I’m a long-time fan of creative jewelry designer Emily Wheat Maynard of Elva Fields, so seeing the color palettes and natural materials she’s been working with in her new spring 2012 collection has me giddy all over again! From textured white stones paired with vintage rhinestone brooches, to greens, pinks, corals and vibrant oranges, any of these one-of-a-kind pieces could add tons of fashion personality to a wedding day look. If you’re into this sweetly multi-layered style, remember that her pieces go fast, so check back with her website often. And for ideas on how you could have a custom bridal necklace created just for you, check out the fun collaborations that Emily has been doing with women she admires, in her Leading Lady Collection – our pal Vané from Brooklyn Bride was featured just this week!
What three adjectives best describe your wedding?Vintage-inspired, Whimsical, and Romantic
What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you incorporate your style and personalities into your big day?It was important for John and I to have a fun and unique wedding that reflected our own personalities. It was easy to come up with a vintage style airplane themed wedding as my husband, John, is a commercial pilot and we both love to travel. This became the starting point for our planning and it was relatively easy to come up with the ideas to follow suit. Our airline was called Air Gill (our last name) and our flight number was 10.9.11 (our wedding date). Luckily, I worked for a custom invitation and favor company called Smitten on Paper and with the help of Diana at Diana Chou Designs we were able to create personal touches. Our names on our invitation were custom written to look like air writing from a plane and our guests had to reserve their seats. Upon arrival our guests had to Check In at the table and were given boarding passes which served as their programs. One side listing the bridal party as the flight crew and the ceremony as the entertainment. The boarding pass also became a functional item as it listed the Gate Number to the table in which the guests would be sitting. On the table we provided our guest with an assortment of nuts labeled Nuts for You and with the help of our family and friends we made the table stands and the vintage flower hair clips that were attached to the menu. The flower clips were made in fawn, dark teal and ivory and represented what our guests had chosen to eat.
Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding?It was important to us that our guests had a good time so we started off by providing them with The Pop Shoppe, an assortment of refreshments before the ceremony. During the reception we hired a 5-piece band who sang the likes of Frank Sinatra and the musicians of that era. We also had a caricaturist come and draw black and white photos for our guests throughout the night. Our wonderful photographer, April, provided us a photo booth that allowed our guest to take pictures with props on a stick or write notes on a chalk board for us. As another treat for our guests was a dessert and candy bar, the Baggage Claim, with five delicious desserts and five candies to choose from. One of my bridesmaid is a wonderful artist and provided the chalk board.
Wedding color palette:Ivory, Yellow, Dark Teal and Fawn
Today’s beautiful, vintage-inspired wedding is a triple-threat! It features an absolutely stunning couple; a darling photo shoot in vintage-inspired settings; and an intimate, personal ceremony. Sonali and Jatin wanted to celebrate the milestone of marriage in a quiet, reflective setting, and spend time with just their closest family and friends before the larger reception that followed. We are so lucky to get a peek at all of the special moments that Sarah Culver captured!
The Couple: Sonali and Jatin
The Wedding: 02.07.12; District Courthouse, Annapolis, Maryland
What were your most important priorities for your wedding? What made you choose such a small, intimate ceremony? We wanted to have our court ceremony in a setting that best represented our personalities and style, and Annapolis has the charm and history that we were looking for. Its quaintness was perfect for our pre-wedding photo shoot which had a vintage theme. The peace and relative quietness of the courthouse allowed for us to have a leisurely arrangement and accommodate our personal touches.
For a long time we have valued the intimacy of milestones and significant moments between us. Even our engagement was private in its setting on an isolated Hawaiian beach. Since we knew the future traditional component to our marriage ceremony would involve our large families and friends, we wanted to keep the moment of our officiation true to its meaning before facing the distractions of our other ceremonies to come.
How did you make your courthouse ceremony personal? What personal touches or traditions did you weave in? Our pre-wedding photo shoot had a vintage theme which set the tone for the rest of the day. Starting with our wardrobe which reflected an earlier time, to the antique locations that our photographer chose such as the old post office and an antique shop; to the high tea in Annapolis after the ceremony; and the post dinner at the old colonial Ambassador restaurant (which is one of my favorite Indian restaurants), we tried to include a personal touch.
My mother wove in the “something new/something old/something blue” European tradition by giving me a new purse, a vintage ring from her youth, etc. Jatin’s mom brought Indian sweets for all to share in celebration after the ceremony.
Looking back what is your favorite memory of the day? Having tea at 49 west (coffee shop) during our photo shoot…throughout our relationship, we had spent countless, seemingly mundane, moments drinking tea together at cafes all over the world. On our wedding day, it felt just felt natural to have go have tea together, and romantic as always; but yet this time we had the giddy thrill and anticipation of our big event to follow!
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