Real Weddings, Advice, & Inspiration

Catalyst Wedding Company highlights weddings by and for game-changers. We seek to amplify and empower voices and viewpoints that are usually missing from the Wedding Industrial Complex. We're a community of badass wedding professionals who love all things funky, fresh, diverse, unique, and personality-driven; we convene twice yearly for (un)convention, a collaborative workshop, styled shoot, and dinner party. We're also the publishers of Catalyst Wedding Mag, a resource for couples looking for inspiration and affirmation that doing things differently in wedding-world is not only ok, it's wonderful!

When photographer Hannah Yoon approached me about collaborating on a styled shoot highlighting a model of color and a crepe paper flower crown designed by 622 Flowers, the obvious answer was YES! While chatting, we decided to build a shoot that would focus on handmade details and lots of DIYs. We drew inspiration from the bold colors of the flower crown with the goal of creating a mysterious and enchanting vibe.

Lastly, we wanted this shoot to inspire an audience who is often underserved in wedding blogs. People of color are often underrepresented online in the wedding industry, and this is exactly who we hope to reach!

The model for this shoot says, "Working alongside Hannah and Kendra was awesome! Kendra and Hannah both have amazing eyes for detail and are very organized. This was my first stylized shoot ever, and both of them made me feel comfortable."

Photos by Hannah Yoon, Coordination + Design by Confetti and Co.

Hannah Yoon and Confetti and Co. Whimsical Crepe Paper Bride Inspiration

Vendors

CONFETTI AND CO.

Kendra Coons is a wedding planner based out of Southern Ontario. Creating inclusive and creative events is incredibly important to her.

HANNAH YOON

Hannah is a full-time photojournalist who also loves to shoot weddings. On top of taking photos, she likes to volunteer with teenagers, go for runs, travel, and meet new people. She deeply cares about social justice and human rights. She shoots for newspapers and magazines. Her work has been published in various national and international publications. The camera is her way of connecting to this world. She wants to document the truth and present it to those who may miss it.