these high school sweethearts planned a beautiful great gatsby themed wedding at roger williams park casino. with a well-cushioned timeline, we had tons of time to take advantage of all that roger williams park has to offer. we started out with their first look at the botanical center then made our way through the park with family formals and bridal party photos at the temple of music. the ceremony was held at the bandstand behind the casino. it turned out to be an unseasonably warm October day which was warmed even more by the love of their wonderful family + closest friends.
is it okay to be grateful for the pandemic…eeck…like not really but kinda because it made these 2 dreamboats pivot hard into having not 1 but 2 beautiful glorious events to celebrate their '“I do’s”. the first celebration took place at the Providence Art Club with an intimate family ceremony + dinner which you can ooh + ahh at here. the second celebration was at my most favorite Providence RI wedding venue: THE BOTANICAL CENTER at Roger Williams Park. why do I love this venue so much? well, plants duh but also it is such a beautiful backdrop no matter what the weather may bring. it also helps to have the beautiful florals by moonrose to really bring it all together.
honestly, both of these events made me wish that I documented with video as well. the music…holy crap…the music. this bride not only blew my mind away with her rendition of “all that jazz” accompanied by new providence big band, she also rocked out the remainder of the reception singing with the Kleyla Family Band. I still get chills just thinking about it.
it was such a unique celebration of love + I consider myself lucky to have been able to witness it.
if you are having an intimate backyard wedding, sign me up. if you are writing your own vows, again sign me up. if you are breaking with tradition + wearing an unconventional wedding dress, hell yes! sign me up. if you are getting married the day before a huge hurricane is about to hit, well yeah sure sign me up. if you are having a tented outside dinner prepared by an amazing chef such as James from Providence RI’s north + big king + your mom will insist on packing me up some food to go, f* yes! sign me up. basically, just sign me up…
but in all seriousness, I have fallen in love with smaller intimate weddings where the couples are unapologetically THEM! so just a bit of advice if you are planning your wedding, either big or small, YOU DO YOU, it will make all the difference in the feel + look of your day. also, I probably shouldn’t be telling you this but this was just 2 hours of photography coverage, yes you read that right, 2 hours.
