This next gorgeous wedding is total luxury. Complete unabashed luxury. And I kind of love every bit of it. The bride and groom kept their guest list tiny which meant that they could really splurge on every detail. And although my gigantic family would never allow for a teeny tiny wedding, if I had a wedding re-do, I would do the same thing in a New York minute. Close family and friends treated like total royalty. Love that. Add to that, the absolutely backdrop at the Montage Laguna Beach, an Oscar de la Renta gown and photography by Jasmine Star and you have, well…perfection. Click here to see the full gallery.
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The wedding was held at The Montage Laguna Beach. We decided that we wanted an intimate destination wedding and wanted it on the water. There is no prettier location than the wedding lawn at The Montage. It overlooks the water and beach with cliffs on the side.
We wanted the wedding to be very elegant with an attention to details. Knowing that we only had 29 people, we wanted to make sure that everyone felt that they were as special as the bride and groom. From the Tory Burch gift bags filled with Kiehls products, personalized luggage tags, monogrammed slippers and bottles of water. We also had a bunch of homemade cookies and snacks! On the day of the wedding, we had personalized pashmina’s made with all of the women’s names engraved on them. We also used “fakemagazines.com ” to personalize magazine covers such as ” US” & ” GQ” magazine.
The color scheme was all whites/nudes/ivorys. We thought that a crisp white clean look would look best with the gorgeous ocean background. We did not want any dancing or music, just a small intimate ceremony with close family and friends, and a fabulous dinner with an outdoor lounge. We used tons of white hydranga’s, peonies, some roses and a combination of other flowers as well. Everything was in the white field. My bouquet was all peonies.
We used Lovebirds for our invitations, napkins, logo, programs, etc. The owner, Meghan Andalmen was a pleasure to work with and helped us with every detail. We used Monique Lhuillier’s new line and chose a beautiful cream invitation with lace. They were spectacular!
The wedding gown is made by Oscar de la Renta. I purchased the gown and veil from Ultimate Bride in Chicago. The shoes were my mother’s and designed by Rene Caovilla. I always wanted to walk in my mother’s shoes and on my wedding day, I literally got to do it. The jewelry that I wore was a combination of my mother’s and mine. The rings were purchased from Lester Lampert & Etan Borochov.
The ceremony was a Jewish style wedding. We practiced many of the Jewish traditions, including the bride walking around the groom 7 times and a Ketubah signing. D.J.’s best friend and his father were witnesses to our wedding.
For dinner, we served Spring Garlic Risoto, Hearts of Romaine Caesar Salad, Roasted Local Halibut, Brandt Farms Tenderloin Au Poivre, Mini Wedding Cakes for each guest, Peach Cobbler and In -N- Out Burgers and Fries for everyone when they were leaving the wedding.
Groom: Joseph Abboud tuxedo / Photography: Jasmine Star / Flowers: Square Root / Ceremony + Reception Location: Montage Laguna Beach / Invitations: Lovebirds / Shoes: Rene Caovilla / Dress: Oscar DeLaRenta /Hair & Make-Up: Jan and Courtney from the St. Regis Salon
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Beautiful. Perfect. If only...
Still picking my jaw up off the floor. Amazing photos, stunning bride, and out of this world decor. Hands down, my favorite featured wedding!!! Fab!
Gorgeous...I am all for the small, intimate weddings. The Bride and Groom are able to truly visit with all of their guest and enjoy their company. Plus, I think it is great to be able to splurge on those closest to you. Her gown is absolutely beautiful!
love, LOVE! we're doing a white wedding too with whites/creams & it's fun to see inspiration. especially such gorgeous inspiration!!
this wedding is absolutely dreamy. i love it!
Wow, her dress is gorgeous! Only Oscar De La Renta! Looooove the colour palette, and yes, the bride and groom are gorgeous! Love all the photos! Such a stunning, elegant affair. Love the gift bags too! Wow, Tory Burch gift bags w/khiels products??!! Nice!!!! Love the intimate weddings! Congrats!
It's a lovely wedding, undoubtedly, but I can't help but think it's incredibly sad not to have any music. It's a celebration! The time made for music... but I guess, to each her own. Love the pashminas...
Holy smoking gorgeous!
Such a beautiful wedding!!! Any idea where her wedding band is from?
Thank YOU, Abby, for the honor of being featured! :)
This wedding is fabulous. I love the intimate details for all the guests. Nothing is better than a bride (and groom) who treats her guests like the guests of honor that they are!!
this is nothing short of spectacular! so beautiful and so many wonderful details - how great to pamper your guests too!
so pretty :) love her hair! beautiful couple...congrats!!
what a weird way to celebrate nuptials. it's great that the 29 invitees felt super special, but what did all the uninvited folks feel like? cr*p, probably.
