Earth-Friendly Stationary {Green Wedding Guide}

Kyle and I are nature lovers, animal lovers, people lovers, basically tree-huggers who shower and dress nicely, so we try and tread as lightly on the earth as we possibly can. That doesn't mean we're perfect, no one is - well, some people are (I'm looking at you, Gandhi) - but we do the best we can while still maintaining a comfortable lifestyle. Since we're not going to sacrifice our tree hugging for our wedding day, we're planing to incorporate a number of eco-friendly elements into our wedding. And since I've been doing a lot of research on the matter, it's only fair that I share some of the things I've learned with you in case this is also what you're looking for! Last time I wrote about eco-friendly flower options. This week, since we've been starting to think about our invitations, let's focus on paper goods and stationary.

It goes without saying that recycled paper is a super obvious and popular choice. Kraft paper may wear the crown for paper of the year, but you can get all sorts of recycled papers. Our save the dates had kraft paper envelopes, and we've bought more kraft paper envelopes for our invites (it just goes so well with the vintage typewriter font!). Recycled paper is usually made with anything from 25% to 100% recycled paper. Of course, 100% is the best if you can find it :)

  top left: our save the dates; top right: Eastwind Creations; bottom: Oh So Beautiful Paper

Another option that's really neat is seed paper. Basically, it's plantable paper made from recycled fibers and seeds. And, um, it really doesn't get much more awesome than that. Maybe this isn't something you would use for your entire invitation suite, but it's definitely something you could use for escort cards or thank you notes or even confetti! All of the materials are completely eco-friendly, and you literally just stick the paper in the dirt and... viola! A plant is born!

top: Forever Fiances; bottom: Bloomin Invites on Wedding Invite Love

Another option, which I REALLY love for menus in particular for some reason, is real wood (maybe because I hug trees on the weekends). You can get this very thin slice of wood from sustainable sources and incorporate a really unique element into your wedding stationary. Night Owl Paper Goods prints their design or your own personal design on to sustainably harvested birch wood.

Night Owl Paper Goods on Poptastic Bride

We haven't decided yet what variety of stationary we're going to use throughout our wedding, but I pretty much love all of the above and will probably try to incorporate all of it. I guess I'm greedy like that. But isn't it all so beautiful?! And good to the earth to boot!

Did you use any earth friendly stationary at your wedding? Are there any other stationary companies I should check out? As with everything else, we're trying to do as much printing as we can ourselves to save some money, but if the price is right, I'll gladly pay someone else to do it!

Bridal Beauty Breakdown

I'm 4 1/2 months out from D-Day (or should I call it W-Day?), and I haven't the slightest clue how I want my hair and make up to look. I haven't even booked a hair and make up person for my wedding day yet, and it's starting to stress me out. It's something I know I need to do, but for some reason it's just less fun than the other things I've managed to book. Will I find someone decent who will make me pretty? Or have I passed the point of no return? There are a few different looks I like, but I don't know if I want my hair up, down, half up, or in a side pony on top of my head. I don't know if I want red lips, nude lips, pink lips, no lips, or a mustache. But here are some of the bridal beauty photos I've admired, and perhaps I will be so lucky as to look this lovely on my wedding day.

  left: Exquisite Weddings Magazine, Joielala Photographie; right: Elle Belleza

Ruffled Blog, Lee Carter of Sakura Photo

  left: Grey Likes Weddings, Johanna Johnson headpiece; right: Style Bistro, Frazer Harrison

Once Wed, Polly Alexandre Photograpy

Well, now that I've posted all of those, it seems 83% clear that I want my hair up, doesn't it. Solved one problem today, hooray!

So, help me out please, how long before your wedding did you book your hair and/or make up person? When did you know how you wanted to look on your wedding day? Will I ever sort this out?

P.S. I think I'm going slightly crazy from all this wedding planning...

Want to elope?

I've been fantasizing about beautiful elopements all day. (Is it okay to admit that?) Elopements have a really special way of just cutting out all the crap, and focusing on the love between a couple. A love that is as strong as ever on that particular day. A love that will be celebrated and honored by them alone for every hour of that very special day. Elopements can be a magical thing. Here are some of my favorites:

Big Sur, CA; photos by Evynn LeValley Photography; sourced from Ruffled Blog Florence, Italy; photo by Sarah Kate; sourced from Style Me PrettySan Francisco City Hall; photo by Tinywater Photography; sourced from Green Wedding Shoes

Doesn't it just seem like the most gorgeous, romantic photos are taken during intimate elopements? Every one I see is just magical. All you need is each other, no one else. Just the two of you, making a lifetime commitment to each other. No show, no performance. No expectations. You just get to walk away having married your best friend, and curling up together to soak it all in.

