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Race and Religious is one of the most unique historic venues in the country, making it the perfect spot for Sara and Joe’s glamorous alternative wedding. The bride’s edgy style juxtaposed beautifully with the gold and sage green palette of the natural, wooden, and vintage decor elements. Dark Roux stunningly captured the inexplicable personality and irresistible romance of the day in these captivating images.
The venue really inspired the overall theme of the wedding. Race and Religious is such an unique place. Because Joe‘s family is all from NY we knew we would be having a lot of out of town guest and wanted to include as many southern traditions as possible. In the mist of searching wedding blog post/magazines/obsessively searching on Pinterest for ideas I fell in love with the idea of mixing the casual outdoor setting with the glamour of gold and sequins. Kind of a Gatsby meets rustic.
For my dress it was completely different from what I went into my bridal appointment expecting. I thought I wanted something fitted and sleek but as soon as I put the puffy Watters dress I fell in love! For the bridesmaids I wanted something for each girl that would be flattering and that they would be excited to wear I went shopping with each of them to find different Adrianna Pappel Dresses.
The Moments:
Sara: With an outdoor wedding there is always a threat of rain which I didn’t start worrying about till the 10 day forecast came out saying we would have rain all day. I obsessively checked the weather every hour for the next 9 days, we ordered the tents which I really didn’t want to have to use. Everyone kept telling me rain is good luck! But all I could think is the flowers! the tables will get wet! my hair! That being said our day came and the chance of rain dropped to 5% (typical new orleans weather) we made the decision not to put up tents. With all of that my favorite moment was after we had our first dance and everything had gone off with out a hitch. The day had gone better than I ever could have dreamed and I could drink and dance with my friends family and new husband with out a care in the world.
Joe: My favorite moment was right after the ceremony and the family pictures while everyone was enjoying cocktail hour downstairs Sara and I had a private moment upstairs while we ate before the reception. We both turned to each other and laughed because we realized nothing felt different. Nothing changed. We were enjoying an amazing party that just so happened to be about us.
The Couple Recommends:
Honestly we didn’t have a vendor that I didn’t love. Poppy and Mint took my floral vision and made it 100% better than I could have imagined. Same for Mint Julep Productions. Sarah was there any time we had a question from how much alcohol to buy to what color candles to purchase. I did a ton of little projects and worked really hard on the small details in our wedding and Sarah and her team made them all come to life exactly as I had pictured. I tell everyone hiring a Day of Coordinator is one of the best investments you will make in the wedding planning process, they made our day run so smoothly and allowed us to not worry about a thing. Ashlee from Small Chalk came through after the first calligrapher we hired totally flaked and she did an incredible job with every piece and I had quite a few. And Dark Roux! Pictures were one of the most important thing to us and Heather and Katie made us so comfortable and going back through the pictures after the wedding really made us feel like we were transported back to that day!
Jennifer and Matthew’s vintage autumn wedding was filled with colors of warm orange and dark purple. Since their favorite time of year is fall, the couple choose The Roundhouse at Beacon Falls for its romantic natural setting. The leaves of the trees were slightly crisp yellow, and the growing vines warmed the building. Keeping the decor to a minimum, the bridesmaids matched the bride in ivory attire and held colorful bouquets. Redfield Photography expertly captured this warm and wonderful autumn wedding!
The fall season/month of October was our primary inspiration. It’s our favorite time of year, why we incorporated so many bright red and orange details throughout, and why we opted for gold accents rather than silver. It’s also one of the reasons we chose the Roundhouse at Beacon Falls as our venue. It’s situated next to a small waterfall at Fishkill Creek, with tree-covered Mount Beacon in the background. It was the perfect autumn setting for us. Additionally, our sartorial choices were inspired by the past. I guess you’d describe our look as “classic” – my dress had a 1940s feel to it and my hair was set in finger waves, and his suit was very “Boardwalk Empire”.
The Moments:
Our favorite moment was probably the “first look.” It was fun to see each other dressed to the nines, and it really sunk in right then and there that, “Whoa, we’re getting married today!”
The Couple Recommends:
Our photographers Marissa and John of Redfield Photography were just above and beyond. They’re extraordinarily talented and have an amazing eye for detail, with the added bonus of being very friendly, warm people. We couldn’t be happier with our wedding photos, and have received so many compliments on them – several of our soon-to-be-married friends have even asked us for their contact info, which is a testament to the wonderful job they did.
designs by Heidi Gibson
design by Heidi Gibson
design by Heidi Gibson
design by Kristin Coffin
design by Kristin Coffin
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