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Chellsea + Dillon

Life is full of surprises, thrills, and adventures, but even the most thrilling roller coaster can’t prepare you for love and its own unique adventures! It brightens our lives, soothes our sorrows, and sprinkles a gleaming ray of sunshine to even the dullest of days. It touches and enchants not just the two individuals involved, but also the lives of all who come into contact with them. Nothing beats two people gradually falling in love and deciding to love and commit to each other for the rest of their life! It’s thrilling, fulfilling, and makes everyone who watches it feel warm and fuzzy from the show’s love! While there are many things that can be going on in the world, love lets you lean on it, no matter how crazy the world gets! We are lucky to be able to work in an area where we can witness the allure of love again and time again! Even after many years of seeing the same starry-eyed look in the lovers’ eyes and those toothy smiles, it never ceases to enchant us. Every wedding between two people in love is a captivating love story in and of itself, and we are delighted to be able to capture it in stunning shots and snippets. The wedding day of Chellsea and Dillon is the stuff of dreams, and here’s a sneak peek at their big day!

The couple chose Mile High City to plan their dream wedding, and we all know they can’t go wrong with that! Denver, nicknamed the Mile High City because of its elevation of 5,280 feet above sea level, or one mile, has been a hive of activity since the late 1850s when gold was discovered near Cherry Creek. It is now one of America’s hottest places to live and play in, as well as a fantastic tourist destination. Denver is a visually beautiful town, replete with a range of sights and attractions for everyone, from kids to couples, with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop and more than 300 days of sunlight per year. There is no shortage of things to do in Denver, whether you are roaming the Denver Art Museum, shopping and gallery hopping in Cherry Creek North, or watching animals at the Denver Zoo, day or night. There’s a lot to like about getting married in Denver because the city is full of wonderful wedding locations. This gorgeous city will never fail to surprise you with its myriad alternatives, from beautiful rocky mountain scenery to the city’s laid-back countryside attitude. We tell you that your intriguing downtown Denver wedding will stand out and prove to be memorable, proudly seated in the South Platte River Valley, a bit to the east of the gorgeous Rocky Mountains!

The city has plenty of vivid, active, and bustling locations where you can hold your perfect wedding. Villa Parker, Stonebrook Manor, and Pine at Genes-ee are three of Denver’s most popular wedding venues, however, there are many more! If you are looking for the perfect spot for some lovely engagement photo locations, Civic Center Park in the center of downtown, Washington Park, Cheesman Park, and City Park in neighboring areas are just a few of the city’s parks. Denver’s most famous park, Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater, lies just outside the city boundaries and is one of the best outdoor performance venues in the country. Every nook and cranny of this gorgeous city provides the perfect backdrop for your Denver wedding photographer to capture your romantic moments. Have faith in us! There are a few fantastic wedding venues in this city that never fail to wow. Whether you want to unwind by exploring every street of this city with your sweetheart while our wedding photographers and videographers click away to capture every step you take together hand in hand, or you can’t get enough of jaw-dropping natural-filled backdrops in your wedding album, we promise you won’t be disappointed! Needless to say, Chellsea and Dillon struck gold when they chose Denver as their wedding location, and the result is evident in the video snippets!

Speaking of dreamy locations, natural beauty and romantic design come together at Della Terra to offer the ideal hidden mountain setting for your wedding ceremony and celebration. They only host one wedding at a time and only one wedding each day since they believe that each wedding should be intimate and exclusive. Featuring two beautiful ceremony locations, on-site getting-ready areas, luxurious honeymoon accommodations, and a once-in-a-lifetime wedding experience, Della Terra is a non-discriminatory, all-inclusive venue that accepts all kinds of love and life celebrations. The wedding venue’s amazing indoor event venue boasts stunning architecture, balcony overlooks, and floor-to-ceiling windows with three-dimensional mountain vistas. Up to 200 guests can be accommodated at this great indoor ceremony and reception location. A raised platform, dancing floor space, full-service bar, DJ area for sound and lighting equipment, live band area, and gourmet kitchen for catering purposes are all included.

Della Terra also has an interior Gathering Place on the second floor with balconies and two enormous fires. This is the ideal location for an indoor cocktail hour following your ceremony. The outdoor ceremony setting at Della Terra is hidden amid the mountain pines, with a stunning MacGregor Mountain background to delight your guests. A raised brick stage, natural cedar vineyard trellis, and terraced sitting space for guests are all part of the event location. In Della Terra’s wedding salon, dressing room, and lounge, you and your wedding party can be pampered on-site. Couples can utilize the Theater room as a waiting space for either side of their wedding party. This space is frequently used by grooms and their groomsmen as a lounge while waiting for the wedding festivities to begin. During get-ready time, couples can arrange for bar service through Della Terra in this location. Overall, Della Terra Mountain Chateau is a wedding location that is gorgeous, practical, and simply perfect for a Denver wedding, and we are so elated that Chellsea and Dillon chose this wedding venue as “the one”!

