins, and huge rainbow mural LOVE

This rad pop-up wedding had glitter, sequins, and huge rainbow mural LOVE

We wanted something small that fit us, but could also include our children and family. We didn't want to just run off to the courthouse. We wanted it to be simple and stress-free. We bounced ideas of locations back and forth. Maggie from Pop! Wed Co. suggested the “LOVE” mural at Blagden Alley. We were in DC for New Years so we checked it out and fell in love with it.

This elopement had a Halloween AND a unicorn theme

This elopement had a Halloween AND a unicorn theme

Rosemary and Marco were shooting for an intimate, romantic, relaxed wedding with tons of fun. Rosemary rcoked a black gown paired with orange and white florals since the wedding was on Halloween! She added a pearl spider brooch climbing up her gown for maximium spooky chicness.

Don’t miss the unicorn heads, biodegradable confetti, and GORGEOUS golden hour photos…

When outdoorsy isn't you: at-home engagement photos with books, vinyl, and natural black hair

When outdoorsy isn’t you: at-home engagement photos with books, vinyl, and natural black hair

When you think of engagement shoots, you might automatically think of backdrops like local parks, forests, and murals. But what if you’re more of a Netflix-watching, cuddling on the couch type? That’s why I LOVED these casual, loving, and intimate at-home engagement photos of Jordan and David.

Their passions are books, vinyl records, and their awesomely coiffed natural hair. So what better way to celebrate THEM than by having a session at home? Here’s how it came about and why it’s so adorably bright and airy…

This is the gorgeousness that happens when a French couple has a Western-meets-Laotian wedding in Laos

When a French couple has a Western-meets-Laotian wedding in Laos

Chansouda and Phalakone are a French couple who grew up and met in Paris, moved to Montreal, and then returned to their roots to get married in Luang Prabang, Laos. They were married in a GORGEOUS villa, Villa Ban Khoy, a French-Lao house which sits on its own small peninsula.

They then had a Laotian ceremony AND a Western wedding in the afternoon. This one is a sight, y’all!