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March 7, 2024

Daniel’s Vineyard Colorful Fall Wedding

This fall, I had the fun and unique opportunity to photograph details and behind-the-scenes moments of a STUNNING, colorful wedding at Daniel’s Vineyard for my dear friend and amazing wedding planner, Chloe, with Creating Joyful Moments. I wasn’t the couple’s lead photographer (shoutout to Tessa Robbins for doing an impeccable job for her couple!), so my purpose was to capture all the unique and special details that Chloe had spent months planning and preparing for. She knocked it out of the park, to say the least!! Just see what I mean below!

Chloe said that, “Throughout the process of designing this wedding, one thing became very clear: [the couple] wanted to be unique, and they weren’t afraid to do things differently. For their seating chart, [the bride] collected various books for The Lettering Grove to work her magic on! The books were covered in paper to match her primary wedding colors, each guest’s name was added in gold calligraphy to the spine of the book, and when guests opened their books, they were met with a custom table number bookmark with a personalized note from the couple. This CJM full-service bride wasn’t afraid of incorporating color into her wedding day, so [she] had SO much fun putting together [their] wedding design board. The primary wedding colors were magenta, orange, yellow, and lilac, but we tied in every color of the rainbow.” Each table had its own unique centerpiece design and color. While “most weddings have 3-4 different centerpiece designs, this wedding had 14! When guests looked into the reception ballroom, they saw each table ombré to the next. When they sat at their seats and looked closer, the napkins and wax seal on their place cards matched the centerpieces’ primary color. And the menu cards? They were a beautiful blend of all the colors present in the reception room, just like the extravagant chandelier floral installation with hanging floral strands of every color.”