From the lovely and talented Jasmine Star…

Throughout the course of Stephanie and Stephen’s wedding day at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Arizona, Stephen was so accutely tuned into what Stephanie wanted, needed, or wished for, it appeared they’d been married for fifty years. At least. The way they looked at each other was as if they hadn’t seen each other for years and the love they shared could, quite literally, be felt throughout the venue. From a photographer’s perspective, there are some things that just come together, like two puzzle pieces interlocking at the right time.  I was extraordinarily blessed to document the series of moments as they strung together to create a beautiful and memorable wedding day.

From Stephanie Fay, the bride…

We had SO much fun planning this wedding and every little detail had meaning. I searched through thrift stores to find tea cups, bird cages, chandeliers and chairs of all sorts to decorate our venue with.  Details can get quite expensive while trying to plan a wedding on a budget, so being creative is the trick. It took a lot of work and a lot of ideas. Wedding blogs definitely helped get the ideas flowing! Style me pretty was my favorite of course.

The moss chair was a DIY project. It was an old chair that we found at an antique store. My Aunt Mary and I personally covered and designed the chair in moss along with the sign on it that says “He loves me, He loves me not, He loves me…We tied the knot.”

My dress was by Jim Hjelm, shoes by Kate Spade. I wore a vintage lace shrug that was custom made by Holly Stalder on Etsy. She made it to fit the design of my dress and I was so impressed with how quickly she worked.  She’s amazing! We hired Tamara from AZ Petal Pushers who did an amazing job on the flowers for the entire event. The La Tavola Linens were a leek lace overlay and set the vintage tone for the entire reception.  I absolutely loved the look we got from these linen overlays. Our invitations and paper goods were designed by Dina Remi. She has such a creative eye in design and is full of ideas.

I actually bargained shopped for many of my decor items.  I bought the birdcages from TJ Max believe it or not. Found all the China at antique and thrift stores. Our cake topper was a 100 yr. old antique china cup that I found at an antique store for $1. The menus, programs, and paperweights were all designed by my talented cousin Dina at www.dinaremi.com. She has such a creative eye in design and is full of ideas.

You can see even more of this gorgeous wedding right here. Thank you so much to Stephanie Fay, the incredible bride behind the day. You will definitely find TONS of eye candy on Stephanie’s gorgeous blog.

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I love, love, love this color palette. It’s modern but still very natural… and the soft afternoon light with the pop of bright yellows and bold grays, is just divine. Now… about those little fabric flowers?!?! The mix match patterns add a ton of character to the color scheme. Seriously adorable!

From the wedding coordinator, Harper Ferguson…

The bride and her mother made the cute fabric flowers that were dotted around the reception including at each place setting. All of the wish cards for the bride and groom were kept in vintage library card catalog boxes and the escort cards each featured fabric buttons that corresponded to the fabric flower favors at each place setting. Each guest received a personal blank journal from Libby and Matt with their favorite Latin phrase.

Credits: Wedding coordination and Flowers by Bella Flora Creative, Photography by Brett Buchanan, Wedding gown by Watters.

Congratulations to Libby and Matt and a big thank you to Harper Ferguson from Bella Flora Creative for sending this wedding our way. The details have put a smile on my face for the rest of the day.

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From the adorable bride, Erica…

I collected jars, vases, pitchers, etc. for over a year to use for our centerpieces. I borrowed some and found the rest at thrift stores, garage sales and flea markets around the Sacramento area. The main vase on our sweetheart table belonged to Tory’s grandmother.

Auhh, cute AND creative… now you can add sweet to the list of things that I can’t resist about this wedding.

Credits: Photography by Rochelle Mort Photography, Flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews, Cake and chocolate chip cookie favors by Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates, Toasting Flutes from Anthropologie, Location, Newcastle Wedding Gardens.

If you loved the perfect details from this wedding as much as we did, check out the bride’s blog, Barnyard Chic for lots of how-to’s, advice, and wedding inspiration. Thank you Martha Andrews for sending this delightful event our direction. Congratulations Erica and Tory!

