Louisville Wedding by Christina Carroll Photography
This Kentucky wedding, captured beautifully by Christina Carroll Photography, is the perfect way to get your Thursday off to an inspirational (and pretty) start. Combine a sentimental bride with quite the knack for DIY, and a romantic color palette of pink, copper and gold – and the result is an affair that is just as pretty as can be and creative to boot. An overlying theme of being “lucky in love” welcomed all of their guests throughout the day, and we are lucky to have a full gallery of images to gawk over so the pretty doesn’t have to end!
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From the Bride… From the moment we got engaged, Jon and I knew exactly what kind of wedding we wanted to have. We have such close relationships with our family and friends, so we wanted to create a welcoming, warm, intimate event that really celebrated who we are and where we come from while giving our guests an opportunity to participate in the fun rather than just observing the day.
Meghan Hicks was my go-to girl for all of my alteration and accessory designs. She is absolutely brilliant, and she hand made my belt, veil, garter, and my maid of honor’s belt. I am a sentimental gal, so Meghan hand-sewed lace from my mom’s wedding dress onto my mom’s original veil to showcase the lace in my dress. In addition, Meghan used lace from my mom’s wedding dress in my garter. Our wedding party looked stunning in Lula Kate dresses and ties.
We had a traditional Catholic wedding ceremony at St. James Catholic Church in Louisville, KY. For the ceremony, I designed and printed the programs, and Jon’s mom sewed them together and tied the bows. After the ceremony, the wedding party traveled by trolley for pictures at a house-front in Louisville. For the bridal party pictures I wanted to give everyone a taste of our humor, so I bought pink mustaches for the girls to wear in several pictures. We then traveled to Gingerwoods to start our party.
The underlying “theme” of our wedding was “lucky in love.” Since we started dating, Jon and I have always told each other how lucky we are to have each other, and we wanted to carry that theme through our event. To pay homage to my southern upbringing (I’m from Texas) and Jon being from the home of the Kentucky Derby (he’s from Louisville) while still maintaining the theme, we decided horseshoes would be the main design element of our wedding. In addition, I chose the color scheme of pink, copper, and gold to give the event a light, romantic feel, and I wanted tons of flowers and detail throughout the reception venue. I also incorporated accent colors and patterns to really give a vintage, “in-love” mood. Last, we brought in some of our own furniture to use for the guest sign in, cake table, and photo booth to give the event a true sense of our style.
Mike from Lloyd’s Florist delivered flawless florals and linens for our event. We had our guests sign a huge “S” (that we now have hanging in our living room) for our guest book, and name cards and “lucky” tags were tied to horseshoes to escort guests to their tables. The horseshoes were placed in a dresser to carry on the “homie” feel, and they also doubled as guest favors.
The placecards were handmade by me with the guest’s name and a bell tied to the corner for guests to ring to have us kiss. Also at each setting was a fill-in-the-blank card (also made by me) and a pencil with the quote “Gettin’ lucky in Kentucky” for guests to tell me and Jon their hopes for us.
We wanted our guests to really feel like they were at a big party, and our DJ definitely made that happen. Guests were up and dancing before Jon and I even had our first dance. It was awesome! To give the guests another chance to be involved, we provided a home-made photo booth complete with vintage doors as a backdrop, a vintage suitcase to house props, and mine and Jon’s own camera for guests to take each others’ pictures. It was definitely a highlight of the night!
We had so much fun planning our wedding. Jon’s mom and I handmade all personal details of the wedding, a friend designed my invitation, and I designed and printed all of the paper goods used at our event. It was definitely DIY, and I would do it all over again!!
