Hi Guys...I wanted to let you all know about a wonderful giveaway over at Style Me Pretty. Abby wanted me to make sure all my wonderful readers knew all the incredible details......Four Seasons Films is offering a complete cinematography package to a lucky reader....and get this...it is valued at just over $10,000. Guys....what a fabulous giveaway....so head over to Style Me Pretty for more details and good luck!
Welcome back to Tricia & Bryon's charming wedding. The oh-so-fabulous Lisa Franchot captured their wedding story and we are so happy to have Lisa share it with us today. Let's get started with Part II....Enjoy!
Tricia & Bryon are truly a beautiful couple!
Now let's check out some of the details.........
What a sweet photo...a perfect ending!
Thanks Lisa for all of the beautiful images and thanks to Tricia & Bryon for sharing your special day with us!
Happy Monday Guys...I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I am excited to introduce you guys to Lisa Franchot....Lisa is an incredibly wonderful photographer who was introduced to me by the amazing Lisa Vorce of Oh How Charming...and I am so glad that she did!..Lisa's work is beautiful and she sent me a lovely wedding to share with you all today. The beautiful couple is Tricia & Bryon....their wedding is so elegant and it even has a touch of "Hollywood Glam"! Let's begin with Part I...Enjoy!
Our beautiful couple....Tricia & Bryon!
Lisa with her mom, Connie Stevens and her sister, Joely Fisher!
The veil...the shoes...the bag....and....
....the tiara...all so beautiful!
Tricia is a beautiful bride....great shot Lisa!
Little Diva....too cute!
Our next cute Little Diva!
Thanks Lisa for stopping by the cafe today....check back later guys for Part II.
Hi Guys....thanks so much to everyone that entered The Wedding Book contest....it's so much fun to read all the wonderful comments and to know that TBC is truly an inspiration to you all...thank you all SO much.....our winner of The Wedding Book by Mindy Weiss is Jenny....below is Jenny's winning comment:
"Your blog is a constant source of inspiration. It's brought to my attention details that I had not even considered incorporating into my wedding like cutesy little "this way to the wedding" signs, bouquets and arrangements that are more than your typical roses in a vase, decorations that consist of more than just votive candle holders. Your posts helped me decide on a theme and a color scheme that I think will really make a statement on my big day! Thank you for helping me be not so boring and typical"!
Congrats Jenny.....please email me at janie @ jmflora dot com and let me know your mailing information. Check back later guys guys for today's regular feature!
Happy Friday Guys....It's the weekend so let's have fun and do a little "Shoe Shopping"! Our fabulous selection today is courtesy of the amazingly talented photography of Susan Bordelon. Susan is wonderful and we love it when she drops by the "cafe"....let's start shopping and let me know what's your favorite!!!
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Have a great weekend guys and I'll announce our "Contest Winner" on Monday!
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As promised...a few more beautiful images from Sarah & Nick's special day....their wedding was truly beautiful and full of great details.... and so perfect for "Color Palette Thursday"!
Such a beautiful cake...so simple but yet so elegant!
Having fun at the photo booth!
Thanks so much Sarah & Nick...we wish you guys a lifetime of happiness!
Welcome back to Part II of Sarah & Nick's beautiful wedding. I hope you guys are enjoying their wedding as much as I am....and thanks to Sarah & Nick for sharing their beautiful day with us...Enjoy!
Sarah shares all the beautiful details about the ceremony and reception.....
Ceremony & Reception - Westin Hotel - Lakeside Pavillion Tent, Itasca, IL - We got lucky and were able to snag our tent at the hotel to have our ceremony and reception in. We utilized the same room to do both and just flipped the room during our cocktail hour (which was in the lobby). Our florist lined the aisle with clusters of lemony yellow and white floral arrangements and tall stemmed votives on both sides. It was very important for me to have both my Mom and Dad give my away to my husband. We also decided to go with an extra wide aisle runner so that BOTH my parents were able to walk down the aisle. We chose to go with gold chivari chairs and had my coordinators place programs on each seat and I also designed these "Bride" side and "Groom" side signages to be tied to the very last row of both sides of the aisle so that the guests would know which side to sit at. It was a very efficient method and there was no need for ushers either.
We had our string quartet play Handel's "Water Suites" for the bridal party procession and I picked Vivaldi's "Winter Largo" for my walk down the aisle. We incorporated both our Thailand and Koren heritage at the cocktail hour by having Thai appetizers and I changed into my traditional Korean dress. The highlight of the nigh was our photo-booth! We had a photo-booth station with a technician and I also had a photo-book/message table set up where guests could paste their photos and leave a message in this book.
Check back later guys for more beautiful images and a few from the photo booth!
