emily in trish peng
@honeylensimaging
Emily — thank you for blessing us with one of the most beautiful and romantic weddings we have ever been. Your wedding pictures will be living in our heads RENT FREE for the foreseeable future. Congratulations on your big day and thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for allowing us to be a part of your big day xx
TWS bride: Emily Stachyra
Emily’s TWS bridal look:
Dress: Avery Gown from Trish Peng Bridal
The BIG day: September 13th, 2024
Tell us about your love story: My husband, Steven, and I met 7 years ago, in my opinion, by fate. I had applied for a part time job 6 months prior and never heard back. I was home for the summer and had a nannying job fall through and the same day this part time position called me 6 months later asking me if I still needed a job and that was where we met. I knew the minute I met him I would marry him.
Steven proposed in Nice in front of a waterfall, neither of us remember a word he said to me and I’m not sure I actually said yes just got excited and kissed him!!
Steven didn’t see me until I walked down the aisle and even though I spent the whole walk watching my feet I got to the top of the aisle and he was still crying. I look back at pictures from our photographer and the raw emotion this man felt makes me tear up every time I look at it
Words of advice for future brides: If you have any inclination to do something on your wedding day do it!!! I had a feeling I wanted to take my heels off and walk barefoot down the aisle but didn’t listen to myself and spent the whole walk looking at my feet instead of the man of my dreams (and our whole bridal party) crying at the top of the alter!
Share about your TWS experience: I tend to not enjoy shopping as a general rule so I was nervous when it came to wedding dress shopping. The second I walked into the wedding studio I felt welcome, I was never pushed to try something on outside my price range, I never felt rushed to wrap up on the hour. When I came back the second time with my bridal party and family the girls let me try on multiple dresses so everyone could have fun. When I found the one I felt celebrated even by the staff!
Share a special moment(s) from your big day: I opted out of a first look with my husband but instead did one with my dad and brothers, they were the first men I ever loved. We were on a landing between the main floor and second floor, so some of the groomsmen watched below while my bridal party, mom, step mom, and MIL watched above. None of them got all the way around before breaking into tears (as did I) when I looked out at everyone they were all in tears as well
Another moment I loved, in the bridal suite the windows over looked the lawn. Since I hadn’t seen my husband all day I looked out for a second and they were doing groomsmen portraits out there I just sat and watched them and started to cry purely out of joy that I got to marry the man of my dreams in a few hours, it’s a feeling I’ll never forget
Vendor Shoutout:
Photographer: Honey Lens Imaging @honeylensimaging
Dress: Avery x Trish Peng Bridal @weddingstudiocarmel
Ceremony: Laurel Hall @laurelhall
Catering: Jacquie’s Gourmet Catering @jacquiesgourmetcatering
Florals: Nicole Nicoloff @themarshmallowmonkey
