Il Divo’s David Miller and Sarah Joy Kabanuck

March 23rd. 2010 by Abby Larson | Filed Under | 41 comments

Boy oh boy, are you girls in for a treat. Beyond a treat. You are in for one of the most beautiful days we’ve ever had on Style Me Pretty, which says a lot since I try so hard to make every day really beautiful on SMP. The cute, cute, way-too-talented duo over at Belathee sent us today’s featured affair. And when I tell you that it’s gorgeous. Well, that’s kind of like the understatement of the century. Designed by the FABulous Hatch Creative Studio and planned by the equally fabulous Annie Lee of Daughter of Design, this is the wedding of David Miller, one of the voices behind Il Divo, and Sarah Joy Kabanuck, a beautiful singer and stage actor…and it’s pure wedding genius.

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

wedding, Il Divo, David Miller

From Annie Lee of Daughter of Design

Sarah Joy and David met while cast as star-crossed lovers, Mimi and Rodolfo in Baz Luhrman’s Los Angeles production of La Boheme, a tragic opera which defines bohemian romance and Parisian love affairs. Luckily though in real life the stars were aligned for Sarah Joy and David and they were wed last summer in NYC. It was a total no-brainer that the wedding’s theme would be inspired by the bohemian Parisian romance of La Boheme…sans the tragedy and tuberculosis.

SJ and D worked with Bernard Maisner in creating their very dramatic, yet elegant wedding invitations. They choose a thick black card stock with voluptuous, ornate ivory calligraphy. Very Boheme. The envelopes were black but lined with leopard print for that little touch of sexy. We couldn’t find paper sheets of a leopard print we liked so I sourced a wallpaper from Home Depot that was perfect (and actually more cost effective). Bernard used ivory calligraphy on the black envelopes for the addresses and I finished off the look with vintage stamps that not only were in shades of gold/orange that matched the leopard lining but also were music themed. My favorite was the Metropolitan Opera stamp. I almost fainted when I found it.

For the RSVP card, we spelled out Responde S’il Vous Plait, which means “Please respond” in French and where we get R.S.V.P. from. It went with the whole French thing and added a little more formalness to the card. Instead of giving the options will attend/will not attend I thought since they are such a positive and spiritual couple it would be nice to have all guests reply that “I/We will be attending” but they had to indicate whether it was “in body” or “in spirit.” Also a note if you are thinking of doing black invitations sets, that’s all fine and dandy but it’s always best to do your response cards in a lighter color so that people can write with blue and black pens without any issues. Most people don’t have white marker lying around.

Also included in the invitations were the activities card which listed the information for Friday and Saturday. Since the wedding was already set at 632 on Hudson I thought it would be neat if we continued the weekend wedding theme with the word “Hudson.” As a result we chose the Hudson Hotel for their Friday welcome party. Bernard enlarged and emphasized the word “Hudson” on both the Friday and Saturday activities to show the link. I’ve requested that Sarah Joy and David also name their first born, Hudson Miller, cute no?

So much more in a bit!

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41 Comments about “Il Divo’s David Miller and Sarah Joy Kabanuck”

  1. leanne
    March 23, 2010 at 9:34 am

    What a stunning bride! A beautiful couple. I love the choice of flowers, menu fonts, and the grey suits. Lovely wedding!

  2. Jes
    March 23, 2010 at 10:26 am

    Her flowers are gorgeous!

  3. Hilary
    March 23, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Goodness, the bride looks just like Katherine Heigl!

    Beautiful, love the flowers.

  4. Elvi
    March 23, 2010 at 10:40 am

    This wedding is magical!

  5. Patricia Brazil
    March 23, 2010 at 10:42 am

    i just LOVED this site. What a great pics! I could felt the energy of this days... God bless this beautiful couple!

  6. elizabethvazquez
    March 23, 2010 at 10:43 am

    I love all the little details! I am a firm believer that details are what makes a wedding beautiful; that and the joy of the occasion.

  7. Adrienne
    March 23, 2010 at 10:48 am

    I remember this beautiful wedding from the In Style Weddings! I can't wait to see MORE images :)

  8. kim
    March 23, 2010 at 10:57 am

    Love his suit! Such a great look with the site, decor, and her dress. Absolutely stunning wedding!

    Kim
    LLE

  9. Libby
    March 23, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Her veil is so romantic! Beautiful wedding...excited to see more!

  10. Kate/MagnoliaRouge
    March 23, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Simply gorgeous wedding!! Flowers are stunning, as are the invites...and well everything really!

  11. Jenna
    March 23, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Her veil is gorgeous - do you know where she got it from??

  12. Sarah Esther
    March 23, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Oh how I love her dress! It is sooo dreamy!

