From Inspiration to Reality: The Design
Okay, kids. Now is the time to grab that cup of coffee and find a very comfortable seat. And if you’re at work and there is no such thing as a comfortable seat, just make sure your boss can’t see you because you are going to be swooning hard in one very short second. This shoot was put together by Megan Fickling of La Partie Events, along with Lindsey and April Killingsworth of Sweet Monday Photography, and is pretty much…all of my dreams come true. Especially the dress. And the really cute pink and navy palette. And the cake. And the flowers.
{click here to see the inspiration board that started it all}
In searching through the inspiration boards for our favorite, the first thing we fell in love with about the board Shawna created was the dreamy color palette. We were drawn to the contrast of the dark berry with the pale shades of pink. We also loved that the elements in the board appealed to both our homey sides (those pies!) and our glamorous sides (that dress!), and we hoped that in order to keep things fresh, we could inject a little bit of a modern feel into the shoot as well.
As wedding vendors and former brides, we know all too well how easy it is to blow your wedding budget – things add up fast! In conceiving this shoot, we really wanted to try as much as possible to keep things realistic overall. We did allow ourselves a few splurges – namely, Ghost chairs for the table and some seriously gorgeous flowers for the centerpieces and bouquets, but we know that in an actual wedding with 20 plus tables, those items alone would eat up a large portion of any budget. So for the rest of the shoot, we tried as much as possible to sway toward the “reality” side of things, and choose just a few things that we felt were really important to the overall look.
The Vendors
Styling and Coordination: Megan Fickling of La Partie Events + Lindsey Hinderer & April Killingsworth of Sweet Monday Photography / Photography: April Killingsworth & Lindsey Hinderer of Sweet Monday Photography / Flowers: Megan Fickling of La Partie Events / Cake & Sweets: Amy Berman of Vanilla Bake Shop / Stationery & Paper: Megan Gonzalez of MaeMae Paperie / Calligraphy: Kathryn Murray / Make & Hair: Jaimi Brooks of Fiore Beauty
The Good Stuff
Birdcage Veil: Le Chic Studio / Chairs: Fete Accompli Events / Sea Salt Caramels: Little Flower Candy Co. / Pies – Dupar’s / Cheese: The CheeseStore of Silverlake / Bridesmaid’s Dress: Anthropologie / Wedding Gown: Edgardo Bonilla / Plates and rubber lace Coasters: Gretel
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LOVE this, they did a stellar job on this!
LOVE this. Where is his tie from?
Also, I love the table numbers. How were those made?
Beautiful! If someone is able to respond about the table number comment above, could you also let us know where the silver table number holders are from? I have been looking for something just like them. Thanks!
This is gorgeous--what kind of berries are in with the bouquet?
I keep scrolling up and down and then back up and down! I can't get over what an amazing job the team did! This looks better than I ever imagined. It is everything that I love blueberries, doilies, milk glass, pink, pies, a bunt cake....everything!
Wow.....speechless, this is beautiful! And this is now my favorite feature on SMP! Love, love, love the color palette! I keep scrolling up and down too Shawna! :)
You're right Abby, I am positively swooning!!! This is beyond gorgeous...the peonies + blackberries + lovely little place settings. It all comes together in a way that is a little bit shabby but mostly SUPER chic!
that is the second time today i've seen that anthro dress! and i love it. i actually wore it to my engagement party a few weeks ago :) so pretty!
Wow! This is amazing! I love the photo of the bride holding blueberries, so creative and cute!
Too cute! The berries on the tables just make my heart skip a beat...
this is stunning! i loooove the flowers - does anyone know what the cream flowers are and what those little berries are called?
Bailee, I was wondering if the flowers were solo wood. They are awesome, if there are. I just made bouts out of them and was thinking of also incorporating them in my bouquet.
http://www.save-on-crafts.com/shellflowers.html
(SUPER CHEAP TOO!)
WOW! This turned out simply fabulous!!! I LOVE those ghost chairs. The whole shoot is perfectly elegant and rustic at the same time! :)
The "Inspiration to Reality is fast becoming my favourite post on SMP. Love this one!!!
adore the colors- navy blue and pink. makes the whole set so sweet. the bouquet is definitely gorgeous as well.
and yay for fiore beauty and maemae paperie!
O-M-G, I just squealed! Now this is a way to do a Purple and Pink wedding, this is one of the best yet! I would love to see bride really incorporate this on their day!
LOVE THIS!!!! Where can I find those napkins?!?!?!?!
These wedding colors are amazing!! The pink veil the bride is wearing is so unique and absolutely beautiful. Where can I get mine?
I love the color combo... I have never thought about the blackberry and pale pink... must try that !
Amazin design, great work !
What atyle of gown is this? I love it!!!!!
The table numbers were made by MaeMae Paperie! They were designed, printed on cotton paper, and then die cut. Let me know if you want to order some.
Hi everyone! So glad you love the shoot. Some answers...
FLOWERS: The cream flowers are wood flowers. The floral arrangements also includes black berries, pink roses, pink orchids, black pussy willow and pink nerine. I don't know the exact name of the black berries or the pink flowers around the exterior of the bridesmaid bouquet but you can always take the photo to your florist. They are both available between Jan-March in SoCal. I often see flowers at the mart and use them without memorizing the names. My process is organic in that sense.
TIE: not sure
GOWN: This particular style was created by the designer himself for the bride. It was the combination of 2 of his dresses, I believe. Our bride model is one of my former's brides, Nicole, and her hubby Abram. They rock. The bridesmaid model is also a fabulous former bride of mine, Nadia.
NAPKINS: We sewed them from fabric we bought in downtown LA. Also sewed the runners.
VEIL: see credits
TABLE #: designed by Mae Mae Paperie, see credits.
TABLE # HOLDER: restaurant supply store (where I bought the silverware too)
Luv,
Meg, La Partie Events
SO happy everyone is enjoying our shoot! I'm a happy photographer today!
Wow, How can anyone not mention the idea of blueberry pie at a wedding! This is great idea. Let there be more pie!
Just flipped my lid. This shoot was soooo amazing! Um... I REALLY want this to be my wedding!!!
I love all the berries. Blueberries, Black raspberries, berries in the pie, berries in the flowers. What a "sweet" theme. I'm trying to figure out how to work in red raspberries on the tables since that's one of my colors.
Can anyone tell me where the Bridesmaid's dress is from?? Absolutely adorable!
^^ I looked on the Anthropologie website and couldn't find it... If someone could give me a link or something, I'd really appreciate it!