If you live in North West Michigan, and have not heard of The Holly Vault, then let us introduce you!  It is owned and operated by HGTV’s Cari Cuckesy and is more than just a wonderful wedding venue!  They also recently opened the Holly Vault Chapel and have accommodations available at their Holly Vault Crossing House.  

Danielle Reed, an amazing natural light photographer and owner of Ellis and Indigo, set up a beautiful spring themed shoot with hints of honey throughout at the newly opened chapel.  It is a wonderful space for an intimate to small size wedding and has amazing light!

We took the opportunity to do two different styles that would equally work for a beautiful spring wedding!  For Sequoia, we wanted a clean but dramatic look. We left everything else very dewy and natural as to not pull the attention away from her beautiful eyes, or to push it over the top.  

We also did some light complexion and men’s grooming on Davion. We have many grooms who opt for our Men’s Grooming service on their day of because they want to look their best as well!

For Megan, we wanted that traditional soft and romantic look for both her hair and makeup. We went with a soft pink/brown eye and a simple but classy up-do.

There were SO many gorgeous pictures from this shoot, that it was hard to pick just a few to share! We hope you enjoyed this post and got some inspiration from this beautiful natural light spring wedding shoot! We are looking forward to continuing this blog and sharing with you our new projects, behind the scenes looks, beauty insights and more! If you have any questions, or requests for future blog posts, we would love to hear from you!

- Dayna

Vendor List

Coordinator: Ellis and Indigo + Simply Planned LLC
Couples: Sequoia West + Davion Cameron and Megan Carter + Cody Andrew Carter
Officiant: Savvy Shindigz
Florist: Milkweed Flora
Hair and Makeup: Gals and Ghouls
Cake: A-Mazion Cakes
Invites: Morheart
Wedding Dress: Ivory Loft Bridal
Rings: Jewelry Set in Stone
Ring Box: The Family Joolz Bespoke Ring Boxes
Champagne Flutes: Mama Bear Krafts
Venue: The Holly Vault (chapel)