When Pantone announces their Color of the Year, we perk up and listen! Thanks to the official color experts naming Ultra Violet as the 2018 Color of the Year, we’re seeing fashion, interior design, and especially weddings through purple-colored glasses. If you’re a fan of this year’s certified hue, get inspired by these violet wedding color palettes to add a dose of 2018 to your upcoming day!
Zoe and Yanni transformed the Agreco Farm into an intimate dinner party to celebrate their wedding! After saying “I do” in front of a pink chapel (heart eyes!), they danced the night away in what looked like a whimsical garden styled by And Everything Nice Events. We are loving the use of greenery as table runners and the pink and orange flowers arranged by Manfler Zempili. The fun and whimsical vibe carries into Zoe’s Made with Love Bridal wedding dress and Yanni’s bold and floral print tie from Neck & Tie Co. All of these sweet and perfect details were photographed by Paulina Weddings.
The most important thing for us was to just spend a magical day with our favorite people (and for it to be whimsically overflowing in flowers)! When we decided to have a destination wedding we knew we wanted it to be intimate and memorable for us and all those attending. We made sure to plan lots of activities for all who made the trip to Crete, spending time with everyone in both the days leading up to and following the wedding. We had delicious dinners, cocktail nights, and even a boozy brunch on a pirate ship!! It was all perfection.
Our first look was so special. We both felt like everything inside of us exploded when we saw each other! I am usually hugely emotional in every day normal life yet felt so euphoric and excited that I was absolutely beaming the whole day! (Part of me was a little disappointed in myself for not crying hysterically like I did thinking about it on the days leading up…but I definitely made up for it a few days later when we reread our vows in private!!!)
Our ceremony was very sweet. My husband and I each had both of our parents walk us down the isle…it was so special! My best friend also officiated our wedding. Knowing me for a decade and being just as much in love with my husband as I am, it was every bit as perfect as we could’ve imagined!! He added in the perfect amount of wit, charm, and sentiment and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house!
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My husband grew up in Athens but spent summers in Crete as a kid. His fond memories combined with our love for adventure, wine, and delicious food made it the perfect choice! We fell in love with Agreco Farm online, never having visited it until the week before our wedding…and let me tell you, the photos don’t even do justice!!! This place is beyond dreamy and was such a stunning place to get married! We were looking for a beautiful rustic setting on either the sea or a vineyard; somewhere that didn’t need too much more than it’s natural beauty. When we found an organic farm and vineyard on top of the hills overlooking the sea we knew it was the place for us! All of the food was made there and it was probably the best meal we’ve ever had.
Our photographer, Paulina, was incredible! She has a lovely warmth and kindness about her which made her very easy to work with. We felt very comfortable with her and the photos turned out gorgeous! I would and already have recommended her to others!
Have a destination wedding!! The distance kept everything so stress-free and fun! You can’t obsess over every little thing when you’re thousands of miles away and we spent a fraction of what we would have elsewhere. Also, keep it simple. It may seem like we had lots of details but it was really 90% flowers and fun!!!!
My background is in visual arts so I was determined to design as much of the day as I could! I designed our invitations and menus from our current home in Cambodia, and had them printed on handmade banana paper from a nearby village. My newest hobby has been calligraphy so I went a little overboard hand-tearing paper and writing everyone’s names for table settings and escort cards days before our wedding. My mom and aunt spent months practicing our flowery layered cake vision which they baked the day before the wedding at my friend’s Airbnb! Everything turned out even more amazing than we could’ve imagined.
And Everything Nice Events was also a dream to work with. They added many special touches and were able to help the whole event come together and run smoothly. I would hire them again in a heartbeat!
Two locations are better than one in this Dolomites elopement. Giulia and Federico said their vows at Isle of Skye and then made their way to Italy for some breathtaking views in Dolomites. The Ferros joined them and photographed the most beautiful and intimate moments. Giulia and Federico started the adventure off getting ready together complete with coffee for two. Giulia wore two stunning dresses – the first one handmade by her mother, and the second one is a dreamy Rara Avis dress. With a bouquet in hand and a boutonniere placed, Giulia and Federico’s style was complete thanks to The Floral Design Boutique.
The Couple:
Giulia and Federico
The Wedding:
Dolomites, Italy
Being a very intimate kind of wedding, its planning has been very simple and relaxed. We wanted to enjoy every single phase of it, filling it with only the things we love the most. Our main idea was to experience a day made of our passions which are wilderness, travel, and hiking! A moment dedicated to us, with no frills.
I have been lucky enough to have two very special dresses. The one I wore in Skye has been tailor-made by my mom, so it’s something super special to me. The second is an amazing dreamy dress, made by this brand Ange Etoile Rara Avis. I took care of my own hair and makeup to keep everything simple. I love essential elegance so it has to be my day’s style!
We have a shot that moved us so much as soon Nico and Vinx, the photographers, shared with us. It is the one where Fede is holding my hands and drying his own tears with my fingers. It was the moment when we made our vows in Skye. I will never forget the explosion of feelings we both had! It’s a moment with such an incredible value as looking at it we still perfectly remember how we’re feeling.
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We wanted to reach a place where we would have never been before. It had to be somewhere wild. So we asked for some suggestions to our photographers (which are destination photographers) and shared with them the fact that we’ve always wanted to go to Isle of Skye. We were all so excited about it! When we went back home we had this idea to continue our experience. So we decided to go to one of our favorite place, San Martino di Castrozza on the Dolomites. The whole thing has been something we will never forget. A journey from Scotland to the Alpes which will stay forever in our best memories.
Nico and Vinx are amazing professionals but also super humble human beings. They have been always supportive and gave us the opportunity to enjoy even more our wedding making us feel understood, always at our ease. It was so easy and fun too to share ideas, feelings with them.
We actually loved every moment of it. If we have to choose just one, it’d be when we were literally blown away by the incredible sunset we found on the peak of the Dolomites! We felt like we were on the top of the world, where we could only hear our hearts beating and the wind. It was so foggy we got lost for a moment, it was also so much fun!
photos by a sea of love
photos by Melissa Marshall, floral design by Juniper Designs, cakes by Amy Cakes, bridesmaids apparel by Nordstrom, Show Me Your Mumu, BHLDN, calligraphy by Kiah Bailey, ceremony decor by The House Phoenix; see more from this wedding here!
photos by a sea of love, event design by Jacqueline Events & Design, floral design by Haute Floral, cakes by Frosted Art, wedding dress by Hayley Paige, bridesmaids apparel by Jenny Yoo, ring by Heidi Gibson, rentals by Bella Accento, M&M Rentals, Fox Rental, and ES Events; see more from this wedding here!
photos by Emily Chidester Photography, event planning by Smash Events Inc., floral design by Ray’s Florist & Greenhouse; see more from this wedding here!
photos by Artemis Photography, floral design by Folklore Flowers, cocktails by Discourse; see more from this wedding here!
photos by Black Bird Tale, event styling by Heart Strings Hire + Style, floral design by Signature Floral Design, cakes by Hello Sukar; see more from this wedding here!
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