Jutta Lammerts of A Day Like No Other wedding event planning and design, a preferred Equally Wed vendor, pooled her talents with a lineup of other equality-minded wedding vendors to create this styled shoot for the real couple, Tom and Brad. Read Jutta’s reflections on the shoot underneath the photo gallery.

 

 

From Jutta: For the styled shoot, I was inspired by the idea of two elegant men getting married in a modern, ultra-luxurious urban setting at dusk, with the city lights coming on. For the decor and color scheme I created something sleek, refined and masculine but still festive—no frills! I used a dark red as the accent color on a backdrop of platinum gray, and for the setting I chose the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown San Francisco.

In accordance with the “high elegance” theme, the grooms wore tuxes and custom-made identical platinum wedding bands set with a single diamond; their “elopement dinner” took place in the Presidential Suite, and floral decor was sculptural and sleek. For the cake, I chose a classic shape but modern color scheme – call it a riff on the traditional “grooms’ cake!”

Our models are actually a couple in real life, which made their interactions so much easier and credible—and, believe it or not, they got inspired by our photo shoot for their own personal plans! Like, “This could actually be our wedding—why not?!”

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Event Planning and Design: Jutta Lammerts at A Day Like No Other, a preferred Equally Wed wedding vendor

 

Hotel: Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco (at the Presidential Suite)

Model Couple: Tom and Brad

Photographer: Shhivika Chauhan Photography

Custom Diamond Wedding Rings: Vas Bijoux 

Floral Designer: Janelle Jacky-Litt of Green Petal Designs

Hair and Makeup: Nicole Perez

Calligraphy: Sarah Hanna

Invitations: Bella Figura

Event Design Rentals: Classic Party Rentals

Dessert: A Spoonful Of Sugar

Grooms’ Attire: Selix Formalwear

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