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05.1.13

Epiphany Chocolates Giveaway Winner…

It’s time to announce the winner of our giveaway with Epiphany Chocolates. The lucky winner will receive an 18pc box of Epiphany Chocolates and a $25 gift card!

 

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The randomly selected winner is….Kristin!

 

Congratulations! I will be in touch soon:)

 

Don’t forget, you can use the code BRIDAL30 for a discount on Epiphany Chocolates! Just enter the code at check out.

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04.30.13

Rustic Kentucky Plantation Wedding…

I love a plantation wedding, I mean seriously LOVVVVVE!!! Needless to say, I was completely taken by this one. Christen + Andrew were married at Richwood Plantation in Milton, Kentucky . It is not only breathtakingly beautiful, but also over 200 years old! The couple wanted their wedding weekend to be romantic and personal, and they got just that. The location paired perfectly with their rustic decor- and check out all those homemade desserts and that s’mores station! Adorable! Big thanks to Ariel Renae Photography for sending this lovely wedding over.

 

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Vendors:

 

Photography: Ariel Renae Photography
Venue: Richwood Plantation
Bride’s Dress: J.Crew
Groom’s Suit: ExpressMen

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04.24.13

Epiphany Chocolates Giveaway…

It’s giveaway time, ya’ll! This is a particularly fantastic giveaway, because it’s for chocolate. Decadent, delicious, deliriously good chocolate from Epiphany Chocolates!

 

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Epiphany recently added a dedicated section of their website for weddings. Brides can order a batch of their favorite flavors or mix it up and create the perfect assortment for their special day. In addition to creating a personalized message to accompany the chocolates, Epiphany also has customized packaging and keepsake box options available in 4pc, 10pc, 18pc and 36pc sizes. Epiphany is currently offering a complimentary sample box for brides who are interested in Epiphany Chocolates for their weddings. Brides can email  or call  to order their free sample.

 

 

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To celebrate they are offering an awesome giveaway- one reader will win an 18pc box of Epiphany Chocolates as well as a $25 gift card! I was lucky enough to receive a box to review, and let me tell you…you DEFINITELY want to win this!!! With truly delicious flavors and fun names like “Party Girl”, which is cake batter crème topped with sprinkles, you can’t go wrong!

 

 

 

To Enter:

 

 

{Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and also include your email address with each entry so I can contact you if you are the winner.}

 

 

 

- Check out Epiphany Chocolates flavor assortment and leave a comment telling us which one you are dying to try!

 

- Like Epiphany Chocolates on Facebook and leave a comment here saying you did.

 

-Follow Epiphany Chocolates on .

 

- Tweet about this giveaway! Include a link to the giveaway along with  +  in your tweet. Comment here with a link to your tweet.

 

 

That is four chances to win! One winner will be randomly chosen and will win an 18pc box of chocolates and a $25 gift card. The giveaway ends Tuesday, April 30th at 11:59 pm PST. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 1st.

 

 

 

Lastly, Epiphany Chocolates is currently offering a discount for all you brides and grooms-to-be out there! All you need to do is enter the code BRIDAL30 at checkout.

 

 

 

 

Good luck!!!

 

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04.23.13

Handmade Hawaiian Wedding…

How many of us have dreamt of a Hawaiian wedding? I’m willing to bet a whole lot. Jenny + Denton had the same dream, and it became their reality. They went on a weekend getaway to the Big Island where Denton proposed on a secluded beach, and because much of his family is from there, they decided to head back to Hawaii to tie the knot- in Honolulu this time!

 

Jenny, with help from family, made all the succulent bouquets, centerpieces, and the majority of the decor. Denton made his own wedding ring out of two quarters, and he made Jenny’s ring as well. Impressive stuff, huh? Big thanks to Rachel Robertson Photography for sending this lovely wedding our way!

 

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Vendors:

 

Photographer: Rachel Robertson Photography
Venue: Loulou Palms
Event Planner: Weddings by Grace + Mona
Hair + Makeup Artist: Hair + Makeup by Beverly Kaneshige

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04.18.13

Nashville Lake Anniversary Session…

Blake + Julie wanted to celebrate their first wedding anniversary with a photo shoot by Amy Nicole Photography at the same spot they got engaged. That spot was Radnor Lake in Nashville, TN and I have to say- good job Blake on picking such a lovely place to propose!!! In fact, that tree in one of the final images is the exact spot where Blake got down on one knee. So sweet!

 

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04.9.13

Maryland Main Street Engagement Session…

Angie + Costa’s engagement session was sent over by C & I Photographers, and was captured on Main Street in Bel Air, Maryland. I love the cozy small town feel that the photos evoke! Here’s a bit more about the session from the photographer, Justin…

 

“We bounced around a bit through some of their regular stomping grounds- and then you know, had them sit in a fountain (the one right across from a police station of course). The bikes were a cute and, yet again, true touch. They live right down the street so its not uncommon to see these two frequenting their favorite watering hole, Sean and Bolan’s Irish Pub. Angie & Costa, were naturals. I had a lot of fun photographing them.”