Whether it’s the magic of the nature-filled location tucked away in the heart of the mountains or the sheer iridescent magic in the air, the couple managed to create a day that is not only beautiful to look at but also feels warm and wholesome in every way! Whether it is the emotional first look or the loving looks that couples keep on sneaking throughout the day, theirs is the kind of love that feels good and right! The magical day started amidst chirping birds and ruffling leaves as the duo got ready for the lovely day ahead! Chellsea looked stunning in her A-line wedding dress with lace details and a romantic sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. Her golden blonde hair was arranged in a half updo, adorned with sparkly hair accessories and a gorgeous veil, and neutral makeup and sparkling necklace and earring set, adding a glow to her every movement! To add to the look, our lovely bride carried a gorgeous bridal bouquet which was created with the finest pick of white flowers and greenery! Dillon donned a classic blue suit which had black contrast lapels and a crisp white shirt, all the things which added a dashing flair to his attire! A black bowtie, a dramatic boutonniere, and a pair of formal shoes added to Dillon’s groom look perfectly! The bridesmaids donned baby-blue bridesmaid dresses and carried white matching bouquets as our lovely bride, and the gentlemen were all dressed in midnight blue suits and baby blue neckties, making for a gorgeous group with perfectly coordinated details!

Before the ceremony, the couple had their first look which was all gorgeously captured by our wedding photographers. The look in Dillon’s eyes as he saw his soon-to-be bride was precious and delicately captured!  It was emotional that Chellsea also did a first look for her dad. The couple had their wedding ceremony in the property’s outdoor ceremony site and the dark wooden arbor has been decorated with simple white drapes and gorgeous white flowers and greenery, creating a lovely setting for the couple to say their vows! The bridesmaid and groomsmen walked down the path in pairs or threes and took their position in the aisle, and the flower girl was assisted by her parents and left an adorable image in our minds! Soon Chellsea was walked down the aisle by her father, and the ceremony began. The couple said their vows, getting teary-eyed as they promised their future to each other and were soon declared married! They watered a plant as their unity ceremony, symbolizing how they promised to nourish their relationship forever to help it grow stronger through the years!

The couple exited the ceremony site as our Denver wedding videographers caught them in some memorable moments like the time they danced with each other on the winding road in the backdrop, just enjoying each other’s company and sharing sweet nothings! And as they did that, it started to drizzle adding to the magic! Soon it was time for the wedding party to pose for some formal group photography and bridal portraits, and the grassy meadows and tall towering trees proved to be the perfect backdrop for the same! Soon it was time for the wedding reception to start, but not before the couple had some fun with their guests. The evening unfolded into a series of exciting events, starting from wedding toasts to the first dance, and cutting the cake. The decor elements, like the rest of the wedding, were minimal and fresh, yet fun and we loved how the wedding cake and the wedding stationeries showed off streaks of color and whimsy! The wedding day surely ended with a high with everybody having the time of their lives!

Even when languages fail or recollections falter, a photograph or a video may convey a wealth of details! When it comes to this charming pair, though, each of their images and video snippets conveys the most captivating account of their enthralling love journey. A couple spends months arranging their wedding day, pulling together all of the minor and crucial details to ensure that everything goes according to plan. This requires a lot of checklists, phone calls, errands, and redesigning to bridge the gap between your dream wedding and reality, with a little help from the pros! And then, when the big day arrives, it’s gone in the blink of an eye! With so many intense sentiments, activities, and customs, the day is a happy swirl of occurrences, a succinct capture of the most fantastic day of your life! Photographs or a video film, on the other hand, are tangible and heartfelt, and even after they’ve aged, they still tell an intriguing tale about the couple!

The truth is that just a few days in your life will be remembered for the rest of your life, and your wedding day will surely be at the top of that list. Every couple wishes to capture the magic of the day in perfect photographs, from the drapes in the arbor to the flowers adorning the bride’s hair to the heel of the bridal shoes, so that they can relive the special day whenever they want and be recognized as an old friend greeting them with open arms by the memories of the day. Photographs and videos from a wedding capture many particular and delicate moments that we, as individuals, may ignore but that the camera retains.

Our Denver wedding photographers did an amazing job capturing the beautiful couple in all of their splendor. Whether it’s the serene and delicate moments from the getting ready sessions to the heartfelt moments when the vows were promised to one another, every frame is meticulously documented and may be considered memorable! Our professional Denver wedding photographers did an incredible job capturing the couple against the most dramatic of backdrops, resulting in dynamic moments that gripped and fascinated. Chellsea and Dillon’s fairytale moment outside, as they posed gracefully against the jaw-dropping background, was captured beautifully by the skilled Denver wedding photographers. The delicate moments of the day were captured with finesse by our expert wedding photographers and videographers, as these are the elements that couples want to forever cherish and hold close to their hearts!!

What is a wedding if not an artistic representation of your love story and an opportunity to convey it? Are you even telling your narrative if you compromise on your individuality? While society enjoys categorizing everything, marriage should always be true to its partners! Of course, there are trends, season’s “it” hues, summer brights and spring pastels, the latest hypes, and the year’s favorites to consider, but the most important thing to remember is to stay loyal to your self-expression throughout. You should be able to recognize yourself and connect years down the road while browsing through your wedding photos. Chellsea and Dillon’s wedding is so refreshing because of this! Everything seems to be true to their true selves on this wedding day, whether it’s the vibrant color selections, the modest wedding decor, or the easy personality of the couple! And when they look back on themselves years later, they will only see themselves!

