At a first glance, this wedding is all about the pretty, but dig a little deeper and you’ll notice all of the personalized details. Like the fact that this darling pair incorporated beeswax favors to honor the groom’s family bee farm – or how about the generational pin that the bride wore throughout the day. Thankfully these details are just the beginning because Kristina Adams has captured it all to share in The Vault!
From the Bride… Trends are constantly evolving, and weddings are no different – so our day was not at all the frivolous, glitzy, taffeta adorned event I pictured as a little girl.. And thank goodness for that! My vision shifted to something clean, elegant, and classic, while incorporating subtle personal touches to make the whole thing feel unique and intimate. As a nod to our families, we incorporated bees wax, honey, and honeycomb (with homemade beeswax candle favors, honey in our signature cocktail, and by presenting honeycomb on the passed appetizers) to acknowledge Brian’s stepdad who runs a bee farm in Minnesota. On my side, my mother, grandmother, and I all wore a four leaf clover pin in our shoe throughout the day that has been passed down throughout the generations. The cake topper that we used was also the one my parents had used and saved from their wedding. The location, invitations, and venue all held special significance to us as well, in their own ways representing aspects of the life Brian and I have built together. I run a small business making hand painted wooden signs, so not surprisingly, I hand painted and chalked all the signs that were used at the wedding which were placed around the venue, as well as the events leading up to the wedding day. I worked with one of my good friends (who was also one of my bridesmaids) to design our invitation. She created a small watercolor painting which we had printed on the invites, of ivy leaves similar to those covering the walls of the venue, and swallows which are birds known to return to San Juan Capistrano every year, and a well-known symbol of the city.
Photography: Kristina Adams Photography | Cinematography: Niswender Films | Floral Design: Floral Occasions | Wedding Dress: Enzoani | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Vow To Be Chic | Hair + Makeup: Flawless Faces | DJ: DJ Divel | Band: Flock Of 80 S | Officiant: Father Matthias Ryder | Wedding Venue: The Villa San Juan Capistrano | Bridal Shop: Blush Bridal Couture | Bridemaids' Dresses: Show Me Your Mumu | Bridesmaids' Robes: Le Rose Gifts | Desserts: Sweet & Saucy Shop | Groom + Groomsmen's Attire: Friar Tux | Groomsmen Glass Flasks: Engraved Happyism | Rentals: Signature Party Rentals | Wedding Rings: Towne Jewelers | Wooden Signs: Wooded Hart