Photographer: Tasha Owen Photography | Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs | Florist: Herban Design Studio | Beauty: Salon Maison | Wedding Dress: I Do Bridal

When COVID decides to cancel your wedding plans, what’s your first reaction?

Of course, you go through a range of emotions but for Krysta + David, they kept level-headed and we started planning for all options. As we monitored the situation, it became quite clear that their May date wasn’t going to happen so they decided to postpone to August.

Then good news came in June that receptions were going to be allowed so we were gearing up to finalize plans when everything changed and that receptions were once again going to be banned, a mere few days before their wedding day. Luckily for the couple, the bride’s father offered his beautifully landscaped backyard as the site of their nuptials.

The pressure was on to really create a memorable and special wedding, something of which Krysta and David truly deserved. I first met Krysta + David almost 6 years ago when they served as her sister’s Maid of Honor and David as the officiant. We stayed in touch over the years when I would run into them as wedding guests at a few of my weddings.

Their wedding was romantic and intimate as they were surrounded by their closest friends and family and in the end, it was the best decision for these two who will have a lot of stories to tell their kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids one day about their wedding day.

“What else can we say except... Lori and her team are amazing! We hired Lori in early 2019 for our May 2020 wedding. They were the very first vendor we booked! We knew how good she was and had seen Lori in action at my sister's wedding in 2015 and at another friend's wedding in 2017. Lori was always available to take our calls/texts or answer our emails. In March 2020, she helped us postpone our wedding date to August 9. Two weeks before our wedding, we lost our venue due to the new COVID rules. She helped us move our ceremony to my dad's backyard with literally days to go. She decorated and cleaned up the whole ceremony space as well as keeping everyone on track the entire day. Not to mention, she's such a treat to be around - so positive and willing to help! Lori worked so hard to make our special day happen, even during a pandemic. You won't be disappointed when you hire Elegant Affairs! Thank you Lori! Also, Go Cougs!”
~Krysta + David