Love from the ashes.
"[our] entire day was spent reveling
in the overwhelming love of our friends and family
– completely free to enjoy every moment."
From the get go I knew planning this wedding would be an adventure... and I was all in.
"We want our wedding to be at the top of a mountain,
on a friend's ranch that was burnt to the ground in the California fires two years ago.
...Oh, and we still have to re-build the barn we're going to dance in." - N+T
Never have I seen a couple work harder to make their dream of a wedding come true. From clearing and leveling their ceremony site of charred trees, to putting up the beams of their friends new barn, Tesia and Nicol's wedding reflected their heart and free-spirited character through and through. Guests were shuttled to a mountain top ceremony site via Tesla or hay-bale-lined pickup truck. Sitting on handmade benches, family and friends heard a comical and moving rendition of the couple's journey and "officiated" their marriage with a rousing communal "we now pronounce you man and wife...you may kiss the bride." The bride and bridesmaids heads were adorned with handwoven flower wreaths. Wildflowers - picked by family and friends - decorated tables handmade from the salvaged trees.
