OK, that’s it. The fascinator needs to become a mainstay in wedding fashion all over the world. Who’s with me? I am pretty sure you’ll be in agreement after seeing all the fabulousness in this Tuscany wedding by Aubrey Joy Photography. Whimsical and fun with fascinators on everyone (including the cutie patootie kids) – this colorful affair is sure to start your weekend off right. You just have to be happy when poring over all these oh so fun images, and there are even more reasons to smile in the full gallery!
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From the bride…Our wedding was a blend of so many images and ideas I had over the course of our year-and-a-half-long engagement. I am not the most decisive person and it took 5 months for us just to decide to have our wedding in Italy! Once that was set, we were able to really concentrate on what was important to us. We knew we wanted a destination wedding and when we pulled up to Podere Ciona in the heart of Chianti, Tuscany in 2010 we knew it was the place. The view over the rolling Tuscan fields, the scent of lavender & rosemary in the air, and the golden light cast by the setting sun on the ancient stones of the family home enchanted us. How could we get our best friends and family to see it? Plan a wedding there! We wanted to create a magical world for our guests. A complete escape in a world of whimsy and imagination. My inspiration? In a teacup! I have a collection of teacups and love their swirls of color and mixture of florals. The teacup became our inspiration for a vintagey garden party set in this gorgeous backdrop.
One of the most important aspects to us was marrying our cultures. From my side, my family is British and Scottish. I absolutely love that my family always shows up to weddings wearing a hat or fascinator so I encouraged guests to follow suit. My bridesmaids and flower girls had the most amazing and whimsical fascinators – it added such a fun touch and made them all look like flowers on a teacup. I was also able to find a bagpiper in Siena to complete my Scottish side. As my husband is Chinese, we payed homage to his culture with a short tea ceremony. It was so important for my family to participate in this tradition because it really felt as if our two families were uniting. My husband and I couldn’t thank our guests enough for traveling so far to Italy. When it came to making our program fans (a hopeful way to beat the heat!), we wrote a fairytale that incorporated how much all our guests, family and wedding party meant to us.
Our amazing decorator collaborated with our florist in Italy – and together they were able to truly transform our meal into a magical fairytale with ribbons, lanterns, and every possible flower in an Italian garden. And, of course, each table was laden with teacup candles and vintage milk jugs brimming with bright florals. Each table had a unique theme from ‘Ancient Roman Garden’ to ‘Flights of Fancy’ to “Tuscan Night’ – guests took turns sitting at each others tables! The best part for us was being in the breathtaking countryside and dancing well into the night with our best friends and family who we still can’t believe made the trek across the Atlantic. We drank champagne, ate gelato and snacked on Italian confetti (candied almonds) as fireflies lit up the trees and the lights of Sienna sparkled in the distance.
Photography: Aubrey Joy Photography / Venue: Podere Ciona / Decorator: Jeanette Kornealson from DeLovely Creative / Planner: Samuele Gallorini of Il Cerimoniere Italian Weddings / Invitations: Felice Design / Bridesmaid Dresses: Frocks Modern Bridesmaids in Vancouver, Jenny Yoo, Thread / Bride’s Jewellery: Elsa Corsi / Bride’s Veil: Tessa Kim / Bride’s Pink Flower Fascinator: Starz Selection / Flower Girl Dresses: Dream Spun Kids / Tea Cup Bracelets: Stay Gold Mary Rose / Groomsmen’s Ties: Apple and Ivy / Groomsmen Vintage Map Cufflinks: Arete / Fascinators: Miss Ruby Sue / Program Fans, Welcome Postcards, Thank You’s: Stefanie Astronaut / Tissue Poufs: Party Poms / Pinwheels: Rule 42 / Birds and Bunting Cake Topper: Vintage Green Limited / Bunting: Little Kitten Homemade / Keep Calm and Say I Do Sign: Barn Owl Primitives / Signage: Go Against the Grain / Parent’s Embroidered Handkerchiefs: A Bit of Alexandria / Vintage Handkerchiefs: Nathaniel23
I love this wedding, so much fun and so much color! I bet the bride's a blast.
