Nashville Wedding with LOTS of Personality
One of the things that we love so much about weddings is that every single one is so different, so unique. All of those personal touches really make the wedding world go ’round and this Nashville wedding is the perfect example of that. Golriz and Devon make up the insanely cute, quirky couple behind the day and they created such a one-of-a-kind event filled to the tippity top with creativity. Ryan Lash was there to capture soo many wonderful snippets. The art installations alone have us squeeling with glee. Be sure to check out the gallery for more from this DIY couple.
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Devon and I wanted every ounce of our wedding to burst with creativity, but we had a very tight budget. This was actually a blessing as it forced us to be really creative and think outside the box. It also meant we had fun adventures to pursue together like hunting for the ‘perfect’ couch on Craigslist!
One of the biggest priorities for us was making the event space feel really cozy and intimate. We achieved this by setting up a cozy nook in the corner with a colorful and intricate backdrop. We hung paper strips to the ceiling to create a beautiful paper chandelier, with twinkly lights that peeked out between the strips. Behind us we hung strands of handmade fabric flowers that myself, a good friend and my mom had spent weeks creating out of an assortment of vintage fabrics.
Art Installation: Devon had always dreamed of creating an art installation with vintage televisions, umbrellas and bare light bulbs…so this was his chance! We hunted high and low for TVs that had big knobs and dials – the sales staff at the thrift stores must have thought we were mad! Devon figured out a way to connect all the bulbs to one switch and even installed a dimmer (yes, I’ve obviously married MacGyver).
Other DIY projects: For our wedding favors we printed CDs with songs that we had written & recorded and placed them in hand sewn fabric sleeves made out of assorted vintage fabric. We then hung the CDs off ribbon with miniature clothespins so guests could pick one up as they left.
Photo booth – in the corner of the room we set up a photo booth. This element was a hit with our guests and we have hundreds of photos that captured the fun they had. Inside the booth I had placed a box of assorted props, hats, wigs etc. and a chalkboard so that guests could write personalized messages for us.
Unique guest ‘book’ – in lieu of a guest book we had a huge stretched canvas on an easel. We picked a very specific palette of colors and had each guest paint a heart in one of the grids. Now we have a beautiful piece of art to take with us as we start our lives together!
Cake toppers – my mom hand-stitched adorable little fabric birds with wire feet – my bird even had a little bouquet and Devon’s had a yellow bowtie! They made great props for our photographs.
Cupcake stand – instead of purchasing/renting a stand for our 150 cupcakes we built one (using Cetaphil containers and cake boards!)
Photography: Ryan Lash / Videography: Full Frame Cinema / Event Space: Marathon Village, Nashville TN / Wedding Dress: Handmade by the bride’s mother / Shoes: Office / Groom’s suite: Costume National / DJ: Joel Price / Cupcakes: Effie Sahihi / Makeup: Neda Ferdowsi / Hair: Salon Genevieve
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oh i LOVE it! So much personality and so eclectic and hip! refreshing!
that sofa was totally on the move throughout that wedding! what a fun accent piece!
I want to see the guest book! I thought of doing something like it but my fiance thought it might be a mess in the making...
My jaw literally dropped at this gorgeous, unique wedding!!
OH! And I thought the same about the traveling couch. So much fun!
very cute and quirky :)
Love the dress!
What a wonderful wedding! I love seeing the ones from people on a budget who manage to create a masterpiece. Bravo!
where did the balloons come from????
i want some like those for my engagement pics
hi everyone,
thank you for the kind comments about our wedding. we had so much fun, and it's still a bit unbelievable to me that we we managed to squeeze all the planning into only 2 months!
sarah - that sofa has seen more of nashville than most sofas for sure :)
tiffyB - the canvas actually turned out great (a bit to our surprise too!). we had a strategy though! we limited the color palette to only blue, yellow and white. we also created a grid out of embroidery thread that was fixed to the canvas so that our guests would stick to their little squares. and finally, we started the canvas off with 10 or so hearts so people could get the idea and see the variety that was available to them even when designing a very simple element. we love the finished product!
kiana - thanks! my talented mum made it and was putting the final stitches on the eve of my wedding day!
steph - the balloons are from balloon countr: http://www.ballooncountry.com/ . we did a lot of price comparisons and they were the best deal that we found.
