New Jersey Wedding with Lovely Style
We are stepping away from the uber-luxe weddings we’ve been featuring lately to share with you three completely perfect, completely charming weddings that are filled to the brim with style, with handmade details and with personality for days. And this one, designed by the gorgeous bride who happens to own a fabulous new bridal shop in NYC called Lovely (that I am now completely obsessed with btw), is all about the pretty. Originally featured in the latest Real Simple Weddings, we managed to get our hands on even more of the picture perfect details…
{click here to see TONS of additional images}
Chris and I knew we wanted something that felt laid back and ‘us’. Chris owns his own business in New York City, and I own a bridal shop, Lovely, in the West Village, so we felt we had a loyalty to NYC and should definitely get married there. But when Chris’s sister offered her beautiful house in New Jersey, it dawned on us that marriage wasn’t only about the two of us, but the new family we would inherit so we decided to have it at their house. It is located in Gladstone, New Jersey, which is horse country, so not only was the their backyard and gardens an idyllic setting, but the guests driving in would pass gorgeous estates with rolling lawns.
We really played up the garden theme with the colors and décor. The flowers had a hand-picked loose quality and were bound in raffia. The bridesmaids wore mismatched gowns (two Jcrew, one Prada) in the same shade of pink which coordinated well with the hundreds of blooming roses that were around the property. We had a fun garden floral background for pictures and everyone had fun writing us messages on chalkboards as a photo guestbook. The one unexpected addition was the rain, and although that kept us under the tent most of the night, it made for amazing photos with those bright, colorful umbrellas. My stylish bridesmaids rounded up the best umbrellas our guest brought with them and made lemonade out of lemons!
We wanted to keep the budget low and the design quotient high (I work in fashion after all) so we took on a lot of D.I.Y. Projects. We made the flowers pins for our wedding party and ‘vip’ guests. Our overall eyelet theme was sprinkled throughout with cool eyelet lanterns from Ikea, these chic Evian water bottles at each table (a Christian Lacroix special edition found online), and doilies spray glued to the sides of luminary bags for the tent entrance. We printed our own menus and programs and spent a fun night over a bottle of wine binding them with lavender sprigs bought online. I think we took on just the right amount of ‘do it yourself’ to make it a bonding experience, not a stress point. In the end, we realized it was not only an amazing wedding, but an amazing journey creating it together.
Photography: 4 Eyes Photography / Video: Film Jones / Flowers: Rose Petals and Lace / Planning: Samantha Goldberg Planning / Catering: Feast Catering of Westfield NJ / Dress: Ben de Lisi (bought in London at his boutique / Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Jewelry: Megan Greene Jewelry / Grooms Tux: Etro
Thank you so much to Lanie and Chris for sharing their gorgeous wedding with us. For even more bridal inspiration, you HAVE to check out Lanie’s blog…it’s total eye candy, total wedding fashion gorgeousness. AND if you are still obsessed with this wedding and just need a little bit more to satisfy your craving, here is the GORGEOUS vignette that Film Jones crafted…
Coming up…a DIY backyard wedding that you are going to LOVE.
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oh so pretty! soft and romantic...
Agreed! The peonies are delectable! I love them! That'll be my bouquet this June! Can't wait! And the tablescape?! Gorgeous! Esp the waterbottles and garden flowers! Looooove the Badgely Mischca (sp?) shoes! Gorgeous! You can feel the softness of the flowerbuds on the sandals. Love!
I LOVE everything about this wedding...especially how they embraced the rain!!! Brilliant imagery from 4Eyes and FilmJones!!
Stunning!
xoxo
SC
Oh how I love the simple tables!! So many of the weddings on here -- while amazingly beautiful -- seem to leave no room for the guests to sit and eat, the tables are so packed with decorations. The gorgeous flowers can take centerstage in this design, and I love it!
I love everything about this wedding! The video is so sweet!
I adore her gown and I love that the wedding colors were all in the purple family. The picture of the groom's socks are too cute and I love the chalk sign drawings and words! Cute prop.
Fabulous photographs. They really capture the joy of the day despite the rain. Great to see the whole wedding party making it so special.
Oh- I. LOVE. THIS. WEDDING. Sweet & oh-so chic. Adding this one to my faves!!