Over the Top Wedding Ideas We Can’t Help But Love

Check out this wedding blog featuring ideas that are slightly over-the-top but absolutely beautiful for weddings!

 

They say cats have 9 lives and hyenas have 7! Really? You might ask. Well, we don’t know, but we do know that humans get just one life! YOLO! We only fall in love once, and we only want to tie the knot once! So it only makes sense if we want to go over the top on our most special day! But we also understand that not everyone can hang the cost to make their dream of a lavish fairytale wedding come true! While some couples just want to ensure that their wedding is unique within their pre-set wedding budget there are others who want their wedding to be a flamboyant show-stopping affair that their guests talk about for decades to come as if they don’t have a care in the world. Regardless of your wedding theme or location, picking the perfect wedding decorations out for your reception can feel like a never-ending task. From an aisle running through the pool to a walk down the aisle with a unicorn to a one-of-a-kind ceremony backdrop that’ll make you feel like a celebrity, it’s our pleasure to enlighten you with the luxurious wedding ideas we can’t stop talking about. With very few installations and little furnishings, we have come up with some of the most celebrated wedding details that can transform any average wedding day into an epic celebration of extravagance and royalty.

Your sliding door moments with the love of your life have put you both on a lifelong adventure. And the wedding day that would seem light-years away until a few months ago is now coming towards you at the speed of light! We are sure you already have kick-started your wedding planning. Financially, weddings were a challenge but after 2020, aesthetically too, weddings have become a task. This year we saw drastic changes in wedding trends than ever before like large extravagant wedding venues being replaced by small simple backyards and courthouses, magnificent sweeping designer wedding gowns by low-key short wedding dresses, large wedding guest lists of about 500-1000 people by a list of 10-25 nearest and dearest, and grand gala affairs by small intimate weddings like micro weddings, minimonies, elopements, and virtual weddings to name a few. From microgreens to mini cupcakes and even tiny houses, everything seems to be getting smaller. But small doesn’t mean less important or gruey. It’s not the size of the detail that makes it special it’s the aesthetics it is able to exude. Ahead we have rounded up a few unique glamorous #weddingideas that will bring unlimited extravagance to your big event! But before we take a plunge into the sea of our favorite extravagant and clever wedding ideas, allow us to tell a little about the last over-the-top wedding that I personally attended as a guest.

Story Time!

About two years ago when everything was fine and dandy I attended a wedding of my close friend – it was a summer wedding and the venue she chose was a huge banquet hall and almost all the arrangements including the ceremony set-up, which was looking like nothing but a page from a fairytale storybook with a cherry blossom backdrop, were done outdoors. The entrance was decked up with huge beautifully framed couple portraits as far as the eyes could see which were later given away to the family and friends as wedding favors (I also received one which is hanging on the wall of my room). The guest count was huge, around 2000 (give or take) and food and beverage options were endless. I (and I am sure everyone who was present there) couldn’t even taste half of my favorite items as it was a never-ending buffet-style table with mouth-watering food. The wedding photographers and videographers were on their toes with their equipment. Drones were hovering over our heads making sure every single detail was covered from every angle. From entrance to guest tables to aisle, every nook and corner was screaming elegance and extravagance. With romantic flowers and golden uplighting everywhere I looked, I am sure the bride was feeling like walking into a fairy tale while walking down that aisle and the groom was like her prince charming while dancing with her Cinderella under the over-sized cosmic chandelier on the heavenly dance floor full of artificial fog. The day was everything magical, and I am sure it got etched in the memories of everyone present there. I could talk about the wedding till the cows come home! Here’s the catch, I remember the wedding because of those over-the-top details! Couples incorporate these luxe wedding ideas not only for guests to remember the day but also to live the happiest once-in-a-lifetime moment of their lives in an unforgettable way! Brownie points: swoon-worthy wedding photography.

Let floral centerpieces defy the gravity

This one is for those who are madly in love with orchids! And as Susan Orlean (the author of “The Orchid Thief”) said in her book “Orchids seem to drive people crazy,” bazillions of white orchids standing high on the guest tables not only promise tons of aesthetics and elegance but also allow your loved ones to mingle and witness the festivities far and wide through the space provided by tall elevated stands holding the hanging blooms. The joy of joys is that these tall sumptuous floral centerpieces are practical to arrange and only add to the grandeur of your reception. If flirty florals don’t make it to your wedding budget or your eco-conscious heart then let baby’s breath take your guests’ breath away! The baby’s breath adds softness and has romantic, ethereal characteristics. DIY your tall baby’s breath centerpieces and amp them up with seasonal blooms of your choice. A little sprinkling of your favorite ones here and there amidst the tons of baby’s breath in glass vases will do the trick! We don’t see any no-fuss, budget-friendly option that fits practically into any wedding decor more than baby’s breath when it comes to tablescapes’ centerpieces to feel extravagant. You may order your flowers from Sam’s Club or from Costco who sells bulk flowers including Baby’s Breath. You might also want to deck up the guest tables with something that screams luxurious like nothing else and that’s lace. All the more appropriate!

