Retro camp wedding

This cozy camping wedding in Washington reminded my why campgrounds really can make an incredible wedding venue. Read the story to learn how being flexible on their elopement day allowed this couple to get some stunning shots in the forest, by a fire lookout with sweeping views, and even surrounded by wildflowers, and end their day surrounded by family and friends around a campfire. I’m also sharing everything you need to know to plan your own camping wedding.

Feast & Festivities, Winnipeg Wedding & Event Planner — Summer Camp Wedding

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Brie started her wedding planning from a place of 'formal flower power'. She and fiance Ryan both knew they wanted their ceremony entrance song to be Neil Young's Harvest Moon (they had an acoustic version of the Poolside cover performed by Ryan's friend on guitar) and they wanted to arrive to their reception to I Was Made for Loving You by KISS. So, they also wanted a theme which fit the same vibes. The retro, 70s influence came through strong when they started to look at colours and decor.

Lily and Jordan tied the knot on 14th July at The Fire Pit Camp in Norfolk.

A wedding at a summer camp? Yup. It happened. And it was INCREDIBLE. ✨ On our initial consult call, these two explained to me their vision of a “camp weekend,” where their guests would stay in cabins, do camp-style activities, and celebrate together all weekend long. Paired with a very cool and quite sophisticated summer camp, we had ourselves a wedding weekend to remember! There was a BBQ style rehearsal dinner/welcome reception that included s’mores, sing-a-longs around the campfire and…

This free-spirited Camp Wyman wedding is full of nostalgic summer camp vibes and rustic, woodsy details that will make your 12-year-old self giddy.

The previous summer, while camping, we rewatched Moonrise Kingdom, which was one of the first movies we saw together when we reunited in 2012 (we'd briefly had a long-distance relationship in 1996, but went our separate ways and both ended up married to other people). We immediately realized it was the perfect inspiration for our kid-centered, end-of-summer wedding: it's romantic, but also weird, retro, and set in a Maine-like location.