Tomorrow, Friday, March 18th, Junebug is joining the wedding and blogging communities in a Blogger’s Day of Silence as part of For Japan With Love, with the goal to help raise awareness and funds for disaster relief in Japan. Our hearts go out to all those who’ve been affected by these astounding natural disasters, and we’re sure that yours do too. So no regular blogging tomorrow, but we hope that instead we can encourage you to take few minutes to learn about the help that the organization ShelterBox can give, and to donate if you can. Every little bit makes a difference!
Great big thank yous to Lydia at Ever-Ours and Henny and Lucia from Utterly Engaged for organizing this effort! Great job ladies!
Readers, have a wonderful weekend and we’ll see you all back here on Monday!
Bringing together friends and family from all over Canada and the US, and having a ball expressing their creative personal style, Caroline and Joe’s South Carolina backyard real wedding was filled with fun in every detail! I hope you’ll enjoy their wedding story and they vibrant wedding photos from Caroline Ghetes as much as I have!
The Goals: Having met in Sweden and being from different countries, Caroline and Joe were excited to bring together all the people they loved so they could get to know one another, as well as Caroline and Joe as a couple.They loved that everyone could come to visit their new hometown of Charleston, South Carolina and make a long weekend of it. Many members of their wedding party and a number of other friends rented a large house together which gave them even more time to connect. “In the house they all got to meet and hang out. We had a welcome party there the night before the wedding and I think the guests had an even better time the next day because they met a lot of people the night before.”
The Design: To ensure that the wedding details and atmosphere really reflected Caroline and Joe’s personalities, they got involved in creating lots of DIY details and invited friends and family members to utilize their talents to help as well. They set up a photo shoot with the help of a friend and used the images for their wedding invitations, Joe’s aunt and Caroline’s mother created the flower arrangements, Caroline and her bridesmaids made their own bouquets, and Caroline even made all of her bridesmaids’ dresses!
The Look: Caroline’s look was a true expression of her personal style – fun, modern, comfortable, and sparkly! She was sure to incorporate lots of bling in her accessories, and she chose a super funky surprise for Joe when it came to her wedding shoes. “I knew I wasn’t going to wear heels because I’m already taller than my hubs, so I decided to surprise him by wearing a pair of Air Jordan’s (he loves them!). The ones I chose were pink and gray. I gave him a peek of them when we were standing at the alter and he was so surprised and happy!”
Caroline decided to make all of her bridesmaids’ dresses, which each had a similar silhouette but were totally unique and wildly playful! The groomsmen all had different ties (stripes, starfish, polka dots, etc.) in pink, purple and navy. Wow! So much fun.
The Moments: Caroline loved standing at the alter surrounded by their friends and family, dancing with her father who has been her biggest supporter in life, and seeing all the people from different parts of their lives getting to know each other. Mostly though, looking back their best decision was simply, “marrying each other!”
And a special opportunity for couples out there – photographer Caroline Ghetes is giving away wedding photography and videography services to one deserving couple this year – get more information on her blog!
The Wedding: 12.19.09 Fogo de Chao, Washington, DC
What three adjectives best describe your wedding?Spontaneous, joyful, classic.
Looking back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most about your wedding? There were so many incredible moments that day! We woke up in the morning to see that over a foot of snow had fallen overnight and it was still coming down. As I had homemade muffins for breakfast with my sisters I got the fateful call from my hairstylist that she couldn’t come, so I called my friend Mikaela and told her to grab her curling iron and jump in the car quick! Because of all that beautiful snow, our guests, and even our photographer Rebekah, helped dig out our car, moved my gigantic dress into the car and church, volunteered to shovel the church steps and pitch in in any way they could, and some even showed up in snow boots after hiking miles through the city. We were surrounded by all of the people that we really lovedthe whole day was magical!
What inspired your personal wedding style, and how were your personalities incorporated into your big day? Our personal wedding style was mostly inspired by the things we enjoyed as we were falling in love; perfectly cooked steak, Chilean wine, classical art and architecture, love of adventure and the outdoors, commitment to our families and friends, and most importantly our love of Christ, which is what made our wedding ceremony itself so powerful and joyful. Also, I loved the sense that our wedding wasnt just about us, but about our community and all the people in our lives that we loved. It was friends and family making the cake, playing the music, designing the programs, designing the flowers, styling my hair and make-up – it was a hundred times more special than if we had only hired professionals! I think part of the secret was that we only had eight weeks from engagement to the big day – not enough time to micromanage, worry, or become obsessed, just enough time to revel in all the joy of planning and celebrating a wedding!
Color palette: Deep red, pale green, and cream.
Wedding Team:
Photographer: Rebekah J. Murray Photography Ceremony: Church of the Holy City Reception Venue: Fogo de Chao Officiant: Chuck Garriott and Duke Kwon Invitation Designer: Evite Florist: Rebecca Wither Cake: Bride’s mother’s carrot cake Wedding Dress: Sarah Danielle Brides accesssories: DYI veil, borrowed earrings, cream faux fur coat from H&M Bridesmaids: Red dresses from Dressbarn Groom and groomsmen apparel and accessories: Calvin Klein tuxedo and red ties from Men’s Wearhouse Live Music: Daniel Fisher Rings: Mervis
Thank you so much Abigail and Pablo! Such a fun wedding!
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