Monique and Alec

What you see here is a collaborative effort, from friends, to create a memorable and beautiful wedding for two people in love, who's main concern was to honor God in marriage. I not only had the honor to photograph their wedding but the pleasure to plan the entire event!  Her only request was that the color scheme include lavendar.  For me, it was like a dream come true, to plan another wedding with creative license to do whatever I wanted!  I can't even begin to express how much fun it was.  I do have to say that it wouldn't have come together so nicely and smoothly without the help of so many people.   Days like this one, make me so grateful to have been placed in a genuinely loving church body.  We are not perfect and fall short at times but the hearts at FBC truly desire to love one another and others with the same love God showed us. They gave of their time and resources to make this wedding happen!

This is how we planned a wedding on a very low budget

1.  She borrowed a dress and had a great seamstress altered  it to fit

2.  The location was a friends house with an awesome backyard

3.  Decorations were pulled from my house and a few other friends 

4.  We asked specific people to make specific desserts and they were SOOOO good!

5. To go along with the dessert reception theme we served coffee, coffee and coffee.  It was iced, blended and hot and oh so good!  

6.  For music, we had a friend play music from his ipod

7. Lighting was done by a friend who conveniently had everything we needed

8. We spent  $150 on all the flowers and made all the arrangements ourselves.  

9.  Basically everything but the groom's suite and flowers was borrowed or gifted

I want to thank the Goss', Stoppes, Jamie, Janine, Nate, Matt,  Mel, the Sheppards, Christina, Taylor, Cassie, Philip, Brandon, Sarah, Karen, Yvonne, the Byrd's, the Doolings and the Dunfees, Diane and Jessica.  If I forgot anyone please, leave a shout out in the comments section!  Thank you for making this happen! 

 Matt, Mel and Nate, (my peas and carrots and mashed potatoes),  thank you so much for helping me!  You guys worked so hard!  Love you!