South Haven Wedding by Nicole Haley Photography
Let me start off by saying that I’m absolutely head over heels in love with this wedding. The spring time color palette is so refreshing and gorgeous that I literally want to go to the florist right now and recreate these arrangements so I can stare at them all day long. Captured by Nicole Haley Photography, this wedding is just filled to the brim with the sweetest DIY touches including a super cute sparkler display tied with ribbons in a vintage wooden drawer covered with moss…adorable! And there is so much more to pore over in the gallery.
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From the Bride…Derek and I became engaged in Napa after three years together and knew right away we wanted our wedding to be a fun, intimate celebration of our love for each other. We also wanted to make sure it would be unique and reflect the interests we share as a couple. Plans fell into place when Derek’s aunt and uncle offered their lakeside home in South Haven, Michigan as a venue. We hadn’t even thought about this as a possibility, but after failing to find “the” spot elsewhere, it felt perfect. It helped that we had spent many long and happy holiday weekends at their home – which made it feel even more comfortable and sentimental. Plus, their front and backyard gardens are worthy of any magazine (in my book!), which helped to enhance the setting, especially on our wedding day.
Inspired by many Style Me Pretty posts, I wanted to pursue a DIY, rustic garden theme and picked June to allow our 80 guests to take advantage of warm weather at the lake. Though they were a bit unsure of the “rustic” part at first, our families blew us away by chipping in to help us to create the wedding of our dreams. Derek’s aunt and uncle planted their garden in our wedding colors – sage green and lavender, while another crafty uncle built the lovely pillars we used for the ceremony and “B&D” nook for a photo prop. One of my favorite projects was assembling our fan programs. I turned to ETSY for a designer who could customize a layout and had a blast gluing them together and adding ribbons with my mom and aunt. My mom then tapped a co-worker for two old windows I could use for seating assignments and asked another if they might help to create the stands to prop them up. I bought a vintage-framed chalkboard from another ETSY seller to use for our menu and others to note special things throughout the reception area. We also found an old drawer to fill with flower foam and moss to house sparklers that were tied with matching ribbon and personalized matches, as well as dozens of mason jars we used for centerpiece arrangements and candles. And, to top it off, a family member decorated their convertible for us to use for a proper getaway to the beach nearby for photos.
Derek added his own “special touches” to the planning process. He wanted to pick the menu and chose a pig roast to help make the wedding feel like a big summertime party. He also brewed his own beer, which he named “BD” and selected all of the wine we served, which were our favorites from Napa. He also created the music list we played from our iPod – and the processional song, “The Luckiest,” by Ben Folds.
Wedding Photography: Nicole Haley Photography / Wedding Planner + Coordinator: Elegant Events of West Michigan / Venue: Private Family Residence / Floral Design: The Rose Shop / Entertainment: Classical Guitarist Robert McCloy / Wedding Videography: Bride’s Brother / Bakery + Cake Designer: Maddie’s Fine Food / Caterer: Country Kitchen/CK of St. Joseph’s / Wedding Stationery: Wedding Paper Divas + DearEmma / Wedding Dress: Jim Hjelm via Volle’s Bridal Boutique / Veil: Teri Huang / Hair Flower: Amie Noel Designs / Hair Style: Kerry Mark Salon / Reception Decor: Bragging Bags
Though we legitimately love them, Wedding Paper Divas is an advertiser on Style Me Pretty.
20 Comments about “South Haven Wedding by Nicole Haley Photography”
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August 5, 2011 at 12:17 pm
I truly LOVED working on this wedding ~ the colors, the designs, the style ~~~~ all so pure & gorgeous! Congrats you too!
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August 5, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Such a wonderful palette on this one! Everything is so delicate and pretty, too.
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August 5, 2011 at 1:01 pm
Did you make those gorgeous wooden, vases that have B + D on them? Those are darling!
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August 5, 2011 at 1:02 pm
I absolutely love the colors and concept behind this day! So so lovely! :) Congratulations to the beautiful couple!
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August 5, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Thank you, all!! It is to fun to relive our perfect day here.
@Katey, I ordered all of the wood B&D items from the BragggingBags shop on ETSY. They are listed under "Reception Decor"
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August 5, 2011 at 1:13 pm
What a lovely wedding, love the center pieces!
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August 5, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Becky was a joy to work with! We enjoyed working with her & her concept from day one! It was a stunning wedding for such a sweet couple! Congrats Becky.
Nicole
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August 5, 2011 at 2:01 pm
Oooh, love the table assignment windows!
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August 5, 2011 at 2:28 pm
This wedding is absolutely beautiful! I LOVE all of the personal little details! You did an amazing job!
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August 5, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I love the idea for the seating arrangements being written on the window. Where did you find this? How did you do it. Would love some insight :)
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August 5, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I was actually inspired by a previous SMP post where the bride displayed seating arrangements on window frames. Similar to us, they had a family friend build the wood frames to support them. Once I knew how many tables we were going to have, I sought out windows that had a matching number of panes. (For example, since we had 11 tables, I got two windows of 6 and then left one pane empty.) But, if you have 24 tables, it may be easier to get a glass door or larger window with 12 panes each. I then used a chalk pen to write out the names.
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August 5, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Thank you!! It is so awesome to see our handcrafted wire table number holders in such a beautiful wedding!!!!
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August 7, 2011 at 11:53 am
Wow. A beautiful wedding really does lie in all the sweet and simple little touches. Gorgeous.
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August 7, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Beautiful! Where did you get those spring things you used for the table numbers?
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August 8, 2011 at 8:00 am
@jml11 I purchased them from ETSY, seller The Funky Shack
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August 11, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I LOVE the window seating charts! I found mine on Etsy (www.beyondwhite.etsy.com) and it was my favorite detail!
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January 21, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Beautiful wedding and I LOVE your earrings. Where did you get them/who are they by? Thanks!
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April 5, 2012 at 4:35 am
wowowo...what a beautiful bride & wedding! Love all the detail!
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