I LOVE this wedding. The colours are absolutely stunning. I love the purple, beautiful. What style of Badgley Mischka shoes are these?.they look similar to 'Randee' but prettier! I'd love to know? Thanks x
As a Jersey bride-to-be & wedding planner all wrapped in one, I am so excited to see a NJ wedding featured! Every detail is so sweet & charming. The big smiles despite the rain are priceless!
i'd love more details about the DIY flower pins, please! they are quite adorable.
I love the mis-matched but coordinating ties for the groomsmen - does anyone know where they came from? I'm finding it difficult to find good ties for our guys...
What beautiful and lively celebration! The "us" factor of this wedding is wonderful! I love creativity and simple elegance. I too am making the boutonnieres and corsages for the wedding party and family at our wedding using extra raw silk from my dress. I would so appreciate knowing how the bride and groom made their flower pins. Thank you and congratulations!
those flowers? Yes, PLEASE. I also love the bride's shoes, and the pic with the umbrella. Sometimes rain makes for cute pictures even though it is annoying.
these are beautiful photos - what a gorgeous, rustic-looking wedding! Congratulations! Looks like it was an amazing day... thank you for sharing your special day! x
As one of the bridesmaids here, I can say firsthand that this was a truly gorgeous wedding. Lanie has amazing taste and is a woman who is beautiful both inside and out!
p.s - I love the minature chalk boards!
Beautiful wedding! where are the bridesmaid dresses from or what brand are they?
New Jersey wedding? WOW. Hahha, this one definitely knocks away the bad rep Jersey gets. I guess it is the garden state after all. It's so green and lush. Love the purple details, they really pop. This is super gorgeous, the whole thing! The couple is adorable.
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OMG, I **LOVE** the menu design! They printed them themselves? Any idea where they got the design or graphics, specifically the loopy border? It is EXACTLY to a "T" what I have been looking for in my invitations. I would love the source for the graphics if possible!!! Beautiful wedding!!!
Yay! Soooo pretty! Lanie is the best!! Congrats to Lanie and her husband!
I absolutely LOVE this wedding! Can someone tell me where the fabric for the photo booth is from?! I am getting married in Sept. w/ a peacock feather motif....and I have been searching for a fabric like this one!
I love this wedding and would love to see more weddings that embrace the idea of budget and DIY aspects. The uber-lux weddings are gorgeous, but I think these type of weddings are more helpful to real brides out there. Thanks for all of today's features!
The Badgley shoes are from Spring/Summer of 09, and they're called the 'Chaz' :-)
Gorgeous peonies prove that wedding florals don't have to be elaborate to be stunning. Oh, and the gown is absolutely awesome!
love it! i first saw this wedding in real simple weddings. i've called j crew a number of times trying to explain the color of the bridesmaids dresses. can you please share? thanks!
love love love! so beautiful, understated, & fun! Are those cabbage roses????
LOVE everything about this wedding. SO many great details and they colors are brilliant!
Nice wedding theme
I am in love with her programs. Didn't see them on the realweddings website, though. Where would I find the same style for my upcoming wedding?
Beautiful wedding and is providing tons of inspiration!
Thanks!
Love the wedding! Love the video! Love the grooms smile! We are having an exceptionally hard time finding good ties for our daughter's wedding in August. Where did you find the ties used in the wedding?
any updates on the questions yet? dying to know about the little handmade flowers for the boutonnieres and pins, etc...
Do you mind sharing where the fabric for the photo booth is from?! I'm in LOVE with it!!
I'm with Rose G - I'd love to see additional views of the programs. We're getting married in May and have already ordered parchment paper that we plan to roll up like scrolls. I love the format this couple used. Any additional information would be amazing. thank you!
I'd also like to know where the fabric is from and what size you used, great idea!
This is such an adorable wedding! I'm normally not a huge fan of DIY weddings but everything in the pictures was completely put together. I loved your dress with the flower accents that seemed to also complement the real flowers used. And the pictures with the chalkboards were super cute:)
wow!! gorgeous wedding!!!
Love those chalkboard signs they come up so well in photos. It's a really lovely colour scheme as well, those soft pinks and purples. A refreshing change.