Wedding Wheels, Old School

Kids headed back to school today, many of them riding classic yellow & black school buses.  Those buses aren't just for school days anymore.  They make for a quirky wedding getaway too!

Photography: Bryan Aulick via

Wedding Wheels, winter-style

Welcome to Wedding Wheels, winter-style.  This is a special edition exploring the cool & unusual modes of getaway transportation used by winter Brides & Grooms.  Naturally, I adore it when I spy a winter Bride donning a fur stole & traveling in a vintage taxi just like I did for my winter wedding.  (Seriously, that is the exact same cab from my wedding. I highly recommend Film Cars for tri-state area Brides!).  But with the ice & snow of winter offering lots of options, it's pretty cool to see winter wedding getaways that don't involve wheels at all!

After eloping on a gondola at the top of the mountain, this cool, brave & athletic couple spent their wedding day skiing the slopes:

You don't see this everyday: a winter Bride & Groom taking a spin on their ice skates!

Okay, okay- this winter couple may not have actually used the vintage snowshoes & sled but they still get major points:

A horse-drawn carriage ride through the snow on a winter wedding day just seems so dreamy & romantic:

Now if I could just find a winter Bride & Groom racing around on a snowmobile or riding a snowplow, my Wedding Wheels, winter-style collection would be complete!

Photo 1: Anastasia Photography via; Photo 2: E. Leigh Photography via; Photo 3: James Christianson via; Photo 4: via; Photo 5: Rachel Peters Photography via

Wedding Wheels, 2013 Debut

Welcome to Wedding Wheels, one of my very favorite Koru Wedding Style series.  It's pretty simple: I love weddings & I love cars & I adore seeing the cool & unusual modes of transportation Brides & Grooms choose on their wedding day.  Vintage cars, bicycles for two, rustic rowboats, decorated golf carts, etc.  Just about every month, I bring you my very favorite Wedding Wheels finds.  Today, I collected a fun little sampling of  Wedding Wheels for the 2013 debut- enjoy! 

A classic Mercedes for a classic couple:

Those that bike together, stay together:   

I'm a big fan of vintage taxis for Manhattan weddings but this pedicab getaway is pretty darn fun:

Just the two of you in the middle of a lake on your wedding day- so romantic! 

A vintage blue & white moped for the happy couple- SWOON!!!

Isn't it fun how creative couples get with their wedding getaways?!  I hope you enjoyed the first 2013 edition of Wedding Wheels!

Photo 1: Elizabeth Messina via; Photo 2: Studio Saldana via; Photo 3: Lauren Gabrielle Photography via; Photo 4: Bret Cole Photography via; Photo 5: Erin Hearts Court via

Wedding Wheels, Dedicated to Fin

I'm feeling a bit nostalgic on the subject of cars today because very early this morning, we watched my husband's flood-damaged car being towed away for good.  I have to admit, I was a little sad to see it go.  I remember the first time my husband, obviously just a guy I was dating back then, picked me up in that car.  Even as I remind myself it's just a car and others lost much more from Hurricane Sandy, I can't shake the lingering touch of sadness.

So today's Wedding Wheels post is dedicated to Fin.  Yes, I name my cars- did you really expect anything less from someone who loves cars?!  While Wedding Wheels celebrates all unique and unusual wedding getaways including cars, boats, bicycles and more, today's post is all cool cars, in honor of Fin.   

I love me a good old yellow cab but I'm digging this retro white taxi:

You can never go wrong with a classic, cherry red Mercedes convertible:

Hello, you incredible Great Gatsby beauty:

 Ah, a hot rod getaway car has the same spunk & spirit as Fin:

An antique blue beauty that oozes 1950's style:

Just as these awesome wedding wheels took these couples to great places on their wedding day, our Fin took us to countless great places.  We'll miss you, Fin buddy!

Photo 1: via; Photo 2: via; Photo 3: via; Photo 4: via; Photo 5: via

Wedding Wheels, Koru Edition

Have you noticed that many of the featured real weddings included some pretty cool modes of wedding transportation?  I was so excited about it that I wanted to scream & shout until you noticed.  In the end, I decided to go the more subtle route of letting you enjoy whatever you wanted from each beautiful wedding, then throw the fun wedding wheels in your face in this post.  Maybe not so subtle but whatever.

