Heart-Themed Austin Wedding: Hannah + John

heart lit bouquets

Happy Valentine’s Day you guys! And we have the most perfect wedding to share with you today: Hannah + John’s heart-themed Austin celebration! This adorable + artful pair wanted to craft a “winter wonderland meets Valentine’s Day” setting, filled with lots of gold, glitter, pinks, and hearts! Sounds like so much fun, right?! They came up with so many great ways to bring their playful theme to life and wisely teamed up with Tori from Sitting in a Tree, who was the perfect creative mastermind to help them achieve their dream day. Here’s a bit more about it from John:

Our wedding was on the fifth anniversary of the day we met. We wanted it to be intimate and personal, with the focus on celebrating our love, surrounded by those closest to us. Everyone there was one of our loved ones. My best friends played a huge role: our officiant, music for our processional and recessional, hair stylist, even singing back up to a song I wrote for Hannah – just to name a few. Hannah had a great vision of what she wanted it to be like, and Tori made everything more beautiful than we could’ve expected.

Big thanks to Studio Castillero for the super stunning images and congrats to Hannah + John on an absolutely lovely day!

heart invitation

purple flower bouquet

dotted lace bride

dotted lace bride

purple bouquet

heart bouquet bridesmaids


Who says your ladies have to carry freshly cut blooms? We think these illuminated string hearts, adorned with vintage fabric fringe, are the perfect bouquet alternative!

heart lit bouquets

first look

bride and groom

bride and groom

bride and groom

bride and groom

bride and groom

wedding party


Don’t the guys all look so handsome? Love their gold fabric heart bouts!

mis matched groomsmen

heart boutonnieres

heart garland

heart garland

Our Musical Choices

Processional: Something – The Beatles

Recessional: Two of Us – The Beatles

First Dance: Only You – The Platters

ceremony

ceremony

ceremony

ceremony

ceremony

ceremony

ceremony


Love Hannah’s beautifully customized dress? She’s selling it! Email her at hannahsuk{at}gmail[dot]com if you’re interested.

bride and groom

groom singing to bride

groom singing to bride

Our Favorite Memory From The Wedding

Hannah: During the cocktail hour, I saw my husband strapping a guitar around his shoulder and standing in front of a microphone with all his best men behind him. Little did I know he had written a song just for me and was about to perform it in front of all our wedding guests! It was such a sweet surprise that I never expected and made the day all the more special.

John: I think the combination of euphoria and relief after saying our own vows stands out the most to me. I didn't realize before how overcome with emotion I would be. It was a wonderful feeling telling Hannah the depth of my love for her. I was also really happy with how the surprise song I performed with my best men went; Hannah always loves a good surprise. All the guys really came through with singing back up- I'm truly grateful everything went perfectly.

groom singing to bride

pink reception

pink reception

stuffed heart plate settings

stuffed heart plate settings

stuffed heart plate settings

garland chair decor

gold glitter candles

pink tablescapes


The whimsical cake table is one of our fave details of the whole celebration!

pink heart and fern backdrop

fern and gold hearts

three wedding cakes

glitter filled heart ornaments

ice cream truck

first dance

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Our Advice To Those Planning Now

Hannah: 1. Hire all your dream vendors! Just do it! 2. Bad things will happen during planning, even disastrous things (for me, ruining my wedding dress 1.5 weeks before the wedding!) Try to stay calm, trust those around you, and remember that at the end of all the planning, there will be one heck of a party and a handsome man to call your husband.

John: Don't procrastinate! Embrace all the love everyone's there to give.

photography: Studio Castillero // venue name: Mercury Hall, Austin, Texas // event design: Sitting in a Tree // planning: Sitting in a Tree // florals: Sitting in a Tree // hairpiece: Sitting in a Tree // bride's shoes: Christian Louboutin // bridesmaid dresses: Forever New // hair stylist: Bride and Maids of Honor // makeup artist: Bride and Maids of Honor // groom attire: J. Crew // catering: The Peached Tortilla // cake: Polkadots Cupcake Factory // music: ATX DJ // wedding dress: Love Yu Stars Dress customized by Olga European Fashions // invites: Love VS. Design // dessert: Ice Cream Social // photobooth: Live Oaks Photobooth

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