Do you even know about having a super cute champagne lunch picnic or a styled Iceland wedding reception table?  You should.  Even though you’re eloping, there should still be a little glitz and glam to wow you on your destination wedding day.

<Enter Us>  We get it, we design for months, create, pick out unique items, and style an unforgettable setup that will make you swoon on your Iceland wedding day!

Have no idea what that might look like?  Good News!  Today I bring you an Iceland Wedding Reception that is romantically styled for two!  Atlanta, Georgia couple, Miranda and Pete expressed an interest to me about having a “Fire & Ice” themed wedding from the schedule to the styled Iceland wedding reception table design.  I was most certainly up to the challenge to creating and commissioning some unique items to complete this fabulous Iceland wedding reception!

In case you missed it, don’t forget to head back to Pete and Miranda’s other Iceland elopement posts here:

• Godafoss Waterfall Wedding Ceremony
• Iceland Wedding Photos in Dimmuborgir Lava Field

Stay tuned next time as we head back to Southern Iceland for their super fun and romantic Iceland post wedding session!

With a smile, Ann Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner and Photographer)

© 2015, Iceland Wedding Planner /  Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved

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Thanks so much for stopping by our Iceland Wedding Planning and Photography Blog- we so appreciate it!  My apologies so many days have lagged between my last post, but I have been tackling a big life move, along with working through our busiest part of wedding season!

We hope you enjoyed Tara and Landon’s fabulous wedding ceremony on a glacier in Iceland!  If you missed it, please take a moment and head back here to see or here for their Iceland pre-wedding session.  This week, we share the next part of their exciting Iceland wedding adventure… Enjoy!

Once we all returned to base-camp of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier (Katla Volcano), the epic journey continued on at the striking Reynisfjara Cave & Iceland’s most well known black sand beach.  This stretch of beach is often referred to as Vik Black Sand Beach, but it’s not!  The correct name is Reynisfjara Beach and it can be easy to miss from Route 1 so if you’re driving east and come to the downtown of Vik, you went too far!

That Iceland summer day brought a foggy low cloud afternoon but that all added a very mysterious element as Tara and Landon playfully walked around hand in hand against the shoreline.  After a quick lunch stop for an Icelandic hot dog near our favorite shop Icewear / Víkurprjón, the bride and groom caught their second wind and we headed to the very foggy Dyrhólaey Cliffs and Lighthouse, it was eerie but oh-so dreamy at the same time!  Please delight in these ethereally romantic images <3  …and stay tuned next time to see a very surprising spot for Iceland wedding photos!

Hugs and Smiles to You,

Ann Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner & Photographer)

© 2002-2014, Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved

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Where in Iceland do you get married if you’re a fun Canadian couple, who are thrill seekers, and have a love for earthy natural wonders?  …On top of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier on the Southern rim of Katla Volcano, that’s where!

Ha =)  Thanks for coming back this week to see Tara and Landon hold their Iceland wedding ceremony on the top of a glacier in Iceland.  Hopefully you enjoyed their Thingvellir Engagement Session (Iceland Pre-Wedding Session) and Iceland wedding video over the last few weeks!

The early morning of Tara and Landon’s wedding day on June 27^th was spent at a wonderful geothermal hotel named Frost & Fire Guesthouse in Southern Iceland’s hot spring town of Hveragerði. The hotel grounds are full of geothermal heat vents and all the hotel rooms sit beside the gorgeous Varma River.  All of which made for a very dreamy backdrop as the bride and groom got ready for their day together.  Shortly after 9am, we all loaded up and drove about 1.5 hours west to Arcanum to meet the glacier guide and Icelandic pastor for the journey up to the top of the glacier.  The anticipation to get to the top of the glacier was off the charts!  The bride and groom could not stop swapping smiles, laughing, and taking an occasional fun shot of Brennivin through the bumpy ride.  They were too cute!

Tara and Landon’s Iceland wedding ceremony spot was on the top of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier on the Southern rim of the famed Katla Volcano.  (Which as a fun side note… The volcano is actually way over overdue for an eruption (– last was in 1918).  Had they chosen to hold their ceremony one week later, they would have been forced to choose another location as they a week later did not allow any tours to the top, due to glacier flooding).  After a 40 minute climb to the top, we were there and in the clouds!

As soon as we arrived the champagne went in the snow… What better way to chill champagne than on the glacier itself!  To all of our surprise, it was hot (like 55 degrees!) on top of the glacier!  It was so warm the bride took off her Icelandic shawl!  During the ceremony the sun tried burning through the clouds during the ceremony and totally succeeded with giving us some blue skies.  The brides white ¾ length dress, red boots, yellow and red Icelandic poppy paper bouquet and the groom’s complementary accents really popped next to all of the white snow, it was gorgeous and so fun!

