Nevada Wedding by Chelsea Nicole Photography
What do you get when you combine the keen eye of an interior designer, the stunning backdrop of a Nevada mountainside and genius photographer Chelsea Nicole behind the camera? One of the chicest, desert soirees we’ve ever seen ’round these parts. I absolutely adore the comfy yet stylish bridesmaids ensembles. And don’t even get me started on the phenomenal floral design from Layers of Lovely! That succulent bouquet is just out of this world! I’d never guess from these tranquil images of lovliness that this wedding took place just 30 minutes from the Vegas strip. Check out the full gallery to see even more from this rustic desert fête!
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Ian and I are high school sweethearts and were excited to tie the knot in December after dating for almost 8 years! We’ve known we wanted to get married for a while but decided to pursue our goals first. For me that meant going to school in San Diego and getting my degree and for Ian it was becoming a firefighter paramedic. We spent 4 years driving to and from San Diego and Las Vegas every other weekend to spend time together. It wasn’t much fun at the time, but it definitely made us a stronger couple. We got engaged in front of our Christmas tree on Christmas Eve 2009 and instantly started making plans for our wedding!
We wanted to be budget conscious but still have a beautiful affair, so we opted to have our wedding at Cascada, a gorgeous country club tucked away in Boulder City just a bit outside of Las Vegas. We had originally wanted to get married in October but December meant non-peak golf season and non-peak golf season means much lower prices, so we bumped our date to December to be able to put the money saved towards others areas. Ian and I both really wanted our day to be laid back and not too traditional – especially not your traditional “Vegas” wedding. I’m an interior designer so I used some of my design and crafting skills to save us money by doing the planning myself, along with several DIY projects and the help of lots of wedding blogs. The control freak in me was happy to be able to craft many of our wedding details myself and with the help friends but I was also very grateful to find great vendors, like Chelsea Nicole Photography and Catherine with Layers of Lovely Floral, that were young, fresh, and knew exactly what I wanted.
A few DIY projects we took on to save money were the save-the-dates, invitation suite, programs, crossword puzzles, ceremony twine pomanders, blanket tags, the boys’ neck ties, refinishing an old trunk, escort card display, table numbers, menu, table runners, centerpiece vases, ornament favors, wood planks for centerpieces, tree guest book, my garter, doily sign, and most importantly the cupcakes-in-a-jar. A lot of our design inspiration was drawn from our love of nature, especially succulents. Our entire color pallet was taken from a photo I took on my phone of a bowl of succulents at Home Depot. I decided I wanted our wedding to be flowerless and Catherine executed that beautifully. We decided to use several types of weeds, fillers, wheat, pine flowers, balsa flowers and succulents to bring the vision to life. I found the antique bottles for the centerpieces at the Pasadena flea market. We also used mason jars which I borrowed from my MIL who has a MASS collection, 99 cent store cylinder vases, 99 cent store tea light candle holders and wood planks cut from our old trailer. We used all different types of shabby chic picture frames for our table numbers that I found at TJ Maxx, HomeGoods or Marshalls. We decided to make the ceremony very simple because the backdrop of the Vegas desert was so beautiful. I found a great little white table for $40 at the flea market that we put an old planter on, which housed our programs. We also found a great trunk at an antique store that held the fleece blankets. It was about 55 degrees and breezy during our ceremony so they were definitely necessary and very appreciated by our guests! We decided to buy a lot of things we could use in our house after the wedding, as well as using things we already owned. We literally took the picture frames off our wall the morning of the wedding and displayed them on the fireplace at the venue. Little things like that made such a huge difference when it came to the budget. We decided there were much more important things to spend money on! In the end, our wedding turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined but the best part of the day were the moments we shared with family and friends. Like, chasing around my nephew in my dress before the ceremony, the boys showing up in fake mustaches, my brother-in-law playing the guitar as we walked down the aisle, my choreographed dance to “My Girl” with my dad, our first dance, Ian shoving cake up my nose, and an impromptu rap performance by my brother-in-law and cousin. Those are the things that made our day absolutely perfect!
Wedding Photography: Chelsea Nicole Photography / Flowers: Layers of Lovely / Venue: Cascata Country Club / Wedding Dress: Tara Keely by Lazarro / Shoes: Seychelles / Hair Flowers: Forever 21 / Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie / Bridesmaid Sweaters: NY & Co / Hair: Katie Stocks
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Very pretty. I love the bride's bouquet.
How adorable are those photo's with the little boy (in his fake moustache, nonetheless!)! So cute! :)
Dessert receptions are my favorite! (as evidenced by the unwilling-ness of the button to meet the button hole on my jeans...) The bride did a fantastic job, and I love reading her favorite moments. :) Congratulations!
Such a beautiful wedding! I love all the fun and romantic details, the "cuddle up" blankets are an adorable touch!
Tell me more about the cupcakes in a jar! They are so cute...how did you make them?