It's "Color Palette Thursday" and today's featured wedding is Sarah & Nick. I received the sweetest email from Sarah and she asked if she could share their beautiful wedding with us and she thought it would be a perfect "fit" for "Color Palette Thursday"...and she was right. Their wedding is simply gorgeous and the bright and yummy hues of yellow paired up with black..oh-so-perfect! Sarah is the owner of Truly Smitten...a couture wedding paper company.....check out Sarah's blog! Let's get started with Part I...Enjoy!!!
Our charming couple...Sarah & Nick!
Sarah shares their vision..."My taste in design style has always been described by friends and family as simple, yet sophisticated, modern and charming....so naturally, coming up with our wedding theme and decor was very easy. We wanted to go for something simple and elegant and incorporate nice contrasting hues of yellows and marigolds paired up with black. I also designed clustered patterns of Ginkgo leafs on all of my printed materials such as programs, invitations, signage, etc....it is a personal favorite tree of my dad and I knew he would find this charming."
Sarah is truly a beautiful bride!
Sarah shares a little insight with us on her amazing "Style Team"
Floral Designer - Grace Ha-Kim of Vale of Enna - My friend Grace is a fantastic floral designer. We worked together to come up with low and lush centerpieces for the reception. I told her that I wanted a "Spring Garden" look to our wedding and she chose lush, wide blooms in hues of yellows and whites and lined each vase with sliced lemons. Our tent ended up smelling so lemony! Grace also used tall dogwood branches and tulips for our ceremony altar arrangements and place card table. My bouquet consisted of beautiful creamy white ranunculus and rice flowers with a black sash and my bridal party had gorgeous eye popping green centered yellow-orange ranunculus.
Invitations & Printed Materials - Of course...that would be ME..... Truly Smitten - I designed all the invitations and paper materials with the Gingko leaf patterns. We have a Ginkgo tree growing in my parent's back yard so I took a leaf and digitally illustrated it and voila! I had a pattern for my letter-pressed invitations, programs, signages, menus, etc...designing my invitations was my favorite part about my wedding!
Photographer - David Turner Photo - We had a fantastic photographer and assistant that captured everything so well! I highly recommend him! They were a joy to work with!
Bridal Attire - My dress is actually a generic "no-name" design. I had my Aunt alter the design of it and I attached the black sash to it. To compliment my dress and sash, I wore black satin d'Orsay heels, a simple silk and feather vintage floral hair piece and a waist length veil. My bridesmaids dresses were from Vera Wang and I had all of them wear bright yellow flats during the reception and cocktail hour and wear their formal black heels for the ceremony only. The groom and groomsmen wore classic black and white tux with black ties.
Thanks Sarah for sharing your beautiful wedding images with us today...check back later guys for Part II of their "picture perfect" wedding...you will love it!
Welcome back to Part II of Tara & Phillp's beautiful wedding! Marie Labbancz is the amazing photographer that captured their love story so perfectly. If you are just joining us, make sure you check out Part I....you truly don't want to miss any of the beautiful details! Enjoy!
Our beautiful couple...Tara & Phillip!
Check out the details on the place-setting...so beautiful!
What a cute way to find your seating....and guys..this could be a fun DIY project!
All the beautiful florals were designed by Donna of Beautiful Blooms....Donna is fabulous!
Loving the chandeliers...so elegant and charming!
Tara had a special cake topper made for Phillip...yes..he's a hockey player!
Guys...I am loving Tara's dog...he is too cool!
A beautiful wedding and everyone is having so much fun...that's what it's all about!
Thanks Marie for all the beautiful images and the details were amazing and thanks to Tara & Phillip...your wedding was so beautiful and truly "magazine worthy"!
Oh My Gosh...Guys...Today's featured wedding is so incredibly beautiful and full of wonderful details! The oh-so-fabulous Marie Labbancz sent me the truly "magazine worthy" images...I am so blessed to have so many wonderful photographers to showcase their work at TBC and I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to you all! Marie tells Tara & Phillip's wedding story in the beautiful images you are about to see and guys you are in for a treat....first up is Part I...Enjoy!!
Our featured couple....Tara & Phillip!
Yes Guys...A Paper Doll Bride & Groom.....Marie told me that she knew this wedding was going to be special because when she arrived at Tara's mother's home, the Paper Doll Couple was there to greet you at the door....how cute is that!
The invitations included a silk rose which was also on the flowers girl's dresses and in their hair and her mom's gown...truly a beautiful detail carried through out the wedding!
Tara's dress is gorgeous...the designer is Pnina Tornai from Kleinfeld Bridals!
Donna from Beautiful Blooms is the amazing designer behind all the beautiful florals. Donna is amazing and such a sweet lady!
Isn't she beautiful guys...a little princess...I am loving the dress and all the accessories!
Tara had a custom tux made for her pet boxer!
Tara's nephew is too cute in his little tux!
The release of the Doves after the cocktail hour!
Thanks Marie for all the beautiful images...come back later guys for Part II and check out Marie' s site for more pretty "eye candy"!
