Los Angeles engagement sessions are the pinnacle of modern, sleek styling. The personality of the city shines through every angle, from the graffiti art to the contemporary architecture to the vibrant sunsets. April and Keiri set out with master photographer Erwin Darmali of Apertura for a cool engagement session in the streets of L.A. We love that Erwin captured the sweet moments between the couple, including their adorable hand holding.
A big thank you to Apertura for allowing us to share this stylish engagement shoot. For more from Apertura, don’t miss Richard and David’s modern Los Angeles wedding.
The American Wedding Marketplace brings together 3 distinctly beautiful wedding invitation brands, each with their own line of fabulous wedding paper designs: The American Wedding, MyGatsby, and The Green Kangaroo. I love perusing through wedding invitation websites, as there is so much cool/pretty stuff happening in this industry, and when we found The American Wedding Marketplace, we knew we needed to share their designs with our readers. We are so excited to be introducing you to all three lovely brands, and we’ve got a special treat for you below, thanks to The American Wedding Marketplace team!
The newest line of invitations, The Green Kangaroo designs are artful, one-of-a-kind and allow you to infuse your personality into your wedding stationary!
With a variety of printing techniques available, The American Wedding team can help you find anything from digital print to foil-pressed invitations, and most designs are also available as Save the Date cards. If you’re not sure whether or not one of their invitations is perfect for you, you can have them deliver up to 5 free wedding invitation samples, as well as a catalog for offline inspiration!
Here’s that special treat I was talking about earlier: From now until 2/28/2015, Junebug readers can use the code: JBW1214 to receive 20% off any American Wedding Marketplace purchase!
To keep up with all of the pretty paper from The American Wedding team, follow them on Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook! We promise, your eyes will thank you!
The right color palette can elevate an outdoor wedding to appear as a magical fairy tale. Emma and Mathew’s lush outdoor wedding in Australia was brilliantly accented with muted shades of pink and lush green. Australian planner and Junebug favorite, Cathrin D’Entremont, designed an opulent celebration with a woodsy vibe, perfect for the elegant outdoor wedding of Emma and Mathew’s dreams. Photographer Natasja Kremers had the fortune of capturing the especially lavish reception decor, including a large hanging floral piece above the dance floor and elegantly draped fabric of pink and purple across the chic white chairs.
The Inspiration: “The inspiration for our wedding was very personal. We wanted our special touch through every carefully considered element which was symbolic of our journey together. We wanted to fuse city sophistication and relaxed country elegance, incorporating a fresh palette that took inspiration from the surrounding landscapes; crisp whites, deep greens and earthy purples and pinks. The surrounding forests inspired the large unruly green floral that lined our long tables and cascading garden of beautiful floral installed in the marquee that we all danced the night away under. I was lucky enough to have a dress from Ae’lkemi, it was an easy choice to go with him as I have long admired his work. His attention to detail is in a league of his own. I wanted to wear something that was classy yet unique with the use of tulle and I still felt myself in.”
The Moments: “Our first dance. Anyone who knows us well would understand why we recruited a dear friend, a dancer, to help choreograph our wedding dance. Mat and I both have two dreadfully obvious left feet. We had practiced for months, laughing our way through the steps and technical lifts my over ambitious friend had set for us. We always saw the first dance as a way to get the dance floor open and party started. With that in mind we recruited the help of our bridal party. Our waltz started without fault, it was the most amazing feeling to be with Mat at that time and to have our closest family and friends surround the dance floor and watch as we moved to Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love. To our amazement we were able to successfully dismount our second lift half way through the song at which we surprised our guests with a cut in the music. Simultaneously, our groomsmen slide onto the dancefloor to an enactment of Tom Cruises Risky Business living room dance scene sporting tucked in pants in batman socks whilst waving their jackets in the air. Shortly after my bridesmaids interrupted twerking to Beyonce and Jay Z’s Crazy In Love. It was one of the most memorable moments of the night and set off the dancing with a big bang!”
The Couple Recommends: “We choose Cathrin D’Entremont Weddings to plan and execute our wedding, Cathrin also put together our wedding stationery. Cathrin, from CD Weddings brought our wedding to life. Her passion, creativity and energy was infectious and along with her years of experience and impeccable work ethic she made creating our perfect day look effortless. She became a dear friend and we could not speak more highly of the magic she creates for her clients.”
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