We were fortunate to be a part of an incredible styled shoot at Wichita's newest venue - Odd Fellow Hall - with some of the best vendors in town. Led by one of our favorite designer and planners, Ashley Labus, of Events and Design by Ashley, we were able to collaborate and bring this vision to life. 

Our own real-life wedding clients, Kaitlyn and Jonathan were willing to be our models for this shoot, and man did they deliver!! 

Events and Design by Ashley - The Collective

First and foremost, we wouldn't get anywhere without the blood, sweat, and tears that Ashley and her team at EBA/The Collective POUR into every event they do. Not only are they incredible at making a normal space transform into an extraordinary, one of a kind oasis for each of their clients, they really understand that behind the aesthetics, thriving in this industry is about connection. Ashley has done such a phenomenal job at not just limiting her relationships to networking, but she truly values the connection behind each of her relationships with vendors and clients alike. Her love for people comes out in the beautiful expression of her vision, and it's really something to watch her ideas come to life. You'll see her expression of love and gratitude throughout this whole shoot!

Odd Fellow Hall

A hidden gem in the heart of Wichita, Odd Fellow Hall has recently undergone a full renovation, proudly adding to the the movement of restoring one of Wichita’s most historic neighborhoods, the Delano district.  Odd Fellow Hall was originally the meeting place of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows from 1911 until the 1980s.  The space has now been re-imagined as another type of meeting place – a juxtapose vision of it’s historic bones, mixed with its contemporary finishes. We have expanded upon the tradition of gathering and hospitality by creating the perfect atmosphere for your next event. With a full chef’s kitchen, swanky bar, a state of the art audio and video system, Odd Fellow Hall is the perfect venue for your next social gathering.

Event Elements 

Wichita Event Rentals/Event Elements is a full service event planning, event rental and event floral company with headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. Their team of event professionals are ready to help make your next celebration a huge success. Ranging from linens to tents, tables and chairs to event decor, their rental department has an impressive inventory in stock and ready for your celebration. Their experienced event planners and project managers are ready to help you plan the perfect party and our talented floral designers are ready to flex their creativity and create extraordinary designs for any occasion.

Emilime Designs

Specializing in weddings and custom artwork, Emilime Designs strives to create unique pieces to personalize life’s most memorable and important moments. Emilee’s classic and timeless artistic-perspective and detail-focused approach make each piece to elegantly shine without drawing attention away from what truly matters. Emilime Designs opened shop in 2008, and it’s those ten years of experience in the industry that allow her to keep the artist-client relationship fresh, enjoyable, and stress-free. Emilime Designs specializes in custom invitation and stationery suites, hand-calligraphed envelope addressing, canvas wall art, chalkboards, signs, business logos and branding. However, she is always open and willing to take on unique and ‘interesting’ lettering and artistic projects.

Revel Gardens

Revel Gardens is a husband- wife team that thrives on reveling & reveling big. They love to celebrate life & beauty. Creating artistic and vibrant pieces for any wedding, for any event and for any home is their bread & butter. 

Endless Treasures

At Endless Treasures, they pride themselves on maintaining a unique inventory keeping in mind the latest design and event trends, as well as plenty of the vintage favorites to ensure they have something for everyone! They can help you handpick the perfect items from their speciality rentals to customize your style or theme and give you that complete look for your Big Day!

Le Luci

Le Luci is the Italian word for The Lights. They are an Event Lighting company that specializes in custom lighting design for weddings. Le Luci Event Lighting, LLC can make your special day unforgettable. While they specialize in custom design, they are also a lighting rental company, our inventory includes but is not limited to: Chandeliers, Café String Lights, Edison Style String Lights, Pendant Lighting, Crystal Columns, LED Candles, Lanterns, Street Lamp Posts, Backdrops and much more!

Jimmy Vo - Oddfellow Hall food

Jimmy Vo (and his farm, Kan-Grow) are huge assets to the Wichita food culture! Jimmy is greatly inspired by sustainable farming and implementing permaculture. While bringing unique, delicious food to the table, his main focus is always on quality and freshness. Jimmy is passionate about good food, and it is clearly shown in every work of culinary art he creates!

Buckingham Cakes

They are a multi-faceted, home-based operation offering a variety of made-to-order desserts and baked goods. Their products range from beautifully crafted wedding and novelty cakes to packaged dessert and baking products. Using high-quality ingredients, uncommon artistry, and a relentless desire for excellence, their products exemplify a passion for the culinary arts. By focusing on design, details, and finishes, they aim to create wedding cakes that are truly works of art and taste as amazing as they look.