Paris, France; photo by One and Only Paris Photography; sourced from Style Me PrettyCentral Park, NY; photos by Mademoiselle Fiona; sourced from Ruffled Blog

Full disclosure (if you can't already tell): I've had a particularly difficult week filled with family drama. And these beautiful elopements just ease my mind on a day like today. It's nice to know there's always a gorgeous backup plan like many of the above.

Have any of you found yourself wanting to elope? Or better yet, did you actually elope?

Interviewing Officiants

Well, I am very relieved to finally be able to say that we have an officiant for our wedding! A few weeks ago, Kyle and I had just walked away from our first meeting with our first officiant - after having been rejected by the one person we asked to do this (we have since decided that it was a good thing he turned us down!) - and were extremely disappointed by our prospects.

Since then, we met (well, Skyped) with one person we found on Yelp, and met with another one who was recommended by a friend. We learned a few things along the way and now feel really confident and excited about our decision. PHEW! What a huge relief.

a dear friend officiated Kendrick and David's beach wedding; photo by Our Labor of Love, Green Wedding Shoes

So for anyone else who isn't lucky enough to have a good friend or family member who will officiate your wedding ceremony, or who doesn't belong to a religious institution, here are some things we learned from our interviews.

Have some questions in mind. Other than the obvious ones, of course (are you available on our date? what do you charge?), ask them about why they perform wedding ceremonies. Ask them what their religious or spiritual background is. Ask them if they're comfortable performing a religious or non-religious ceremony. Then, and perhaps most importantly, pay attention to how you react to their answers. I noticed that some answers lined up perfectly with my own thoughts, and then sometimes I felt like I would be asking them to do something they were uncomfortable with.

handmade paper flowers serve as the perfect backdrop; photo by (once like a spark) photography, Green Wedding Shoes

Find out what their typical ceremony program is, and how flexible they are with it. Previously, I mentioned how Kyle felt that one of the people we were going to interview was a little too hippy dippy. Turns out, it just sounded that way. In reality her suggestion for including your guests in parts of the ceremony was really nice! Don't be afraid to mention the concerns you have about their proposed program. After all, the officiant can make or break your one and only wedding ceremony!

this ceremony included beautiful Hawaiian traditions; photo by Sea Light Studios, The Home Ground

Lastly, pay attention to your gut reaction. If your gut says "YES!" then really listen to it. And of course if your gut says "you should have started running 5 minutes ago" then you should probably pay even more attention to that and immediately move on. I noticed how great I felt after our Skype call with our officiant. She seemed professional, personable, and most importantly, I felt she was officiating weddings for the right reasons. As soon as she explained that she started doing this because a few friends had asked her to officiate their weddings, and she noticed a serious lack of non-denominational officiants who truly honored and recognized the significance of this day for the couple, I felt relieved to have found someone who understood what I was looking for (Isn't that exactly what I was complaining about in my last blog??).

We are thrilled to have found our match, and we are both now really looking forward to what we know will be a romantic, kick-ass, personal ceremony. Now time for some champagne.

Who did you have marry you and your partner? How did it go? How did you choose the person for this very important role?

Engagement Photo Prep

Kyle and I shot our engagement photos with our amazing photographer Fawn Christiansen this past weekend, over a year after getting engaged (oh well!). We shot them on the sailboat down in Long Beach, CA I have mentioned oh just one or two times before. Here we are laughing at the awkwardness of a professional camera pointed at us from one side, and an iPhone from the other.

Photo by friend and Captain Ron Remsburg

We won't see the actual engagement photos from our photographer  for another couple of weeks, but in the mean time I wanted to share some tips on preparing for your engagement photos. I'm the first to admit that I can be a little over-prepared (a.k.a. obsessive) when it comes to things like this, so go ahead and laugh if this just isn't for you. :) However, I was hard pressed to find information about preparing for your engagement photos, so here is what I learned:

- Pick out a couple of different outfits for both you and your better half. Maybe you have something you love already in the closet. If so, great! It'll really represent who you are. Or maybe you have a theme to your engagement photos and want an excuse to go shopping. Regardless, it will be helpful to offer your photographer a couple of different options for looks, since he or she may have a particular vision in mind. (side note: I would recommend keeping the tags on any clothes that you buy, just in case you don't end up wearing them for the shoot and they're not something you would normally wear.)

