emily

crall

Inquire 

arrow

wedding photography for joyful couples

EMILY

CRALL

Shannon & Ted

A Disney-Inspired Fairytale Wedding at Rapid Creek Cidery

BROWSE BY SEASON:

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

RECENT WEDDINGS

CATEGORIES:

Welcome to my blog! 
Pour yourself a coffee and enjoy browsing through some of my latest work. Stay awhile and say hello!

If you know what you're looking for, 
you can use the search bar below 
or feel free to browse 
by categories.

Hi, I'm Emily.

All weddings have themes of some kind, a core design or color palette that decisions are bounced off of to see what sticks and what doesn’t quite go. So when two people who love all things Disney, even getting engaged at Disney World and taking a Disney honeymoon cruise in a few weeks, start to plan their wedding, the design board is immediately structured upon the perfect fairytale wedding, less Mickey Mouse and more “happily ever after”.

What I love about how their wedding turned out was that it was completely the dreamy fairytale they wanted while also staying true to exactly who they are as individuals and a couple, pulling many personal touches into the design. Ted is an artist and when Shannon told me the best gift she’s ever been given was a large pencil portrait of Walt Disney and her favorite Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, that Ted drew for her for Christmas a few years ago–“It was so thoughtful and perfect, I cried when I saw it. The drawing has been hung up since and we get to look at it every day.”–I asked if she’d be willing to bring a copy of it to the wedding for me to use somehow in the detail photos.

Ted also pulled off the biggest (literally) reception welcome by making a 7-foot-tall hand painted storybook, the perfect custom “once upon a time” nod to welcome their guests to the party. Their cake was so magical it can really can’t be described, a true centerpiece that looked like it came straight from the forest and was decorated by magical little singing elves and woodland creatures with a great sense of style and frosting abilities. And all of that–and the dance floor–was under a sparkling chandelier.

Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0559.jpg

Their wedding rings atop the pencil portrait Ted drew for Shannon.
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0560.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0561.jpg

In high school, she got a part-time job at Fareway, a grocery store. He was working there full-time, on the path to becoming a store manager. They became quick friends and ended up working a lot of shifts together. One Saturday morning in November, she walked back to clock in to start her shift and she saw Ted dropping off an invoice near the time clock. She told him good morning, clocked in, then asked him what he was doing that night. He said he didn’t have anything planned so she asked if he wanted to go out to eat pizza with her family. He had a big grin on his face as he replied, “Yes!” Later that day, he drove over to her apartment and they went to her parent’s home. From there, they drove to meet her aunt, uncle, and cousins for dinner. “He was meeting the whole family on our first date,” she recalls. “He fit right in and those two little boys [cousins] wanted to draw with Ted the whole night.”

It was the first date, that family pizza dinner, that solidified everything for Shannon. “I remember Ted leaving my apartment that night and I couldn’t wait to see him again. The way he was with my family and how well he interacted with everyone melted my heart. We had been friends for a while before our first date and so we new a lot about each other and enjoyed every minute we were together. The Monday after that first date, one of my friends texted me and asked how it went. I told her, ‘I think I found my soul mate.’ I still can’t believe how accurate that statement is.”

Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0562.jpg


Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0563.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0564.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0565.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0566.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0567.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0568.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0569.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0570.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0571.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0572.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0573.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0574.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0575.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0576.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0577.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0578.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0579.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0580.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0581.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0582.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0583.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0584.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0585.jpg

Shannon had these custom-painted shoes created for the wedding day. She wore hers all day, but didn’t tell Ted that she had a pair for him until later in the evening when we went outside for sunset photos. She had been so sneaky beforehand, even having him try on a pair of Vans in a store to make sure she knew which size to get. She randomly had him name his top 10 characters of all time and they were included in the design!
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0586.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0587.jpgDisney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0588.jpg

The day had started with rain and then cleared off, making it extra special that we could take photos in this wooded wonderland at the orchard. These two particular photos of them seeing each other for the first time are everything. Look at their faces!
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0589.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0590.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0591.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0592.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0593.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0594.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0595.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0596.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0597.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0598.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0599.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0600.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0601.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0602.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0603.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0604.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0605.jpg

Shannon’s custom Emily Hart gown was everything princess and fairytale wrapped into one!
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0606.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0607.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0608.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0609.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0610.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0611.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0612.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0613.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0614.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0615.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0616.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0617.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0618.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0619.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0620.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0621.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0622.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0623.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0624.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0625.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0626.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0627.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0628.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0629.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0630.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0631.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0632.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0633.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0634.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0635.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0636.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0637.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0638.jpg

Shannon’s grandma was the flower girl while coincidentally also passing as a lookalike of Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0639.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0640.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0641.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0642.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0643.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0644.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0645.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0647.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0648.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0649.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0650.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0651.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0652.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0653.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0654.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0655.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0656.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0657.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0658.jpg

They released butterflies at the end of the ceremony and then recessed under a shower of lavender.
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0659.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0660.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0661.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0662.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0663.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0664.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0665.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0666.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0667.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0668.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0669.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0670.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0671.jpg

Did I not tell you it was a magical cake?!?!
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0672.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0673.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0674.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0675.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0676.jpg


Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0677.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0678.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0679.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0680.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0681.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0682.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0683.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0684.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0685.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0686.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0687.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0688.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0689.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0690.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0692.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0693.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0694.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0695.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0696.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0696b.jpg

Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0691.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0697.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0698.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0699.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0700.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0701.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0702.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0703.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0704.jpg

I don’t usually get to go all the way out into the apple orchard rows across the river on a wedding day, but because we had a golf cart (!!!), we could use this new-to-me location for their sunset photos which proved to be absolutely magical.
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0706.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0707.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0708.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0709.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0710.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0711.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0712.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0713.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0714.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0715.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0716.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0717.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0718.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0719.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0720.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0721.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0722.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0723.jpg

Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0725.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0724.jpg

Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0726.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0727.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0728.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0729.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0730.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0731.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0732.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0733.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0734.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0735.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0736.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0737.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0738.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0739.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0740.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0741.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0742.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0743.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0744.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0745.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0746.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0747.jpg
Disney_Inspired_Wedding_emilycrall_photo_0748.jpg

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Photography: Emily Crall Photography

Wedding Coordinator: Soirée

Videography: EyeWork Studios

Venue & Catering: Rapid Creek Cidery

Florals: Unique Events

Cake Artist: Tip Top Cakes

DJ: ProSound IC

Makeup & Hair: Skin Deep Salon & Spa

Bridal & Maids’ Gowns: Emily Hart Bridal

Custom Shoes: Simply Stephanie Art

Rings: Herteen & Stocker Jewelers

Suits: Men’s Wearhouse

Invitations & Paper Goods: Allegra

Lounge: Borrow My Vintage

Signs & Place Cards: Painting for Cheese

SHARE THIS POST

  1. […] year ago, these two were married under a beautiful canopy of trees in a Disney-inspired wedding at Rapid Creek Cidery. I still get swoony when I look back at that day. The florals that draped over practically […]

Leave a Reply

reader faves

I'm Emily and I'm so happy you're here! This blog is a journal about my life and my latest work. Stay a while and say hello!

welome to my blog

Hello

STEAL THIS
WEDDING DAY GUIDE

Insider tips for planning your wedding day to genuinely reflect you as a couple.

free download

© emily crall photography