Brittany & Carter had a gorgeous creekside wedding & afterwards, they chartered a boat from their reception to their after party.  The new Mr. & Mrs. stole a quiet moment before they sailed away:

Wendy & Ramey had a lovely DIY wedding in Nashville & they found the downtown streets so cool that they decided to walk:

Corley & Jake had an elegant, peacock-themed wedding & they made their Grand Departure in a Cinderella carriage fit for a princess Bride:

Julie & Jim had a beautiful Florida wedding full of sweet surprises, including a sentimental Skype session with the Bride's brother who was stationed overseas.  Once the surprises were said & done, the Bride & Groom rode into happily ever after in a golf cart:

Ashley & Jeremy had a romantic rural wedding on hot summer day & they never stopped smiling.  Just look at those big smiles as they pose next to their vintage pick-up truck:

Shelly & Kevin got married in an antiquated automobile factory converted into a creative event space so I knew I could count on them for a unique set of wheels. They didn't disappoint with their 1929 Packard getaway car:

Jen & Ben had an incredible lakeside wedding which inspired their boat getaway:

As you can imagine, it's been an absolute honor to feature weddings with couples who got creative with their Grand Departures.  I hope to bring you more in the future!  Which set of wheels is your favorite?  

Photo 1 -3 & 6: Joe Hendricks Photography  /  Photo 4: Tonya Beaver Photography  /  Photo 5: Vendla Stockdale Photography  /  Photo 7: Brilliant Imagery

Wedding Wheels, Non-Getaway Edition

Another month, another Wedding Wheels post, my favorite post celebrating the cool & unusual modes of transportation Brides & Grooms use for their grand departure on their wedding day.  I like to mix things up a bit & today is no different.  Today's post doesn't involve any getaways, just Brides & Grooms posing by some fabulous sets of wheels.   

A cutie-patoutie silver trailer surrounded by a miniature white picket fence is a whimsical backdrop for a Bride & Groom kiss:

A spiffy red tractor doesn't have room for six passengers but it's just right for a party photo:

Why not tour a classic VW lot to lend classic cool to your wedding photo?

The army green truck has seen better days but it's surely never had such a lovely bridal party posing near it:

Be still my Wedding Wheels-loving heart, a Bride & Groom found a vintage blue pick-up truck pulling an incredible airstream trailer:

I love, LOVE!  If you can't orchestrate a grand departure in a  too-cool-for-school getaway car, you can still include awesome wheels in your wedding day!  Who knew?!

Photo 1 Hello Studios via  Photo 2 Shipra Panosian via  Photo 3 Jennifer Williams Photography via  Photo 4 Vendla Stockdale Photography via  Photo 5 The Weaver House via

Wedding Wheels, Boat Edition

Can you believe May passed with a Wedding Wheels post??!!  This may or may not call for two Wedding Wheels posts in June :-)  Just in case you've forgotten or you're new here (welcome!), Wedding Wheels is a monthly post where I celebrate the cool, unusual modes of transportation Bride & Grooms choose for their grand departure.

Today's post doesn't involve wheels at all, yet is every bit as unusual as previous Wedding Wheels.  There are awesome Brides & Grooms who chose to hit the water & float away from their wedding on a boat!!!  Let's take a peek:

Three cheers for the lovely Brides who not only picked a canoe for their getaway but decorated it beautifully:

Obviously, a green rowboat works just as well for an outdoorsy Bride & Groom:

It doesn't look like the jubilant Bride & Groom actually used the colorful beach boat but the photo was too cute not to share:

Lakeside double wedding?  Double the canoes!!

If you're hitting the water on your wedding day, a canoe seems to be the most popular, fun choice:

I've got to hand it to these incredible Bride & Grooms, they are just so cool & so brave for choosing a boat getaway.  Me, I would be too nervous about tipping the boat & falling in the water as that would be my luck.  Would you give a rowboat or canoe a shot for a waterside wedding?  Or would you play it safe & pose by a boat like Couple #3?


Photo 1 LeahandMark.com via; Photo 2 Ryan Ray Photography via; Photo 3 Chloe Jackman Photography via; Photo 4 Bryan Rupp Photography via; Photo 5 Matt Miller of Our Labor of Love via

Wedding Wheels, Decorated

I have to admit that my Wedding Wheels posts are my absolute favorite posts!  I enjoy collecting the photos & creating the posts & finally hitting the publish button each month.  This time around, I changed things up just a bit.  I'm still bringing you cool & unusual modes of transportation for Brides & Grooms of course.  It's even better though- cool, unusual & decorated vehicles for Brides & Grooms!!

Something old, something blue & something bunted & tin-canned:

The Bride & Groom float away in Just Married style:

 
Flowers, ribbons & bunting transform this golf car from ordinary to extraordinary for a Bride & Groom:

A Just Married license plate & basket full of baby's breath on a bicycle?  Yes, please!

Two simple, handwritten signs & the trolley bus is all theirs on their wedding day:

This may be the most fun Wedding Wheels collection yet!  The decorations take the cool to even cooler.  Not gonna lie- we didn't decorate our vintage taxi & now I wish we had!  Will/did you decorate your getaway car?

