Elizabeth and Matt were married on a perfect June afternoon at the Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach.  They have known each other since the seventh grade and chose Big Canyon for their wedding location because Elizabeth’s parents have been members for fifteen years and they wanted to add to the many special memories they have had there.  I love the Rich navy blue and bright yellow color palette and the beautiful photos from Barnet Photography!

Elizabeth gorgeous gold Manolo Blahnik shoes with deep blue gemstone accents perfectly matched the theme of the day.

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When our photographer showed up at 2 PM sharp, my hair and makeup were already done and I was picking up trash from lunch while The Runaway Bride was airing continuously on TBS. I think “wedding” and see visions of white peonies, velvet furniture, a gaggle of bridesmaids, someone very official holding a clipboard and a headset, perhaps a harp player, and a large window streaming in light so that the bride can bask in its warmth before she goes and whispers those romantic two words: “I do”.

I was running around without pants on trying to finish my tuna roll. The magic was seriously lacking, and in an attempt to lend some bridal magic to the room, I staged this shot of my shoes and jewelry. I find my attempt a little pathetic and a little funny, but hey, now I have this shot of my shoes and jewelry!

I bought these shoes first. And then I lusted after these shoes. And then I had to return the first pair of shoes. Two weeks before the wedding, I tried these Kate Spade shoes on and it felt like walking in slippers. I wear them all the time now.

Carefully trying to take the tags off…while I was doing that…

My Mom was putting on some makeup. This lipstick gallery belongs to her. She tried all of them on before committing.

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Jenn and Chris held their wedding in the beautiful tree-lined backyard of Jenn’s family home in Fairport, NY. They were inspired to created a simple but charming wedding with a handmade feel, and the end result is a sweet celebration full of personality. Levi Stolove captured all of the lovely images.

Jenn fell in love with the cut and tiered layers of this deep teal Carmen Marc Valvo gown and knew it was the perfect choice for her wedding gown.

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Cutting our rainy photo shoot short was a wise decision, because we made it to cocktail hour at our reception venue, the Ravenswood Billboard Factory, right before Skinny Williams, the Chicago saxophonist we hired to greet people at the door, was finishing up his last set.  In addition to Skinny, our ushers and waiters greeted guests at the door with wine and champagne and escorted them to the “placecard” table, about a 3 minute walk from the front door of the building. Guests may have been perplexed as to why they were being lead through several brick-exposed hallways, but as they got closer to our escort card table, no one could deny there was a great party around somewhere, due to the deep sound of beating drums from above.

Our placecard table was simple but special. My aunt took a picture of my husband and I during our wedding ceremony and got it printed just minutes before cocktail hour started. It is framed in the middle of the table, along with both our parents’ wedding photos on each side. We added a few containers of wheatgrass, leftover from the dinner centerpieces, and voila!

{Image on left courtesy of my father; all other images in this post by Missy Photography}

We chose to frame table numbers, with guests names listed alphabetically since seats for dinner were assigned and tags were already hanging on each chair in the dining space. After signing our guestbook, guests entered an elevator next to the table and were taken up to level 3, the atrium.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, this is what guests saw.

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I never get tired of a bride in cowboy boots!  Jennifer and Drew’s wedding was held at Nashville’s gorgeous Cedarwood, and it’s full of relaxed beauty and Southern charm.  Josh and Meg of Souder Photography captured all of the lovely images.

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