What Junebug Loves! Wedding and Fashion Blog

Blue, Orange and Pink Wedding Color Palette

christy — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The bold color combination of rich royal blue, sunny orange and hot pink simply radiates joy and would make for one fun wedding color palette! Who wouldn't have a blast at a wedding that looks like this?

Photos from the Junebug Weddings Image Gallery by -

Top row: Yvette Roman Photography and Studio 6.23
Second row: Mark Brooke Photographers
Third row: Yvette Roman Photography and Stephanie Williams-This Modern Romance
Fourth row: Stephanie Cristalli Photography, Twin Lens and Yvette Roman Photography
Fifth row: Wiley Valentine and Yvette Roman Photography
Sixth row: Mark Brooke Photographers

Search our Image Gallery for even more wedding inspiration and ideas for the color palette that's got your heart racing!

Best of the Best Engagement Photos Honorable Mention - Romantic and Intimate Images

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

When it comes to engagement photos, romance is the name of the game, and these intimate photos entered into our Best of the Best Engagement Photo Contest really bring that feeling home. Thanks so much to all the photographers and couples who shared their images!

engagement photo by Ben Adams of Ben Adams Photography

engagement photo by Heather Waraksa of Heather Waksa Photography

engagement photo by Jennifer Lindberg of Jennifer Lindberg Weddings

engagement photo by Erica Bader of Erica Ann Photography

engagement photo by John & Joseph Photography Inc.

engagement photo by Mary McHenry Photography

engagement photo by Morgan Lynn Razi of Morgan Lynn Photography

engagement photo by Meg Brock of Meg Brock Photography

engagement photo by Pedro Damian Photographer

engagement photo by Steve Lee of Steve Lee Photography

engagement photo by Ariel Renae of Ariel Renae Photography

Best of the Best Honorable Mention - Hilarious Engagement Photos

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

With the many thousands of photos that were generously shared with us for our 2013 Best of the Best Engagement Photo Contest, and only 50 spaces to fill, there are so many that we love and think deserve Honorable Mention. These hilarious engagement photos made us grin, giggle and laugh out loud - we hope they make your day!

engagement photo by Jacklyn Greenberg of JAGstudios

engagement photo by Anthony+Rina Chan of Infused Studios

engagement photo by Marcel Siegle of Marcel & Meher Photography

engagement photo by Kristin Cheatwood of Cheatwood Photography

engagement photo by Jason Tran of Jason Q. Tran Photography

engagement photo by Lisa Boggs of Lisa Boggs Photography

engagement photo by Spencer Combs

engagement photo by Ray Soemarsono of Apertura

engagement photo by Ryan Brenizer of Ryan Brenizer Photography

engagement photo by Pat Furey

engagement photo by Samo Rovan of Samo Rovan Photography

engagement photo by Sherry Buck of David & Sherry Photography

engagement photo by Steven Young of STAK Photography

For more Honorable Mention photos, check out the post on Photobug today!

Announcing the Best of the Best Engagement Photo Collection 2013!

christy — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

engagement photo by Andreas Feusi

We absolutely love the tradition of having engagement photos taken before your wedding - it's the sweetest way to document this super romantic time in your life, to connect with one another, and to get to know the photographer you'll be spending serious amounts of quality time with once your wedding day arrives! To celebrate just how incredible engagement photography can be, we're thrilled to unveil our first-ever Best of the Best Engagement Photo Collection!

To create this stunning collection we called on wedding photographers around the world to send us their favorite engagement photos from the past 3 years, and after hours and hours oohing and ahhing over more than 4000 distinctive images, we narrowed our favorites down to just 50. There was so much creativity, romance, intimacy and laughter in these photos, we were simply in awe. We hope that you love them just as much as we do, and that they'll inspire you to document your relationship with engagement photos that represent YOU, perfectly.

Jump on over to our Best Photos of the Year section to see all 50 images!

engagement photo by Ben Sasso

engagement photo by Erwin Darmali of Apertura

engagement photo by Kristi Odom Photography

engagement photo by Brian Callaway of Callaway Gable

Stay tuned this week for more! We'll be sharing our Honorable Mention images over the next couple of days on Photobug and What Junebug Loves!

