California Wedding with Purple Palette

July 1st. 2010 by Elaine | Filed Under | 18 comments

It’s a good day on SMP and we’re waking you up this morning with an extra dose of wedding caffeine. We have a huge line up of amazing weddings from coast to coast and these beauties are sure get your day off on the right (and completely fabulous) foot. We’re starting right now with this pretty purple affair coordinated by In The Now Weddings. This Los Angeles wedding was actually sent to us twice… We received one submission from the very talented Zenia Photography and another by one of our lovely readers who saw the wedding on the Zenia’s blog and knew it would be positively Style Me Perfect. She was SO right! Dear Readers, have we told you how much we love you lately?!?! Gorgeous setting, rustic-vintage vibe, tons of DIY details (as in all the flowers, favors, and the cake)… there was no question, this wedding was right up alley.

Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings

Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings

Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings

Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings

Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings
Photography By / Zenia Photography
Event Planning & Design By / In The Now Weddings

{Click here to see the rest of this perfect purple wedding}

From Zenia Photography

The day began at the Pacific Palms Resort where both Lesa and Eric got ready. When I met Lesa, she gave me a warm hug and Eric was a complete gentleman when I photographed his getting ready. The wedding ceremony and reception took place on his family’s property in La Habra Heights. Eric’s mom totally went all out, installing a gazebo and doing extensive gardening in order to get ready for the wedding. In her speech, she jokingly (and perhaps seriously) thanked her gardeners for their help. The property was not only beautiful but because it had a personal touch to it, I think it meant a lot more.

Eric’s brother serenaded the couple with a guitar and song at the ceremony and because Eric is in the Marines, their ceremony was completed with an Arch of Sabres. They had to kiss to pass. Lesa detailed their reception with “Lesa’s Lemonade,” and an unbaked mini pie (complete with instructions for baking) for their wedding favors. Lesa and her father’s dance together was one of the more touching father-daughter dances I’ve witnessed.

Vendor Credits: Photography: Zenia Photography / Invitations: Shannon, In the Now Weddings / Venue: Private Home / Rentals: Classic Party Rentals / Design and Coordinating: In The Now Weddings

 

18 Comments about “California Wedding with Purple Palette”

  1. LB Slo says:

    LOVE the invitation!! Please pass a link so I can order some just like those!!! Beautiful wedding :)

  2. Crystal says:

    I love the bridesmaid dresses! Where is the dress with sleeves from?

  3. Amy says:

    Aghh with over a year to go to my wedding, I REALLY need to stop coming on this site! With every gorgeous wedding I spy, I want to change everything! Baha.

  4. Elaine says:

    @LB Slo, the invitations were done by Shannon at In the Now Weddings, http://inthenowweddings.com/blog/2010/04/invitation-suite-country-chic/

  5. Gorgeous images. I love Zenia's work and these images are so pretty!

  6. Oh man! The invitations are GORGEOUS, the lace details going from the invites to the chairs and the chairbacks are excellent! Such gorgeous details!

  7. Laurice says:

    Thanks for publishing this! Zenia totally deserves this kind of attention!

  8. yay Shannon!! Love her work =)

  9. Diana says:

    Great invites

  10. Terilyn Brown says:

    You can't get more beautiful. Amazing way to put together Shannon.
    Purple is the best!

  11. Deborah Lee says:

    Incredibly pretty .. the flowers and cakes are utterly adorable.

    Thanks for sharing!

  12. Kelly says:

    Beautiful wedding ... any idea where the jar labels are from?

  13. Kelly D -Bride's Sister says:

    @Kelly-I designed the jar labels for my sister :) We were both pleased with the outcome! Any questions, email me kelly.duca@gmail.com

  14. Alice says:

    I was there! It was really a fairy tale wedding, simply beautiful! Thank you for inviting me!

  15. thank you for the kind words regarding the invites! i had SUCH a great time being involved with this wedding!

  16. sarah says:

    I love the thistle in the floral arrangements!! I'm using that in mine and my girls bouquets!!! It's such an interesting texture and its just gorgeous!! Your wedding was so inspirational to me, we have very similar tastes and ideas!! Hope you're marriage is going as lovely as it started!!!

  17. LesaT says:

    When planning my wedding, style me pretty was one of my favorite sites too. Thanks for your kind words. I'm glad we inspired you!!

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