Wedding Photography: Christina Carroll Photography / Wedding Ceremony Location: St. James Catholic Church / Wedding Reception Location: Gingerwoods / Floral Design: Lloyd’s Florist / DJ: Yancey Entertainment Service / Wedding Cake: Gallery Cakes / Trolley: Miller Transportation / Hair & Makeup: Applied Cosmetic Services / Catering: The Catering Company / Wedding Gown: Rebecca’s Wedding Boutique / Bride’s Shoes: J.Crew / Groom’s Suit: J.Crew / Bridesmaid Dresses: Lula Kate via Bella Bridesmaid / Groomsmen Ties: Bella Bridesmaid / Groomsmen Suits: Rebecca’s Black Tie / Flower Girl Dresses: J.Crew / Letterpress Printing: Hound Dog Press / Seamstress: Meghan Hicks of Beautiful Bustles
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Beautiful wedding. Is it just me or is the picture of the full bridal party completely out of focus?
Oh my goodness, I adore this wedding! It is the perfect combination of classy and rustic-y DIY, and the result is so gorgeous. If I had a fall wedding someday, I would want it to look a lot like this :) Congratulations to the beautiful bride and groom!
Lisa
Gosh these pictures are lovely! The brides dress is amazing
Great job Christina! Love the details.
Lovely! Where did the bride get those adorable little horseshoes? I'd love something similar!
Beautiful, beautiful wedding!! Can you please tell me how you made, or where you bought, the "S" for your guests to sign? I love that idea!!
what a beautiful wedding!
Beautiful wedding! Where did you get teh Thank you sign for your guests done? I love that!
I love this wedding! Where did you get the personalized hanger with your names??
What si the name of your dress? It's gorgeous. Could it be Mon Cheri, Serena?
Wow! So many great details and ideas in this wedding. I love everything about it - the horseshoes, the caramel apples (yum!) the sentimental touches, the color scheme . . . its all so elegant but also a little rustic and definitely lots of fun!
I love all the feminine touches! The bell cards are adorable!
Love all the details and texture. Excellent photos-thanks for sharing.
So unique! Love all the personalized details. Would you be able to share how you made the posters?
I love the pencils threaded through the table settings - a tiny detail makes all the difference.
I love the mustaches!! Where did she get those??
Oh my goodness! I love everything about this wedding. It's gorgeous!
Beautiful details carrying the theme through perfectly. Love it!
beautiful kentucky wedding! would love to know where she got the little bells from???
Love this wedding! I'm getting married in Maryland but my fiance is from Kentucky. We are doing horseshoes as favors, and I found some on ebay but love your horseshoes better! Where did you find them if you don't mind sharing? Love everything about this wedding though! Gorgeous!
OHMYGOSH! We're getting married at Gingerwoods this fall and guess what OUR date is.... October 22nd! Andddd we're using horseshoe favors too! I think we might have been separated at birth?? It makes me so happy to see how pretty your wedding turned out! Congrats!
Hello All - I hadn't read any of these comments until today. Thank you all SO SO SO much!! I poured my heart and soul, blood and sweat into this wedding. I've made a list of your requests to respond. Hopefully I won't forget anyone. OK, HORSESHOES - my father-in-law bought them, not sure where, we spray painted them gold and rose gold; DRESS - my dress is Saison Blanche; HANGER - from Etsy.com; "S" - from Etsy.com; WELCOME SIGN - I designed and printed it at home; BELLS - local craft store, Dee's for those of you in KY (I think it was D's, maybe Hobby Lobby, can't remember). All of the other paper goods you see in the pics were made by yours truly. The morning of my wedding I was printing, gluing, and tying. It was crazy town, but totally worth it!
Gaelyn, that is too funny!! My maid of honor is getting married in Austin, TX October 22, 2011 too! What a great date!!!
Also just want to clarify that the Bella Bridesmaid is Louisville Bella Bridesmaid.
Thanks again for all of the kind words!!!
Emie
What color are the LulaKate Dresses?
You could certainly see your enthusiasm within the work you write. The arena hopes for more passionate writers such as you who aren't afraid to mention how they believe. Always follow your heart.
Margaret - I can't remember what color the girls' dresses were. Lula Kate has two really light pink swatches. It was the darker of the two. Sorry. hope that helps a little. :)
Love the Kentucky derby details! Looks perfect!
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