Today we have an incredible visual treat from Southern California’s amazingly talented wedding and event planner Kristin Banta of Kristin Banta Events, and the team at Wildflower Linen. Kristin designed this beautiful summertime wedding to let vintage glamor meet modern style in order to create a lush, intimate and over-the-top gorgeous wedding! Guests arrived at this rich red jewel toned ceremony at the Hotel Bel Air and were welcomed by the Voodoo Lounge Quartet playing […]
Wedding Ideas: Real Weddings
Incredible Rock-Star Styled Pink and Black Wedding at San Diego’s Hard Rock Hotel – Ricci and Joel
Today’s real wedding of Ricci and Joel is so much fun! Partly because the above image of the happy couple was chosen as one of our 2009 Best from the Best Fashion Report images and I love seeing the rest of this wedding, and also because it looks like it was simply a flat out, kick-a$$, rock-star style party at San Diego’s Hard Rock Hotel that must have been a blast to be a part […]
Preppy Navy, Orange, White and Yellow Seattle Tennis Club Wedding – Nikki and Michael
This darling and beaming couple, Nikki and Michael, were married last September at the Seattle Tennis Club, and I’m wild about their bright and fresh color palette, the stunning flowers by Romanza Floral, and these lovely photos taken by the wonderful Angie and Ashley of One Thousand Words Photography! NIkki and Michael chose a wedding color palette of navy blue and orange with accents of yellow and white. I love the preppy style of all […]
Best of 2009 – Inspirational Real Weddings
For our final Best of 2009 blog post, we’re looking back at some of our favorite Real Weddings from the past year, and boy are they beautiful! Genesis and Kevin jetted off to Paris for an intimate and ultra romantic wedding in the city of lights. Photographed by Amy and Stuart Photography. (Real Wedding) (Blog post) Justine and Kurt hosted a whimsical vintage French themed wedding in Port Gamble, Washington with the most darling […]
Real Wedding- Katherine and Andrew
Today’s Santa Barbara Real Wedding of Katherine and Andrew has that special balance of elegance and ease that makes it look like it must have been an absolute joy to attend! Photographed by the lovely Chenin Boutwell of Boutwell Studio, and planned by Kari Heimbach of Kary H Events the details from the day are simply divine! Katherine’s family has belonged to The Valley Club of Montecito in Santa Barbara, California her whole life, so […]
Real Wedding- Jessa and Barrett
Today’s real wedding comes from Atlanta, Georgia and was photographed by the talented Texas based photographer Erik Clausen of Poser : Image. How adorable and in love is this couple?! Jessa and Barrett were elated to be getting married and they wanted to create a wedding that would celebrate what marriage means to them, as well as honor their faith, their friends and their community. By mixing together the traditional with the non-traditional, they created […]
Real Wedding- Julia and Ben
Happy Friday everyone! I have to say that I am officially in love with today’s Real Wedding. This darling couple, Julia and Ben, went for a casual, fun and food filled wedding that was totally their own. They chose to incorporate all the things that were important to them, and left out anything that didn’t feel authentic and like an easy fit. From the looks on their faces in this first lovely image by Belathée […]
Real Wedding- Jennifer and Matt
Today’s Real Wedding is a complete and total knock-out! Jennifer and Matt were married in June at the absolutely breathtaking new Orange County wedding venue The Resort at Pelican Hill, and to help them bring their creative vision to life they worked with Mindy Weiss and her team Mindy Weiss Party Consultants, along with a roster of wedding professionals that would make any girl (especially this girl) weep with joy. Jay Lawrence Goldman photographed every […]
Real Wedding- Jacqueline and Jonathan
Jacqueline and Jonathan were married last January in a modern, sophisticated wedding at the brand new Four Seasons Hotel in Downtown Seattle. The hotel had just been completed, and was a chic and exciting addition to the city’s bustling downtown core. Jacqueline chose to wear rich pink lip color and gorgeous red-bottomed Christian Louboutin heels with her romantic Enzoani Couture wedding dress, and decided to forgo a wedding veil altogether because it just wasn’t […]
Real Wedding- Shira and Adam
Today’s Real Wedding is all about simple elegance. Shira and Adam were married last May at her family’s beautiful Santa Barbara home and their goal was to create a warm, family-oriented, intimate day. Wedding and event planner Colette Lopez of La Fete Weddings worked with Shira and Adam to incorporate a wedding color palette of white, cream, pearl, ivory and champagne in with the beautifully landscaped family property. The colors perfectly complimented the home’s Mediterranean […]