Like many couples who planned to get married in 2020, Kaylie and Zach decided to go ahead with the official marriage and hold off on the celebration until the following year. So when their first anniversary rolled around in 2021, they hosted a DIY backyard wedding reception with all their family and friends.

When Covid forced Emily and Ben to postpone their wedding, I had no idea I would end up photographing their intimate backyard wedding ceremony instead. Their change in plans created a much more relaxed and personal DIY wedding day, surrounded by their closest family and friends.

Julia and John got married on the 10th of August at her parents’ house. It was a stunning DIY backyard wedding. The items they used to create this day were found and refurbished to use as wedding decor - the dressers (for donuts!), chairs for outdoor seating and pictures, rugs for the aisle leading up to the ornate black arbor where they said vows. They danced all night long until there was a massive bonfire behind their house.