Thank you so much Ruffled for featuring their rustic backyard wedding!
So you may recognize this couple from their cutie Disney engagement session in Orlando from a couple of months ago. Well Chloé & Ernie are back with their Lilly Pulitzer inspired wedding held at the Costa d’Este Beach Resort in Vero Beach. Chloé has such great taste, there were so many cute details, patterns and colors. Everything came together so beautifully and it really matched their happy personalities. A little lesson we learned from this couple, don’t put a “get married” reminder alarm on your cell phone, or it may go off during your ceremony! It was so cute though, as hard as he tried, the groom couldn’t get it to turn off : ) After our whole car-breaking-down fiasco in Orlando, we really got a chance to know them better and felt like we were shooting a friend’s wedding. You are both so perfect for each other, and we hope you enjoyed your Disney cruise honeymoon!
We were so honored to be chosen to photograph and be a part of this special wedding. We had such a great time celebrating and learning about all of the important traditions of their culture. When I say celebrate, I mean it. At this wedding, everyone was dancing! Even at 9am when I’m still trying to wake up, they were ready to party and celebrate. Everything took place at the India Cultural Center, which had this amazingly ornate temple that made us feel like we were in another country. It all started at around 8am (well, almost) with the the bride, her bridesmaids, and the company of the elder ladies with the Gowri Puja ceremony. Meanwhile, the groom and his party were all at the temple for prayer. After the father of the bride asks him to marry his daughter, he then gets hoisted on the wedding horse (awesome!) and everyone gets the party started. As the groom travels to meet the bride’s family, all of his family and friends dance around him to the beat of a drum. We were almost tempted to join in, but ya know, we are there to work, not partake in street dancing. So after meeting the family and exchanging pretty flowery garlands, then everyone moves inside for the more serious ceremony, the Var Puja. This is where a lot of different family traditions happen, and there is no way I can list them all, but our favorite was when they had the blanket over the groom and then dropped it for them to see each other for the first time, and then when they threw rice at each other. After the ceremony, every one ate lunch, and then returned again later in the night for more partying at the reception. After all of the speeches and cake cutting, the dancing got kicked off with choreographed dancing and other entertainment who performed for the newly weds. Then the lights went down, and of a room full of 3-400 or so guests, almost everyone flooded the dance floor. We both took so many photos, it was hard to narrow down our favorites, but we hope these tell the story well : )
Thank you Style me Pretty for featuring their adorable DIY wedding! Thank you Style me Pretty for featuring their adorable DIY wedding! Photography: Vitalic Photo | Rentals: Premier Tenting Solutions & Event Rentals | Catering: Chantal’s Par Avion, Inc.
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