  13. Dognbird
    March 23, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    This bride is absolutely flawless.

  14. Naty and Clau
    March 23, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    They are the best couple ever. Everything looked simply amazing!! they had a dream wedding!!

  15. Dawn
    March 23, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Yes, do tell where the veil is from! Beautiful!

  16. Beatriz Cardenas
    March 23, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    I need to know who made that CAKE....

  17. Dorothy
    March 23, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    How absolutely wonderful, the whole setting superb. Sarah Joy looks fabulous she is so so pretty and David just beaming from ear to ear as well he should. Long lasting happiness to them both.

  18. Pam
    March 23, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    What a beautiful selection of photographs Sara looked radiant and David just so happy
    Sara Joy is such a beautiful bride and the perfect partner for David
    I wish them both years of happiness together growing ever closer in their love for each other
    God Bless you both

  19. Kelly McKinney
    March 23, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    What a beautiful Bride!! Please tell me your secrets! It looked like a wonderful wedding. Congrats!

  20. Karen
    March 23, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    I love the pictures and reading about the details. Sarah Joy is beautiful and looked so gorgeous! I like David's suit, but it's a liitle too shiny for me. But no matter what I like, he looked very handsome and they make a beautiful couple. The details sound so pretty. I like the idea of black card stock with ivory letters and leapord detail. Very cool. And I must say I loved Sarah Joy's hair and make-up! So beautiful. Oh, and I really like the flowers and the colors worked so well together. It was a beautiful wedding!

  21. Debs
    March 23, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    Her veil is simply stunning! So romantic.

  22. Yolander
    March 23, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    Wow!!! Stunning bride, love the gown and the veil is just wow! Also love the buttonhole in the grooms suit, good choice of colour as well-grey. Lovely couple.

  23. Max Steffensen
    March 24, 2010 at 2:52 am

    At times it takes someone to place the words before you before you are aware that everyone must take even more treatment.

  24. Broadway hotel New York city
    March 24, 2010 at 6:53 am

    This wedding was so beautiful! It was ethereal! The bride and groom looked simply stunning. I also loved the veil! It was a stunning piece that was draped very well.

  25. Trendy Bride
    March 24, 2010 at 8:04 am

    Love this .. The colors are beautiful and the bride is gorgeous !

  26. Kaitlin
    March 24, 2010 at 8:46 am

    I LOVE her bouquet. Can anyone give more details on the flowers? I think I see dahlias? Help please :)

  27. Myriam
    March 24, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    Wow..what a beautiful wedding ! nice bouquet, for two beautiful people ! David diserves it to be happy with SJ. I got to know them on the ID official forum...and fans told me to go and watch at the photos....it's really worthed....I hope that he is happy and stays it for the rest of their lives....

  28. Kristin
    March 25, 2010 at 1:44 am

    OK, I may weep if I can't have this veil ;-) Any word on the designer yet? Beautiful wedding!

  29. Angel~DIYUnveiled
    March 25, 2010 at 10:48 am

    This wedding is so classy and stylish, I may fall out of my chair! LA LA LA LOVE IT!!!

  30. Gabriella
    March 26, 2010 at 11:52 am

    Sarah Joy's veil is by Malis-Henderson for Gabriella New York. You can call us at 212.206.1915 if you are interested!

    Thank you!!!

  31. Alice
    March 26, 2010 at 1:34 pm

    Hi Gabriella - I am living outside US and sent you an email, please check!

  32. Melissa
    March 29, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Hi, David and Sarah they look so beautiful and a really great couple. Sarah is so pretty and David looks so handsome. Sarah's veil is so elegant. All the pictures look beautiful.

    Melissa

  33. Carmela
    March 31, 2010 at 3:48 am

    This is my favorite SMP wedding, hands down! This is even better than the Chicago wedding that I loved from years before. Total prettiness. Congrats to the beautiful bride and groom!

    The flowers? I'm totally copying that you guys.

    Great pictures too!

  34. Diva
    May 16, 2010 at 2:34 am

    How beautifil is David :)))))

  35. Jaclyn
    May 20, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    The gorgeous couture gown is designed by Michelle Rahn. It's made of luxurious French silk tulle and adorned with a custom designed Swarovski and embroidered belt. Available through MichelleRahn.com

  36. Pont Neuf
    October 13, 2010 at 3:46 am

    Some of the sights in Paris are just nice, such as Disneyland Paris aswell as Pnt Neuf. Just wonderful to see and visit

  37. dogs in service
    March 28, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    That's a VERY good thing!

  38. Elaine
    July 26, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    amazing...what can i say....beautiful bride with an awesome dress...good work...nice pics

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