We’re so excited to share Jessica and Mike’s gorgeous El Chorro wedding day with you!
Now that we’re parents, we see weddings from a totally different perspective. We have a toddler son, Beckett, and a baby girl, Emily, so what especially touches us nowadays is watching the adult relationship between a bride and her brother, or the groom and his sister. Our little ones are just beginning to “talk” to each other and play with each other. Their wedding days still feel so far away. Yet, through our brides and grooms and their siblings, we’re able to get a small glimpse of the future –– and it’s beautiful. We can’t think about it for too long, though, because just the thought of grownup Beckett standing up in front of all of our family and friends, toasting Emily on her wedding day, makes us cry good, hard, happy tears.
That’s what made our most recent wedding so special: bearing witness to the unbreakable bond between brother and sister on this wedding day. Spencer walked Jessica down the aisle the same way he walked with her through the ups and downs of life –– steadily and steadfastly –– and gave her away to Mike, a man of such high quality character that his parents should bottle their advice for raising a son (and sell it) because he’s everything moms and dads want for their daughter… and so much more.
That handoff, that moment, that picture, was so emotional for us, because it was like we were seeing two prayers for our own children play out in real time: that our daughter, Emily, when she grows up, will have two men in her life –– an older brother like Spencer, and a husband like Mike.
Jessica and Mike, from the bottom of our heart, thank you for giving us the honor and privilege of documenting one of the most important days of your life. We felt truly blessed to be there, have nothing but love and affection for you and your entire family, and wish you the happiest first year of marriage and a lifetime of beautiful memories together.
This El Chorro wedding day was a dream to photograph from start to finish. We have to give a huge thank you to the incredible team led by Sam at Revel and Lindsey at El Chorro with Lux’s stunning floral design. It truly was the most beautiful representation of such a beautiful couple’s love for each other, and we have SO many favorites from the day that this might be one of our longest blog posts ever! We hope you love them as much as we do!
the creative team
wedding design: sam glascock • revel wedding company
venue: el chorro
floral design: lux florist
bride’s dress: madi lane • bride’s shoes: badgley mischka • bridesmaids’ dresses: azazie • cake: a bake shop • cigar bar: fumar • furniture rentals: prim rentals • groom’s ring: kay jewelers • groom’s tuxedo: hugo boss • groomsmens’ tuxedos: the black tux • hair: chalsea curry • invitations: celebrations in paper • linen: la tavola fine linen • makeup artist: court montes • officiant: frank switzer • transportation: driver provider • videographer • something new media
