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A Vintage Style Town Hall Wedding in Scotland

May 17th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (0 Comments)

Bride and groom smiling - Picture by Mirrorbox Photography

Today we are featuring the beautiful wedding of Claire and Grant, photographed by Mirrorbox Photography. This gorgeous vintage inspired wedding took place in Anstruther Town Hall, which gave the couple a blank canvas that allowed them to be creative with their decor. Styled with vintage tableware, bunting, cool favours and beautiful flowers, they really brought the venue to life.

“We both decided straight away that we wanted to get married in Anstruther as it was where Grant proposed. The obvious choice for us was Anstruther Town Hall; it’s a fabulous building with lots of quirky features and a lot of flexible space. This allowed us to be creative and imaginative with our ideas.

“We love all things vintage, and as the wedding dress I had picked was vintage inspired, it was a theme we carried throughout the wedding.

“We chose wild flowers for the table centrepieces displayed in a mixture of glass jars and bottles, mismatched crockery, pretty lovebirds and bunting, and a VW camper van to take us to the church. I wore my gran’s pearls and a beautiful vintage hair grip given to me by my older sister. Grant also wanted to give a nod to times gone by and had 3 piece suits tailor-made for himself and his best man.”

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A 1920′s Themed Wedding in the Santa Cruz Mountains

May 10th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (1 Comments)

A 1920's Themed Wedding in the Santa Cruz Mountains - Picture by Paco and Betty

The wedding of Joann and Jo, planned by Details by Design Events, is so quirky we just had to share it with you. Photographed by Paco and Betty, the wedding took place among the Redwoods at Nestldown in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, where Joann and Jo went all out creating a 1920’s fashion inspired wedding which looked amazing. They even had paper boys delivering programmes to all the guests!

“The theme for the day wasn’t originally a theme, but sort of a plethora of things we’ve always been drawn to. When everything came together, it just made sense somehow. We have always been interested in DIY and antique/vintage things, whether it be art, music, or even old ways of doing things like typewriting or handwriting a letter. I guess you could say that our goal wasn’t to do anything that hasn’t been done before, but to try and create a timeless memory by gathering things that have always been inspiring to us.

“The most memorable moment for us was probably seeing family and friends in one place; everyone happy, laughing and just having a good time, realising that something like that is very rare.”

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A Charming Scarborough Wedding with an Evening in the Pub

May 3rd, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (0 Comments)

Bride and groom hugging each other by sea in Scarborough

Holly and Matthew enjoyed a fun-filled wedding day surrounded by their closest friends and family, featuring their favourite aspects of Scarborough; relaxed, charming and unfussy. They wanted the theme to remain local in its essence, engrossed in Scarborough culture; featuring rural pub-life, fresh sea air and of course those famous Scarborough fish and chips! These pictures by York Place Studios show they certainly achieved their goal.

After treating their guests to some of Scarborough’s finest at the Victoria Seaview Restaurant (alongside a proper Yorkshire pot of tea!) Mr and Mrs Kotzé presented their guests with a unique wedding favour: hand-bound scrolls inscribed with the same story Holly’s sister had read out at the ceremony, written by the bride herself.

“We decided right away to do this sooner rather than later because we’re just that sort of couple. We got back to the UK after the boat’s season in the November so decided on an early December wedding. We knew immediately it would be in my local town of Scarborough and even more local village of Cloughton. The scenery is just stunning and we wanted to show Matthew’s South African family a true taste of British Seaside and North Yorkshire life.

“The things we both considered important were good people, good music and good scenery.”

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A Glamorous Hollywood, City Chic Wedding

April 26th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (0 Comments)

Groom kissing bride on the cheek - Picture by Yvette Roman Photography

We just love this chic and sophisticated Hollywood wedding, photographed by Yvette Roman Photography. This city chic wedding oozes class and elegance and has many wonderfully designed aspects. Jenny and Ed worked with wedding designer Kristin Banta Events to make their wedding one very classy party.

“My husband and I had been together almost 10 years before getting engaged (we met when we were 18) so when it came time to start wedding planning my main thought was to just have a big celebration; not necessarily all the pomp and circumstance that goes along with a traditional wedding. With that said, we decided we wanted 120 of our closest friends and family to feel like we were inviting them into our home… to have a very intimate gathering as after all they’ve known us for so long!

“I went on an all out search to find a space to fit our needs: modern without being cold, elegant, and big enough to include all the things I wanted to make it feel inviting. We settled on The London Hotel in West Hollywood. It was the perfect space to create a lounge/elegant dinner party/supper club-ish feel. We utilised the entire hotel; the ceremony was on the roof, cocktail hour on the third floor garden, and reception in the ballroom. It gave guests a build up to the party.

