This is what happens when a bride hands her planner a terracotta-and-gold mood board and says, “Make it exactly like this.” Every knot in the burnt-orange silk napkins, every sola wood rose dipped in rust and blush, every vintage pink hobnail bud vase, and that mirrored gold table number were pinned, saved, and dreamed about for eighteen months. Then, on a perfect October afternoon at Finley Creek Vineyard, it all landed on Table 2 and looked even better than the screen ever promised.
As your wedding photographer, I treat reception details like the love story they are. While the bride and groom are getting ready for the big day, I’m inside the tasting room capturing the magic before a single guest sits down. I use a light that turns white tablecloths into glowing canvases and makes those silk ribbons look like liquid amber.
This particular centerpiece was part of a collection the bride designed herself: mismatched vintage-style glass vessels, wooden flowers that will last forever, eucalyptus spilling casually, and those custom gold acrylic table numbers catching every ray of light. One frame shows an entire aesthetic in a single glance.
At Finley Creek, the light is warm, the backdrop is timeless, and the details always shine. Whether your tables are dripping in candles and velvet or clean and modern with acrylic and pampas, I will be there before doors open to make sure every ribbon, every place card, every perfectly chosen vase is photographed like the masterpiece it is.
Because you didn’t just plan a wedding. You curated a feeling. And I will make sure you can feel it again every single time you look at these photos.
Captured with the Nikon Z9 and a 105mm macro lens using an Ice Light.
ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/250
Edited to look like film.
Location: 795 US-421, Zionsville, IN 46077.