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Glamorous Orange County Wedding

January 24, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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The only love that comes close to Juliana and Jordan’s love for each other is their love for their dachshund, Bosley. Bosley serves as the couple’s inspiration for their Orange County wedding at home, and with the help of A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production, the whole affair came together beautifully. Everywhere you look is a well-planned detail that perfectly reflects the couple’s love for each other and, of course, dachshunds!

The Couple:

Juliana and Jordan

The Wedding:

Private Residence, Orange County, California

The Inspiration:

Once we decided to have the wedding at the house, that kind of set the mood for us. We went for an overall romantic, vintage glam vibe. Warm candlelight, chandeliers hanging from the trees, exposed vintage wood tables with antique gold sequence runners, lush flowers and gold accents. Juliana looooves gold! As for colors, we kept the pallet light and neutral as to not fight with all the gorgeous color already surrounding the house, like the patina green accents on our home and the beautiful bougainvillea and green vegetation. Creams, ivories, champagnes and golds served as our color inspirations. 

One small but very important inspiration for our wedding was our dachshund, Bosley. When we started planning with Natalie, we had an ongoing joke that Bosley was going to be the theme of the wedding. Natalie has two dachshunds herself, so she could easily relate. As time went on, we started incorporating the dachshund silhouette in little places like the invitations, menus, and escort cards. Soon enough Bosley was indeed one of the themes of the wedding! What started off originally as a joke ended up being one of the most personal and special decor aspects of our wedding. Of course, Bosley himself made an appearance during the wedding as well!

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The Moments:

Our favorite moment came during the reception. We were sitting at our own little table, with our dog Bosley, looking out at all the tables filled with our friends and family, people that we love immensely who had come from near and far to celebrate our marriage. It was like we were spying in on someone else’s life, thinking, “These people must be really special to have gathered all these people to celebrate such an occasion.” To realize that all these people were here to celebrate us, that this was real life, was an incredibly humbling, special and intimate moment for us to share together. We were really feeling the love! Being able to sit back, take a breath and witness such a scene of love in our own beautifully decorated backyard was definitely our favorite moment from our wedding!

The Couple Recommends:

Natalie Good and the whole team at A Good Affair were absolutely outstanding. They really pulled everything together and made this wedding the wedding of our dreams. Every time we think back on that fabulous day, all we can do is smile and reminisce about how perfectly special the day was for us. Natalie encouraged us to get married at our home, the home Juliana grew up in, because of all the sentimental value surrounding it. It was Juliana‘s parents dream home that they imagined and built together. Unfortunately, both her parents are no longer with us, so to be able to have the wedding at the home that means so much to Juliana made everything feel absolutely perfect and meant to be. Without Natalie, this special and sentimental wedding would not have been possible. She really made our home the most intimate and romantic wedding venue we could ever imagine, and we will forever be thankful to her for that gift she gave us.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Katelin Wallace Photography
Event Planning & Floral Design – A Good Affair Wedding & Event Production
Venue – Private Residence
Catering – 24 Carrots Catering & Events
Cake – Sweet Art by Susanne Michel
DJ – Elevated Pulse Productions
Live Music – The Derek Bordeaux Band
Videography – Good Time Productions
Hair & Makeup Artist – Design Visage
Wedding Dress – Romona Keveza
Bridal Accessories – Rene Caovilla, Two’s Company, The White Dress
Groom’s Apparel – Hugo Boss, J.Crew, Diesel Lace Design
Rings – James Allen
Rentals – Found Vintage Rentals, Classic Party Rentals
Transportation – American GTS
Favors – Maya Brigadeiro Brazilian Sweets

Thank you to Natalie Good of A Good Affair for sharing this impeccably styled and totally romantic Orange County wedding! For more romantic wedding styling, be sure to check out Vanessa and Steffen’s ethereal DIY wedding in Dorset, England.

xoxoNicole

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Classic Illinois Wedding at Allerton Park Retreat

January 23, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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A classic wedding doesn’t have to feel stuffy or stiff, and Kate and Brodie’s Illinois wedding perfectly blends soft elements in with a classic feel for a beautiful celebration of their love. The gold and deep navy color palette is so beautiful against all the greenery at Allerton Park Retreat, and we love that the blue calls back to Kate’s extremely gorgeous sapphire ring. Rachael Schirano Photography captured the effortless joy and stunning styling throughout their wedding day.

