Purple Inspired Wedding by Steve DePino, II
Steve DePino sent us today’s gorgeous real wedding. It’s more traditional than some of the weddings that we feature so often on SMP, but it is just as lovely. And I know that we have a TON of readers who are designing a traditional, but fabulous wedding for themselves so it’s the perfect fit!
photographs by Steve DePino and Jim Altieri
From the lovely bride…
We chose colors that complimented the colors of the water. Our florist, Elisabeth from Studio Blush, created a beautiful, classic look using mainly white flowers with hints of purple (my favorite color). The arrangements on the long rectangular tables were mainly single bloom arrangements in square vases and all the bridesmaids carried white bouquets also made of single blooms. My bouquet was all different types of purple flowers and wrapped in the lace from my Lela Rose gown-it was gorgeous! There were candles everywhere to keep the lighting very natural. My Mom filled the large fireplace with hurricane lanterns with sea shells and other freestanding candles which was very impressive.
We worked with Judy Paulen designs at Bloomingdales for all of our invitations and save the dates and then personally designed the menu and programs with help from family friends, Rex and Wendy Walden. We printed them locally and kept the theme of using the Sachem’s Head Yacht Club etching on the menu (as we did on the Save the Date). I designed the escort card display so it would cover up an ugly corkboard in the entryway to the ballroom using linen fabric and ribbons in different purple patterns. My friend, Amy, helped with all the calligraphy on the invitations, escort and seating cards. We created seating card holders out of wine corks.
LOVE!! Thank you so much to Steve DePino for sending this lovely wedding our way! Coming up, we’re announcing the winner of the latest Crate and Barrel giveaway.
The bouquet is really perfect :-)
bouquet crush! <3
oooh... love this one! my eyes needed that :)
You had me at coordinating cookie and cupcake towers....
What beautiful colors and classic design. Cupcake stands for cookies! Love it!
what company did you use to buy the bridesmaid jewelry?
Beautiful!! Love the different shades...
Ohmygosh!! I LOVE Steve Depino and I LOVE these pictures!! :)
I am in complete awe of this wedding!! Love the cupcake display and bouquets!
Steve and Elisabeth did an amazing job on this wedding. Kudos all around!
The cookie stand is beautiful!
I checked out Steve's blog & I'm in LOVE with the lace on the bride's dress. Can someone tell me where she got the dress? It's a gorgeous laser cut (I think) circles pattern and a simple yet powerful dress.
Thanks for sharing - I'm really loving all the elements in this one!
The cupcake and cookie stands were a real family project. My dad and I designed them, my dad built them and my mom wrapped them in white paper and lined them with ribbons I found at Tinsel Trading in New York. My dress is Lela Rose. It was amazing.
The bridesmaid jewelry is from Debra Adelson:
www.debraadelson.com
I absolutely LOVE these photos! It's really beautiful...The hair, styling, and especially the makeup...WELL DONE. Does anyone know who did the makeup?
Thank you for the lovely compliment. I had a great time doing the makeup for Stuart's Wedding. I am currently working with Jennie of JennieFresa's Beauty Library in Clinton, CT.
GREAT COLOR PALETTE!!!!