Columbus Commons Fall Wedding Photography

I grew up in Columbus, Indiana and lived there until I ventured off to college. My parents still reside in Columbus, and it was really important for me to get married in the church I grew up in in my hometown. During my years living in Columbus, I saw The Commons (our reception site) and really a lot of the downtown area transform into an even more inviting place for families and young adults to spend their time. Even if I wasn’t from Columbus, I know I’d still be drawn to its modern and progressive yet small town feel. I love the modern architecture integrated with older homes and buildings, and that was kind of the inspiration for our day. We wanted something modern and different, yet elegant and romantic. My sister and matron of honor, had been married at First Presbyterian Church with their reception following at The Commons only a year and a half before our wedding. This was a great opportunity to confirm our decision for these locations.

I knew I wanted a fall wedding even before I met Bobby, so when he proposed in March of 2016 I knew we were in for a lengthier engagement! We chose our specific date to help us remember our anniversary for all the years to come (10 + 7 = 17…I can’t help it, it’s the teacher in me)! While spring and summer are beautiful- there is too great of a chance of rain in the spring and summer has a chance of being too hot! Little did we know, our fall day would give us a taste of all three of those seasons!! Our day started off with blue skies and warm sunshine, later in the day there were gusty winds, and we wrapped up our evening with some rain. Despite the weather not being what we had planned for, Bobby and I wouldn’t have changed one thing about our day! We feel we selected the absolute best vendors that really succeeded in making our vision come to fruition!

What inspired your wedding style?  It’s funny to think about now, because throughout the entire wedding planning process, my mom said I didn’t have an established or set style to plan with and wasn’t clear in telling her what I wanted! I knew I didn’t want a lot of colors and didn’t want to go the traditional fall color palette route. Bobby and I settled on mixed metallics and neutrals for our color palette. For our day, I wanted the vibe to be a blend of romantic, modern,  whimsical, and traditional. I saw a few pictures on Pinterest to get the process started, but that quickly became overwhelming! Therefore, once I had purchased my dress, it was much easier to tie things together! I’d say the reception venue and dress were my biggest inspirations.

How did you choose your gown? I lived in NYC prior to moving down to Mississippi with Bobby. Therefore, it only made sense to go back there to the one and only Kleinfeld’s for the first place to try on dresses (not as great as I thought, but I’d never say anything bad about NYC!!). Immediately, the stylists were asking me which designers I favored, etc. which I hadn’t a clue, so they started pulling dresses and letting me walk into the dress “vaults”. It didn’t take long to realize I loved Haley Paige dresses! I absolutely fell in love with the top half of her “Dori” gown, but was hesitant about the bottom. Another stylist brought me the “Ellie” gown which was an A line dress. I fell in love with the bottom of that dress! After hearing that I could get a custom made dress with the top Dori and the bottom Ellie, I really felt that was going to be the one. However, after this only being the first time I had ever tried on dresses, we decided to go to Marie Gabriel in Indianapolis to try on more, and the best part was they carry Haley Paige dresses too, so I could always go back to my first love if I didn’t find anything else that stole my heart. After trying on more dresses, it became quite clear I was still in love with the soon-to-be one of a kind dress! I am so obsessed with that dress and how it fit into my vision!