Martha’s Vineyard Island Weddings Magazine Feature

We are beyond thrilled to share that Mallory and Michael’s DIY celebration on Martha’s Vineyard has been featured in Island Weddings Magazine. You might remember their photographs and film that we shared here on the blog last fall. It just makes it all the more special that their wedding is now in print as well! The ladies at Island Weddings did a beautiful job writing Mallory and Michael’s wedding day story, tying our photographs in, and honoring all the special details Mallory and Michael included in their celebration. What a joy to have this sweet magazine feature in our hands!

And a fun fact: they even showcased Mallory and Michael’s wedding story signage that I hand lettered that weekend! You’ll be seeing a lot more where that came from as I’m currently working on a hand lettering book to be published in the near future!

If you’d like a copy of the magazine, you can pick one up for free at the Martha’s Vineyard Magazine website! To see more photos, watch Mallory and Michael’s film, and see the full list of vendors, family, and friends that helped make their day happen, check out their blog post.

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Elisa + Craig // An Old Hollywood Wedding at The Carolina Inn

Craig and Elisa initially invited us to capture photos for their engagement and their wedding day, but goodness are we grateful they decided to have us do video as well! It’s so special for Tim and I to be the creative team documenting our couple’s days together, but when we get to do both photo and video it’s such a unique experience and a fun “end product” for us to deliver. We’ve been holding Craig and Elisa’s photos hostage from the interwebs for far too long, but we felt it was only appropriate to share them together with their wedding film.

There are moments captured in their video that are simply better told through that medium. The exchange between Elisa’s father and her soon-to-be husband as they opened their gifts from her together, way Elisa sighs with a sense of contentment right before she and Craig are announced for the first time, Craig mouthing the words “I love you” to her during their moments alone together before the reception, and the words of Craig and Elisa’s fathers as they share stories and bless the two of them as they begin this next chapter of their story together. The story wouldn’t be as full without these.

And then the photographs share the same story of their day, but from a different vantage point. As you watch the film and look through the photos you’ll see that Elisa’s dad has a deep and beautiful love for his daughter – what a treasure to capture those emotions and particularly the moments he took to pause throughout the day and soak it all in. Craig and Elisa also had the most enthusiastic bridal party we’ve ever had the pleasure of spending a wedding day with – from the way Elisa’s bridesmaids loved on her throughout the morning to the hilarious and spontaneous song Craig’s groomsmen performed for him – this group definitely takes the cake for our most memorable bridal party! And at the end of the night – one of my favorite moments as Craig’s grandmothers looked incredulously upon the dance floor. Everyone’s mad dance moves were truly something to behold.

Overall Craig and Elisa’s day was full of so much joy – not just for the fact that they’ve “found one another,” but a joy that was filled with gratitude to the Lord for His plan over their lives. Although they met in an unexpected way through Instagram, it’s clear their story goes back far beyond a simple app on their phones. The stories told throughout the day consistently point back to the Lord’s hand in every piece of their story – from the way their parents raised each of them to the promises they made this day before Him.

Craig and Elisa, thank you for inviting us into this season of your lives. It was such a pleasure to walk alongside the two of you on your wedding day and to capture the excitement, the happy tears, the emotion, and the celebration for you two to remember and look back on for many years to come.

 

Vendors:

Coordinator: Tia Jones-Nusbaum from Erin McLean Events

Venue: The Carolina Inn

Hair/Makeup: Samantha Ray from LULA

Bride’s Belt: Yes Dear & Co

Flowers: Barbara Long

Officiant: Pastor Matt Slate

Cocktail Hour Music: Grant Terry

Catering: The Carolina Inn

Rentals: CE Rental

Cake and Cupcakes: Blue Moon

DJ: Chad Hines from The Local DJ

Photography and Videography: Grain & Compass

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Courtney + Ryan + Nara // Lost and Found

This film is a project of ours that we’ve had in the works for about three years now. Courtney and Ryan have become dear friends of ours as we’ve walked alongside them through this season of their story. We originally asked if we might film a bit of their adoption story – we thought it might be a fun and beautiful story for us to tell. Perhaps one that might encourage other families considering adoption or give hope to those going through the frustrating waiting period before being given a referral for a child.

What we didn’t realize at the time was that God has been writing a much bigger story than we could have known or imagined. This story takes place throughout the past five years as Courtney and Ryan decided to pursue adoption, waited nearly three years for their referral, finally were able to bring Nara home, and experienced an incredible transformation in their daughter as she has flourished into a fun, spunky, confident, beautiful young lady.

The past few years have been a wild ride for the Thomas family, but looking back now they can see how the Lord has been preparing the way for them to serve as full-time missionaries with Make Your Mark in Ethiopia. They’ve seen such a beautiful transformation in their own daughter over the past couple years, and now they hope to see that same transformation in the street kids they’ll be working with in Ethiopia. It’s been such a privilege for us to walk alongside these friends and watch this part of their story unfold. Their faith and trust in the Lord is truly extraordinary.

Courtney, Ryan, and Nara are moving to Ethiopia in just a few short weeks, on July 18th, but they’re not entirely funded to go yet. If you wish to join us in supporting them, follow this link and designate your giving in the “Thomas Support” box – bit.ly/thomasMYMsupport. If you want to read more about their story or follow along as they begin their ministry in Ethiopia, you can check out their blog: Our Weapon Is Love.

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