Just looking at this sweet portrait of Jemima + Benjamin that Sasithon Photography of The Wedding Artists Collective shared with us, you know these two have a good story or two to tell. Like how they met at the British Animation Awards?he?s a songwriter and performer and she?s an illustrator?and how a year after their first date in London, she made the move to NYC, and they were engaged within the month (but more on that later). Not to mention, their style is so creative (if you can’t tell!), and each detail from the cheerful hues to the butterflies throughout, also has a story behind it.

Our illustrator bride wasn’t just behind the invites: she also made all of the hand-painted purple and gold silk dupioni butterfly boutonnieres for the guys and headpieces for the ‘maids. Not to mention, she created her own floral headpiece and embroidered bright orange butterflies and cherry blossoms onto her veil, which you’ll get a better peek at below…
Jemima says, I wanted there to be as much colour and natural details as possible, as well as touches of Welsh inspiration since I’m from Wales. About a year before our wedding, Benjamin had bought me a bunch of flowers that I discovered were harboring three little caterpillars. I was going to throw them out but I was curious as to what kind of butterfly or moth they would turn into, so I looked them up and discovered they were Monarch caterpillars. I built makeshift habitats for t...