Geological Inspired Wedding From JCP Event Group
Yesterday, Abby mentioned that she’s starting to like the idea of “themed” weddings. In the olden days, she would have cringed at that word! But brides, today, are really “getting it.” They’ve become adept at merging those little pieces of their own interests and personality with those of their groom’s, resulting in very unique and personalized celebrations. Subtle snippets of their passions and hobbies. Today’s Little Black Book Blog feature ~ shared with us by Jody Wimer of Jody’s Pantry and The JPC Event Group is exactly what we’re talking about! See the whole gallery here …
Amanda and Eric have a passion for all things geological and used this detail to weave throughout their wedding decor that gave it that special touch! Geologic specimens (ummmm ~ rocks!) marked the tables, were used in her bouquet (!), the boutonnieres, and were the cohesive element that tied it all together.
Amanda worked with Krislyn Design in Los Angeles to create her custom bouquet ~ containing pieces of coral, balsa wood flowers, Barite Rose and crystals.
Jody’s Pantry and The JPC Event Group worked their culinary magic and made the menu an experience … a magnificent experience!
From Jody at The JPC Event Group,
The Mansion is located just outside Pittsburgh. With it’s lush gardens and a picture perfect day, we couldn’t have asked for anything better! After a butlered cocktail hour, the JPC Event Group served a three course farm-to-table fall harvest dinner. The tables inside were set with taffeta Colchester Pintuck linens in platinum. Amanda and her ‘assistants’ crafted napkin rings out of balsa wood flowers. For the table marker holders, she bent aluminum wire into the perfect shape to display various mineral and rock specimens.
We created the wedding cake to mirror the bodice of Amanda’s Monique Lhuillier gown ~ white chocolate fondant, silver lustred hand-cut hydrangea blossoms and garnishes. Guest favors were “chocolate rocks” from The Chocolate Shop in Smicksburg, Pennsylvania.
Amanda and Eric did a wonderful job of ballroom dancing during their first dance to the sounds of the Boilermaker Jazz Band. Overall ~ just a lovely day full of elegance and personal touches that were captured in lovely style by Kristen Penner Photography.
From the beautiful bride, Amanda,
Eric and I are both geologists, collecting rocks is often the primary motivation for our trips! We decided that instead of table numbers, we would use rock and mineral samples that we collected to label the tables. We had halite from a trip to New Mexico, garnite and wollastonite from New York, pumice and ventifact from our travels to Iceland, aquamarine from Maine, breccia from Virginia, coral from Hawaii, and amphibolite from New Zealand! At the reception, as we visited each table, we enjoyed telling our stories about how we found “their” rock. And then, on our honeymoon, we collected even more rock samples!
See even more photos from this very special celebration on The JPC Event Group blog!
Photography. Jody Wimer, JPC Event Group Photography: Kristen Penner Photography / Event Design, Catering, Wedding Cake, Linens: JPC Event Group / Ceremony & Reception Location: The Mansion, Butler, Pennsylvania / Flowers: Blooms Florist / Brides bouquet and groom’s boutinerre: Krislyn Designs, LA / Jazz Band: Boilermaker Jazz Band / Invitations: Golden Rectangle Press / Shoes: Charles Davids / Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Hairpin: Etsy seller OWD Jewelry / Veil: Etsy seller Nikkisboutique / Earrings and Necklace: Etsy seller Patrick Irla Jewelry / Bridesmaids dresses: Two Birds Bridesmaids / Bridesmaids necklaces and bracelets: created by Bride
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Her bouquet is so pretty. I love the rock theme because it is subtle and really reflects the couple!
To cool. I'm a geologist and my fiancee always jokes about how we should have a rock shaped cake and rocks everywhere.......This is a far more subtle and classy way of incorporating rocks into the decor!
The bride/bridesmaids image is really pretty and I love their individual dresses!
Love the invitation. Never seen one so intricate. Her bouquet is just stunning. Love it.
Thank you Eddye and Abby for featuring this stunning day! Amanda and Eric were the most lovely clients, and put their hearts and profession into all the gracious details of their wedding day. This was truly one of the favorite 2010 weddings our company produced!
LOVE the entire 'rock' theme and elegant ambiance...and the bouquet...and the cake...beautiful photos Kristen! Amanda, you look amazing!
Aw, my husband (the geologist) would've loved to have a wedding like this! Thoughtful details, beautiful palette, and that food looks amazing! Congratulations to the Mr. + Mrs.!
I love the rock theme on the table. What a great conversation starter. And her bouquet....it was hard to tell, at first, that there were rocks in her bouquet!! A stylish and tasteful themed wedding.
Gorgeous! Hurray for Rockhounds ;)
I plan on incorporating some of the rocks/gems and fossils we've collected/dug up into our own wedding in subtle ways. I love how you added them into your decor in such a clasy way!
I hope that as a geologist, she remembered to pick a conflict-free diamond. :)
So sweet! The bride looks like Amy Adams :-)
What a great idea for the buffet/cocktail table! I never thought to put veggies in tall vases but it looks amazing!
LOVE the invitation, but can't find anything online about Golden Triangle Press. Is anyone able to post any info? Thanks!
Golden Triangle Press is an etsy vendor but they have a studio in Brooklyn - I've obsessed over this invite
Hi everyone, I'm the bride, and I just wanted to say thank you all for your kind words! And a big thanks to all of our vendors, who were fantastic. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of them, they're the best!!
Fellow geologists, I encourage you to embrace your inner rock-nerd! Aside from being special rocks that we collected together, the best part about decorating with them is that they're free! :-)
To Tacro: It's Golden Rectangle Press, and Shawna, I too pined over them for a good several months, but I finally decided that I couldn't do without them, and I couldn't have been happier--they're gorgeous!
Amanda, you are a lovely bride! I hope all the photos turned out as lovely as these. Love the theme, the invitations, the dress.
Amanda, you are such a beautiful bride! Gorgeous!
The bride's bouquet is stunning!
Amanda, you look stunning! I love the individual styles each bridesmaid did with her Twobirds dress! We had so much fun working with you and your bridesmaids here in Boston! Congrats!
I love the veggies, dip, cracker & cheese bar and the beautiful set-up of it. Great idea!
I like the venue and the photography is just awesome.
WHAT??? HA HA HA HA! Amanda and I went to college together! :-D And she sure was a geology major. :-D
It is a great wedding theme! Never thought of fusion of stones and wedding, but the eeffect they got is simply amazing.
The bride is beautiful! She chose a dress/veil combination that looks as if it were custom-designed. Stunning!
I'm not a geologist spefically, but I am a science nerd in general and can totally appreciate this theme! Great job keeping it classy and elegant! Absolutely Love Love Love!
I love the monogramed little favor boxes. Where did you get these? Thank you!
Thanks again for all of the kind comments, and hello, Assaba! To Melissa: the favor boxes were from Beau Coup, and the I made the embossed monograms with supplies from Paper Source--stamp, ink, embossing supplies, and paper. The ribbon is Hanah Silk Ribbon. Hope that helps!
HOW did you make the bouquet?? The barite roses look amazing, but I can't figure out how you mounted them.