La Colombe d'Or Salon Wedding Photo Collection By Top Houston Wedding Photographers Stefano Choi Photography

The Couple: Leigh Ann and Steve

The Wedding: 3.10.12 - La Colombe d’Or - Houston, TX

The Photographers: Stefano Choi Photography

What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you incorporate your style and personalities into your big day? When we decided that La Colombe d’Or would be an amazing venue for our ceremony and reception, we knew that simple romantic and classic details would fit the historic venue perfectly. Le Grand Salon is lined with beautifully carved 300-year-old oak panels brought over from France. The architectural and artistic details are timeless; we didn’t want our décor to compete with the ornate space. The flowers were soft and romantic, which looked amazing under the chandeliers and candlelight.

We incorporated our personalities by helping with the writing and selections for our ceremony. This made our ceremony feel very natural and personal.

We also picked most of the music for the cocktail hour and reception. We wanted the music to be upbeat and fun. As guests arrived, the string quartet played contemporary songs, including Taylor Swift and Journey, and they learned Kanye West’s "Good Life" for the recessional. The combination of traditional, classical music at the beginning of the ceremony and an unexpected and fun song playing as we walked back down the aisle was perfect for us!

What three adjectives best describe your wedding? Classic, Elegant, Romantic

Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding? After the ceremony, we took a few minutes to get a few shots (and take shots…) by ourselves at the bar on the other side of the venue. This quiet time was the perfect way to relax before the party started!

We are so glad we made the decision not to see each other until the ceremony. Seeing each other for the first time during the ceremony is something we’ll never forget.

What specifically drew you to Stefano Choi Photography and their imagery? We had seen Stefano and Jen’s work and loved how at ease their subjects look in the photos. They have the ability to capture such emotional moments, and we are so glad we have those memories from our ceremony. It was important to us that we feel comfortable around our photographers on our big day and that they be easy-going and fun to be around. It was a great fit!

The Wedding Team:

Photography: Stefano Choi Photography
Venue and Catering: La Colombe d'Or
Cake: World Cakes & Catering
Macarons: Maison Burdisso Parisian Macarons
Floral Design: P&P Events
Invitations: Wedding Paper Divas
DJ: DJU Productions
Live Music: Harmony Strings Professional String Quartet
Officiant: Ross Bornstein
Rentals: Aztec Events & Tents
Wedding Dress: Priscilla of Boston with alterations by Miwa Fashions
Bridesmaid’s Apparel & Accessories: dresses by twobirds with earrings by Anthropologie
Hair & Makeup: hair by Mario Tort of Estilo Salon, makeup by Jennifer Aronson
Groom’s Apparel: Hugo Boss
Groomsmen Apparel: Calvin Klein
Rings: Shanes Jewelry

Thank you so much for sharing your wedding with us Leigh Ann and Steve, and thank you Stefano and Jen for the gorgeous photos!

To see more work from Stefano Choi, be sure to check out their website, blog, and Junebug Member brochure!

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Mercury Hall Wedding Photo Collection From Austin Wedding Photographer Ashley Garmon Photographers

The Couple: Sarah and Chris

The Wedding: 11.12.11 - Mercury Hall - Austin, TX

The Photographer: Ashley Garmon Photographers

What specifically drew you to Ashley Garmon and her imagery? I love, love, love Ashley's Holga work and her skill at catching great images that really tell the story of the day. Her pictures are the visual history of the start of our family - I love that.

What three adjectives best describe your wedding? Vintage, Casual, Elegant

What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you incorporate your style and personalities into your big day? Chris is more classic and I'm more all-over-the-place, but we wanted something that felt like a reflection of us as a couple. So it was our own personal blend of things pretty and frilly, minimalistic and simple, fancy and BBQ-all-over-your-face messy.

Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding? I love that we chose to see each other before the ceremony, to have a moment for just us (and the photographers). That was such a lovely time of the day when all the planning and logistics were done (or at that point if they weren't, who cares!) and we really got to share with each other our excitement about getting married and creating a life together.

We chose to play "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros as our recessional and I think that after the classical music of the procession, that was a little surprise for everyone and really helped shape the festive and sweet mood for the ceremony.

I loved, loved, loved the bouquets that the florist created for myself and all of the bridesmaids. All of the flowers, actually were exactly what was in my head, although I don't know the proper names for half of them!

I ordered bibs for everyone to wear while eating BBQ and it just added to the light tone of the evening. Plus I didn't get any sauce on my dress!

The Wedding Team:

Photography: Ashley Garmon Photographers
Event Coordinator: Lindsey Sokol
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Mercury Hall
Catering: The Salt Lick BBQ
Cake: Classic Cakes by Lori
Floral Design: Westbank Flower Market
Invitation Designer: Geoff Peveto of The Decoder Ring
Guestbook & Table Numbers: Bridewell Market
Officiant: Sam Riccobene
DJ: DJ Mel
Wedding Dress: Nicole Miller with alterations by Lupee - High Fashion Dressmaker
Bridal accessories: earrings by JCrew, vintage rhinestone bracelet, shoes by Stuart Weitzman
Hair: Salon Aura Veni
Rings: hers from Ben Bridge, his from David Yurman
Transportation: vintage Bentley rental by Uptown Valet and Transportation
Rentals: tablecloths from Premiere Party Central, tent from Marquee Tents, sound system from Big House Sound Inc., lighting by ILIOS Lighting

Thank you Sarah and Chris for sharing your wedding with us, and thank you Ashley for the beautiful photos!

To see more of Ashley Garmon's work be sure to check out her blog and Junebug member brochure! For more gorgeous wedding inspiration stop by our blog What Junebug Loves!