Wine Country Wedding From Elle Jae Photography
We seem to be going from coast to coast a lot lately! California … Texas … California … Texas … honestly, it’s not intentional! When we get a pretty, pretty wedding … we post it!! So, today, it’s back to the wine country ~ with Amy & Adam’s wedding from Elle Jae Photography …
They met in college and were BFF’s from the start. After they graduated, that’s when things heated up and … voilá!
Here’s a bit of their story, straight from Amy, the beautiful bride …
Adam and I met on the first day of college at the University of Kansas. We lived on the same dorm floor and quickly became close friends. Throughout the years at college, I set Adam up on dates with my sorority sisters and even auctioned him off at a sorority auction! After college, I moved to Chicago, while Adam moved to San Francisco. Both single, Adam and I planned for me to visit him in San Francisco in early 2007. The rest is history. We dated long distance for a year and then I moved to San Francisco in 2008, where I happily accepted a position with Paula LeDuc Fine Catering.
Adam proposed to me the day after Thanksgiving 2008 at the Campanile bell tower in the heart of the University of Kansas’ campus. This is the exact same location his father proposed to his mother 36 years prior to our engagement!
BR Cohn Winery was the perfect location for our ceremony (at Fox Hill), as we wanted to get married under an old tree ~ a beautiful wine country setting.
As soon as we were engaged, Adam and I had no problem selecting colors or finding inspiration. I love all things nautical, so I went with navy, soft (dandelion) yellow, and papaya/coral. Our wedding colors complemented the gorgeous colors of the fall season. We incorporated stripes into our save the date, invitation, program, escort cards (Hello Lucky), centerpieces, groomsmen’s ties, and cake (Fleur de Lisa). The look was fairly preppy. We also used a lot of white to keep the look simple and allow for the colors to pop (floral/event design by Kathleen Deery Design).
Cake by Little Black Book member, Fleur de Lisa.
Floral Design~Kathleen Deery Design, Catering~Paula LeDuc Fine Catering.
Wedding invitations and other paper finery from LBB member, Hello Lucky.
It is obvious that the celebration was about Adam and me coming together. But even more than it being about us, it was about our family and friends. We wanted to show our Midwestern family and friends how wonderful Sonoma at harvest can be. We incorporated lovely Californian cuisine into the hors d‘oeuvres and certainly into our family style dinner.
As the evening grew colder, I put on a yellow cardigan embroidered with my new initials while the bridesmaid put on J-Crew navy cardigans. The guests were encouraged to choose a navy, yellow or papaya wrap (which I picked up in China Town for $6.50 a piece!). As the evening grew darker, the stunning lighting became more apparent to guests. Beautiful white linen lampshades were scattered throughout the Olive Grove. Got Light? lighting specialists also incorporated lots of yellow/orange/amber in the tree and architecture washes. The lighting made ALL of the difference. We capped the night off with warmed cider and petit candied apples!
Our wedding wouldn’t have come together without Jenna Ball, Event Manager, from Paula LeDuc Fine Catering. She was on site all morning getting us set up to perfection (not to mention the hours she spent with me before the celebration). All of our vendors were absolutely outstanding.
Credits: Photography-Elle Jae; Cake-Fleur de Lisa; Paper Design/Invitations-Hello Lucky; Venues-BR Cohn Winery; Rentals-Classic Party Rental; Catering-Paula LeDuc Fine Catering; Hair & MakeUp-It’s A Date; Dress-Priscilla of Boston; Floral/Design-Kathleen Deery Design; Band-All Star Jukebox; Lighting/Audio-Got Light?; Transportation-Pure Luxury; Ceremony Musicians-Bella Rosa String Quartet
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Our thanks to Lisa & James for sharing their beautiful images of the day!
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That tree is amazing!
I love that they provided wraps in case guests got cold. What a thoughtful touch.
Wow, what a gorgeous wedding! The location is stunning and I love all their little details!
Love the tree cut outs for the place cards!
the fabric wrapped on the tree is my favorite touch!
The details at this wedding are really amazing, and you just know the guests noticed and appreciated them.
Beautiful...The photos and the colors are so warm and inviting...
Hooray! I am getting married at this winery in October. I love seeing it featured on SMP as it gives me more and more great ideas while I'm planning. I'd also love to email the bride about her experience if she'd allow it?
Wow all of the colors are amazing. The soft yellow brdiesmaid dresses are to die for. Where are they from?
Love the tree in the first image and all of the food pics. Well done!
Such an amazing tree! And wedding!
I love the last picture, looks magical! I also like that you paired the outdoor wedding with a ballgown. Nice!
