Posts in Real Weddings
Jazz-Inspired New Orleans Destination Wedding

Today's feature on Vale +Vine is short and sweet, but oh-so-jazzy!  I've only spent a little time in New Orleans, but I've always had a love for jazz and the era that this wedding evokes, so it's such a treat to get to share a glimpse from Athena + Phil's Marigny Opera House wedding....

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Elegant Ranch Wedding in the Rockies

I'm a country girl at heart...as in, give me the countryside anytime, anywhere.  Pastoral English villages, vast Canadian prairies, quaint Italian hill towns, and rugged American ranches--they all have the power to sweep me off my feet and make my heart soar.  Jenny + Daniel's Big Sky Montana wedding by Orange Photographie evokes those same sensations...

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Snowy Winter Wedding Portraits

With the month of November around the bend and seasonal festivities about to ramp up, I would hazard a guess there are a host of holiday brides trying to avoid biting their nails when it comes to considering the weather and their winter wedding portraits.  Which is why Jodi + Charles' wedding day portraits shot just after New Year's in Montana by Orange Photographie, are the perfect antidote to any winter wedding stress....  

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Outdoor Wedding in the Canadian Rockies

There's nothing like the grandeur of the Canadian Rocky Mountains to set the stage for a wedding ceremony imbued with both majesty and serenity.  The space Brandy + Justin chose for their Rocky Mountain nuptials offers minimal distraction  and breathtaking scenery at the same time, something I believe only nature in all her glory can hold in tandem.  I know the world is filled with overwhelming natural beauty, but Canadians are blessed to have it in spades....

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Snowy Winter Wedding in the Canadian Rockies

Is there anything more quintessentially Canadian than a snowy winter fête filled with celebration and warmth in spite of the northern chill?  While most Canadian brides opt for weddings in warmer seasons, those with a sense of adventure and a love of winter can find much to be inspired by from this snowy winter wedding set amidst the grandeur of Canada's Rocky Mountains...

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Fall Elopement in the Scottish Wilderness

If there's a shoot I've been eager to publish as a way to kick off the fall season, it's this one.  And today being the final day of August, I couldn't think of a better time to share this stunning almost-elopement (more on that story below!) with Vale + Vine readers.  Set in the wilds of Scotland and shot by Orange Photographie from Montana, this session is brimming over with jaw-dropping scenery and a palette of fall colours...

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Intimate Park Wedding Ceremony + Portraits

All I could think about as I perused these especially intimate wedding photographs by Martina Wendland, was the line from the classic vows, "In sickness, and in health".  It must have been frustrating for this sweet couple, Nicole + Paul, to have to deal with an injury just days before their wedding, but the expressions on their faces belie nothing of consternation nor resentment at Paul's reliance on a crutch and need to sport a cast on their wedding day...

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