Simply adorable! Love the "cuddle up" blankets and the "snuggle up" fireplace! Can you share where you found the fleece blankets? Thanks!
So pretty!! Great work from Chelsea Nicole!
Thanks everyone! Alexis, I found the idea for the cupcakes in a jar here... http://mycakies.blogspot.com/2010/03/diy-cupcake-in-jar.html . They were huge hit, a lot people took them home to their kids, which was perfect! Tanya, the fleece blankets were from IKEA & were tied with ribbon from the Dollar Tree. I searched high & low for cheaper blankets than the ones at IKEA (they were 4 dollars each) but it was close to impossible, unless you want a variety of colors. Hope this helps!
What a great shoot! It's sooooo awesome when someone shows another side of Las Vegas. I really love the bride's bouquet. Thanks again!
Love, Love, Love that bouquet!
hi there. this entire wedding is so beautiful. i love the color combinations & i just love the bridesmaids dresses. i am currently looking for bridesmaid dresses for my wedding in October. i saw that you got them from anthropology, but i wondered if they are available now?
Where did you get the programs and thank you's printed. Just what I am looking for, I love them :)
I love those shoes, and I've never seen a cactus bouquet before - that's quite unique. All of your colors are gorgeous and the images are beautiful. Thanks for posting. Karen
The brides bouquet is stunning! Its so unusual, amazing!
these are just gorgeous photos. ver beautiful bride and handsome groom. congratulations.
Hi! I keep seeing these "wedding tree guest books" - what is used to make the fingerprints? How do guests wash up after? Can you give me the run-down?
Thanks!
Thank you everyone for the very kind words!
Brittany, we bought the dresses on clearance at Anthropologie last summer, I'm pretty sure they're discontinued now. But have you checked out their new bridal store BHLDN? It's pretty fantastic, you may find some stuff there! Or check modcloth!
Kellie, I actually printed those from my home computer on an antique grey linen paper. I designed them in photoshop, I can send you the file if you're interested!
Jess, the tree guest book was such a hit! I know its been seen a lot on wedding blogs but it was new to my guests so I decided to go for it and I'm glad I did! I actually had the tree printed at Kinko's for $20 after I edited it in Photoshop. I placed the print in a frame with the glass removed. The thumbprints were made from little stamp pads I found at JoAnns. They come in a pack of 4 & are in the shape of little leaves so it was perfect, just the right size for a thumb. We set up a wet towel on a tray next to the tree, as well as a dry one, so people could clean off their thumb.
Hope this helps!!
Where did you get your shoes??? I LOVE them!!!
Hi Jillian,
Your wedding was so beautiful. Everything looks so amazing!! I love the crosswords puzzles. I think you said you made them yourself, did you design everything yourself or did you follow a template. I would love to do that for my guests at my wedding.
Katie, my shoes are Seychelles & I found them at Nordstrom last fall. The wedges were perfect for our wedding on grass! Jennifer, thank you so much! The crossword puzzles were on the back of the thank you's at each place setting. What I did was find a free online crossword puzzle generator then I edited it in Photoshop. They were a fun little something to do while waiting for dinner! (You could easily edit them in Paint also!)
I love the programs. Is that ribbon across the top? Also I noticed where you offered to send the file to someone. I would love to have the file and maybe come up with something similar. Also it looks to be layered on another piece of paper. Could you let me know how you did those? Thanks so much
Hi Janet, you can find my contact info/email on my blog www.jaebeedesigns.blogspot.com. The programs were actually printed on the same antique grey linen paper that I used for the thank you's and invitations. I think I was able to fit 3 on 1 sheet of 8.5x11. The back is actually a piece of scrapbook paper with a detailed edge, which we got using a border punch from JoAnns. Then, my friend Joelle & I sewed the 2 pieces of paper together using a zig zag stitch on our machines. Having help made it so much quicker because we made 100 of these! But to be honest, only about 25 people actually took them so I'm not sure it was worth it in the end. They were cute though!
seriously LOVE the floral arrangements (especially THAT BOUQUET!) The use of local materials, like succulents, is great and GREEN!!
Thank you Kelly! We really tried to be eco-conscious while planning without compromising. We used a lot of re-used vintage pieces & planted almost every succulent in our yard afterwards. :) Yay for being green!
I absolutely, after a weeks worht of going through weddings on here, ahve found my favorite! Pretty touches, simple yet elegant! Love the tree and will use it for mine. Hoping to find the right paints?
Thank you!
The tree is the best, love the centerpieces, and how down to earth, simple and elegant it all is. MY FAVORITE! No doubt. Hope I can find small paints for my guests? Where are those from?
Hi Bridgette...thank you so much! I found the little stamp pads at JoAnns...they're VersaMagic Dew Drop stamp pads. Hope this helps!
Great to see another guest book tree brought to life :) Love the colours!
I would have loved to have my wedding in front of mountains! So much nicer than in a church. Beautiful job Jillian!
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Beautiful!