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Not only is the bride a big fan of SMP, but Erica has a fabulous blog of her own called Barnyard Chic, where she has documented her wedding planning adventure (complete with lots of diy projects, talented vendors, and behind the scenes info). I am forever amazed by brides who are not only clever and talented but who also take the time to create gorgeous details themselves… case and point these rustic place cards boards. Erica wasn’t able to hang her escort cards as planned, so she crafted these fabric frames as an alternative way to display the place cards. Another great opportunity to incorporate bold patterns and personality into the day.

Credits: Photography by Rochelle Mort Photography, Flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews, Hair by Elli Fischer of Details Salon, Gown by Oleg Cassini, Veil by Kacey Higley, Shoes by Seychelles, Location, Newcastle Wedding Gardens, Officiant, Tom Cecil.

More on the way in just a bit!

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From the beautiful bride, Erica…

We wanted to have an eclectic vintage outdoor wedding. When we visited Newcastle Wedding Gardens for the first time, I just knew it was the perfect place for our wedding; the setting is one of incredible natural beauty mixed with old world charm. And I just loved the idea of having our reception in a BARN! Tory and I decided to do photos before the ceremony, and I’m so glad we did. It was really special to have that first moment between just the two of us.

My bouquet was adorned with a brooch that was my great grandmother’s. We had a basket of vintage hankies that I had collected from eBay near the guestbook; an attached sign invited guests to take one for their happy tears.

Credits: Photography by Rochelle Mort Photography, Flowers by Blooms by Martha Andrews, Hair by Elli Fischer of Details Salon, Gown by Oleg Cassini, Veil by Kacey Higley, Location, Newcastle Wedding Gardens, Ring Bowl by Paloma’s Nest, Officiant, Tom Cecil, Men’s shoes by Chuck Taylor, Socks from Urban Outfitters.

The obviously-talented-bride created tons of the details herself and lucky for all of us, she has been kind enough share a lot of her diy secrets on her blog, Barnyard Chic. More coming your way in just a few.

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Lindsey made the aisle decor (and bridesmaids ‘puffs’)!  Their fantastic stationery and paper pieces are from Three Little Birds.

Stunning Carnation Centerpieces from The Place For Flowers!

I’ll have all the credits and vendors posted on this feature in just a bit! And I know Lindsey is answering questions as we speak … so fire away!

One more hurray for Kristin Vining and Weddings and the City for bringing us this spectacular wedding! Remember, they’ll have more images and details, with more of Lindsey’s thoughts over on their blogs!

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Vendor Credits and other details (in no particular order!) ~

Cake Lady Jill, The Place For Flowers, Romona Keveza from J. Majors, Shoes by Mary Norton (Charlotte), Bridesmaids dresses BCBG, Tuxedo from Penguins, Headpiece from Castle Bride Couture, Bridal Hair & Makeup by Elizabeth Tollye, Bridal Portrait makeup (Miami) by Mara Fernandez, Invitations/Stationery ~ Three Little Birds, Videography by Richard Israel, Ceremony location: Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Catering by Best Impressions, Rental Providers~ Classic Party Rental and Connie Duglin, Lindsey’s Necklace from BCBG, Flower Girl Dress from Sweet Plume on etsy, Baby’s tutu from Hannah’s Tutus on etsy, 36″ balloons from 2 The Limit Events.

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all photographs courtesy of Boyfriend/Girlfriend Photography

We’ll let Clementine tell their story …

We were married on July 26th 2009, in the heart of Toronto. Although we had really turbulent weather the whole day, our day was still PERFECT! The sun came out every time I would have to step outside, it was truly magical!

My husband and I are from different cultures and so we decided that the wedding should incorporate and blend the eastern and western traditions. We are both modern and traditional at the same time. So we had our ceremony at a gorgeous church housed with an ever impressive pipe organ. I wore a Jim Hjelm ivory silk satin trumpet gown with alencon lace detail. For the reception, we opted for a hipper downtown hotel reception where we had our Chinese tea ceremony, followed by a western cocktail, a Chinese dinner banquet and a dessert buffet to die for. In the evening, I changed into a gorgeous lace Chinese wedding cheongsam and Jon changed up his white orchid boutonniere to a red rose to match me!

I’m all about simple elegance so I chose ivory and silver as the base colour but injected bright fuchsia and green colors as accents, since it’s a summer wedding after all! I chose to use hydrangeas and orchids as my main flowers.