WOW! This is such a playful and fun wedding. I love all the colors and the fascinators!
This wedding was amazing! Sarah, you brought it all together and it is evident in every photo just how much fun you and your guests had :O) Best Wishes to you!
I had so much fun shooting this beautiful wedding, what a dream! It was truly a story-book, fairy-tail wedding, every girls dream!
These pictures are so amazing! I can't stop looking through them. Everything looks beautiful and surreal....like a fairytale! I love all the candid shots and pictures of the small details....I felt like I was at this wedding.
I can not get enough of this wedding! I have the immense please of knowing the bride and she is a true delight this wedding definitely shows off her fun personality!! love it!
Love the beautiful colours on you and your husbands glorious day. Well done girls!!!
Sarah looks absolutely gorgeous! I loved creating this custom veil for her and her wedding looks like a true success! You can really see her personality shine through every detail!
<3
Tessa Kim {Veils and Accessories}
Wow...the wedding turned out even cuter than what I thought it would. Congrats!
This wedding turned out amazing! I feel lucky I was able to contribute to it!
Sarah, you looked amazing on your wedding day!! Your vision was executed beautifully!! Definitely my favourite wedding to review over and over again. I love your dress, I love the colours of your wedding, I love the decorations and all the fun ideas through out your wedding....and I love the fun and love between you and your husband! What a wedding!! And what a wonderful reflection of you!! We wish you guys all the best in your life together!
This is one of the most fun, interesting and lovely weddings I've ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing it.
I just got married this past June and had the same dress as you! LOVE!
hi - i just wanted to ask the bride about her fairytale idea - does anyone know how i contact her? thanks!
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! I am so so so so so excited to be on the blog that was my BIBLE while planning my wedding. Thank you to all the amazing brides featured on SMP because you gave me so much inspiration.
This wedding was such a dream to plan and it's so lovely to see it helping other brides! I know how hard it was planning from a distance so if anyone is getting married in Tuscany and needs advice, please feel free to email me! Sarah@shawweddingbelles.com
Also, my husband wants Rachel to know that he too is a blast :)
www.youtube.com/shawweddingbelles
A tuscany wedding.... WOW! So pretty! Love this wedding!
It has been a honour to help you plan your wedding! I used some of the beautiful pictures for our new website http://www.italianweddings.us , you are in the home page!
Thank you so much Sarah and Jody!
Samuele
What a unique wedding!! I love the over the top hats and the massive balloons. I will definitely share this blog post. Thank you Style Me Pretty for posting such exciting weddings with unending inspirations.
Where did you find the "Horray" "Amore" and "Bravo" signs? Love your wedding ideas!
thank you!
http://elizabethdoodah.blogspot.com/
For your destination wedding in Italy, Yes wedding planner!
http://www.yeseventi.it/News2.aspx?id=cbf09abe-76f2-424e-946a-d277e8a0a083
The search, identification and execution, were all part of the master plan that is so relevant to a destination wedding. To organize ad conduct a wedding in Tuscany, Italy, was a master strategy to take full advantage of the rustic beauty and clean air of the land as a beautiful backdrop to your wedding. I am sure that the Photographer concerned has utilized every shred of opportunity to have been able to turnout those beautiful photographs well balanced in every aspect of color, lights, shade and effectiveness in truly capturing the love and splendor of the occasion. I am Leigh of http://www.justweddingphotography.com.au/ " rel="nofollow">Brisbane Wedding Photographers and my passion is wedding photography.
We are planning our wedding in Toscany next summer and came across these wonderful pics! Wow, what a beautyful wedding this must have ben!!!! Congratulations! I would like yo ask you if you recomend this villa for a wedding? Do you got the name for it?
Hello Mia,
I'm Samuele Gallorini and I've been the planner of this wedding! The villa is so beautiful especially if you have a small number of guests. The name is Podere Ciona. If you need any further information please contact me, my e-mail is info@italianweddings.us.
Thank you!
Samuele
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