Let me just say… I am crazy for this shoot.
The beautiful organic details, the simplicity of that amazing location, those beautiful photographs… there are so many things to love.
Thank you to Jillian Michelle Photography for brightening my day by sending this over!
Photographer: Jillian Michelle Photography / Event Venue: Grey Gables Farm
I love this bride and groom’s description of their wedding even more than I love each and every handmade detail. Their words and wedding are the perfect representation of everything I’ve been feeling lately. I’m so happy they sent this my way!
We wanted our wedding to feel like home. A place for our guests to kick off their shoes and celebrate the love we have for each other. Everything was hand made, home baked, and even borrowed from our families homes. Every single part of our wedding was a generous gift of time, skill and love from all of our favorite people. What we wanted most from our day was to have a great time with each other. To dance, eat, and drink with the people we love most. And to leave hand in hand. We did just that. It was a great way to kick off a life time of fun with our best friend. We hope you enjoy the photos from the Big Day as much as we do.
Photographer: Faithfully Focused Photography / Floral Designer: Details of the Day / Dress Store: J. Crew, Anthropologie / Other: Urban Outfitters / Shoes: Vans Shoes / Tuxedo and Mens Attire: The Tie Bar
Brittany and Casey’s beautiful wedding is full of personal details and meaningful DIY touches. The bride even took the time to fold a thousand paper cranes for their ceremony backdrop (seriously, this girl is amazing).
Read on for all the lovely details from the bride herself…
We love seeing great movies together and loved the idea of getting married in a movie theater. It had a great feel with the art work and it was located in the Heights, where we first moved in together. We tried to play off the movie theme with the decorations and made this into a total DIY wedding! I bought and made my own flower jars for the tables. I made my bridal bouquet when I had found I couldn’t get the peonies I had ordered in time.
On etsy people sell bouquets made out of antique brooches. I decided to make one by going to forever 21 and buying bracelets and taking them apart, rings, pins,etc. I also found a cute fingerprint guestbooks on etsy. With the movie theme, I decided to go with the Up (movie) house with the fingers being the balloons. I bought a frame at Michael’s and I drew the house myself on paper with fine tip markers and got finger paint and picture holder stands from Michael’s.
The biggest project? I folded a thousand paper cranes for our ceremony backdrop. I had heard of the idea before and absolutely fell in love with it. I bought a huge stack of 12″ by 12″ paper from Michael’s and cut each page into four 6″ by 6″ squares and folded each into a crane, and then strung them together using beads, fishing string and a needle… It took several months! My awesome friends hung them on the alter before the wedding. The art inside this place was incredible and was a total compliment to our theme and creative personalities.
Thanks for sharing, Brittany!
Photographer: Mustard Seed Photography / Hair Stylist: Visible Changes / Caterer: Coode Co. BBQ / Floral Designer: Fannin Flowers / Invitation Designer: Wedding Paper Divas / Dress Designer: Mori Lee / Cake Designer: Who Made the Cake / Shoes: Kenneth Cole / Transportation: Monarch Limousines / Jewelry: Tiffany & Co., Mikimoto / Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Al’s Formal Wear / Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal / Veils and headpieces: Nordstroms / Event Venue: Heights Theatre Venue & Art Gallery
This one is really special. I’m not sure if it’s the rustic DIY detail, the impossibly perfect, sweet Tennessee venue… or just that horse (I love that horse). This one takes my breath away.
I had to reach out to the bride to hear more…
How did you choose your venue… did it have any special significance?
We didn’t want the typical wedding venue. We wanted something unique and country. My husband was from the north so we wanted to show his friends and family a southern good time when they came down, so we wanted the theme to be country chic. We finally found a venue that fit that theme.
What other special details did you incorporate into your day?
We made the last minute decision to walk down the aisle in cowboy boots which was a nice special detail I don’t regret. My matron of honor wrote us a poem of our love story that we had displayed at our wedding.
What was your favorite part of the day?
