Shana, a Frolic! reader, recently eloped with her boyfriend, now husband, to North Carolina. She wrote me this morning to share the photos. The whole thing is so simple, so lovely and so romantic, I couldn't wait to share them with you!
Shana and her husband dated in college, parted ways- living abroad and traveling the world separately. Seven years later, they were serendipitously reunited. When they decided to get married, both were determined not to get caught up in all the hoopla of the wedding industry. The wedding was planned in three weeks.
Thank you for sharing your photos, Shana! Congratulations! To see more photos of their day and find out more details, visit their photo album.
Photography by Honour Mann of HH Fine Arts.
So charming! What a lovely church. Best wishes to them!!
Posted by: Lindsay | May 21, 2009 at 10:40 AM
What a lovely wedding!
Posted by: Emily | May 21, 2009 at 10:42 AM
What a lovely story. Congrats to the happy couple! I'm all for eloping and will most likely do it myself one day.
Posted by: Joanna | May 21, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Sweet and simple...I love it. :)
Posted by: Martha B. | May 21, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Thanks for posting the lovely photos. I applaud them for pulling off such a romantic, private wedding & not giving in to the huge hoopla that people do. Some of today's wedding are more like a circus, or a media event. The first photo with the church is stunning. Best of luck to them
Posted by: Deborah Milne | May 21, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Looks like they still hired a professional photog, neat.
Posted by: Nico | May 21, 2009 at 10:47 AM
They look so happy. Such a simple, beautiful wedding.
Posted by: h for hellebores | May 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM
How beautiful and romantic x
Posted by: LissyLou | May 21, 2009 at 11:15 AM
AMAZING! i love this!
Posted by: joanna goddard | May 21, 2009 at 11:19 AM
i'm completely in love with the idea. and that photo of her barefoot on the bench or pew? perfection. congrats to the happy couple for not getting caught up in bridal insanity!
Posted by: thesassykathy | May 21, 2009 at 11:37 AM
sooo nice to hire a photographer, the photos are SO beautiful.
Posted by: joanna goddard | May 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM
wonderful photos! such a beautiful wedding.
Posted by: abigail | May 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM
How on the mark creative and cool!
Way to go!!
Posted by: Amber | May 21, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Their story just made me tear up! Adorable, I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Amy Nieto | May 21, 2009 at 12:08 PM
For some reason this post reminds me of my sister and her husband. I love the whole idea and concept of it. Lovely.
Posted by: Sara | May 21, 2009 at 12:21 PM
such a sweet and simple wedding! and the pics are stunning...
Posted by: *c | May 21, 2009 at 12:39 PM
that's adorable!
Posted by: Julia | May 21, 2009 at 01:16 PM
Such a romantic story!!
Posted by: ana | May 21, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Lovely! Such a beautiful couple.
Posted by: Jane Flanagan | May 21, 2009 at 01:36 PM
So cute... did they have a photographer there?
These pics are great! This is exactly what I would want + about 30 or 40 friends.... a nice small wedding. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Daniella | May 21, 2009 at 01:52 PM
GORGEOUS photos! So romantic and dreamy.
New reader here..love your blog, just found in through Smitten. :)
Posted by: Lisa | May 21, 2009 at 02:20 PM
I don't think this could be any more romantic!
Posted by: Judith | May 21, 2009 at 02:59 PM
Yes, Daniella, they had a professional photographer. I think it is a great idea to keep some of the pretty details, have a great photographer to record the moment but keep the rest ultra simple!
Posted by: chelsea | May 21, 2009 at 03:06 PM
so beautiful and romantic!!!
Posted by: Joanna | May 21, 2009 at 04:37 PM
Welcome, Lisa! So glad you found the blog:)
Posted by: chelsea | May 21, 2009 at 05:42 PM
This is the most romantic. I love it.
Posted by: Kathleen | May 21, 2009 at 06:13 PM
how romantic :) i love this story!
Posted by: chrissy from the perfect palette | May 21, 2009 at 06:43 PM
This is lovely, and so reminds me of my own very simple wedding.
Posted by: alicia | May 21, 2009 at 07:22 PM
i love this! so sweet.
Posted by: suann | May 21, 2009 at 07:53 PM
love the last photograph so much!
Posted by: nadia | May 22, 2009 at 04:48 AM
So beautiful.
Posted by: Colleen | May 22, 2009 at 05:46 AM
I loved photographing this couple!
Small and intimate weddings are my most favorite...Shanna and Scott are so adorable. Shanna makes the most amazing bread too!
Posted by: Honour Mann | May 22, 2009 at 06:13 AM
Absolutely P-E-R-F-E-C-T!! GORGEOUS couple....simple... devine..the BEST!! Congrats. to you both!!
Posted by: Valerie | May 22, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Stunningly simple and incredibly romantic!
Posted by: Mimi | May 25, 2009 at 07:11 AM
What a beautiful story and pictures. What was the serendipitous ocassion that brought these two back together?
Posted by: Adam | May 25, 2009 at 03:55 PM
wonderful! love the simple approach... more focus on the two happy people!!!
I did the extra simple approach and felt like I needed something bigger for our one year anniversary... but learned I didn't...
Posted by: danielle | May 26, 2009 at 08:07 AM
This was a wonderful story. We manufacture custom magnets and a good majority of our business comes from Save the date magnets. This item would be better geared for those who are planning out their wedding as opposed to eloping. There is still a mysterious magnificence to the eloping method that seems very adventurous.
Posted by: Save the date magnets | May 26, 2009 at 11:50 AM