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Maravilla Gardens Wedding: Sidney + Steve

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Oh where, oh where do we even begin to start with Sidney and Steve’s Maravilla Gardens wedding!?

It is no secret that we love shooting at Maravilla Gardens. It is always gorgeous and they are so super organized that weddings usually go as smooth as silk. Plus, we have had the pleasure of photographing dozens of wonderful couples at Maravilla Gardens which means that we have a lot of great memories there. So, before we even knew about any of Sidney and Steve’s plans for their wedding, we were just excited that we got to go back to Maravilla Gardens! :)

Once we started shooting with Sidney and Steve, things just got better and better. We always recommend that our couples make their weddings as personalized as they can. Your wedding is a celebration of your love, so why not make it reflect you as much as possible? We were thrilled to see that Sidney and Steve’s wedding had many wonderful sentimental personal touches! Here are just a couple of our favorites:

1) They say that compromise is one of the keys to a great marriage. Sidney wanted to do a first look because she was worried that she would get a little too stressed if they didn’t see each other before hand. Steve wasn’t so sure that he wanted to do one. In the end they decided to do a first look, but Sidney had a little surprise up her sleeve. Steve didn’t know that she had a second wedding dress for their ceremony so that Steve would be surprised and would still kind of be seeing her for the first time as she walked down the aisle! That’s a pretty great compromise! :)

2) One of their favorite family traditions is to gather and wave a hanky as their loved ones depart on travels far and wide or on a new life adventure. So, they gave all of their guests vintage hankies to wave as they walked down the aisle after their ceremony! What is better; the vintage hankies were given to them by one of their family friends who had collected them while traveling throughout her 90 year life. How cool and personalized is that!?!?

Anyway, this is a photography blog so we will stop geeking-out and get to some photos! :)

Here are the photos from Sidney and Steve This is the beautiful watercolor invitation suite. These are photos of Sidney getting her makeup done. Here is a photo of Sidney opening a gift from Steve. There is also a photo of Sidney This photo shows Sidney opening her card from Steve. Here are photos of Steve This is a photo of Sidney Here is a black and white photo of Steve reading his card from Sidney. Sidney gave a special hankerchief to Steve for their wedding. Here is a photo of the groom and groomsmen This is a photo of the bridesmaids Here are photos of the bridesmaids Sidney surprised Steve by wearing two dresses on her wedding day. Here is a photo of Sidney Sidney wore a strapless sweetheart lace wedding dress for her first look and reception. Sidney Here is a photo of a bridesmaid helping Sidney button her dress. Sidney wore beautiful gold strappy heels. Sidney and Steve decided to do a special first look. The couple was very excited to see each other for the first time. This is a photo of the couple during the first look. Sidney was so happy to see Steve on their wedding day. Here is a black and white photo of Sidney and Steve during their first look. Here is a photo of the groom Sidney Here is a photo of Sidney and Steve laughing during the first look. These are individual portrait photos of the bride and groom in front of a barn. Here is a beautiful photo of the bride in front of the barn. This is a photo of Sidney Here is a photo of the groom in front of the Maravilla Gardens barn. This is a photo of the couple kissing at the barn. This is a photo of Steve and the groomsmen at Maravilla Gardens. Here are photos of the bridal party on haybails. Here is a photo of the bride and bridesmaids The bridesmaids wore bright pink dresses. Here is photo of the full wedding party in front of the green pickett fence. This is a photo of the wedding party in front of a barn. The couple gave each guest a hanky and a program. This couple did a message in the bottle guestbook. Here is a photo of the ceremony site at Maravilla Gardens. Here is a photo of the bride and her parents right before she walked down the aisle. This is a photo of Steve waiting for Sidney to walk down the aisle. Here is a photo of the bride and groom as the bride walks down the aisle. Here is a photo of Sidney and Steve Sidney and Steve held hands during the ceremony. Sidney and Steve were very happy during their ceremony. Here is a photo from the couple Here is a photo of Sidney and Steve These are photos of Sidney and Steve sharing vows. This is a photo of Sidney putting Steve Here is Sidney and Steve Sidney and Steve were very excited after their ceremony. All the guests waved their hankys as Sidney and Steve walked down the aisle. Here is a black and white photo of Sidney and Steve. Sidney changed into a beautiful sleeved dress and wore a veil for the ceremony. Here are photos of Sidney in her second dress holding her bouquet. Here is a photo of Steve on his wedding day. Here is a photo of the bride and groom kissing after their ceremony. This is a photo of the bride and groom holding each other on their wedding day. This is a photo of Sidney and Steve at Maravilla Gardens. Here are romantic photos of Sidney and Steve after their ceremony. This is a photo of Sidney and Steve The escort cards also had watercolor like the invitation suite and program. This is a photo of bride and groom ducks in the Maravilla Gardens Sidney and Steve had farmhouse tables with vineyard chairs. This is a close up photo of the centerpiece on the linen covered tables. Here is a photo of the menu and a photo of the linen table settings. The couple had a dessert bar on wine barrels. This is a photo of the cake made by the bride Here is a photo of the sweetheart table. This is a photo of all guests during the reception. The couple did a grand entrance right into the first dance. This is a photo of the back of Sidney Here are photos of Sidney and Steve This is a photo from the bride and groom Here is a black and white photo of the first dance. This is a photo of the maid of honor giving her toast. The best man also gave a toast at their wedding. During the father of the bride speech, he gave the groom a Ducks towel. Here is a photo of the bride hugging her dad. The bride and groom kissing in the fields behind Maravilla Gardens. Here is a photo of the bride and groom hugging and laughing. This is another photo of Sidney and Steve in the cabbage fields during sunset. Sidney and Steve snuck away from their reception for extra sunset photos. Here are two sweet photos of Sidney and Steve during sunset. This is a beautiful bride and groom sunset photo. maravillagardens-001 This is a photo of the bride and groom cutting the cake. Sidney and Steve broke the knife during cake cutting. Here are photos of the bride and her dad during the father daughter dance. This is a photo of the bride dancing with her dad. The groom also danced with his mom during the reception. During the reception, the groom did the worm and took a shot. A groomsmen also did a special dance move to take a drink. The bride was handed the drink during the dancing part. The guests lifted the groom on a chair. Here are photos of the bride being lifted on a chair. The bride and groom seemed nervous on the chairs. Here is a photo of the bride and groom during the reception being lifted on chairs. This is a photo of the guests dancing during the reception. Sidney and Steve also had a photo booth at their reception. Here are more photos of the guests dancing during the reception. Here is a photo of the last dance at Sidney and Steve maravillagardens-001-2 Sidney and Steve drove away in vintage car.

 

by Amanda H.

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