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Will & Niki’s Wedding

September 17, 2012 by applesandonions

Drew and I were in a wedding this summer that was SO special and it now being featured on GreenWeddingShoes.com. Go look at all the thoughtful details and fun touches the couple dreamed up. Below are some of my personal favorites captured beautifully captured by One Love Photography.

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The coolest wedding venue, Santa Margarita Ranch in San Luis Obispo, CA (no relation to the pinot grigio).

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How amazing are these invitations Niki dreamed up and a friend designed? The double gun heart is a personal highlight for me.

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The bride rocked a J.Crew wedding dress with hot pink nails and lips and the grooms and his men wore gingham.

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darlings

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The groom found these screen doors and made the pinwheels out of paper himself. How cute is that? They framed the couple during the ceremony under that massive oak tree.

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The bride bought these assorted pom poms and we stuffed them into wax bags sealed with a cool DIY printer labels.

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Lemonade and Sweet Tea greeted guests and the signature drinks after the ceremony were strawberry-vodka and margaritas served in jam jars.

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Mini succulents (bought online and potted by friends) were the escort cards and the favor, so clever.

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Hands down my favorite detail was the names of the tables, Southern expressions from the bride’s colorful father, printed on cool card stock and glued to wooded sticks. If you have a daddy with expressions this good you must incorporate them into your wedding! Friends also potted those succulent centerpieces about a week before the wedding. Drew was in charge of placing the little rocks in the arrangements, don’t they look perfect?

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A twinkle lit barn streaming in twilight, the perfect setting for the delicious Southern Comfort food menu. To protect our party cloths from fried chicken and mac n’ cheese we had paper bibs! See them hanging from the plate, have fun and get messy indeed.

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Dessert was a pie and ice cream extravaganza which I did not eat because I was dancing. Nothing beats a RedShoe dance party, not even pie.

Congratulations Will & Niki!

xo,

Lydia

November Wedding: Lydia & Drew

November 3, 2011 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

In the days leading up to my first wedding anniversary I’m excited to share some of the beautiful pictures of our special day. We didn’t hire a photographer but asked an army of talented friends and family to take pics. We are forever grateful to Jen, Patrick, Beth, Aaron, George and Buck for these memories.

Rancho del Diablo Dormido in Malibu Canyon, CA

my brother Wyatt made us these letters in our signature font, they hung from tree branches

Mary and I splashed Ikea fabric with red paint

friends helped us get dressed

Our guest “cook” book was Sunday Suppers at Lucques (our favorite restaurant in LA)

darling Sarah made and packaged Rosemary Spiced Nuts

pre-ceremony refreshments

Amanda Koosed designed us a monogram and we made it into an ink stamp for paper cocktail napkins

whimsical painted fabric hangings

my cousin Sierra was the adorable flower girl

Amanda found us this signature font which we used everywhere, from the invitations to the seating chart!

my bouquet of gardenia, magnolia leaves and rosemary tied with a navy velvet ribbon

stunning bridesmaids in their own dresses

the handsome groom and groomsmen

a serious bunch

the bridesmaids carried their favorite love stories down the aisle

Drew gifted the groomsmen colorful socks as a thank you

Patrick captured under the magnolia leaf ceremony arch

the men in the bridal party wore fabric buttons from EmersonMade

dessert buffet with homemade treats from family and friends

a toast before we process

… to be continued

A Homemade Wedding: Anjali & Rob

October 20, 2011 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

One of our A & O chefs Anjali, got married in September at a farmhouse in San Luis Obispo, Ca. A crafty go-getter she handmade almost EVERY stitch of decor and most of the food and drink for the affair. Her husband Rob contributed a few masculine/hip crafts like a custom mix to welcome guests in their hotels and a timeline of mix cd’s they gave each other over the many years of courtship. Together they infused the entire experience of their wedding weekend with personality, charm and love. And deliciousness. To see the stunning professional pictures strung together in an artful manner, visit A Practical Wedding.

Anjali made countless strands of bunting out of pretty fabrics in the colors of her wedding. Blues, greys and yellow.

The ceremony space was marked by floaty homemade streamers in vibrant hues. I help cut a few of these and let me tell you this was a big project. Totally worth it.

The escort cards for the guests to find their tables were made on little triangles pinned to a line of twine. Echoing the theme of bunting…

The favors were a collection of family recipes spanning many generations and cultures.

The tables were set with mismatched plates that Anjali collected from thrift stores and estate sales. She ordered chic dishtowels with a blue stripe to use as napkins and printed the evening’s menu on paper sandwich bags. She also made those pretty burlap runners with a friend.

On each table was a treasure trove of homemade condiments to compliment our meal. Sweet chili sauce for the Thai-style grilled chicken and Elberta Peach jam made with Jessica of SQIRL LA that was slathered on baguettes with cinnamon butter. Ayeisha proclaimed the combination a success, “it’s like eating peach pie.”

The dinner area was decorated with long rows of the homemade bunting and strands of cafe lights. Farmer’s market flowers marched down the center of the tables in jars that Anjali collected over the year leading up to the big day.

For dessert we feasted on assorted of homemade treats. Friends brought their favorite dessert (I brought the famed A & O Espresso Brownies) and the bride spent the months leading up to the wedding making homemade pies from seasonal fruit and freezing them uncooked. She baked off the pies the day of the wedding with her bridesmaids. PERFECTION.

xo,

LEH

Lydia’s Wedding Inspiration

January 20, 2011 by Lydia Ellison Howerton

Thanks for being so patient for me to share the pictures and creative process of my wedding last fall! Below is a collage I made of the images I pulled from the internet in the early “research” phase of the planning process.

At first I didn’t have any set “colors” or specific “theme” but I found a lot of images I loved and once I pulled them together I could start to see what the night would look like. These images really helped me convey what I wanted to my florist and other vendors too.

Just a taste of what inspired me, I will share some of the fun planning details and decor in the coming weeks!

xo,

LEH

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