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BLACKWOOD LIVING ELOPEMENT INSPIRATION

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A farm and wedding venue in the Houston area that has recently been put on my radar is Blackwood Living. They offer indoor and outdoor ceremony options, have an amazing on-site caterer that uses fresh ingredients from the farm to cater your wedding (talk about a true farm to table experience for your guests!), and a hall suitable for an indoor reception. The farm is located in Hempstead, Texas and they even offer overnight accommodations if you wanted to stay there instead of driving to or from the venue.

This shoot was so unique in style and had me wishing I was attending as a guest! I would love to sit at a candle-lit table like this one and dine in this intimate setting. Using fresh blackberries from the farm as inspiration for the color palette, Elizabeth of The Petaler: Floral + Events Co utilized blackberries and darker red tones for the flowers and table scape. Using that same inspiration, Rachel of Half Moon Lettering illustrated and designed a beautiful wedding invitation suite for the day.

Shreeda + Jay are just so loving and playful with one another. They have the best style and being sweet with each other in front of the camera just came so naturally to them. Shreeda is a Houston makeup artist and she did her own hair and makeup for the day. It looked so effortless and dewey, a perfect fit for the rainy day at Blackwood Living. It was an honor to photograph them!

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Photographer: Christine Gosch | HMU: Shreeda Tailor | Flowers: The Petaler | Paper goods: Half Moon Lettering | Venue: Blackwood Living | Catering + wedding cake: Long Spoon Catering | Film lab: The FIND Lab