Backyard Wedding from Michele Waite
I just love a backyard wedding… especially when it’s a lovely affair like this one sent to us by Michèle Waite. So simple and still so effortlessly chic. I am particularly smitten with this color palette… the pretty pinks and soft grays, just gorgeous. The whole event took place in their family’s backyard overlooking the beautiful San Juan Islands.
From the event designer, Steve Moore…
Mac, a published writer and Jenny, a school teacher were married at their parents estate overlooking the San Juan Islands. The ceremony was held in the backyard, cocktails in the front yard and the reception in the neighbors yard, so we were able to really create multiple spaces for them. The guests were greeted at the gates by oversized balloon bouquets. Color coordinated note cards were also at the gate so people could write their wishes for the bride and groom. The front yard hosted the cocktails, soft seating area and bar tables for guests to mingle around.
The backyard was used for the ceremony. We kept the decor simple with hanging flowers and lanterns from the trees, a podium made from a tree trunk and small arrangements and petals going down the aisle. After the ceremony the bride, groom and family members changed into traditional Korean attire for the Paebaek ceremony, which the bride wanted to incorporate into her day to honor her heritage. The guests then enjoyed more cocktails in the front yard while the reception space was completed. I used a clear span tent so I would not take away from the natural beauty of the area. My staff surprised the bride and groom with a fireworks display after the the first dance was completed.
Vendor Credits: Planning, florals, design by Steven Moore Designs / photography by Michèle Waite / stationery by Dolce Designs / make-up by Shimmer / Catering by J Russell
This wedding is full of sweet, delicate touches, but I just cannot get over the spectacular flowers which included, garden roses, hypericum berries, scabiosa pods, lucadendron and traditional roses were mixed with foliage for the arrangements.
Lucky for all of us Michèle has many, many more photos on her blog including the beautiful images of the traditional Paebaek ceremony. Thanks you Michèle for sending this charming event our way!
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I love the flowers, so perfectly soft and sweet.
I love this wedding...gorgeous work.
Oh I just LOVE the bride's necklace! Where is it from?
Danielle,
Jenny's necklace was custom designed and constructed by her friend who owns Schwa designs. http://www.schwadesigns.com/
This designer usually does not work with pearls, but made an exception for Jenny. It complemented the dress perfectly and Jenny looked stunning.
I LOVE these colors... they are the same colors I wanted to use for my own wedding except we have a bit more blue in the bridesmaids dresses. i wanted to check out her blog, but I can't get the link to work. Help? Thanks for the great post! This is my favorite wedding blog!!
Always nice to come back to The Ultimate wedding blog for some inspiration !
Destination wedding photographer
@Allison. Bummer, her site doesn't seem to be working right now. I checked the links, so maybe check back again soon and we'll cross our fingers her blog is back up and running. Sorry.
I just love the bridesmaid dresses... simple, elegant, and prefect to wear again! Where did you find them?
Do you know where the bridesmaids dresses are from? I love the color!
Yes, my site seems to be on vacation today. Hoping it comes home by the end of the day. Keep checking back. Thanks for the feature Abby. It looks great!
Hi, I love the bridemaid shoes and the bride's gown? What brand are they?
I am almost sure the bridesmaid dresses are J.Crew!
thought the flowers were SOME of the best I've seen....gray is starting to be my new fav color....well after yellow that is....
the bridesmaids dresses are from j Crew. here is the link to the style jenny chose:
http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WeddingParties/Wedding_Bridesmaid/dresses/silkchiffon/PRDOVR~98999/98999.jsp
thanks for all of your complements regarding the flowers. it was a really fun wedding to put together, here is a link to my blog with additional photos of this wedding until Michele's site is back up.
http://stevenmooredesigns.squarespace.com/journal/2009/12/7/jenny-and-mac.html
all of the photos on this blog entry are from Michele m Waite.
This is a really sweet looking wedding (sweet as in precious not like SAHweeeettt). Hah, just felt I had to clarify that inflection there.
I think the way it was photographed, like the style and the sun washed lighting conveyed the wedding really well!
fuuuuuuun... that bride is beautiful!
Love, love, love the photos! No surprise there though, as Michele Waite is absolutely AMAZING!!!!
ooh i love the bridesmaids shoes too! Would love to know where they're from!
ditto emster! my sister-in-law to be is looking for shoes just like that! love them!
Ooooh the floral arrangements are quite lovely, beginning with the flower bouquets,down to the table centerpieces and most especially the simple flowers hanging from the trees!!! Everything is uniquely elegant and breathtaking. Such a beautiful bride deserves a beautiful wedding! Love all the details!Congratulations!
What a beautiful choice in colors. The soft pink and grey are definitely making a grand entrance as we head into 2010! Congratulations to our ahead of the trend couple!!
Yours in Perfect Planning,
Susan Southerland
I am in love with the colors, the flowers, the use of the pink impression glass everywhere and all the little details! Steven is amazing and so is Michelle's photography!
I love everything about this wedding - style & color, details & photos!
LOVE the flowers and their colors !
LOVE the bridesmaid shoes and i've been looking for some just like that for my bridesmaids whose dresses are also light grey. i need to know where they are from, PLEASE!
Working on finding out the details of the shoes. Will try to let you all know asap.
We did the same color scheme and I think it's gorgeous here as well. :-) Our wedding was in October in New England, so it can be used in any season!! These pics are just fantastic. I love Michele's work.
Whoa! Super bizarre, but someone was just showing me pictures of this very wedding yesterday!!! And lo-and-behold, I check my favorite wedding blog, and here it is again! Her daughter in law is one of the beautiful bridesmaids. :) Perfectly LOVELY wedding—I ADORE the necklace!
The shoes are called Julia Rea from Nine West—I've been looking for them everywhere!!! They are hard to come by ladies! I can only find them in black now. I even emailed Nine West to see if they could bring em back! :)
Hi Elaine,
Please update us ... if you find out the details of the shoes and also the bride's gown...
Thanks!! and happy new year!
I was honoroed to be able to assist Michele with shooting this wedding. It was an incredibly gorgeous event. Steven and Michele both do incredible work. I'm so happy to see this wedding featured here!
Jose and Carrie are both incredibly talented. Bravo!
As always, Steven and Michele do a great job!