“To give the reception the lounge feel we were striving for, we went with a customised bar including bar stools, lounge vignettes, banquette seating, a fun photo lounge for guests to take fun photos all night, and a live band. Another fun aspect we added were 2 bar carts were guests could make their own Martini’s (my personal favourite). All in all it was everything and more; the perfect celebration!”

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A Creative, Vintage Wedding in Canada

April 12th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (1 Comments)

Vintage bride and groom holding balloons - Picture by Josh Dookhie Photography

We absolutely love the pictures from this wedding, taken by Josh Dookhie Photography. Mike and Janis are creative and artistically talented people, and after spending time collecting ideas and vintage items, they created a wedding which was a work of art. Oh, and they planned it all in just 7 months!

“We both love spending time on little details and making things look as creative and pretty as possible, so we really wanted our wedding to reflect this. We also wanted it to be a big, fun dinner party with all of our favourite people.

“One of our favourite things about our wedding was the venue. We had both our ceremony and reception at The Exchange Community Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It’s such a unique spot (for Winnipeg!) and was a completely blank canvas. We were given a great deal of freedom from the church to transform it into whatever our hearts desired, and we just went nuts. We didn’t want to lock ourselves to strict wedding colours, so we left it pretty open. In the end, white was predominant, with earthy brown (lots of twine and burlap!), green, and yellow as accents.

“Mike did an amazing job with all the paper goods, designing the invites, programmes, menus, seating cards, little signs throughout the venue, dessert table descriptions, and favours. Since he was able to design everything, the design was very cohesive. It also really reflected our taste as a couple.

“Before the ceremony, we had a breakfast with our family. Josh, our photographer, joined us there and we then went on to take family photos. After that, we got all dressed up and had our first look. We went out into the country with Josh and took photos by these amazing cement cylinders.

“In between the ceremony and reception, guests were able to go to a nearby art gallery for drinks.

“At the reception, Mike and I sat at a small circular table in the middle of the room. My mom lent us an old, crocheted tablecloth to use for our table. We hung white wooden birds from the ceiling so that they were directly above our heads. We were so happy about the location of our table, because it allowed people to come and talk to us while they were going up for food or passing by.

“We had an amazing Italian dinner, compliments of Buccaccino’s (an Italian restaurant in Winnipeg). We ended the night with an epic dance party, complete with laser lights and a strobe! We left the building to a sparkler send-off and drove off in Mike’s 1989 VW convertible Cabriolet.”

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A Castle and Beach Tipi Wedding

April 5th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (0 Comments)

Tipi wedding reception by the beach - Picture by Archibald Photography

This week’s real wedding feature is the beautiful wedding of Lucy and Martyn, photographed by Archibald Photography. Lucy and Martyn married in the ambient Dirleton Castle in Scotland and then had a vintage style wedding reception in beach tipis provided by PapaKåta. The couple put so much effort into the detailing and special touches which make this wedding so inspirational.

“We both felt very strongly that we wanted to incorporate everything we love about Scotland; the beaches, the castles and the countryside. This formed the basis of our wedding ideas book and it just grew from there. We wanted to make sure it was relaxed and fun for us and everyone else.

“When we were deciding on our venues, we wanted to give our family and friends a taste of what we love about Scotland. Dirleton castle was the first castle we visited when we moved here and we just think it is so romantic. We love how you can see Bass Rock from the top, as you can from ‘our beach’.

“Lucy had always loved the Tipis and we knew we wanted them in a location where they would fit in with the surroundings, and also close to the beach. The tipis were supplied by PapaKåta. We stumbled across Lochouses and it was the perfect location.

“The three tipis were designed individually to create a separate feel for each one. The centre was designed around the smokeless fire in the middle, with round tables surrounding it with a long top table. The tables were dressed with vintage china, candlesticks and flowers. The dance floor tipi had fairy lights up the poles and a disco ball at the top which twinkled all night, with a slightly lifted stage for the band. The chill out tent at the end, had sofas and benches with reindeer skins, again focused around the fire, with a ‘photo washing line’ across the canvas showing a history of the time we have spent together.

“The day was just magical. We loved having all our family and friends together, and I think because of the setting, everyone was so relaxed and just enjoyed every minute. It turned cooler as the day wore on, but that made the fires in the tipi come to life. As night set in, to be enclosed in our own self-created wonderland within the tipi just walking distance from the coast was everything we ever dreamed of.”

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A Romantic and Whimsical Wedding in Santa Barbara

March 29th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (3 Comments)

Wedding wishes - Picture by Allyson Magda Photography

If you are looking for inspiration for a stylish, romantic wedding with an element of fun, today we have the most beautiful wedding to share with you, photographed by Allyson Magda Photography. Gabi and Brian’s romantic and whimsical wedding in Santa Barbara, with their timeless details and pretty touches, will inspire you.