- Get a manicure and pedicure! Especially a manicure, since you'll have close up shots of your left hand taken. Maybe this is no thing for most people, but I haven't had a manicure or pedicure since high school. Definitely take the time to get your nails done within a couple of days of your shoot.

- Decide on how you want your hair and make up to look. Whether you're doing it yourself or hiring a professional, it's good to know what look you're going for. But most importantly, make sure you look like you! If you're doing it yourself, do a practice run of your hair, make up, and outfits one night to make sure you like the entire look. If you're hiring someone, send them some inspiration photos ahead of time so they have some time to think about their execution.

- This may go without saying, but be sure you both shave any unwanted hairs! Sometimes the to-do list can get a bit overwhelming and something as simple as this can be forgotten.

The William Brown Project, photo by Chris Shipman

Now here are some more obsessive tips for the crazy bride (like me):

- If you color or highlight your hair, get it done within 2 weeks of your photo shoot so your roots look even and your hair is nice and healthy. I had my hair highlighted a lighter shade 2 days before my photo shoot. I don't recommend doing that unless you really trust your hair stylist (thankfully, I do!), as there is no time to correct it if it turns out terribly. If you think you want a different look, I would plan ahead and try it at least once before your shoot.

- And expanding on that... don't experiment with new skin products or anything before your shoot. You never know how your skin will react.

- Try not to risk a sunburn within a week of your shoot. Avoid the beach and only do artificial tans if you've done it before and know how it all works on your skin.

- Have your eyebrows done, or do them yourself. If you get them waxed, make sure you give your skin plenty of time to heal.

- Starting 2 days before your shoot: avoid alcohol, greasy food, salty food, and spicy food. Drink lots of water and get some good sleep.

- Lastly, try to relax. I recommend not stressing out about it so much that your back spasms, like someone I know (that's me, in case you didn't get that).

Do you have any tips on preparing for your engagement shoot? Was there something invaluable that you did? Was there something you realized after-the-fact that might have been really useful? Let us know, because this applies to preparing for your wedding day too!

Free Flying {Saving Money on the Honeymoon}

A few months after Kyle and I got engaged, we started thinking of ways we could save money on our wedding. Sure, you can cut corners here and there, do a DIY project or ten, but I felt that might only save us a few hundred dollars in the end. We decided to open up a new airline miles credit card. This way we could put all of our wedding expenses on the credit card, and hopefully end up with some airline miles in the end, to reduce the cost of our honeymoon flights.

Lake Petén Itzá, weddingsillustrated.net

We researched TONS of airline credit cards to decide what might be the best bet for us. Which one accumulates the most reward points? Which airline flies the most places (since we still didn't know where our honeymoon was going to be)? Which has the best perks? Which airline is the nicest to fly?

Pyramid II in Tikal, National Geographic

We narrowed it down to a few, and ultimately decided on the Chase United Explorer card, despite the fact that United didn't meet the criteria for 'nicest airline to fly.'

You can earn 30,000 points right off the bat, just for signing up. And with an international round trip saver awards ticket costing 35,000 miles, this was a great start! We started putting every wedding expense and every personal expense we possibly could on there. I mean, ALL of our expenses went on there: gas, groceries, taxes (although you don't get points for those, dammit), dinners, and every wedding deposit I could possibly make. We've also flown United every opportunity we had to travel. I wanted to earn those points as soon as possible so we wouldn't miss out on a good award ticket.

  Lake Atitlan, destination360.com; Volcan de Agua and the Santa Catalina convent arch, Dave Wilson Photography

Within about 6 months, we had accumulated 70,000 points, enough for two round trip tickets! Well this was still 9 months away from our wedding, so we decided to keep saving miles and see if we could reach a first class 'Saver' ticket, which is 60,000 round trip. I am so stoked to say that we just booked two first class round trip tickets to Guatemala almost completely on points! We ended up purchasing a few hundred of our remaining points, but what would have cost us $2,400 for two tickets only cost us $750 in the end!

journeymart.com

As great as it all sounds, I have to divulge that it was a pain in the ass process. United is incredibly hard to get on the phone when you have questions, and because this credit card is so new, the United airline people aren't really in sync with the Chase credit card people yet. Plus, I had to check for flights at least twice a week to see when a fully first class 'Saver' ticket would come up ('Saver' tickets are in limited supply and high demand). Often the Saver flights are 'mixed class' meaning one or more of the legs of the flight is in economy.

