Happy Wednesday, all!!! Today I have a crafty backyard wedding for you, sent over by Krista Marie Photography! Kristine + Matt originally planned to have a large wedding, but plans changed, and they opted for an intimate backyard bash instead. Kristine did a great job of putting this wedding together on a tight budget. I love the ceremony space she created with a grouping of old doors. It really transformed the space!
Vendors:
Photographer: Krista Marie Photography
Flowers: The English Rose
Dresses: David’s Bridal
Cake: Publix
I’m so excited to start the week off with Thao + Theresa’s awesome wedding, captured by Hello Studios! It’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys, and has a fresh and modern design that I adore. I’m a sucker for grey and yellow, but the bright greenish-yellow incorporated into this wedding makes for a unique take on the color scheme. Love, love, love it!
Vendors:
CEREMONY VENUE: MISSION BASILICA SAN DIEGO DE ALCALA
WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: HELLO STUDIO
VIDEOGRAPHER:
FLOWERS: FLOWERS BY HELEN
CATERERS/EVENT RENTALS/LIGHTING: INDULGE CONTEMPORARY CATERING
WEDDING CAKE: SUMI’S OVEN
DAY-OF COORDINATOR:
BRIDE’S SHOES: KATE SPADE
WEDDING DRESS: JIN WANG
GROOM’S SUIT: THEORY
BRIDESMAID DRESSES: MACY’S
MAKEUP & HAIR: JOYCE CASTENEDAS + JANE PHU
WEDDING VIDEO:
DJ/MC: DJZ PRODUCTIONS
CEREMONY MUSIC: SONGBIRD MUSIC
DESSERT TABLE: ANA HUYNH OF ANIMATED CUPCAKES
WEDDING TROLLEY: SAN DIEGO TROLLEY TOURS
INVITATIONS & ALL THINGS PAPER:
Chelsea + Kerri’s awesome Austin, TX wedding is full of infectious energy, and they are cute to boot! During their reception, they performed a choreographed routine to the song ‘Night Time is the Right Time‘ as a bit of an homage to The Cosby Show. How ridiculously fun is that?! Lindsey + Leah of The Life You Love Photography were on hand to capture the rad routine, and every other detail of this wonderful wedding.
Vendors:
Photographer: The Life You Love Photography
Venue: Parkside Austin
Flowers: Lindy Floral
Today I have a colorful LA wedding for you, by the ladies of Joielala Photographie! Jen + Mikel were married at the super awesome Marvimon, and ventured down to China Town for some of their fun portraits. I love all the bold pops of color and eclectic lanterns. They really help bring this wedding to life!
Vendors:
Photography: Joielala Photographie
Venue: Marvimon
Catering: Huntington Catering Co.
Florals: Designs by Marina
3rd Shooter: Scott Lawrence
Dj: Digital Entertainment
I find the idea of an elopement to be so romantic! Cara and Dean’s Los Angeles elopement, captured beautifully by Becky Holladay, was not only romantic, but also utterly chic. With a rabbi and a few friends and by their side, they were married in the stunning library at The Viceroy in Santa Monica. They dined on steak frites, drank champagne, and spent the whole day laughing, loving, and soaking up every last minute of their intimate celebration!!!
Here is a bit more from their photographer, Becky:
Cara and Dean live in New York now, but met two years ago at The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. She said she was immediately struck by his amazing blue eyes, and they’ve been together ever since. When they decided to get married, they decided to elope to L.A., where they first met. Dean is Scottish and works in advertising, and reminded me of a bawdy, spritely Don Draper. Cara is beautiful and energetic, with an amazing laugh.
Vendors:
Photographer: Becky Holladay
Venue: Library at The Viceroy, Santa Monica
Bride’s Dress: Christina Kara of Blue, New York City
Bree and Andy, who you may remember from their incredible vintage engagement session, were married this past November and I’m so excited to share their big day with you!!! Being able to follow a couple from their engagement through their wedding is a true joy, and one of the things I love most about being a blogger!!! I had a feeling that their wedding, captured by Live It Out Photography, was going to be FUN with a capital F-U-N…and let me tell you, my feeling was RIGHT!!! Have a look:)
More from the bride, Bree:
Our wedding was on November 13th in Washington, DC and had a hip, vintage-hipster feel to it. We had a TON of local DC themes and even more DIY in our wedding.
Because we did not do flowers – any decor, centerpieces, etc was made by us/family/friends. We used Christmas Ornaments as a common theme throughout the decor to keep things consistent. We were also able to save money by reusing ceremony decor for cocktail hour decor, and having the centerpieces double as favors!
My mom made the bouquets from tulle and christmas ornament balls, I made christmas ornament pomanders for the church and I made the boutonnieres.
Our ceremony venue was an old church that has no affiliation with it, so it was PERFECT for our mixed tradition ceremony. My parents are religious, we really aren’t … so finding a church that will let you do what you want was IMPOSSIBLE, this was pure luck, but perfect!
Our centerpieces were Christmas balls again, in lotus bowls, but my friend had handmade them into favors. She handmade 80 of these babies, that guests could then take as a favor. We thought ornaments were a great, useful, favor since the wedding was in November!
We made a Photo Book Guest Book station. We really, really wanted a Photobooth – but due to budgeting, we just couldn’t afford it. So instead, we bought an awesome guest book on etsy, bought a Fujifilm Instax camera, printed out directions for our guests, and made felt mustaches for our guests to hold in the pictures! Honestly, I think this came out better than the photobooth – our guest book is HILARIOUS to look at, and guests had a BLAST with the mustaches :)
Andy and I can’t slow dance. So we did a Flash Mob First Dance. We started out doing a choreographed danced to a Weezer song … then our wedding party joined … then cousins … then random friends … even Amber’s husband, Jon, got in! It was AWESOME. We filmed the moves and put it on Youtube, and send the link to everyone. I think that was one of my favorite parts of the night. It came together SO well.
I love Bree + Andy’s wedding video by Tim Alan Smith!!! It’s so much fun, and is clearly a perfect reflection of their awesome wedding.
If you still haven’t had enough, click to check out a video of their flash mob first dance!
Wedding Vendors:
Photography: Live It Out Photography
Ceremony Venue: Church of the Holy City
Reception Venue: Decatur House
Videography: Tim Alan Smith
Band: The Winn Brothers Band
Catering: Catering By Uptown
Groom’s Suit: Topman
Groomsmen’s Suits: Volcom
Bride’s Dress: Handmade by groom’s mother from a 1950′s pattern
Hair Stylist: Jewel Hair Design
I am a huge horror movie fan, so when I saw Jen and Jimmy’s Halloween wedding by Mathieu Photography, I was immediately in love! They included lots of little nods to the holiday through their colors, Dia De Los Muertos champagne glasses, and mini pumpkin placecards, but my favorite detail was the vintage horror film table markers. Seat me at ‘The Birds‘ table please:)
Wedding Vendors:
Photography: Mathieu Photography
Venue: Casa Romantica
Florals: Oceanic Flowers
Makeup Artist: Tammy B Makeup