Elena and Alexandr Painted Their Own Wedding Wall

The wall behind Elena and Alexandr's wedding was covered in figures, and every one of them was their own work. Each began as a painting in one of their sketchbooks before it went up as part of the day. A leopard stood there in pink. A moon looked out over the room with a face of its own. Women dressed in deep indigo and violet stood among them. The flowers had the same color and surprise: lilies trimmed with jewels. The guests had guns that fired bubbles, not confetti. Nothing on that wall came from a catalog or a hired hand. It came from the two people being married. In a town where you can buy almost any backdrop, a wall the couple drew themselves stands out.

With reporting from Green Wedding Shoes.