Today’s post isn’t the usual real wedding, in fact it’s not a wedding at all. Most of Andrea’s family lives in Illinois, most of Wing’s family lives in Hong Kong, so they decided it would be perfect to have a destination wedding in Hawaii and let everyone meet in the middle. They had a beautiful and intimate ceremony, but of course wanted to celebrate with all their family and friends back at home too, and that’s what I’m sharing on the blog today. They both love spring, and wanted a venue for their reception that was outdoors and surrounded by nature. They let this idea guide the color palette and look of the rest of their wedding, and ended up with an event that was fresh and perfect for celebrating their new life together. A big thank you to Andrea and Wing for sharing all the details of their day, and to Bowersock Photographers for the lovely images.
Who, What, Where ~ Reception: Monon Community Center, Photography: Bowersock Photographers. Caterer: Ritz Charles. Dress: Sarah Seven for JCrew.
From the bride…
Wing and I originally met through my sister. While I was studying Interior Design in Chicago, and she was living in Indianapolis, she decided to make a few trips up to visit the Windy City with some of her friends. Wing of course tagged along on a couple of those weekends and at that point I had merely just been acquainted with him. There were a few times when I had heard from him between those trips, but to my knowledge…he was just a friend of my sister and just trying to be friendly! After graduating college, I decided to move to Indianapolis for a short period of time before jumping across the country to start a job in Interior Design. During this time, Wing and I sparked interest in one another, and our relationship continued to grow. My short term stay in Indianapolis has now grown to 3 years and we are thoroughly enjoying our time here as a newly married couple
The one heirloom that we used was a locket necklace that my late-grandfather had given to my grandmother while they were dating. We had this on the guestbook table where we also commemorated our grandparents who are no longer with us.
Everything was perfect! Being outside, eating great food, dancing and being celebrated!
Honestly, it is amazing to me how an event like this is able to bring everyone you love and who is so important to you together at one given time. I’m not sure there is another time during your life when you are surrounded by that, and especially to celebrate you as a couple! There is no other feeling like it.