 

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04.2.13

Tamar + Rob’s Dana Powers House Wedding…

I am over the moon, like literally floating around in outer space for Tamar + Rob’s wedding at the awesome Dana Powers House in Nipomo, CA. It is so, so, so beautiful- and speaking of beautiful, look at Tamar! Just glowing! (Sidenote: Tamar also happens to be a fantastic photographer who I featured a few years back, here + here.) By the way, last Friday marked Tamar + Rob’s 6 month anniversary, so let’s all wish a very happy belated anniversary to them:)

 

 

Here is a bit more about the big day from the bride, Tamar…

 

 

“When Rob and I started planning our wedding, we wanted to make sure it felt very intimate, special, personable, and fun. Our idea was that if a wedding was just about us, we would have just eloped. Since our friends and family were all spending time and money to join us, we wanted to make sure it was as fun as possible for our guests.

 

We decided to find a venue outside of Los Angeles, but within driving distance. We wanted to do this so our wedding would feel like a destination, and also because we were only planning on inviting our very close friends and family, so a smaller wedding would be more possible outside of Los Angeles. Through a mutual friend, we found the perfect venue in a small town called Nipomo, CA- The Dana Powers House. The Dana Powers House is a victorian-looking home which has the perfect garden for a casual shabby chic ceremony. There is also a barn in the back that would be used for our reception. Although we aren’t very rustic in our style sensibility, the chandeliers and antique decor added just the amount of personal style we were looking for. Another major perk of the Dana Powers House was the proximity to the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo. It was a hotel we had wanted to stay in for ages, and this was the perfect time. We were thrilled to have almost every single guest stay with us at the Madonna Inn! Anyway,  once we found the venue everything else fell in to place.”

 

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“We designed tote bags to hand out at the Madonna Inn, which included things like Emergen-C, coconut water, our favorite candies, sake, Pop Chips, and finger monster puppets.”

 

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“After trying on dress after dress, I wasn’t finding one that was unique or special enough. I did love the fit of a Vera Wang dress, but couldn’t justify spending so much money on one dress. I ended up finding the same dress online on Oncewed.com, used, for a fraction of the price. Then, I had my friend Tashina (an insanely amazing wedding dress maker and stylist who styles many of my photo shoots) use the frame of the dress and rework it to create something very unique. We decided to add victorian lace to the dress to go along with the antique, garden theme of the wedding. Tashina hand-painted lace in different shades of blue and sewed them to the bodice and the bottom of the skirt. She also made a beautiful long sash in dusty rose, to complement the colors of the flowers we had chosen. I found very simple iridescent Brian Atwood shoes to wear on my feet, since I was wearing SO much dress. I wore a necklace from my late grandmother on my mom’s side. I had found a wonderful custom jewelry designer to make earrings for me out of hummingbird skulls.”

 

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“The invitations and Thank You notes were designed by Rob, who is a creative director. We found an old movie poster and he changed the actors faces to resemble us.”

 

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“We wanted our ceremony to feel very personal, so I had my brother officiate, we wrote our own ceremony and vows, and we had our best friends speak during the ceremony. The ceremony was in the garden of the house and it was so beautiful. My friend Tashina, designed beautiful lace panels for the ceremony.”

 

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“The reception was so pretty…The barn at the Dana Powers House is gorgeous. It already had a ton of lights and mirrors and vintage pieces, so we just added more of our own personality with the little trinkets and lace-covered vases, and skull bottles we had collected during the year. Tashina and our parents helped us with all the decor. As far as drinks went, we had wine, beer, and our own signature drinks. We had three different food buffets, each with a different type of cuisine: mediterranean, california, and asian.”

 

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“To enhance the personal feel, we put indoor furniture outdoors, to make it look like there was a living room outside. We used garden flowers that were beautiful but not super polished. We used herbs and lavender to add a nostalgic smell of our childhoods. I was so happy with how everything came out!”

 

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“We also had a s’mores set up with reese’s cups since they are Rob’s favorite candy.”

 

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“The cake was absolutely insanely good, and we had little taxidermy mice dressed up as us for our topper. The entire wedding felt so casual and so very “us”. It couldn’t have gone more perfectly.”

 

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Vendors:

 

Venue: Dana Powers House
Dress: Vera Wang + Miss Tashina
Wedding Styling: Miss Tashina 
Photographers:
Ceremony + Cocktail Hour Band: Sista Monica Parker 
Reception DJ: Kris Zaycher
Catering: Sea Shanty 
Cake: Cake Cathedral 
Bouquets: Lori Boe Floral 
Photo Booth: Bluebird Photo Booth 
Makeup: Erica Davidson 
Hotel: Madonna Inn