Berenice + Francisco: Benton Harbor Wedding Trailer

You know those perfect weddings where everything just falls right into place? The venues are amazing, the sun is shining, the weather (surprisingly for Michigan) is on point, and the people you are spending the day with are full of nothing but excitement and laughter. It sounds too good to be true, but Berenice + Francisco’s day was exactly this — every moment.

There was nothing about this wedding that wasn’t jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Though the thing that floored us the most was watching these two best friends-turned-pup-parents become husband and wife. Berenice’s drive and passion are matched perfectly by Francisco’s caring and witty heart. Spend just a minute with these two and it’s clear to see how deeply and thoroughly they love one another. But that love overflows out onto everyone around them; their friends and most of all their family. Together they make one serious power couple that will rock this world.

Celebrating a love like these two is not just fun, it’s what we live for. Forever dreaming about #SummerofAlvarez!

Cinematography: Shadow Shine Pictures

Photography: George Street Photography

Wedding Planning and Coordination: 1928 Planning Co.

Floral Design:  Crystal Springs Florist and Grenhouse

Wedding Dress: Winnie Couture

Menswear: Ted Baker Groomsmen

Hair & Makeup: Ashley Wells and Melissa Marshall

Officiant: Father Richard Meyette

Wedding Cake & Desserts: Amanda Marie's Bakery

Caterer: CK Catering

Rentals: Signs and calligraphy by Melligraphy, lights by Event Lighting Plus, linens and table settings by CK Catering

Venue:  The Vineyard at 12 Corners

Allie + Zach: Grand Rapids Wedding Trailer

It takes courage and no small amount of faith to move across the country to chase your dreams — to leave home and the known behind for the exciting and hopeful horizon ahead. Little did Allie know when she left for LA, she would find more than just a wonderful new chapter in her teaching career, she would meet the man she would say yes to a lifetime of adventures and growth with.

If you’ve heard us talk about these two at all, you know that they are one of our favorites for a lot of reasons but their story is hands down one of those that makes you stop and realize that there really is something much greater at work in this world than just ourselves. These two grew up just minutes away from each other, went to the same music festivals as kids, most likely crossed paths a handful of times, but it took moving to one of the largest cities in the world to finally meet. 

Aside from having one beautiful story of “lost and found” these two beautifully reflect the true face of Christ in all that they say and do. Watching them get to celebrate their devotion and commitment to one another this summer, with all of their family and friends gathered together was a blessing to our entire team!   

We’ll be huge fans of these two and their story forever,  and we are just so thankful to have shared the beginning of this new chapter with them. Sending all our love and good vibes now and always to the coolest and kindest couple the West Coast has ever known!

Cinematography & Photography: Shadow Shine Pictures

Floral Design: Lyndsay Johnson

Rentals: Cades and Birch

Wedding Dress Designer: DaVinci Bridal, from Becker's Bridal

Menswear: Dolce Vita Suites

Hair Stylist: Hannah Johnson from Salon Citrene

Officiant: Rick Wood

Reception DJ: Ask Me Entertainment - Andrew Rounds

Wedding Cake and Cupcakes: Scrumptious Cupcakes

Venue: Grand Rapids Downtown Market

Graycen + Tom: Grand Rapids Wedding Trailer

Nothing gets us right in the feels like a good, classic high school sweethearts-turned-husband-and-wife story - and that our friends, is the story of Graycen + Tom. These two grew up just down the street from one another, went to school together, and Tom even says he knew Graycen was the one when they were only in second grade. Crying already!

These two have seen each other through a lot. Long-distance, career and education changes, national basketball championships - they’ve always been there for one another. A testament of what true and honest commitment and love are. Getting to be a part of their day was an honor that we cannot express how thankful we are for it. Celebrating these two—their long journey to their wedding day and the many adventures yet ahead—simply getting to pay witness to a great love story, hands down, was one of our top moments this summer.

We love these two so much, and we cannot imagine a more perfect wedding for two more deserving people in the world. Here’s to the Hamiltons!

Cinematography & Photography: Shadow Shine Pictures

Floral Design: Christine Harned (Lasting Memories)

Rentals: Events By iCandy

Wedding Dress: Becker's Bridal

Menswear: Mens Warehouse & Kohls

Hair & Makeup: Hair Technique

Officiant: Ethan Ezikian

Reception DJ: Darren VanMeekeran

Wedding Cake: Nothing Bundt Cake

Caterer:  West Michigan Caterer

Venue: New Vintage Place

Taryn + Zak: Grand Rapids Wedding Trailer

Taryn + Zak’s story is one of friendship and grace, years of falling deeper, more madly in love with each other, and--above all--a story written by their Creator. Since middle school, they have been the truest of friends, there for each other through the ups and downs, there to celebrate the other in all their victories and to be a safe place during the storms of adolescence and adulthood. It doesn’t take being around them for long to see just how wonderfully and beautifully paired they are for each other.

From their killer shoe game, their contagious laughter, to their desire to always care for the other, this wedding day could not have better reflected who these two are, both as individuals, but also as a couple. All we can say is thank you, Taryn and Zak, for being such wonderful models of what a truly Christ-like love and devotion look like. You’ll always be our GOAT.

Cinematography & Photography: Shadow Shine Pictures

Wedding Event Coordination: Val Probst

Floral Design & Decor: iCandy

Wedding Dress: Becker's Bridal

Menswear: The New Yorker

Hair & Makeup: Linsey Sinnema & Whitney Kadau

Officiant: Brandon Williams

Reception DJ: Ask Me Entertainment - Andrew Rounds

Wedding Cake and Reception Dessert: Robbie Gill

Venues: Baker Lofts & Grand Rapids International Fellowship

Aparna + Ankit: Novi Wedding Trailer

There are some weddings that we truly wish would never end, and when we think back to the amazing, colorful, joy-filled weekend that was A+A's we have those exact feelings. By the time we got to their wedding weekend, they were already dear friends of ours—so obviously we got swept up in all the magic, the love, and every single second of celebrating these two.

Coming together with this close-knit community to cheer these two on as they entered into this new season was honestly indescribable. The shared experience, taking part in a moment that transcends all of us there. We've talked about that a lot over the last few years and the reality is that this feeling doesn't fade away in the least bit — it only grows stronger and for that, we are deeply thankful.

Heaven help us, this blog could be pages on pages long about everything that was so wonderful about this weekend. Really, all we can say is how thankful we are for these two beautiful humans. Their wedding weekend was more than an honor to be a part of, and to get to be a part of their story, and to call them friends, is more than we could ever ask for.

Wedding Planer: Rajul Pillai of Blissful Events

Photography and Cinematography: ShadowShine Pictures

Florist: Butterfly Flowers

Garba Hair and Makeup: Houda Hourani at Salon West Dearborn

Wedding and Reception Hair: Raimonda Gjekaj

Wedding and Reception Makeup: Tammy Pore

DJ: Umesh Manani

Wedding Cake: Sweet Dreams Bakery

Linens & Chivari Chairs: Modern Art Party Rental

Catering & Bar: Krishna Catering & Ashoka

Henna: Niki Patel

Henna Gown: Frontier Heritage

Grah Shanti Gown: Utsav Fashions

Garba/Sangeet Gown: Anushree Reddy

Wedding Gown: Raja Fashions

Reception Gown: Shyamal & Bhumika

Venues: Diamond Center, Patel Residence, & Shah Residence