WEDDINGS: Wedding profile: Michaela and Zach

Wedding profile: Michaela and Zach

Theme. Earthy elegance. We wanted a wedding that reflected who we are and also the natural beauty of Southern Vermont. Our wedding was very DIY. We made all of the decorations by hand, including pinwheels and birchbark candle holders. We also printed all of our invitations with a handmade letterpress. Zach designed the invitation and drew the sketch of the knot. My mom baked gluten-free carrot cakes, and one of my best friends decorated the cake to look like birch bark.

We tried to tie in all of the elements in our ceremony, which is how I came up with the idea for the pinwheels…they provide a way for us to appreciate wind. Apparently all of the pinwheels started to spin like crazy at our ceremony when we had our first kiss.

Why Southern Vermont? We wanted to be married in Marlboro because we both graduated from Marlboro College and feel strong ties to the area. We were married at our professors’ house in Marlboro in a beautiful and intimate ceremony. We chose the White House Inn in Wilmington for our reception, both because of its proximity to Marlboro, and because of how impressed we were with the accommodations and staff.

Something borrowed? My Mom’s pearl earrings.

Something new? My shoes: sparkly gold Toms shoes from the company’s wedding collection.

Something blue? A garter that Zach actually ended up wearing. We decided to mix up the tradition a little bit.

Reception. We had Samirah Evans come and play for us with her Handsome Devils. It was amazing, and they provided us with a wonderful dance party. Our flowers were done by Carie Kowalski, a wonderful florist from Marlboro whose work reflected my style of earthy and elegant.