Science Themed Wedding by Amorology
A themed wedding. It’s one of those ideas that leaves me nervous and fearing the worst. And yet, time and time again I am totally proven wrong. And not just proven wrong, I have fallen totally and completely in love with more than one themed wedding on more than one occasion. So, when I saw this little number, I knew I had to share. And of course, leave it to Amorology to turn a Science themed wedding into something, well, magical. Click here to see all of the images.
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When our bride Robyn came to us we were so excited by her enthusiasm for her wedding, and her desire to do something unique and different. We love brides who are willing to trust us and have fun with their special day. Being an elementary science teacher, it seemed only natural that we create a wedding for the bride that depicted some of her background with the elements of the earth and the chemistry she had found with her true love. Our minds wandered to beakers and test tubes, organic succulents, Bunsen burners and all of the natural components of chemistry and life science.
For Robyn and Branden’s ceremony, Robin Mathis of Twigg Botanicals created an altar like no other. Fashioned from bamboo and twigs and adorned with orchids and amaranthus, the ceremony structure featured single stems of purple allium in suspended test tubes that appeared to be floating above the bride and groom. In lieu of a traditional unity candle ceremony, the bride and groom each had a mason jar filled with soil they poured into a potted plumeria tree and then watered together, symbolizing the roots of their relationship and the growth that was sure to come with the nurturing of their new marriage. Their love plant, now in their home, serves as a daily reminder of the vows they made to each other.
For cocktail hour, guests were welcomed with ice cold glasses of “punch drunk love,” “love bird lemonade” and “H20.” Guests left love notes and words of wisdom on a vintage typewriter before searching the “science lab” for their table assignments. The escort cards were placed in corked test tubes that sat in trays of various minerals and elements. The periodical chart found it’s way onto the table names with subtle images that hinted toward the different elements. These also were carried over to the molecular sugar table – or the candy station for you non science people. Playing upon the elements, we used things such as candy bananas to depict the K for potassium, gold foiled chocolates for Au, salt water taffy for sodium and bubble gum to represent helium. Guests enjoyed the candy by filling their bags with all of the “elements” for a take home treat. Candy bag labels crafted by Brightly Designed, featured complex molecular structures and read “bonded for life.”
In keeping with the feel of life science, the centerpieces were composed of organic succulents, drift wood, protea, cobra lilies, orchids and moss with subtle touches of feathers, creating textural biospheres at each table. Beakers filled with natural minerals held the periodic table names.
The evening was full of entertainment, dancing and a surprise performance by the groom who rocked the house with his trombone. As for one final element of the night, fireworks and sparklers showered the couple as they headed off on their tandem bicycle along the ocean shore.
Photography: Gideon Photography / Flowers: Robin Mathis of Twigg Botanicals / Event Design: Heather Balliet of Amorology / Event Planning: Amorology / Ceremony + Reception Location: Catamaran Resort / Paper Elements: Brightly Designed / Cake: Flour Power / Bridesmaids : David’s Bridal
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I love anything "sciencey" or scholastic in design! This was a great way to incorporate that an still sophisticated!
very cute! love the flowers and pheasant feathers also!
I don't know if I've ever heard of a science themed wedding. It is very unique and I like the organic feel of everything. The use of periodical elements are awesome!
This wedding is brilliant! What a creative use of color and non traditional items like bleekers. I'm terrified of anything science related, but I love, love. love this wedding!
Wow .... Love it all! This is a first for us to see ... and done so beautifully!
~xoxo
Heather and Kimberly
StyleUnveiled.com
Yes! I am a geologist bride-to-be (and my handsome groom is a geologist as well), and we are incorporating rocks into many aspects of our wedding (there are barite roses in my bouquet, mineral specimens for table "numbers", etc). I don't really consider it a "theme," but rather, just small touches of our personality scattered throughout our day. To some people this sounds crazy, but this wedding post proves that you can do subtle science-chic! I am now going to point to this post for justification when folks think I'm nuts. :-)
Adorable! Loving the test tube escort cards!
Science as inspiration for design elements - LOVE it! The organic textural elements used for her floral bouquets incorporated almost all of my favorites... Swooning! :)
It didn't seem too theme-y to me. There weren't any lab coats or anything. :) But I did really like the science-related details, especially the "molecular sugar table" -- such a cute idea.
And I love all those vivid shades of purple everywhere.
Talk about the "Queen of Theme"... Amorology never ceases to amaze me with their creative approach to wedding design. I mean... I bet they could take a "Road Construction" theme and make it look fantastic! The florals by Twigg Botanicals are so beautifully unique. Love the interesting mix of blooms. Wonderful wedding!
Great wedding!
Does anyone know where the bridebridemaids' shoes are from?
I am wanting to use the vintage typewriter and vintage paper idea for our guest book, Has anyone seen a unique way to put the comments together? I was thinking a decopage for a piece of art but haven't seen anything that really caught my eye yet.
Deiner Erfahrung kann ich total zustimmen. Ich bin schon seit laengerer Zeit ein Fan deiner Texte und bisher hat Du mich jedes mal ueberzeugt, mit dem was Du postest. Kannst Du mir schreiben ob es Homepages gibt, wo man tiefgruendigeres Wissen finden kann? Vielleicht gibst Du mir ja einen guten Tipp?
This is gorgeous! Love the florals and the theme is done with the perfect amount of whimsy.
love the brides dress...any idea who designed it?
Amazing wedding, Heather! As always...
I am dying to know two things: what size test tubes did the bride and groom go with? I'm looking at 16mmx125mm - but I'm wondering if that is too long. I actually measured an M&M to make sure that I wouldn't get something too big, as I'd like them to stack one atop the other.
Second, I would love to know WHERE they did their labels on the test-tubes. For the life of me, I can't figure it out. Did they layer two stickers? One with guests names and one with the table (from the Periodic Table). I can't imagine anyone doing each label individually. Please, tell me the short-cut. ;-)
I need to know some ways to change the viscosity of a liquid. I already have temperature, which is an obvious one. There are no sites that help me and I need more then one way. Please help!
(grade 8 science)
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