I think my favorite part of the day was taking pictures with Chuck… spending a couple of hours before the wedding just goofing off and being ourselves really calmed our nerves down for the actual ceremony.
Any advice for other brides?
Get a good photographer. The day goes by so fast and all you’ll have left is the pictures so spend the extra research time and money in getting a good photographer
I couldn’t agree more! Thank you so much, Ginger, for taking the time to answer my questions, and to your fabulous photographer for sharing these shots.
Photographer: Matt Phoenix Photography / Reception Venue and Ceremony Location: Front Porch Farms
I heart this wedding and this adorable couple. From the colorful bridesmaids dresses and matching groomsmen’s socks to the gorgeous flowers and personal touches, Justine and Amos’ day looks like so much fun!
From the photographer:
Justine and Amos met when they both worked at the same law firm for a couple of years. Justine says, “Our firm had a Breakfast Club every Friday morning and Amos and I would often end up arriving before our co-workers. That is where I got to know him and his humour, good nature and blue eyes.” Amos said he is attracted to how sweetly outspoken Justine is, “she says what is on her mind and calls a spade a spade.” This is how you know you have found an amazing guy, Justine moved into Amos’s neighbourhood and before she got cable, Amos kindly invited her over to watch The Hills at his house so she wouldn’t have to miss any episodes. {Sorry ladies Amos is now married!!}
After a tricky week of on and off rain, the wedding day was here and so was the sunshine and almost summer like temperatures. It was a day that went so fast, Justine looked stunning and Amos looked so GQ. Their wedding party was FAN-TAS-TIC. I think one of the things I loved were the girls being able to choose their dresses and the colour of their dresses, then the guys matched their socks to the girls dresses. LOVE. Justine created a lot of the details at the reception herself which I love when a couple puts their own personal touch on their wedding. It truly was an amazing day.
Photographer: Daydream Weddings / Event Planner: Down the Aisle / Floral Designer: Celsia Florest / Dress Store: Frocks, J. Crew / Ceremony Location: Burnaby Village Museum / Jewelry: Twigs & Honey / Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Harry Rosen / Restaurant: Boneta
What a weekend… I’m still recovering!
Our trip was even better than expected, with great weather, amazing sunrises, fresh air, and views. There is nothing better. But I have to admit… all of that cold has me craving the heat, and this beautiful celebration is just the fix.
Brendan and Joanna’s intimate wedding is full of gorgeous vintage touches and plenty of sun — enough to warm even the coldest of days.
Not to mention one of the prettiest bouquets I’ve ever seen.
Photographer: Lauren Reynolds Photography / Caterer: Carbonara Catering / Floral Designer: Krista Jon / Planner and Stylist: Ki Ki Lee Herr / Cake Designer: Itty Bitty Sweets / DJ: Divel Entertainment / Equipment Rentals: Archive Vintage Rentals, Classic Party Rentals / Event Venue: The Historic Cottage
The end of the week is here! We’re headed off soon for a few days in the woods and the weather is so on our side it’s unbelievable. I don’t even know what’s happening here in DC. Weather in the 40s and 50s in December? I’m knocking on every piece of wood I can find because seriously, this is the best winter ever.
Just right for a backpacking trip with a few good friends, a toasty fire, and some s’mores (you better believe there will be lots of s’mores).
Here are a few things I’m loving this week…
Everything about this wedding.
DIY dip-dyed stationery from Martha.
Christmas with a pallet!
I need to make these.
Unconventional Christmas colors and painted driftwood. <3
This adorable Christmas card.
Amazing moms and holiday cookie swaps.
I could eat sweet potatoes every day this time of year.
I love the holidays, but sometimes they can be hard. I make it home to Oregon at least once a year, but I rarely make it for the holidays and I miss my beautiful coast.