Tons of flowers in the backdrop can upgrade the ‘I do’ moment dramatically

The bride is dressed to the nines and the groom is looking like no less than a movie star. But if the backdrop is run-of-the-mill, don’t you think all their efforts can go down the drain? Don’t let the middle-of-the-road stuff make your extra-ordinary moment a dull ordinary one. Think flower walls! Not as photo booth backdrops but as your ceremony backdrop! No, I am not away with the fairies! Turn your mundane ceremony tent into an enchanted garden with a dramatic, gigantic floral display. You’ll have your guests swooned by this next-level extravagance! For the ultimate over-the-top look, flank the aisle with rustic candles! You may also use creating lighting to project an image onto the outside.

Let the stars light up your tented reception

When you think about it, nature really does offer some of the best décors! Case in point: A starry night sky. You might also opt for an open tent decked up with some drapes here and there to invite the twinkling stars to your celebration. Give your guests a dazzling view of fireworks at the end of the night (only if it made it to your budget). You might want to create an intimate feel by draping the walls or a romantic tent-like atmosphere or choose to deliver an element of luxurious experience by handing your guests out petal poppers or floral cannons, so they can enjoy showering you and your spouse with fresh petals as you walk the aisle as newlyweds.

Nothing can frame your best ever moment as the blooming frame does

The GOAT dream of your life comes true beneath a lush array of your favorite flowers, no wonder it’s a focal point of the ceremony space reflecting the mood of your special day. Whether you’re exchanging nuptials in a Jewish way under a standout chuppah covered in flowers on all four sides making a soft, but major statement, or simply want to kiss as newlyweds beneath a cascading cluster of your favorite roses, ceremony structures are a prime element to wedding planning. Take your “I do” moment notches above with an arbor that is all dolled up like a bride with pastel-colored roses and fronds in abundance. This 14-foot arch was decorated with fresh ferns, gardenias, and spray roses to create an ethereal woodland vibe that complimented the intimate outdoor setting. What we imagine – it would be a little like exchanging nuptials above the clouds below the rainbow. Remember the place where you become husband and wife lies under the shade of the wedding arch, so it must shower the good wishes in all colors straight from Mother Nature!

Let your wedding cake take the cake!

A wedding cake has become more than just a dessert not to mention! Think massive geometric cakes or multiple tiers with intricate details, like fondant appliqués, edible metallic foil, cascading florals, and buttercream frosting featuring ruffles or intricate texturing. Whether it’s a monet-inspired wedding or bohemian-inspired wedding, transform your cake into decor with careful designs and hand-painted accents to take your cake-cutting moment to the next level. These art deco over-the-top multi-tiered wedding cakes are almost insanely beautiful to eat but somehow, we think we’d manage! Make sure your wedding cake table is as opulent as your sweet masterpiece. Look at the larger-than-life cake (quite literally!) in the image above – how beautifully this oh-so-gorgeous six-story wedding cake from Haydel’s Bakery and the classy glass table surrounded with millions of lovely garden rose vases and romantic candles floating in the cute cylinder glass vases where it is placed are looking like MMIH! We can’t our eyes off of this full of out-of-the-world whimsy wedding cake table arrangement! We love how each hand-applied ruffle along with the delicate lace patterns on alternating tiers is matching the color palette and rustic theme. From the moment your loved ones will walk into the reception space until you and your brand-new spouse will cut the first piece together, it promises to serve as a decoration that they will talk about for the rest of their lives!

Nothing stands higher than a castle-like wedding venue in the world of luxury

No doubt your over-the-top nuptials can take place just about anywhere, but nothing can house a gala storybook-inspired wedding quite like a palace can! In fact, a castle-like wedding venue boasting lofty ceilings, gilded elements, intricate architecture, old-world pillars, enticing wall paintings, dramatic staircases, antique chandeliers, and interesting props like a piano is the most relevant venue to flaunt the royalty in your personality and the princess-inspired designer ballgown that you ran to earth! Here, we are not encouraging you to opt for a wedding venue that costs you the earth but to choose one that really highlights your very own and hand-selected aesthetics. There is a cartload of castle-like wedding venues out there that can bring your wedding visions to life without you breaking the bank! Or you could simply find a reception room that is as regal as this one at Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India that won’t need tons of flowers and expensive table linens. Also, there’s something truly special about venues with mountain views, and this historic castle wedding venue at Windham in New Hampshire provides some truly awe-inspiring scenery. For your own version of a royal (or Game of Thrones-inspired) wedding, you could also opt for a magnificent venue with great outdoors so that you can enjoy alone-time with sweetheart overlooking the striking natural beauty in the surroundings in the middle of the festivities to charge up for the remainder of the wedding day celebration and your wedding photographers can capture breathtaking sunset shots while you two are sharing sweet nothings at the golden hour.