It's been a game of chance, and although we could have ridden it out until we collected 120,000 miles, we decided to purchase the few thousand deficient miles we had because there were 2 fully first class tickets available with suitable departure and return dates. So frankly, it's been quite stressful. BUT, being the saver that I am, completely worth it in the end since we only spent as much as we would have spent on just one economy ticket. And now we get to fly first class for our honeymoon. HOW EXCITING IS THAT?!

I wonder how many couples actually do this. Did anyone else do this? Any advice for the other brides out there? I'd love to hear! And be sure to tell us which credit card you used.

P.S. I've sprinkled pictures of Guatemala, where we're going for our honeymoon, throughout this post. I'll do a full post about our honeymoon plans later!

When He Proposed

Exactly one year ago, Kyle and I were on our way to Negril, Jamaica to spend a week of much-needed relaxation on the cliffs of this beautiful island, eating delicious food and drinking out of coconuts. I had absolutely no idea that he had been planning for months to ask me to marry him on this trip.

The day after the proposal on 7 mile beach

We got to the airport on May 28th to catch our red-eye flight to Houston then Montego Bay, Jamaica. Delirious in Houston at 6am, walking around the empty airport, I joked about ways Kyle should propose to me one day. Brilliant idea #1) I told him that he should get one of those giant cookies and have them write "Marry Me, Loser" on it. Brilliant idea #2) I told him that he should put a ring inside of a pillow pet and open it so the ring flies out at me. (Feel free to steal those ideas, fellas). Little did I know that all that time he actually had a gorgeous ring hiding in his carefully guarded backpack.

We got to Montego Bay where it was pouring rain and hopped in our van for the 2 hour drive to our cliff-side cabana in Negril.

When we got there and settled in, we went out for a drink and our first of many incredible meals. Marriage, proposals, weddings were the last thing on my mind. Sleep was the first thing. The second thing was how beautiful it was there.

The view from our porch

We walked back to our place and sat out on the porch drinking Red Stripes and listening to music and the crashing waves below us. It was so romantic and relaxing, just sitting out there all by ourselves. Dim light from Rick's Cafe in the distance. I sat there sipping my beer, eating stale snacks from the airport, when Kyle got up telling me he'd be right back. I thought nothing of it.

Sitting on our deck over the water at night

He returned and sat in the chair, and I asked him to tell me what he likes about me (I've learned over the years to just cut to the chase and ask for compliments when I want to hear one). This is when I got the best answer to that question I'll ever get. He replied with a smile that continues to melt my heart today and said "everything." He got down on one knee and pulled out a ring from his pocket.

I remember the sheer shock that came over me. My hand rushed to cover my gaping mouth, my eyes shot wide open, and I just kept say "oh my god" over and over again. I honestly remember looking at the ring, which was not in a box, and thinking this was a joke. I have always joked with him about stupid ways to propose one day, so maybe he was just taking that joke even further. But, clearly, this was not nearly stupid enough to be a joke.

After what must have seemed like an eternity to him, he said "So is that a yes?" Now it was real. I said "yes," he slipped the ring on my finger, and it fit perfectly. I hugged him, I cried. I cried some more. I couldn't believe that this was actually happening. We had been together for almost 5 years at that point, and had bought our house together nearly 3 years earlier. I had reached a point where I thought marriage might never be in the cards for us, and I was perfectly comfortable with that. But here it was. Kyle was actually asking to spend the rest of our lives together as husband and wife.

Immediately after he proposed!

He spent the rest of the night telling me all of the things I had always dreamed of hearing, but now he could say them with conviction. I spent the night crying out of pure elation and shock. It was actually quite embarrassing how much I cried.

I barely slept that night. Every time I woke up in the middle of the night I just laid in bed touching my ring, making sure it wasn't a dream. As soon as the sun came up at 5 am that next morning I leaped out of bed to see my ring. It was so dark the night before, I could barely see the colors and details of it. It was gorgeous. I was so impressed he picked this out by himself, hiding it from me all along.

My ring (good job Kyle!)

