Westport, Connecticut Wedding by Lisa Boggs Photography
It’s not very often that we come across a wedding sans flowers. Flora and Weddings are like peanut-butter and jelly. That is until we spotted this perfect day captured by Lisa Boggs Photography. It’s a beautiful mix of herbs and backyard festivities without a single petal in sight but the pretty factor is soaring right through the roof. This wedding definitely gets the SMP seal of approval for thinking outside of the wedding box. See more right here in the full gallery.
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From the bride… After my fiance and I got engaged, we started planning a large-scale rustic fall wedding in the Washington, DC area. After about 9 months into the planning, we decided that we were way over our budget due to some unexpected financial issues that came up. We drastically scaled back the wedding’s size and moved the date up from the Fall to the Spring of 2011. Lucky for us, my fiance’s mother lives in Westport, CT, just one block from the Long Island Sound. She has a beautiful and quaint back yard right on the canal, which also looks out towards the Sound. She graciously agreed to host the wedding (for free!) at her home and our planning began in earnest.
Now that we were on a tight budget, we had to reassess the themes and cost of our wedding. One of the things we had always planned to do, which certainly made the wedding more cost effective, was to have an entire wedding with absolutely no flowers! Because we were in a beautiful back yard with lots of natural greenery, it made it really easy to do. We chose very neutral colors — ivory and natural browns and beiges with pops of green. Instead of floral arrangements at the dining tables, we had small potted herbs. Instead of real flowers, we had the dining tables sprinkled with very small birch wood sculpted roses painted in multiple colors. The overall effect of the muted design contrasted nicely with the lush greenery of the back yard.
Thanks to vendors on Etsy, we were able to purchase many lovely details to enhance our overall design scheme such as: mason jars with chalk board fronts, quaint table numbers, wood heart escort cards, wedding signs and arrows, personalized jars of honey for favors, and silk clutches for me and my bridesmaids to carry in lieu of bouquets. My good friend and designer, Melanie Karlins, was responsible for helping me to articulate my vision and creating our beautifully rustic invitations, programs, and menus. AMG Catering provided the catering services for our wedding. To start out, they served guests upon their arrival fresh squeezed lemonade and fresh brewed iced tea. After the ceremony, the staff served up a deliciously long and gluten-free cocktail hour with beautiful plates of anti-pasta, delicious hors d’ oeuvres such as mini lamb burgers served with yogurt sauce on cucumber slices and and pulled barbecue pork served on sweet potato crisps. The cocktail hour was was followed by a simple and delicious family style meal of grilled flank steak, rosemary chicken, grilled asparagus, and a beautiful mixed green salad with goat cheese, beats, and candied pecans. In lieu of a wedding cake we had an over-the-top dessert buffet with multiple cakes, cupcakes, pastries, bars, and pies, about 1/3 of which were gluten-free!
Photographer: Lisa Boggs Photography / Wedding Dress: BHLDN / Hair & Makeup: Faces Beautiful / Desserts: Baked & Wired, Cherry Blossom Cakes, Angela Mia, Mariposa, AMG Catering / Catering: AMG Catering / Wedding Coordinator: AMG Catering / Paper Goods & Design: Melanie Karlins / Rentals: Abbey Tent & Party Rentals / Transportation: Teddy’s Limo / AV Equipment: A/V Davey
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I love her wedding dress! So beautiful and it still looks comfortable
Where did you get the groom's boutonniere from? I love it!
Lisa Boggs is the BESTTTTT photographer in the Maryland, Virginia, DC area! I was so so SO happy to find her for my wedding - I hope other brides in our area check her out - shes the bestttttt!! Oh, and great looking Connecticut wedding btw :)
I attended this wedding and other than the constant fear we had of one of our young children jumping in the canal, it was an amazing event. Everything with gorgeous and it all perfectly complimented Brandy and Michael. I wish everyone thought outside the box like they did, but then again, if they did, it would make weddings like this one less special.
Thank you Lisa Boggs and all my other wonderful vendors for making our wedding day perfect.
