But, above all else, it’s the pictures that really make me swoon. Erin Heart’s Court captured the details with such thoughtful simplicity and captured the pure joy with pure whimsy and style.

A few of the fun details that the couple provided (from Megan)…guests received the most adorable welcome bags I have ever seen that included sunscreen and snacks as well as a flip book of Palm Springs restaurants and activities, hand-made by the bride. Pre-mixed white wine sangria and spiked lemonade in large glass canisters were available for guests’ enjoyment. A self-portrait station was available for guests to have fun with throughout the night.  A graphic fabric backdrop, a yellow mid-century chair, a yellow boa and a succulent bouquet to pose with set the mood. We placed Connect Four games in the bar area after dinner because the couple plays the game on trips to palm springs. The couple provided bright yellow and white flip flops near the dance floor for their guests’ sore feet.

Here are a few more notes from Megan, at La Partie Events…

In the bar area, we hung silver hanging candle balls from Crate and Barrel and yellow, white and gray pom poms from the Etsy store “Pom Love.” The bar also included a fire pit for smores-making and the couple’s initials that lit up from a local Blockbuster that had recently closed down.

The mothers sewed napkins and a festive table runner from bright yellow and white fabric purchased on Etsy.  The menus, designed by the bride, were tucked into the napkins and tied with brown string (knotted with pride by the groom). Instead of a traditional guest book, the bride purchased yellow metal “trees” from IKEA and guests wrote wishes on kraft paper tags and hung them from the trees. Battery operated lights from CB2 floated in the pool and the groom and his father hung large bulb lights across the pool for ambiance.  At the end of the night, the guests jumped in the pool and continued the party.  Eric of SoCal DJ provided excellent music for the entire affair.

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From Megan…The large ceremony pomanders were reused at the reception around the pool. The bride and groom made the centerpieces with bowls from IKEA, planted succulents and over-sized metal address numbers from Anthropologie.  I complemented them with yellow crespedia balls in white IKEA bud vases and clusters of beaded glass votive candle holders from Crate and Barrel. We complemented the yellow and gray décor with bright yellow vases from Pottery Barn planted with succulents and accented with yellow yarrow on the sweets and escort card tables.

One more little tidbit…The bride, who is in advertising, designed all of the printed materials (invites, menus, escort card succulent tags, welcome bag flip books, ceremony program hand fans, signs for the smores, guest book and sweets tables, adorable guest shuttle and bathroom signs, etc).

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From Megan…The main flowers were succulents, yellow crespedia balls, yellow yarrow and papyrus. I made the bridal bouquets by wiring each individual succulent to give it a stem and wrapped them with brown string. The aisle petals were formed into concentric circles for a unique look that complemented the circular crespedia balls, circular pom poms and other circular décor.

As I mentioned yesterday, Erin Heart’s Court is the photographer behind this beautiful, fun, fabulously whimsical wedding. Thanks to their incredible engagement session and now their ridiculously great wedding, I am hopelessly in love with Erin Heart’s Court.

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I am honestly not sure it gets any better than this. From Erin…Kelly and Chris rented out a fun hotel in Palm Springs where they could party and swim throughout the night. Kelly had a lot of details in mind: escort cards attached to potted succulent plants, a self service photobooth setup, lemony desert table, and s’mors over a crystal fire pit to name a few. Courtney and I had a great time working with a fun planner/florist named Megan who executed the details and the flow of the event with ease.

The amazing florist behind those incredible succulents is one of our favorite LBB members, Megan of La Partie Events. If you missed her full day feature of DIY centerpieces, it’s a must read as Megan is one of the most talented designers out there.

To see the absolutely, positively love wedding in it’s entirety, head over to the Erin Heart’s Court blog where all the details are given their shining moment. I am madly in love with this wedding and once you see the full affair, you will be too!

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