Photo 1 Larissa Cleveland Photography via Photo 2 Angie Silvy Photography via Photo 3 Millie Holloman Photography via Photo 4 Yolande Marx Photography via Photo 5 Katie Noble Weddings via

inside

It's well established that I love checking out the cool & unusual modes of transportation that Brides & Grooms choose for their weddings.  In my quest for fun photographs of Brides & Grooms posing with their getaway cars, something else has caught my eye: Brides & Grooms inside their getaway cars.  Check this out & see if you agree these photos are something special.

Let's start with my favorite casual, relaxed photo of RZ & I riding in our beloved vintage taxi after our marriage ceremony.  The detail I love the most is one only RZ & I would notice: RZ is playing with his wedding ring, slipping it on & off his ring finger.  It's something he did throughout that ride from our ceremony to our reception & it's one of my first memories of our marriage: 

This hip couple looks classically cool in their classic car:

A quiet moment between a Bride & Groom inside their vintage car is captured so perfectly that I feel like we're peeping Toms:

Another vintage taxi, another happy couple:

Why not take charge & jump in the driver's seat of your vintage getaway car?

 

Pretty cool, am I right?!  Your thoughts?

P.S. The Wedding Wheels of April is coming your way next week!

Photo 1 Timothy Glenn Photographers Photo 2  Louisa Bailey Weddings via Photo 3 Calin Peters Photography via Photo 4  Phototerra Studio via Photo 5 Della Chen Photography via

Wedding Wheels, 2012 Debut!

Wow.  I'm embarrassed.  March is here & I'm just debuting Wedding Wheels?!

For those of you who are new here, Wedding Wheels is a series that celebrates my love of weddings & my adoration of cars.  Yes, yes- it's an odd combo but it happens to work.  I always notice the getaway car when I look at wedding photos & share the most fun, creative options with you.  &, let me tell you, Brides & Groom are getting pretty creative! 

Sweet couple + Wedding Bike = Awesome.  I mean, clearly:

   
There is so much to drool over in this photo (Groom's attire! Bride's shoes!) but I believe we can agree that the Vespa is the main attraction:

 Perhaps you're a little more bad ass?  Then this motorcycle getaway is just your speed:

No wheels, no problem!  Just float away on a getaway boat:

Last but not least, the classic: the vintage getaway car.  A convertible to boot:

As always, to see my absolute favorite getaway car ever, just glance up above at my header :-)  I'm working on a Wedding Wheels comprised entirely of that exact vintage taxi- coming soon! 

Tell me, which getaway mode catches your eye?    

Photo 1 by Kay English Photography via; Photo 2 by Lemon Lime Photography via; Photo 3 by Greg Benz Photography via;
Photo 4 by Ashley Maxwell Photography via; Photo 5 by Stone Crandall Photography via

Chevy-Loving

While it's about time for my monthly Wedding Wheels post, one getaway car photo has received so much attention on Pinterest that I decided it deserved a post of its own.  

Many Bride & Grooms use props for their photo session, whether it be antique furniture or a thank you banner.  This beautiful Bride & Groom were no different, only they chose a lovingly-restored 1952 vintage Chevy pickup for their prop:    

This prop + a gorgeous Bride & Groom + a pretty location + a Fall bouquet = a beautiful wedding portrait!

The icing on the cake?  This vintage Chevy is no random prop.  It was passed down from the Groom's grandfather & restored by the Groom, his father & his brother.  Props with sentimental value, I adore it!  

What props do you like to see in wedding photos?  Will you or did you use props?


Photo by Hazelnut Photography via

Wedding Wheels, Part Deux

Today is Part Deux of my Wedding Wheels series!  It's quite the rare opportunity when my love of cars & my love of weddings can come together so beautifully.  Count me very happy!  Many Brides don't care much about their getaway car, some Brides don't need a getaway car but if you're a Bride who considers your getaway car as a fun detail for your wedding, you've come to the right place for inspiration.


Be still my heart!  This may be the best getaway car yet, a vintage Sheriff's car:

Nope, not a hearse although looks can be deceiving.  The vintage ambulance is pretty rad too:

A cool, badass black classic car is a nice touch:

How about an orange classic to spice up your getaway?

&, when wheels aren't appropriate, strap on your good old walking shoes:

Fabulous, just fabulous in my humble opinion!  That's it until next month.  Be sure to follow my Wonderful Wheels board on Pinterest for much, much more getaway car inspiration!


Photo 1 via Once Wed, Photo 2 via Snippet & Ink, Photo 3 via A Practical Wedding, 
Photo 4 via A Practical Wedding, Photo 5 via Green Wedding Shoes