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From the Bride…The most important thing to us when planning our wedding was that we put together a very intimate event where everything – every last thing – had a significant meaning for us. Everything from my grandparent’s cake topper to a dear friend joining in the officiating to our choice of music and dishes prepared for our guests was completely personal to Amir and I. Everything had a meaning and it made it that much more special to us.

I really wanted to put together an event that was unique with eclectic design and that was very vintage-inspired. I love vintage everything – clothing, jewelry, homes, furniture, etc., so I definitely wanted to include lots of vintage aspects in the wedding. We used my mother and grandmother’s vases, tea cups and serving pieces as centerpieces and all of the table overlays were either salvaged from vintage malls across NC or from my mother’s cabinet. There were also a lot of handmade items crafted my mother, sisters and myself – monogrammed pillows, throw pillows and the book bundles on the tables to name a few.

Another important thing – throwing a great party for our friends and family! Amir and I built corn hole boards for the yard and even threw in a bocce ball set for our guests enjoyment. As the night progressed we had a killer dance party and Amir and I had an amazing evening. The night capped off with a late night snack from my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE place in the world – Trolly Stop Hot Dogs. Heaven. It was everything we hoped for and we’ll forever be wishing we could go back and relive it just one more time – it goes by so fast!

Ceremony + Reception Venue: Airlie Gardens / Wedding Planning + Floral: Salt Harbor Designs / Catering: A Southern Thyme / DJ: Active Entertainment / Wedding Photography: Veil and Bow / Wedding Cake: Imaginary Friends Bakery / Rentals: Party Suppliers / Officiating: The Reverand Sarah Hollar + Stuart Frazier / Invitations, Calligraphy + Heart Design (on napkin and program): Blue Eye Brown Eye / Bride’s Ceremony Dress + Belt: Vera Wang from Alexia’s Bridal Boutique / Veil: Nitsa’s (a handmade bow added by the Mother of the Bride) / Bride’s Reception Dress: Juicy Couture / Bride’s Ceremony Shoes: Vivienne Westwood / Bride’s Reception Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Bride’s Ceremony Jewelry: Family Heirlooms / Bride’s Reception Jewelry: BHLDN / Groom + Groomsmen Suits: J.Crew / Groom + Groomsmen Ties: The Tie Bar / Groom’s Boots: Handmade Roma’s / Maid of Honor Dresses: Anthropologie / Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew / MOH + Bridesmaid Jewelry: Vintage / Flower Girl Dresses: J.Crew / Flower Girl Shoes: Jack Rogers / Ring Bearer Bow Ties: The Belle and The Beau / Garter: Lola In Lace / Mother of the Bride Dress: Kay Unger / Hair: Lavish Salon / Make Up: Jessica Easler / Beer + Wine: Lighthouse Beer and Wine / Late Night Eats: Trolly Stop Hot Dogs / Transportation for Guests: Wilmington Trolley Company / Exit Transportation for Bride + Groom: Wilmington Pedicab / Ceremony Beverages: Mountain Valley Spring Water / Programs: Blue Eye Brown Eye (heart design) +  HandFansonSale (printing) / Jam Favors: The Groom / Guestbook: Anthropologie

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But most of all, thank you so very much to Max and Day for sharing your beautiful wedding with us!

Oh but it isn’t over yet!!! Remember when I told you that Curtis Heyne of Living Cinema captured the whole event on tape? WELL…stay tuned to see a clip that will make you swoon!

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That table is basically my dream come true. Pretty white linens, organically beautiful arrangements, rustic wooden chairs, tea lights everywhere. It’s perfection. The family style approach totally fits Lisa, Max and Day’s wedding to perfection. Thankfully, Aaron Delesie captured the most gorgeous images of the entire day, so that we can all imagine that we were right there celebrating with them!

Oh and don’t you think that Kay Unger, the groom’s mother, did such a beautiful job with the linens and the arrangements? They are approachable and yet incredibly elegant. Casual and yet completely graceful.

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From Lisa of Oh How Charming!

This was an amazingly special wedding. By far one of the best family / friend collaborations I’ve ever seen. When Day and Max originally called me – they made it very clear that they wanted a very “home grown” wedding. They had an amazing assortment of talented family and friends that wanted to contribute to the wedding in some way. And that they did! The wedding was held at Day’s parent’s home.

Her father literally created the gorgeous terraced dinner reception site from the ground up, as well as crafted and built the fantastic staging for the ceremony site. Day’s mother (who is an extraordinary artist and sculptor) made all the stunning dinner reception floral arrangements, while the lovely Mindy Rice focused on the personal florals. Max’s mother (the fabulous fashion designer Kay Unger) designed the STUNNING bridesmaid’s gowns, as well as all the dinner table linens, gorgeous napkins, etc.

One of Day and Max’s dearest friends hand painted all the table numbers, escort cards, etc. Our install took about 3 days — and what would normally take a full crew of mine to complete…was instead done with an insane amount of love and sweat from all of Day and Max’s family and friends. They even hand picked all the olive branches from the Kornbluth olive trees and hand wove them to create the stunning olive garland strung above the dinner reception. We were so happy to become a part of the Kornbluth / Pitman family extravaganza!

So much more to come from this beautiful wedding!

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The bridesmaids dresses…how can you not love them? They were all designed by Kay Unger who is one of the more talented designers I’ve ever seen. Her dresses are effortlessly beautiful, each one making that particular girl look and feel ridiculously gorgeous.

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