@Jen, the boutonniere was made by my dear friend Melanie Karlins. She got this DIY design from this website: http://www.adventuresindressmaking.com/2011/05/as-promised-cute-burlap-boutonniere.html You can see more of Melanie's work by clicking the link above under the list of vendors.
Thanks so much, SMP! I know Brandy and I are ecstatic about the blog post...it looks amazing!
To answer Jen's question...I'm pretty sure Brandy's friend helped her make the boutonniere. After I posted this wedding on my own blog, a DIY gal left a tutorial on how to make them! Here's the link: http://www.adventuresindressmaking.com/2011/05/as-promised-cute-burlap-boutonniere.html
(Brandy is always one step ahead of me!) :D
Gorgeous wedding, photos, and "non-flower" details - I love the earthy-vintage vibe and the simple beauty of the wedding.
This was such a beautiful wedding to attend. All of the details were amazing. Glad to see Brandy and Michael's fantastic style getting some recognition. Congrats again to you two!
It looks really vintage. Great job. The wedding is simple, but still elegant looking.
Wow! Lisa this is beautiful! I LOVE that you are in the DC area too! I've been on the hunt for an amazing DC photographer and I think I've just found my match I love how you captured all the details, which I'm sure the bride put tons of thought into! Congrats to the bride & groom on a great day and Lisa you'll be hearing from me today! YAY!
I also attended Brandy & Mike's wedding - everything was gorgeous! The decorations were absolutely stunning & elegant, dinner was amazing, and the dessert table was to die for :)
Being the sister of the Bride and unable to attend the wedding, Lisa's photos made me feel like I was there. I loved her attention to detail. I also loved Brandy's wedding concept. This wedding brought out her creative side, and she truly thought out of the box!
As a guest, it was an absolutely gorgeous wedding and a ton of fun. These photos capture the day beautifully.
Cute couple :)
As the Mother-of-the Bride, I felt that Lisa Bogg's Photography did a wonderful job! I have enjoyed looking @ the photos almost as much as being there....MOST EXCELLENT!!!
Love all the green..ties, herbs, etc. The photos are great!
Well done, Lisa...
I also wanted to point out that the bride and bridesmaids held clutches instead of bouquets during the ceremony. those photos weren't featured on the front page, but if you click through the gallery, you can see them. I thought that was a very fresh and unique take on bouquets, especially because gals always carry fancy clutches to weddings. :)
Brandy put so much thought into the wedding, right down to the handkerchiefs she included in the bridesmaid clutches. Her choice of vendors, of course, was nothing less than perfect. Lisa, you really captured the day perfectly. I love looking over these photos. I'm glad you are all getting the attention you deserve for such a beautiful day. But mostly, I'm glad that Brandy and Micheal found each other :)
This wedding was so fun to attend (and to help plan)! We are so happy for Brandy and Michael, and I love the way that Lisa captured their special day!
Simply beautiful! Looking at the full gallery is a must. I love all of the organic touches. Nothing over the top, just enough -- like a perfect love! Gorgeous photos, too.
I wanted so bad to be at this wedding and couldn't make it. So I lived it through Lisa Boggs" photography. Thank you!
Great description by the bride! Would have been fun to be there.
This was one of the most elegant and fun weddings I have been to. Everything from the food to the decor to the photography was fantastic!
This was a beautiful wedding - Brandy planned everything to perfection. The pictures show it off well.
What a wonderful day that wedding looked. The photography is stunning and so elegant.
I love the intimate setting of her mom's backyard and all the rustic charm! And, are those individual appetizer plates!!??? I've never seen that, and LOVE it!
utilizing herbs on top of the napkin is a great way for brides to cut cost and still create a nice place setting. I opted for dendrobium orchids for my wedding place setting, but rosemary, privet berry, sage, billy ball..... to name a few are great options if you are on a budget.
Hello! I have been to westport and it is a great place! I like this wedding very much! It feels chic!
What a beautiful setting! I especially appreciate the modest wedding dress, who needs to look sexy at their wedding? But it did not take away from her beauty!