Virginia Wedding by Kellan Studios
Welcome back to another wonderful, wedding Wednesday here at SMP! And if you’re new to Wednesdays here, it won’t take you long to figure out why it’s our favorite day of the week. Get ready for an amazing coast to coast tour of seven drop dead gorgeous weddings. We’ll show you our favorite photos, but it’s up to you to check out the galleries to see all the stunning details just waiting to inspire you!
First up is this adorable, harvest themed wedding captured by the talented duo of Kellan Studios. I’m a sucker for history, so when I saw this wedding, held at the Berkeley Plantation, home of the first Thanksgiving, I was immediately smitten. And then I saw the bride and groom…and is it me, or are they not the cutest? The sprawling fields, the weeping willows, the lawn games, I’m officially head over heels. Croquet, anyone? Be sure to check out all the fun details, including the cutest DIY guest book, in the gallery.
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Our concept was the idea of harvest. We feel so richly blessed with friends, family and love, we wanted to day to be a true celebration of that overflow of joy. We chose our venue because the plantation was the site of one of the first thanksgiving celebrations. We encouraged a casual, fun day by setting up all kinds of lawn games on the field for guests to play. The flowers were a loose mix of butterscotch dahlias, orange and champagne roses, burgundy hypericum, sunflowers, burgundy coxcomb, orange lilies, yellow solidego, ivory spray roses, ivory freesia, seed eucalyptus, burgundy hypericum berries and birch branches. The food included guests being greeted with apple cider. We served a Spinach Salad with Caramelized Onions, Southern-Fried Apple Slices, Crispy Bacon Bits and Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing. For dinner, Pecan Smoked Turkey, Espresso Rubbed Flank Steak with Sauteed Asparagus, Colonial Corn Pudding, Roasted New Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes with Garden Herbs. The cake was pumpkin spice with a cinnamon creme frosting. The hammered dulcimer player for our ceremony music, Tim Seaman, was the same family friend who had played the music in my parents wedding over 28 years ago. He played the song “give thanks” in both weddings. I walked down the isle to the hymn “Come thou fount of every blessing” and Brandon entered to “star of the county down.” Other fun facts…we made our “bride and groom” signs with dried oranges we purchased online and squares of craft wood which we painted. Our cake stand was a log my dad cut in our backyard. Our guest book tree was an illustration that Brandon and I created together from an idea we saw online. The incorporation of the bike theme was because Brandon and I first met in a bike shop! The blue tandem bike is my parents, which they ride around for fun very often. Fall, family, harvest, blessing and thanksgiving….we covered all of it.
Photography: Kellan Studios / Floral Design: Williamsburg Floral / Catering: The Catering Company / Ceremony Music: Tim Seaman, hammered dulcimer / Dress: Paloma Blanca / Bridesmaid dresses: Jim Hjelm / Kettle Corn: Uncle Dave’s Kettle Corn / Venue: Berekley Plantation
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Beautiful! Can someone tell me where the bride's wrap sweater is from?!?!
Gorgeous! This post started my day off right. Everything about this wedding looks perfectly coordinated, elegant yet relaxed and enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. Great photography!
love love love the toile linens!
Lovely!
I would love to know who makes her wrap sweater and her shoes....
I'm crazy for her little wrap sweater - so cute!
Love the cake!!! :)
Hey ladies inquiring about Kelly's wrap and shoes. Her wrap is from Anthropologie and her shoes are from JCrew!
Kellan -awesome photography as always! And this wedding looks beautiful! Well done all around.
Where is the bike basket from?
Jenny, my mom actually found the bike basket at a second hand store. We added it to their tandem to hold my boquet.
What a wondeful fall wedding. I love the brides dress she looks absolutely beautiful
Your dress is exactly what I've been looking for! I see that it's Paloma Blanca, but could you possibly tell me which style it is?
The wedding dress style number is #3906 Paloma Blanca in champagne
Loved your wedding! I'm getting married in the burg in June, not far from Berkeley, AND wearing this same perfect wedding dress!!! But I'm planning from afar and would love any tips on hair and make up stylists in the area and/or would be happy to take on any props you might want to get rid of or lend - shutters, trunk, round votive holders, etc. Just let me know.
Aly, I have great suggestions for hair and makeup, etc. Since its alot to type, email me at kelly.simcox@gmail.com!
Target has a brown wicker bike basket for about $20....search Schwinn Wicker Handlebar basket