Once Like a Spark Photography

Lauren + Chip Wedding :: Inspiration For How To Make Your Wedding More Personal

Posted by (once like a spark) on May 14, 2012 in (oncelikeaspark), southeast, weddings | 5 comments

Have we shown you some incredible OLAS shoots this week or WHAT? We’ve had a Trash The Dress shoot, a Newborn Session, a Mehndi & Wedding combo, and now we’re thrilled to bring you this stunner of a wedding shot by a few of our amazing southeast photographers, and for a couple who we love for oh so many reasons! Lauren + Chip are a precious couple to begin with, but are even more special to our little OLAS family b/c L has officially joined the team as one of our OLAS Ambassadors! We’re thrilled to have her and are still quite honestly oohh-ing and aahh-ing over she and C’s wedding photos – get ready people! First, a little back story. L + C met and fell in love in Spain (hello romance!), dated in Athens while Lauren finished up school and Chip began med school, then got engaged with a straight out of a movie proposal. We won’t get into all the nitty gritty details, but let’s just say that it involved Chip creating a video chock full of photos, songs, and memories and ended with a ring. :)

Lauren and Chip’s closest friends tried to put a finger on what their wedding would be like, and they described it to be “classy and elegant with a DIY flair” which we think couldn’t be a more perfect description! One of the things Lauren told us during all of the pre-planning, was that they had a goal of incorporating as many people close to them as possible in the wedding. They felt that it wasn’t just she and Chip’s day, and so really wanted their nearest and dearest to be honored and recognized, too, as important parts of their lives. We love all of the ways they did this – there are too many to recount! For starters, one of their dear friends painted the flower design that was used for their invitations (and makes a guest appearance via Ipad & Skype from Italy during the ceremony!), Lauren’s sister did her hair and makeup (how awesome is it to have a hairstylist and makeup artist for a sis?!), Lauren’s dress is a gift from a dear friend who had worn it previously for a debutante ball (she had looked for other options just to see – but none compared to this stunning dress & the special significance it brought from being from such a sweet friend!), Lauren + Chip’s first act together as husband and wife was to take a moment of prayer for the two of them together and then also make it an opportunity for everyone in the congregation to pray for them in their future and marriage (the photos of this moment are beautiful), L’s Dad plays the ukelele, and so they had him sing and play their first dance song (this is also the song that was the background to Chip’s proposal video!), and so, so, SO much more! Seriously y’all – this wedding is crazy full of great ways to personalize your day, DIY, and most importantly – love. :) Thank you so much for letting us be a part of it, Lauren + Chip – we heart you!!