Wedding Spotlight: A Rustic Handcrafted Church Wedding

Bethany and Bryan had a charming wedding in a beautiful old church in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. They described their wedding theme as vintage meets modern with rich, rustic colors of dark blue, green and brown, and accents of ivory and metallic gold.

Their crafty friends and family made the majority of the decorations, including the fabric garlands that hung from either side of the church, tree shaped candle holders, and the mason jars used for their reception.  One of the bridesmaids was a baker growing up, so instead of ordering a cake, the bridesmaids made beautiful cupcakes with innovative flavors. Bethany’s personal favorite was the horchata cupcake.

There was a funny moment when Bryan was reciting their vows and said “I promise to” instead of “I promise to listen.”  Bethany’s dad, who was also the officiant, had to feed him the listen line again. Bethany says, “I am still not sure if he did it on purpose or not, there couldn’t have been a more fitting line to forget! Genius!”

The couple knew they wanted to go the environmental route and save paper. They chose to send their invitation through Greenvelope because of its affordability and customization options.  The inspiration behind their custom invitation design was the collection of mason jars they collected for their reception.

After the ceremony, the couple went outside for a photo shoot. Since it was freezing, Bethany switched from her metallic gold tipped flats to a pair of Frye boots given to her by Bryan.  She said she had always wanted those boots and “what better day to show them off!”

Congratulations to the creative couple, and thank you for sharing your big day with us!

Photos courtesy of Elevate Photography