When I came across this next breathtakingly gorgeous bride’s blog I immediately tracked down super star photographer, Tec Petaja, and begged him to let me share the wedding of her and her cutie Joseph Gordon-Levitt look-alike groom. My crush on their Southern California soiree may have started with her fluffy, dream of a dress but the love affair only deepened with each little handcrafted detail. This vintage chic love fest continues in the full wedding gallery!
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And if you haven’t got your fill of whimsy for the day then you are in for a treat! We also have a crazy beautiful film by Cana Video Production that captures this oh-so perfect Southern California wedding in all its glory!
From the beginning I just wanted the wedding to be a representation of Noah and I. All of the things we love and the people we love in one amazing celebration. Leo Carrillo Ranch absolutely inspired a lot of the choices, colors, decorations etc. we eventually made. The natural beauty of the ranch, the peacocks, the open and organic feel to all of it was so perfect. I guess you could say our theme was vintage-country-mismatched-colorful-chic. That’s a lot of theme, I know. Wedding colors just weren’t something we were able to settle on so we went with tones, bright tones. Throughout the planning process, I was so nervous that all of the different colors would be too much, but on the big day I was so so excited about the outcome! Combining colorful tones with the simple beauty of the ranch, the old cream and turquoise colored buildings and hints of ivory and white turned out to be exactly what I had pictured all along.
Our wedding was also a huge collection of DIY projects and efforts. For instance, I collected 200+ pieces of mismatched china in both dinner and dessert plate sizes as well as 200+ floral vessels and 200+ pieces of mismatched flatware. I also collected probably 40+ old silver platters to use for the dessert and catering areas. I went almost once a week to the local thrift store. It was a serious labor of love. Some of our projects included a colorful ribbon bunting that hung down the center of the aisle and around the bar area. Guests were guided down the path to the ceremony and reception by hanging lace, hay-bails and home-made planters constructed from old buckets and watering pails. There was handmade arrow-signage created from re-claimed wood all over the reception area and guests were finally led to their seats from assignment cards typed on shipping tags that hung from old nails which were nailed into an old door and window frame I found at a swap meet. Our invites were screen-printed on vintage hankies found on ebay and our RSVP cards were handwritten on vintage postcards. I spent an entire day putting together our program fans with family using scalloped scissors, tongue depressors and a hot glue gun. Our favors were homemade jams in tiny quilted jars and friends and family were also given small muslin bags filled with lavender to toss at us as we came down the aisle or when we left in our 1930s getaway car.
The day I got to marry Noah was everything I had hoped and more. It wasn’t just the beautiful setting or seeing everything come together exactly as I had pictured, it was the love and people that surrounded us that I will never forget. Our friends and family absolutely made our wedding everything that it turned out to be. On our wedding day and in the months following people mentioned to us all of the time how much they loved our wedding, how it was beautiful and “so us” and fun and so on, but the best thing that people told us and continue to tell us is that the love they could see between us and all of the people there was so extremely evident. That love, I feel, is what made our wedding day.
Wedding Photography: Tec Petaja / Wedding Venue: Leo Carrillo Ranch / Florals: Modern Bouquet / Videography: CanaVP / Dress: Monique Lhuillier / Grooms Attire: American Apparel / Bridesmaids Dresses: Rosebowl Swap Meet/HOME Mercantile / Make-up: Janelle Simonson / Film Work: Richard Photo
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There are some gorgeous personal touches in this wedding! I love the button table numbers, and the ribbons draped from the bouquets are so pretty!
beatiful wedding...and her dress...perfect!!!
kisses
That video is so beautiful. I love the choice of lenses and music. This couple is so mesmerizing. What an absolutely beautiful wedding.
Beautiful wedding, lovin' the unique ideas from the venue, decorations, yellow wedding cake, table numbers with buttons and the wedding favors I assume those are jams... Congratulations !
This is the best looking wedding I have ever seen! Especially love the bridesmaids.
Love these beautiful people!!!
Absolutely adorable wedding! Breathtaking Bride and Handsome Groom!!! LOVE everything, from your dress to your super personalized touches on all of the decorations. Gorgeous wedding and beautiful video!
wow!!! this is unreal. charming and amazing details. i love the video... left me crying. :)
Love this wedding. This couple has amazing style! Yummy! Thanks for sharing.
all the details are so adorable. loving all the colors captured.
just gorgeous. So happy and so full of love!
that's my wedding planner!
ladies and gentleman, I will do a shameless plug for Rachael. She is as beautiful and imaginative as the wedding makes her out to be...and so much more so. That being said, she is my wedding coordinator, and what a blessing she is. so check her out if you're engaged or soon-to-be-engaged.
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ps I hope she doesn't kill me for doing this
CANAVP!! THEY ARE SIMPLY THE BEST !!!
What a beautiful wedding! The bride's dress and makeup are gorgeous!
Wow! What a breathtaking wedding! Love all the details!
Gorgeous!!!!! What kind of flower is the pink flower in the 2nd picture??
Love this couple, they look and feel so in love! (if you were nervous or frantic on that day... you hid it well) Congrats. The photography and video are amazing!
Amei o bouquet!
Lindo demais!
So beautiful! I love the video, the dress, all the fun and eclectic details. And the bride and groom are so damn good-looking! Congrats!
Eu amei!
Parabéns!
this is quite possibly the "coolest" wedding i've ever seen. it looks like something out of a movie. seriously, amazing. hot bride and groom, effortlessly cool ambiance - everything is just perfect.