Even though I looked terrible when he proposed, I was eating snacks and probably had crumbs on my shirt, it couldn't have been more perfect. It was just the two of us, and it kicked off an incredible week of celebrating together in the Caribbean. We relive that memory all the time and it's like we were just there. We can't wait to be married and start our lives together as husband and wife.

Phew, now that I'm all twitterpated, tell me your engagement story!

Resisting the Registry

Last weekend Kyle and I went "shopping" at Bed, Bath & Beyond for items for our wedding registry. I never want to do it again. First things first, we've been talking about our registry for a while. What do we need? What do we want? I've heard from friends just how incredibly FUN it is to go around with that little scanner gun and zap away at anything you want! I mean, you really get to go on a shopping spree of sorts, right?!

Aisle Dash, photo by Getty Images

Wrong.

Well, wrong for us, at least. Kyle and I are very methodical. Very frugal. We rarely, together or independently, make purchases for things we don't really need. Don't get me wrong, I know when things need to get updated and upgraded. But the question of do we really need this? or will we really use this? always comes up. So the idea of shopping for a bunch of things that we don't actually need is a struggle. Furthermore, we've lived together for 5 years and bought our house together 3 1/2 years ago, so we have pretty much everything we need and use regularly.

Every time we've said okay, what can we really use for our registry? all we've been able to come up with is a nice set of knives and a nice set of pots and pans. I mean really, it doesn't get much more boring than that. So we chose Bed, Bath & Beyond for our registry because they let you split up sets of All-Clad cookware and Wüsthof knives (among other things) - two great brands we grew up with and know will last us for years and years. And we cook nearly every day, so these are things we will actually use all the time.

Top: Sur La Table; Bottom: All-Clad

The guy at Bed, Bath & Beyond told us that we need to pick approximately 3 gifts per guest, so people have options. That's 240 items!! That's 10 times the number of things we've been able to come up with!

After closing our mouths, we talked, and decided that yes, we do need to expand our registry a bit. But really, we just can't compromise our characters and we can't add things to our registry that we would never actually buy ourselves.

Instead we're going to offer our guests the option to sponsor our honeymoon, and provide us with an experience that we'll never forget! And we're going to ask them to donate to our two favorite charities, if they're like me and feel a bit uneasy about giving material gifts that will just collect dust.

Crate&Barrel

And really, with all the traditions and websites telling you that you need 16 place settings of China and Chrystal (who, other than our grandparents, uses that stuff these days anyway?), I feel like so many people register for things they don't actually need. And as a guest, that's frustrating! If I buy you this one set of silver place settings (because I can only afford one set), will you actually use this for the dinner parties you've never invited me to?

Maryland Pink and Green

I have heard from so many people that they have a storage room or an attic full of wedding gifts that they don't have room for or don't ever use. That just seems frustrating all around - for the couple who has no more room in their place, and for the guest who spent their money buying something they thought the couple actually wanted.

We are trying not to do that, but it's admittedly hard. For example, we need a new set of Tupperware. Normally we would just buy that, but knowing we need to add things to our registry, we're holding out hope that someone buys that hideously boring thing for us. UGH. I'm just overall frustrated with this registry thing. I mean I really just feel like showing up at our wedding and celebrating with us is the best gift you can give!

Have any other soon-to-be brides felt the same way when trying to shop for their registry? Are you as frustrated as me? How about those of you who are already married - do you use everything that you got from your registry? Were you methodical with your choices, or did you just have fun shopping?

I'm feeling a bit down and frustrated with this whole thing, and would love to hear your thoughts.

Eco-Chic Flowers {Green Wedding Guide}

Since I'm the "California Eco-Friendly Bride" I think it's high time I start giving some tips about making your wedding eco-chic. Let's start with flowers, because who doesn't like flowers? Fortunately, there are some very easy ways to make your wedding flowers beautiful and earth friendly! Any bride or groom looking to add some Eco elements to their wedding, specifically when it comes to flowers, probably knows just how terrible the flower industry can be to the environment. The pesticides, the greenhouse gases involved in express shipping fresh flowers half way around the globe, not to mention really poor working conditions for many of the people who work in the fields. I was shocked to learn that the average wedding emits 12-14 tons of CO2 - that's more than a person emits in a full year!

