New Haven Wedding by Creative Montage + Cynthia Brown Studio
When I was at Engage 2011, Sylvia Weinstock said that the cake is the one true centerpiece of the wedding. Well in the case of this next pretty little wedding, it’s the cakes (plural) that have completely stolen my heart. And the bride’s gorgeous dress. And flowers. And the paper goods. Okay, so there were many centerpieces of this affair that I fell in love with which is no surprise seeing that Creative Montage was the designer behind the stationery and Blush Floral Design Studio crafted those perfect stems. Oh and throw in Cynthia Brown to snap the pics and you have a wedding match made in heaven. To see even more, click right here.
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I practically decided our wedding would be at the New Haven Lawn Club before I even stepped foot inside. I fell in love with the space – the art deco chandeliers, the black and white checked floors and the tiled mirror above the mantle in the ballroom – as soon as I saw pictures of it. Seeing it in person sealed the deal.
The location set the tone for the rest of my style choices: Elegant and romantic with vintage touches. I settled on a color pallet of blush, apricot and champagne. I wanted the room to be decorated in soft, monochromatic tones and accented with gold and ivory. We used a lot of lush blooms like garden roses, peonies, ranunculus and sweet peas. Dusty Miller added texture and gave all the arrangements and bouquets that vintage look I wanted. We decided to display the centerpieces on vintage cut glass cake stands that my mom spent over a year collecting. She found them in all sizes and patterns, which gave each table a unique and whimsical display. She also collected footed compote bowls that were filled with small arrangements and placed on the bistro tables at cocktail hour.
We created a cake buffet with the extra cake stands. Mini cupcakes and eight 10’’ cakes in flavors like Mexican Hot Chocolate, Orange Creamsicle and Heath Bar Crunch were decorated in blush, apricot and ivory butter cream frosting, trimmed with gold ribbon and topped with large pink and apricot blooms. The cake we cut was a two-tiered lemon raspberry confection decorated with lattice work that matched a pattern from our stationary.
We jazzed up our paper goods by incorporating three different patterns: a gold floral trim, pink lattice work and a pink and gold damask print. Each table number featured a different print and the invitation suite featured all three.
My dress was an Anne Barge ball gown. I loved the way the waist cinched in and the top layer of the skirt floated out, always catching the light just right. I like to think that after spending my childhood dressed in tutus at endless dance recitals this dress picked me. It was the first one I tried on! I borrowed the veil from my new sister-in-law. My hairpiece was a pearl satin ribbon headband with pearl and rhinestone details I bought on Etsy. My something old was a lace handkerchief that both my mother and grandmother carried down the aisle of their wedding day.
A few other personal touches we added to the wedding were the “Mr.” and “Mrs.” letters tied to the back of our chairs with pink and champagne ribbon, a Mad Libs inspired guest book and a display of family wedding pictures. At the end of the night guests were invited to help themselves to freshly popped popcorn, our favorite snack.
The church also matched our color theme, but that was unintentional. We chose it, because the groom’s parents were married there. What more, the priest performing our ceremony married my parents. These personal tributes to our parents were one on the most important parts of the marriage for us.
Wedding Photography: Cynthia Brown Studio / Wedding Invitations & Paper Goods: Creative Montage / Wedding Ceremony Location: The Shrine of Saint Anne / Wedding Reception Location: The New Haven Lawn Club / Catering: The New Haven Lawn Club / Wedding Gown: Anne Barge via Kleinfeld / Bridesmaid Dresses: WTOO / Groom & Groomsmen Attire: JoS. A. Bank / Floral Design: Blush Floral Design Studio / Hair & Makeup: Dana Bartone & Company / DJ: Paul Hebert / Cakes: Sweet Maria’s
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41 Comments about “New Haven Wedding by Creative Montage + Cynthia Brown Studio”
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June 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm
I love everything about this wedding! It's so girly and perfect!
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June 13, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Please tell me about the shoes!
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June 13, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Where is the robe from hanging on the personalized hanger? I'm looking for similar styles for my bridesmaids. Love the soft, romantic colors of your wedding!
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June 13, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Holy goodness I looooove her dress. And the ruffle cakes. And the flowers. And pretty much everything. But especially the dress.
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June 13, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Love all the different cakes! I did the same thing at my reception!
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June 13, 2011 at 3:53 pm
Oh my, fairy princess!!
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June 13, 2011 at 4:04 pm
What a BEAUTIFUL wedding! She's the most beautiful bride I've ever seen!! And her husband is pretty handsom too ;)
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June 13, 2011 at 4:58 pm
what etsy site is the headband from? LOVE it
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June 13, 2011 at 6:09 pm
Beautiful! And I absolutely love your bouquet!
