It’s elegance all the way at this fine-art wedding in the Netherlands with the prettiest pops of dusty blue. Perplexz Wedding Styling did the styling and coordination for this dream destination celebration, and floral design by Bloom Your Life filled the day with endless romance. Each incredible image captured by Wike Zijlstra Photography is more beautiful than the last; see all the incredible inspiration inside the full gallery.
From Wike Zijlstra Photography… Ashley and Terell met in 2014 in a comedy club when mutual friends both invited them to see a show. During the show, he wouldn’t stop talking to her and she thought he was very cute, so she let him walk her to her car when at that moment he asked her out for a date. Eight years – and three beautiful children – later, they got married in The Netherlands in American style. The bride is half American, half Dutch and the couple lives in the US. She told me it was actually an easy decision to choose Holland as their location. Since the bride’s mother was very sick at the time, she wasn’t able to travel. Based on a friend’s tip and the photos alone, they chose Buitenplaats Sparrendaal as their venue. The venue has a long history and has been restored with care with lots of classical details, which was a great starting point to build upon with the couple’s styling wishes.
From the bride… I have been designing my wedding since I was a little girl. Throughout the years it changed with the current trends, but the attire was always going to be black and white. Terell let me make the styling decisions as long as it wouldn’t be all pink, which is my favorite color. The inspiration for the blue came from the traditional Delfts blue, but we wanted to tone it down a little bit and eventually, we chose dusty blue as the base color. When it came to our ceremony, we wanted it to be American and personal, not just a standard run-of-the-mill ceremony. Since we are very close to The Halls family – with Amy as my Matron of Honor and bestie, and her husband Apollos well on his way to becoming an elder in our church – it was an easy decision to ask Apollos as our officiant. Apollos was the closest thing to a pastor we could get, and we knew he would do a great job incorporating God into our ceremony. Our friend’s daughter and our oldest Alijah, got to be the two flower girls and the oldest kids were so excited to finally witness a wedding. As a wedding planner myself I try to tell our children about my job, but now it felt so good to show them how a day filled with love looks like when mom and dad got to say “I do”. Alijah’s favorite part of the wedding was when we kissed at the ceremony. She said, “It was sooooooo romantic!”
From Bianca from Perplexz Wedding Styling… Being a wedding planner herself, Ashley had a clear vision of what she loves. Important was a fine art feeling, with lots of flowers, the classical Louis chair, and dusty blue. Very often I work together with Marte from Bloom Your Life, so we really made sure the styling and flowers combined into a beautiful soft, romantic, and timeless look. I loved combining both cultures by adding the Delfts blue clogs into the table styling, which the bride got as a little favor for all their guests.
From Bloom Your Life… For the ceremony, we choose soft colors, so they would fit with the surroundings of the beautiful venue and the trees in the garden. For the backdrop, the bride was really set on lots of flowers, and we made sure it was unique, therefor we added the four classical vases on different heights filled with, among other things, lush hydrangea, delphinium, and Eustoma flowers. The ground pieces were a beautiful, organic addition to the long aisle and they were reused during the reception and the dinner. Bianca from Perplexz Wedding Styling found a beautiful dusty blue table linen and we decided for the table pieces to add a slightly stronger pink so it would really pop with the blue styling.
From Wike Zijlstra Photography… One of my favorite personal touches was the custom sneakers Terell and the groomsmen wore during the party. With a touch of pink, the bride’s favorite color! The first dance as Mr. And Mrs. Dixon was to John Legends You And I. It was followed by a father-daughter dance and finally the electric slide to the song Candy. I love how the couple incorporated both Dutch and American culture into their wedding day and it was so fun to see everyone participate in that dance, also their Dutch guests!
Photography: Wike Zijlstra Photography | Floral Design: Bloom Your Life | Wedding Dress: Ava Clara Couture | Cake: Enjoy-Cakes | DJ: DJ Jasmine Perez | Wedding Venue: Buitenplaats Sparrendaal | Make-up & hair: Beautiful Shades | Second Shooter: Elisabeth van Lent Photography | Shoes bride: Lulu's | Styling & Coordinator: Perplexz Fine Art Wedding Designer