San Diego Wedding by Erin Hearts Court, IV
Erin Heart’s Court is a place of total wedding heaven. Their work is just about as gorgeous as it gets and they manage to find only the most style savvy, completely charming couples to work with…lucky, maybe. Talented, definitely. So whenever you are in need of a little wedding pick-me-up, spend some time poring over the seemingly unending picture perfect weddings on their site. You’ll be glad you did.
A HUGE thank you to Holly Burns and her now husband, Sean, for sharing their incredible day with us. Holly’s blog Nothing But Bonfires is such a fun read and is filled to the brim with inspirations and ideas from this very wedding. Here are a few more photos and details from Erin Hearts Court and the lovely Holly…
From Holly…
For cocktail hour, we had Singapore Slings — my family lived in Singapore for eight years (and Sean and I spent a few months there) so it was really fitting. Sean made all the swizzle sticks for the drinks. Everyone mingled around the pool while a guitarist played 1950s and 60s pop and we had some fun hors d’oeuvres, including mini cones of French fries with dijon basil aoili. During cocktail hour, during that great 6 o’clock light, there was a hot air balloon in the sky above my parents’ backyard, which was so fun and unexpected!
For the seating card display, I had this great idea that I’d make it like a map with pins stuck in it, to continue the travel idea. I bought a map in an art store, mounted it on foam core, then cut out flags in dark grey paper and wrote everyone’s names on one side and their table number on the other, and stuck them at random in the map, which I held up on my sister’s easel! Sean made a sign that went above it that said “Where in the world are you sitting?” and people came over, found their flag in the map, pulled it out and saw what table they were sitting at, then went to find their seat.
For place cards, I bought old vintage envelopes from the 50s and 60s on ebay, wrote everyone’s name on a shipping label and tied it around the envelope and set it in their place. When you got to your place, the envelope was there, acting as your seating card, and you opened it to find your menu inside, which Sean made — we had four courses and we named each course as though you were on a plane: the amuse bouche was “Check-In,” then the salad was “Take-Off” then the entree was “Airborne” and the dessert was “Touchdown.”
For favors, I made an ENORMOUS batch of salted caramels — actually, more like eight batches! — and we wrapped them in wax paper to give them that old-time sweetshop feel, then put them in clear bags, and sealed them with labels Sean designed and printed that said “Holly and Sean’s Famous Salted Caramels: Established September 5, 2009.”
I did all the flowers myself — which is to say, I bought tons of mason jars and tons of white hydrangeas, and my brothers (who will kill me if they know I’ve revealed this to the Internet!) helped me arrange them on the morning of the wedding. My friend in Detroit offered to make me this amazing hand-made banner — I sent her some white eyelet lace and turquoise material of my mother’s, and she sewed it into this incredible fabric banner that read “Holly & Sean.” We hung it in the trees and it looked so pretty — everyone asked about it.
We both worked so hard on this wedding — my whole family did — and it turned out so wonderfully; it was exactly what I wanted, just everyone I loved most in the world getting together for a big party. I didn’t want it to be “weddingy” at all — I just wanted it to be a big celebration, with lots of food, drink, dancing, heartfelt speeches, love in the air, and special touches that were totally us. And that’s exactly how it turned out — we had a blast!
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Everything is so pretty, I love the colors. How cool that you had a guest named Dave Matthews? Haha. The matches are adorable. If I were a guest, I would have loved to come upon that envelope at my seat.
I am so in love with this wedding, I want to marry each and every picture!!! GORGEOUS!!!!
Mind if if "borrow" the Dinner menu idea? It's brilliant.
I LOVE this wedding. Absolutely love all the personal touches and details. So gorgeous!
This might be the best eye candy I've seen in a while! She had details EVERYWHERE, and they're all so wonderful! On top of them being beautiful and personal, I'm so impressed that they did so much themselves.
I actually started reading Holly's blog last year before she got engaged to Sean. I was so excited that she was planning her wedding at the same time as me, because she & Sean are so creative and talented. I'm actually doing the same as her for our flowers - tons of old glass bottles and white hydrangeas. I can only hope mine look as good as hers!
How special is this wedding?! i love it!
And im in love with the white flower in the blondes hair- im looking for something exactly like this for my wedding in ~31days!!~
Could you tell me where she or you got this flower from? (fingers crossed i can get it in Australia!)
Thanks so much! Mandy
Show the lanterns! (:
The lanterns! I had to edit some stuff out...do you mean the lanterns that she put on the tables? If so, I can upload a pic!
flawless. awesome details!
What a gorgeous wedding. I love all the vintage details.
I've always said that if I ever get married again, dammit, I AM GOING TO ELOPE. It's so not worth the hassle. BUT!
Your wedding, Holly? Makes me want to have another wedding. So many adorable details and fabulous pictures. Love it. I love it all. It looks like it was so worth everything you put into it.
