Some folks just ooze style without having to do a thing. So when those lovelies decide to tie the knot, we sit back and watch magic happen. These two cuties captured by Select Studios fall perfectly in that category. And their wedding? Drop dead gorgeous. With that effortless yet elegant style that makes us all swoon over here at SMP, this wedding has style for miles, and you can see it all here.

 

From Select Studios… When Megan and Matt first met, she was modeling in Houston and he was playing baseball for Tulane University. After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Matt’s baseball team spent a semester in Lubbock. During that time, Megan visited some friends who attended Texas Tech. Matt and Megan were then introduced by mutual friends over a game of sand volleyball. Though they had fun, it was a year and a half before they saw each other again. Megan was spending a weekend in New Orleans with her friend Blair, who was secretly trying to set the pair up all along. Much to Blair’s delight, the two hit it off and have been together ever since!

We were thrilled when Megan and Matt asked us to be a part of their wedding day. We’ve known Megan since she was in her teens and worked with her throughout her modeling career. The venue she and Matt chose for their big day was another plus. Located in the hill country near Austin, Texas, Le San Michele offered a peaceful, yet vibrant atmosphere. Ornate garden accessories and hanging lanterns along with various arrangements of plants and flowers surround a cottage beautifully decorated with antique furniture and unique accessories. This gorgeous setting, paired with such a sweet couple, made it easy for us to capture some beautiful images.

From the Bride… It was the best day of our lives!  We wanted our wedding to be a celebration of our new life together.  We had 160 of our close friends and family at a hill country outdoor venue called Le San Michele in Buda, TX (about 15 miles south of Austin).  Our venue gave us a lot of flexibility to incorporate various ideas and details – it was perfect, and thankfully the weather cooperated too!  

I had a great time getting ready at Hotel San Jose with all of my bridesmaids, and both my mom and future mother-in-law.  We drank champagne and laughed and cried.  Later on at the venue, while patiently waiting inside my dressing room, I peeked out the window and saw my soon-to-be husband arriving with his groomsmen.  I was so excited to be marrying my best friend.  

Once our marriage was official, we had a great party with live music from Sauce and amazing food & drinks from Austin Catering (the build-you-own mac & cheese bar was a huge hit!).  We also had an airstream trailer photo booth which was a lot of fun, and made for some hilarious pictures.  The folks at Select Studios were there taking pictures and did a beautiful job capturing the many memorable moments from our special day.

There’s only one thing I would have changed about our wedding day… I would have made it last longer!

Wedding Photography: Select Studios | Wedding Venue: Le San Michele in Buda, Texas | Wedding Coordination + Floral Design: Tana Kent | Catering: Kristin Stephens from Austin Catering | Wedding Cake + Desserts: Blue Note Bakery | Music: Sauce | Wedding Dress: Watters | Bride’s Jewelry + Shoes: BHLDN | Groom’s Attire: Men’s Wearhouse

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This couple? I love them. Truly, honestly, want to be their best friend – love them. After one peek at the lovely Bride’s description below and I realized why this wedding captured by Sunny 16 Photography looked so “them” – it was planned by them. Both of them, hand in hand making it a detail-filled love fest everything they both wanted, and that just warmed my heart. The result is one gorgeous (and fun) fête, and you can see it all here.

 

From the Bride… Geoff and I both have backgrounds in theater and design, so we had an advantage on the initial planning of our wedding in that we know how to create a beautiful setting and work cohesively with each other. Geoff, from the get-go, was not going to be one of those grooms who let me decide and do everything, and I never liked the idea that our wedding was “MY day”, it was OUR day and it was important to me that we make decisions-yes, even linen colors-together.  

Geoff and I started off our wedding designing process by attempting to fit everything into a category, “Southern Romance” as both of us have roots in the south. When we were choosing fonts and cups, pictures and flowers, everything had to fit into this theme or it was out. We also had to remind ourselves that more than just a party that we happened to be getting married at, we wanted our wedding to be a celebration and demonstration of commitment and love joined by God and undone by no one. Ever.

