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Relaxed Tuscany Wedding at Residenza San Leo

January 26, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

Kim and David used their Tuscany wedding as an opportunity to show their loved ones one of their favorite places in the world. Residenza San Leo set the scene for the relaxed celebration where Kim and David said “I do” in an intimate outdoor ceremony. Kim’s sophisticated bridal look was positively stunning, wearing a slinky white Carla Zampatti gown. Livio Lacurre documented the carefully thought out wedding style designed by Weddingsmiths, as well as a few surprises throughout the day!

The Couple:

Kim and David

The Wedding:

Residenza San Leo, Florence, Italy

My wedding gown was a sleek, simple design from Australian designer Carla Zampatti worn with Valentino heels. For the reception, I changed to a top from Lover (another Australian designer) paired with a Dolce & Gabanna skirt – I loved how the silk skirt had the Italian (albeit Sicilian) design, it was the perfect outfit for the weather and to dance the night away.

Our guests, they had travelled such a long way from all corners of the globe (Australia, Europe, Africa, America and the Middle East) to celebrate with us – we wanted them to feel immersed in the Tuscan experience.

Several years back we stumbled across Residenza San Leo when we needed a stopover en route elsewhere – we arrived we fell in love, joking that one day we should get married there and wishing we could stay for longer than one night. When we got engaged again we joked about holding our wedding at San Leo….then looked at each other and thought “Why not!?”

We surprised our guests with a wedding dance – learnt in secret. We started off with a slow sway…then broke into a quickstep before our guests knew what had happened, lifts included!!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Livio Lacurre
Event Planning – Weddingsmiths
Venue – Residenza San Leo
Floral Design – Stiatti Fiori
Catering – Cooking Around Chianti
Invitations – Letter Box Ink
Wedding Dress – Carla Zampatti
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Zimmerman
Groom’s Apparel – Brent Wilson, RM Williams
Groomsmen’s Apparel – Brent Wilson
Rings – Canturi
Laser Cut Table Names – MWT Marketing

Congratulations to Kim and David on their relaxed Tuscany wedding! For more from Livio Lacurre, check out Eliana and Pierpaolo’s beautiful castle wedding in Sorrento.

Orange and Gold Mediterranean Wedding Inspiration at The Parador

January 26, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

champagne coral gold orange

Inspired by the Mediterranean vibes of The Parador in Houston, Texas, Stephanye Lynn Wedding & Event Design created a glamorous wedding reception of orange, pale coral, and gold. The talented team of Houston professionals pulled design elements from Greece, Morocco, Spain, and Italy, resulting in a wedding look that could take place anywhere in the world. Jessica Pledger Photography captured every elegant and natural detail, from sparkling gold table settings to fresh oranges from a nearby citrus orchard.

The Talented Team:

Photography – Jessica Pledger Photography
Event & Floral Design – Stephanye Lynn Wedding & Event Design
Venue – The Parador
Cake – Bavarian Cakery
Invitations – Freshmint Paperie
Hair & Makeup Artist – Lure by Ashley Nicole
Wedding Dress – Something Blue

A big thanks to Jessica Pledger Photography for sharing this gorgeous Mediterranean wedding inspiration with Junebug! For more stylish Mediterranean wedding ideas, check out Yanna and Peter’s traditional Greek wedding in Fiji.

Sentimental Cranbrook Wedding in the Mountains

January 26, 2016 | Junebug Weddings

aqua light pink tan

Caitlin and Timothy’s Cranbrook wedding focused on honoring the people in their lives who have helped them grow as a couple and begin this new chapter of their lives together. The outdoor ceremony at Haven of Hope was filled with love and faith, a beautiful reflection of Caitlin and Timothy’s values as a couple. Robyn Hansen created the most gorgeous bouquets of air plants and Juliet garden roses, while Caitlin and Timothy’s family and friends helped craft whimsically rustic DIY elements for the reception. Terry Photo Co. captured the special day in full, including a few unplanned snaps of a wind storm that threatened to end the wedding early. Luckily, everyone came together to make the day just as wonderful as the couple being celebrated.

The Couple:

Caitlin and Timothy

The Wedding:

Haven of Hope, Cranbrook, British Columbia

Honestly, the most important thing to us was that we stay grounded. We wanted our wedding day to reflect what marriage means to us. Love is exciting and joyful and fun, and we wanted our day to reflect that – which it did – it was awesome!!

This is about you, this is about your love. People will be happy so long as you are happy. Don’t plan complicated things that are going to stress you both out. Honor the people who got you to this point. Keep it simple.

DIY is cheap, but DIY is stressful. We limited ourselves, and made only two crafts for our wedding: bunting, for the tents, and vases for the tables.

For the bunting: Caitlin‘s mom (a quilter) cut out hundreds of squares of fabric, then Caitlin strung twine all over the back yard like a maniac, and Tim and Caitlin together went along stapling the fabric onto the twine. Yes, with a stapler. It just seemed like the easiest way. And it worked!

For the vases: We took random wine bottles and hot-glued twine to the bottom edge of each. Then we wound the twine up and up each bottle until it covered the labels, which we were too lazy to take off. You couldn’t even tell they were there! Anyway, they ended up looking great!

Towards the end of the reception, right after my dad’s speech, our emcee stood up to introduce our thank you speech. WHEN SUDDENLY, a huge gust of wind just about knocked our event tent over!! It was crazy. All of a sudden people were running around, holding down the tent frame, packing up tablecloths and wedding favors, and we had a moment of “Is our wedding over?” The wind was nuts. But then Tim hauled the sound equipment around to the safe side of the tent and hollered to everyone to gather round — and we did our thank you speech right there in the field! It was actually awesome because neither of us are formal people, so it suited us much better out there. Plus it was hilarious. We got lots of great photos of people laughing as they blew away.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Terry Photo Co.
Venue – Haven of Hope
Floral Design – Robyn Hansen

Congrats to Caitlin and Timothy on their sweet Cranbrook wedding! For more of Terry Photo Co., be sure to check out this travel-loving couple’s Banff engagement!

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