Shannon & Alexander | Wedding Day

Shannon and Alexander's beach wedding: a wood arbor with a white canopy, rope lanterns, and mint-sashed chairs on the sand, and portraits in the last light of the day.

A man in a tan suit lifts a woman in a floral gown and they kiss on the sand at sunset, the sun between them, her veil and train trailing on the beach, and the ocean behind them.

A wood arbor on the sand with a white fabric canopy, starfish on the posts, white chairs with mint sashes, rope lanterns on shepherd hooks, and starfish and greenery along a sandy aisle, with the ocean behind it.

Rope-wrapped lanterns hanging from black shepherd hooks in the sand, with starfish, tufts of grass, and a white chair with a mint sash, and the ocean in the background.

A woman in a floral off-the-shoulder gown and a long veil walks down a sandy aisle toward a wood arbor, accompanied by a man in a light blue shirt, with a man in a tan suit waiting under the arbor and the ocean beyond.

A couple stands under a wood arbor on the beach, she in a floral gown with her veil blowing, he in a tan suit holding a booklet, with the ocean behind them and a woman holding the veil to the left.

A man in a tan suit and a woman in a floral gown pour into a vessel on a small table set with oyster shells, at the water's edge, her long veil trailing on the sand.

A couple kisses under a wood arbor with a white fabric canopy and starfish, her veil blowing to the side, with the ocean behind them and guests looking on.

A couple walks back up a sandy aisle holding hands, guests clapping on both sides, with a wood arbor, mint-sashed chairs, rope lanterns, and the ocean behind them.

A group of thirteen people stands together on the sand in front of a wood arbor and the ocean, the couple in the center, with rope lanterns in the foreground.

A couple stands forehead to forehead under a wood arbor with white draping and starfish, she holding a cascading bouquet of burgundy, blush, and white flowers, with the ocean behind them.

Close-up of two hands with wedding rings, one a stacked diamond set and one a wood-inlay band, resting together beside a burgundy, blush, and cream bouquet and floral embroidered fabric.

A woman in a floral off-the-shoulder gown and a long veil stands on the sand at the water's edge, holding a burgundy and blush bouquet and looking back over her shoulder, with waves behind her.

A couple stands close together on the sand at sunset, her floral gown and veil trailing, with the sun behind them and the ocean stretching to either side.

A close-up of a couple kissing under a sheer white veil, with warm sunset light behind them.

A couple holds hands on the sand at sunset, he in a tan vest and suit looking toward her, she in a floral gown with her back partly to the camera, with the ocean and sun behind them.

Shannon and Alexander were married on the sand, under a wood arbor with a white canopy and starfish on the posts. Rope lanterns lined the aisle, and white chairs with mint sashes faced the water. They walk toward the arbor, share vows and a ring, stop at a small table of oyster shells by the water, then kiss and walk back as the guests clap. Later there are portraits under the arbor and along the shore, a close look at the rings, and the last light of the day: a veil, a lift, and a kiss with the sun behind them. Shannon and Alexander, thank you for having me there. Planning a wedding? Tell me about your date.