Traditional Ceremony + Contemporary Reception = Traditional Chic
So, what do you call a wedding style that starts off with a classic chapel wedding and is followed by a chic celebration at a contemporary art gallery? Really, it’s a question we’d like some input on! If “vintage chic” is a style and “traditional elegance” is a style, would you call this “traditional chic” ? Some help, please! We need a good category for this style of wedding, because seriously, it’s very popular and deserves a classy name!
Moving along …. to today’s featured wedding sent to us by Becca at A Stylish Soiree in Dallas. Becca and her marvelous team at A Stylish Soiree helped Melissa with her overall wedding vision, helped her work out the details and also went on to create the wonderful floral decor you’ll see here today.
Melissa, knew what she wanted from the very beginning, conveyed her likes and her “not-so-much” thoughts to Becca and after a few consultations, they came up with a perfect game plan …
Melissa and Braydn wanted a sweet and warm-hearted classic chapel wedding followed by a chic, modern celebration. The lovely ladies at A Stylish Soiree helped her achieve exactly that! A simple religious ceremony at their college campus chapel, filled with school friends, life-long friends and their loving families … well, that’s a forever kind of wedding!
Melissa and Braydn were college sweethearts and really wanted to go back to their roots at Texas Christian University to have their wedding. The ceremony was held on campus at the Robert Carr Chapel.
Becca & Kerrie at A Stylish Soiree helped Melissa and Braydn choreograph the details of the day and created the super floral decor that became an integral part of the loveliness of the day~
LOVE the mix of pinks in these bouquets!
From Becca …
Melissa loved the happy-go-lucky look of polka dots, so we incorporated that wherever we could … pillows, ribbons, paper lanterns and fabric-wrapped vases.
The paper lantern design was a challenge … we used a lighting company but had to work extra hard with the venue to get it approved. After twisting their arms, they finally approved it for this event only!!! It is truly one of a kind lighting.
The wedding cake was designed by Colleen’s Cakes. Instead of a groom’s cake, they served a special groom’s family recipe called “Whoopie Pies” that were made by the groom’s mother and sister!
Planning their wedding was so easy because their style NEVER changed. Melissa knew exactly what she wanted from the start and never changed her mind about it!
And from the beautiful bride, Melissa …
Braydn and I were so excited to get started planning our big day last year. The whole process turned out to be a such a blast because of the amazing people we worked with from day one. We wanted to mix both modern and traditional decor to make the big day classic and unforgettable. With the mix of flowers, wheat grass, large lanterns, and custom touches our reception turned out just how we had imagined. All of our family and friends were able to come and celebrate with us at our very own stylish soiree!
The wedding reception was held at The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. Pretty awesome wedding venue!
photography courtesy of Wisner Photo
Beautiful … traditional chic!
A HUGE thank you to Becca at A Stylish Soiree! And Congratulations to Melissa and Braydn!!
The angel wings shot is sooo breathtaking! :)
Traditional modern? Classic contemporary? it's definitely a popular style!
I love the Fort Worth Modern as a venue. I would have had it there but alas, shoestring funds do not allow. Such a chic reception. Beautiful
Really lovely!
Please feature more weddings with this style! It's so beautiful and is exactly what I am aiming for with my wedding. If I had to name the style, I'd have to go with modern traditional.
Hey everyone! I am with A Stylish Soiree and we designed the wedding and it was such a fun one. Thanks for all the nice comments...I have been thinking about what to call it. Maybe Traditional yet Unconventional?
Allyson said it perfectly, that photo with the wings is absolutely breath taking. And that last picture is amazing!
Go Cristina & Becca...you rocked this one!! :)
I would call this style Classic Chic :)
Love the last shot and angel wing shot - the monochromatic cake in greens. GORGEOUS! LOVE this wedding!
I don't know if anyone would have the answer to this question, but I'm wondering where you bought your battery operated votive candles? I am having my reception in an art museum as well and they don't allow candles so I'm looking for the most natural looking battery lights. Yours look very natural! Thanks!
We were so excited to have documented Melissa & Braydn's wedding! They are the sweetest couple and we're so glad their beautiful wedding is featured here! It was a fantastic evening.
Thank you for the wonderful compliments on the photos. :)
I like the picture of the strapping young men. Thanks to Becca (Stylish Soiree) and Cristina (Wisner Photo) our wedding turned out great. Special thanks to Joe (Father of the Bride).
Wow! What an absolutely stunning shoot! Bravo!!
What a beautiful wedding. I truly love the little barefooted flower girls! Cute!
Melissa and Braydn's wedding was breathtakingly beautiful! It was simply elegant!
Terri (mother of the bride).
I'm an architect...what an AWESOME place to have a wedding. God, I'm so jealous because I love Tadao Ando, the architect of the museum.
Absolutely fantastic Wedding!!!! Beautiful and Chic!
Hey Laura! I wanted to answer your questions about the LED candles. We purchase our LED candles from Save on Crafts and they are tealights. We then have these tiny frosted bud vases (not sure where they are from) that we put them in! Hope this helps.
Beautiful pictures!