Even though Geoff and I were making decisions completely together, there were two mainstays that I envisioned as a little girl that I could not let go. One, my dad was going to marry us (his dad is also an ordained minister, so we had both of them participate in the ceremony) and two, we got married outside. Both worked out magnificently, even though August in Texas is pretty brutal.

I had read a blog where the bride’s advice was to “let go of the details” but that just wasn’t going to work for us as a couple, who relishes in the tiny moments and details. On the big day, both of us knew about the little things, even if others didn’t know how much time we’d put into things. A lot of them didn’t work out so well, but I don’t think we cared. One of my details was along the aisle, I created jars with tiny LED lights in them like fireflies. Unfortunately it was too bright and they were lost, but I liked having them there.

As far as personal details, I was wearing my maternal grandmother’s necklace, my paternal grandmother’s cameo from her great grandmother and my great grandmother’s earrings as shoe clips. I had a lot of woman power with me.

I let my bridesmaids choose their own dresses, which turned out perfectly in the end but for a while was a pain in the butt because of all the options! My last tiny detail that also may have been lost to the crowd (but not to me) was each of my bridesmaid’s bouquets had a ribbon around them with their own quote from a favorite movie or book. Mine was from The Princess Bride.

Wedding Photography: Sunny 16 Photography | Wedding Venue: The Winfield Inn in Kyle, Texas | Floral Design: Courtney Landers Events | Pie: Texas Pie Company | Wedding Dress: Blue Bridal Boutique | Hair: Laura Wyrtzen from Jco Salon and Company

For a girl who absolutely adores intimate weddings (read: me), an elopement is one of the best ways to say I do.  It’s all of the glamour of a traditional day paired down to the coziest of details for just you and your honey.  Absolute heaven, if I do say so myself.  And for these two sweeties, it was a day that was planned to beautiful perfection by the gorgeous bride, who dreamt up every moment and filled them all with sweeter than sweet details that really spoke to her and her mister (I’m looking at you, cupcake toppers).  See them all captured by Amie Reinholz right here.

 

From the Bride… As a photographer myself, I had my whole elopement planned out in my head “according to the pictures” I wanted to have! Funny, I know, but this is how it literally all happened! I wanted to create something that resembled both Mike and me, which is one of the reasons we eloped! We wanted our wedding day to be about us and nothing else. I think I may have even done things a little backwards when it came time to plan (it took me about three weeks to pull everything together)! I didn’t start with picking a dress or colors, I picked out the items I wanted to decorate with first!  I spent hours upon hours on Etsy and I say that it paid off! I didn’t care if everything matched… I just wanted it to represent us and our style! So slowly, but surely, everything starting coming together and I was thrilled with the outcome! This first time I got to see it all laid out was with Amie in the suite we stayed in. I couldn’t wait to see it photographed! I would do it this way over and over again if I could and never change a single thing! Having a small, intimate ceremony with just the two of us was absolutely perfect! It was definitely a start to my happily ever after!

Wedding Photography: Amie Reinholz Photography | Location: Brenham, Texas | Bouquet + Boutonniere: Curious Floral Crafts | Cupcakes + Stands: The Garden Market  & Bakery | Birch Vase: Braggin Bags | Forks: Milk and Honey Luxuries | Coke Bottles: Kroger | Pin Wheels: Aubabi78 | Large Chalkboard: Pratto’s Creations | Paper Straws: The Party Fairy | Mason Jars with Straws: Unuseless Goods |  Chalkboard + Burlap Mason Jars: Country Barn Babe  | Cupcake Toppers: Mudpies and Marigolds | Wildflowers: Hobby Lobby | Wedding Dress: Dillard’s | Bride’s Shoes: Target | Rings: James Avery | Hair + Makeup: All Made Up by Chelsea