As a traditional bride designing a fine art wedding, being drawn to the classic black, white, and green color palate makes a lot of sense. Today, I want to show and encourage you not to be afraid to branch out and incorporate color! Adding beautiful colors into your fine art wedding design not only elevates the details and story telling of your day, colors are also classy and timeless — it won’t go out of style.

As a fine art bride, details that tell a story while also being classy, editorial and timeless can some times be easier said than done. Today, I am sharing 6 timeless details to include in your wedding day design that won’t go out of style.

This past week I had the pleasure of visiting Jekyll Island, GA, for the first time. A beautiful Spanish moss Oak tree driveway greeted us at the entrance of the island. Just down the lane and around the corner, the majestic Jekyll Island Club Resort peeked above the tree lined sky as we drove underneath all the hanging moss.

The Cliff House sits beautifully on the oceanfront of Bald Head cliff in southern Maine. It overlooks the ocean’s edge and the adorable Nubble Lighthouse. Standing on the edge of the cliff, you see and hear the ocean waves crashing as they hit the rocks down below.

As a destination wedding photographer, capturing a wedding at a new (to me) venue or location brings me so much joy and creative excitement! I think I can say that most wedding industry artists/vendors feel the same way. From time to time, when speaking with potential clients, the question of “have you shot (or worked) a wedding at my venue before?” will come up in our conversation. I love addressing any questions, but this is one I specifically wanted to clarify! I think this is really important information for any couple to understand as you plan your wedding and start booking your favorite vendors!

As a past fine art bride myself, finding the perfect wedding shoe for my fine art wedding was really important to me. Here is a selection of wedding shoe brands for the fine art bride that come highly recommended by myself and my past brides – tried and true.

Adorned with heavenly hydrangeas, garden roses, butterflies and a luxurious green lawn, this historical Victorian Inn dates back to 1716.

One of my favorite new wedding trends I love seeing are the mixed print floral dresses for bridesmaids! It is so classy, chic and fun!

Fine Art wedding photography is a photographer's intentional approach of storytelling your wedding day with an editorial style.

The most significant change there will be in the wedding industry is the return of smaller, intimate weddings – micro luxury weddings. We will be seeing weddings consisting of smaller groups (25-50 guests) of your closest family and friends celebrating your marriage. Intimate weddings are classy and traditional and very European.

On a gorgeous September day at Mount Hope Farm, while watching a distant storm slowly roll in off the Atlantic ocean, Mara and Tim stood in front of their dearest friends and family and said “I do”.

Georgetown, DC is such an adorable place! I was elated when Estefanie and Griffin made plans with me to take pictures in Georgetown! We were blessed with a beautiful, crisp morning and enjoyed walking around the residential area of Georgetown and admiring all the beautiful historical homes.