UGH. I could barely continue scrolling down my Google Reader to look at all the pictures- THIS WEDDING IS SICK! (IN A GOOD WAY!) Customized pashminas? WOW. All-white weddings are always luxe and classic- no matter what the budget, but this is over the top. The thing that kills me the most is the dress. I have seen that dress 1 other time and if I could have any wedding dress in the whole wide world it would be THAT DRESS. If only Oscar de la Renta was AFFORDABLE. To dream, but I am already married anyway :)
Honestly Abby, these are some GORGEOUS pictures you took of this couple's wedding. The ocean back setting was lovely and makes me seriously think of leaving Oklahoma & moving out west, LOL.
What kind of lense(s) did you use for the shoot?
Daniel
What a gorgeous wedding and a stunning couple! I am in love with the bride's dress! If the bride is interested in reselling it please contact me.
What a gorgeous setting -- and her dress is perfection!
I L.O.V.E. her dress...its breath taking!
I hope to have a very similar, intimate wedding as well. I love to see them featured. I have no desire for the 200 guest, ballroom wedding. Intimate all the way!
lovely :)
Jasmine is amazing and always has some of the most beautiful weddings! Great work and beautiful couple!
Everything about this wedding is stunning. The dress, the decor, the couple!
Beautiful! Love the color combo I kind of agree with Kat, though - a wedding celebration with NO music? I honestly can't even imagine. Just dinner, and NO music in the background while eating? Very strange to me, indeed!
Wow. Wow. WOW! Talk about styled pretty. The dress is especially spectacular.
The absolute picture of beachy chic. ♥ the monogrammed pashmina shawls...such a personal, special touch!
that dress is AMAZING.
o.m.g. the couple is gorgeous - matches their wedding! her dress is exquisite. that cake! the table centerpieces! the outdoor furniture and decor. this is beautiful!
Gorgeous couple, spectacular photos (as usual) by J*, and a perfect example of white done right!
It is just the romantic wedding that I have been dreamed about for long.Only by seeing the pictures,I can feel the sweet smell of the wedding.It is a flower sea.And the bridal dress is also fabulous with Applique.I love it!
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I love this so much. Just yesterday I was googling for intimate Weddings without a dance reception. Found lots of threads on bridal forums and blogs where people were AGHAST at the thought of no dancing at a wedding. But this featured wedding sounds so lovely and perfect to me. A close group of intimate friends and family, an incredible dinner, and just enjoying everyone's company in a beautiful environment. Bliss!
I also love the idea of giving personalized gifts, which is so much more doable with a small group like this. And individual cakes! So awesome!
The pavillion is stunning. It instantly gives the impression of intimacy and luxury. Lovely!
BEAUTIFUl..ever last detail! We featured this dress last week from oscar and this bride SHINES in it..makes it all the more beautiful..thank you!
another reason I want a small wedding... This, everything about it is just perfect. I knew I would love it from the very first photo and I do - all the white details just make it look so heavenly... words cannot describe how in love with this I am!
I love the simplistic elegance of this white wedding. The details are perfect, and I particularly love the personalized shawls. Thanks so much for sharing!
WOW! Every aspect of this wedding is stunning- the colors, the couple, the details, EVERYTHING! I wish I were invited to experience it firsthand!
Wow, what a gorgeous intimate wedding, the details are just amazing!
Wow, look like they really did it up- great pics!!
LOVE the entire wedding! SO romantic and beautiful. very pretty!
Beautiful couple and I love the hair and makeup! I wish there were such makeup and hair stylists in Central Texas! :)
Love J*'s work, she is amazing.
Beautiful wedding, so romantic! Many woman's dream!
Wow unreal wedding photos. The groom should be a model. McDreamy!!!
Speechless. Who did the decor? Im still picking up my jaw from the floor. Fantastic Scenerey. Very much my thing.
What a deliciously gorgeous wedding! The details are amazing, who knew white could look so incredibly good! Just beautiful
Emma-THN
I have to agree with Elizabeth. Incredible wedding, however skimping on music would surely mean the atmosphere wasn't as good as it could be.
I ADORE this wedding. I remember seeing it on Jasmine's website and it truly is dreamy. The bride's dress makes the entire thing.
I do have to say that the Montage wedding team are total jerks to deal with. I was married four years ago (ended up at another luxury resort in Santa Barbara), and I was blown away by how rude and unaccommodating the Montage's staff was.
Such a beautiful wedding!! Amazingly captured as well!
Where did those garden stools come from - love the color!
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this wedding. Everything is gorgeous! Where did you get those stemmed votive holders that had the floating candles in them?
I really don't like this dress. Besides from bieng ubiquitous, it looks really heavy.
Oh!! The wedding is absolutely gorgeous like in dreams and adore her dress is very beautifull :)