Dazzling Spring Wedding at L’Auberge de Sedona From Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah
We tried something new, yesterday on The Little Black Book Blog. We added to the posts through-out the day. Just in case you didn’t get to see them all, we’ll hold off on adding another featured wedding for a bit. Tara & Micah’s wedding colors are jaw-droppingly beautiful! The details and the stunning photography was provided by the very talented Katrina + Andrew of Sedona Bride.
The Story From Katrina and Andrew, Sedona Bride:
Tara and Micah are both anthropologists and share a love of Morocco. That proved to be the inspiration for their magnificent wedding décor. A semi-traditional Jewish ceremony was held underneath an Aspen-wood chuppah. Decorative etched and colored glass votives with palm leaves adorned the cocktail tables and fireplace. Brilliantly colored Moroccan style sock lamps hung on the perimeter of the cocktail hour terrace. Metal Moroccan lanterns added warmth and ambience to the already beautiful space. A signature engagement book with images taken by Sedona Bride was proudly displayed. Table centerpieces consisted of decorative lamps, colored-glass votives, spices, citrus fruits and flowers typical of Morocco, all sprinkled liberally around the center … and uniquely shaped perfume bottles with elaborate cork tops. Tables were named after cities in Morocco (Rabat, Marrakesh, Merzouga,etc.). Their guests favors were stunning traditional Moroccan perfume bottles. All of the fabulous décor and florals were designed by Events by Showstoppers. The cake … oooh the cake … details were made by pressing an eastern fabric textile pattern stamp onto soft cake fondant, and then hand-painted with edible cake paint. The cake was enveloped in a Moroccan-style tent/canopy.
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part I
Wedding and Celebration were held at L’Auberge de Sedona this past spring.
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part II
Tara and Micah were married on May 18th, 2008. Family and friends came to Sedona from literally all over the world. Because Tara has spent so much time in Morocco, the cocktail hour and reception followed an amazing Moroccan theme. Just stepping into the reception area was like entering a new world, with amazing and vibrant colors! The fabulous Liz Margin worked her magic on the makeup. Andrea Blaut made the **amazing** Moroccan style cake. Jim, Ken, and their team at Events by Showstoppers made the chuppah for the ceremony, and orchestrated the fabulous Moroccan themed floral and decor for the cocktail hour and reception.
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part III
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part IV
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part V
Remember that I said, “jaw-droppingly beautiful”? Look at this cake …
… hand-painted by Andrea at Sedona Cake Couture.
Events by Showstoppers lived up to their name at Tara & Micah’s wedding reception!
Sedona Bride Photography: Tara and Micah, Part VI
How great is this wedding!
Thank you Katrina and Andrew for sharing these magnificent photos with us! For more Sedona Bride weddings, head on over to their website and blog.
Here are a few more of their stunning weddings!
(And remember, lots of our weddings are posted in a series … so be sure to check the ‘Related’ links right underneath the titles.)
Sedona Bride Wedding: Pink Week
The flower girls are so cute. Where did these dresses come from?
Beautiful wedding! love the additions to the wedding as the day goes on - adds some suspense! Can't wait to see more.
I love the bride's bouquet...The seating chart is beautiful. What a fun and exciting wedding!
thanks for the comments, everyone :)
we'll see if we can have Tara comment on where the girls might have gotten their dresses!
to see the full wedding story slideshow click here: http://www.sedonabride.com/tara-micah/
thanks , Eddye and Abby, for featuring this wedding! it was an amazing day filled with really unique and inspiring emotion, moments, and details :)
~andrew+katrina~
Love the bridal bouquet handle!
This is a huge surprise to see our work on such a famous and gorgeous blog. Thank you so much Eddye and Abby for featuring the fabulous Katrina Wallace on the LITTLE BLACK BOOK BLOG. We have a lovely video of this exceptional wedding on our website, eventsbyshowsoppers.com Tara and Micah, we miss you and hope you are well and happy wherever in the world you are. Jim and Ken
These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! I love the candles on the table and the menu. It looks like your event planner had some great ideas.
[...] already selected your gown or those who just need more REAL WEDDING eye-candy, head over to the Little Black Book Blog where we’re featuring a bold and beautiful Moroccan-inspired wedding in Arizona from Katrina [...]
What a surprise to find our wedding photos here! Thank you so much. We were blessed with truly talented and wonderful people in Sedona to help inspire our Moroccan wedding theme. Jim & Ken from Events by Showstoppers planned the decor with us and found so many special touches like an authentic Moroccan bracelet as bouquet handle and wood block stamps for the cake icing. The flower girl dresses are from Nonchalance in Morristown, NJ and Moroccan glassware from Sheherazade in New York. Thanks to Sedona Bride for capturing these moments! -tara & micah
Beautiful!