With the great outdoors serving as a picture perfect backdrop to their magical forest wedding, our real wedding couple Casey and Joe exchanged vows at Morning Glory Farms in North Carolina. A working farm, the dreamy venue acted as host to the couple's glorious nature-filled October celebration which featured a woodland ceremony and reception. With Danielle Christine Photography there to capture the every moment of the couple's special day from their sweet first touch to their sparkler exit, check out Casey and Joe's spectacular forest wedding below!
Before diving into the details of their special day, let's get to know the happy couple a bit more! Casey and Joe, who went to high school together, began talking on Tinder back in 2016. Fast forward to their romantic proposal: "We were hiking in Idaho Springs, CO on the Echo Lake Trail. We stopped to take pictures with an amazing view on the start of our hike. Joey was trying to find a good spot to pop the question. On our way back, in that exact spot we first took pictures, Joey told me to set up my camera to video so I could screen shot a better picture. During the recording he asked me to marry him."
For her phenomenal bridal look, Casey wore a gorgeous Mon Bijou Bridal gown in a floral off-the-shoulder design.
Before their ceremony began the couple included an incredibly sweet addition to their day: "We did a first touch and what made it special was having Joey’s Aunt pray over our marriage."
How gorgeous are Casey's Azazie bridesmaids dresses in a medley of coordinating Marsala styles?
Tying in with their boho-theme, the couple's idyllic outdoor ceremony space was adorned with dried floral arrangements and a featured a warm neutral colour palette: "Flowers were very important to us. We both love flowers, and we knew we wanted it as a big deal for our special day, specifically my wedding bouquet."
The couple's gorgeous boho forest wedding celebration was planned and designed by Casey's aunt Gina of La Cosa Bella Events who had this to say: "If I had to describe their wedding in two words, the words would be love and family. Love for each other and love for their families as they are both very family oriented. You could say that I'm an expert in regard to Casey's family as I am her aunt. To help plan a wedding for a beloved niece was special (she mostly shared any complaints with her mother, lol)."
With the October sun shining down on their dreamy woodside ceremony: "My favourite piece of music was during my entrance to the ceremony. I have always loved the instrumental version of Can’t Help Falling in Love. It really brought the wedding together."
Casey's dreamy boho bridal bouquet was full of luxurious blooms, featuring an array of roses, scented stock, orchids and pampas grass.
Following their magical forest wedding ceremony, the couple used the spectacular natural beauty of their venue as the backdrop to their stunning wedding portraits.
The reception spaced was decorated beautifully with boho details such as lush arrangements filled with fluffy pampas grass, dahlias and roses galore, crushed velvet table cloths, pretty paper goods and a dreamy boho inspired wedding cake finished with a custom acrylic cake topper.
Featuring dried flower décor, festoon lighting and delicate details, the soft neutral colour palette of their day carried through to the couple's beautiful outdoor reception. "For us, we wanted a venue that allowed us to have the ceremony and reception outdoors. We loved that our venue was spread out and that our ceremony was secluded away from the reception. We also loved the view of the pond in the background of the ceremony spot."
The couple welcomed their adorable pooch Beau when they started dating followed by Luna a couple months before they got married: "We had our two dogs featured at our wedding. We had a bar sign made with their pictures and we named our bar the “Beau & Luna Bar.” They weren’t able to join on us on our day, so we wanted to include them in some way!"
Casey and Joe had this advice for couple's planning their own special day: "Make sure you do what YOU want to do for your big day. Don’t think too much into it, just make it fit your personalities and have fun planning it!"
With their dreamy special day going on to include a first dance to I Get to Love You by Ruelle, a fun bouquet toss, a date-night themed menu inspired by their favourite foods and a sparkler exit, Casey and Joe headed to Nantucket for their well-deserved honeymoon: "It was beautiful and quiet which is just what we wanted!"
Congratulations Casey and Joe! A very special thank you to the couple and to Danielle Christine Photography for sharing this magical destination wedding with One Fab Day. There are also plenty more amazing photos from their special day to check out in the gallery below!
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