Emma and David's Moody and Romantic Wedding in the Woods | Oregon Wedding Photographer
Emma and David had an intimate wedding in the woods, but not because of COVID19. A smaller guest list was always a part of planning their dream wedding day. They wanted to reduce planning stress, have lots of quality time with their guests, focus on God, and keep their day close to home. Getting married in the woods at Emmaβs grandmaβs farm in Molalla allowed them to do all of that, and I was lucky enough to spend the day with them documenting all of the magic! When we first talked this spring, we actually spent most of our time talking about our mutual love for the woodsβthat lovely, dark, and deep feelingβand I knew they were the right couple for me when they said their ceremony would be perfect as long as it was in the woods!
The girlβs got ready in the farmhouse, which reminded me so much of my own grandmaβs farm in Virginia that I was temporarily transported back to running across fields in the summer and cozying up to the fire with my cousins over Christmasβlife experiences that tied me and Emma together long before we ever met. Iβm the first to declare myself the most sentimental person on the planet, so of course this small connection meant the world to me. The boyβs got ready in an RV in the fields (in my humble opinion, the only option better than the woods is camping in fields) after setting up the handmade decor and details for the ceremony. Everyone would walk through salvaged wooden doors to the ceremony, along a burlap aisle, ending at a simple wooden cross that Emma and David wanted to be the focal point of the day, other than the gorgeous woods themselves.
Iβve never seen a bride and groom so completely lost in each other as Emma and David were after they said, βI do.β Wedding days, even small ones, pull your focus in 1000 directions. From the timeline and details to your family and friends, everything demands your attention. But these two were so present and connected with each other, itβs like the rest of the world just melted away. Itβs my prayer that theyβre able to keep focusing on one another just like this throughout their whole marriage <3
After a (joyfully) tearful ceremony, Emma and David had exactly what they described as their perfect dayβlawn games with family and friends, Chik-FIl-A for dinner under the twinkling lights, and delicious cake and dancing. Iβm so happy that their day turned out just the way they wanted, and am so grateful that I got to play a small role in it. All my love to these two!