Not to mention, a bewitching palace-like venue calls for an over-the-top bridal look

Nothing says glamorous quite like a ball gown! So, channel your inner princess out by walking down the aisle in a stunning designer number with a full skirt. Don’t forget to pair your sparkly princess-y gown with a tiara – an appropriate accessory to make you feel like what you are, and you are going to be – your dad’s princess and your sweetheart’s queen! There are myriad ways to bring elegance to your wedding day look, but we’re obsessed with accessorizing the dress with a wispy long dramatic veil, a crown or headpiece, gold or pearl accessories, and an elegant bridal bouquet! Do not forget to outfit your mother like a queen and ‘maids in glamorous dresses as you will shine like a moon only if they will twinkle like a star! For an instance, choose long solid pink bridesmaids’ dresses made of chiffon for your gals to keep the collective look sophisticated if you are donning a crisp white designer Cinderella-like bridal gown complete with a dreamy sweeping veil and tons of frou-frou.

A bottle full of thanks can elevate the wedding by manifolds

Even your wedding guest favors can get a glamorous upgrade. Add perfect endings to your new beginnings, with the perfect amount of liquid love and enthusiasm! Giving away a bottle of wine or mini bottles of champagne as wedding favors to the guests ensures the celebrating (and luxury) doesn’t stop even after the party is over. Adorn the guest favors with cute ribbons calligraphed with each guest’s name for a sweet gesture. You can personalize the labels using the colors, fonts, and designs for your special day. Consider incorporating the colors and themes from your wedding into a custom label for coordinated champagne or wine wedding favors. For now or later – serve these bottles straight from the wedding reception bar, or include them in a goodie bag as a keepsake. Add your wedding date to the label to have it etched in their memories forever. The 187-ml single serving size makes this a fantastic wine wedding favor that your guests can take home in a bag or enjoy at the wedding.

Dream big!

Brides and grooms on a budget often have to get extra thoughtful when planning their king-size ceremony and reception. But skimping on costs doesn’t mean you have to do away with your dream of having a picture-perfect big day. Every wedding has almost similar rituals and revolves around the same details. It’s only the extravagant decor or details that make it an amazing and unforgettable affair. Let’s face it! It might take a king’s ransom to pull off something different and amazing. And we can’t deny the fact that over-the-top weddings can cost you an arm and a leg but let us tell you that it’s not something that is achievable with a generous budget. You only need to forgo a few elements that are less important to you, or that you could do without! With that stubborn C-virus still breathing down our necks, intimate weddings are de rigueur and the large weddings don’t seem to be back any time soon and whatever savings the small weddings bring with them can be put towards the dream of your larger-than-life, over-the-top wedding. Where there is a will, there is a way!

All About Sequel Weddings

couple holding hands getting married by the officiant at the altar surrounded by the bridal party on either sides in an outdoor wedding ceremony setup

couple holding hands getting married by the officiant at the altar surrounded by the bridal party on either sides in an outdoor wedding ceremony setup

The anatomy of engagements and weddings has changed significantly over the last one year more than it has probably changed in a decade. While the pandemic has posed a major challenge for our love-struck couples, they have found loopholes, re-routes, and short-cuts to ensure that their love is not compromised. With a global pandemic on one side and the relentless couples on the other, we came across several terms this year that proved to be revolutionary in our wedding history, and left us inspired. Options like minimonies, elopements, sequel weddings, etc. Not only provided the couples with a whole lot of flexibility and options, but it has also permanently changed the structure of the weddings and made it more personal and open-ended. Talking of the new terms which we are slowly getting to know better, one such term is a sequel wedding. If you are new to this term, sit back, because this is precisely what this blog is about! Talking of sequel weddings, it is nothing but the second half of the equation, with the first half being the minimony, micro wedding, or an elopement, which is a small and intimate wedding celebration nature followed by a larger-scale second wedding, which generally involves a grand reception party. Whether the purpose of a multi-part wedding is a global pandemic, religious ceremonies, location, or convenience, a sequel wedding allows room for customization, with the constriction of cramming all the events and ceremonies in one single day and making it memorable at the end of the day.

Why choose a sequel wedding?

Sequel weddings offer flexibility and time, something which is crucial in many different scenarios when it comes to a wedding. Some of the time-sensitive and delicate scenarios which may demand a sequel wedding are listed below:

•  A pandemic:

As this is certainly not something that crops into our mind instantly, it is something that needs to be considered in the list, especially after the year we just had. With social restrictions in the air due to a  pandemic out there, your dreams for a perfect wedding might be stored away until the coast clears.

•  Destination weddings:

Destination weddings often come with lavish travel agendas, and in most cases, couples who decide to throw a small celebration for good friends and family may not have made this guest list for the destination wedding. So, a sequel wedding permits for the larger party and celebrations to take place at home while ensuring every guest gets included in the celebrations.

•  Interfaith relationships:

When two people from different faiths or cultures fall in love, ceremonies double up and both parties want to include their celebrations, as it is an important day for both. A sequel wedding allows for each faith to be acknowledged and celebrated. Some choose to do this by having the legally-binding ceremony at a registry office and savoring a symbolic ceremony ensuring the inclusion of both faiths in the ceremony.