During their glacier wedding ceremony, three really sweet things happened… First they exchanged vow books to silently read, so special!  Second, they did a really unique unity ceremony which was a beautiful Australian tradition called the “Stone Unity Ceremony.” I sadly will not do it justice so I am going share verbatim…

“To be further united Tara and Landon, since you are both Geoscientists and share a love of the earth, you have chosen to embrace an Australian marriage tradition by casting a stone into a nearby river or ocean – thus symbolizing your marriage remaining together while the tides of time ebb and flow over your lives.  Since we are standing here today in Iceland on a river of ice, I invite you to bury 2 stones into the glacier today to symbolize your togetherness.  The two stones you have chosen are gemstone hearts made of Jade and Rose Quartz.

Jade is an ancient stone that is a powerful symbol of successful love, wisdom, beauty and serenity.  It is also protective stone that protects and supports loving energy and guards against misfortune.  Landon will bury the jade heart beside Tara’s heart, as today he pledges his love for Tara and promises to protect her and their love.

Rose quartz is often called the “Love Stone” and promotes unconditional love, forgiveness, infinite peace and compassion. It represents harmony in happy loving relationships and teaches us about the true essence of love.  Tara will bury the rose quartz heart beside Landon’s heart, as today she pledges her love for Landon and promises to nurture their unconditional love.

Once buried today, these gemstones will travel together in the glacier through time.  This action will symbolize how far you have and will travel together and how your love will always be steadily moving forward.  Tara and Landon, will you now bury your stones.”

As they buried their stones the Icelandic pastor, Egill read a special Eskimo Love Poem.  Swoon!!!!!  It was so beautiful!  The conclusion of the ceremony included a really sweet Icelandic blessing.  Once finished, the Iceland Wedding Planners popped open a bottle champagne and served them some delicious Icelandic treats.  They took some time alone to walk around hand in hand and explored the glacier together.  Several stops along the way down from the glacier top proved to be gorgeous spots for Iceland wedding photos!

Stay tuned next week for more of their Iceland wedding adventures… some pretty EPIC images coming your way!

With a smile, Ann (Iceland Wedding Photographer & Planner)

© 2002-2014, Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved

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You’ll find this gorgeous peninsula about 2 hours northwest of downtown Reykjavik. It’s a lovely drive on Route 1. Along the way you will encounter the Hvalfjarðargöng Tunnel which is a 3 mile tunnel that allows you to cross 165 meters underwater. Before entering the tunnel, you will pay a toll that is approximately 1,000 ISK (~ $9 USD) one way. You will then stay on Route 1 until you reach the town of Borgarnes, where you will then take a left onto Route 54 which will lead you the rest of the way to the peninsula.

The Snæfellsnes Peninsula being such a fairy-tale location, is an exciting area to hold your Iceland destination wedding. It has endless unique places for Iceland wedding photos and romantic Iceland couples portraits. So what are the most fantastic spots in West Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula you should be sure to visit? Here are our personal Iceland Wedding Planner favorites (although not in any specific order):

• Snaefellsjökull National Park (Volcano / Glacier)
• Kirkjufell Mountain
• Kirkjufellsfoss Waterfall
• Fishing Villages: Ólafsvík, Grundarfjörður, Stykkishólmur and Búðardalur
• Arnarstapi Village
• Hellnar Church (Iceland Seaside Country Church)
• Eldborg Crater (The Fire Castle)
• Londrangar Basalt Cliffs (Sweet spot for puffin watching in the summer months)
• Djupalonssandur & Shipwreck Beach (where the ship wreck of the English Trawler Epine resides)
• Malarrifsviti Lighthouse
• Gatklettur Arch Rock (Near Arnarstapi village)
• Skardsvik Beach (“Golden Beach”)
• Budir Church (the famous black church for Iceland weddings)
• Hotel Budir (Hótel Búðir –Amazing locale for Iceland weddings with a beach, moss covered lava fields, endless mountain views, country feel, 5 star accommodations, traditional Icelandic foods, and Budir Church onsite).

The best way to fully show the exceptional charm this area has is through photos… So that being said, please sit back, relax, and explore the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in winter with us!

With a smile,

Ann & Chris Peters (Iceland Wedding Planner & Iceland Wedding Photographers)

2014, Iceland Wedding Planner & Photos by Miss Ann, All Rights Reserved.

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