Sydney & Hayden

MARCH 18, 2023

Hayden and I met unconventionally through TikTok, where I showed up on his For You Page. He was located in Texas and I was in North Carolina. We spoke everyday for months on Facetime, and he visited a few times. He decided to take the leap and move to North Carolina for me. We met and were married in just a little over a year.

Our unconventional love story translated a little bit into our wedding because we just wanted to have a big fun party. I am a wedding dress model and have participated in so many beautiful styled shoots. I also own my own online bridal boutique that specializes in trendy elopement and reception dresses.

I knew that I wanted our wedding to be a bit edgy, colorful, and most of all, fun. We were also very much a DIY budget-friendly couple. We settled on a bohemian ethnic style that was a nod to my Indian and Portuguese heritage on my mom's side, with the primary colors being peacock blue and an orchid pink with gold accents. My dress had a peacock feather train so we used peacock feathers in the bouquets and on the guest tables. Hayden and I have a lot in common, including the fact that we are both musicians. We decided to have my former band mates come and perform live for our guests and we would sing and play guitar with them. When the band was playing, I switched outfits into a short white party dress with a pink ombre veil and bright pink rhinestone shoes. Overall, our wedding day turned out to be amazing, and we wouldn’t have had it any other way.

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