Nicholas + Kristen’s wedding is such a cheerful one to walk into the weekend with. They totally embraced their new desert home with their wedding at El Chorro in Paradise Valley, Arizona. 70 of their 82 guests were from out of state, so their southwest bohemian celebration was all about sharing their desert lifestyle with fam and friends. Marisa Belle Photography was behind the lens and they enlisted Danielle of Outstanding Occasions to help pull off all the colorful cactus-themed goodness:

Kristen says, Marisa of Marisa Belle Photography was previously focused on family photography but we loved her work?infants, families, it didn’t matter! I knew she was the one when I was running late from work to meet her for the first time at our place, and I found her on the couch watching the Penguins playoff game with my fiancé. And then we fell in love with her even more on our adventurous engagement session in Prescott Arizona. She was always up for our crazy antics, like getting into a lake fully clothed, and lighting smoke bombs. Not to mention, she is the sweetest human ever who has a gift of capturing emotion through her photography.
Their style is a match made in heaven for this venue, don’t you think"

So rad how they carried the cactus theme throughout, from the guys’ socks to these sweet menus, to the cake toppers, even:

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