San Francisco Wedding by Tanja Lippert
The minute I saw this adorable wedding, I knew we all needed to take a little break from tradition and feature an affair that was purely fun. And whimsical, and charming and full of color. This wedding is like none I have ever seen and I literally haven’t stopped smiling since I found it. Photographed by Northern California photographer Tanja Lippert (who is behind one of my all time favorite weddings), it’s total and complete LOVE. Check out the gallery for even more whimsical wedding eye-candy.
Okay, first. The dress. Umm…where have you been all my life. Add to that an adorable smile, bright red patterned bridesmaids dresses, a dreamy groom and a completely whimsical style and it’s basically the recipe for perfection. It’s so great to see a bride that doesn’t take herself too seriously, that set out to design a wedding that not only her guests would enjoy but that also became a reflection of them, a little window into their super fun, super cute life.
From the bride…Classic story of dork meets dork. We are equal parts cheesy and genuine. We met and fell in love over 3 years ago through a mutual friend and everything completely fell into place for both of us. We are both very different in personality but we both love to do the same things, such as dance like Mia (Uma) and Vincent (John) in Pulp Fiction (our own version of course), sing our hearts out at the karaoke bar, in the car, basically anywhere, and spend tons of time with friends and family.
I really wanted the wedding to embody what Brian and I are all about -good times, family and friends, and lots of libations!! Not to forget my own style and quirkiness!! Our wedding had an off-beat city feel and I really wanted to make sure the guests didn’t feel like it was a typical wedding. We played up the SF vibe by picking a venue that had tall windows that overlooked the city. Terra is a beautiful space that we decided would best fit our city feel. We spoiled our guests rotten with 3 different food stations that included a delicious yam bar (bonaito bar), porcini truffle raviolis, and other Asian and American dishes. As guests were dancing, servers passed out ice cream sandwiches from Ici on large silver platters. Before the clock struck midnight, we had late night snacks that included sweet potato fries and pigs in a blanket snacks.
The colors that I chose, poppy red, black, and cream, really brought the wedding to life. During the ceremony, we had low hanging flowers balls in all white. We wanted to keep everything monochromatic in color and soft and romantic. During the reception, the largest center flower ball was switched to a deep red flower ball which really set the tone and mood for things to come. My red Fendi shoes that I changed into after the ceremony signified it was party time! We really wanted the reception to be a huge celebration and people danced the night away!
We incorporated a lot of hand sewn items to the wedding in fabric patterns that had our colors – poppy red, black, and cream. Each table was identified by a bird dressed in a unique fabric of pattern and color. My mom in law sewed together a custom bags for each guest in the their table fabric. The bags were later used at the candy bar. She also sewed together custom pillows and stool covers. A friend of mine, who interns with Rachel Comey in NYC, hand picked the material and hand crafted my white floral reception headpiece. The topper on the cake was a mini sugar version of the same headpiece. It was absolutely fabulous and really tied everything together quite well.
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Photography: Tanja Lippert Photography / Venue: Terra Gallery / Venue Flowers and decor of space: Dusty Derouen, of Terra / Bouquet: Not Just Flowers / Bride Makeup/Hair/Bridesmaid hair: Tia Reagan / Bridesmaid Makeup: Jenny Nguyen, Bride’s Cousin / Hotel: Hotel Frank / Cake: I Dream of Cake / Dress: Melissa Sweet Billie dress / Shoes: Christian Louboutin & Fendi (red) / Suit: Hugo Boss / Caterer: Devoted Catering by Amiee Alan / Our wedding website for more details: vaethnguyen.blogspot.com
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MORE WEDDINGS LIKE THIS PLEASE! how awesome! i love this whole wedding. :)
A-MAZING!!!
There is not a single thing I don't love about this wedding. Red shoes!! Red Chucks!!! Swooooooooning.
I agree with Angela...More weddings like these...so different and unique! I love their sense of style and willingness to step outside the box...Great!
I absolutely ADORE the bright pop of red in this wedding. It truly looks so light hearted and fun yet stylish and stunning. Bravo!
this wedding is eye candy perfected, i love everything! congrats to the beautiful couple!
This dress is perfection!!! I need this dress for my morning winter wedding!!! Absolutely stunning!
Love this design idea ! sexy shoes, adorable dress... the photography is amazin
Super cool wedding down to every detail. Tons of inspiring ideas! Love the color, the shoes, the dresses, the flowers, the cake and the beautifully simplistic ceremony decor
That dress is stunning and i LOVE the red shoes! Fantastic photos, thanks for sharing.
I love how I felt like I totally knew the couples personality just by looking at the pictures! And talk about a wedding I wish I were invited too...I'm guessing it was one kick-$#% party!
great wedding! i LOVE the bmaids dresses...can you tell me where you found them!?
Um, ok, this wedding is ridiculously ADORABLE! I love that they embraced the bold color and used it in such a sophisticated way. From the shoes, the bridesmaids dresses, the ties, the seating cards - it all just goes together so well! Love, love, LOVE! Congrats to the couple and thanks for sharing Abby!
Okay, I die looking at this wedding. I am not usually a fan of the black, white, and red palette, but I am obsessed with it here! SO unique! And I kind of have a girl crush on the bride - unbelievable dress, amazing hair and makeup, and so cute that she described their relationship as "dork meets dork!" LOVE everything so so much.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this wedding - perfection in every way! Loving everything especially the adorable place cards. Are they handmade?? If so please let me know how to create them myself. They are so cute!!! Cheers!
