Stephanie Williams Photography Blog

Words cannot express how beautiful and perfect Erica + Abrahm’s wedding was and how amazing their love is for one another - these two melt my heart! They were married on Valentine’s Day in the gorgeous, romantic mountain town of San Miguel De Allende, Mexico and their wedding took place at a historic colonial villa called Casa Chorro. The wedding theme of orange + gray, succulents, wood and French linen went so perfect with the venue! Erica was stunning in a lace Monique Lhuillier dress, and she had her Kate Spade shoes dyed the perfect shade of orange to match their wedding colors. Their wedding coordinator, Guadalupe Alvarez from Penzi Weddings, did an amazing job of coordinating the three days of celebration. Not only did she provide the flowers, decor, and Benito the tequila donkey, but her team built the whole raised reception dance floor on the villa grounds in less than two days! Right after Erica + Abe’s ceremony, the couple and all their guests walked the streets along with the tequila donkey, dancing to mariachi music and taking shots of tequila - an excellent way to get the party started! Delicious local + organic catering by The Restaurant. Oh, and their reception was an insane party - I mean everyone, everyone danced the night away to out-of-this-world mixes by The Flashdance …and the party kept going to the wee hours with only a moments pause to watch a celebratory fireworks display or to each some late night al pastor tacos! Thank you Erica + Abe for not only having us document your wedding day, but also helping us discover San Miguel De Allende - a place that we most definitely fell in love with!
Invites: Chewing the Cud
Calligraphy: Grace Edmands
Bride’s Jewelry: J.Crew
Maid of Honor Dresses: Calypso St. Barth, Laundry by Shelli Segal
Groom’s Suit: Viktor & Rolf
Groom’s Shoes: Salvatore Ferragamo
Best Man Suit: Tommy Hilfiger

Julie + Patrick’s gorgeous wedding was held in Joshua Tree, just minutes from Joshua Tree National Park, at the Sacred Sands Bed and Breakfast. Isaac and I instantly fell in love with this unique, cozy, and well-designed bed and breakfast, surrounded by stunning dessert landscape! Julie + Patrick are such an amazing couple, and both so artistic and creative! Many of the designs and wedding theme were created by the couple, and I loved that Patrick actually went rock climbing in Joshua Tree a few hours before the wedding! There were also many eco friendly aspects to their wedding - all the succulents on the tables and even the succulent bouquets were re-plantable, all the food was organic vegetarian cuisine from the couple’s own favorite recipes, and even the Sacred Sands is an environmentally-friendly building (built using strawbale walls as insulation). As wedding favors, everyone received a poster with the couple’s wedding logo + theme from Clone Press, and Julie’s gorgeous dress was by Jim Hjelm. The reception was held outside under a canopy of stars, and they had bunt cakes and biscottis for dessert. All in all, a perfect evening!

This post has been a long time coming, but I’m so excited to announce that a brand new, awesome online resource for brides just launched this week!! Utterly Engaged is an online wedding magazine dedicated to the couple that wants to infuse style and creativity into their wedding with every kind of budget! They showcase vendors and fill their pages with pictures, details, tips, and lots of inspiration. A few months ago, I shot a tablescape for the magazine, and you can see that article, titled Midsummer Night’s Dream, on their first issue by clicking the image below… it features florals by Summer from Grey Likes Weddings and cakes from Cheryl Stewart
Here’s a few more images from the shoot…I heart owls + blue thistles

I’m looking forward to the next issue, which will be even more jam packed and feature a shoot I did alongside JL Floral Design and Sweet and Saucy!! I can’t post the images from that shoot until the article comes out, but I will leave you with this teaser that I posted a bit ago…