Shay & Tom | Lake Geneva Wedding Photographer | The Riviera Ballroom

Shay & Tom’s how we met story was told last year on the blog and their May wedding in Lake Geneva lived up to all my expectations. The day was filled with such personal touches and whimsical details that we had a field day photographing their Etsy-meets-lakeside-fun affair. They tied the knot in a stone and wood church just off Main Street where Shay’s decision to weave shades of peach and yellow into everything immediately struck me as brilliant – brilliantly fun, but with an easy glamor that I hadn’t expected. And then I saw the reception centerpieces and I swooned. Lest you think it was all about the flowers given the large number of pictures in this post devoted to their beauty, I have to mention how their carefree, whimsical (there is that word again…) sensibilities showed up in some lovely places through out the day: While guests enjoyed Brats + Shots, Cheese Curds dressed up with roasted red peppers and tiny Philly Cheese Steaks, all in homage to the cities where their love story unfolded (they live in Chicago, got married in Wisconsin and he’s from Philly) they rode away from the ceremony on the back of a classic Mercedes, parade-style, totally on a whim. Their groomsmen sported personalized cufflinks while they rang church bells and took time to watch the sunset, alone on the beach.  Amanda from Tailored Engagements brought the styling together for them and they just let it all happen around them, organically and sweetly, exactly as they had imagined.

 

The Details~

Dress: WTOO
Flowers: Bloom Floral
Catering: Courtyard Catering/Gooseberries Market
Hair and Makeup: Clear Waters Salon
Ceremony: First Congregational United Church of Christ of Lake Geneva
Reception: Riviera Ballroom
Invitations/Programs/Thanks yous at reception: Emandbee designs (etsy)
Planning and Coordination: Tailored Engagements
Bride’s Shoes: Wanted
Bride’s Jewelry: Ti Adoro
Men’s Suits: Joseph A. Bank
Ties: Tie Obsessed (etsy)
Bridesmaid dresses: D’Zage
Reception Beverage Service: Drink Inc.
Napkins: Lakes Area Rentals
DJ: Sound by Design
Ceremony Music: Fretless Strings
Tom’s cufflinks: Blockparty Press (etsy)
Ring Bearer pillow: Dragons2Daisies (etsy)