Hawaii Wedding by Alana Couch
Rise and shine my friends! It’s time to begin another beautiful, wedding filled week. We want you to have an amazing Monday so we are starting it off right with this gorgeously girly, peony-filled Hawaiian wedding. Things to note: the to-die-for backyard, the cutest little flower girls in tutus, the beyond fantastic flower garlands, the two-hundred Monarch butterflies that were released during the first kiss…I could go on and on but I’ll let the pretty pretty photographs from Alana Couch do the talking. And for even more island inspiration, head over to the gallery!
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I am that girl who has dreamt of my wedding since I was 5. I married my best friend that I have known for 11 years on Feb 18 2011.I wanted something simple, unique and very pretty! We choose to have it at my family home in Kona, Hawaii but all of the decor would be inspired by “overgrown garden”. I made all of the table numbers out of old novels from flea markets and address numbers, we made all the chalk boards and used burlap and twine to accent jars , books and bouquets. We white washed everything to give it a softness. All of the mason jars were from my mother’s canning room. We decided to have a novel as a guest book at each table so guests could get creative with their messages. We shipped all the candy on the candy bar from Canada, it was all our favorites! My dream was to have peonies everywhere, the florist had to fly them in from Holland! No two arrangements were the same, we used pennies in cases, because they are lucky!!! A flower curtain was made from orchids which we walked through. Our mail box was hand made for us as a wedding gift. My something old was my great great grandmothers rosary, which was wrapped in my bouquet. I bought all of my bride’s maid Pyrrah seals and had them wrapped in their bouquets from them. Seventy of our closest friends and family came to big day. My 5 year old niece Savannah Grace and Nyah were my flower girls, they wore Tutu’s made by a friends mom. We had a perfect ceremony and as we kissed, my parents released 200 monarch butterflies which all flew to our bouquets. It was so amazing. The rain didn’t stop anyone from celebrating , we all danced the night away! It was a dream come true, the only thing missing was our dog!
Wedding Photography: Alana Couch / Flowers: Flowers for Mama / Caterer: Paradise Gourmet / Wedding Cake: Coffee N’ Epicurea / Cake Topper : Salt and Pepper Shaker / Event Design: The Bride / Ceremony Location: Private Residence / Bride’s Shoes: Louboutin / Wedding Dress: Monique Lhuilier via Bisou Bridal / Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie / Makeup: Carrie Disbrey & Riichan / Hair: Riichan
19 Comments about “Hawaii Wedding by Alana Couch”
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June 6, 2011 at 8:26 am
Oh my word, I am in LOVE with the bridesmaid's dresses! They no longer appear on Anthropologie's website, so if anyone knows where to get them, let me know!
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June 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
Sweet images - love the casual formals!
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June 6, 2011 at 9:27 am
Whoah - such a pretty wedding! Those bridesmaids dresses are adorable.
Swooning over the bride's bouquet.... peonies and anemones? Two of my faves - love them together! That orchid curtain is also amazing.... great job on the flowers.
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June 6, 2011 at 9:38 am
what a dreamy place for a wedding! i love the flowers and her dress.
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June 6, 2011 at 9:56 am
That guest book is so pretty! Where is it from...
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June 6, 2011 at 10:01 am
Love all those flower garlands!! This wedding was so gorgeous & serene... just beautiful.
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June 6, 2011 at 10:34 am
Love the butterflies on the bouquet... how amazing!!
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June 6, 2011 at 10:45 am
what a beautiful idyllic wedding, the girls in the tutus are too adorable!
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June 6, 2011 at 10:51 am
I love how you captured the joy of the day! That is our job as photographers and you did it fantastically
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June 6, 2011 at 11:54 am
Hi - I would love to know what type of table linens you used. Were they standard cotton or an upgrade? Thanks!!!
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June 6, 2011 at 4:27 pm
So pretty! I would really love to know about the flowers girls headband! I'm looking for something similar for my nieces just in a different color! :)
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June 6, 2011 at 7:27 pm
Thank you for the amazing comments!
The bridesmaids dresses were from Anthro last fall.... I'm sorry I don't know the name.
The Flowers girls head band is from J Crews kids.
The guest book if from anthropologie.
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June 7, 2011 at 6:52 am
The flower girls are too too cute!
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June 7, 2011 at 9:49 am
What an amazing place to have a wedding! I absolutely adore the image of the bride and groom kissing in the 3rd image - its so soft and elegant. Great job!
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June 7, 2011 at 9:50 am
love the bride's monique lhuilier dress - what is the style/name of it?!
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June 12, 2011 at 8:04 pm
this wedding is beautiful in all the details, and even much more so in the story! congrats :x
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July 26, 2011 at 3:31 pm
We had such a wonderful time putting together the wedding flowers. Most of all, such a great couple to work with, and a very special family altogether. Peonies in Hawaii at that time of the year!!!!
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January 18, 2012 at 9:57 pm
I also want my wedding in kona and cant seem to find the perfect venue. would I be able to use your parents home as one?
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