More like this, please! Lovely, fun, exciting, tasteful....full of personality and special touches. Well thought out...love it.
I love the red bridesmaids dresses, they are soo fun!! The bride's dress is soo flowery and stunning! It looked like a really fun wedding!!
Where are the bridesmaid dresses from? I love them! Thanks for giving SF some love this week.
LOVE, love luvit!
The bridesmaids dresses are AMAZING!! Where are they from??
OMG. She's so fabulous.
I've never been a ran of red and my personal style is totally different than the brides, but somehow this is my favorite wedding I've seen in a long time, and THAT red...well, it's my new favorite color. That bride is adorable and the whole wedding is just perfection!
I've never been a FAN of red...I don't know what ran of red means :) (typo above!)
that dress is SO fabulous!
Great mix of sophisticated and fun!
A-M-A-zing! I love the red and white theme, the whole album of photos are fun cheeky and romantic.
This wedding is absolutely gorgeous!
Also, this was a tiny but lovely detail - ICI! Words cannot express how many times I've walked into that tiny store to eat the most glorious of ice cream. Love it.
Love the simple but oh so fantastic details in this wedding... such an adorable couple (especially with their matching mustaches), and the photographer captured it all so beautifully!
love this wedding. any details about the bride's beautiful earrings?
Love this! Their cake, especially, is amazing! And the shoes are to die for!
I LOVE EVERYTHING about this wedding!!! <3
Love this wedding! Where is the bride's jewelry from?
This wedding just looks SO fun! I love her dress, the red shoes for both, just fun overall!
This was the most AMAZING wedding! I was a guest and the bride is a friend since high school - lots of laughing and crying. Pictures can't even capture how much fun it was.
super cute!!
I want to know where she got her adorable stamps made!! any ideas? the ones I usually see have to have dazzle on them all huge..
OH MY...that DRESS is AH-MAZING!! LOVE!!
Her bridesmaids style is TO DIE FOR! I am so madly in love with their dresses and shoes - Do you happen to know where I can find them both?
I'm a huge fan of any woman who would pose with a fake mustache in her wedding photos. That is just too cool.
And her dress is so fun -- the bouquet is a perfect fit.
Gorgeous! I love the flowers, the shoes, the outfits - I love it all. Joy just shines through these photos. I want my life to look and feel like this wedding.
Favorite part? The Klee Kai stamp!!!! LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, fabulous wedding! This bride's style is delicious! That dress made me happy!
This is absolutely beautiful! I don't think I've ever been more inspired by any other wedding! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
The cake and the cards! Delightful!
Wow - love both the bride's shoes and her bridesmaids', they are so gorgeous! How refreshing to see BM dresses that have a print instead of block colour, they look fabulous, and the flowers are perfect - love! PS OMG the bride is stunning!
OMG Love this! Where did you get your veil/headpiece? I love the flower portion of it! :)
Hi! I'm the sister of the groom! Firstly, it is so fun to see him described here as "dreamy"! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that loved the wedding - it was definitely one of the most memorable experiences of my life. The bride and groom really went over every single detail and made it THEIRS! Something that you don't see is the fabulous soundtrack to the wedding - they picked fabulous songs for every moment. They really made it about them, but also about the guests - great balance! LOVE THEM BOTH!
hi everyone!!! thank you for all of the love!!!!!!!!! this was one of the greatest and most memorable moments of my life and i am so happy to be able to share it with all of you!
bridesmaid dresses are by Cynthia Steffe and purchased at Bloomingdales.com and in the SF store. we got really lucky and got them for 40% off through a bloomys promo!!
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OMG, I can hardly stand how AMAZING this is! So personal, and fun! Straight up swooning over here! LOVE IT!
that cake is stunning. I love this wedding, the red and black and white just looks amazing. And her dress..........fabulous!!!
My wedding is at this same venue, Terra in San Francisco, this May!!! What an inspiration it was to see this amazing, creative couple. Thank you, thank you for sharing.
Christine,
Your wedding was absolutely fabulous! I’m helping a friend of mine who is getting married next spring. We are both in love with the name card/custom bags. You mentioned you MIL hand-made them. Are there any tips you can give to replicate them? Did she use plain card stock to give them shape and help them stand? How did she affix the name portion?
Thanks so much!
Nicole
I love how the veil looks flowery
i love this idea!!! it is so inspiring and creative!!! awesome:)
Love this ! I strongly support the modern twist on weddings, i loathe traditional blandness.
Aww, they look like such a cute and fun couple. Congratulations to them both!
I'm sooo in love with that dress!! It's such a great classic sillhouette but with cute modern twists. The mustache photo is equally adorable!
Nothing like an ADORABLE dress and killer shoes to start the morning. Love!!
Amazing RED wedding! *-*
Vanesa
the-bel.com
Those shoes are epic. I have always thought short wedding dresses were oh so feminine and flirty. The bridesmaids' dresses are beyond adorable and look fabulous on each girl. I think it's really difficult to find a fit for all types of bodies but these look great. I think the table numbers by fabric sample is a perfectly genius idea. The cage veil is lovely. The groom's shoes are awesome. The venue is stunning. What great photos and hopefully great memories.
This has got to be one of my favorite wedding. I love it when the personality of the couple really comes out strong. It's authentic....you can see it in Tanja's images.
Nancy