Even though we are just now heading into spring I couldn’t help sharing this adorable autumn ranch wedding photographed by Mike Larson Inc. The Flying Caballos Ranch is the ultimate in California country settings but this wedding served up rustic with a side of awesome. Electric blue heels and a wedding party rocking killer shades brought a little modern edge to this otherwise organically elegant affair. Click here to see even more!
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From the Bride… Our wedding took place in the fall in San Luis Obispo, Ca. We drew our inspiration from the rich colors of fall, the yellow farm house at our wedding site and the town we live and love, with it’s own laid back country feel.
Orange pumpkins for place markers (with hand cut leaves) invited guests to sit with their friends. Burlap and real acorns drew the eye to the center where milk jugs and real cream glasses held bright farm fresh flowers (the farm house is an old dairy). The guests ate butternut squash raviolis and heirloom tomatoes family style, just like you would on the farm.
We were married in front of Islay hill, which we hike for sunset picnics (and every Valentine’s day). A simple white metal arch was adorned with dried grape vines and burgundy flowers, while the bridesmaids all sported bright yellow (in ascending colors – darkest to lightest – MOH in the darkest) with pearls. The men wore yellow ties (and yellow boutonnières) to complement the ladies with casual grey tuxes that were at home at the farm house. After exchanging our vows we released butterflies (whose likeness you can see on our cupcakes).
My husband wore the same grey tux with an orange tie and a boutonnière of burgundy kangaroo paws. He was also seen wearing his black wafer sunglasses that matched his crew. (Or his bright yellow “shutter shades.”)
I wore a laced trumpet dress with bright blue shoes. I wore my hair half up and half down with large, tight ringlets of hair cascading, with a simple hair ornament pinned to one side. I wore a double strand of vintage pearls for my necklace and little pearl drops for earrings. I was also seen sporting bright red vintage sunglasses that matched my girl’s black vintage sunglasses.
Our wedding was a blast and was so much fun to plan. We really stuck to our theme and weren’t afraid to use lots of bold color. The setting was beautiful, but the details really pulled the whole thing off (lots of details!). I hope that we can inspire other brides, it was really hard for me to find any weddings that inspired me and it took me many long hours of inspiration “battles” to come up with anything I liked.
Photography: Mike Larson Inc. / Floral Design: April Flowers / Event Design: The Bride & Groom / Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location: Flying Caballos Ranch / Catering: Trumpet Vine Catering / Wedding Dress: Wtoo Brides by Watters / Groom & Groomsmen Attire: Jim’s Formal Wear (Jean Yves) via A Heart’s Desires / Wedding Cupcakes: Amy Bakes Cupcakes / Cupcake Butterflies: Junkman’s Daughter / Bride’s Hair Piece: Richard Designs via A Heart’s Desires / Bride’s Shoes: Anne Michelle via Ross
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The shabby chic detailing is STUNNING! Loving this wedding! Totally gorgeous!
Love this wedding. Love the bride with the bridesmaids. It so cheerful and sunny! :)
Yellow bridesmaid dresses! Love love! Still kind of wish I had gone with yellow for mine.
Another farm fresh wedding, loved the yellow bridesmaids dresses...bold statement!
Robbin Montero
A Dream Wedding
Talk about wow factor- this is an incredible design. Love all the details, the bright colors and the .. Mike Larson is incredible. If you want to check out a few more of his weddings here is a link http://www.idovenues.com/santa-margarita-ranch-working-with-your-photographer/
Does anyone know the style of her WTOO dress- it's stunning on her
Hey Donna I found my dress for you
http://watters.com/Product/WtooBrides/13497/
Thank you for your kind words! You are too sweet!
love the bridesmaids dresses, where are they all from?
I have no faith in this businesses ability to act professionally or with integrity.
When booking this venue we were told that the deposit ($3,500) was refundable. The property manager, Joleen, wrote this in an email to me. When we contacted her 9 months prior to the event to cancel our reservation, she never returned my phone calls or my emails for a week. When she did call (after regular business hours) she told me that she didn’t know which contract we signed, but that we would either 1. Not be getting our money back, or 2. Would receive 10% less the deposit depending on if someone else ends up booking our date.
What a dishonest business! I would be horrified if my employee never called a customer back within 24 hours. Furthermore, if I held $3,500 of someone else’s money, I would understand their dismay, panic, and anger over never having any of their phone calls or emails returned for a week. Joleen told me she didn’t contact me, because her computer crashed. This is an unacceptable excuse, as one does not need a computer to call someone back.
A few other notes to be forewarned about the apparent blatant and intentional acts by this business to lead people on a wild chase to get straight answers:
-Joleen’s email signature lists an incorrect phone number, so I had to hunt it down online. This may not make a difference though, since she will never call you back. The number listed is some poor girl who has received multiple incorrect calls from people seeking Joleen out.
-The owner of the property, Mike Kyle, cannot be reached. If someone is listed on the website as the proud owner, then they should be available and accountable to it’s customers.
-Joleen sent me the wrong phone number to their attorney, Roy Ogden. Thankfully, she included his full name so that I could search the CA Bar website for him. Unfortunately, he is out of town for another week.
We hope you take our experience into account in deciding whether to do business with this venue and its property manager. The grounds are beautiful and the houses are convenient, but peace of mind and ease of business are priceless.