Sausalito Wedding by Amy Nichols + Matthew May Photography
I thought we could start off the day with a wedding that is purely joyful. It’s really the only word that totally represents what this wedding is…with a bride and groom that are literally bursting at the seams with utter happiness. Designed by the always fabulous Amy Nichols and photographed by the incredible Matt and Suzanne of Matthew May Photography, every image makes me smile.
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My husband, Laurent, and I met in the 8th grade and were friends for a long time before we started dating in high school. We stayed together in college thanks to frequent flyer miles and daily skype conversations – he was in England and I was in New York. So, even though we’re only 23 and 22, our wedding felt like a long time coming and was all the more joyous for it.
The look we tried to achieve was fresh, romantic, and fun. Our color scheme was butter yellow, white, and pops of hot pink. Preparing for the big day was so much fun and I loved spending way too much time in beautiful stores like Paper Source and talking with my floral designer (Nancy Liu Chin) for inspiration. I had a lot of time on my hands that summer and was able to get really involved and ended up putting together a few fun things myself. I made guest books that doubled as table numbers for every table by wrapping various pretty papers around plain notebooks and numbering them. Guests were able to write letters, poems, half-hourly updates, and draw pictures at the comfort of their table. My brother in-law flew in from Germany with our favorite German gummy bears (made with fruit juice) and we packaged them up in small monogrammed sticker-ed envelopes as guest favors. I made the flag garlands for the altar out of thick wrapping paper (the same as the guest book covers), made and hand wrote all the seating cards with appropriate meal choice stamp-stickers, and put together a large map and asked all the guests to place a pin with their name on it from where they traveled from. I kept a large moleskin notebook with all of my wedding projects and ideas in it which was very useful for keeping myself organized.
The reception was wonderful with delicious food, sweet toast speeches, and some good dancing at the end. But by far the best part of my wedding day was the ceremony itself. Laurent and the officiant (who was also my uncle) and my bridesmaids walked to the ceremony site with “Green Eyes” by Coldplay playing and I walked in with my father to “Do you remember?” by Jack Johnson. Both songs have been important to us as a couple and when the first chords of “Do you remember?” started playing, Laurent told me he got choked up before he even saw me! I was so excited and smiling so hard that my face started shaking (no one else noticed but I was sure my smile was about to jump off my face!) Our parents did readings and Laurent and I said traditional vows in addition to writing our own vows. I told myself I wouldn’t cry but when he read his vows to me and started getting teary-eyed and then I heard both our moms crying…I lost it. I never thought I was a corny person, but now I know I am because the only way to describe it is absolute joy. After we were pronounced man and wife we danced down the aisle to “Are you gonna be my girl?” by Jet and our wedding party, parents, grandparents, and great grandparents followed.
Venue: Cavallo Point (ceremony & reception) / Planner: Amy Nichols / Floral Designer: Nancy Liu Chin / Photographer: Matthew May Photography / Cake: Studio Cake / Makeup: Wow Pretty
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You are wearing the dress I've fallen in LOVE with. Any chance you're going to sell it? Let me know if you are considering selling & what size :)
That looks liek a fun wedding, love it and the cake is BEAUTIFUL.
Absolutely gorgeous, brilliant colors, and I LOVE the whimsical streamers on the chair backs!
LOVE the cake and the personal touches on each place card. Not to mention the map so guests can see where everyone has traveled from, bravo!!
Who made your invitations? I love them - very simple, yet eye-catching with the colors.
This is a gorgeous, gorgeous wedding!
You can really feel the love in this one :) So sweet!
Love the color, love the light. Ann is completely right, you can feel the love! And I agree with Anne, SF Paper Source stores are just inspiring.
Congrats, Amy! Beautiful wedding and I love all of the fun touches, map board, and bright colors!! Cavallo Point.... what a gorgeous location, isn't it?! xoxo, Richelle
love the streamers too! near and dear to this SF native's heart!!
Can you tell me where you got the little favor bags from??
i love everything about this wedding!
i too love the dress!! do you mind telling us the designer?
that ring box is super cute - might you share the details on that? many thanks and congrats!
LOLO AND ANNIE!! Congrats on your beautiful wedding, I heard a lot about it living in England with Lolo, but MAN OH MAN, it turned out absolutely lovely! So happy for the two of you and I'll be calling you to help with my wedding someday :) xx
Hi,
It looks like the ring box is from Brilliant Earth - there was a closeup that showed the name. Hope that helps!
Amy
What absolutely STUNNING colours - very beautiful indeed. I particularly like the idea of the map too to show just how far your friends and family have traveled just for you! Sausalito is an amazing place for a wedding. Fantastic!
Hi Everyone!
Thank you so much for all the love. It was an amazing amazing day! I'd like to take a second to say that if you are planning a wedding anywhere in the Bay Area, PLEASE use my vendors because they are awesome people and produce stunning work. Nancy Liu Chin for inspirational floral design, Matthew May photography for perfect photos, Studio Cake for the cake of your dreams, Cavallo Point for a gorgeous venue, WowPretty for make-up that won't fade, and Amy Nichols to make it all run seamlessly. Seriously. Use them.
My dress was a Monique Lhuillier and I'm sorry but I'm not going to be re-selling it. The invitations are from Carrot & Stick Press and I purchased them through a store called P.S. Paper. The favor bags are actually little envelopes from Paper Source. And Amy is right, the ring box is from Brilliant Earth, and came with our wedding rings.
Hope that helps!
Annie
The use of vibrant red and yellow throughout is beautiful. What a lovely cake! But what I thought was the most fun idea was the How Far Did You Travel board!
As the event designer, I also loved this wedding and I was completely honored but NOT surprised that it was featured in SMP. I wish you could see the ballroom, the centerpieces were so special. And the draping on the ceiling really made the space. I don't think most readers saw the golf cart but you should have seen the golf cart decorated with 3 dozen paper flowers in hot pink, lemon, and light pinks. It was truly fun. And thanks Annie for being one of the most calm, sweet, and relaxed bride. And Laurent - this is not to be repeated but you are so adorable. Kudos to Cavallo and Jessica who is a favorite of mine!!!!
A beautiful wedding, and so inspiring! I love your place cards. Were they a DIY, or purchased? Would you mind sharing details, I'd love to do something similar for my July Colorado wedding : )
Hi Serena, The place cards were DIY, inspired by these butterfly place cards featured on Martha Stewart Weddings:
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/laura-butterfly-seating-cards?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/bird-and-butterfly-decorations#slide_45
(just copy and paste into browser for the how-to)
What an amazing wedding. It just brought tears to my eyes. The sheer happiness radiating from the couple is just amazing. Who says long distance relationships don't work? If you truly love one another then distance is no barrier. I wish then the very best, may their love conquer all!