DIY New Jersey Wedding by Brookelyn Photography

Do you ever come across photos of couples on their wedding day and they just seem so very much in love? Then you find their wedding is not only the most adorbable public display of love and affection eva but they are both artsy fartsy creative minded individuals who diy-ed their entire wedding day; managing to infuse personality into every element without taking things over the top. Phew that was a long sentence wasn't it? Oh and ths wedding had big balloons. You know how I feel about that. The beautiful images wouldn't have been possible without the talent of Brooke from Brookelyn Photography and Apphia, my heart goes out to you. Any bride who takes on the brave task of playing bride and planner/stylist on the same day gets major points in my book, because after all, I too juggled those two roles once. Read on to scroll through the pretties and as usual catch the details below. Happy Wednesday loves! 

{From the bride} Ian and I met at a set up through a long time no see friend. I told my friend that my ideal type of man was someone who was 5 feet 7 inches in height, 135 pounds, skinny, sensitive, neat, detail-orientated, and is an interior designer with a sophisticated sense of fashion. Then she introduced me to Ian who was 5 feet 8 inches, 136 pounds, an interior designer with a sophisticated sense of fashion, who was sensitive, detail orientated, loving, humorous and gentle! Since I'm a graphic/event designer and Ian is an interior designer we coordinated the entire wedding and every small detail from print design, the flowers, the bouquets, the photo booth word bubbles to all the decorations. I loved seeing all of these things come together on our wedding day. But because of all the intense preparations, I only slept 2-3 hours every night for two weeks prior to the wedding. I almost collapsed in the middle of our ceremony, so I had to ask the officiant to allow me to take off my shoes and to walk out after the ceremony in my bare feet. Millions of thoughts were crossing my mind at that moment, as well as Ian's and the bridesmaids. But Ian held onto me so I wouldn't fall and smiled at the crowd with a great sense of humor. It took a lot of courage on my side to suddenly ask the officiant this bizarre request but thankfully everyone cheered for us, and this moment has remained in our heart as a touching memory.

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Venue: Grounds for Sculpture Park / Photography: Brooke Fitts of Brookelyn Photography / Bouquets and florals: made by the bride with flowers from the flower district NYC / 3" latex balloons: Balloons.com / Cake: Macaron Cafe / Paper corsages and teddy bear brooch: Etsy / Bride's gown: Nicole Miller / Groomswear: Theory / Flower girl and ring bearer clothes: Crewcuts by J. Crew / Stationary Design/Invitations: made by the bride