Have you considered your favorite cocktail bar for your wedding? These groom's did!

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‘Nothing Fancy Just Love’ is the inspiration of this styled groom shoot, and nothing could be truer. With modern copper details in an already handsome cocktail bar, ByChenai managed to shine a warm beam of light on this real-couple’s unmistakable chemistry.

When you’re spoiled with an already stunning canvas of a venue, talented planners and stylist (like those at ByChenai) have the opportunity to get crafty with more creative details. Tim & Ben are noodle lovers (we are too!) so their would-be planner created custom-made black and copper take away boxes and chopsticks “to do away with the formality of traditional wedding dining” which we think is an excellent way to personalize their day.

So many other details stand out to us, keeping with the copper and black campaign. Black candles and ribbons for a romantic yet masculine vibe, a copper cake to match the venue’s industrial feel and bright yellow Billy Button flowers to add a pop of color here and there. Joasis Photography captures all of the handsome details in a stunning and sultry fashion.

From ByChenai

Tim and Ben are a real-life couple who I chose to give this elopement inspiration shoot real warmth and intimacy. Jo from Joasis Photography helped us tell the full story of a city elopement, starting from the beautiful images of the couple getting ready and having their ‘ceremony shots’ taken outside East London’s Shoreditch Town Hall and Clove Club. We then circled back to Callooh Callay Bar for what would be a small reception celebration.

The boys wore their own suits but I added accessories to their looks with bow ties, braces and pocket squares from Le Colonel Mutard to complement their individual styles.

Callooh Callay has a unique and colourful interior with many mirrored walls which Jo navigated brilliantly. The welcome signage was designed by Esther from Sylvie Signs who really understood the brief and set the tone for the cozy speakeasy feel of this intimate celebration.

A small arrangement of beautiful dusty pink roses with a few yellow Billy Button flowers from Bloom of the Block was the centrepiece for the table. The BIlly Buttons also served as the buttonhole flowers, simple but very impactful and photographed beautifully against the grooms’ suits.

I custom made black and copper take away boxes with the chopsticks to do away with the formality of traditional wedding dining (and because they both really love noodles).

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Katy from Malarkey Cakes provided a beautiful mini copper cake, picking up on the table and room decor. She created marbled chocolate shards to top it off.

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London Wedding Stationary made a monochrome stationary set with a masculine bold type font to echo the welcome sign – a simple invitation and place name cards with a black ribbon tag. The words ‘Nothing Fancy Just Love’ are on the invite and are a key part of his shoot – no big party and heavy styling, just the real emotion and warm details where required.