Handmade Lovebirds: April and Michael’s Real Wedding!

We’re excited to show off these great wedding photos from Kristina of Kristina Hill Photography. Kristina’s sister is the lovely bride and the handmade details are amazing! Check them out for yourself after a few words from Kristina.

Kristina tells us, “April and Michael were married at the Stroudsmore Country Inn in Stroudsburg, PA and their wedding site was called Woodsgate. It was an outdoor chapel with wooden benches, surrounded by tall fall trees. My sister is a graphic designer and she designed pretty much all of the details of her wedding – programs, menus, logo, favors, etc.

Lastly, her invites were screen-printed vintage handkerchiefs and her response cards were mad libs (they were pretty cool!). It was all wrapped up with a tree bark printed paper ‘ribbon’. Thank you notes (which are mixes from their wedding night music, because all night people complimented them on how ‘unique’ and ‘them’ the music played was) printed on cd’s that look like records are in the works!”

Birdseed packets were designed by April and sewn by the groom’s mother with the old saying ‘”cause being single is for the birds”!

Favors/Place Cards were miniature journals (Anthropologie) with bookcovers made and hand stamped by April – each guest’s name was on the spine, table numbers on front & message on back! Family photos were strung throughout venue.

The Junior Bridesmaid/Flower Girl/Ring Bearer in one! Her flowers were sewn into dress so her hands were free to carry the rings.

Photo by Johnny Wolf Photography

Groom’s embroidered Converse and groomsmen embroidered ties (ties from an Etsy vendor, but embroidered by Nicole Licht of Astulabee www.astulabee.com)

Bride’s shoes & bride

Ring plate (Etsy) and Rings (the wedding band was two pieces custom made to enclose the engagement ring)

Guests signed in by stamping thumb prints on a tree (made by April) and signing.

View of table featuring menus made by April, Table numbers made by April and a close up of the menu (a spinning wheel that allowed guests to choose their entrees/deserts/etc).

Cake featuring cake toppers made by Nicole Licht of Astulabee – they were a gift for their engagement!

The bride and groom under a just married sign (made by the groom’s mom and April out of left over handkerchiefs from their invites)

Bride and groom on the groom’s childhood paddle boat!

Cover and back of program – also designed by April (inside and back are outrageous, too!) and sewn by groom’s mom.”

If you love these photos and want to see more images from this Brooklyn wedding photographer, check out Kristina’s site http://www.kristinahill.com .

All images courtesy of Kristina Hill Photography. All Rights Reserved.