Brooke Cero, Beauty by Brooke

Showcasing Kansas beauties, one gorgeous face at a time. Brooke is truly grateful to assist brides, their ladies (and men!) get ready on their special day. And we can say first hand how important it is to have a great makeup artist!! Brooke is really one of the best. 

Aly Newell, Encore Salon

From cut and color to blowouts and makeup, they offer the essentials to make your special day truly special!

Brick and Bustle 

Brick & Bustle Bridal Shop is Wichita’s newest bridal shop. They house the best designer gowns from top bridal boutiques around the country & style your wedding day look with accessories to top it off. Because all of their gowns are available off-the-rack, that allows you to find your dream gown at a fraction of the retail cost. Every day is a designer sample sale at Brick & Bustle Bridal Shop!

Gentry, LTD

With every year that passes, we look back on all of the amazing couple's we're fortunate enough to work with, all the vendors who have become friends and family, and we still can't believe this is what we get to do for a living. We're so grateful to have survived a pandemic - but it wouldn't have been possible without the encouragement and support from a lot of these people. We're thankful to continue to be a part of such a close-knit community, and we can't wait to see what new challenges and opportunities this year has to bring!! 

-Tim & Lizzy

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Couple: The Future Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan and Kaitlyn Jacobs

Design: Ashley Labus, Events and Design by Ashley

Venue: Odd Fellow Hall

Floral: Revel Gardens 

Stationery: Emilime Designs 

Cake: Buckingham Cakes

Lighting: Le Luci Event Lighting 

Catering/Bar: Jimmy Vo, Odd Fellow Hall

Rentals: Event Elements

Rentals: Endless Treasures 

Hair: Aly Newell, Encore Salon

Makeup: Brooke Cero

Bridal gown: Brick and Bustle

Suit: Gentry, LTD

Photography: Tim Davis Photography

The Schwindamans were married on October 3, 2020 in a beautiful ceremony at Central Community Church's brand new chapel in Wichita, Kansas. Their families and closest friends continued to celebrate their love at Wichita's sky-high venue, the Petroleum Club.

We asked Patrick and Hayley to share a little of their love story and what it was like to plan a wedding during a global pandemic! Read below to find out how they met, how Pat proposed, and see for yourself why these two hold a special place in our hearts!

"Patrick & I first met in June of 2017 when I was working at Orangetheory and he was a member. We then reconnected through a very close mutual friend. It took me almost an entire year to get him to officially date me! LOL. He finally asked me to be his girlfriend in May 2018. I think its safe to say we both knew shortly after that that we would be together forever. We are both our happiest and best selves when we are together, no matter what we are doing."

They began getting ready in the morning, at two of their favorite places. The girls popped the champagne to kick off a day filled with love, laughter, and the coolest people!

The couple dressed at the chapel, and exchanged sweet notes, as their first of many as husband and wife.

Patrick and Hayley decided they wanted to maximize their time for photos, so they chose to do a first look. As you can see, there wasn't a dry eye in the house! Tim and I may or may not have been wiping away tears as we witnessed these two share their first moments together on their wedding day...they're just the sweetest!

 Hayley even had a first look with her dad - and everybody was crying!! 

Peep the window in the background of those pictures for a special surprise. We love this group!

Their ceremony was just as emotional, and everyone who witnessed it was moved by the love these two share.

Patrick and Hayley left us some more time after the ceremony to grab a few more shots of the gang in the chapel and one of our favorite spots in Riverside. Everybody was so fun and really made our job so easy!

Their reception was a full on BASH! There were toasts reminding everyone that Pat was a west sider who taught yoga (hence the title of this blog, ha!), there were choreographed dances, and there was even the biggest Fireball chair we've ever seen!! These two and their squad know how to parrrrrtayyyyyy!

It's easy to see why these two are one of our favorite couples! We are so grateful they chose us to not only photograph their wedding day, but also to be friends for life!

Here's what the new Mr. & Mrs. had to say about their experience with us:

"Our wedding vendors, especially Tim & Lizzy, were the glue that held everything together. Leading up to the wedding, getting to know Tim & Lizzy personally was so much fun and it truly made the biggest difference on our big day. They helped us make sure we had everything we wanted. We felt known and cared for all day long and everything was perfectly orchestrated because of it! Getting to call them our friends post-wedding is just a bonus. And now we have a family photographer that we know and love for life!"

We really do have the best job ever!

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