Planning & Parties Blog

2021 Style Shoot Design Contest Winner: Urban Jungle Glam

Allyson Hutchison |  April 8, 2022

For WeddingDay’s third annual Style Shoot Design Contest, our participants had the chance to utilize the two 2021 Pantone Colors of the Year in three different themes to bring their shoots to life.

A Modern, Elegant Styled Micro-Wedding in Lake Geneva

Allyson Hutchison |  April 7, 2022

Sami, of Everly Collective, wanted to create a style shoot that showed brides that they don't have to compromise any details when they decide to have a micro-wedding.

Learn to Dance in the Rain with this Intimate and Elegant Lafayette Ceremony: The Real Wedding of Cheyenne and Cody Hutsell

Allyson Hutchison |  April 6, 2022

Despite Cody's determination, Cheyenne wanted to stay friends with him and turned down any date ideas for two years. After Cheyenne bought a house and was waiting to move in, she stayed with Cody, who convinced her to sell her house and keep living with him.

Travel Into Outer Space with this Grand Rapids Planetarium Style Shoot

Allyson Hutchison |  March 31, 2022

"Katy Mork, Events Manager at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, reached out with the idea of creating a celestial ceremony scene in the planetarium," Stacy Horn of Juniper and Lace Events explains. "With this vision, we curated a team of vendors and encouraged their creative ideas to develop the de

This Rustic Wisconsin Ceremony is Full of Delicate Details: The Real Wedding of Angela and Nick Trump

Allyson Hutchison |  March 30, 2022

With Nick's persistence after meeting Angela in middle school, the couple eventually started dating. When the time came for Nick to pop the question, they took out a boat early one morning, and Nick dropped to one knee on the beach outside of their family cabin!

Multiple Textures and Neutral Colors Collide in This Southwest Michigan Venue-Inspired Style Shoot

Allyson Hutchison |  March 29, 2022

Nicole Bates, now of Nicole Bates Photography, worked at Watermark Solarium when the venue was first opened. To garner more attention and spread inspiration, Nicole suggested hosting a style shoot in the new venue. "1928 Planning Co.

Even Winter Flowers Can Be Beautiful in this Grand Rapids Style Shoot

Allyson Hutchison |  March 24, 2022

The vision behind this shoot was to show the beauty of nature even in the winter. "Imagine a windswept field covered in a blanket of snow.

An Elegant Indiana Vineyard Ceremony: The Real Wedding of Emily and Travis Whitlow

Allyson Hutchison |  March 23, 2022

Both being optometrists, Emily and Travis met through work. "Travis helped me move and well, pretty much anything I asked him to do he was there to help me with. We started off just as friends until we realized we had feelings for each other and he asked me on a real date," Emily explains.

A D.I.Y., Vintage Cincinnati Celebration: The Wedding of Madison and Jake Trejo

Allyson Hutchison |  March 16, 2022

Madison and Jake matched on Bumble and decided to meet in person. Jake actually rented out the bar where they had their first date in order to propose. "It had a beautiful courtyard where we spent hours talking the first night," Madison gushes.

Romantic and Elegant Love at a Timeless and Classic Venue: A Grand Rapids Style Shoot

Allyson Hutchison |  March 15, 2022

The vision Jeannene Lillie Events had in mind was an intimate wedding with an at-home feel but a glamorous look.