The Couple:

Kate and Brodie

The Wedding:

Allerton Park Retreat and Conference Center, Monticello, Illinois

The Inspiration:

I wanted a mix between a classic, clean cut wedding mixed with the ethereal, soft elements of a garden. This fit our venue perfectly with the historic mansion and beautiful formal gardens. I wanted the groomsmen and bridesmaids to be simple and streamlined to allow them to stand out in the beautiful setting.

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The Moments:

Our favorite moment was the first dance. We had taken all of two dance classes to try and learn swing for the swing band we used for the wedding. Brodie had been so focused during the classes, and on the big day he relaxed and was making me laugh during the whole thing.

The Couple Recommends:

Rachael Schirano was the best. So easy, professional, and artistic to work with. The Rhythm Rockets also put on such a great time. Everyone was on the dance floor even though it was “old school” music!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Rachael Schirano
Venue – Allerton Park Retreat and Conference Center
Floral Design – Boka Shoppe
Cake – Cakes by Lori
Live Music – Rhythm Rockets
Hair & Makeup Artist – BJ Grand Salon & Spa
Groom’s Apparel – Hugo Boss

A special thanks to the lovely Rachael Schirano for sharing Kate and Brodie’s Illinois wedding with Junebug. Love their classic wedding style? Check out Kelly and Topher’s elegant DIY Kentucky wedding for more inspiration!

xoxoNicole

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Five Day Thailand Wedding

January 23, 2015 | Junebug Weddings

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We hope you’re sitting down, because this five day Thailand wedding is about to blow you away. Valerie and Shyam didn’t just plan a wedding, they planned a five day wedding extravaganza with the help of some of the world’s most talented wedding professionals. The Wedding Bliss by Nanya took the couple’s wildest wedding dreams and created impeccable and special events over the course of five days of celebrating. Liam Collard magnificently captured the many significant moments, outfit changes, and extravagant styling.

The Couple:

Valerie and Shyam

The Wedding:

InterContinental Baan Taling Ngam, Kho Samui, Thailand

The Inspiration:

What made our wedding special was a variety of factors all coming together. It was a marriage of three religions, two cultures, and one big party! Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian ceremonies all into one big wedding! From the start we knew that we had to have a destination wedding, as we knew that we would have to combine numerous ceremonies into our wedding festivities. As a result, we wanted to put up our guests in a stunning resort while experiencing a 5 day extravaganza of mixed cultures! Our wedding was a 5 day full throttle event, and each day we aimed to stun our guests with a new theme! We carefully chose the Conde Nast winning resort, called the InterContinental for its prestige and breathtaking backdrops that would serve as our wedding venue.

It was a remarkable 5 day wedding, and definitely a spectacle for the island! 160 guests, 5 days, 9 functions, and 11 bridal dresses later…..it was the best time of our life!

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The Moments:

Our favorite part of the wedding was the moment when we exchanged our own personal vows during the western ceremony on the final day. We loved each cultural ceremony of our wedding, but the vows ceremony was the only time we had a chance to speak to each other and share our love to each other. We both wrote our own vows, and we both cried on stage. It was a meaningful moment for both of us, and the moment where we finally felt married! Our vows were personal, reflecting the momentous meaning of our wedding. After years of obstacles, hardships, long distance, our wedding day marked the beginning of our life together, “no more good byes, and only good mornings!”

The Couple Recommends:

Our wedding planners were fabulous, and catered to our needs from beginning to end. They worked within our budget, knowing that a 5 day wedding required so many elements and put together the wedding of our dreams. They were extremely wonderful to work with and executed a phenomenal multiple day wedding!

My makeup & hair artist deserves recognition. He is well known in the Orange County area, but I flew him all the way to Thailand for 5 days to be my on call artist. He worked with me to research Indian makeup and hair styles to cater to the Indian events. He spent the 5 days with me tirelessly working on the bridesmaids and myself, catering to every “look” I needed, losing sleep and missing meals to make us all look beautiful!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Liam Collard
Event Planning – The Wedding Bliss by Nanya
Venue – InterContinental Baan Taling Ngam
Floral Design – O.K. Flower Koh Samui
DJ – EKA Soundz Phuket
Videography – D-Image Plus Cinematography
Invitations – Han Bang Designs
Hair & Makeup Artist – MakeupByJohnny
Wedding Dress – Pronovias Leiben
Bridal Accessories – Swarovski
Groom’s Apparel – Armani
Rings – Tacori

A major thank you to Liam Collard for sharing this luxurious Thailand wedding with Junebug! For more multicultural wedding inspiration, check out Karen and Roshan’s Indian fusion wedding in Cape Cod.

xoxoNicole

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