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30 Sep

DIY California Ranch wedding: Lianne + Jeong

categories Ceremony & Reception, Details + Decor, DIY Wedding, Neat Venues, Pretty Paper, Real Weddings

Another adorable wedding today! Major DIY explosion courtesy of Lianne, the lovely bride, and sent to us by the excellent photographer team Janet & Lisa of JL Photografia.

There’s not a ton of explaining to do here. Just know that Lianne had her hand in every single detail of her wedding. She worked really closely with Marky from Vingette to create the vision she had for a vintage ranch wedding.

She even made all the wooden signs, baked all the cookies and cupcakes, made the jams, collected the wood and vintage fabrics herself… pretty much just went to town in the DIY department.

And here’s a super sweet part of the story: Lianne’s dress is vintage and Jeong is the one who actually won it for her on ebay. Awwww. See, it’s okay if groomy sees the dress before the big day! Whatever works for you is perfect.

These invites = delicious. Sooooo cute. Lianne worked with her friend Erin of Indigo Bunting to design and print them. Awesome work girls!

(cute fabric by Sandi Henderson of Portabellopixie. Thanks for stopping by Sandi!)

Photography: JL Photografia (tons more photos here!) / Venue: Radonich Ranch, Los Gatos CA / Planning & event design: Vignette and Lianne / Invites & paper: Lianne and Erin of Indigo Bunting / Flowers: Jeong’s mom / Wedding dress: Vintage / Reception dress: J.Crew / Suit: J.Crew

Check out Indigo Bunting in our Vendor A-list.

28 Sep

Casual Maine wedding: Laura + Bobby

categories Ceremony & Reception, Real Weddings

Courtney of Flush Designs and Erin Hearts Court (trés talented, no??) sent us this really sweet Maine wedding with a super wedding day story attached. First, the wedding is super cute and full of delicious details so we’re excited to post it anyway. But you know how we love a good story.

It absolutely poured rain on the day of the wedding. It was so soggy that the couple and EHC decided to take all of their portrait photos the next day, in the pretty post storm light. Flexibility and staying relaxed is so key for a successful wedding!

Luckily the family had rented a HUGE house in Cape Porpoise Kennebunkport, so with a little help from everyone, the beach ceremony was moved inside. They moved around all the furniture in the living room to make room for a ceremony, strung up a few key pieces of decor, and just went with the flow.

As it turned out, holding the ceremony in an intimate space was incredibly special and made for an even more beautiful little ceremony. Even Court sobbed her way through their vows, making it pretty hard to take pictures. But that’s why there are two of them! (Erin being less of a softy, apparently). Had their ceremony been out on the beach as planned, it certainly would have been lovely, but the guests would have missed the sentiment and the reading of Laura and Bobby’s own, perfect vows in favor of the crashing waves. And plus, isn’t there something so romantic about a rainy day?

And luckily the reception was tented so plans for dinner could continue on.

Good details, no? Laura’s sister made the river rock escort cards. So cute. And Courtney did the flowers, picking 85% from local wildflower patches and supplementing with a delivery from a local farmer.

For dinner they served a traditional lobster bake along with Maine whoopie pies. It’s so fun to plan an event in line with the local fare. It makes the entire party feel like it has a cohesive theme without any extra effort.

Bubbles! And the party went late. The caterers left. The tent was semi trashed.

But the party was good. Like really good.

Courtney, thanks so much for sharing everything with us! Awesome work, and great story. You can see TONS more photos on the EHC blog.

Photography: Erin Hearts Court / Venue: Hidden Haven House, for info contact the Cape Porpoise Motel / Bouquet and bouts: Blooms & Heirlooms / Reception flowers and decor: Flush Designs / Catering: Old Fashioned Lobster Bake & BBQ Co. / Invites: Flush Designs / Dress: Demetrios / Suit: Banana Republic / Cakes and whoopie pies: Cranberry Island Kitchen

Check out Erin Hearts Court in our Vendor Guide.

25 Sep

Bits from the week

categories Bits + Pieces

from the left:

Twig & Honey,

Jose Villa,

Jill Thomas,

Carter & Cook via Style Me Pretty,

Once Wed on Design*Sponge photo by SimplyBloom Photography

24 Sep

Bare Escentuals winners!

categories Bits + Pieces

Big surprise this morning for a few of you! We have the names of our lucky winners from our Bare Escentuals giveaway:

Congratulations ladies! We’ll be sending you an email shortly with instructions. You’re going to love their makeup if you’re not familiar with it.

23 Sep

Black and white wedding: Jessica + Jason

categories DIY Wedding, Real Weddings

This pretty wedding, (full of awesome paper details, we have to point out!), took place at a gorgeous chateau just outside of Montreal. Who says you need to go to France to have a wedding in a huge historic house? Jessica and Jason did a beautiful job incorporating tons of personality into a sophisticated event. They designed all of the paper pieces themselves, using their portraits as a thread throughout their invites and the rest of their wedding. They even used them on the backs of the fans that doubled as ceremony programs. Awesome job you guys!

Jessica’s dress came from the annual Filene’s Running of the Brides event in Boston. She and her sisters and a few friends woke up at 4am to wait in line at the convention center. Which was totally worth it when she scored her dress for $399! The best part is she has no idea who the designer is because the tag had been ripped out. Brand just doesn’t matter if you find a dress that fits you perfectly!

They chose “Wigwam” by Bob Dylan for the processional (a nod to the Royal Tennenbaums) and the bride entered to “Just like Honey” by Jesus and The Mary Chain (from Lost in Translation). They wanted to make sure that music, like the rest of the wedding, felt like THEM… not just like any other wedding.

They designed the placemats at empty frames so guests could create whatever they liked inside. Cute ideeer guys.

And dinner was BBQ style, served so guests could pass around platters of food as if they were at a family feast.

Aren’t they so cute?

Jessica and Jason, you guys did an amazing job putting together your wedding! Your paper details are awesome and you seriously thought of every single detail that could be designed. We like that. Thanks so much for sharing!!

Photography: Davina + Daniel / Venue: Au Vieux Moulin / Catering: Bouquet Garni / Cupcakes: Les Glaceurs