A vintage editorial micro wedding in the heart of Texas, on digital & 35mm film.
Ok where do I start! When Averi described her wedding she wanted it to be eccentric, funky vintage, and incorporating elements made by her family. In her own words, she described the dress theme to be funky mismatched yet cohesive, as seen by her father in a brown plaid suit mixed with her mothers magenta dress. Every piece of this vintage editorial texas wedding was intentionally crafted by a family member. From Averi's one of a kind dress made by her grandma, out of her mothers and mother in-laws wedding dresses, to the handmade invites by her mother, to the bouquet being crafted by her grandma, to the handmade banners in the reception hall. In one of the getting ready pictures, you can see her grandma and both mothers touching the piece of Averi's dress that was theirs. The ceremony was at Dallas Dreamhaus - A European Rococo Palace in Texas, which is an airbnb made to replicate the palace of Versailles. This was something important to Averi because she wanted to incorporate renaissance family and wedding party portraits.
The bride and groom are high school sweethearts, so their family's are well integrated with each other. They wanted the ceremony to feel intimate with only their family and close friends present, with their grandfather officiating. Jared and Averi did not see each other prior to the ceremony so queue the tears when he saw her down the aisle. The ceremony was followed by a celebratory champagne toast.
The reception was the following day at the Southside Preservation Hall in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, a vintage hall built in the early 1900s, that fit their funky eclectic vibe with the mustard stage curtains. With pizza served and homemade cookies made by the family, their extended family and friends joined them to party. Some key elements that made this reception more personalized was that a football was passed around only to be signed by the married men with the number of years they have been married. And instead of a garter toss for the men, the football was used. The table napkins were all thrifted and sewn by the women. The night had a mix of jazz, early 2000s pop, and country line dancing music in homage to their Texas roots. Every single Averi and Jared finished their night with a flower petal send off to the song "the dog days are over" by Florence and the Machine.
When I think of a wedding being intentionally true to who the couple are, this wedding stands out. If I had a dollar was every time I heard someone say "this is so Averi" I could retire, which is a testament to the authenticity of the day. "It takes a village" is woven into the seams of this wedding by how many family members rallied to craft this wedding with hands of love. A piece of advice that came from this wedding is that authenticity and intentionality can't be bought and make for an incredibly memorable wedding.
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