Anyway, I was going to hand the blog over to some of my guest bloggers for the week so that I could get a little r & r but what can I say, I am addicted. The minute that these babies landed in my inbox, I threw my vacation out the window so that I could get them up. They are just that good.

Belathee is this incredible photography team whose work I am forever in awe of. It’s so editorial, so unbelievably chic, it’s almost hard to tell that you’re looking at a real wedding. The girls are a rare talent to say the least. Here are a few notes from the Belathee about this affair…

Annabel photographed this couple from London who planned a mini wedding with quite a fashion statement here in NYC. They got dressed at the Gramercy Park Hotel and held a little ceremony in Gramercy Park.

Then they were off to South Street Seaport for some mesmerising images around the city. The designer behind the gown is Angelica Colarusso and both the bride, Nicky, and the gown got quite a bit of attention on the streets! Nicky, the bride, embraced the fact that it was getting dirty and thought it made it even more special to have leaves stuck in the tulle

This couple was sent to us via Fiona Leahy , a fantastic wedding planner based in London and  it was truly a treat to capturing such stylish clients and the big apple always proves as an amazing backdrop for any occasion.

More to come from this incredible shoot by Belathee in just a bit!

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The short, flirty dress is Melissa Sweet’s Bronwin. The longer one is by Vera Wang and is called Zoe. Both are complete and total perfection! We have more shots on the way!

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If any of you would like to contact Halli about her fabulous sense of style, her invitations or anything else from her gorgeous wedding….you can email her directly at halli (at) goodwifey.com!

And finally, don’t forget to check out the fun offer that Stacy of Pancake & Franks is gifting SMP readers!

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From Halli…

From the get-go we knew we were going to throw a wedding centered around our passion + profession—design. Since much of a wedding’s experience and “brand” is centered around the location, we quickly started our venue research. Finding a modern design/architecture-inspired venue in LA for a wedding reception shouldn’t be that hard right? Wrong! For bride-elects who dream of a wedding at the beach, amongst California-Spanish style architecture, or at a hotel/country club, LA provides many wonderful options. However, to obtain a super modern venue we had to do some serious research and site visits.

Thankfully we landed on the Walt Disney Concert Hall + Our Lady of the Angles Cathedral. Both of these locations are breathtaking architectural highlights in the Downtown LA skyline and were incidentally five blocks from each other. How cool was it to say we were hosting our wedding in a Frank Gehry building?!

Most of the design details fell into place after our venues were selected. We relied heavily on style boards throughout the process to further set the mood. Thankfully our spaces were so inspiring as-is, we didn’t have to worry about trying to dress them up to much. Less is more + we let the spaces speak for themselves.

We spent about three months establishing invite and visual design options. For the final solution we ended up using the “+” sign. It served as hard working typographic element, graphic texture when used as a pattern and offered a slight conceptual nod at our last name’s initial…the letter T. With a color palette of Black, Gray, Green and White, here are some of the decor elements that we included to complete our vision…

+ Black leather couches + ottoman lounge / Black chivari chairs and cushions in our reception area / White square chargers to compliment the look

+Dark silver, textured taffeta linens with black taffeta napkins by Tabella

+Black + white candy bar

+Guest wish tree in a hydrangea filled box surrounded by black + white family wedding photos

+Cucumber margarita station and mariachi band for cocktail hour

+DIY black wood cake plateau (my dad made it…just a wood box painted black!)

For our centerpieces, we used phalaenopsis orchids, magnolia leaf, mossy green and horsetail. We had various other arrangements in white hydrangeas, white lily of the valley, horsetail and greens. It was beautiful!

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Other quick notes…Halli and Nick conceptualized and designed the wedding from the paper up. They had help from Evolution Press in Seattle to do their our letterpress and Anne Robin out of New York to do their calligraphy. Their wedding coordinator, Kristin Banta, helped us to execute their vision and work with them to have a seamless day!

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Aside from the incredible style behind this wedding (which was crafted by the gorgeous bride, along with planner Kristin Banta), it’s the photography by Belathee that I am totally in love with. Each image is so simple, so uncluttered. And, yet beautiful enough to grace any wall in any home. LOVE.

The wedding was held Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles (Jose Rafael Moneo is the architect). As I mentioned earlier, the reception was held at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (BP Hall designed by Frank Gehry) with the cocktail hour in the Blue Ribbon Garden. The lighting was done by Dyal Productions.

More details on the way!

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all photographs by the lovely and talented girls at Belathee

SWOOOON. That cake, designed by the bride/groom and crafted by Patina,  is enough to make me want to get married again, with its sleek, contemporary lines and perfect orchid accessories. The flowers were crafted by Stacy Martin. I love that they took the “+” accent, threading it through every detail but in the most subtle of ways. It’s that one special something that ties everything together. So beautifully done.

A little about the fashions…the bride’s gown is by Jenny Lee an her beautiful hair accessory was designed by Debra Moreland. The bridesmaids wore JCrew dresses.

More to come!

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The event was planned by Kristin Banta, who infused the couple’s fabulous style into every detail. From the incredible cake to the sleek, vintage car…every element was thoughtfully designed and executed.

For those of you that are loving the beautiful flower girl pictures, her dress was purchased at Pegeen.

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It’s chic. That’s all that needs to be said. It’s so so SO chic. Much more to come, so stay tuned!

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The unbelievably talented girls at Belathee sent me this wedding which was planned by Kristin Banta and took place at the incredible Walt Disney Concert Hall…

Halli and Nick are both designers thus they approached their wedding with a unique perspective, crafting all of the paper goods and accouturements themselves. I am not kidding you, this wedding was SPECTACULAR. Just wait until you see all of the details…we are updating hourly today, so make sure to check back often!

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