We gave you a little sneaky peek of this next wedding in last week’s wrap up, but there really was no possible way to convey the absolute beauty of the day without sharing the full shebang. Photographed by Jill Thomas, who is quickly becoming one of our fav photogs, and designed by the FABulous Carissa of JL Designs…this wedding is all gorgeous. From the soft gray bridesmaids dresses, to the vintage touches and the organically chic florals…it’s kind of like all of my wedding dreams come true. If you want to see even more from the beautiful day, click right here.
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As soon as I got engaged I knew I had a lot of work on my plate because I was living in New York and would be planning a California wedding. To determine the theme of our wedding I scoured the internet looking at wedding blog after wedding blog. My fiancé is very outdoorsy and from Canada and I grew up in Souhthern CA so I wanted to have a theme that incorporated his style as well as mine. I knew for the reception it would be perfect to have a more rustic feel with a little bit of vintage. I also I really wanted a barn setting.
When a friend sent me a link to Brookside Equestrian I figured I should check it out. I flew home over Christmas and only had two days to find a location. The moment I saw Brookside I knew it would be the perfect setting. I loved all the trees and natural surroundings, the white picket fences and the vintage looking stables. Lisa, from Brookside, had so many great ideas to help my vision come to life. We really wanted the wedding to be fun and relaxed, almost like a glorified picnic. Rose Wade Events, who is Brookside’s preferred caterer, created the perfect BBQ menu for the event as well as helped to create the perfect atmosphere that day. They helped so much with all of my planning while I was across the country.
Carissa, from JL designs also did an amazing job on all the florals. From the moment I first spoke to her on the phone and described my wedding and what I was looking for I knew she would do an amazing job. The colors we chose for our wedding were yellow, brown and a pale gray blue. I fell in love with Billy balls and succulents as I was looking at blogs and knew I had to have those incorporated. I loved all the unique ideas Carissa had and I put my trust in her to create the perfect floral arrangements., which she did.
The Bridesmaids dresses were made by a friend, Jessica White, in New York, who is in Fashion School. I brought her a dress of my own that I loved the style of and she re-created them in a unique way for my bridesmaids. They were perfect.
I am a graphic designer so I wanted to do as much as possible myself. But living on the other side of the country, planning a move across the country, looking for a new job, and planning a wedding all once was little overwhelming. Thankfully I had so many people in California willing to pitch in and help me out. I did design and assemble all of the invitations, which was the most important thing I wanted to do myself. Here’s a pic…
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Also, my wonderful sister and mom made over 130 homemade jams to giveaway to guests. My mom had a friend cut down tree branches to make stands for table numbers, then a few days before the wedding my fiancé slotted the branches and helped me paint table numbers. Without the internet and all the amazing wedding blogs out there I would not have been able to plan the perfect wedding from across the country.
Photography: Jill Thomas / Invitations: Myself…kristinmackenzie.com / Venue: Brookside Equestrian, Lisa Walton-Cortes / Caterer and Venue Design: Rose Wade Events / Cake: Beverly’s Best in Fullerton CA / Floral Designs: JL Designs, Carissa / DJ: Fly by Night Entertainment / Brides Dress: By Allure purchased at RK Bridal in NY (they did fab alterations) / Grooms and Groomsmens Suits: Pronto Uomo from Menswearhouse / Bridesmaides dresses: Custom made by my friend Jessica White
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love love love this!!!
Well I am in the planning stage now where I am shopping invites... and I love these ones! So cool too that the bride made them herself!
obsessed. love this.
Those bridesmaids dresses are adorbs! And this yellow and green color combo is totally working for summertime weddings...this couple pulled it off beautifully.
GREAT wedding! I love the invitations!!! We are doing a barn setting down in Charleston, SC (I'm also planning from NYC) and those are perfect!!!
Augh! LOVE!
kristin was an absolute GEM to work with! i just love when my couples trust me and my style and kinda let me do my thing :) i could not ask for more treasured clients! MUCH MUCH love and happiness to them and thank you abby for the great feature! oh and jill, you worked MAGIC on this wedding - thank you for capturing it so beautifully! xoxo
The bride has the most gorgeous blue eyes. Jill, you captured them so well. Great job!
Such a cute wedding and love the invites!
ANy idea what Alure style number this was? I love love love the dress!
Lovley wedding! Congrats! Where was the grooms tie from?
Ummm Jessica White is going to have to start an etsy site, because I must have this bridesmaid dress! They are beautiful!!!!
I adore the dress! I second a request for the style number because I sure am having a hard time finding a simple dress with straps/sleeves and this is SO flattering.
WOW!!! What a gorgeous wedding - love every detail!!
I cant get enough of this wedding, I adore it. and those bridesmaid dresses are amazing! Your friend did such fabulous work. I also personally am smitten over your yellow shoes...I also opted for yellows shoes on my big day and recently posted about colored heel trends in brides! SMP thanks for sharing!
What an amazing wedding! The feel is exactly what I want for my own. Where did the bride get the runners? We are doing long tables and I love that luck. Any guidance would be great, if you are selling them...even better!
please share where the groom's and groommen's ties are from! I love the look!!
Hey Jessica - I love those runners as well. I've had some made for our upcoming wedding in July out of a linen fabric. Would easy sell them after if you like. (we have 12 suited for 8 foot tables).
This wedding is simply beautiful! Love the bridesmaid dresses and the bright touch of yellow! It all goes together sooo nicely! Congrats!
love love LOVE the bridesmaid dresses!
Absolutely stunning - I love everything about this wedding! What an inspired colour combo!
Love the colors and the invites!
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Where in the world did you get those adorable yellow shoes???
What a stunning couple, my favorite picture is the one with the groom looking down and the bride looking up at him - absolutely amazing. I also adore the yellow accents and shoes! So fun and cheery. Congratulations :)
LOVE the color palette - love the BMs dresses as well as the bridal gown - stunning wedding!
love love love the bridemaids dresses!!!! how can i get a hold of your friend to see if she would make me some for my wedding next april??
Hi everyone! Thank you for all the wonderful comments on my wedding.
Meghan and marta: They Style number is P784. I have looked for it on their website and never found it. But they had it at RK BRidal in NY.
Alicja and Tammy: The Grooms tie is Geoffrey Bean and the Groomsmen are Sean Jean. We got all of them at Macys
Alex: My Shoes are by Joan & David and I got them on Zappos.com
Carolyn: Here is Jessica's email. She said feel free to contact her white.sica@gmail.com.
Dearest Kristin,
First of all, thank you for trusting us to be part of such a beautiful wedding and for the great comments. It was our absolute pleasure to work with such an easy going and beautiful bride!
All of your vision and ideas came together in a spectacular way!!
The pictures of you and Brigham are stunning to say the least! I am so glad to have taken part
of it!! Congratulations!!
All the best!
Rose
hi Kristin,
I have been looking for barrels all over the place to incorporate into our reception decor. Can you please tell me who helped you locate those or were they already at the venue? Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks and awesome job on your lovely wedding!
Hi Lisa,
The barrels were provided by Rose of Rose Wade Events.
Wow! I'm so thrilled that everyone loved the bridesmaid dresses and sashes. It was a lot of fun to do and such a treat to see it all come together so perfectly!