I totally started crying when the groom started talking. And I LOVED the two little kids with the "Here Comes the Bride" sign! Just sooo cute!!! Does anyone know what song that is that they play?
That was seriously the best wedding video I have ever seen. I love the messages from the bride and groom to each other on their wedding day! Great job!
BEAUTIFUL dress!
this is one of my all-time favs that i've seen. its just so real with very classic details. a great wedding filled with beautiful things! great job!
And this bride has a business!!! She can design your wedding, and she's seriously freakin' talented.
To Die For!! What a stunning couple! Gives me hope that all of the labour of loves will be worth it all on the day! The pageboys carrying the homemade 'Here Comes the Bride' sign was my favourite thing! ;-)
Oh. My. Goodness. This is too stinkin' cute! I love that the bride and groom's playful attitudes and excitement are showing throughout the entire video! This reminds me of my fiance and I and how I imagine our day will be. The bride is absolutely gorgeous and her groom is adorable. I don't even know them but this video made me feel so happy for them. :) Love it! The description by the bride is so sweet and genuine. I wish them all the best!
love love love love love this wedding! definitely saved to my inspiration folder. thanks for posting this!
I am in tears after watching the video. What a gorgeous couple. Love the dress, details, and wedding venue. Great style all around!
Oh, to live & shoot in southern California - beautiful wedding for a beautiful couple.
Such a beautiful and sweet wedding. Your dress is simply stunning. Is it the Vivienne model?
This wedding is absolutely beautiful! The bride and groom made me cry, they are so in love and lovely!
i'm crying my eyes out! that video was so beautiful. the bride and groom are both so lovely and all the handmade details make it awe-inspiring!! congrats!!
HERMOSAAAAA!! que belleza de boda, me encanta cuando la novia/o se involucra con la elaboración de los detalles, le da un extra toque de amor! (BEAUTIFUUUUUL!!, what a beauty of a wedding, I love the fact that she got involved crafting those beautiful details, it delivers an extra touch of love!)
I have a crush on this wedding too! It is sooooo up my alley with the vintage details and DIY projects. And I love what the bride wrote about how their guests are what made it so special and how they told the couple how much they loved the wedding. My husband and I had a similar experience and it is so true- the love from the guests made the day so special. Congrats to the happy couple!
Shut up! Dying at the sheer beauty of this wedding, the real love written all over their sweet faces, and the most perfect of perfect photos! Nice find Emilia Jane!!!!! xo!
Wow!! What a dress. Such a beautiful wedding!
It's all so soft and warm -- just perfect. Well executed all around.
we loved creating this movie for Noah and Rachael and it was truly an epic day with them. Drew created this song for their wedding and we felt it fit them perfectly. We were super honored to be able to film such a wonderful couple and are honored to be on the blog today. Thank you so much Style Me Pretty for being so kind to feature our work!
Thank you all so much for your kind words about our wedding! I am seriously blown away. I am so glad to hear you will get some ideas and inspiration from it!
I must know what the name of that dress is!!!!! I wasn't able to find it on the Monique Lhuillier website.
The group hug with the couple and the wedding party - I could truly feel the love in that moment! Amazing!!
lovely pics...nice wedding concept...
This wedding video is absolutely beautiful. It looked like a movie trailer. The bride and groom are both so gorgeous (seriously, are they models?) and everything about their wedding is just so perfect.
ps-my dress was the sabine dress in the fall 2010 collection for those who asked!
Ashley- the pink flower in the second picture is Astilbe. Glad you like it :-).
Absolutely STUNNING! The colors and details are perfect. The photographer did a great job of capturing the pretty golden sunlight.
I can't even deal with how absolutely gorgeous this couple is. The video is beyond. I showed it to my fiance last night in my bid for a videographer, and it sold him on it 100%.
What a beautiful wedding and so full of personality.
Wow. Holy inspiration batman... amazing!
Do you know the designer of the flower girls dress? LOVE!
one of the best wedding videos i've seen. amazing.
This wedding was beyond words. The love felt was crazy beautiful. The pictures don't lie, the wedding was just as beautiful as it looks here, even more so. And I feel very lucky to be friends of theirs and witnessed it all in person.
As I started scrolling through the pictures, I knew this looked familiar. We got married at that same venue. It is a little gem in Southern California. Not very well known, really well priced and so gorgeous. We also had a film photographer shoot our wedding too.
This was so well done and I love the details!
I heart this wedding.
precious wedding! I wish brides could put how much $ was spent on things like this, so I could get a better idea for budgeting.
Beautiful. I just cried at the video. Amazing
I love your wedding, to say the least! I am getting married there next April and was wondering if you could share any tips for how you set everything up, rentals, etc. Thank you and again, PERFECT WEDDING!
This was adorable!! Your dress was BEAUTIFUL and you have to be the cutest couple I have ever seen!
I cannot get over this wedding. It is just so beautiful! Every part about it!
The video was soooooo BEAUTIFUL!!!! The way it was captured, i felt like i was there!
This wedding is one of my FAVORITES!! I will be getting married in June of 2012 and this wedding has inspired me in so many ways!! Funny thing is my fiance recognized one of the girls on the wedding party and we realized that we go to/went to the same college!!
A beautiful wedding! I loved that dress!
Beautiful wedding page. I like it very much!!
It's tough to uncover knowledgeable persons on this subject, but you sound like you realize what you're talking about! Thanks