This couple was inspired by Josh Ritter’s song Lantern, and incorporated this into every aspect of their day. By combining California coastlines with Southern barbecue, and childhood memories with grown-up glamour, they brought a little piece of each of them to the celebration. It’s a perfectly intimate affair with every moment captured by Brian Tropiano waiting for you here.
From the Bride… We wanted a very simple wedding, one in which every part of the day was something meaningful to us. So we skipped a lot of the traditional wedding formalities and opted for things that represented our families, backgrounds, and the things we care about most. Tim’s dad was the pastor for our wedding, and my dad read a passage from the Velveteen Rabbit in the ceremony, a book that he often read to me and my sister when we were growing up. Because we wanted the wedding to represent both of us, we combined identities and came up with a Kentucky-Bourbon-County-meets-California-Coastal theme for the day. The ceremony was over the rocks and water in beautiful Pacific Grove, California, and we had a big Southern BBQ garden reception, complete with mac n cheese, corn hole, and even a few songs from Tim’s old bluegrass band.
We also wanted our wedding to capture a promise of love, not as something that is always easy, but as something that is hard but beautiful and enough to get you through difficult times. We drew inspiration from a song by Josh Ritter called Lantern. In the first note Tim ever wrote to me, he quoted the song, “so throw away those lamentations, we both know them all too well. If there’s a book of jubilations, we’ll have to write it for ourselves, so come and lie beside me darling, and let’s write it while we’ve still got time.” We wanted our wedding to capture this idea of choosing joy and carrying lanterns for each other as we get to write the rest of our story together.
Our wedding was small and intimate, with our closest friends and family there to celebrate. It was such a wonderful experience that we’ll never forget! And…. the dance party was awesome.
Photography: Brian Tropiano | Event Planning: Dawn Gary | Floral Design: Fifty Flowers | Wedding Dress: Ivy And Aster | Invitations: Land Sea Co | Caterer: Kona Jerry's | Hair: Inbloom Spa Salon | Grooms Attire: J.Crew | Park: Berwick Park | Programs: Ellington Marketing Solutions