There’s so much to love about this Lettered Olive stationery suite, from the die-cut card stock to the save-the-dates bordered in a pattern lifted from china used at the reception. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
(Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
A self-described accessories maven (Laura is a director of merchandising for Zappos.com), the bride's “something borrowed”—vintage pearls—came from her mother. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
“We’ve seen a shift from tightly packed handheld florals to loose, more organic arrays,” Tara explains of the cascading bridesmaid bouquets. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
As the newlyweds departed the church, Voices of Deliverance sang them off while guests showered them with rose petals. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
“Laura, her mother, and I spent an entire day last July visiting churches and reception venues trying to figure out what would be the best fit,” Tara recalls. “But when they saw Lowndes Grove, they were blown away.” (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
“Focus your budget on the guests’ experience—lots of bartenders and servers, good food, and a full bar,” Tara advises. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
When the couple selected French Blue as their central color, Tara wondered, “Everyone loves a blue-and white-wedding, but how can we make it stand out?” Mix-and-match fabrics did the trick. Tables were dressed in a mélange of custom-made linens in blue-hued florals, patterns that offset the bold ceiling draping. The final touch? Sheer white curtains around the perimeters. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
Laura presented Tara with a trio of buzzwords: “elegant,” “intimate,” and “romantic.” Here, gardenia, orchids, peonies, and roses ticked all three boxes. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
(Photos by Corbin Gurkin)
A traditional surf-and-turf meal satiated guests, who enjoyed a lavish five-course dinner. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
Cake maestro Jim Smeal works almost exclusively in buttercream, but he handmade hundreds of sugar-paste flowers for Laura and Skip’s stunning treat. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
Guests swooned over the photo booth backdrop. The Soirée team originally pitched Laura with a wall of flowers and greenery, but patterned fabric stretched across a frame of two-by-fours trimmed the budget—and boosted the “wow” factor. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)
“Skip and I had a rule that we would take breaks every so often to hold hands and savor the details together,” Laura explains. Exhibit A: this stolen moment just as the confetti cannon exploded. (Photo by Corbin Gurkin)