•  Close ones:

People in our lives matter and their inclusion in our special days means a lot when it comes to the most special day of our lives. If there is someone special in your life who is sick or an elderly relative who cannot travel to visit your larger celebrations, a sequel wedding will allow you to accommodate the needs of these special people who you really want to be present at your wedding.

•  Travel restrictions:

A sequel wedding is perfect for a couple who need legal papers sooner or if you and your partner are from different nationalities and it’s not possible for you to have everyone you love in the same place at the same time. A sequel wedding will allow you to adjust the time and the travel limitations of your guests.

•  Finances:

Perhaps you just want to be married, but now is financially not the best time you can throw the dream wedding you have always hoped for. Many couples choose to have the private, legal ceremony with just their closest relatives and friends and wait until it is more financially stable to finally throw the big party they’ve been daydreaming about.

How to go about hosting a sequel wedding?

•  Commit:

While you might have always thought you will have one grand celebration, and a sequel wedding is not your first choice, it is encouraged that you feel mentally ready and actually commit to a sequel wedding. This might be an entirely new territory you are navigating, so remind yourself to not get overwhelmed or apprehensive about how things are. You will be overcoming new and unique hurdles and it might feel frustrating, but it is important to enjoy the wedding planning process.

•  Fix your Budget:

Double the event does not necessarily have to sum up to double the financial investment. If you are going in for a smaller event followed by a bigger one, your total financial number shouldn’t look much different than what you were to spend on a complete one-day celebration. To avoid going over your budget, there are certain things the couple needs to keep in mind.

•Decide on a total budget for both events.
•Decide on your priorities for each ceremonial event. This will help you decide exactly what money should go where.
•Consider your guests’ budgets and convenience.

•  Meet your Vendors:

As soon as you’re set on a sequel wedding and have an idea of your new budget, the next step is to meet your vendors and decide on the logistics. If your sequel wedding is a result of a postponement, you might want to ask about their postponement policies and make a final call on which you want at the first ceremony and which will better serve the latter. Once you are both sure that the vendors are available for your new date too, lock them in and you are ready to move into the next step.

•  Separate Guest Lists:

The next step is equally important and it is best to keep things simple. Keep your original guest list for the second wedding and invite only immediate family to the first. Sure there will be some overlapping as you will want your immediate family and closest of friends to be attending both the events. This is also a time to take into consideration the convenience of your guess. Are they available, healthy, and comfortable with attending? Also, you are not obligated to invite anyone for your first ceremony and make it as intimate as you like!

•  Inform The Guests:

Once the vendors and guest lists are both finalized, you can start announcing and inviting. It is best to start the invitations as early as possible so that your guests can plan their arrival accordingly. You can also use your wedding website for blasting a mass invite to your general guests, as it is easier to keep things on track through it.

What does the small wedding look like?

•  Elopement:

An elopement is the most private wedding of them all, traditionally consisting of just the couple, officiants, and 2 witnesses. However, an elopement can extend to being a handful of witnesses. The witnesses can just be your best man and the maid of honor and you can also extend it to your parents if you want. Anybody who can’t make it can join the celebrations via a livestream.

•  Minimony:

Minimony, a term coined during COVID-19, is something that has become incredibly prevalent. A small ceremony which can either be legal or symbolic, with just a select few witnesses, with a bigger celebration held on the date of your postponed wedding. Many will identify a minimony as being a celebration with a legal limit of people who can tend a wedding in their country under prevailing restrictions and those who couldn’t be there in person will be present via a livestream.

•  Micro-wedding:

A micro-wedding is a wedding with less than 20 guests, which is a good enough number for a ceremony as well as a small reception. A microwedding leaves things open-ended, enabling you to take a call on whether you want to host a bigger reception later or not. You can either be okay with having those few close people on your special day, or you can go ahead and have a grander celebration at a later day.

What happens after the smaller celebration?

•If having a small wedding was never a first choice in the first place, it might be disappointing to find that you can’t celebrate immediately. So you will need to go that extra mile to ensure that the first 24 hours as a newlywed is special and perfect. This can give you something to look forward to which is at a closer date.

•A virtual celebration with your guests can be a good idea too, as it keeps them informed that they are in your thoughts and you are choosing to share this special milestone with them, even if it is virtually and not in person. There are several different ways you can include guests who are unable to attend, including bespoke food services, virtual lunches, and more.

•Having a definite date to look forward to helps. So make sure that you don’t have a smaller wedding without having a date in mind for the bigger celebration. Having clarity of thought, along with a sense of expectancy lets you and your guests know that the celebrations are not yet over and there is more excitement on the way. This way you have something to look forward to.

•Generally one of the weddings is more formal than the other., so you need to decide which one is going to be. You can either choose for a formal church wedding with an informal backyard reception on a later date. On the other hand, you can have a more informal small wedding with a formal reception, whichever works for you.

•Make sure are constantly in touch with your guests until the bigger celebration arrives, whether it is through virtual meetups, group chats, and more so that everybody is equally pumped up and looking forward to part 2 of your wedding day! Send in reminders, and separate invites for both the events, so that the second event is equally prominent in their minds and doesn’t slip away.

