Apex Wedding by Nancy Ray Photography

I’m a chevron lover through and through so it’s almost as if this backyard fête and I were meant to meet. It has all the makings of the perfect whimsical affair – bright colors, loads of personality, ribbons and scrumptious prints galore and all of it was masterminded by the Bride herself, even the paper goods! Clearly this Mrs. has a whole lot of style and she has gorgeous images by Nancy Ray Photography to prove it. Show your support for Team Chevron by checking out the gallery for more, more, more.

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From the Bride…Our wedding was a labor of love in that I really did love nearly every moment of hand crafting it together. Almost every detail involved a DIY element to not only save money, but to really make our wedding unique to us as a couple. Craig has been making me laugh since we started dating four years ago and we always have so much fun together. I wanted the wedding to represent our fun and lighthearted nature. The graphic elements of stripes and chevron as well as cheerful orange, yellow, coral and teal colors were a theme carried across our wedding, starting with the save the dates. I loved the idea of using an ampersand to represent our union as well as the dog silhouette I designed as a representation of our love for our dog, Abbey. These elements branded the whole event and really set the tone for our backyard wedding. We were really lucky to have a gorgeous private home as the backdrop and then added cafe string lights and pops of color with ribbons.

Some of the hand crafted elements of our wedding included the save the dates which I designed and then took a local letterpress class to print, the escort card buttons which were printed on to fabric by Spoonflower and then I cut and punched each one individually with a button maker, and also the chevron table runners which were sewn by Craig’s mom. I also personally cut and sewed all the fabric pockets for the wedding invitations and had so much fun designing all the paper good items for the day.

My favorite moment of our wedding was the first look and just enjoying the quiet moment with Craig after all the hard work to get to that day. We had a lot of family travel to be with us on our first day of marriage and it meant so much to be able to share it with them. In planning the wedding, I followed a long list of wonderful wedding blogs (and still do!) for my wedding inspiration and so to be able to share our wedding in hopes that other brides might gain inspiration in return is complete bliss!

Wedding Photography: Nancy Ray Photography / Flowers: The English Garden / Event Design: Janine Rae Design (Bride) / Ceremony + Reception Location: The Hidden Haven / Wedding Cake: Swank Cakes / Caterer: Delightful Inspirations / DJ: Anything Music / Invitations + Paper: Janine Rae Design (Bride) / Officiant: Kris Weiss

 

40 Comments about “Apex Wedding by Nancy Ray Photography”

1. Intertwined Events says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:14 pm

   Loving everything! The paper goods, the dresses, the cake, and that RIBBON! Simply beautiful!
2. Jen says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:26 pm

   Love love the colors! Where did the bridesmaid in the yellow get her dress from??
3. Heather says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   Who is the designer of the bride's dress? Love it!
4. Emily @ Peach and Pearl says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:28 pm

   So gorgeous!!
5. Erica says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:29 pm

   LOVE the ribbons, I wish I had thought of this for my wedding!
6. Rob Bamford says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:38 pm

   Lovely set of photo's. Really colourful wedding.
7. Karen Harrison - Tampa Wedding Photographer says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm

   Gorgeous! Loving the vibrant colors!
8. Kate (Floret Cadet) says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   so festive! I love this wedding and love her bouquet! happy to see some brighter colored weddings on smp
9. Nellz says:

   November 21, 2011 at 3:56 pm

   Exactly the kind of dream wedding I'd love to pull for mine. Thank you for sharing your inspirational wedding .. DIY rocks!!
10. Carrie says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    This bride is one special lady! To do everything herself and pull it off with such grace, style, and LOVE is truly amazing!! She should go into the business....
11. Michelle | Gold-hearted Girl says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    I just love all the color. Congrats!
12. Wendy {Just Wenderful} says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    Love the colors and that bouquet!
13. CN says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Hooray for SPCA donations!!! Big hearts!
14. Steve (Blue Dot Paper Shop) says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    Love the colors and presentation of everything, So Happy & Cheerful!
15. Vanessa ( Muse Bridal Wear) says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    I love how the flower girls dress literally makes her a "flower girl'! So charming!
16. Shanna | Nostalgia Film says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Oh, I adore those colors! And the cake! Beautiful photography!
17. Jenny_wren says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous xx any ideas where the bride's shoes are from? Love them! X
18. Jamie Blow says:

    November 21, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    I LOVE the colors and the photos are fantastic!!!! Nancy really captured the day and details very well!
19. Adrian Arnell Photography says:

    November 21, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    Love these photos well done from uk
20. Sonia Sharma says:

    November 21, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    I love the white&blue stripes and contrast with the red&orange flowers in the tablescape. Visually so stylish!
21. Sara Yates says:

    November 21, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    I too would love to know where the shoes were from. Beautiful!
22. Ruth (@MyLoveWeddRing) says:

    November 21, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    What a fabulous eye for color this bride has! The choices are boldand vibrant and absolutely gorgeous!!
23. Ashley says:

    November 21, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    Love so many elements of this wedding! Especially the colors and the chevron stripes. The confetti envelopes are too cute and the junior bridesmaid in the floral print dress! Love it!!!
24. Jen G says:

    November 21, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this wedding....especially the bride! She really is as good as she makes it look ;) and better!!
25. AK says:

    November 21, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    Did the bride make the name buttons herself? Where and how?!
26. Nora says:

    November 22, 2011 at 3:48 am

    I love the blue and white fabric!!! Where did you find it???
27. Judy says:

    November 22, 2011 at 4:43 am

    So beautiful colors~Just like in spring~And the brides' wedding gown is stunning~{and beautiful couple too }:D
28. Jenelle says:

    November 22, 2011 at 7:13 am

    I love the bridesmaids dresses? Where did the bride find them?
29. Sarah Litty says:

    November 22, 2011 at 8:54 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE - Nancy Ray has huge talent and Janine Rae - your styling is just beautiful.
30. Cara says:

    November 22, 2011 at 8:59 am

    the colors are so cheerful!
31. STYLE ART LIFE says:

    November 22, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Love the chevron detail juxtaposed with the pop of brights!
32. caicedoa says:

    November 22, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    I love the buttons... Where did you get them?
33. Janine says:

    November 22, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Thank you for all the sweet comments! To answer your questions: the bridesmaid in yellow's dress is a Lela Rose dress that she found on ebay brand new, my wedding dress was from David's Bridal but is now discontinued (I would be willing to sell it, please email me) and the sash on my dress is from White by Vera Wang, my shoes were from Nordstrom and are Badgley Mischka Lyndee wedges. :) The turquoise chevron fabric was found at fabricguru.com - search zig zag or email me if you want to purchase my table runners. The other bridesmaid dresses were found at Nordstrom, The Limited, J Crew Crewcuts (flower girl) and a bridal store. I made the buttons myself by designing the graphic and uploading it to Spoonflower.com to be printed on fabric, then I cut out the circles and used a button maker to punch each button. Hope this helps! Feel free to email me if you have more questions: janine@janineraedesign.com. Thanks again to Style Me Pretty for posting our sweet wedding and to Nancy Ray!
34. Meredith Perdue says:

    November 23, 2011 at 11:44 am

    There is so much to love about this wedding, but the lab illustration is just too much! Stunning images!
35. Nancy Ray says:

    November 30, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    Thank you all for your sweet comments. It was a delight to capture this beautiful wedding!

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