How Sweet It Is

How Swet It Is

Ray and Taylor’s story is one of 2nd chances. They first met and dated in high school. Taylor says she didn’t like Ray at first but he won her over and she quickly fell hard for him. At the time, Ray said he would never marry or have kids. Taylor, on the other hand wrote “Mrs. Raymond Aquilar II” in her notebook over and over at the age of 15.

After high school they both moved to different colleges and went their separate ways. They periodically kept in touch over the years and nearly 10 years later, they reconnected and found themselves to still have a spark for each other. Life looked a little different than in high school with Ray now having a little girl, Bili. Taylor says she passed the most important test and got approved by Bili to share her Daddy. In 2014 they made the decision to move to Minneapolis for Ray’s job.

When it came to their wedding, though, they knew they wanted to be back home among family and planned their wedding to take place on Taylor’s mother’s property, Half Moon Farm. It was the happiest of times with a surprise firework display as a gift from Taylor’s mother. Standing there with their arms together was a perfect moment.

R’z

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Just the Way You Are

Kalli and Mike met over 12 years ago in their high school French Class. It wasn’t until Kalli heard that Mike had a crush on her that she took notice of him and went with a friend to watch his band play. Afterwards, she asked for his number and they started dating. Kalli says they always knew that they would be married so neither of them felt rushed to have a wedding.

In 2018, they invited both their families to have dinner with them in French Lick. Before dinner, Mike took Kalli outside and and proposed. She, of course said yes!

When planning their big day, they knew they wanted an intimate wedding in a place of character. The Old Town Hall in Huntingburg, Indiana hit all those notes and had a beautiful green and neutral color scheme. Kalli is a wedding photographer and knew exactly the vendor friends she wanted to bring her wedding to life. She says, she gave them a couple ideas of her vision and let them run with it. The result was an organic, chic style with nods to the art deco era. Copper, brass, and greenery galore were used to create a gorgeous palette of neutrals with pops of metal throughout the tables and décor. For their wedding cake display they used the baby grand piano as their “cake table” complete with geometric candle holders and a fun art deco cake topper.

It was very important for them to have their ceremony filled with family and close friends. Both Kalli’s mother and Mike’s mother helped Kalli get ready, her Dad and Stepdad both walked her down the aisle, their friends from Mike’s high school band sang and their good friend officiated the ceremony.

The day was a culmination of a decade of planning and love, filled with every person and every detail meaningful to them.

R’z