All the gourmet food looks so delicious!! and the peppers colors idea add lots of fun. The garden sitting is also breath taking.......thanks for sharing!
Thank you for all of the amazing complements! We had a lot of fun planning this celebration!
To Jessica, Please feel free to contact me, I'd be happy to email. I work for Paula LeDuc Fine Catering and that is the best way to get in touch with me.
To Erin, The dresses are Bari Jay #755 (color is dandelion). I ordered them through House of Brides in Chicago (online) and got them for $120/dress!!!! Way better than ordering them through a local bridal store (which could cost around $160-$180). I just had my bm's take their measurements, select their size and I ordered online for them and then distributed them at the bachelorette party. Worked perfectly.
~Amy
Thank you Amy & Adam for working with James and I. We loved being apart of your big day. There was super duper Joy and beauty all day. ~ Lisa@ellejae.com
As a KU grad (Rock Chalk Jayhawk!), I just had to send my best wishes to this couple. Love, Love, Love that you got engaged at the Campanile! So much tradition and history there. Thank you for sharing this gorgeous wedding with us!
Would love to know which store in China Town that those beautiful wraps came from! I'm planning a Vineyard wedding in September and would love to find a great deal like these!
Love the cake color selection.
That tree... fabulous.
beautiful photography, thanks for sharing it
To MM, I bought the wraps from Chong Imports, Ltd (through the Art and Linen Department situated on the first floor in the middle, right section). Located at 838 Grant Ave at Washington in SF | 415.837.1509 | inquiry@chongimports.com. I worked with Jennifer. She has a ton of color options. Just bring swatches of the colors that you'd like and she'll try to match it. It usually takes her 24 hours to go to her warehouse to find all options ~ so it may take two visits; you could possibly try the inquiry email address. They were $12 originally and we negotiated down to $6.50 since I was buying 50. Good luck!
To Kelly, Rock Chalk Jayhawk, Go KU!
~Amy
Congratulations, Amy! It is ecstatic to see your beautiful wedding on here.
To all SMP fans, Amy is the sweetest little lady and deserves all the happiness in the world. I'm so happy her day turned out so fabulously for her and her closest friends and family!
Wow, what a beautiful wedding! I have to say though that when I was reading your story felt like I was reading my own - my fiancee and I also met on the first day of college, we were very good friends throughout and I also set him up with my sorority sisters, not to mention my name is Amy too! We are also getting married at a winery, although it is at one in Southern California. I thought the similarities were just too many not to mention them! (Although if you were a Kappa too, that would just be crazy!)
You both look so happy and I am sure it was a wonderful day. Congratulations!
Photos came out great! So excited to be working with Elle Jae for our July wedding coming up.
To Amy the Kappa,
It's like you are my long lost twin!!! I'm actually a Kappa Delta though. Thanks for sharing your story and very best wishes to you and your winery celebration! I'd love to see you on SMP!
~Amy
Amy,
Every little detail is perfect!
We've just put down our deposit at BR Cohn with Paula (who said the nicest things about your wedding, by the way...)
Just wondering where you found the hanging chalkboard for the vineyards? LOVE IT. oh and the lighting in the Olive Grove is magnificent. It looks great just as it is, and then you add those lights and it's magic.
Congrats!
-Lacey
To Lacey,
Thank you for the compliments! We had a blast with planning the celebration.
You are going to love this – the chalkboard is from BR Cohn. They’ll likely be using it on your wedding day too. If you are interested in an abundance of little chalkboards, I saw them at Michaels too!
If you are interested in lighting the Olive Grove – contact Got Light?. They are excellent. Amazing. And very professional.
My very best to you and your celebration at BR Cohn.
Amy
Thank you Amy! Great news on the chalkboard front...
Will keep Got Light? in mind and will let them know you referred us if we end up using them.
Can't wait (but will have to till Aug. 2011!)....
Amy - Your wedding looks beautiful! We are thinking about hiring All Star Jukebox. Would you recommend them? We are also getting married outside, and it looks like we share a similar aesthetic and feel for our wedding, so I'm interested in your opinion of them.
Hi Jessica~
Thank you for you compliments on our wedding celebration!
Allstar Jukebox is absolutely phenomenal. They were not only professional and easy to work with, but exciting on stage and got all of our guests, young and old, on the dance floor.
The band learned our first dance song (Til Kingdom Come, Coldplay) and played it acoustically – it was perfect.
We are coming up on our 1 year anniversary and all of our family and friends continue to chat about how great the celebration was and how wonderful the band/music was.
Good luck with your band selection - know that you couldn't go wrong with Allstar Jukebox.
Amy
I love the last picture with the canopy of trees over the dining area.