This spring, a group of local Fort Collins creatives and friends had the opportunity to travel to Italy together. Makers united in a passion to create a beautifully curated real life experience. This trip gave us a platform to create collaboratively, something we’d all dreamed of doing. We designed, styled and shot a love story, woven with the charm of the Amalfi Coast. This region of Italy has its own unique colorstory that inspired our palette- the pastel buildings that seamlessly met the muted blue sky; the green paint on our favorite window frame was repeated on shutters and doorways in the quiet town; the mesmerizing color of the Mediterranean Sea; the soft sunset glow wrapped around everything and everyone. You felt the colorstory here. It was a joy to have the opportunity to create a work here that would complement this scene without taking away its essence.

We focused on keeping each element classic and simple yet elegant, like using lemons instead of bold floral pieces for the décor and choosing a more subtle invitation suite that would be striking in this environment. Other details, like the vintage earrings our bride is wearing, were found locally, an homage to Italy; the groom’s ring we brought from a local jeweler at home, a tribute to where we came from.

Although these shots are styled, they’re a product of genuine love – for one another, for the Amalfi Coast, for the elegant lighting and the deserted beach, for the balcony where we ate gorgeous food, drank wine, and planned our days while marveling at the scene before us.