•Don’t get caught up in the rules. relax. This is new and everyone is figuring stuff out, with no reference from the past. The point is to have fun, and not stress every step of the way. No matter what are the hurdles, you will find a way to work around them, and when the day ends, it is sure to be absolutely beautiful, just like you imagined.

•The focus is to double the celebration. Don’t go into it with the perspective of compromise. You are not losing your dream wedding, you will be in fact getting two special days, both equally perfect. And with the change in perspective, even the most intimate of celebrations will be special.

Why stop at one celebration, when we can have two (or three?)! With the sequel weddings, the intricate wedding ceremonies can be spread out over the days, making sure it is more convenient for the couple, along with ensuring that the party continues, allowing the couple to extend the wedding celebration further. More is more when it comes to the millennial generation celebrations and a sequel wedding is surely about going big or going home! While sequel weddings have been around for long, especially in inter-cultural weddings, where the couple hosts two wedding ceremonies in two different cultural aspects, or even in two different locations, it has taken a new avatar during the recent year and has made a fresh new appearance. While Covid-19 has forced restrictions on our to-be-wed couples, the couples are warming up to flexible resorts like sequel weddings, where they can have an intimate ceremony first and can celebrate with the extensive guest list in a more extensive reception later on! Sounding like a perfect plan for a pandemic wedding, a sequel wedding sure made it easier for couples to plan and execute their weddings, and make it just as memorable.

5 Reasons to Change for Your Wedding Reception

Handsome groom and pretty bride cutting a four tiered wedding cake decorated with roses

Handsome groom and pretty bride cutting a four tiered wedding cake decorated with roses

For a bride, there is so much that goes when it comes to choosing that one perfect wedding dress. From selecting who will accompany you for wedding dress shopping to the actual shopping process, a bride witnesses almost every possible emotion during this whole wedding dress shopping journey. After finding that one perfect or we say dreamy wedding dress a bride feels usually relaxed and relieved. But there is always one thought that pops up in every bride’s head. And that question is, what if one wedding dress is just not enough for my big day? This question is something that always runs in the back of the mind of every soon-to-be-married bride from the very beginning (just raise your hand if you are soon going to be a bride who definitely wants two dresses for her wedding day!) or something you discover later, once you consider what it will be like wearing your wedding dress during the reception celebration!

We are very much certain that your wedding dress might be the ultimate choice for your first look moment or your walk down the aisle moment, but we are also sure of the fact that you may also not find it quite right for your first dance during your reception! It’s usually this concern that leads a bride to opt for an outfit change, either at the starting of the wedding reception or mid-festivities! The idea to slip into a new dress is completely up to you. Some of the brides want to stay in their wedding dress and make it to the dance floor for their first dance moment. Whereas, other brides feel that it’s best to get into something more comfortable before they hit the dance floor! But there are some fashionista brides who just want to wear two looks on their big night! Regardless what is your reason to change for your wedding reception, you are likely in the market for reception wedding dress inspiration!

We all know that being a bride is not a cakewalk. A bride is the center of attention on her wedding day. There are no ifs and no buts. All the wedding guests wait in huge anticipation and excitement for a bride to walk down the aisle in all her bridal brilliance capturing everybody’s heart! And all this excitement and enthusiasm makes the wedding dress an incredibly precious and important aspect of the wedding day (and of course it is always special for a bride too). But here is a question, why have one breathtaking reveal, when you can actually have two stunning and glamorous ones!

Until recently, brides have only one dress to carry with them through their wedding ceremony and reception. But these days more and more brides are choosing and becoming an active part when it comes to the second-dress trends. Wearing a stunning and glamorous traditional wedding gown that will take everyone’s breath away for the wedding ceremony and later slipping into something comfortable yet lovely and elegant like a frock for the reception is the latest trend that is taking the wedding world by storm. It’s indeed a great and fantastic idea for all the brides who have always dreamed of wearing a Disney Princess ball gown while still hoping to dance all night during their wedding reception! Brides are surely loving these two wedding looks trend- one for each celebration!

After your wedding ceremony, you can always slip into something different and more comfortable if you want to have the best of the celebration with your darling and all your wedding guests. And of course, to have an amazing wedding photography session and videos too! You can simply show off your wedding dress all day and feel increasingly uncomfortable, or read our blog and know the advantages of donning a reception dress instead! Check out five top and incredible reasons why being a bride you should consider jumping on the two-dress train for your wedding day!

You will keep your wedding dress clean

Being a bride, we know how many emotions are attached to a wedding dress. Every bride dreams of preserving her wedding dress for years to come. It’s more like keeping the memories of her special day alive for the rest of her life! Therefore, we suggest every bride out there make every effort to keep their wedding dress clean and in pristine condition so that whenever she wants to relive those special moments she can always slip into it and woo her boo! One of the best ways to preserve your wedding dress is to change it during the wedding reception time!

Changing out of your wedding dress and slipping into a new outfit during your wedding reception is surely a sensible and responsible move. This step will help you in keeping your wedding dress in the same condition it was when you put it on (especially when you are wearing a gleaming white wedding dress)!

