I’m excited today to share with you Ellen and Tom‘s rustic outdoor wedding. After meeting while Ellen was studying abroad in London a couple of years ago, Ellen and Tom were finally married at the Post Oak Lodge in Tulsa, OK last September. It was an incredibley beautiful day and I heard so many of her guests commenting on how well Ellen decorated the venue and how much the wedding really represented them. Ellen and Tom both LOVE nature so we took as many portraits outdoors as possible, even though it was an especially hot day, especially for all the Londoners that were experiencing Oklahoma temperatures for the first time! I love the way everything turned out, but mostly I just love how happy they both were to finally be together. Ellen is a true vintage bride: her ring was found by Tom at a vintage shop in Europe, her linens and vases were sourced from resales shops in both Europe and America and her gorgeous Anthropologie BHLDN wedding dress fit perfectly with the rest of the day. The French Bouquet was the perfect florists for their wedding, perfectly capturing Ellen’s vintage vision and creating different centerpieces for each table!
Ellen had these robes custom made for her bridesmaids – so sweet!
As you may have guessed, weddings in America are much different than Weddings in the UK. You can’t get married outside there, and the concept of a first site is something completely foreign. Tom kept thinking I was tricking him and that Ellen was behind him all throughout our portrait session. I love the excitement in his face that she MIGHT be walking up behind him (even though she wasn’t – yet ;) )
Love the mismatched bridesmaid dresses – they worked so perfectly!
Love this one.
Ellen and Tom had guests from all over the world at their wedding – their guestbook was a map book that people could sign, so fitting!
Ellen helped both of the moms put their corsages on. I love sweet moments like this.
And this is why I suggest to do family portraits outside. And why I love to do them before the ceremony. We had time to capture extra moments like this – the moments I feel will mean the most as time goes on!
A girl after my own heart, Ellen had an actual CHEESE cake at her wedding!
After doing some American line dances, all the Europeans showed us this FUN dance!
Congrats again to Ellen + Tom! One day, if I’m lucky, I hope to visit you in England!
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