Thursday, January, 28, 2010 | Weddings
Real Wedding: Nancy & Adam
Hi Guys, I'm a little "under the weather" today...I'll be back on tomorrow...so I'm featuring one of my favorite weddings from last year, Nancy & John...I hope you enjoy it and have a lovely day everyone...xoxo
OMG...meet Nancy & Adam...it's official...I am totally in love with this wedding...and how could you not be....beautiful couple....they both have incredible style....Nancy's dress and shoes are a total "must have"......you can just see the love between Nancy & Adam and their families......and Nancy has a smile that is simply priceless! Their "picture perfect" wedding story was captured by the talented and ever-so-sweet, Mollie of Bloom Photography. I just adore Mollie's style of shooting and I'm excited to have her stop by the cafe.
I have to give a huge "Thank You" to Jennifer Cota of Pretty Pen Jen....you see it was Jennifer who introduced me to Mollie. Jennifer shared with me that when she saw Nancy & Adam's wedding on Mollie's site, she knew it was a "fit" for the cafe....thanks Jennifer....now let's check out the beautiful wedding story of Nancy & Adam as told in the images taken by Mollie....Enjoy!!
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Mollie shares a little "411" with us.....
Photographer: Mollie with Bloom Photography
Location: Chapel Dulcinea, Austin, Texas
Dress: Maggie London (at Nordstrom)
Florist: King Florist
Catered lunch and cake: Whole Foods
Music provided by family: Mother of the Groom played harp processional and Brother of the Bride provided guitar accompaniment when the Bride sang to the Groom as a surprise.
The wedding was attended by immediate family who gathered for the ceremony in the rain, which stopped as the bride sang. The wedding party continued with a catered lunch at the home of the Groom's brother.
The bride did her own hair and makeup- including adding a hydrangea to her hair just minutes before walking down the aisle!
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| Mollie...thank you SO much for sharing all the gorgeous images with us today...simply STUNNING!! Guys make sure you check out Mollie's blog site to see more of her beautiful work....and to Nancy & Adam...we wish you a lifetime of happiness and joy!!
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Wednesday, January, 27, 2010 | Weddings
Real California Wedding: Shannon & Jason
Meet Shannon & Jason....they are a gorgeous couple and their wedding is filled with elegance and style. Their beautiful wedding story was captured by the beautiful and oh-so-talented Krissy of Krissy Davis Photography...Krissy's work is so very pretty....I'm excited to have her stop by the cafe...she shares a little info with us..Enjoy!
"Shannon had a locket on her bouquet with a tiny photo of her mother in her wedding dress and veil (which was really special to Shannon). She wanted me to take a photo of herself similar to the one of her mother
(which we did --it's the portrait of Shannon with her veil on). Instead of a big wedding cake, the couple had a smaller cake along with a beautiful spread of designer cakes, pastries, and cookies. The beautiful venue was The Oviatt Penthouse."
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| Shannon wore a beautiful Nicole Miller dress...she looks AMAZING!!
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| Isn't Shannon gorgeous....simply beautiful!
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| The little girls are just too cute and I love their dresses...such a sweet image!
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| Thanks SO much Krissy for stopping by and sharing the beautiful images of Shannon & Jason's wedding story with us...guys, please make sure you check out Krissy's site to see more from the wedding and so much more of Krissy's work...and to Shannon & Jason, we wish you a lifetime of happiness and love....xoxo
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Tuesday, January, 26, 2010 | In the News
The Wedding Experience and Tara Guérard
| Join Tara Guérard (of Tara Guérard Soirée) in Atlanta for “The Wedding Experience” with StudioWed at The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead! Guérard will present ideas and tips on how to personalize your event and will sign copies of her new book, Weddings by Tara Guérard
I adore Tara.....last week I purchased Tara's new book, and it is WONDERFUL....filled with so much gorgeous inspiration and the images are STUNNING....photography by the AMAZINGLY talented Liz Banfield.....Weddings by Tara Guérard is totally a must have!!
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| I am happy to share with you that Tara is giving one lucky cafe reader an autographed copy....all you have to do is leave a comment letting me know where you're from...and for those of you near Atlanta, make sure you get your ticket for The Wedding Experience and get ready to be inspired! I'll announce our lucky winner on Friday morning!
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Tuesday, January, 26, 2010 | Weddings
Real Williamsburg, VA Wedding: Lauren & Michael
Meet Lauren & Michael...they are just the cutest couple and they are a very special couple to me...you see, I had the pleasure of designing the floral for their beautiful wedding last summer. When Lauren and her mother first came to see me, I knew I wanted to be a part of her wedding celebration....I felt like I had known them forever.....Lauren has the most beautiful spirit and a smile that lights up the night...it was truly a pleasure working with her and I'm so excited to share their wedding story with you!
Capturing all the magic on their beautiful day was the AMAZINGLY talented and oh-so-sweet, Andrea of Andrea Marie Photography....Andrea's work is truly beautiful and I'm so excited to have her stop by the cafe today...let's check out all the magic of Lauren & Michael's beautiful day...Enjoy!
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Lauren shares a little info with us....."We wanted to combine our interests and backgrounds in a unique way. So the food, wine, beer, and atmosphere reflected this diversity; we sought to have a comfortable wedding in the southern tradition but with elements of French culture and cuisine.
The entire wedding weekend was planned to reflect this vision and to ensure that our guests truly felt like they were experiencing "southern hospitality." Since over 90% of our guests were traveling from out of town, we wanted their trip to be as easy as possible. Choosing to have our wedding in Williamsburg helped greatly -- our guests could walk to all wedding events (welcome drinks, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and brunch) from the hotel. Williamsburg is home to the College of William & Mary where I went to school and where the ceremony and reception were held. The college was the perfect choice for our wedding because of its beauty, academic setting, and historical significance.
Our color scheme was defined primarily by the Mike's tie, which included hues of blue, lavender, and champagne. It was one of the first wedding purchases we made. The flowers typically seen in June in both Virginia and in France completed our palette -- we used hydrangeas, peonies, garden roses, sweet pea, scabiosa (Thank you Janie!), and tons of fresh rosemary and lavender.
The ceremony was held in the Chapel of the Sir Christopher Wren Building, the main academic building on campus and the oldest academic building still in use in the United States. The chapel's simplicity is beautiful, so we chose to keep decorations at a minimum. We exchanged traditional vows and included family members in the ceremony. The ceremony ended with “Joyful Joyful” which was also sung at my parent’s wedding 35 years prior.
Food and drink were especially important to us. Our wedding menu mixed french-inspired dishes with specialties from the southern mid-atlantic. The cocktail hour featured miniature french "beouf en croute" (beef tenderloin wrapped in puff pastry) along with Maryland blue crab crabcakes and of course French bread and cheese. At dinner, guests were seated at two long tables where more French-inspired food, including fresh herb-roasted whole chickens and ratatouille, was served family style. We wanted to serve guests foods that 1) reflected our theme, 2) we love to eat, and 3) we love to cook at home together.
Mike and I also count wine as one of our interests, and had great fun over the better part of a year selecting the wedding wines. We even hosted a wine tasting party with friends where we wrapped the bottles in brown paper bags and asked everyone to rate the wines.
Guests took home boxes of cookies from Colonial Williamsburg's Raleigh Tavern Bakery that included recipes for the cookies."
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