This wedding, though…
This wedding is the perfect one to cheer me up. I’m still in awe of the fact that, by total coincidence, it came across my desk… courtesy of the lovely Jamie Zanotti, who hails from my hometown! I was so excited to see Jamie’s gorgeous pictures and reminisce about Coos Bay. She is the sweetest, and Kelsey and Theron’s wedding could not be more perfect. I just love the beautiful simplicity of the day… and that view of the North Bend bridge? To die for.
Thank you so much for brightening my holidays, Jamie! What an absolutely gorgeous celebration.
Here’s a little more about the day, straight from Jamie herself:
Kelsey hails from North Bend, Oregon but now lives on the East Coast. She and Theron planned their wedding from afar, and it was to be a simple backyard affair… but Kelsey’s girlfriends wouldn’t hear of it. They rallied together and created an elegant event. When Kelsey’s plane came in, they took her down to the beach to collect sand and beach grass, which they paired with flowers from a gardener friend’s yard, and the results were gorgeous! The original venue fell through, and family friends generously offered their property so the wedding would not have to be delayed. Their home is nestled in the hills overlooking the historic North Bend Bridge (over Coos Bay), and matched with Kelsey’s girlfriends’ genius, the wedding was fabulous.
Photographer: Jamie Zanotti Photography / Caterer: Black Market Gourmet / Dress Store: BHLDN / Tuxedo and Mens Attire: J. Crew
We had an action-packed holiday break. It may have started out a little hectic (with loads of holiday traffic and a little late-night pie baking) but it was all worth it the next day. Dinner was delicious and I was actually kind of proud of my pies — particularly the pumpkin.
I made a simple graham cracker crust and filled it with Paula Deen’s super-amazing filling (two words: cream cheese) then I topped the whole thing with a generous helping of whipping cream and a little dusting of cinnamon. It was pretty and (thanks to Paula) super good. I wish I had a picture, but you’ll just have to trust me — I think I’ll be sticking with this particular recipe for future holiday goodness.
We had a nice early Thanksgiving dinner, complete with a Singapore Sling, and spent a cozy, relaxing day recovering at home. The next morning we managed to wake up nice and early for a short run (success!) and headed to Morgantown, WV to meet up with friends and celebrate the 116-year-old backyard brawl (WVU vs. Pitt). The best news of the night is very much a toss-up between the WVU win and the deliciousness that is the cheese sticks at the Beanery.
The next day Mark showed me around his old campus and we visited the breathtaking overlook at Coopers Rock… then squeezed in a little more football (on the radio this time — because there is no way we could miss civil war) then realized on the way home that our very favorite pie shop ever, located in Hancock, MD and previously called Hepburn’s, has reopened. It has a new owner and a new look – no more big red barn boo – but the same baker!! We brought home a drool-worthy lemon crunch pie and proceeded to eat way too much… again.
Sunday brought a longer run that (try as it might) won’t begin to make up for the oh-so-serious amount of eating we did, but might do a little to help us train for the marathon we signed up for a couple of weeks ago (because we weren’t busy enough).
But most of all Sunday brought the first bits of Christmas to our home. We haven’t gone to pick out a tree, but two tiny little reindeer have made themselves comfortable on our dining room table. Next, we’ll need the perfect wreath for the door and one of the many gorgeous advent calendars I’m currently coveting… I might even try a button garland like the one above.
I can’t wait to finish up our decorating, bake holiday treats, wrap presents and watch Love Actually. My Pinterest is already beginning to fill… Christmas is here!
Megan and Cameron’s wedding is brimming with DIY details, all put together by Megan herself. The two lawyers were married at the Royal Mayfair Golf Club in Edmonton, Alberta with plenty of books, buttons, and birdcages… and four gorgeous mismatched bridesmaids in the prettiest shade of purple.
Photographer: Katya Nova Photography / Floral Designer: Holes Greenhouse / Musicians: Terry McDade / Reception Venue: Royal Mayfair Golf Club / Dress Store: Pure Bridal / Equipment Rentals: Special Events Rentals / Bakery: Bee Bell Bakery / Cinematographer: Hello Tomorrow Films
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