California Ranch Wedding Full of Color
A long, long time ago way back when, I was in design school and one of the very first things I learned was grey makes other colors POP. I thought this was so strange at the time but if you think about it, it’s completely true. On a grey day, the trees look greener, the flowers seem brighter and this California Ranch wedding is the perfect example. It is an explosion of pretty color all captured by Acres of Hope Photography and we are loving every second of it. In fact, grey just might be our new favorite color. Who are we kidding, it totally is. See more of the bright, happy details in the gallery.
Nate and I got married on a very misty afternoon at my grandfather’s ranch in Potrero, California. We chose my grandfather’s property because of its beautiful oak trees, large boulders, and we felt his red barn would be an awesome place for a reception. For a do-it-yourself bride, this was the perfect place to plan a wedding. The venue was owned by family, who invited me to come and set up things before hand. My grandpa also helped immensely with heavy duty tasks in getting the barn in ship shape. This made setting up the day before the wedding a lot less hectic.
I wanted my wedding to be a little bit country, and a little bit vintage, and thought the barn would be the perfect place to do that. Country details we used included bales of stray used as tables for galvanized buckets that held the drinks, a large chalk board for the seating assignments, and burlap runners made by with the help of my friends Ann, Sandy, and my sister-in-law Kandra. I also used mason jars to display assorted orange flowers, as well as candles filled with blue and orange buttons. To bring in my love for all things vintage, I used antique children’s books and antique glass for the cake table. I also love feed sack fabric from the 1930′s and decided to use a variety of prints with orange and blue tones in them for bunting flags (thanks mom) that hung in the doorways of the barn. I am also a lover of old vintage sweaters, and thought it would be fun to switch things up by wearing a blue vintage cardigan during the reception. My favorite detail of my whole wedding, which was an idea my groom came up with when he was in Iraq, was a root beer float bar. To achieve the root beer float bar, we ordered a keg of beer, a jockey box, and set it up on a table with a vintage table cloth on it. The table was decorated with little fabric flags, displayed in orange soda bottles filled with colorful jelly beans. Even though it was outdoors, it was fun to give my guests a retro feel of going to an old fashioned soda fountain. All in all, my wedding day was perfect! I was surrounded by people who love me, details that make me smile, and a man whose hand I will hold forever.
Photography: Acres of Hope Photography / Flowers: Jasmine Creek Florist / Ceremony and Reception Location: WestStar Ranch (private) / Caterer: El Indio Mexican Food / Cake: Twiggs Bakery
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That cake is adorable!! And the bridesmaid dresses are gorgeous...where are they from?
Breathtaking wedding, congrats to the bride and groom! :)
The bride is adorable in her little cardigan and that is one of the most beautiful cakes I've seen; love the simplicity and sheer cuteness!
Stunning!!! Absolutely lovely. Thank you for sharing!
This wedding is so beautiful! I love the soft misty look and it's so true about the color...it's gorgeous! Something about this wedding looks so REAL to me...
Yes.. the cake is so cute. Nice picture for a wedding in november.
This is the best! LOVE the bridesmaids dresses with those shoes and the flowers tie everything together! Super cute bride with the cardigan too! Love the colors! Wonderful :)
greay pictures, erica!!!
AWWWW very beautiful! and thanks to the groom for his service!!
hope this couple is blessed forever :)
Wow, love this wedding, great color! I love the picture of the John Deere, I work in Moline, IL in a building that used to be a John Deere warehouse!
Where are those shoes from? I want them!
A very beautiful wedding in pictures - even more beautiful being there! The mist added something I've never seen at a wedding but it added to the appeal! We loved the root beer bar and the Mexican food was delicious! We got to take home little remembrance's of the wedding for the birds. The setting couldn't have been more gorgeous! I loved the vintage truck! The Bride & Groom were so cute! Loved it - we were very privileged to be invited! Thank you!
This is adorable! Such sweet details! I love the buttons on the little jars to make lanterns!
it was such a beautiful wedding to attend, i'm glad i went...the pics are great but the experience was wonderful, congrats kim & nate!
This wedding has something very special...it looks so real! For the bride, she's a natural beauty & really seems to adore her husband, which is great!
The exceedingly aesthetic pics gimme some hope for my end-of-december-wedding to come...
What a misty wedding! It was really a grey day. and you're right, the colors popped especially the Orange color.. I never thought of a ranch wedding, but seeing this.. its great. it's so cute really. thanks for sharing this with us. this blog site is my favorite ever. thank you again.
Does anyone know about the bride's rings? They are beautiful, I would love one like that!
Thank you for responding! The dresses were Jcrew, and are on sale right now for 29 dollars!!!!!!! The shoes are from UrbanOutfitters. Not sure if they still have orange, but I know they have many other colors. To Kate, my rings are from Art Carved, and they have an awesome variety of carved rings, like the ones Nate gave me. The groom's ring is from Robbins Bros., and is tungsten. Thank you again for all the nice comments, and good luck with your weddings :)
Such a beautiful wedding with vintage elements that knock it out of the ball park! I just love the root beer float idea. The scenery, fun colors and vintage vibe create such a fantastic event!
When it comes to succinct on point blogs this is it - here is a little off point thing but it made me smile!
The trouble with ignorance is that it picks up confidence as it goes along. :)
Where is the bridal dress from!?! I LOVE it.