“Brian and I met four and a half years ago at Westmont College in Santa Barbara; he was a senior and I was a sophomore. Once Brian graduated, much of our relationship was long distance, but Santa Barbara remained our home base. It felt completely right that we should get married there!

“When we first looked at the Montecito Country Club, we immediately fell in love with the venue. It possesses every characteristic of Santa Barbara that we love – the lush green hills, the view of the ocean, the Spanish architecture; it was absolutely perfect! From there, everything kept falling into place so easily. My mom and I (and Brian too!) had the best time planning together, and every vendor that we worked with was incredible to say the least! I LOVED my wedding team.

“Our inspiration for the wedding was, first of all, romantic and whimsical. We wanted to create a beautiful day, but we also wanted our guests to have fun! Second, we really focused on textures – I absolutely loved how the dresses, linens, and flowers all played off one another. We also wanted to incorporate the Spanish style of the venue, and kept that in the “theme” with lots of lace and flowers, the Papel Picado banner, and the amazing Spanish guitarist, Anthony Ybarra. Finally, Brian is a lover of golf so we also tied that into the details throughout the wedding.

“The whole day was a perfect dream come true; it was the happiest day of my life. We were overwhelmed by the love and support surrounding us in our wedding, and it was so fun to see everything come together more beautifully that I ever hoped for!”

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A Classical Elegant Wedding with a Mad Hatter Tea Party for the Children

March 22nd, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (1 Comments)

A Classical Elegant Wedding with a Mad Hatter Tea Party for the Children - Picture by Hayley Ruth Photography

Today we have pictures from this beautiful, elegant wedding to share with you, taken by Hayley Ruth Photography. Emma and Ed’s wedding took place at Barrington Hall in Cambridge, and was styled with lots of homemade touches, creating a very elegant feel. They also created a ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’ for the children…

“We’re both very traditional at heart, but we didn’t want a bog standard wedding and we wanted to put a lasting stamp on everything. The styling we chose suited us as a couple; it’s probably a reflection of us in a way. Because we are far from boring, we put more personality into Evie’s part of the day… I think many adults would have loved to have joined in the tea party!

“Being a wedding and event stationer, there was never any doubt that the papery bit of the day was going to be anything short of excessive! We created everything from the save the date cards to the invitations (including a special invitation for the children), order of the day, confetti cones which had the words from the readings on them, the table plan, recipe book table name cards (Ed’s a Pastry Chef so all of the tables were named after his favourite French desserts), place cards that included each guest’s individual menu, tags for the rings (“with these rings”) and for the cake knife (“Cut me, Eat me”), Alice in Wonderland colouring mats for the children; the list goes on. The bunting was handmade by my Aunt… all 30+ meters of it!

“The shoes were created to match elements of the dress and the bouquet was made from vintage jewellery. There were many personal and individual touches.”

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An Elegant Relaxed Wedding in New South Wales

March 15th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (1 Comments)

Bride holding dandelion facing groom - Picture by Jonas Peterson Photography

Today’s wedding inspiration is a beautiful, country wedding in New South Wales, photographed by Jonas Peterson Photography. Claire and Nick created a perfectly relaxed yet elegant wedding without really even trying. The couple said they were not too fussed about creating a wedding ‘style’, they just added items that they liked and it all came together… sometimes this just works!

“We didn’t really have a wedding “style” per se. It was important to us that everyone felt comfortable; out-of-town weddings demand more from guests than your standard wedding, so we wanted to make sure people didn’t feel burdened by the long trip. Style wasn’t important to us, really. We just kept adding little things that we both liked and thankfully it all worked out for the best. We used Penguin books in the place of table numbers because we thought it would be a little way for us to have some fun and was a nice way to reflect that part of our personalities without going over the top. We also bought a Fuji Polaroid camera off eBay so our guests could have some fun taking photos. We laced some twine on a wrought iron display so our friends and family could hang up their shots.”

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A Glamorous Wedding in a Beautiful French Chateau

March 8th, 2012 | Posted by The Wedding Community in Real Wedding Pictures - (4 Comments)

Bride and groom under arch at Château de Bagnols in France

Marieleng and Joachim married in April 2011 in the divine and picturesque 13th century château, Château de Bagnols in France, and were blessed with a perfect spring day.

The wedding was a perfect reflection of the couple; classic and understated. As they live in Singapore, they invited about 60 guests to the château in the beautiful Beaujolais area of France, just north of Lyon, to celebrate with them.

The whole day was simply beautiful. The bride wore an ivory satin Grecian style wedding dress, teamed with elegant curls and fabulous sparkly gold Christian Louboutin shoes. The ladies wore gorgeous long dresses and the male guests wore classic black tie attire. The château, string quartet, asymmetric bridesmaid dresses, abundance of exquisite flowers, the weather and the setting made Marieleng and Joachim’s wedding the chic affair they had always dreamt of.

Gill Maheu Photography captured these beautiful pictures from the day…

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