Colorful and Traditional Wedding in India - Hannah and Rajesh

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The Couple: Hannah and Rajesh

The Wedding: 11.02.12 in Vijayawada, India

Tell us about your decision to hold your wedding in India. What was your wedding planning experience like? Rajesh’s parents really wanted to have the wedding in India, and while I would have loved for all of our friends and family from the US to attend, we wanted to do this for his parents. He’s been living in the US for several years now, and is not able to see them as much as he would like. They are a very traditional Indian family, and we wanted to reassure them that, even though their son was marrying an American, nothing in their relationship would change, and that I would also want to be a part of their family. This was a very unusual wedding by American standards. The bride had nothing to do with the planning. All I had to do was let go, of everything. I wore three sarees during the wedding, all of which were hand-picked by Rajesh’s mom and sister. The blouses were hand stitched and beaded according to their instructions, and they were very beautiful. I didn’t see them until a few days before the wedding. The food and decorations were all done by the wedding hall. Prior to the wedding, Rajesh and his father were busy hand-delivering invitations. That gave me time to get to know his family a little. I stayed with his grandfather, uncle, and aunt, and their family prior to the wedding, and they couldn’t have been more welcoming. Since my family didn’t know their family’s wedding traditions, they taught me, my parents, and my brother what to do, and took us all in as their own family. They adopted us.

What were the top three priorities for you in planning your wedding? For me, it was to get over my jet lag, get to know Raj’s family, and learn a little Telugu (his language). Raj was the one rushing around trying to get things done. Since I really had no clue about what weddings are normally like there and what needed to be done, I was no help. Normally the bride’s family does all of the planning in India, just like in the US, but since all of it was unknown to us, Raj and his family took up the charge. I’m so grateful to them for working so hard to do the things that the bride’s family should do.

How did you choose the colors and fashion of your wedding? The colors were based on the flowers that were available. The wedding hall was decked with beautiful purple lilies. But since were were in India, all colors were welcome! The fashion was completely traditional. My main wedding saree was white with a red border. All of the brides who get married in that part of India wear the same thing. The jewelry was also completely traditional.

What were some of your favorite cultural elements or traditions that were incorporated into your celebration? What did they mean to you? My favorite traditions during the wedding were the games. There was one game in which the priest puts two rings in a jug filled with water. One ring is silver, and the other is gold. The bride and groom both put their hand into the jug and try to find the gold ring. The one who finds it will be the dominant one the relationship. It’s best out of three tries. The first time I got it, the second time he did, and the third time I did. Another tradition I liked was the blessings. Everyone who attended our wedding came and gave us a blessing by putting rice on our heads. We also blessed each other by putting rice and flowers on each others heads. I feel so lucky that Kristi was able to come with us to shoot the wedding. She captured so much that I didn’t even have time to notice during the ceremony. When there’s so much going on around you, and music playing, and you’re trying to follow the priest’s instructions (using hand gestures because he’s speaking sanskrit), there’s no time to soak in the full beauty of your surroundings. Thanks to a great photographer, I will always have access to the beauty of that day.

What was the most important thing that you learned through the wedding planning process and what would you tell other brides-to-be? The most important thing for me was to enjoy the process, and not to get bogged down in worrying about things not being exactly how I had always pictured. Our wedding was so beautiful, and I wouldn’t have changed a thing, but I could have never planned it for myself. It was not the wedding I always dreamed of, but I enjoyed every minute of it!

The Wedding Team:

Photographer: Kristi Odom Photography
Second Shooter: Lisa Robinson
Reception Venue: Veduka Function Hall
Catering & Florist: Veduka Function Hall

Thank you Hannah and Rajesh! What a spectacular celebration - we're so honored to get to share it with you!

Junebug's Popular Pins of the Week on Pinterest!

admin — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Come Pin with us on Pinterest! We've got gorgeous wedding eye candy galore, from all over the Junebug website. Here's what our readers have been loving lately...

Such beautiful bridal hair and makeup in this pretty portrait by Erich McVey! Originally posted in Erich's Photographer Spotlight Interview on Photobug.

Vintage china was used as seating cards at this 1920's inspired garden wedding photographed by Nordica Photography. So lovely!

I don't think I could love these happy, whimsical watercolor family crests more! See all kinds of fantastic designs for newlyweds by Happy Menocal's in our blog post about them from last September!

What bride wouldn't love this peach-y, romantic wedding bouquet designed by Krista Jon:!? It was photographed by Luna Photo and featured in this post about favorite wedding bouquets created by our Junebug member florists.

Having a photo booth at your wedding? Check out these great vintage photo booth signs designed by Say Cheese Paper Props!