I’m an architect, so naturally I LOVE DIY projects. I made pretty much all my wedding stationary. Ceremony programs, menus, table numbers, escort cards, the escort card board, and even wish cards to go with the photo guest book. The polaroids for the photo guest book was especially successful!

Our congratulations to Clementine and Jonathon!

Our thanks to Jess and Vanessa at Boyfriend/Girlfriend photography for these stunning photos.

And ~ a special thumbs up to Little Black Book member ~ I Do! Wedding Cakes …

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From the bride, Melissa …

My friends and I cut out over three hundred napkins from fabric that I had picked out and my mom made the ring pillow out of felt wool and antique lace. My ring is a vintage 1918 miner’s cut from Patina- an estate jewelry boutique in St. Helena. The blue ring was a Christmas present from Brett – Art Deco 1920’s from Virginia City. Brett’s ring is a stainless steel Swiss design from Artisana in Sebastopol.

So many special little touches. That’s what we’re talking about !!

Thanks again for all the fun weddings you send our way, Jessamyn!

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Jessamyn Harris, a photographer that we love here on SMP, sent us this anniversary party that she was lucky enough to attend and of course, she couldn’t resist snapping a few pics while she was there. Along with the photos that the hostess herself, Michelle, shot…the result has left me as giddy as a schoolgirl!

How completely adorable is this? Family style tables, white linens, a kraft paper runner and single stem dahlias. Absolute perfection. Jessamyn shared a few details from the evening with me that I thought I’d pass right along…

Michelle and Nathan threw a beautiful, relaxed party on their (rural Sonoma County) property for their 10th wedding anniversary. The weather was the last of the late summer perfect evenings, and guests mingled with homemade custom cocktails in the extensive flower and vegetable gardens before sitting family style at long tables in their backyard. There were candles, twinkle lights, adorable placecards, and tons and tons of amazing dahlias.

The food was all homemade (with Michelle’s dad manning the BBQ), including produce completely from their garden (tons of cherry tomatoes, and steamed kale for 40+ guests!). The cupcakes were from a favorite local cupcakery, Sift. There was also a popcorn machine during the cocktail hour, with more than 10 optional seasonings and condiments for flavor, and homemade chutney as favors.

AMAZING! Thank you so very much to Michelle Feileacan and to Jessamyn Harris for sharing this incredible celebration with us! I can COMPLETELY see it translated into a great, casual backyard wedding not to mention how many genius ideas are nestled inside the day. Absolute perfection!

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Last thought from the bride…

My reception dress was a vintage piece from the 1950’s. I purchased that at a small vintage boutique in Bridgehampton, NY. I truly wanted a party dress for the reception, I didn’t want to ruin my gown, because I truly hope that some day my daughter will wear it.

LOVE.

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OK, moving on. Sometimes I know that you guys will love a wedding that we feature. Sometimes, I know that I love a wedding that we feature. Today, I know that everyone will love the wedding that we are featuring. It’s just that kind of wedding…the kind that can easily capture a girl’s heart with vintage touches and perfectly thoughtful details. It was traditional and yet hugely personal. Photographed by the team at Carla Ten Eyck, it was simply lovely.

From the bride…

My Mom hand made all of our table runners, the pillows that decorated a window seat, and she also hand made ricotta cookies as favors, with a handwritten note inside the boxes. Needless to say she was busy! One of the pillows was my old baby pillow, which my mom surprised me with a couple of days before the wedding. Thanks Mom.

Myself and my Maid of Honor also hand made all of the escort cards. We dipped over 200 tags into tea, to give them that perfect vintage look. We then bought a cool vintage looking rubber stamp, stamped each tag, and then hand wrote everyone’s name. They were decorated with beautiful bows up at the top. I also hand made all of our table numbers. We took old large mason jars, tea stained small doilies, then wrote a table number on the doily, and lastly took a chandelier crystal to give it that extra bit of vintage glam. It was alot of work, but it was worth it!

Sweet tea and lemonade….we are huge fans of sweet tea and couldn’t imagine a party without it. So, we actually got one of our favorite restaurants to make it for us for our wedding. And we of course couldn’t just have regular glasses, we had it Mason jars, again to keep in with the whole vintage theme.