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June 13, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Holy Cow, what a fun wedding to photograph! I'm so thrilled to have worked with all these talented vendors! Libby + Keith really did create a dream team! Love, love, love...
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June 13, 2011 at 7:51 pm
what a gorgeous affair - i love that they got pictures in front of libbys - one of my favorite places on earth! congrats to the happy couple :)
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June 13, 2011 at 7:59 pm
I am super excited, this is the second New Haven wedding in a few weeks! Connecticut brides represent! :) beautiful
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June 13, 2011 at 9:08 pm
PERFECT 10!! I echo the request for finding out where the ROBE is from and also those SHOES! Lovely :)
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June 13, 2011 at 9:13 pm
looks like a plum pretty sugar robe to me!
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June 13, 2011 at 9:18 pm
Oh my... what a lovely treat to see our robe! Such a pretty, pretty wedding to be a part of. So very many congratulations to this gorgeous and so glamorous couple! Just love!
xo
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June 13, 2011 at 9:53 pm
I absolutely LOVE everything about the wedding --- the palette of soft colors used for the design was perfect. The invitations, floral arrangements, dress, colors, etc were all stunning.
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June 13, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Those cakes are the most beautiful things I have ever seen! This wedding is the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen.
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June 14, 2011 at 12:23 am
LOVE the flowers, the vintage cards, and the ruffled cakes!!! And my gosh the hearts on the bottom of the shoes! Too cute!
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June 14, 2011 at 2:55 am
WOW! What a beautiful wedding! She's the most beautiful bride I've ever seen!! And her husband is pretty handsome too!
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June 14, 2011 at 6:43 am
Love this!! And, her dress!
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June 14, 2011 at 7:36 am
LOVE everything about this wedding!!! The details really make it quite special! :) I LOVE the monogrammed suspenders! I'm looking for something like that for my groom! Would you mind sharing where you got them? Thank you!
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June 14, 2011 at 8:14 am
Thanks for sharing this beautiful wedding SMP! Libby was the most beautiful bride and our studio had such fun designing the flowers on the cakestands! The Cake display was truly breathtaking, we couldn't take our eyes off it while we were setting up!! Congrats to the bride and groom!
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June 14, 2011 at 9:55 am
Your comments are blowing my mind! Apologies for leaving out these resources: I found the shoes (randomly) on Endless! http://www.endless.com/Luichiny-Best-One-Yet-Peep-Toe/dp/B003VTPSPY
The headpiece came from : http://www.etsy.com/shop/bridal101
And the robes were from Pretty Plum Sugar! What an amazing find. I wear mine every single night. The hanger was a gift (but I'm pretty sure it's from Etsy, too!)
All of our vendors were extremely talented and easy to work with. If I had to do it all again, I'd hire each and every single one of them all over! Thank you SMP for recognizing this beautiful day!!! -
June 14, 2011 at 10:23 am
I want to live in this wedding!! Absolutely heavenly!
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June 14, 2011 at 10:29 am
A stunning wedding, yet all I can think about is that amazing floral robe!
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June 14, 2011 at 10:46 am
I love this wedding! Where did you get the personalized suspenders? What a lovely touch!
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June 14, 2011 at 11:49 am
Wow, the bride was so beautiful! I ordered a similar dress, belt and jewelry without being able to try them all together at the same time so I've was worried about how it would all come together. However if I can look even half as good as her I know I won't regret my choices!
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June 14, 2011 at 12:01 pm
The suspenders were from Men's Wearhouse!! The groom had the embroidered at a local screen printing business.
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June 15, 2011 at 3:28 pm
what a pretty wedding, such a beautiful bride and i love the florals as well.
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June 20, 2011 at 6:53 am
Oh my gosh, this is absolutely STUNNING! And I LOVE the shoes!!! :)
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June 23, 2011 at 9:21 pm
I have to say how beautiful your gown was and how handsome that groom is. Know him since he was a littleboy....SO happy for you both. Your pictures were so perfect and I am so glad that JoAnn shared them...Wishing you years of happiness, good health, peace & joy!
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June 24, 2011 at 10:28 am
Beautiful wedding! The Groom's tie looks exactly like the tie I want for my fiance...where did you get it?
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June 25, 2011 at 9:55 am
The Groom's tie is from Charles Tyrwhitt.
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October 31, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Libby, I actually just bought this dress on Friday for my upcoming wedding this May! I love it. You look beautiful in yours. Can you help me with one thing - the color. I have been agonizing over whether to have the dress made in Pearl or White. I ordered Pearl but I'm afraid it won't look white enough. I'm looking at your photos and yours photographs white but I can't tell what color you went with. If you get this soon, I'd appreciate your input. Finalizing my contract tomorrow! thanks! :)
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