WEDDING BLOG

Glamorous Bridal Party Style with Sequin Bridesmaid Dresses and Photos by Kristen Weaver Photography

July 15, 2014 | Junebug Weddings

With fun fashion and glitter galore, Brook and Sherwin’s glamorous winter wedding at the The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club was absolutely an affair to remember. The bridal party’s sparkling wedding fashion was completed to perfection with these fabulous sequin bridesmaid dresses from JS Collections, and the bride looked stunning in a lace number by Augusta Jones. Needless to say, we are absolutely head over heels in love with all the fashionable details captured by Kristen Weaver Photography!

The Couple: Brook and Sherwin

The Wedding: 12.28.2013 – The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, St. Petersburg, Florida

The Goals: We wanted to create an elegant and fun atmosphere for our family and friends to come together and celebrate. The Vinoy was the perfect setting and I was lucky enough to work with Stephanie Crona of Table 6 Productions who pulled all the design concepts together. I knew after our initial meeting she completely understood the look I was going for – a winter sparkle look using a mix of metallics. I joked that all of our wedding guests would go home at the end of the evening covered in glitter! We incorporated gold, silver and champagne and tied in small hints of blush throughout.

The Style: Keeping in theme with the wedding, my style inspiration was sparkle and glam. We used a combination of textures, colors and lighting that would create a warm, winter sparkle theme and I based my bridal and bridesmaids’ fashion off of that.

The Wedding Dress: After countless appointments at different bridal stores and boutiques, I decided to stop by Malindy Elene Bridal, a local boutique in Tampa, Florida. I arrived at the end of the day without an appointment, and found my dream dress. Megan and her team are amazing and take such great care of their brides throughout the entire process. I knew I wanted lace, but also something less traditional, with a bit of beading. There is a distinct moment where I was standing in front of the mirror next to the boutique’s floor-to-ceiling windows and the sun was going down and all I could see were these beautiful reflections of light bouncing off of my gown. At that moment, I knew it was the dress.

The Bridesmaids: The most fun with fashion for me was finding the perfect bridesmaid gowns! I looked everywhere for floor-length, sequined dresses and the JS Collections silver ensemble I found at Lord and Taylor was exactly what I had hoped for. The girls all looked stunning in them! The silver color complimented nicely with the bridesmaids’ blush bouquets.

The Advice: My advice to any bride choosing her wedding day look is to remember that a dress may be completely gorgeous and feel comfortable while trying on in the dressing room, however, keep in mind that you will be in your dress for most of the day! Make sure it is one you can move around in, stay cool in, and most importantly, feel like yourself in.

The Wedding Team:

Photographer: Kristen Weaver Photography
Event Planner: Stephanie Crona of Table 6 Productions
Ceremony & Reception Venue: The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
Invitation Designer: URBANcoast
Floral Design: FH Weddings & Events
Catering: The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
Wedding Cake: The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
Groom’s Cake: Elise’s Pieces
Wedding Dress: Augusta Jones via Malindy Elene Bridal
Bridal Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Bridal Accessories: Summit Diamond Corporation, Adorn
Bridesmaids’ Apparel & Accessories: JS Collections via Lord and Taylor
Groom & Groomsmen’s Apparel: Sacino’s Formalwear
Makeup Artist: Anamary Valdes
Hair Stylist: Jess Waldrop
Videographer: VHVideo.com
DJ: DJ Fresh
Live Music: Rich Lehmann and Delphine Garside
Favors: Freixenet and le macaron
Dance Floor: IM Events
Draping, Lighting & Furniture: FH Weddings & Events
Rings: Summit Diamond Corporation

Thank you Brook for sharing your wedding wisdom with us! You and your ladies looked fabulous!

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Floral Design Inspiration – 10 Succulent Bouquets and Centerpieces from Junebug’s Real Weddings Library

July 14, 2014 | Junebug Weddings

One of my favorite recent wedding floral design trends from the past few years, more and more floral designers are finding ways to incorporate succulents into their work. Here are a few of our favorite succulent bouquets and centerpieces from the ever-inspiring Real Weddings Library!

Photo by Geoff Duncan with floral design by College Flowers. See more from Amanda and Kyle’s southwest bohemian wedding!

Photo by Raya Carlisle Photography with floral design by An Elegant Affaire Floral Design. See more from Alice and Jake’s rustic wedding!

Photo by Scobey Photography with floral design by Kate Stone of A Legendary Event. See more from Melissa and JB’s mint and cream wedding!

Photo by Marianne Taylor. See more of her photographer spotlight on Photobug!

Photo by Sam Hurd Photography with floral design by the bride’s family. See more from Renata and Dante’s Brazil wedding!

Photo by Lisa Lefringhouse Photography with floral design by Amanda Seely of Laughin’ Gal Floral. See more from Lauri and Isaac’s outdoor summer wedding!

Photo by Jeff Newsom with floral design by American Harvest Flowers. See more from Sonia and Vincent’s vibrant urban wedding!

Photo by Twin Lens with floral design by Andrea Soorikian Design. See more from Erin and Reid’s Texas wedding!

Looking for more floral design inspiration? Check out these 10 beautiful bridal bouquets!

Paris Destination Wedding at the Westin Vendôme with Photos from The Mou Studio – Sarah and James

July 14, 2014 | Junebug Weddings

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With a fascination of old world architecture and the romance of ol’ Paris, Sarah and James made plans to tie the knot at their favorite European destination. Celebrating their union in the “City of Love” was a dream come true for this bride and groom, and Ted Kim of The Mou Studio captured their bliss all around the city with total perfection.

The Couple: Sarah and James

The Wedding: 9.20.2013 – Westin Paris – Vendôme, Paris, France

The Goals: We wanted to get married in a place that was meaningful to us, with a setting that sparked our love and will forever be a reminder of the start of our lives together. The ceremony and reception were also very important to us, whereby we would be celebrating our love with our family. We wanted them to have the best experience. And we wanted a photographer that would be able to capture the moments that we knew would fly by and be able to show us in the way that we wanted.

The Planning: We have always been fascinated with the architecture in Europe and especially hold Paris dear to our hearts as that is where we were engaged. Because it was a destination wedding in Paris, we hired a wedding planner to help us out with the long distance details. We only knew for sure that we would be bringing our photographer with us from home, around the world to Paris to capture the start of our life.

The Design: We wanted to evoke a feeling of romance from the old world. The architecture of the city, the hotel, and the rooms that we were in were of the utmost importance in details. Bright flowers brought in a touch of the modern day and the overall backdrop took us on a journey into a past whereby our life’s history could have been written.

The Moments: I loved taking pictures all around Paris with our wedding party and chauffeur – it was a great way to see the city and capture great moments. The best thing that we found out was that our photographer had done a reconnaissance of all the locations on his own time which really lent to a great experience.