Lake Tahoe Wedding by Cooper Carras
I have had many a girl crush throughout my days as editor of SMP. Probably a hundred or so too many if I’m being honest. But today, it’s a whole new level of crazy. Aside from being ridiculously beautiful, this next bride also has a killer sense of style, an adorable groom and one of the most effortlessly lovely celebrations we’ve seen on SMP. Oh and the most INSANE Lake Tahoe backdrop ever. With perfect photography by Cooper Carras to boot. This one, my friends, is enough to turn even the sourest of sour brides sweet. Click here for so much more.
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From the bride… Justin and I knew Lake Tahoe would be the perfect place to bring our friends and family to celebrate our wedding. Being from Northern California, we both have fond memories of winters and summers spent in Tahoe, and as a couple we have spent some of our best times there. September is a usually a great time for a outdoor wedding — although we were VERY lucky the day of our wedding, as it rained everywhere on the lake except over us! The Dollar House at Chinquapin was built in the 1920′s and definitely has a rustic vintage feel to it. We wanted to add to that and bring in some modern touches as well. I collected old skeleton keys and found vintage shutters to nail the keys to for our escort cards, vintage mason jars for flowers and candles and antique windows for photos. When I was in London the year before I went to the Mayfair antique market and found cameos for my bridesmaids’ bouquets, and I used my Mom’s cameo for mine. We had originally planned to tent the patio, but our guest list grew too quickly and it wasn’t possible, so to add lighting and ambiance, we hung chandeliers. The beautiful backdrop of Lake Tahoe, farm tables, mason jars, lanterns and gorgeous flowers and lighting created an amazing setting for an amazing day and night with our family and friends.
Wedding Photography: Cooper Carras / Ceremony: Chinquapin Dock at North Lake Tahoe in Tahoe City, California / Reception: Dollar House at Chinquapin / Flowers: NLC Productions / Event Design: Crux Events / Event Planning: Joy de Vivre / Wedding Invitations: Lazaro Press / Wedding Gown: Vera Wang “Ethel” / Bride’s Belt: Vera Wang / Bride’s Shoes: Valentino / Birdcage Veil: Haute Bride (Borrowed from the Bride’s Sister) / Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Azadeh Couture, Alice + Olivia, J.Crew, Bella Bridesmaid / Cake Topper Figures: Legacy Antiques and Interiors / Linens: La Tavola
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31 Comments about “Lake Tahoe Wedding by Cooper Carras”
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February 23, 2012 at 4:21 pm
such a beautiful wedding. LOVE Cooper's photography!!!!
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February 23, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Thank you for the feature! Loved every part of this wedding - such an amazing team!
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February 23, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Where are the brides earrings from?
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February 23, 2012 at 4:54 pm
I love the bride's belt! Does anyone know the name?
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February 23, 2012 at 5:05 pm
yes! where are the earrings from? they are awesome.
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February 23, 2012 at 5:06 pm
This is unbelievably gorgeous!! Thank you for sharing!!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:19 pm
This wedding inspires me to dream so much bigger than I have been for my own wedding. Absolutely beautiful, intimate, natural and stunning. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:21 pm
We have worked with Cooper before and his photos are always stunning! What a lovely wedding and gorgeous bride and handsome groom!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Love the idea of having the ceremony on the dock!! And that bouquet is GORG!!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:34 pm
Congratulations - this is the most beautiful wedding I have ever seen! The dress, the flowers, the setting - the couple!!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm
Gorgeous! I love so many of the details. The doilies for place cards are awesome!
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February 23, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Wow... Awesome work Cooper!!! That first dance shot is sooo money!
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February 23, 2012 at 6:10 pm
WOW is all i can say!
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February 23, 2012 at 6:14 pm
yay!! Thank you Joy, Cooper and the whole team!!! What a great weekend it was!
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February 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm
You're absolutely right Abby - the sweetness score is totally off the Richter scale! Now I'll have sugar withdrawals for the rest of the day! :)
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February 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Hi, The earrings are from the Ippolita jewelry collection. Thanks for your comments!
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February 23, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Mmm, we'd love a chance to visit Lake Tahoe someday! The wedding looks like it was an absolute joy.
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February 23, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Love this! So unique yet familiar. Such a pretty wedding... gorgeous bride!
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February 24, 2012 at 12:20 am
This wedding is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! Is the green/teal book their guest book or something else? Either way, I would love to know where its from.
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February 24, 2012 at 5:42 am
blooming gorgeous
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February 24, 2012 at 10:34 am
This wedding was so much fun to work on!! Great team and bride is just sweet as she is gorgeous
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February 24, 2012 at 12:36 pm
I love everything about this wedding. Absolutely gorgeous. What did you use to hang the lanterns?
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February 24, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Tori, the cute little book was for the ring bearer.
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February 24, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@Anna: The belt was by Vera Wang. I've emailed the bride to see if she has any more info on a style name or number.
@Tori: I've asked the bride about that book to see what it was and where it was from.
@Janie: I've also asked the bride if she has any tips or info for how they were able to hang the chandeliers. We should hear back soon about everything. Thanks for reading!
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February 24, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Hi,
I had grand plans to use old books for my actual wedding invites, but it proved way too time consuming. So, I thought I could still incorporate an old book by carving out pages on the inside to make a square. I placed a small satin pillow inside and our rings were fastened to the pillow and we had our ring bearer carry it down the aisle. I found old books at antique stores, thrift shops etc.
The Vera Wang beaded belt is style# 12A1010. I called my bridal shop to see if it's still available to order and they
The Chandeliers were rented through Eventmaster party supply in Tahoe City. Crux Events rigged all of our lighting. Luckily, I was not there during the process as I'm sure it was not easy trying to place lines in trees etc! Most of the larger wedding rental companies have chandeliers for rent and they do the set up for you, or as in our case we had Crux set up our stage and lighting.
Hope that helps! I'm happy to answer any other questions so just ask!
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February 24, 2012 at 4:02 pm
The vera Wang belt is still available to order.
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February 29, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Wow, Lake Tahoe is so breathtaking!
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