How we planned our perfect, intentional, stress-free micro wedding in Santa Barbara with just 15 of our closest family and friends, and a huge surprise for my husband at the end of the day.

Wedding dress shopping is so fun but also can be exhausting and frustrating. While I started my search early on, it took about two months before I actually found THE ONE. Here’s how my process went and some questions you should ask yourself before deciding on your dress.

If you follow me on Instagram, then you know that I had a color palette for my bachelorette. If you missed it, click here. So naturally, KSOLE and I created a color palette for our wedding as well. As photographers, we know the importance of what colors can do for a photo, especially against certain backdrops so we wanted to make sure that our pictures came out exactly how we wanted.

If there’s one thing I want to be guaranteed on my wedding day, it is for my peace to be protected throughout the entire day and for my morning to be calm and collective. I am proud to say that all the above were checked off and here are 5 ways you can create a calm and peaceful wedding morning too.