Hidden Courtyard Elopement Inspiration at Quirk Hotel in Richmond

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

Zig Metzler Photography

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

The Girl Tyler

Photos by The Girl Tyler & Zig Metzler Photography.

Three years ago the Catalyst team was orchestrating the third {un}convention conference and was lucky to be host to this amazing styled shoot at The Quirk Hotel. Erik & James are a real-life couple and they agreed to be the models for the shoot. It was such a fun day, both while celebrating in the hidden courtyard and while looking out over the Richmond skyline from the rooftop. Getting to meet these two was a pleasure. Erik had a few words to share with us about their relationship:

“After our first date, I immediately told my best friend that I was going to marry James. We met on a popular gay dating app but were completely blindsided by how easy it was to fall in love with each other. When we met, James was closeted and from a fairly conservative family, and I've been out since I was 17 in a fairly liberal family setting. We're also an interracial couple. On paper it didn't make sense, but over the last year and a half, our love has allowed us to grow together in so many ways that it is sometimes overwhelming.”

This article originally appeared in Volume Four of Catalyst Wedding Magazine.


Vendors

Styling & Coordination | The Hive Wedding Collective

Florals | Amanda Burnette Floral Design

Cake | Sweet Fix

Paper Goods | Carly Reed Designs

Rentals & Signage | Paisley & Jade

Sweets | For the Love of Chocolate

Hair & Makeup | Veronica Vargas

Jewelry | Nine Roses Jewelers

Candles | Quirk Gallery

Furniture & Venue | Quirk Hotel