Wedding at the Arnold Arboretum || Sherika and Geoff

I was so looking forward to Sherika and Geoff's wedding this past May - I knew it would be a blast after their super fun (despite the rain & cold) engagement shoot in the north end. And I knew it was going to be small and casual, with lots of fun details. When I arrived that morning to start the getting-ready photos, their family and friends were all packed into their apartment helping with the last minute preparations - including baking the wedding pies and packing picnic baskets! The ceremony itself was at the Arnold Arborteum in Jamaica Plain, and we started there early to get a lot of photos of just Sherika and Geoff... I swear we walked all over that place! There are so many great spots there. And we ended up near this quiet little place that they had picked out for the ceremony, underneath a beautiful tree blooming with pink flowers, next to a small stream. After the ceremony we all headed over to Somerville - to Powderhouse/Nathan Tufts Park, where the picnic was magically all ready to go! There was croquet, candy mustaches and a lot of fun.

Scroll down for all the amazing-ness of this wonderful wedding at the Arnold Arboretum :)

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Love this happy bouquet!

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Is this not the cutest? So glad that Sherika and Geoff knew all the neat spots around Arnold Arboretum for photos.

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What a beautiful spot to say “I Do”!

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Can every wedding include big, bright, happy balloons? Please? Haha.

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Sherika and Geoff have amazing family and friends who helped set this up at a local park for their very laid-back picnic style wedding reception. It was so much fun to hang out with everyone!

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I “mustache” you a question…

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I cannot get enough of all the little details that Sherika and Geoff included throughout their day - the parasol! The pinwheels and fans, and picnic baskets! Swooooon….

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Thank you Sherika and Geoff! I had a blast at your offbeat, DIY wedding at the Arnold Arboretum with all of your awesome-ness and personality throughout!

Florist: TF Murphy Florist

Music: Tom Pendergast

Dress: BHLDN

While you’re here, why not take a look at some other fun DIY weddings?!

Susan and Nate’s wedding at Verrill Farm

Kelly and Brandon’s wedding at Roseland Cottage

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