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Ok, back to the task at hand. I really think that if Etsy could build a wedding of their own, it would be this one. All of the little details that the bride provided are kind of amazing, kind of awesome actually. She found a ton of inspiration right here on SMP and in turn is inspiring brides to no end with her own affair…

From the lovely bride…

The wedding day went by in one beautiful flash, which is why I’m glad Heidi was there to capture the elements that were so important to me. I tried very hard to make the wedding meaningful and creative without spending tons of money. I made our caketoppers out of salt and pepper shakers, elements from my mom’s wedding dress, clay and a vintage letterpress stamp found on Etsy. A friend of mine made my veil from the tulle of my mom’s veil. And another friend designed our programs based on a unique invitation design I found online.

I tried to use all Etsy vendors for everything, and only went to non-Etsy vendors when I couldn’t find it there. I love supporting artists, and Etsy is an endless supply of wonderful crafters. Using the lanterns was an easy way to avoid flower centerpieces and a nice gift for our wedding guests. Not a single one was left at the end of the night! Plus, we saved tons of money by buying them in bulk and on sale at TJ Maxx and Marshal’s.

The things you couldn’t see in the photos were the beautiful songs my now-husband wrote and recorded for the processionals. He played everything on cello, guitar and keyboard and it turned out so gorgeous. He based the melody on the song he wrote to propose to me. His is the John Benjamin Band.

From Heidi Ryder, the fabulous photographer…

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And you know what. It SO will.

Heidi Ryder is the incredibly photographer behind the affair and she has been sweet enough to share some of the details!

In love. Madly in love. We have so much more from this delightful wedding, including the full resource list, on the way! Thank you so much to Heidi Ryder for sending such a treat our way!

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“… vintage velvet bowties for the groom and groomsmen … homemade jam favors … homebrewed beer … vintage photo booth with fun props … beautiful handmade boutonnieres and headpieces … custom made chandelier (from metal recycled from a local winery’s oak barrels) … the food stations … burgers, fries, whiskey and coke, cotton candy … delicious tacos, aguas frescas or mojitos, chile rellenos … pizza, and more … vintage window frames with chalkboards listing the stations’ menus … tons of beautiful flowers … kids’ area with pillows, coloring books, hula hoops, fun toys … vintage getaway car and “just married” sign with cans … romantic country-esque cake arranged on cut logs … blue glass jars with vintage family photos on display …”

Again … whew! So ~ for some of the credits …

Jess Flood was their wedding planner and helped them pull all these sensational vintage elements together!

The girls’ hair accessories were from a local designer, Andrea Mota.  Melissa and her friends hand-made the boutonnieres.

The men’s ties were purchased at Aubergine Vintage Emporium in Sebastopol and the mason jars were from the Summer Cottage Antique Store in Petaluma. The cake was from Costeaux French Bakery, catering by A La Heart Catering, and flowers by Barbara Vakassian Florals.

Jessamyn brought along her vintage 1920’s camera for some fun shots. And ~ Melissa & Brett bought a vintage photo booth for the occasion! (ps…they now rent the photo booth out for other events!).

Oh, did we mention that they had 3 cakes? These two (above) represent Melissa’s love to garden and the fact that Brett is a volunteer fireman!

Melissa’s dress was designed by Linda Horn of One White Dress, Windsor CA – the dress is called “Blossom.”

Of ALL their fantastic and fun elements, I’ve gotta’ say … I LOVE the cotton candy!

Bunches of thanks to Jessamyn Harris and Melissa & Brett for giving us a peek into this VERY special day at Healdsburg Country Gardens!!

And for more of Jessamyn’s fantastic weddings be sure and spend some time on her blog and website!

One of our FAVORITES that we featured on The Little Black Book Blog was Amy & Brent’s 2008 October Wedding …

And more recently, Rachel & Giancarlo’s Wedding at Nestldown, Los Gatos: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

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Jessamyn Harris is sharing Melissa & Brett’s lively vintage-styled wedding with us, today. Melissa, Brett, friends & family and their wedding planner Jess Flood all pitched in to make this a fantasticly memorable day!

… truly vintage touches throughout the day … and a custom-made chandelier … wow!

Melissa’s daughter, Hailie also had a special part in the ceremony …

According to Jessamyn, the chandelier was made from recycled metal from a local winery’s oak barrels. Pretty cool idea!

And as we mentioned earlier, Melissa painted old window frames to use throughout the space for menus and such …

We have all the vendor info and more pics coming right up!

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