When two creatives wed you just know it's going to be good...

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Aric, a musician, and Ashley, an artist, sat beside each other in college - and although at first neither made a move they both knew they'd be pretty perfect together. After a semester together they got closer and closer and once they began to date it was as if they'd found each other's other half. To celebrate their marriage Aric and Ashley threw a suitably alternative, yet romantic, wedding at Ashley's stunning parent's home which was captured both on camera and video by the wonderfully talented TréCreative.

Beautiful backyard wedding by Tre Love Creative Photography | onefabday.com

Aric and Ashley met in college, they shared a class together and sat beside each other almost every day. Both quite shy, no moves were made but both Aric and Ashley both began to harbour serious crushes. By chance, the following semester they found each other in another class together, and surprise surprise they sat together again. Ashley details what happened next..."We are both somewhat introverted by nature, so it took us a while to get the courage to pursue each other. We talked more and more and became close friends. When he told me that his new band, French Reform, had their first show at Cafe Coda one night after class, I was so excited and knew I had to go. Sometime around then I started listening to his solo EP, Kennedy, on obsessive level repeat. When I saw French Reform play, even though I was standing in the middle of the crowd, I felt nervous to look at him. I found myself thinking “omg I want to marry that guy so bad,” right then and there. Because we already knew each other so well, I was completely sure at that point I was in love with him."

Both creative souls, Ashley is an artist and Aric a musician, they were the perfect pair and began to date for real. Ashley describes the relationship..."Aric and I have always been supportive of each others’ artistic endeavours. I feel so lucky to have him on my side and supportive of anything creative I have wanted to do. A lot of times I will be painting in one room and he will be working on music in the other, and it feels so great that at the end of the day we can show each other what we’ve made."

Undeniably smitten Aric proposed to the gorgeous Ashley on Valentine's Day. Ashley remembers the moment..."I knew that something was strange about the way that he was acting, but since it was Valentine’s Day, I just thought maybe he had planned something special for the holiday (because I love holidays). We walked down town from our house to a nice restaurant and had a very relaxing dinner and then walked back home to exchange gifts (little did I know, the cat shirt I was excited to give him would pale in comparison to his gift!) Aric gave me an awesome timeline photo album with little notes written throughout. We sat on the couch and relived the memories of our relationship, and when I came to the last page, there was no picture, just the words “engaged?.” Before I could really understand what was happening, Aric was down on one knee in front of me, with the most adorable ring, asking me to spend the rest of our lives together. Of course I said yes! We both were doing some sort of combination of laugh crying that I didn’t even know was possible before that night."

As Ashley's parents own acres of beautiful land Aric and Ashley didn't really consider getting married anywhere else. Ashley explains..."We were lucky that they have forty acres, and were so amazingly generous and enthusiastic about having a wedding out there. It was great not having to transport things quickly in and out of a venue, and it definitely helped us save on our budget!"

The stunning wedding was held outdoors with lots of DIY elements including an alternative door backdrop, mismatched chairs for guests and ceremony music performed by friends and family. As Ashley gratefully remembers - "I’m also so thankful to our friend Phil and my brother, who learned to play our processional, the song “Ceremony” by the band New Order."

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Ashley describes the creative vibe on the day..."We basically set out to create our version of the best DIY indie-esque party. The day was relaxed and we got to celebrate with our closest friends and family. There was good music, good food, a lot of dancing, and lounging in the grass."

For their honeymoon Ashley and Aric undertook a romantic American road trip - which sounded totally amazing! "We took a road trip to Vancouver BC. First, we stopped at this lovely place called Sou'wester in Seaview, WA, that has these cute cabins and vintage travel trailers to stay in. It's a short walk to the beach, and one of the days we borrowed bikes and did this beautiful bike ride alongside the ocean. We then stopped in Seattle and went to record stores and gawk at the space needle before finally landing in Vancouver. We mostly spent our time eating amazing food, going to museums, thrifting and sightseeing. We stopped in Portland on our way home to visit my brother, buy some books at Powell’s, and eat some more food."

Huge congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your beautiful wedding at home with us all! A big thank you also goes to the talented TréCreative for sharing their work with. To see more from TréCreative visit www.trecreative.com and don't forget to watch Aric and Ahsley's stunning wedding film, also by TréCreative, below.