*A word from Melissa of Pretty Swell Parties about how this wonderful team arrived at this sweetly styled shoot focusing on crafting an environment for wedding guests that tug at their dancing heart strings!

“The Cator Woolford Gardens is a popular wedding venue in Atlanta, known for their beautiful outdoor space.  But for this shoot, we wanted to show how cool their indoor space, The Atrium, can look— especially at night when the windows become mirrors reflecting everything inside.  Nothing makes a wedding more beautiful than a bride and groom who are actually having fun on their wedding day, so the inspiration here was “No standing, only dancing.” We focused on the two best parts of a wedding reception: dancing and dessert.  Captured by the incredible Robin Nathan of Robin Nathan Photography, the Atrium was transformed with vibrant fringe, strings of lights and mercury glass votives.”

“Juli Vaughn of Juli Vaughn Designs contributed so much fabulous decor to this shoot including the bride’s stunning purple bouquet, the charming DIY moss silhouettes , the “No Standing” chalk board sign, the terrarium centerpieces, and other florals.  Lauren from Sugar Style Events, created the amazing dessert table, which featured some stand-out sweets including home-made grape jello, that was just the most perfect shade of purple, and also absolutely delicious!  The bride’s gorgeous makeup and hair done by Claudia Mejerle combined with the  fun and flirty dress from Mod Cloth, gave her a look perfect for dancing all night with her adorable groom.”

Vendor Love

Venue: The Atrium at the Cator Woolford Gardens
Dress: ModCloth
Hair & Makeup: Claudia Mejerle
Floral & Event Design: Juli Vaughn Designs
Dessert Bar: Lauren Chekanow of Sugar Style Events
Event Coordination: Melissa Bloomfield of Pretty Swell Parties
Photography: Robin Nathan Photography

When a wedding is a group effort, it truly is that much more special to the couple.  Such is the case for Tanya Gutierrez Vazquez & Eli Vazquez, whose family members & friends all came together to make their wedding day as customized & true to who they are as a couple as could be.  Having a natural vintage hipster vibe, our gorgeous couple embraced this very feel from everything from their choices in fashion, transportation, to the lovely Hoosier Grove Barn where our couple was married.  Both sides of the families helped, making the dinner & desserts, while friends pitched in with the music.  Tanya & Eli’s local pastor officiated the wedding, while friends & family gifted Tanya with various brooches which she combined into her hand made brooch bouquet.  Our sweet couple let who they are lead them & did not deviate, leading to a gorgeous wedding day celebrating exactly who they are as a couple!

What Storyboard Likes…

The Emotions- The emotions are an unsung hero in this wedding feature.  The love & joy that Tanya & Eli hold  for one another is so evident it practically jumps off the page at you!  We love the multiple pictures where Eli looks as if he could not wait one more second to kiss his sweet bride, while she has that certain gleam in her eye when almost bashfully at times looking back at Eli.  Their emotions are a standout start to me & I love how much I as the viewer get caught up in it!

The Groomsmen- Whether these guys are naturally hams {we’re prone to think so!} or just doing an ace job of playing the part, these boys came to play when it came to picture  time!  We love a good bridal party who isn’t afraid to really make the portrait session something memorable, taking the opportunity to hoist up the groom on their shoulders, hold our groom back wide eyed, even jump a bit for joy.  We give big props to the boys, you brought it!

The Fashion- From start to finish our vintage hipster couple covered all the bases & we couldn’t be bigger fans of the outcome!  We love everything about gorgeous Tanya’s fashion choices from her pill box hat birdcage veil, to the the perfectly fitted lace dress.  We must say though, our favorite touch just might be the bracelet heavy arm party she’s rocking, though the ”Toms” altered owl shoes are pretty hot!  Eli’s simple easy going suspender chino look is an old school classic & we love that the groomsmen paired perfectly, while the bridesmaids were dressed in easy breezy mix matched summer yellows.  Each area of fashion was allowed to be unique, while smartly chosen themes tied it all together.  We looooove it!

Vendor Love

Venue: Hoosier Grove Barn
Photographer: Estanislao Photography