Desiree and Brian’s DIY wedding at the Raw Hide Ranch in Brown County/Nashville, Indiana was a vintage inspired soiree.  There were so many details I couldn’t stop photographing such as the literary apples, typewriter, clothes pins, flowers, and DIY Martha Stewart ceiling poofs. Desiree and Brian sure know how to throw a celebration and I was honored to be chosen as their photographer.

This 1920s vintage Underwood typewriter was a wedding gift and appropriate as Desiree and Brian are professors. Also many of the guests are poets, fiction writers, or English teachers.

Caught by Greg my fantastic second shooter

Gorgeous maggie sotero gown.. I’ve never seen a gown quite like this rich ivory number.

Each apple had a title of the couples favorite novels which also doubled as table card holders. The couple also chose the Raw Hide Ranch in Brown County/Nashville Indiana as they wanted to be in nature, and the ranch as they wanted a place to have fifty of their closest friends and family could spend the weekend together– they wanted the wedding to be more than a day long.


DIY details galore!!! I asked Desiree how she came up with her theme and she said the design scheme was inspired by the dresses and location. She also wanted to include their personalities. Since the dress looked antique and the barn rustic, they couldn’t go with anything too modern so she chose milk glass, antique flowers, and huge paper DIY poofs from Martha Stewart.


Desiree you are a beautiful bride! Flowers were stunning, too!


The groom and his brothers/groomsman holding the bouquets. So sweet!!

The bride and her son share a pre-wedding moment

One of Desiree’s favorite moments of the day was when her father saw her in her gown for the first time and cried which made all of her bridesmaid cry, too.

The funniest moments for Deisree was the ceremony not going quite as planned as there was too much wind to light the candles and her walking down the wrong aisle (there were two)

The minister was a true brown county character complete with a Guatemalan sash around his neck (I only know this as we volunteer in Guatemala every year)



Creative photo time! Desiree said another one of her favorite moments was when I took them after the ceremony for their portraits. She loved not having to make any decisions and the alone time she spent with her new husband, Brian.


Hippy hideaway in brown county lead for some amazing photos!!!

I love long veils as they lead to shots like this


Party time! This group knew how to get down! Also, really tasty vanilla/berry cupcakes and cake by Angel B’s in Bloomington, Indiana

First Dances. Desiree and Brian had a semi-choreographed first dance that was impressive!



One of Desiree’s best purchases was the Park Avenue Band which was a 9 piece band including horns and 2 vocalists. They played mostly 70′s tunes which was a big hit.

Desiree and Brian are avid bicyclists so we had to capture them on their bikes

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