San Diego Wedding by Ashleigh Taylor Photography
No matter what group you see yourself in – vintage, modern, whimsical, traditional or maybe a mix of everything – I promise you that you will find something to fall head over heels in love with in this San Diego celebration by Ashleigh Taylor Photography. It features some stylishly unique details, a vibrant, contemporary palette, quirky retro elements and an elegantly romantic setting that I am absolutely gaga over. With all that pretty going on there is certainly a little something for everyone! Click here to see all the gorgeous details!
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From the Bride…AJ and I knew that we wanted a wedding that was truly “us,” something that our best friends and family would walk away from feeling like they had witnessed something unique. We wanted to be married at AJ’s family home– the home was custom built by AJ’s parents and it was their dream for their kids to be married there. It was important to us to have the event feel intimate and that both sides of our families could mingle and get to know each other. We wanted the day to feel casual and relaxed while still being pretty!
In keeping with our commitment to being California casual, we decided to forgo a traditional wedding ceremony, and instead chose to create our own ceremony using pieces that we liked from AJ’s Jewish tradition as well as our own interpretation from looking through wedding blogs (like Style Me Pretty!) and magazines. Instead of having our guests seated, we fit 150 people into an intimate circle garden on the side of the house, and created an organic winding aisle of white rose petals leading to AJ’s family chuppah. I chose to wear a short ivory Amsale dress accessorized with Kate Spade shoes and birdcage veil. AJ wore a suit. We decided not to have bridesmaids or groomsmen because it felt too formal to us. We wrote our own vows, and adapted the Jewish seven blessings to have members of our friends and family read during the ceremony. We were married by a California Assembly Member, a wonderful family friend who has known my husband since he was a child.
The reception was generously held in my in-law’s backyard, which we transformed into a vintage and Mediterranean inspired garden. We covered the pool to make a dance floor, and strung twinkle lights and flower poms throughout the backyard. For our florals, we chose a loose and textured look, with clusters of small vases together to make arrangements instead of large centerpieces. Some of the flowers used were ranunculus, roses, hydrangeas tulips and yellow billy balls. I loved how it turned out! Guests danced all night long, and drank our signature cocktail, the “SkyJ,” coined by my sister-in-law as our celebrity name when we first started dating.
There were a million beautiful details and I couldn’t begin to prioritize my favorite moment. Our inspiration for our ceremony and reception came from the desire to be true to who we are as a couple, and with the help of our fantastic wedding planner, talented photographer and amazing vendors, everything came together seamlessly. The wedding brought incredible joy to our families.
Wedding Photography: Ashleigh Taylor Photography / Caterer: Continental Catering / DJ + Lighting: EventAVision / Invitations: Stacey Himmel Stationery / Lounge Furniture: AFR / Pool Covering + Linens: White Wedding Day Events / Wedding Planning: Plan It San Diego / Florist: Adorations Botanical Artistry, LaVonne Crawford / Wedding Stationery + Signage (Sign-In Board, Table Art): Rifle Paper Co. / Wedding Dress: Amsale / Bride’s Shoes: Kate Spade
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE this dress! I've really got a thing for little white dresses and this one is gorgeous!
Gorgeous! And what beautiful photography from Ashleigh Taylor.
The floral décor really sets the tone of the wedding. The settle touches make all the difference.
I love the touches of decor they chose!
I love the floral decor! the color is fabulous
LOVE these colors!!! Perfect for an October wedding!
thank you so much for the beautiful feature emilia + the entire SMP team!!! i'm so thrilled!!!!
I've had the pleasure of working with Ashleigh serveral times. I love her bright clean style (it matches her personality), and it obviously served this couple well. Any couple would be lucky to have her as their photographer.
So excited to see Adorations Botanical Artistry's work published on SMP again! Thank you Asheligh and thank you SMP!
Ashleigh did such a beautiful job capturing this wedding! Love all of the details and the flowers and stationery too.
Love that bouquet! Adorations has taken an all rose bouquet (ok an almost all rose bouquet) and made it look so fresh and modern! Kudos!
Ashleigh, you did such a GORGEOUS job capturing this wedding! You truly did Continental and all the other amazing vendors justice with your photography. Rachel (Plan It San Diego), LaVonne (Adorations), Toby (EventAVison) and everyone else involved: it was a pleasure working with you all and as always, spectacular work. Thanks for everything!!!
Incredibly beautiful fall colors in this wedding. I also really like how the bride had her hair done. Very elegant.
Stunningly gorgeous bride and groom. Incredible setting!! Photography, less formal, is a winner. Rachel Peniche, Planit San Diego, the wedding planner also does many other events here in San Diego. And the flowers. Thank you for sharing!!
COLOUR! Wow, with so many weddings going to subtle tones recently, I love the boldness of this, really makes the wedding POP. Is it just me or does the groom look a little scared on the bridge photo? I, know I would be, you wouldn't likely get me up there LOL. Great job, beautiful wedding!
I love the vibrant colours in this wedding and that is one adorable frock!
You are all so very kind in your acknowledgments! It was an honor to be included in the lineup up with the many talented professionals, and the opportunity to contribute to this wonderful family all due to Rachel Peniche's {Plan It San Diego} talent for connecting Brides and their families with like minded vendors. Thanks Rachel! You always make us all shine!
What a wonderful day filled with so many wonderful and well thought out details. Bravo to everyone involved! The vibrance of the colors, The feeling of love and happiness conveyed throughout the images. You all did a beautiful job!
I have to agree with everyone else about how stunning this wedding is. The colors and the florals (really just everything) is so very striking. I also want to comment on the table art - I love EVERY piece!!