I am so happy for Ashley and Matt, who are now taking a well-deserved "mini-moon" together, to relax after this big event. They are planning a larger-scale honeymoon to Italy next May.
Ashley had a beautiful garden party style wedding in her Aunt and Uncle's backyard. Her colour scheme was gray and yellow with accents of white and green. It was so fresh! The wedding was complete with the big, crisp white tent, lanterns, lush greenery, a bathtub of beer (yes - bathtub!), white twinkle lights and an in-ground swimming pool that some guests (and the groom) may or may not have jumped into later in the night.
To keep it simple - it was perfect. Ashley totally blew my mind by executing the most beautiful backyard wedding I could have imagined. I say she blew my mind because she was never one to day dream about all the details of her future wedding or go crazy with a wedding pinterest board before (or even after) she got engaged. Unlike me, her best friend, who awkwardly purchased wedding magazines without an engagement ring and who basically had a wedding planned for every season so that I would be prepared.
Ashley went into her wedding planning with a fresh pallet, free of any preconceived ideas or plans. And I think that is great.
Her concept was that she wanted to DIY as much as possible, keep the cost low while filling everyone up with the love her and Matt share along with delicious food and lots of beer and wine. She didn't want things to feel stuffy, overly formal or too "planned out". Kind of like a fancier backyard BBQ with a wedding to kick things off.
And she succeeded in doing just that. The wedding reflected her and Matt perfectly. They are a very down to earth couple, who focused on the important aspects of the wedding without getting caught up in the silly details which is so easy to do.
Here are a few pictures of the wedding venue, so that you can have a small appreciation for all the hard work Ashley put into her special day. All while looking amazingly beautiful, I might add!
And here are a few action shots during the ceremony which was held in the front yard.
In the limo, on our way to the wedding! These are Ashley's beautiful sisters on the left.
And the bride, herself, who could not have looked more stunningly beautiful. Matt's a pretty lucky guy!!!
The photos above were taken by me and a few of the wedding guests. Here is a sneak peek from Ashley's amazing wedding photographer Tiffany Richard from Photography by Tiff.
Congratulations Ashley and Matt! I wish you the all the happiness in the world as you grow together in your marriage!
xoxoxo
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