Jenny and Steve’s Handmade Backyard Wedding
There is a special place in my heart reserved for the brides who forsake fancy ballrooms and ornate churches, and instead choose to get married in the humble, American backyard. Maybe it’s because I was one of those brides, or maybe it’s because I just love shooting wedding ceremonies barefoot (which I am guaranteed to do whenever grass is underfoot).
There is something about the backyard. It’s the setting of so many memories: games of hide and seek as children, late night bonfires, Fourth of July cookouts, and now, more and more, the wedding. It’s hard for me to take two steps in my backyard without being hit with nostalgia for my childhood, when my backyard belonged to my grandparents, and I spent hours splashing in their pool with my cousins, and I can’t look at the pine tree in our yard without remembering the day I stood under it to say I do.
Now, Jenny and Steve are a part of the club. When they go home to visit Jenny’s mother’s house, they’ll get to walk past the place where they said I do. They’ll get to feel the grass under their toes, the same grass they danced on. And, they’ll get to look out on the yard, and remember eating dinner with their loved ones on their best day ever, their wedding, which was lovingly and painstakingly handmade by their friends and family. From the dress sewn by a bridesmaid, to the flowers arranged by Jenny’s mother, this wedding was made just for them, by the people that love them most.
Jenny and Steve, welcome to the club.
Nessa
September 27, 2013This is a beautiful wedding, Heather! That sparkler kiss is dreamy <3
rahul
September 27, 2013Gorgeous wedding. I love that wedding exit.
David Childers
September 27, 2013Love the night shots as well, great work!
Brian Kraft
September 27, 2013Totally gorgeous! Love the country-backyard feel to everything!
Teresa K
September 27, 2013Beautiful, fresh, clean, timeless…love this wedding Heather…welcome to the club indeed!
Daniel Ha
September 27, 2013Such a beautiful and organic looking wedding.
Caryn
September 28, 2013Oh my goodnesssss! That black and white of the bride is to die for. So gorgeous!
Paul Fuller
September 28, 2013So many beautiful details captured perfectly by yourself Heather, awesome !
Ross Harvey
September 29, 2013Beautiful wedding, told beautifully 🙂
Anton Chia
September 29, 2013Great details, moments, portraits, everything! Good stuff here!
Joseph Hall
October 1, 2013Ahhh – it looks like a lovely day, the dancing shots are awesome
Ariana Watts
October 4, 2013Wow what a gorgeous wedding – you did an amazing job photographing it!
Jon Yoder
October 21, 2013Heather! You killed it. I love your perspective in story telling photographs. Super cool feel to the set. Keep up the fantastic work. 🙂