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This wedding is RIDICULOUS. You actually might need to sit down because what I have for you today is complete and total bliss. It was designed by the genius that is Rebecca Feeney, owner of Custom Event Group in Napa Valley…and it just might be the prettiest wedding we’ve ever shown on SMP.

photography by Sara Remington

Now, I know that you guys want to see weddings that are outside of these picture perfect areas, like Napa Valley, as they are just not practical for a lot of you. But I promise you will find so much inspiration from this wedding that will translate into any venue in any city you, will hardly believe your luck!

Here are a few details from the lovely Rebecca…

This isn’t the typical SMP wedding. It’s a little bit of a departure from our normal style but there is something so fabulous about this affair, I just couldn’t help myself! Designed by the RIDICULOUSLY talented team at Your BASH!, this wedding is cool, sophisticated and utterly chic.

photography by Sean Twomey and David Crane

From the beautiful bride…

After nearly 15 years to the day of on-again, off-again dating through college and graduate school, through living in separate countries, to living in New York, Anthony and I decided to make the move back to his hometown of Beverly Hills, California.  After a romantic getaway to Big Sur in December 2008, Anthony proposed and we were swept into a whirlwind of plans.  We had to work around some family members’ travel schedules, so the only month that would work in 2009 was July.  We had our hearts set on Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, and July 5th was the only date available.  As it turned out, the day after a major national holiday was quite possibly the perfect time for all of our loved ones to get away, and make a mini-vacation out of their trip to La-La-Land.

I knew from the start that I needed event planners that were “cool” and that understood my style.  I’m not one for lace, pearls or pastels and my now-husband and his Italian family take every opportunity to celebrate with flair.  One of my goals for the wedding day was to remain calm and easy-going.  Instead of tears – both of joy and anxiety – I wanted to be laughing.  In my first meeting with Brian Worley, I knew he and his partner Jaime Geffen of YourBASH! would be the ones I could trust to take a few of my ideas and run wild, all the while keeping my nerves at bay, and all of our spirits light and lifted.

More coming up in just a bit!

Love, love, love all of the girly details that this bride infused into her day. Her color palette of Tiffany Blue and White is so crisp…sophisticated with a hint of prep. Super cute.

all photography by Jonathan Hanson

From Laya, the lovely bride…

I made one of a kind clutches for my bridesmaids – each one was different using various fabrics for the lining, as well as the details in the pleats, etc. I also made the hairclips worn by the flower girls.

Etsy was my main source for stationary and other decorations. My wedding invitations were designed and printed by Jennifer from Pink Lily Press. I also worked with Ashley Bowen, the designer/owner of 2BirdStone to create digital designs for map/direction inserts, table numbers, thank you cards and favor inserts/tags, inspired by my invitations – this gave me the opportunity to shop around for a printing company in my neighborhood to save money. The ring pillow was created by Rainsend, the Cake Topper by DK Designs, and my hairpiece was custom designed by LoBoheme. I had our photo guestbook custom designed by Amanda from Paperlust, and instead of seating cards, we had Giselle from GE Designs create a seating chart that matched our stationary. The chairback decorations were created by Maria from St Jude’s Creations using crepe paper.

Our wedding was everything I’d hoped for and more. Despite the weather channel’s predictions for rain, there was not a single dro pof rain all day and the sky was as clear as it could have been. The day really was filled with all the vintage charm the town of Havre de Grace could offer, with love and laughter, a whole lot of dancing, great music and amazing food!!!

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Today, we are featuring the prettiest wedding sent to us by one of our readers. Which I love by the way. There is no reason for me to blab on and on when the gorgeous bride is here to share all of the deets!

Photography by Jonathan Hanson

From Laya…

My wedding colors were Tiffany blue, Ivory, and silver. My dress is by Watters – I loved the simple and flirty silhouette of the dress, especially the ruffles. The beaded sash added just enough sparkle to the ensemble. The bridesmaids’ and Flower Girls’ dresses were from J.Crew’s spring Wedding Collection. I love and live for J.Crew. I really wanted my attendants to be able to choose a dress that they felt most comfortable in. I also bought an after party wedding dress from J.Crew (I got it on sale for $70!) so I can continue the celebration in style.

As for the flowers, I knew I wanted white hydrangeas and peonies. The bouquets, boutonnieres and ceremony decorations were done by Amanda’s Florist. To save money, I only had Amanda incorporate peonies into my bouquet. I asked her to include pale pink peonies to add a touch of unexpected color and to make it super feminine. Amanda was always there when I had questions and was willing to do anything for my to fit my budget.

To save money, I arranged the centerpieces with a help of a friend. I had always loved flower arrangements in antique mason jars and galvanized buckets – I really got lucky and walked into one of the antique stores in Havre de Grace and got 15 antique blue mason jars for $1 each!  Each flower arrangement was accompanied by vintage lace doilies and tea light candles. I ordered 80 stems of white hydrangeas from Fifty Flowers – which we ended up only getting 40 2 days before the wedding…turned out to be a blessing in disguise because 40 hydrangeas were more than enough and arranged then 2 nights before the big day. We ended up having extra hyrangeas which Chasi placed everywhere. We used ribbons in different colors and width as accents.

More to come!

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So, in my quest to satisfy my sweet tooth through eye candy alone … my thoughts turned to candy buffets. And I headed straight to the Dooby Design Group website because I knew I had seen some incredible displays!

