Fun-Filled Travel Themed Wedding...

Stefanie and Pete's travel themed wedding, by Emily Perello of Emily Takes Photos, was a fun-filled affair! My favorite part had to be the ceremony recessional, complete with wacky bug-eye sunglasses. Honestly, what's not to love about such a spirited first moment as man and wife? A-dor-a-ble!!!!

More from Stefanie:

Pete and I really wanted our wedding to reflect who we are and also be tons of fun for our family and friends who came from all over the place. In the end, I think we succeeded in doing just that, but it was a lot of work.

Being from two different places, with lots of friends and family spread out between Canada and the US, we had a tough time choosing where and when to have the wedding. We ended up getting married near my hometown in Woodside, California at Our Lady of the Wayside Church, which is the same church my parents were married in 30 years ago. We held our reception at my grandparents house just down the road, also where my mom and dad had theirs. Both venues have beautiful surroundings with special meaning to us. I was free to pick and choose my vendors and add my own touches, which is ultimately what I wanted.

We are both Catholic, and we were actually a little bit worried that this would take away some of personal nature of the wedding. It turned out to be such a good decision because our priest made everything so intimate and moving. He even got a round of applause after his homily.... the first round of applause I have ever seen at a wedding.

We are both travel nuts. For the past 6 years we've been together, we have managed to take off to a new place every summer and backpack around. Our wedding definitely mirrored our passion for traveling. The tables were named after countries we have been to, wanted to go or were heading for our honeymoon. Instead of a guestbook, I bought vintage postcards and had guests write messages on the back. I also used those postcards for the table names/centerpieces. I lucked out and found a bunch of funky suitcases that I put all of the postcards in. It made for a cute display table.

Our cake was from a little bakery we have been going to for a long time, called La Patisserie in Cupertino. They make my favorite cake, the Tuxedo Cake. Since we were sharing our special weekend with lots of June birthdays, the tuxedo cake served as a birthday cake. We did a smaller wedding cake to cut.

Before this all happened, I was really dreading planning a wedding. I am a pretty organized person, but I am a horrible planner and generally have a tough time making decisions. With a little luck, a lot of help from my mom and the endless support of my groom and his family, we made a perfect day for us. The best thing we did was make it our own and stick to the vision. Five weeks later and freshly home from a backpacking honeymoon through Africa, I still tear up thinking about our special day.


Wedding Vendors:

Photographer: Emily Takes Photos
Ceremony Venue: Our Lady of the Wayside Church
Caterer: Schumann's Four Season Catering
Florist: Pink Petals
Cake: La Patisserie
Vintage Postcards: Zazzle
Band: Savoir Faire