Congratulations!
So beautiful, Holly! Simple, diy and totally elegant. Great job!
This has to be my most favorite wedding EVER!
Holly, I'm from Singapore! I looked at your photo and thought, hey, isn't that a Singapore Sling? Great job!
Could I ask you about the stickers you printed for the salted caramels? I'm looking for somthing exactly like that and was wondering if you could help. Thank you! (If you have a template, can you email to me at weyzhan@gmail.com)
Wow, thanks so much for the wonderful feedback, everyone! I feel like every night we stayed up later corner-edging and paper-cutting was worth it!
Mandy, the (faux) gardenia in my sister's hair is from an Etsy seller called Blissful Moments -- she appears to ship to Australia (yay!) and her shop is here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6497123
WL, my husband is a graphic designer and he designed the labels for the caramels from scratch. We printed them out, then I ran them through my Xyron machine to turn them into stickers, then used a corner-edger to get those round corners. No template, I'm afraid, though I'm sure he'd be amenable to a custom order!
Holly, I would love to know the name of that script font that you used to carry out your theme. One of our brides wants us to match the font on her photobooth prints to the font on her invitation (the exact font that you used). Guidance is extremely appreciated.
Cherie, it's called Feel Script.
I have to admit, I've always been more of a very traditional-wedding type of girl. However, after seeing the AMAZING details and the personality that shone through with this wedding, I am completely inspired to do the same. This is definitely one of my all-time favorites. Thank you for the ideas and gorgeous eye-candy of a wedding!
Holly,
Yours is one of THE prettiest and most personal weddings I have ever seen! Every detail is as if it was personally taken from yours and your husband's lives. I am able to pull so much inspiration from your wedding...our settings our different - my May wedding is in an art deco inspired restaurant - but some of these details can certainly translate
I recently "switched" my color palette to Champagne, Black and that Tiffany Blue (like your turqouise here), and I wasn't quite sure if it would work. Seeing everything you put together with those colors makes me so happy to see how beautiful the combination is! I'm SO happy to see this!
Mandy - I recently purchased an ivory flower from the store Anthropologie for my hair for my wedding. You may want to take a look at their website (http://www.anthropologie.com ) under the "Jewelry & Accessories" section, in the hair accessories section. The flower shipped the other day and it is perfect!!
AWSOME. Definitly a favorite here. I've seen heaps of gorgeous weddings around here but this one... yes, it's got something special. Probably all the TLC the bride put into it, the 80% of DIY, and of course the amazing work of the photog. ...
Gosh, I'm in love.
Holly,
Your wedding was so perfect! But what I loved most was your dress. it's just the style I've been searching for! Who made it?
Thanks
Molly
The most beautiful wedding I have seen in ages. Congrats! Where is your dress from... it's stunning!
This wedding is SO fabulous - I love the details and the beautiful photography!
This is my favorite wedding feature ever!!! All the details are perfection.
hands down - best wedding ever featured on this site. i've been an avid follower (though my wedding is long past) for years now. this is the kind of wedding that your guests will forever remember. cheers!
Wow, I'm blown away by these lovely compliments -- thank you so much!
Molly and JRM -- my dress is made by Casablanca. It's style 1816. Good luck!
Holly! You are the coolest bride EVER!! Thanks so much for sharing all your amazing details with us - your wedding details are absolute perfection.
And...Abby, thanks so much for posting!
Holly, you wouldn't be willing to share your World Famous salted caramel recipe with a bride-to-be, would you???
Where is the gorgeous flower in her hair from???? :)
i was there! it was indeed as fabulous as it looks! thanks again guys! :) :)
Oh my, this is so sweet - if I had the space I would have had it in a yard like this. The map display is pretty interesting and loved the intimate touches.
Audrey, sure thing! It's an Epicurious recipe (not really mine, you see!) and the recipe is here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Fleur-de-Sel-Caramels-230778
Candace, the gardenia in my hair is from Etsy -- I had it made by a seller named Ms. Christa. This is her shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5325142
Holly's wedding has been fun to follow, and seeing the full product up here is truly inspirational. All of their quirky, cute ideas, so much homemade and yet you'd never know it. It's so them, and that's the best part.
Holly has a back up job as a wedding coordinator, for sure- if she'd be up for the hassle. :)
I love your idea of the world map. My fiance and I have travelled the world and I think your idea goes well with our theme - where did you get the map. I have looked everywhere for something similar but no luck. Getting married in a month. Can't wait to hear from you
Jx
HI Holly! I have been truly enjoying your wedding photos and details. I am getting married in May and was shooting for details like this. We come from different cultural backgrounds and have been in long distance relationship for 6 years, and I was shooting for the same vibe and style. I was wondering if your husband would be willing to create and sell some products I could use at our wedding? Thanks for your time!