Fall Vineyard Wedding by Miki & Sonja Photography
This wedding has a lot of gorgeous things going for it but one thing is for certain Fall and Wine Country are a lovely match. Like peas in a pretty pod those two are and all the fab images from Miki & Sonja Photography have us dreaming of a twinkle light filled dinner with lots of great wine and loved ones alike. And we can’t go without mentioning all of the autumnal florals by Jackie Combs Floral Design. Those beauties pulled us in at first glance and all of the fun details coordinated by Mary Sushinski of Occasions kept us coming back for more. Check out the gallery for the FULL cozy fête.
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From the Happy Couple…Whitney was bored at work on Valentine’s Day, 2005 and decided to enroll in an online dating site. That night, Alex came home from a dinner out with friends, saw Whitney’s profile and decided it was worth the dollar it would cost to email her — which means Whitney was on the dating site less than 24 hours before finding her match. After exchanging emails and talking on the phone, Whitney and Alex officially met for coffee on February 28, 2005 at a coffee shop near both of their houses. Alex proposed in front of this coffee shop about five years later on New Year’s Eve, 2009-10. They took their first post-engagement photo in the Rite-Aid up the street because it was the only thing open and, because Alex is a clean freak and a germaphobe, they do spend a lot of time in that drug store. Alex likes to make a silly face, known as “The Face” in our family (and captured on more than one occasion on our wedding day). He proposed by stopping in front of the coffee shop and pulling a box of mints from his pocket. “Do you want a mint?,” he asked Whitney. She said “sure.” Then he pulled out a ring box and said “Do you want to get married?.” Then he made “The Face”.
The first vacation Whitney & Alex took together was to the Santa Barbara area. This is also the first place he said “I love you.” They are also big foodies, so we wanted to have our wedding in a region known for its local flavors and seasonal ingredients. Alex and Whitney also like puns and the sort of idyllic notion of a rustic Americana. So we riffed on the idea of A&W Root Beer to play off our initials. Our wedding invitations incorporated that logo and theme and we placed A&W signs and bottles around the space. We even served root beer floats instead of a cake. But we knew some people would still want cake, so we had the cake designer also make mini treats to go with the Americana vibe, such as small Rice Krispie treats and ring dings.
We also used the A&W theme for our escort cards and we used twine to tie the escortcards around bottle necks of different sodas to note their menu choices. Those who ordered meat got an A&W Root Beer. Those who ordered fish got an orange soda (our fish dish was an orange-glazed black cod). The vegetarians got cream soda.
Alex and Whitney are both writers by profession, so we found a working vintage typewriter on eBay and let guests type their messages instead of using a traditional guestbook. Alex is a bit of a clean freak, so our wedding coordinator thought it would be cute to include handy wipes as part of the table settings. She even found wipes with labels that matched our color scheme! Whitney loves Jelly Bellies. In fact, gifting her with the beloved candy resulted in Alex receiving his first kiss from Whitney. Naturally we had to have jars of Jelly Bellies as party favors. We got colors to match our wedding colors — plus, of course, A&W Root Beer and cream soda flavors.
We also included classic rock ‘n roll songs in the evening. Whitney’s mother taught her to love The Beatles at a young age, so her parents escorted her down the aisle to George Harrison’s “Something.” We hired a rockabilly band to play our reception, pomodores and all, and our first dance was to Dave Clark Five’s “Because.” The band leader also sang the Beach Boys’ version of “I Can Hear Music” during the ceremony’s processional.
Whitney and Alex were both close to our grandparents and older relatives. But, as is often the case, most of our grandparents had passed on before our wedding. Whitney incorporated her “something old” by binding a ring from her grandfather and a necklace charm from her grandmother around her bouquet.
Coordinator: Mary Sushinski of Occasions / Venue: Firestone Vineyard / Wedding Photography: Miki & Sonja Photography / Catering: Duo Catering / Ceremony Music: Festival Strings / Music: Memphis Music Entertainment / Rabbi: Rabbi Eugene Levy / Wedding Cake: Decadence / Hair + Makeup: Malory of TEAM Hair & Makeup / Floral Décor: Jackie Combs Floral Design / Lighting: Ambience Event Design / Linens: Elegant Designs / Rentals: Classic Party Rentals / Invitations: 8 Illustrations / Transportation: EOS Transportation / Shuttles: Road Runner / Tuxedo: Rik Ducar / Sitters: Westside Sitters / Wedding Concierge and Event Resources: The Bridal Bar
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Those flowers are STUNNING. What a gorgeous wedding.
The most AMAZING wedding design I've seen this week. Hands down! The colors are breathtaking. The location is so unique and fabulous. Loving the bouquets and all of the arrangements. It's seriously all in the details here. Great share here, SMP! LOVE!!!!
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Love the fun touches to this wedding, especially the different types of sodas to note the guests’ menu choices. What an adorable idea.
What a beautiful wedding! And how clever the soda escort card idea is. Do we know where they got the sandwich board? It's so pretty...
Thanks Abby, Tate, Erin and everyone at SMP for featuring this wedding!!! Whitney and Alex are so fun and the vendors just as fantastic! We're very grateful for sharing their photos xo
Thank you all for your lovely comments! I truely enjoyed designing and planning this wedding with Alex & Whitney and my amazing team of vendors and if you look closely in the photos you will see even more details!
Absolutely beautiful!! Amazing details! Makes me want to get married all over again!!
Absolutely gorgeous wedding! I love all of the little details!!!
It is obvious that a lot of planning when into this wedding.... and it shows! The attention to details is amazing!
Love it!
Do you know the designer/style of her dress? Lovely wedding.
Absolutely exquisite! Love every piece from the flowers to the escort cards. AMAZING!!!! Great work!
Yay Mary!! Congratulations mentor!!!
Beautifully decorated Mary! It looks like Whitney and Alex had a truly memorable wedding and can cherish their memories with Miki and Sonja's photographs to boot! This lovely bride and groom were in seasoned hands!
This wedding took place in May according to the invitations. So, not a fall wedding at all. Come on, SMP!
Beautifully done. Gotta love the vineyard setting. Such a warm color palette, perfect for these cold days we've been having. Great job Mary, as always!!!
What a fresh and friendly wedding. You can just feel the joy and the warmth with all the guests captured in such an artful way. A great team of services really came through!
I wish I had seen this before my own vineyard wedding. The whole thing is stunning. I wish I could have had tables like that!
Here are the favors I made for my vineyard wedding - simple to do and inexpensive:
http://www.hardlyhousewives.com/2011/11/wedding-wine-corks.html
Wow~ I pretty much love everything about this wedding. I love all the orange details. The florals are beautiful and surroundings are!AMAZING.
Amazing!!! Love the colors and the atmosphere on these pics!!!
Lovely vineyard wedding ! I have worked with Mary in the past, she does great work...
The wedding color palette is so bright and beautiful! I especially love the monochromatic groupings of the centerpieces!
Thank you everyone for all the wonderful comments! I truly had a blast designing this wedding with Mary and Whitney! I found some of the vintage wooden crates and soda bottles at a local flea market and even had a few pieces custom made to look "vintage." Mary, Alex and Whitney had a real vision and it was an honor to help make it all happen. Designing the flowers in al those vintage glass containers was heavenly! I was given the palette choice and went with it! Congratulations to the happy couple and thank you for allowing me to be a part of one of the most memorable weddings in my designer history!
I love the idea that the reception is not in a reception hall but in a wine cellar