PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 6 These are the photos I would have posted if I wanted to subscribe to the social media norm. But, staying silent & lying by omission is something I’ve quite frankly, grown increasingly bored by the last couple years & its not authentic to me or my spirit at all. Since posting our story I’ve received so much outreach, love, and support from my followers & fans, not to mention people I’ve reconnected with as a result of something that now uniquely & intimately bonds us. Our wedding continues to bestow upon me the gift of a growing, quality community, and a true understanding of what it means to have a life well lived. Contrary to what we’ve become accustomed to believing, success cannot and is not attained by superficial or monetary gain, the public display of seemingly perfectly celebrated milestones, or highlight reels that mislead and cause others to believe they’re alone in their completely normal & common trials & tribulations. It is only through true connection & community, and by being our raw & honest selves that we’re able to thrive. My decision to post our story was not just to recognize the people we love, but the people like us who hesitate(d) showing their warts for fear of embarrassment or falling short in comparison to their peers. But, I have some news for you! Doing so is how you find your people. Sure, there will be those who, through certain comments, try to add salt into a wound that in reality, is their own, but it will only affirm your prosperity. Another thank you to all who surrounded us making our day the best it could be. We felt so moved, humbled, and strengthened by your love. And a special thank you to those we hired- you went above & beyond your call of duty & we could not be more grateful. Especially you @adrianam80 @chef_k8watson @jonathan.bailey.12720 @nigelroman_ and of course @wildhoneyphoto our photographer, who did an incredible job despite all she had to work with. We’re so grateful for such a talented team of phenomenal individuals who we also get to call our friends. We love you all! . . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
PT 5 I’m not sure there’s a way for someone to really know where they stand with others, unless and until they show up for you in an extraordinary way during an incredible time of need, unexpectedly. To have witnessed and felt that level of love from so many different people from so many different walks of our lives and all at once, is beyond overwhelming and humbling. These may not be the pictures I expected to share of our wedding, on pinterest, in our portfolio, or on my social media, but they are exactly what photos should and used to be – a reminder of how much love we have surrounding us in moments we will quickly forget, and how much of a driving force that is for a life well lived to begin with. And what could be better than that? . . . . . #wedding #desertwedding #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #disasterwedding #desertdisasters #weddinghorrors #love
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
In a year we worked our asses off and desperately needed a win, we felt completely defeated. It took some time, but I’m happy to say I’m finally at a point where I can look back, past the devastation enough to see what I missed in real time enough to celebrate it here. While choosing which photos to post from our photographer’s sneak peak and perusing photos shared from our guests, I saw photos of family and friends with shovels in their hands, pants rolled up, digging trenches. I saw our wedding guests staying despite the rain. I saw our bartenders relocating the bar three different times to three different places to keep the spirit(s) going. I saw the kitchen staff pivoting to turn our dinner service into a family style buffet so everyone could taste everything we made, instead of the one thing they ordered. I saw family members relocating flowers and decor to the inside of our home to make it more festive and beautiful for photos. I saw us making the most of the night once the storm had passed. I saw most of our guests returning the next day for brunch, where other family and friends attempted to right the wrongs of the night before by organizing. I saw our DJ driving back to the desert from LA to do the same, and our neighbors calling in favors for photographers to come get shots that were missing from the night before, free of charge. I saw family staying a little longer than planned before hitting the road to help us clean; our other neighbors bringing us soup and watching our dogs so we could recover while we were sick. What I ultimately saw was an entire group and community of people who love and support us so fully, they were willing to go above and beyond come hell or literal high water, to celebrate us – both rain AND shine. . . . . . . #disasterwedding #wedding #weddinghorrors #weddingnightmare #joshuatree #joshuatreewedding #desertwedding #desertdisaster @kelleyjakle @brilikesbikes @happyhealthyjamielauren @kellylaurenlayman @enjoy_the_goodlife @thejessmelvin_howard12 @camerongharaee @jameslagrappe @wildhoneyphoto @markhapka @ladesigner
