Hannah and Brett: Salt Lake City, UT Temple Wedding

The Salt Lake Temple never fails to result in amazing images!
(Neither does Lindsey Orton)


Check out this amazing wedding, keeping in mind Hannah, the bride, planned it all from across the pond in England. :D

I love Hannah's hair: long, romantic curls with a perfect headband accent. Simply Lovely!

Don't get me started don her shoes! So feminine and romantic (like the rest of her beautiful wedding).

Her amazing bouquet complements the entire theme and stands so nicely on its own, as well. 

"B&H" for Brett and Hannah! I absolutely adore the simple, eclectic center pieces.

Check out that view!

What are those pink flowers? They're fabulous. 

I so dig this cake! Simple, lovely, absolutely perfect.

And a few words from our princess bride:

I really enjoyed planning my wedding, although I had to plan it from England so it was hard coordinating with vendors via email, and over the phone because of the time differences. However, all of the vendors that I used were so nice and flexible with me, they all made the planning experience a lot easier. The wedding day was perfect and exactly how I had pictured it. We decided to have a dinner with our close friends and family and really enjoyed our evening with them. The reception room looked beautiful, all of the flowers were amazing. I especially loved my bouquet and loved how the centerpieces turned out really pretty. My favorite moment of the day was when Brett and I were sealed together in front of our family. The end of the evening we were surprised with a nice send off in a carriage, it was a perfect way to end our wedding day!

-The Vendor line up-
*Temple: Salt Lake City, UT
*Venue: Joseph Smith Memorial Building
*Florist: Katie Jones
*Beauty: Stephanie Brinkerhoff
*Bakery: Melina Sherman
*Photography: Lindsey Orton photography
*Bride Attire: Abella Bridal and Schuh
*Groom Attire: House of Fraser, T.M. Lewin and Zuriick

Gabrielle and Jordan: Reno, Nevada LDS Temple

I know its spring, but it feels time for winter wedding. . .

and Marielle Hayes just happend to share one with us!

I love this dress! How it hugs her so sexily and is still so classic and modest.

Winter white M&Ms!

Love the ring shot, Marielle.

Hot chocolate bar? YES PLEASE!

One last shot of the GORGEOUS Gabriella!

And now the lovely bride shares her thoughts about her wedding day.

I was never the girl who dreamed up every detail of my future wedding, and in fact the whole idea stressed me out. I was fortunate enough to have a mom who took on the entire thing. I would offer my thoughts and opinions periodically. I knew that I wanted it in a great building, and I knew that I wanted to keep things very simple and classy. We found the California building in Reno, NV which is a big beautiful stucco building with great windows. Having a winter wedding was challenging in some ways because the pool of ideas feels smaller and the possibilities less, but in the end we really enjoyed incorporating the winter aspects. After Christmas we went around to various tree lots and purchased trees to decorate the edges of the room with. It was a fiasco getting them but it really helped create the atmosphere that we wanted. We found that our flower options were limited, so I had seen a picture where branches were used in vases. We went with the branches and added pine cones and cylinders with floating candles; all of which complimented the lighted trees and the wintery vibe we were attempting to create. We purchased most of the centerpiece materials from the floral supply in Reno.


We wanted to serve warm comfort food so we went through McCue Catering in Reno and served Parmesan chicken, Alfredo noodles, rolls, beans, etc. We had a hot chocolate bar as well and other wintery treats. A lady named Chris Tensen made snowflake cookies which were delicious and my cousin Gay Stodmeister made fancy chocolate chip brownies.


I didn't want to do some of the conventional wedding things such as a wedding cake. We decided to have buntinis from my favorite cake places Nothing Bunt Cakes http://www.nothingbundtcakes.com/.


For the chairs and chair bows we used Camelot Party Rentals in Reno http://www.camelotpartyrentals.biz/Welcome.html.


We also rented a grand piano and had a friend play music throughout. It was a very nice touch.


As for my dress, I am proud to say that I did not go dress shopping once. I have always known that I wanted a custom dress. I have very distinct ideas and it is difficult to find dresses with three quarter sleeves. I liked the JCrew dresses but wanted a variation on them. We were referred by a friend to a lady by the name of Shauna Webb that used to be in clothing design and manufacturing in LA but has since moved to Reno. She was wonderful to work with and was understanding of me making changes along the way. I wanted a very simple, high quality dress and to wear big jewelery to make it fancier. I found my necklace and bracelet at Ann Taylor and I think everything went together very nicely.


Overall it was a beautiful day, I was somewhat surprised that everything came together so nicely. I was not as involved with the planning process so it was so wonderful to walk into the building and see how amazing everything looked. I owe it all to my mom. It was a great day and I have wonderful memories from it.


Also my photographer was the best in the entire world!! Marielle Hayes was so much fun to work with and made me feel so good all day!!

~Gabrielle & Jordan


-The Vendor line up-
*Temple: Reno, NV
*Venue: California Building
*Catering: McCue Catering
*Bakery: Nothing Bunt Cakes
*Photography: Marielle Hayes
*Gown: Shauna Webb

Columbia River, WA LDS Temple Wedding: Kelsey & Jon

Kelsey and Jon's Temple wedding, captured by the very talented Colleen Donovan, was submitted to me through Two Bright Lights. I adore this method of submission, and always give priority to them!

Ok, shall I list my favorites of this wedding in the beginning?
Lets see… birdcage veil, key hole neck and dropped waist wedding gown, green bridesmaid's dresses, feathers in the bouquet, lose and romantic hair,  edible wedding favor, silver cake stand… I could seriously go on and on.
















Simply put: Kelsey and Jon were Sealed for eternity and married in style.
And way to gussy up that cultural hall! it looks fabulous.

A million thanks to Colleen!

-The Vendor line up-
*Temple:  Columbia River, WA
*Venue: Anthony's and Cultural Hall in Moses Lake
*Bakery:  Becky O'neil
*Photography:  Colleen Donovan