Inspiration for your road to the altar

Anna and Chris had such a beautiful wedding, that incorporated both tuxedos and personal DIY style all in one event. Anna is a textile designer, so the couple utilized gorgeous quilts and fabrics throughout the event. The table assignments were listed on a giant framed chalkboard and a bluegrass band entertained guests during the cocktail hour. The couple utilized simple metal lanterns as centerpieces (genius) and had a local baker create pies made from family recipes. They helped develop the aesthetic and decor for the event from a designer at Terrain, which is surely why I love every bit of this wedding!

Venue: Audobon Center in Audobon, PA
Photographer: Lorraine Daley Wedding Photography
Flowers/Decorations: Matthew Muscarella, from Terrain
Brides Dress: Cymbeline Paris
Brides Shoes: BP Platinum
Bridesmaids Dresses: J Crew
Catering: Jeffrey Miller Catering
Pie: Original recipes from Anna’s family, but made by Jeffrey Miller Catering

You’re going to love Lauren & Parker’s wedding! Not because they are cute enough to take home and put on your shelf (even though they are) but because their day was full of DIY details and so much happiness you can feel it resonating through their photos. Lauren is a friend of my cousin, so I was able to talk to her during her planning process and could feel her happiness all the way from California. She created the fabulous welcome sign herself, from scrap wood found in her alley, and wrote on it free hand with white paint (yes, really). For the escort cards, Lauren found three mis-matched frames at yard sales and thrift stores, and filled them with fabric covered foam board. She then bought tags from a craft store and then printed off all the guests’ names onto brown Kraft paper. She and Parker then spent some “tedious time” ripping out each name, to look less perfect than cutting them out. I would have never thought to tear the paper, but it is such a great result! The bridesmaids wore mismatched dresses in the same shade, and the groomsmen looked dapper in their grey suits and matching ties. All around an adorable event!

Venue: Temescal Gateway Park
Catering: Sauce on Hampton, Sassan Rostamian
Photographer: The Image Is Found, Michael Chan
Cake: Buttercake Bakery
Flowers: Floral Fields, Debbie
Hair/Makeup: Alba Gonzalez

Hollis & Josh’s preppy color palette is so cheerful, which seems to be the themes for all the weddings I have scheduled to share this week! I always love the combination of navy and yellow and coupled with Hollis’ striped shoes and Josh’s top-siders, it just gets better. After their beautiful outdoor ceremony, the couple asked their guests to sign bottles of wine at their reception, for a unique twist on the traditional guestbook!

Photography: Jamie Lee Photography