This adventurous couple has climbed Mount Reiner, camped in Yosemite National Park, visited the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and planned a wedding and honeymoon during a global pandemic.
Getting married during a historical event brought about new challenges and traditions for both couples and guests. This couple used colored bands to let guests choose their level of comfort. Green: You’re okay with hugs and handshakes. Yellow: You’re okay with talking at a distance and no physical contact please. Red: You are keeping your distance. Despite masks and social distancing, this couple was able to have a completely amazing wedding day.
The Garment Factory in Franklin, Indiana is a spacious industrial-chic venue and one of our favorite places to capture wedding days. The venue was originally built in the 1920s as a factory where seamstresses specialized in the production of undergarments. Later it went on to produce military uniforms and the uniforms for the movie Hoosiers. The venue is over 10,000 square feet with three event spaces, a gorgeous bridal suite, and The Garment Factory can accommodate up to 450 guests for a wedding day.
Even though the bride and groom chose to have a first look…
this groom started to cry before his bride ever walked down the aisle.
The bride’s brother performed a reading from Friends during the ceremony. “I’ll be there for you when the rain starts to pour, I’ll be there for you like I’ve been there before, I’ll be there for you, ’cause you’re there for me too.”
They incorporated a sand ceremony into their wedding. The sand ceremony is a unity tradition where the couple take turns pouring sand from separate containers into a single container representing the two coming together as one. The container the sand is poured into is then kept by the couple as a keepsake of their wedding ceremony. It’s also super fun to photograph!
The new husband and wife had their first dance to Conversations in the Dark by John Legend.
The bridesmaids all wore matching pajamas for getting ready in, but one fabulous bridesmaid changed back into hers during the reception and busted a move in them on the dance floor.
This bride and I connected over our mutual love of Friends and Harry Potter but another thing we have in common is our inability to eat gluten. She had the best gluten-free wedding cake. Ever. But, I must tell you that the best part of this wedding for me as a wedding photographer was the bride’s reaction to her wedding photos. She text me over the next couple of days after her gallery was delivered to tell me how much she loved her photos and how she couldn’t stop looking at them. That is always our goal, to transport our couples back to the best day of their live through photographs.
This beautiful couple was surrounded by amazing people who obviously love them very much. We are so honored to document their wedding day and wish them a lifetime of love, magic, and adventure.
