Readers, feast your eyes on Shopbop.com‘s new Wedding Boutique! Shopbop recently launched a wedding section on their site where they are pulling some fantastic pieces just perfect for those looking to wear an alternative, fashion-forward wedding dress. Their collection is suited for the non-traditional, as well as for any bride looking to find the perfect piece for her rehearsal dinner, bridal shower or wedding reception after party. With dresses, shoes, lingerie and accessories from designers like Notte by Marchesa, Ports 1961, Lela Rose, Temperley London, 3.1 Phillip Lim and more there is a lot of beauty to choose from! Here are just a few of our favorites…
Are you stepping outside of the box on your wedding day? We want to know!
The wedding community, being made up of so many creative artists and small business owners, is a generous and innovative bunch when it comes to giving back, and the organization Thirst Relief International is a great example of this. Founded by photographer Jim Davis Hicks, Thirst Relief works to provide safe, clean drinking water for those in need around the world, and wedding photographers are currently their biggest group of donors. They travel to countries to document the work being done, they donate their time and money, and they participate in events like the one we’re showcasing today.
The Thirst Relief WPPI Benefit Shoot was an event photographers bid on during the Thirst Relief Mentor Auction annual fundraiser. The idea was to hold an educational event where photographers could get instruction from educators within the industry, while at the same time shooting some fun wedding style images and meeting one another. The shoot took place in Las Vegas during WPPI (the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International convention) and Junebug was excited to get involved and help the cause by publishing some of the final images.
So today we have some of the wedding fashion photos captured by the instructors and the participants – it’s so interesting to see the various ways that different photographers captured each model and moment!
Having always imagined their wedding in a Chateau in France, today’s Real Wedding couple Kirstin and Shane, decided to bring a vintage French sensibility to their chic Seattle wedding. What a sweet and romantic event, and what better photographers to have captured the day than Junebug co-founder Kim and her husband Adam from La Vie Photography – true lovers of France.
Enjoy this wonderful wedding and have a fantastic weekend!
The Goals:Kirstin and Shane wanted an intimate event that made their family and friends feel special, and that also included lots of French details and made everyone feel as if they had stepped back in time. Their location, The Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle was the perfect choice with its glamorous feel and stunning antique ballroom ceiling.
The Design: With the help of florist and decor designer Steven Moore Designs, Kirstin and Shane wove in an abundance of sweet vintage and French details throughout their day. During the ceremony, a harpist played La Vie En Rose as the recessional music, and as they exited guests tossed lavender from cones made from pages of a vintage French poetry book. During the reception champagne was served in coupe glasses, vintage skeleton keys were used as seating cards, desserts included a towering croquembouche cake and hazelnut and lavender macarons, and live music was played by a swing band. “It felt like we were in a different era. It was magical!”
The color palate used throughout the ceremony and reception was mauve, champagne, pewter, cream and lavender, inspired by Kirstin’s love of lavender roses, champagne and all things antique. “Pewter, mercury glass, candles, floating gardenias, and babies breath added a lacy airiness to everything.”
The Look: Kirstin’s one-of-a-kind lace tea-length wedding dress was custom made by Luly Yang Couture, and was truly her dream dress! Since it included a crystal embellished sash, she kept the rest of her accessories minimal – vintage earrings, a birdcage veil and cream heels and a clutch. To make everyone in the wedding party feel special, no one was dressed exactly alike. The bridesmaids each chose their favorite mauve silk dress from J Crew, as well as fabulous accessories – love those necklaces! For the photos they all had fun carrying sweet parasols from Bella Umbrella. The groom and groomsmen wore silk ties with lavender patterns unique to them, along with boutonnières with various blooms.
The Moments: Kirstin and Shane hand-made the fleur de sel caramels that were include inside the beautiful toy cracker wedding favors that sat at each place setting and doubled as seating cards. “Shane and I were a caramel making factory!” The crackers were also filled with fortune teller fish, chocolate coins and tissue paper crowns, and says Kirstin, “It was so darling to see all of our guests discovering the crackers, hearing pops, and then seeing them wearing the silver and gold crowns on their heads!”
Kirstin and Shane also loved the vows they wrote for their ceremony, and the moment during the cocktail hour when they stole away to have a moment alone. “We snuck upstairs during the cocktail hour to briefly practice our first dance. It was our first glimpse of the ballroom set for dinner and it was just beautiful. It was very romantic to dance in the ballroom just the two of us!”
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