I have to laugh, though! With each photograph, I find myself very carefully studying the choices and planning just what I would have placed in my goodie bag had I been there!

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It’s not really fair to just talk about the fabulous candy displays that the Dooby Design Group creates. They are a Michigan-based full service design studio … from custom invitations, florals, event decor (to elegant candy stations)! They also have specialty linens that are just amazing!

Take a look at some of their fantastic custom invitations {here}.

So … if you are planning a wedding anywhere in their area … you totally have to consider meeting up with them!! Their blog {here} is loaded with beautiful wedding stationery, terrific inspiration boards and drop-dead gorgeous wedding decor inspiration. A seriously great blog for color palette ideas.

OH! And I also read on their blog that they designed the stationery for two weddings set to air on TNT’s Wedding Day series! (June 30th and July 14th) Congratulations guys!!

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So, in my quest to satisfy my sweet tooth through eye candy alone … my thoughts turned to candy buffets. And I headed straight to the Dooby Design Group website because I knew I had seen some incredible displays!

I have to laugh, though! With each photograph, I find myself very carefully studying the choices and planning just what I would have placed in my goodie bag had I been there!

* * *

It’s not really fair to just talk about the fabulous candy displays that the Dooby Design Group creates. They are a Michigan-based full service design studio … from custom invitations, florals, event decor (to elegant candy stations)! They also have specialty linens that are just amazing!

Take a look at some of their fantastic custom invitations {here}.

So … if you are planning a wedding anywhere in their area … you totally have to consider meeting up with them!! Their blog {here} is loaded with beautiful wedding stationery, terrific inspiration boards and drop-dead gorgeous wedding decor inspiration. A seriously great blog for color palette ideas.

OH! And I also read on their blog that they designed the stationery for two weddings set to air on TNT’s Wedding Day series! (June 30th and July 14th) Congratulations guys!!

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For some reason last week, I found myself poring over our Little Black Book members blogs … looking at cakes and candy buffets and cookies … couldn’t shake my sweet tooth! Here are a few of my favorite finds …

Kakes by Karen is located in Naples, Florida … I LOVE the chic designs and delicate work that went into these cakes!

Here’s what Karen says about her creations on her website, “We pride ourselves in making hand elaborated, custom-made cakes that are never refrigerated, providing our customers a promise of freshness. Our cakes are decorated in high quality, glycerin free, delicious rolled fondant. Each cake is designed separately, working with the client, using only fresh ingredients to ensure quality. Some of our designs have been influenced and inspired by techniques learned from international chefs, as well as various judges and Food Network Cake Challenge winners.”

There are tons more photographs of her work in her cake galleries … all sizes and styles … and her cupcakes are just too pretty! So if you’re anywhere in her area, definitely give her a call!

Next up … candy stations …

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It’s finally time to announce the WedVert Giveaway Winner, who will receive the most incredible invitation and favor package you’ve ever seen!

The big winner for this awesome giveaway is, Elizabeth Do who said…

“I am in love with the design of the Deco LUXE Invitation.

I have based my entire wedding feel and vibe off of the vintage, elegance of my venue which these invites PERFECTLY match! My FI and I have been working our tails off to pay for our wedding ourselves – it is very important to not burden our family. We instead want to treat all those invited to an evening of love, a celebration of our love. Although I deeply love those invites, we certainly cannot afford them with our smaller budget. We are trying to DIY as much as we can but I can’t think of anything that is more “us” than these invites. Winning this would really make our day and we would be oh so grateful. I’ll be crossing my finders!!!”

CONGRATS, Elizabeth! You are going to be getting 100 Wedding Invitations plus 100 coordinating favors, in the form of THE most fabulous organic cookies, AND a free wedding website! We’ll be in touch very soon!

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We are finally wrapping up our Cayman Island trip and although I am sad to leave, I am ready to get back home and see my little girl! Plus, it’s all rainy here so it’s the perfect day to leave!

Today, I wanted to share this adorable wedding that came through our office from a pretty devoted SMP reader. She has taken a lot of time to give us all of the fabulous details (which I love) so I am just going to get right to it!

From Laya…

We were married May 9, 2009 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Vandiver Inn, Havre de Grace, MD. I love anything vintage-inspired. I’ve always pictured my wedding to be in a garden, or in an old mansion, maybe at a vineyard, or in a barn. A wedding that is intimate, with charming, shabby-chic details that are one of a kind. I didn’t want an event that was too formal – I wanted our guests to feel like they were at a backyard wedding reception. I really wanted a fun, relaxed atmosphere.

all photography by Jonathan Hanson

The Vandiver Inn, an old, Victorian B&B in Havre de Grace, Maryland, gave us everything I wanted in a wedding and more. The interior of the mansion was decorated with antique furniture and accents that I literally swooned when I first walked in the mansion. The pavilion out back, where we had our reception, was simply adorned with twinkle lights and chandeliers on the ceiling and the sides with white curtains. The pavilion had just enough decoration, giving me enough room to create a space that I wanted. We also booked all the rooms in the main mansion and in the two adjacent houses – total of 18 rooms for our closest friends and family, to make it a weekend long celebration. John and Susan, the owners of the mansion (and Susan is also the ONLY chef – exquisite food!) and Chasi, their wedding coordinator, made the planning process so easy and flawless. Chasi was there for me throughout the plannig process and on the day of the wedding, she really was like a Fair Godmother – what ever I needed/wanted, she was there to take care of me.

So much more to come!

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