4 Aug

Aside from being completely beautiful, one of the reasons we fell in love with Lola & Adam’s Osterville Cape Cod wedding was the fact that it was about as environmentally sustainable as you can get. Nearly every element in the totally creative planning and design was green, using recycled materials and local goods when available – right down to flowers, which were grown locally and displayed in seriously stunning apothecary bottles.

Plus – get a load of how amazing their style is. The bride & groom’s outfits were fashioned with a modern twist on 50s style, keeping their super colorful personalities in mind. So classy – love them!

During the ceremony, the couple invited friends and family to get up and share a song, a speech, or contribute in their own unique way. It made for a more non-traditional but very meaningful celebration.

Oh yes, this seating chart is extremely cute. Lola rescued this vintage game from a Brooklyn flea market and used it as an inventive and fun way for guests to find their tables.  It could not match more perfectly!

The aforementioned flowers in apothecary jars. It took them a year to collect those jars, but we’d say it was definitely worth it!

Locally grown and sustainable cuisine was a must – Lola & Adam gave their guests info about which farms menu items came from and even traveled to the farms to personally pick up the steaks they’d be serving.

Super-crafty Lola also assembled paper cones from vintage paper (sheet music, book pages, postcards, etc.) to hang on the back of each guests’ chair, then filled them with birdseed for an animal- and eco-friendly way to send the couple off.  Adorbs!

You can’t help but feel happy after looking at these photos. Gorgeous, Lola & Adam! We think you did an incredible job of expressing your personal (and classy) style while making it completely timeless. Best wishes to you both!

photos by: Dave Robbins
Caterer: The Catered Affair
Grass-fed beef: Grazin’ Angus Acres
Cake: Creative Baking
Dress: Mary Adams NYC
Bespoke suit: Lord Willy’s NYC
Hats: Ellen Christine Millinery NYC
Tent: Sperry Tents

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2 Aug

Oooooh. This is a good one, ladies (and perhaps a few gents?)! And by good, we mean delicious in detail and location. And there’s a burro. We rarely get tired of the unexpected theme animal. More people should include them in their wedding plans.

Erica and Abrahm were married in the unbearably romantic city of San Miguel de Allende, home of to loads of artists and travelers seeking authentic Mexico, on Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year. How perfect!

They had guests fly in from LA, SF, NY, DC and as far away as Australia and India for a weekend of love and cobblestone streets, good tequila, and probably really delicious salsa. Almost everyone was a first time visitor to SMdA, which made it really fun for Erica and Abrahm to arrange all sorts of fun activities for their guests to experience.

Pretty pretty invites by our friend Viola of Chewing the Cud.

That bouquet is amazing, isn’t it? Just when we thought we were tiring of the succulent trend. We take it back. When it’s wrapped in twine and that beautifully textured, we’ll take it any day.

One of the surprises they planned for their guests was a procession through the streets of town… with the sweetest little burro in the lead. Don’t you love him? Other surprises (MAN, we wish we could have been at this wedding): mariachi band, the FLASHDANCE!, late night fireworks, and a midnight taco truck. They seriously went all out.

Erica is a designer, so she made all the paper pieces for the reception herself. Again, really nice E!

Such a beautiful celebration you two! You included the perfect amount of detail in your vision and your venue selection was pretty spot on. Thanks so much for sharing and congratulations!

Photography: Stephanie Williams
Venue: Casa Chorro
Planner: Penzi/Guadalupe Alvarez
Dress: Monique Lhullier
Shoes: Kate Spade
Grooms suit: Victor & Rolf
Shoes: Ferragamo
DJ: The Flashdance (Holla!)
Invites: Chewing the Cud

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30 Jul

You all know about Emersonmade, clearly. Their gorgeous flower creations are legendary around the blogs. We were snooping around their site the other day, ogling their gorgeous new (ish) pieces for the home. Aren’t they such great inspiration for simple, handmade wedding decors? Not to mention their sweet bouquets, ring pillows, shoe clips, corsages, bouts, lapel pins, etc etc etc. They make everything! And it’s all scrumptious.

Could look at their site all day long. They are such a great resource for sweet little details. Wouldn’t it be awesome to have all of your flowers for your wedding made by them?

(We’re not even going to mention their new clothing line. See, here we are, not mentioning it. Sooo cute. You can pre-order it now. Perhaps along with a lovely corsage for your fall cardigan?)

Happy weekending!

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7 Jul

Jillian helped out with initial concepting for this cute shoot for Nonpareil, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” and one of our first colorboards designed by Amanda.

Cute, no? The flowers from Blossom and Branch are gorgeous. And you can download templates for the paper pretties from Seamless Paperie on Nonpareil.

Paper Goods and Styling by Courtney Dolloff of Seamless Paperie

Floral Design and Styling by Sarah Brysk Cohen of Blossom and Branch

Photography by Maggie Harkov

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30 Jun

Jillian recently had the ridiculous good fortune to take a trip up to Buttermilk Falls Inn to scope out the venue and experience an event on location, courtesy of Elan Artists. Based on the photos, it’s safe to say that this place is definitely one to explore if you’re planning to be married in the Hudson Valley.

Gorgeous, no? Jilly gets to have all the fun, being our NYC branch.

Photos: Elan’s New York, national, destination, wedding, and event photographersMel Barlow, Carlos Andres Varela, Allen Zapeda

Venue: Buttermilk Falls Inn
Transportation: Go Brilliant
Food: Oliver Kita and Cobblestone Foods
Entertainment: Elan Artists musicians – La Femme Classique, La Vida Con Fuego, and Loukoum
Design: Matthew Robbins

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