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This Primland Resort Wedding Brought Glamour and Gold to the Blue Ridge Mountains

October 1, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

Kathyrn and Charles’ Primland Resort wedding brought opulence and luxury together with the rustic, outdoor vibes of the Blue Ridge Mountains! Bride Katheryn brought all the glam with a custom, gold Vera Wang gown, matching veil, and Gucci platform shoes. Fun fact: The wedding decor was all inspired by Kathryn’s look! Caroline LaRocca Event Design did a phenomenal job creating a ceremony site straight out of a fairytale. We’re loving the lush, white florals, acrylic chairs, and cozy seating area. We can’t wait for you to see how Michelle Elyse Photography captured all of this and more from Kathryn and Charles’ Primland Resort wedding!

The Couple:

Kathryn & Charles

The Wedding:

Primland Resort, Meadows of Dan, Virginia

After originally planning a very large wedding, we realized how easy it is to lose track of what the day is actually about. It ended up being very important to us that we have an intimate wedding with our closest family members present. It wasn’t until I found my wedding gown and venue that I began envisioning the actual style and design that I wanted for our wedding. I felt like a princess in my dress and drew off of the gold and lace, along with the beautiful venue scenery to develop my vision of a fairy tale wedding. Our event designer did a wonderful job at delivering that vision, and we felt surrounded by our family and of course many beautiful flowers!

We went with white flowers and greenery, envisioning that these colors would tie in perfectly with the beautiful backdrop of the venue. I knew I wanted flowers everywhere but not any distracting colors. I also chose to have gold incorporated into the design, as I loved the gold and lace in my wedding gown.

My advice when planning a wedding is not to rush on choosing a venue. I felt that we needed to choose a venue right away, and the one that we originally chose turned out to be the wrong decision. I wish we took more time thinking about what we really envisioned for our wedding before feeling the pressure of needing to lock down the perfect calendar date. It wasn’t until after we made the deposit and started planning that we realized we wanted a much more intimate wedding with a scenic view. We cancelled the original venue and took much longer before deciding on the perfect venue that we ended up having our wedding at.

The most memorable part of our wedding day was after the ceremony when we were alone with the photographer and videographer having our photos taken. It felt like a dream just being married to the love of your life, thousands of feet up on the side of a mountain with the most beautiful view. We couldn’t stop looking at each other and saying “we’re married!”. We were so consumed with happiness that we barely noticed when it began pouring rain.

Michelle Hartman was such an amazing photographer! Not only did she do amazing work, but she made us feel so comfortable and was so fun to work with. My family loved her so much that my sister hired her as her photographer for her wedding this June.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Michelle Elyse Photography
Event Planning – Caroline LaRocca Event Design
Wedding Venue – Primland Resort
Floral Design – Caroline LaRocca Event Design
Catering – Primland Resort
Officiant – Vested in Me Weddings
Live Music – Roanoke Symphony Orchestra
Videography – Michael’s Video
Stationery – Ooh Aah Invitations
Makeup Artist – K1 Cosmetics
Wedding Dress – Vera Wang
Bride’s Shoes – Gucci
Groom’s Apparel – Suit Supply
Rentals – Caroline LaRocca Event Design

 

Congratulations, Kathryn and Charles! We’re grateful Michelle Elyse Photography shared your beautiful Primland Resort wedding with Junebug! If you love glamorous weddings, you’ll definitely want to see this dramatically glamorous Winter wedding at Parker Palm Springs.

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This Lush Modern Indian Wedding Pairs the Natural Beauty of Palos Verdes with Pure Extravagance

September 30, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

If you’ve been looking for modern Indian wedding inspiration, you must see how Riya and Ankur celebrated their love and marriage in Palos Verdes, California! Filled with cultural traditions, the couple wanted to also make sure their own styles and personalities were represented throughout the day. We won’t ever get over how stunning Riya looked in her Sabyasachi Mukherjee gown—she chose the designer because “his outfits make every Indian woman look like a queen, no matter the body type, skin tone, or waist size”—and we think that’s incredibly beautiful. Mili Ghosh Wedding Diaries brilliantly documented this modern Indian wedding day with an eye for every performance, moment of laughter, and extravagant florals by White Lilac. We can’t wait for you to see the photos!

The Couple:

Riya & Ankur

The Wedding:

Trump National Golf Course, Palos Verdes, California

Sabyasachi is the quintessential designer I have learned to admire and love growing up. He continues to keep our culture preserved, and defines the true meaning of Indian beauty. I love that his outfits make every Indian woman look like a queen, no matter the body type, skin tone, or waist size. This is what a true designer and artist represents. He continues to stay original to his brand, yet puts a unique edge to every collection. When the ‘Dil-guldasta’ first released, I knew right away that was my wedding dress.

Our wedding had a vibe of tranquillity. I know it sounds like the opposite of what a wedding should be described as, but it truly was. As you walk into the ceremony, you see lush green trees, wooden flooring, an ocean backdrop, and classical Indian live instruments (sitar, tabla, etc.) playing in the background. The air had a light breeze, and the overall setting was unique, magical, and exactly what I had envisioned.

Wedding planning advice from the couple: Wedding planning is always stressful for any bride and groom, so remember to stay calm, compromise your viewpoints with your partner, have fun with the details, and do exactly what you guys want for your special day- not what you’re supposed to do. You only get one of these days, so make it count!

Working with Mili was a breeze. She truly has an art of not only taking exquisite photos, but also keeping us calm and making sure we enjoy ourselves on our special day. She takes the time to get to know our comfort zones, as well as bring out a side of us that is a little outside of our comfort level at the same time. You may not understand some of the direction she gives you at the time, but when it shows on an image, it all makes sense. That’s art.

