Two things about this incredible butterfly installation that Kate Webber captured at A + J’s wedding: 1) The design by Nicole of Sillapere Inc contained eight thousand paper butterflies for guests to dine under, and 2) It was a *complete* surprise. Amy trusted Nicole + planner Shannon Leahy Events with their vision, so she requested the entire reception be a surprise, including the tables, dishes, flowers, dance floor, and yep, the butterflies! Pretty much the best way to walk into your own reception ever, if you ask us.

Amy says, Our wedding was held at my family’s ranch where I was born and raised. It was an absolutely magical childhood… I was an only child with an avid imagination and had all sorts of fairy friends down in the creek, was best friends with all the trees and wild animals and had long conversations with them, and held tea parties with butterflies and birds in the garden. I wanted to recreate the magic of the ranch of my childhood for everyone at the wedding, creating a day full of bright colors, imagination, play, and innocence. 
During their ceremony, Amy and Jace planted an oak tree under the chuppah to grow on the property. Their fathers helped by pouring dirt from the ranch and dirt from Texas (where J?s from), then their moms gave the tree its first drink of water.

Their biggest must for the wedding was that it as eco-friendly as possible. The flowers came from their own property and locally, the bridesmaids dress...