So here are some ideas to kick start your eco-friendly floral planning! Now, I am definitely no expert, but I have done my fair share of research for my own wedding, so I'll share what I've learned with you :)

If you live in an area where someone provides the opportunity to rent plants, this is a great way to bring in some colorful citrus trees or cherry blossoms or whatever fits your theme. Kate Middleton did it after all!

   left: The Enchanted Home; right: Bridal Guide, photo by Meg Smith Photography

I really looked into doing this, as I thought some miniature lemon and mandarin trees would look gorgeous in my venue, but I can't find anyone who rents these trees in the Bay Area. {sad face}

You can also use smaller potted plants that you or your guests can keep after the wedding to decorate your house or garden. And if you do lots of mini potted plants, those can double as wedding favors!

My Sunny Wedding, photo by Erik Ekroth Photography

Or air plants! Air plants are some of the easiest plants, since they don't need soil and require little to no water to stay alive. I've seen some pretty awesome air plant bouquets and favors. I always think that a couple who uses air plants must be pretty badass. Maybe it's those wild, spiky fronds.

   left: Koru Wedding Style, photo by Mi Belle Photography; right: JL Designs, photo by Gabriel Ryan

Succulents are a big deal right now (in case you've been living in a hole and haven't noticed, silly). It feels like every wedding you look at has some succulents in them. They have great character, but better yet, they will survive your wedding day without soil and become a fun plant-able reminder of your wedding day later on!

Ruffled Blog, photo by Erica Ann Photography

Another fun and quirky option is to do paper flower bouquets made from recycled paper! I just love those paper flowers on the mini cake.

   left: Hatch Creative Studio, photo by Dave Robbins Photography; right: Wedding Chicks, photo by Hilton Pittman Photography

Lastly, you can go with the organic, local, seasonal flower option by using a sustainable florist. This really gives you the greatest variety of flower choices and allows you to choose specific colors and flower types. Although you may not end up with as enormous of a variety of flowers as you would if you went with hot house/imported flowers, there are more than enough options to make your vision come true.

Brides, photo by Mathew Kiang

This is the option we went with, and I was able to find an incredible florist in Berkeley called Gorgeous and Green who specializes in local, sustainable flowers (and has the cutest shop on the planet!). After meeting with her it was clear that she really is trying to change the industry, which we love. She uses ribbons made from recycled material, visits every farm she sources her flowers from so she knows their farming practices firsthand, and gives preference to local, seasonal growers. Kyle and I met with her a couple of weeks ago and were overwhelmed by the variety of flowers she recommended. I mean, is there a flower or color I can't have?! I don't think so.

In the Bay Area we're lucky to have a number of options when it comes to sustainable florists. I know that isn't an option everywhere, so you may want to consider potted plants and succulents. Wedding blogs are just overflowing with gorgeous photos of these floral inspirations, so eat your heart out eco-brides!

And even if you have your heart set on a certain flower in your bouquet, maybe there are other areas you can incorporate an eco-friendly flower option. Don't fret, it doesn't have to be all or nothing!

Are you planning on using eco-friendly floral arrangements in your wedding? Are there any great companies you've worked with who focus on sustainable farming practices? Give them a shout out so other brides can know about your great find!

Vintage Transportation

I drive a Honda Element. Also affectionately known as "The Orange Box." But lately I've been a little obsessed with looking up photos of vintage cars and motorcycles and fantasizing about cruising around in one of those. Even though I can spend an hour just looking at pictures of beautiful old cars and bikes, I wouldn't call myself a car and motorcycle aficionado by any stretch. Maybe just an admirer. If you haven't noticed, Kyle and I love all things vintage. We're kinda like that movie Midnight in Paris, where you think that past generations were far better than your own. So it should come as no surprise that we love vehicles of past generations. They just made them so much better back then!

It's extra fun for me to look at photos of people who include their lovingly restored car, motorcycle, or even motorcycle with a sidecar in their wedding photos.

Photo by m three studio, sourced from ruffled

Photo by Made U Look Photography, sourced from Jinxi Boo

Photo and source from Kate Harrison Photography

Photo and source from Cameron & Kelly Studio

Photo by For You Love Me, sourced from Green Wedding Shoes

Kyle and I each have a 1970s Honda motorcycle, which are really more restoration projects than anything right now, and we're thinking about parking them up at this spot to snap some photos on our wedding day.

Photo by One Love Photo, sourced from snippet & ink

What do you think? Is it just awesome enough to be worth the trouble? Or are we going to be taking so many photos that we'll barely have the time?

Do you have a classic car or motorcycle that you're including in your wedding plans? I'd love to hear so I can drool over pictures of it!