A street art engagement sounds pretty rough and tough, but Justin and Dakota are as sweet as could be. With their matching outfits (love the suspenders, guys!), the colorful Seattle street art, and photographer Julia Kinnunen‘s ability to capture those candid moments we all love to see, this engagement session is everything we needed to start our week out right.
Congrats to Justin and Dakota on their upcoming nuptials! For more street art engagement inspiration, check out Kurt and Kyle’s Brooklyn engagement session.
Samantha and Tony’s Haiku Mill wedding is nothing short of a tropical fairy tale. With strings of white petals hanging from above, an abundance of greenery, and plenty of twinkle lights, enchanting really is an understatement for the romantic scene. They say that your wedding day is all a blur, but Samantha and Tony were sure to slow down and enjoy the moments during dinner where they witnessed all their friends and family in one beautiful place.
I knew I wanted to wear something more fitted and an overall classic silhouette. I have had people tell me since that my dress and hair reminded them of Carolyn Kennedy when she married JFK — such a complement! I was adamant about not looking to done up. For one, I don’t wear a lot of makeup, and I wanted my hair to just be simple, not too fussy, even a little undone looking; it is Maui after all! I first saw my dress in a magazine and something just told me it was the one! I tried on many others but I especially loved the little details of my dress that set it apart from others of similar cuts. The silk tulle bow and petal train were my favorite details, and the silk crepe bodice was really flattering on.
Grey accents were a natural choice as it was a soft, pretty complement to the neutral florals we chose and could be layered in different shades and still not take away from anything. It’s what we picked for our invitation suite and it just snowballed from there. The shade we picked for the bridesmaids dresses was complementary on all skin tones and it was there that we built the grey palette for the day, coordinating the dress swatch with table linens and even the silk ribbon on my bouquet.
There was a moment that particularly stands out as dinner was being served that we had a quiet moment together and were able to just look out at all of our guests from our sweetheart table. There’s several pictures that show our view from dinner and we can think back and still see it all happening before us. From the music and the chatter of everyone eating and enjoying and knowing they were there for us was so special. There’s something about Haiku Mill at night that is pure magic. You can’t describe it but its so dreamy at under the clear tent, everyone lit by candlelight, everything just glows — pure bliss.
Marina and Matt’s Hudson Valley wedding was like a scene straight out of a Wes Anderson movie, and they wouldn’t have had it any other way! Lily Szabo Photography captured every storybook moment of the vintage affair, including the tender first look moment and every single Wes Anderson detail the couple included in their big day. The couple also DIYed their own stationary, programs, table centerpieces, and even a photobooth. Sending their friends and family off with a final Wes Anderson inspired item, they gave each of their guests wooden bookmarks made into the shape of vintage keys, because keys represent love and friendship in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Matt’s amazing gift that he gave to me before our first look was a beautiful necklace from Vrai & Oro. It was tiny enough for me to be able to wear with my illusion neckline dress.
I fell in love with my Ramona Keveza dress the second I saw it in a bridal magazine. Then I couldn’t take it off once I tried it on in Kleinfeld. I couldn’t stop staring at the illusion neckline with the beautiful flower petals. I loved the the lace on the dress from head to toe, and the slight peach tone under the lace. The fitted gown made me feel old Hollywood romantic, sexy and like a million bucks!
Our great friend Heather who married us snuck in a few sweet surprises in her speech that she didn’t share before hand. After planning every step of the day, it was so nice to hear something personal that we didn’t know was coming!
We are big dorks for Wes Anderson movies so we tried to incorporate a handful of details from his movies such as using vintage suitcases, compass seating chart, arrow table numbers, postcard guestbook etc. Other than that, we wanted to day to feel romantic, vintage, glam, light and fun.
As favors, we gave our guests wooden bookmarks made in the shape of vintage keys. Keys represent love and friendship in one of Wes Anderson’s movies, The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Matt is an illustrator and graphic artist so we were lucky enough to be able to design all of our stationary (e.g. save the dates/ wedding invitations/menus). We made our own program fans, added tassels to our wedding favors, painted table numbers, and made our own photobooth.
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