Austin Wedding by The Nichols
Now THIS is a Style Me Pretty wedding. Aside from being ALL about the pretty, the drop dead gorgeous bride (who looks like a celebrity that I just can’t pinpoint) designed a day that was literally overflowing with SMP style details. The Keep Warm tags that we did for Libby’s Nashville wedding, the anthropology meets garden inspired design, the printed handkerchief invitations. The everything, really. But what I love most is the thought, the romance, the elegance behind each and every one of those details. And who better to photographs such gorgeousness than The Nichols. Oh and guess what. We’re just getting started. You can click here to see so much more.
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When our wedding coordinator, Beth at 36th Street Events, asked Kyle and me to choose just 3 words to describe how we wanted our wedding to be, we toyed around with beautiful, classy, unique, quirky, elegant, rustic, antique, joyful, and romantic. But we just couldn’t get the following three words out of our head: magical, whimsical, and happy. These words were the driving force behind our decisions. And, as it turned out, we ended up with a touch of everything!!
After we were engaged, someone told me that “the invitation sets the tone.” I took that very seriously. I scoured the internet and local paper shops for an invitation that would not only set the tone, but would also be something I loved to look at for years to come. I was so bored by everything I saw- nothing was whimsical, and nothing made me feel happy. Just when I was about to give up hope and order traditional invites, I found these dolls from Lucky Luxe. It was love. And that set everything in motion. We invited our guests to the wedding with a handkerchief that read “dinner, dancing, and merriment to follow” (whimsy) and a return postcard that mentioned being there “with bells on.” The responses never ceased to make us laugh.
We then completely customized our wedding ceremony. I think we spent just as much time molding our ceremony as we did on reception details. We were married outside at our beautiful venue, Laguna Gloria. Lili, our flower-dog, gave everyone a good chuckle when she hurried down the aisle with a huge pink peony attached to her collar. My sister read “Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog,” my grandfather spoke from the heart, and Kyle’s dad ended the ceremony with 3 wishes for our future. It was heartwarming, perfect, and completely meaningful to us. After the ceremony, we stole away for a private 3 minutes to exchange personal vows. I highly recommend this. It was a very sweet moment between us—lots of happy tears.
Our flowers were out of this world – the Posey girls (as I like to call them) used vintage milk pitchers, mason jars, mercury glass, lanterns, and antique wine glasses to show off their combinations of light pink peonies, hydrangeas, dusty miller, wax flowers, and astilbes. The overall effect was an “Anthropologie inspired garden party.” Can we say whimsical? My bouquet was wrapped with lace from my mom’s veil and she let me borrow a beautiful vintage cameo that my dad had given her. The bridesmaid’s petite bouquets were wrapped in twine with pearl accents. I loved merging the rustic elements with classic touches.
We had family style seating underneath a large oak tree. It was so romantic and my favorite part of the night was looking out over all of our guests chatting over candlelight. It felt like a huge thanksgiving dinner! We reserved one table for our wedding party and set the table with a mix-match of antique dishes my mom and I picked up at the Round Top antique fair. We set little notes at each table… we couldn’t tell our guests enough how much we love them.
At the end of the night, we quite literally skipped away to the sound of all of our friends ringing bells. We both feel that it was the absolute happiest day of our lives. We were overwhelmed by how loved we felt and how full of love we were! After 8 months of planning and gushing over Style Me Pretty posts, we pulled off our very own fairy-tale wedding. It was magical. It was whimsical. It was happy. And it was also a dash of everything else we could have ever wanted.
Wedding Photography: The Nichols / Wedding Venue: AMOA – Laguna Gloria / Wedding Coordinators: 36th Street Events / Floral & Event Design: Posey Floral & Event Design / Cupcakes: Hey Cupcake! / Calligraphy: Bailey Amon of Amon Design Studio / Hair: Sasha Lemay of Lemay Studio / Event Rentals: Marquee Event Group / Wedding Invitations: Lucky Luxe / Custom Place Cards: Paper Place / Ceremony Music: Strings Attached / Reception Band: The Original Recipe Band / Wedding Dress: La Sposa via Alexa Gavela Bridal / Bridesmaid Dresses: Amsale
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Beautiful pictures!! Love me some Hey Cupcake!! ;)
She totally looks like Janel Moloney!
