Real Weddings | Rachel + Hunter | January 19, 2019
A little over a year ago, Rachel and Hunter said “I do” in front of their closest friends and family. People they love were involved in every part of the process, which allowed for an even greater celebration of their unity. Their non-traditional day allowed each aspect to be intentional, as well as extremely memorable.
We are so honored to share Rachel and Hunter’s story with you today!
From Rachel:
Hunter and I met singing karaoke, of all places! We actually met on January 19th, 2018 (exactly a year before we got married). A large group of mutual friends were getting together at One Nostalgia. I remember not really wanting to go but figured I would stop by for a little bit and then head home. I was sitting at the table talking to friends when I saw him walk in. We literally made eye contact and kind of weirdly stared at each other for a minute. I thought he was cute but was really just there to hang out with friends. A few minutes later he walked up to me and said “I don’t think I’ve met you yet, I’m Hunter”. He shook my hand and the rest is history! We talked all night, he won me over singing “I believe I can Fly”, got my number and we went on our first date two days later. 7 months later we were engaged! It was a whirlwind.
We really wanted our wedding to feel intimate. We wanted people to feel a part of the night, not just watching it.
We loved the Cliff House the second we walked into it! It had everything we were looking for. It was beautiful, classic, and elegant. We loved how warm it felt. I wanted a lot of greenery and really simple, classic decor and the Cliff House was perfect for that. We also felt like we could break some traditions and have our wedding the way we wanted it to be.
It was so exciting getting ready that day! Of course you are nervous because you just want him to love your dress and think you look beautiful. But, we were both just so excited to be married and to finally live this day we had been planning for!
I think my favorite moment was saying our vows. It’s just so sweet to stand in front of your closest people and promise each other forever. We wrote our own vows so it was special to hear what we were each promising each other.
I think Hunter would say his favorite part was the dance party… he loves to dance haha.
Our wedding was just so unique, and we get so many compliments on how we did it. I felt very present and in the moment the entire time.
The toasts were very memorable. Our friends were so funny! Everyone made us feel so loved and we just had a blast listening to our friends share hilarious stories about us.
We started out with a cocktail hour, ate dinner, and then transitioned into toasts. After that we showed a video with pictures of us growing up and our relationship. After that, I walked down the aisle with my dad and we said our vows. After the vows we went straight into our first dance, which was the song that Hunter proposed to me with, and then had a dance party!
Every part of it just felt so intimate. My father in law married us and MC’ed. Our friends did our flowers and music. It was just so cool to see everything come together.
When we dreamed of the day, our goals were to make it reflect who we are as a couple.
We were nervous about breaking tradition but our coordinator was so helpful in processing what transitions would look like and making sure everything flowed.
The day was perfect. I really don’t think there is anything I would change. It was unique, it was intimate, it was everything we wanted it to be.
These two created a day that was uniquely them, and that’s all we hope for our couples- that they would have a wedding that is as special as they are. Thank you, Rachel and Hunter, for sharing your day with us. We wish you all the best!
