California DIY Vintage Wedding
Cuteness knows no bounds when it comes to DIY weddings. This is especially true of this adorable Californian wedding sent to us by Shannon Leith, a fun-loving and talented photographer. It’s a cuteness party. And we’re invited.
I really got a kick out of the gorgeous vintage touches that Jared and Claire (our bride and groom) incorporated into their style. Combined with the antique lace accents, vibrant flora, flag banners and the perfectly unique terrariums – it’s safe to say Jared and Claire personalized their day to a tee. And I love it!
Claire gives us the inside scoop:
I’ve been collecting terrarium containers for a couple of years so it seemed like the perfect decorations option. Everything else just fell into place after that… I liked the woodsy and naturey, yet also delicate and Victorian feel of the terrariums, and I was able to find flowers and tablecloths that felt the same way. The colors I chose were based on the icons in our church: gold, deep red, muted pinks and blues, and deep green. As for the whole theme, I wanted to have a beautiful, peaceful, low-key wedding. I’ve been to too many weddings that just stress me out and make me feel uncomfortable.
Our engagement was 6 months, and I thought I was doing great for about 5 months. Then I realized there were so many things that I hadn’t thought about, just logistical detail kinds of things: who would help us set up the reception venue and when, and where would we buy all the food, and who would assemble it…. Thankfully my wonderful parents and grandparents stepped in a week and a half before and figured it all out for me. So all that to say, most of it was fun, if a little stressful, but I guess I really could have done with a wedding planner.
Everything was DIY. Literally. I made all the terrariums from things I’d been collecting for years, and found the live moss on a hike in the mountains over Thanksgiving (it was transported home in a hat). I made the flag banners from fabric I’d had for years, and the ribbon it was sewn on was from every 99 cent store in the area. The tablecloths were mostly bits and pieces that my mom and I found at thrift stores and sewed together. My bridesmaids and I and two other very helpful and generous friends arranged all the bouquets, and the two friends put together the leaf garland that was framing the arch in the church.
My day was so much better than I could have imagined. So many things could have gone wrong, but everything worked out perfectly. It even rained from the afternoon on, and that was fine too. Things happened fast, but not too fast to not remember. The ceremony was beautiful, and the reception went off without a hitch. It was the best I could have hoped for.
Thanks Claire! Great job on your adorable wedding!
xoxo Chantale from La Belle Bride
Venue: St Barnabas Orthodox Church and The Newland Barn, Huntington Beach /Menswear: H & M / Brides and Bridesmaid Dresses: Vintage /Wedding Cake: Choux Box Pastries / Invitations: Moats and Boats Design Studio / Florist: A to Z Wholesale Florists / DJ: Gary Allen /Photography: Shannon Leith
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Where is Claire's ring from? It is gorgeous! This is my favorite wedding since subscribing to this awesome blog.
Beautiful wedding and I absolutely love all the color in the bouquets. Thanks for sharing!
I was just going to post the same question. That ring is GORGEOUS! I'm looking for different, vintage beautiful ring ideas and would love to get some insight...
Will attempt to find out ladies!
Cuteness knows no bounds indeed! Lovely!!
Too many wonderful things to mention (I love that ring, too!) but the groomsmen's vests have to be my favorite!
Wow! This is put together sooo well! I adore the bridesmaid's and groomsmen's outfits! And those bouquets?!?! A-MAZ-ING!!!
Beautiful, classy wedding. I love it!
that bridal party image is great. thanks
So adorable! Love the bride's attire!
So charming! Love the bride's attire!
she got her ring from ETSY! i will have her post the exact seller.
Where did all those gorgeous dresses come from!
i think they're all from different vintage shops, and the one with the bows was from target!
Thanks Shannon! Would love to know. What a beautiful wedding, so impressed with the DIY deets
this is from claire:::::::::
this is the etsy seller i got my wedding rings from: http://www.etsy.com/shop/blancamonrosgomez?ga_search_query=blanca&ga_search_type=seller_usernames
unfortunately when i looked at her site just now there were no pictures posted, as she's on maternity leave for a couple of weeks.
Oh wow, all of the jewelry really struck me in the images, but my favorite piece was the purple locket (it seemed like a locket) that the yellow laced dress lovely was wearing :) Is that something you all found on etsy too? I am looking for a pretty colored locket like this to hold a picture of my grandfather's, both have passed. I don't want it to blend, I want it to stand out like this...like they would have. :) xoxo Thanks!
Feel like I could look at these pictures all day!! Charming and quirky in an authentic/un-forced way.
in picture 10, what are the white flowers at the bottom of her bouquet? they look like little tiny sparkler firecrackers - love them!
adorable...I would love to attend a wedding like this! The dresses & groomsmen attire really seem to make the sweet details work :) great job!
so adorable and I love the fresh picked bouquets and save the date card!
Beautiful bouquets - Clair and her friends are so talented! The invitations are perfect - are they also DIY?
wow, those flowers are so so so gorgeous!
that very first picture is timeless.
Are the wine bottles DIY? Can you provide more info on them please- love them!
they covered two buck chuck from trader joes with their own labels! just paper scraps and sharpies!!!
love the invites,where did you get them from?
Lehua Noelle (lehuanoelle.squarespace.com) and I (tusssk.com) teamed up to make our lovely friend's paper goods under the name - - moats&boats - - using their silhouettes and love of nature :)
So weird I started showing your wedding to my Fiance and other people who are close to me and therefore involved in our wedding over here in Australia, only to find out you are lauras best friend from the Solamins. Small World hey! I love your board!! It is quite in line with what we want. Lol funny as co-incidence!
Does anyone know where the groom got his jacket? My fiance loves it!!
the jacket was from H&M!