Alana + Dani | 6.3.22

This wedding was special to me because the gorgeous bride is my first cousin and this couple’s story is so beautiful and orchestrated by God. They got married at my family’s pond behind the farm and that makes a wedding even better—the same spot where so many Miller family hot dog roasts, camping, kettle cookouts, and last-minute get-togethers have taken place!

Alana chose all white flowers and is a lover of eucalyptus so of course we ordered in a bunch…and most of it came in with brown, wilted tips, probably due to being a bit too tender to harvest—but that’s where floral snips come in handy to edit, edit, edit. Most people will never know the setbacks florists endure, because we have tricks up our sleeves. Her bouquet included local peonies, local ranunculus, and my own mock orange (a personal fave—so, so beautiful), roses, lisianthus, and stock. Check out the wood pole on the cake photo. My dad went out in the woods and found/cut all the poles for the string lights…you won’t find service like that at a fancy venue! They looked so cool! And that’s how family comes together to make a wedding happen! 

I’m adding more photos than usual, because there are so many favorites and I just can’t choose between them. Congrats, Alana + Dani! It was an honor to assist with your wedding!

Photos by Jackie Beachy Photography