Sonoma Wedding by Elle Jae Weddings
An apple orchard wedding in wine country? Just reading that sentence, you know this one is going to be darling, and it sure doesn’t disappoint. There is also pie, lots of pie – but I digress. The fabulous photographers behind the lens on this darling day, Lisa and James of Elle Jae Weddings, were there to capture all the endearing details. I am personally loving the couple’s creative spin on the standard guest book, and I am pretty sure you will too. You won’t want to miss any of the delicious images (including all the pies) in the gallery, so don’t forget to stop on by.
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From Lisa and James of Elle Jae Weddings … Apple Farm-Vineyard Splendor, with French-Italian sensibilities and a Live Life attitude made Siobhan and Luca our absolute favorite wedding of the year. Partnering with our studio mate, wedding designer, Lisa Blake from Bellissima Vita, James and I were able to see the wedding come to life from the brainstorming session with the couple to load-in on wedding day. This was our ideal wedding, with the ideal couple and the ideal team. We called it “Lisa, Lisa and the James Jam.”
The first impression of Siobhan and Luca is two people totally in love…with each other, with good food and wine and with life. When the idea of the wine bottle “Time Capsule Guestbook” was created in a brainstorming session, I became tear-eyed, because I know they will be breaking that 25year bottle, together, one day.
I loved the antique photo wall. James did an amazing job building it and I was thrilled to use my antique French country bedside table for the prop table. Somehow making the props,mustaches and the wall made us even more apart of the wedding. We were so excited to see their day come to life and we were truly honored to share in their celebration.
From Lisa of Bellissima Vita Weddings – I loved Siobhan and Luca from the moment I met them. When we started discussing their wedding I knew that this “wine country apple orchard” wedding was just up my alley. I wanted to stay true to the wedding venue (an apple farm), to the geographical location (Sonoma wine country), and to both Italian and French influences (heritages). The bride and groom wanted it to be most importantly special to them and of course memorable to their guests. We were able to incorporate to special touches like using a San Francisco florist named Cherries (who supplied Luca with flowers for Siobhan throughout their courtship) and their love of Straus Family Creamery Ice Cream.
One of my favorite elements? An antique French riddling rack which we filled with 10 numbered wine bottles labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30. Guests left notes in the bottle of their choice and on the year that corresponded to the bottle Siobhan and Luca will crack it open and enjoy their unique “guestbook” for years to come!
Florist: Cherries Flowers / Pies: Butter Love Bakeshop / Ice Cream: Straus Family Creamery / Catering: Elaine Bell / Live Band: Keith Johnson All Stars / Venue: Vine Hill House / Officiants: Good friends of the bride and groom / Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Photographer: Lisa and James of Elle Jae Weddings / Wedding Designer and Coordinator: Bellissima Vita Weddings / Bride’s Make-Up: Audrey Crandell, Glowing Bridal
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Love this wedding - that dress is spectacular & the flowers in the bridal bouquet are a perfect compliment.
Such a sweet and fun wedding!
This wedding is so pretty! I love the bride's dress and all the little touches, the mason jars and photo props, and how cute is the flower girl in her sunglasses?!
Love the colors of the bridesmaids dresses & the fact that theyre 2 different colors :)
Does anyone know where the bridesmaid dresses are from and what colour they are?
lovely!
LOVE the Monique Lhuillier dress - it's stunning!!
Thank you everyone for your kind words!
The bridesmaid dresses were from J. Crew - they were silk chiffon in three colors: sapphire blue, hazel blue and shale
i ADORE every bit of this wedding!
so gorgeous!
where are the flower girl's dress/shoes from?
What a beautiful wedding! So much inspiration here. May I ask if the photo spot was made and, if so, how? I love it.
how long ago did you order those shoes from jcrew! I love them! i agree.. i adore all the details about the wedding
Hi Siobhan!!!
Erin - James, one of the photographers made it from wood, wallpaper and frames.
Thanks again for all of your kind comments!
To answer a few questions:
- Flower girls dress & shoes: Both purchased from Nordstrom's - dress by Us Angels, shoes by Nordstroms
- The photo booth was made by James of Elle Jae Photography - he did an incredible job and Lisa developed all of the props. They created something beyond what we had imagined and absolutely loved it
- The J.Crew shoes were purchased about a year ago
Thanks!
Siobhan
The Guestbook- how neat!! That will be a special surprise an all of your anniversaries!!
The Charlies Angels pose is the cutest! Creative shot that oozes fun. Congratulations to the photographer!
So in love with cutout photo booths - such a fun idea!
Ha!!! I am getting married at Vine Hill next year. Great to see what you did with the place :) It all looks beautiful.
So so so beautiful. Love the mix of the glam Oscar dress and milk bottles with flowers. Beautiful!!
Her gown is absolutely gorgeous. Very romantic shoot.
Siobhan,
Congrats! I just wanted to note that some of these pictures (the barn etc...) were taken at Lynmar Estate in Sebastopol, CA. Piper and I truly enjoyed coordinating your rehearsal dinner and wish you and Luca the best!!
Cheers!
Andrea
LOVE the Riddling Rack!!!! Great photography as well! Congrats to the couple!
That dress is GORGEOUS!
What a beautiful day. Found a couple of bits of inspiration for my big day.
BEAUTIFUL wedding, wow! Love the BM dresses/colors, all the flowers, photo booth, everything! What is the name of the bride's ML dress?
What a gorgeous wedding, I love it! And I LOVE your gown! What style is this??
how did i miss this yesterday!!!! LOVE the dress!!!
i am dying to know what the dress style is also. it looks like exactly what i have been looking for but haven't found!
Hi all,
Apologies for the delay in response.
The dress is Monique Lhullier Rocha.
Additionally, as Andrea mentions above several photographs such as the truck and barn were taken at Lynmar Estate Winery - they were absolutely fabulous to work with for our Friday evening event.
Thanks!
Siobhan
I love vintage auto shots. The barn is cool too. Very nice.
I would like to know where you found the perfect labels for your guest book bottles? Love the idea!
I am in LOVE with your dress...I bought a ML dress, but would love to find this one somwhere to try on. I am having trouble locating the name/style of the dress. If you can share, I would be appreciative!
Many thanks, and beautiful wedding!