We all know that wedding reception is all about these mandatory three things- dancing till everyone drops, plenty of food, and abundance of wine. And trust us, none of the above-mentioned wedding reception elements will help you in maintaining a spotless wedding dress. Changing your wedding dress and slipping into something more appropriate for the moment, will help you keep your wedding dress stain-free and have fewer wrinkles. This way you will not only save the most precious costume of your wedding day but will also maintain your peace of mind!

It will add some diversity to your wedding photos & videos

There is no doubt that you will likely have a bucket full of wedding photos taken by our affordable and professional wedding photographers of you in your expensive and gorgeous wedding dress. From the moment your wedding dress hangs over a hanger to the moment you are slipping into it and your mother and bridesmaids are helping you in attaining your final bridal look for wedding photography sessions, our wedding photographers and videographers never miss out on these kinds of wedding shots! Though your wedding photos in the same dress are making you think that your wedding portfolio is going to look too monotonous, then here is a pro tip, change it during the wedding reception time! Slipping into a different dress during your wedding reception will definitely add a variety to your wedding pictures! A bride wearing a different outfit and probably of a different color resonating with the decor and wedding theme (apart from white) will bring a lot of variation to the wedding portfolio!

After changing into a new dress for your wedding reception you can get creative and experimental with the new poses with your darling, your bridesmaids, and all your wedding guests. While giving endless wedding photography and videography opportunities to our wedding photographers and videographers! If time allows, another hairdo and different accessories will make wonders for your reception photography session! With different dresses, one for your wedding ceremony and the other one for your wedding reception, we can assure you that your wedding day will be truly elegant, memorable, and delightful!

It will bring your inner dancing diva out & will give more freedom on the dance floor

Dance is the super-duper and most fascinating element when it comes to a wedding reception. It is the moment when everyone comes together to rejoice in the celebration surrounded by amazing music and immersing themselves in it! This specific moment in a wedding reception is like, dance till your drop!

Everybody at the reception enjoys this moment to the fullest, but when it comes to the bride, it gets a bit overwhelming for a bride to dance her heart out during her wedding reception. The reason is, for the wedding ceremony, a bride chooses a very elaborate wedding gown which most of the time is bulky, restrictive, and makes it a bit hard to walk and dance freely in it! And here is another reason why a bride should change for her wedding reception- enjoy every moment of her wedding reception.

Slipping into something shorter, looser, and less formal dress for your wedding reception will allow you to savor every moment of the celebration without being wary of your hem dragging on the dance floor. Or if by chance you lift your arms a little too high, your stunning sequined bodice might come undone. So, here is a tip for all the brides, you can change into something a little less precious or we can say restricting so that you are flawlessly able to rip off the dance floor with greater freedom! Because excitement with loved ones and the love of your life awaits you on the dance floor.

But in case you are stressed about blending into the gathering, you can always go for a dress that is white in color while being more fancy and informal as you like, so that you can freely flaunt your choreographed moves and spins in the best way possible!

It will allow you to flaunt your stunning wedding shoes

Of course, your wedding shoes are as expensive and as valuable as your wedding dress. Your wedding dress gets everybody’s attention but somewhere your wedding shoes stay intact from everyone’s notice. Well, that’s major because of the long hemline wedding dresses, the wedding shoes don’t get that much attention that is required to them! No worries, if your wedding shoes didn’t come to everybody’s notice during your wedding ceremony, you can flaunt them during your wedding reception without any second thought!

Want to know how you can flaunt your wedding shoes during your wedding reception? Well, all you have to do is slip into a new dress and that too a shorter one for your wedding reception! If you are going for a shorter dress for your wedding reception, your beautiful wedding shoes will be the center of attention for everybody! As an added bonus, you can always pick a whole slew of new and shining accessories to match up with your wedding reception dress!

It will give you the time to be ‘Yourself’

Being a bride is without any doubt a tough task. As a bride, your wedding day will be all about you (of course including your sweetheart, but you will always be the center of gravity for everyone). So, if you feel like that a traditional and authentic white formal wedding dress doesn’t bring out the best in you during your wedding ceremony, be assured that your reception dress will do that job and that too gracefully!

There are times when a bride feels stuck in a formal wedding dress all night and it causes a little feeling of overwhelming. Just to feel more confident and relaxed, it is advisable for the brides to have a separate reception dress. Always free to express your unique personality without limitation on the dance floor and off!

Buying the right reception dress will allow you to be more comfortable and stylish at the same time. Besides this, you will be able to enjoy time with family and friends during your reception if you are more comfortable in the dress. After all, your special day is about much more than just a wedding dress, it should focus on what really matters to you.

A wedding reception dress will change your all-look in just a few seconds. For many brides, this is the only time when they can slip into an outfit that is not only fun and stylish but comfortable too, giving freedom to savor the reception throughout the night. Though the second look of yours during your wedding reception might feel extravagant, there is a vast variety of pocket-friendly reception dresses available in the market that actually feel and look like couture! Whether you are planning to have a casual backyard wedding ceremony or a stunning and luxurious black-tie affair for your wedding day, there are scores of reception dresses out there that will suit any and all bridal styles!