It's easy to see what an unbelievably beautiful event this was to photograph! We thoroughly enjoyed being a part of Graceann and Kyle's wedding day celebration. Thanks so much for the feature!
I agree... she looks just like Donna Moss from The West Wing! Beautiful...
Beautiful images, and the wedding was full of style! The "ring puppy" is adorable! I would love to know what kind of dog that is!
Jennifer, your photography is absolutely amazing. The planning and attention to detail by the bride and groom can be seen in the pictures. They did such a great job. Truly inspirational! I'm a fan :) :)
I love this pale color palette. I'm all about it - my room at home is a pale pink!
Gorgeous!!
i am pretty sure i am using the same hankies for my invites!!! i think the pretty bride looks like carrie underwood!
What a beautiful wedding! Thank you for sharing. The pictures are gorgeous :)
Ok, seriously, what breed is that ewok-looking dog? Is it an australian wheaten terrier or a mix?
Genuinely beautiful wedding, with a very whimsical feel... but in a mature way! congrats!
What a positively GORGEOUS wedding! It is definitely whimsical, romantic, chic, just perfect! I love everything about this wedding here. The cupcakes-- too cute! The floral arrangements-- gorgeous! The bridesmaid gowns, wedding gown...fabulous! Love the location and the hankies and all of the personal little touches, and what a perfect wedding location: Austin. Lovely wedding, SMP. Thank you for sharing!!
The French Bouquet: European-Inspired Wedding Floral Design (very much similar to the style of this wedding's blooms; lovely!!) Great work, Posey!
What a gorgeous wedding! Every little detail of this wedding was well thought and it is absolutely gorgeous!!! When I saw that this wedding was in Austin, my heart melted since that is the city my Texan husband and I (Japanese) spent two and a half years of our marriage life. Austin has a special place in my heart. The Nicols are such talented team of photographers. Kaho
What adorable flower girls! The photos with the white balloons are beautiful.
What a beautiful wedding! Is that a pronovias frase gown? Customized with a different sash?
Beautiful everything! We LOVED being a part of this beautiful (and sweet) couple's wedding! Love the photos, details, dress, cake. . . Could go on for ages! Congrats and thanks for sharing! xo Posey Floral & Event Design
ooohhh I love the hankie invitation so lovely and the cupcake stand genius we need one of those in the Uk what a great idea, Photographs are so lovely and fresh.
LOVE this wedding! Seriously, it has to be in my top 5 of Style Me Pretty weddings. Love the nude bridesmaids dresses and all the little details that make this day absolutley stunning. Congrats to the bride and groom (and the stylist!) x
those might just be the most perfect blush bridesmaid dresses EVER! so romantic rustic chic! i adore every bit of this!!!
please tell me where did you get that hair flower? GORGEOUS!
Thanks for all of the sweet comments. We definitely worked with an all star team. And our photographers are wizards! To answer a few questions: The Ewok dog (we call her that too!!) is a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. I highly recommend them to anyone and everyone!! Sweet, adorable, no shedding, a great work out buddy, and a great flower girl! As for the dress, it is a La Sposa (I think that's how you spell it!). I found the hair flower at Dillards one day after a month-long search for the perfect flower. It cost all of 6.99 and worked out better than I thought it would! Funny how those things happen. And I wish I could tell you where to get such adorable flower girls and ring bearer...but that was the work of my brother and sister-in-love. They are one of a kind. :)
thanks for sharing Graceann Miller!
unfortunately, that hair flower is not available at Dillard's website. I am from Manila, Philippines and dying to have that flower! :(