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Wedding Ideas: Real Weddings

Real Weddings- Joanne and Jaime

July 31, 2009 | editorial team

Joanne and Jaime’s wedding was a brilliant combination of traditional and contemporary. They created a sacred and intimate focus on their marriage ceremony and the faith it represented to them, as well as a laid back and fun energy for their modern, urban-chic wedding reception. An unforgettable combination! The day began as the women got ready at the ultra hip Hotel 1000, and the men met up with them for a fun photo session around […]

Real Weddings- Tanya and Mark

July 24, 2009 | editorial team

Tanya and Mark were married overlooking the beaches of Martinique outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia at a small, intimate wedding surrounded by their closest family and friends. Mark’s mother Ruth and aunt Nora took on all the planning so that the couple could relax and enjoy the day, and Belathee Photography was there to capture it all in style. They chose a simple ceremony on the grass, next to a single large tree, overlooking the […]

Real Weddings- Grace and Raj

July 17, 2009 | editorial team

Today’s Real Wedding is sure to warm your heart and wow your eyes! It’s an intimate family celebration full of incredible opulence and sweet, sweet sentiment, and we just couldn’t love it any more! The beautiful bride is Grace, mother of Southern California event planner Angel Swanson of Events of Love and Splendor. When Grace and Raj were planning their big day, their goal was to really treasure a luxurious, joy-filled night with their families […]

Real Weddings- Quynh and Charlie

July 10, 2009 | editorial team

Happy Friday! We’re loving today’s ultra-mod and ultra-stylish Real Wedding photographed by Bradley Hanson. It’s the perfect inspiration to start off a beautiful summer weekend! Quynh and Charlie wanted a wedding that felt like a party instead of a traditional event, so they chose to hold their celebration at the scenic Olympic Sculpture Park in Downtown Seattle. Quynh’s dear friend from childhood happens to be Heather van Breda, the owner of Real Card Studio, so […]

Real Weddings- Jeff and Michelle

July 3, 2009 | editorial team

Michelle and Jeff were married at one of our favorite places in the world, the magical Stone Manor in the hills of Malibu, California. With the help of talented wedding coordinator Cassandra Santor, wonderful photographer Roberto Valenzuela, and many other passionate wedding pros, they hosted a celebration that is a joy for us to share with you. Get ready! Michelle was radiant in her Monique Lhuillier wedding dress, and the spectacular setting over looking the […]

Real Weddings- Eliza and Steve

June 19, 2009 | editorial team

I absolutely love it when we get to feature the wedding of a friend, and today is one of those lucky days! The lovely Eliza (a talented Seattle wedding photographer) married her sweetheart Steve just last month, and it was a day filled with friends, family, fun, and a whole lot of the Seattle wedding community! Eliza and Steve were amazingly thoughtful in their wedding planning choices, wanting an event that was simple, authentic, and with a […]

Phenomenal Photography- Elizabeth Messina Shares Her Grandfather’s Wedding

June 11, 2009 | editorial team

Another edition of favorite wedding photographs from our sweet and talented Art Director Kim…. The artist: Elizabeth Messina The adoration: Six years ago while planning my own wedding I came across the most charming and inspiring real wedding in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. I cut it out to put in my own wedding inspiration book along with fabrics, photos, sketches, color palettes, seating charts, and dozens of pages of stylish details. In the end it […]

Real Weddings- Cari and Stephen

June 5, 2009 | editorial team

Cari and Stephen live in Chicago, but they planned a destination wedding in Southern California to give their friends and family a taste of the Pacific Coast. Their wedding was held at the Montage – Laguna Beach, a stunning oceanfront resort and spa (and one of our new Southern California member businesses)! The grounds at Montage are beautiful all on their own so Cari and Stephen chose a spring color palette of celery green and […]

Real Weddings- Theresa and Dan

May 7, 2009 | editorial team

Today’s Real Wedding is a beauty!  Theresa and Dan are a truly lovely and stylish couple and their wedding day was filled with fun for their family and friends and thousands of beautiful moments that were all spectacularly captured by the talented Amelia Lyon Photography. Using a pink and black color palette for their early June wedding, they sweetened up the look of their already fantastic reception location, the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California. Theresa and Dan were […]

Real Weddings- Kasey and Nick

April 24, 2009 | editorial team

This beautiful Real Wedding, of Kasey and Nick, is one we gave you a quick peek of back in October. It got picked up by our colleagues at Inside Weddings magazine on the same day, so in order to keep things simple we decided to postpone posting it for a while and allow Kasey, Nick and all the incredibly talented professionals involved an opportunity to have their hard work showcased in multiple ways. We love […]