Rustic, Vintage Wedding in Connecticut, II
Loving this sweet, family inspired wedding that Carla Ten Eyck sent us. Carla completely nailed it with the vintage style photography, capturing the intimate and yet totally elegant style of the day. You know, I am a firm believer that although a wedding should be a reflection of the couple…it is also one of the only times in our lives where our families come together to celebrate something so incredibly special. Celebrating the families behind the couple is so, so important in my book.
And this beautiful pair…did just that.
From the beautiful bride…My florist was my cousin, Moira Thompson. She lives in Cambridge, MA and is just starting her career in the floral industry. She’s a genius. She sent us a flower proposal (because I told her she could do whatever she wants and to just go nuts) and it was literally like she had reached into my mind and created a vision that I didn’t even know was there!
The name cards my mom and I hand-wrote. They were all stamped with clovers (Irish), olive branches (Italian), tropical flowers (South Africa), and daisies (Denmark) which are the main countries of Niels and my origin. Instead of favors, we made donations to three charities – The Jacob Riis Settlement House, which Niels’ father is chairman of the board of, The John J. Gale Scholarship, which is named after my grandfather and given to the senior at HPHS who has the highest GPA in U.S. History, and Art Start, which is a non-profit art program for troubled youth that I volunteer at. So, we wrote on all of the name cards “In lieu of a favor, a donation has been made in your name to __________”, alternating with each charity.
Ahhh, so beautiful. So much more on the way!
Just lovely
I adore the vintage feel. What a beautiful wedding!
"Picture Perfect!"
Not only beautiful looks but also BEAUTIFUL MIND for charity.
BIG thanks to Mike Romano and Katie Slater for their awesome shots for this too!!!!
Where, in the world, did she find that beautiful dress? I absolutely love it.............
Great Job to Carla, Mike and Katie great work as usual, love the look and feel of the wedding and the correlation to the way you shot it beautiful!
Any clue where I can get the vine balls that are hanging from the trees? I am gettin married outside under trees and would love to use this idea! thanks
I would also like to know the designer or where she got the dress. Amazing!
This is the mom from the wedding and I just want to say that Carla, Mike and Katie are just wonderful people as well as photographers. As evidence by the photos, it goes without saying that they are talented!! More from the florist can be seen at mossflorals.com and Adrienne's webpage is http://adrigale.livejournal.com/ We were incredibly lucky to have SO many artistically gifted people to help with this wedding. Thanks!
Hi there! This is the sister of the bride, who printed the wedding invitations and created and printed the ceremony programs. I just wanted to make everyone aware that I am NOT the bride! :) I have gotten a couple of emails about the dress and, sorry, I don't know! I am happy to talk to anyone about the invitations/programs, if you are interested. Thanks for all your compliments on my beautiful sister and Carla's lovely photos. It was a truly special day.
A beautiful story~
Best wished:)
What I love most, besides how beautiful the bride is and how lovely the flowers are, is that the overall mood they achieved is one that feels natural, organic and relaxed. This wedding appears to be effortlessly chic and romantic. Something to strive for. Thanks for the inspiration.
I just love the mother of the bride's dress! @Tracy - where did you get it? It's lovely!
That looks kinda like my dress - love the vintage details all around!
Wow, what a stunning dress. We write a lot about those vintage lace overlays and I think they are fab. I know that pronovias had a similar dress, and I have seen a Jim Hjelm dress quite like it too.