Intimate, Rustic Affair
I know that we’ve been featuring a lot of rustic chic weddings these days. I swear, I am going to start bringing in lots of different styles, but this one was just so sweet I couldn’t resist. It was photographed by Jessamyn Harris and is ALL charm.
From the lovely bride…
We wanted to make sure that our quirky, upbeat personalities shone through for our wedding. In other words, for a day so personal as a wedding, we wanted to make sure that the wedding was very “us” and not your run-of-the-mill event. I feel like that really came through, from the larger elements like Nestldown, which has so many wonderful little surprises to discover on the grounds, down to the smallest details.
Giancarlo’s tux has a great story behind it – it’s from Wilkes Bashford…about 30 years ago! His dad originally bought it to wear as an usher for a friend’s wedding, which he then passed on to Giancarlo after it unfortunately no longer fit. What makes it even more special is that the friend and his wife were guests at our wedding.
My dress is one of a kind – made by the fabulous Jinza Jin here in the bay area.It is a custom dress that Jinza loved so much (as did I!) that she will now be offering it… so just ask her for the Rachel!
The planner behind the day was the fabulous Alicia Falango of Alicia K Designs in the Bay Area. She does amazing work!
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Love her dress... so unique! i love the setting, too... almost tropical. this couple really lucked out with great weather. the lighting is DIVINE.
what is that dress?!?!?! It's amazing...
That dress is one of a kind! It's beautiful! Love the photos so far!
Incredibly lovely! What a beautiful place for a wedding! Can't wait to see more!
that dress is SPECTACULAR. Is it Vera???
Keep posting the rustic weddings! They are beautiful!
ESPECIALLY this one! I ADORE Nestldown!
Yeah, love the dress!
I am in loooove with this dress! It is exactly what i am looking for for my wedding... please share details!! :)
I love all of the textures on her dress, such a great way to add interest, but not go crazy.
Please don't stop posting these gorgeous rustic weddings! I can't get enough of them! And this one is especially gorgeous!
Great gown! Love the texture...perfect for the setting.
hi, everyone!
The dress IS one of a kind - made by the fabulous Jinza Jin here in the bay area - http://www.jinza.net/index2.html - and named "Rachel" after our lovely bride here. It is a custom dress that Jinza loved so much (as did I!) that she will now be offering it... so just ask her for the Rachel! :)
I'm sure that SMP will have a ton more details about the great vendors, etc., involved, but I just wanted to give a shoutout to the fabulous planner and designer - Alicia Falango of Alicia K Designs in the Bay Area - www.aliciakdesigns.com - she does amazing work!
Stunning Gown!
that dress in that location is just breath taking! I have rarely seen a bride so beautiful!
This is the second or third wedding I've seen on various web sites at this location, and it never fails to inspire me. If I lived in California, I'd get married there. Can't get enough of Nestldown.
Hi everyone!
First of all, thanks so much for all the wonderful comments about our big day - they mean a lot to us!
Secondly, in wrapping up all things 2009 (and for that matter, wedding), I wanted to quickly clarify two items in this post to make sure our fab vendors get proper credit:
To add to the story about my dress, it was indeed a custom design, but Jinza actually had already designed the basis of this particular dress, and I immediately fell in love with it in her shop. Where the custom design comes in is that the original design had a huge ballgown skirt, which wasn't really my style, so we discussed ways to alter the silhouette of the dress, which led to the trumpet style with the train as the final design. (It also was custom in that she made the dress completely from scratch so that it was personally tailored to fit my body.) In the end, she liked the new silhouette so much better that she decided that the trumpet skirt with the train was going to be the de facto look for this dress, and that's now what's on display in her shop :) Because I was the first bride to wear it, she named the dress after me, so now it's known as the Rachel. I was over the moon when she told me that!
Also, the end quote with the shoutout to Alicia K Designs is actually from our awesome photographer Jessamyn's post a few items above this one from me. I just wanted to point that out because I especially wanted to be sensitive to the fact that there were so many amazing vendors that really came together to make our wedding so special, and I feel bad about it looking like I'm just giving a shoutout to one when there are so many that deserve the highest of praise!