I'm obsessed with this wedding !!!!It's hip, creative, unique, charming and simply FABULOUS!! Job well done !!!
This wedding is so adorable! The dress is gorgeous, very similar to a lovely BCBG dress I was stalking a few months ago (but that was sold out everywhere, sigh) ;-) So impressed by the art installation, incredible! What a beautiful couple, you can definitely see the love :-)
This wedding is awesome, and my favorite touch is that paper chandelier!
xo, Ara
I LOVE the painting idea. The personal touches make this gallery so beautiful!
Are you sure this is a real wedding and not a photo shoot?
your mom is incredibly talented.....i love your dress!
I don't even know where to begin with all the fabulous details of this wedding. I guess the most stunning detail would be the dress... or the canopy... or the cake/cupcakes. Wow!
Love the shots with the couch!
C'est juste parfait! Un mariage comme on en rêve toutes....
Gorgeous! I love the pictures in the street with the sofa and the balloons.
My pictures are sooo boring against these! I love them! The style, and the couple... Perfect!
I am so speechless! This wedding is making me smile so hard it hurts :) I'm trying to achieve a similar creative look in my own wedding, and so many of these elements have inspired me so much! The exposed brick walls, the balloons... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Thank you so much for submitting this gorgeous wedding, and Style Me Pretty... We need more of these creative, offbeat, urban-vintage weddings!
Oh, happy day!
Where did she get the shoes? You can see them really well in the video - so super cute!
Jen
are the balloons the cloud busters on that website? thanks
I'm truly inspired! It's extra special to see couples creating their dream wedding despite having a limited budget. It's easy to splurge on beautiful things with lots of money but it's tough to create something beautiful with the little resources they have!
Hi! I'm so intrigued by the rings photo. Is that a button ring? Was that the wedding band for the groom????? Who made it? I loveeee it!
I absolutely LOVE this wedding! All the details! Would love to get this creative when it's my turn to wed and have such a unique outcome. Congrats!
hi nenygq,
the button ring was my first engagement ring. my fiance (now husband) made it himself out of a vintage button...and kept it a secret from me.
three months ago we were traveling around the south pacific and one day in Samoa he surprised me with it as we were sitting in the beautiful Baha'i temple, with the rain pouring outside. It was a perfect fit :)
The personality in this wedding is fantastic! The TVs, the bird toppers, everything! So much creativity and something so unique is quite refreshing to see. Thanks for sharing!
This is breathtaking. Everything is SO awesome, well designed, unique, and just plain cool.
I have to ask you, Golriz, if you are Iranian?
And also how did you conduct the ceremony part of the occasion? Officiant, or something different?
hi sarah,
yes! i am half-iranian, and half-armenian :) and i lived most of my life in new zealand. so my accent, as you can imagine, is a mess!
i'm a Baha'i (http://www.bahai.org ), and Baha'i wedding ceremonies are quite simple - In the presence of two witnesses the couple recites the following verse: "We will all, verily, abide by the will of God."
the vow makes the marriage a contract of three parties - the husband, the wife and God. Baha'is are free to design their own marriage celebration so we had fun pouring ourselves into all the details and making the wedding feel very much like 'us'.
one of the writings in my Faith about marriage is this: married couples should strive to become "loving companions and comrades and at one with each other for time and eternity."
there are other beautiful writings about marriage and love that we used in our ceremony. all of the readings were read by members of our immediate family. i especially love this prayer: http://www.bahaiprayers.org/marriage2.htm
hope that is helpful info for you!
i just adore the delightful details of this wedding! i love how your personality shines thru and each element you chose is so uniquely you :)
i just adore the delightful details of this wedding! i love how your personality shines thru and each element you chose is so uniquely you :)
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where was your wedding held at. ii have been looking for a budget friendly wedding venue