Do-It-Yourself Inspired
Do-It-Yourself Inspired Wedding
Here are a few more gorgeous images from today’s featured wedding…
all of these insanely gorgeous photos were captured by Brittany Strebeck
Brandi designed and crafted basically every detail that you see…from the great programs, to her invitations, bridesmaid bouquets, bridal bouquet and so much more. Check back in a bit to see some instructions for creating these lovely details!
Do-It-Yourself Inspired Wedding
Okay, this wedding is seriously great. There is just no other way to put it…from the gorgeous green, black and white color palette to the perfect little details, every element was thoughtfully crafted by the oh-so-talented bride, Brandi.
all of these insanely gorgeous photos were captured by Brittany Strebeck
Brandi’s father-in-law passed away right before they got engaged, which changed the size of their budget dramatically. But, Brandi most definitely made the best of it, while filling her wedding with Do-It-Yourself inspired touches that would make any bride swoon.
I have a lot more pictures and descriptions of DIY projects for you, so stay tuned!
Real Wedding by Chewing the Cud, IV
Here are the last photographs and details from the oh-so-talented Viola Sutanto…owner and creative force behind the incredible invitation design firm, Chewing the Cud!
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Tying back to our idea of “discovery”, linen journals were placed in hand-stained crates that were decoupaged with photos of vintage food labels we took during our travels together. Guests are engaged in the process of “discovering” their tables as they identify their names and table grades.
Instead of numbers, the tables were named after characters from the story, with corresponding letter grades. I made the table runner that adorned the head table as a gift for Phillip. I printed our vows and favourite poems we had read to each other during the ceremony. My crazy bird illustrations appeared again on the runner.
The concepts of discovery and childhood memories continued at the dinner tables where treasure boxes revealed childhood trinkets and candid photos of … wonderful conversation opener. Trivia questions on the menus kept guests entertained as they awaited their entree. The talented Rae Dunn (www.raedunn.com) created egg-shaped rocks and hand-stamped guests’ favourite words.
Scandalous!We managed to sneak in a moment to make out at the phone booth before heading up to the Hilltop to join our guests. Apparently they love the same brand of humor as us.
In lieu of feeding back to each other, we squished macaroons. To top off the night, guests were delighted to discover Taiwanese and Indonesian sweets at the end of the night.
Thank you for letting us share our story!
I looooooved this wedding. So chic, so thoughtfully planned, so insanely gorgeous. Tomorrow, Viola is walking us through a few of the DIY projects that she created for her big day. Can’t wait!!
Real Wedding by Chewing the Cud, III
As promised, here are more photos from Viola at Chewing the Cud’s GORGEOUS wedding…
Anna Kuperberg took the most amazing photos!!
After the ceremony, we proceeded to the Hilltop for our reception. Photo on the right shows our wishes jar.
More to come, so stay tuned!!!
Real Wedding by Chewing the Cud, II
Here are a few more amazing pictures and details from Viola at Chewing the Cud’s recent wedding!!
Best man’s boutonniere. Program in the form of a children’s book: each page started with an alphabet. e.g. P is for Parents. B is for Bridesmaids.
Our ceremony was held at the Apple Orchard. Since apples were not in season, the trees were bare. The same birds from our invitations hung from the trees and fluttered in the wind as we said our vows from one of my handmade books. Subsequently, guests wrote well wishes for us on the back of the bird hangers and dropped them into our wishes jar, in lieu of a guest book.
We are married!
We have SO much more eye candy on the way, so definitely check back in a bit!
Real Wedding by Chewing the Cud
I am sure many of you know that I am a HUGE fan of Viola, over at chewing the cud. She is an amazingly talented designer who never fails to completely inspire me with her brilliantly unique perspective. Needless to say, the pictures from her recent wedding were enough to send me over the edge. The wedding is actually being published in Brides of Northern California (hitting newsstands today!) so you absolutely have to check it out if get a chance!
Here is Viola to share a few beautiful details from her wedding…
We are Viola and Phillip. Viola loves books. Phillip loves movies. Our favourite story of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird, which became the inspiration for our wedding at the Carneros Inn on Oct 27, 2007. What we love most about the story is how it was told through the voice of Scout, the 8-year-old heroine and how she was discovering the world around her. We distilled what we loved best about the story into key words: discovery. simplicity. childhood memories.
Our save-the-date cards were bookmarks, a nod to the novel. The invitations included an ex-libris card invitation card, a meal ticket for the day-after brunch and a tongue-in-cheek book club poster, complete with “discussion questions” like “who’s the spa junkie, Phillip or Viola?” followed by information on nearby spas.
Following Chinese tradition, we held a private tea ceremony in the bridal suite. My mom had my gown custom-designed in Indonesia. It was a modern take on the traditional Chinese gown, infused with Indonesian beading. At the tea ceremony, we serve tea to our parents and relatives as a sign of respect and thanks. In turn the tea recipients present gifts to us, usually in the form of red packets or jewelry, along with their well wishes. My pin was designed by my dear friend, Kelly of k.autumn.
My maid-of-honor, Aya, is a book designer. My bridesmaid Kumi is a book collector and I am a book maker! I thought it perfectly fitting that they carried books I had made to walk down the aisle. I made a book sling for my nephew Matthew, while Nadia (my best friend’s daughter) carried an over-sized nest almost as big as her. Jennifer, her mom, told me she had been practiced scattering balled-up magazine pages for months now in preparation for this day!
So much more to come, so stay tuned!!
Here are a few more images and details from Annette’s gorgeous New York City wedding…
Photos by Kate Leigh, Candy Photo by Envi Photo
More from Annette…
-My flower girl and ring bearer weer carried bird’s nests that I made myself using materials from Michael’s Arts & Crafts. They were about 6 bucks each. I also had a set of wings ;made by a designer on Etsy for my flower girl, which ended up costing about $30.
-For our favors, we bought white boxes at the dollar store and filled them with a bottle of wine and 2 wine glasses.
-for my table and for my escort cards I used vintage photos of Yankee and Fenway as my husband is a huge Red Sox fan and I am huge Yankee fan. These were complete hits!
-One of my biggest splurges was my candy bar, I had a local company set up the entire thing for a small
fee, they even cleaned it and I didn’t have to worry about what to do with the glass jars after the wedding. I
would recommend this to any bride!
Thanks so much to Annette for sharing her beautiful wedding with us! A wedding in New York City for under $20,000 is such an accomplishment and to throw one this beautiful…well, it’s a treat for all of us, to say the least!