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Mili Ghosh Wedding Diaries
Event Planning – Elegant Events
Wedding Venue – Trump National Golf Course
Floral Design – White Lilac
Entertainment – Karmagraphy
Makeup Artist – Brooke Hill
Wedding Dress – Sabyasachi MukherjeeManish Malhotra

 

Riya and Ankur, we’re incredibly happy for the two of you and forever in awe of your wedding festivities! Many thanks to photographer Mili Ghosh Wedding Diaries for sharing these gorgeous photographs with Junebug! If you’re looking for more modern Indian wedding inspiration, we think you’ll love this modern Indian wedding at Hummingbird Nest Ranch.

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Get Inspired By The Floral Explosion in This Harvest Themed Wedding at Fonty’s Pool in Western Australia

September 29, 2019 | Junebug Weddings

Caitlin and Mark celebrated their love with a harvest-themed day that featured the most spectacular, vibrant florals at Fonty’s Pool in Manjimup, Western Australia! We’re absolutely in awe of the floral explosion Lara Rose Botanical Stylist created for this couple’s day. Just look at that fabulous altar decor! And the bouquets! And every huge, fruit-filled centerpiece! We won’t be over these florals anytime soon, but the goodness of this day doesn’t stop there. Caitlin wore an elegant Bride’s Selection gown and Myre accessories that looked perfect with the overall vibe of the day. We can’t wait for you to see even more of this glorious day at Fonty’s Pool—like the rentals from Bos Tents & Events and amazing cake by Cherish the Cake—all beautifully captured by Swift Hound Weddings Films & Photography!

The Couple:

Caitlin & Mark

The Wedding:

Fonty’s Pool, Manjimup, Western Australia

Could not be more grateful and ecstatic at having Lauren and Ben from Swift Hounds by our sides for our big day! They both were amazing at sneaking around & being a fly’s on the wall. They captured the electricity in the room so effortlessly and our wedding was full of hilarious moments & oodles of entertainment and they didn’t miss an angle or a laugh. We received our highlight video within 24hrs & watching it really felt like we were out of Hollywood. We also received a sneak peak of photos within days of our wedding. Every photo captured was exactly how I remember the day. We are so lucky we stumbled across them on Instagram!

We were planning our big day from Canada so from Google we narrowed the choice down to 4 venues. We flew home for our engagement party & had a one-day turn around to travel south to look and choose a venue. Fonty’s Pool took our breath away within entering the front gates. The landscape was beautifully maintained, the surrounding nature was just as we envisioned, housing our guests within the venue was what we sought after & saying ‘I do’ under a beautiful old cypress tree & by water is exactly what our souls required.

Our talented florist is original, creative, inspiring, and fantastically funky, she likes to excel at limitations & go extreme & that was everything we were looking for. Lara Botanicals Stylists was fairly new to the scene but was leading the way with new creative elements in which we hadn’t seen before. Lara’s creative mindset blew our imagination in our first meeting. We were after something different & fresh, something that hadn’t been done much before. She gave us some brilliant ideas to play with & everything continued to flow into place. We desired a half moon floor arbour with pampas and the colour scheme was majestic reds, ruby’s, dark purples, burgundy’s, fuchsia pinks and the rest was up to her creation. We were ABSOLUTELY MIND BLOWN with her design & about how incredibly talented her & her team are. This is still my favourite masterpiece of my wedding day!

Our wedding colours were a true reflection of time & place. Selected to highlight the abundant autumn colour and be in tune with season. Where we got married is one of the coldest parts of Western Australia and therefore is home to lots of beautiful northern hemisphere trees that were in their autumn splendor at the time of our wedding. Our floral stylist foraged for materials and played with the whole harvest concept so wonderfully. There were pomegranates, berries and rose hips cascading from the hanging install and the tables were adorned with crystals and grapes. People were just eating fruit straight of the table! We love that using locally grown materials also meant that our flowers haven’t cost the earth either.

Our most memorable part of the day was the Talent Quest! The evening of hilarious entertainment began with a father daughter dance and “surprisingly” the music remixed, and the rest of my immediate family joined us for a fully choreographed very uncoordinated routine. My extended family wrote and sung a song about the milestones of our journey together which was extremely hilarious & special to us. The groomsmen performed a very entertaining Pussycat Dolls rendition and a surprise encore solo from my incredibly talented husband to Michael Buble’ which left the room in a standing ovation and tears of laughter streaming down every guests face. It truly was the best decision having a Talent Quest, I would highly recommend it!

The Wedding Team:

Photography – Swift Hound Weddings Films & Photography
Event Planning – Bos Tents & Events
Wedding Venue – Fonty’s Pool
Floral Design – Lara Rose Botanical Stylist
Catering – Cilantro Cafe
Cake – Cherish the Cake
DJ – Bos Tent & Events
Stationery – Tiana Hunt
Makeup Artist – Make Up by Amba
Hair Styling – Studio S Hair Design
Wedding Dress – Bride’s Selection
Bridesmaids’ Apparel – Myre
Groom’s Apparel – Britton’s Formal Wear
Rings – Rosendorff
Rentals – Ferguson Valley Events
Favors – Pam KyCo Collective

Congratulations, Caitlin and Mark! We’re so thankful Lara Rose Botanical Stylist shared your gorgeous day at Fonty’s Pool with us! For more epic floral inspiration, you’ve got to see this Riversyde Manor wedding.

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