There are styled shoots, and then there are the ones that make you want to photograph an entire wedding exactly like this. Adorn Collective brought this one to life at Hill House with the prettiest mix of soft pink, green, romantic florals, and just enough unexpected details to keep everything from feeling too perfect. The entire design felt playful and elevated at the same time—which, obviously, I loved.

Hill House gave us such a beautiful backdrop to play with. The architecture, oversized windows, old-world details, and all of that gorgeous light worked so well against the more modern styling. I especially loved photographing the quieter portraits inside because they gave the whole gallery a completely different feeling—moody, editorial, and almost a little cinematic.

And then there was the pink bar. ? Between the color, the champagne tower, the florals, and those green lamps, there was no way I wasn’t going to have some fun with it. We mixed the more composed editorial photographs with movement, black and white, softer focus, and those slightly imperfect frames that make a gallery feel less like a checklist and more like a story.

This shoot with Adorn Collective was such a good reminder that wedding design doesn’t have to fit neatly into one category. Romantic can still be interesting. Editorial can still feel playful. And a wedding can be beautifully designed without losing the people and personality underneath all of it. Give me more weddings that feel like this, please and thank you.

Host: @adorncollectiveworkshops

Venue: @hillhousedurham

Design: @taylorhackettjohnson & @thechrisbatts

Floral Design: @floralsbyheritage

Tabletop & Lounge and Chairs, Lamps, Napkins: @charmingandquaint

Napkins Company: @nuagedesignsinc

Table, Ceremony Fabrication, Bar & Barback, and Seating Chart: @eventsbyframework

Hair and Makeup: @blissfulmuse.co

Gown Designer: @hayleypaigebride & @houseofsavin

Gown Store: @brideofthepines

Wedding Rings: @astermaeve_

Earrings: @themusecollection__

Invitation & Paper Goods: @digital_watercolorist

Shoes: @badgleymischka

Model Couple #1: @hannahmariemorgann / @willjoyner /@marilynsagency