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Sep
23
Adrian & Dino’s Wedding in Vancouver BC, Canada
Filed Under 15 Minutes of Fame, Canada, Destination Weddings | 3 Comments
When we put the call out for beautiful, colorful wedding shoes, we had NO idea how many incredible shoes would end up in our inbox. Even more amazing? Entire weddings planned around the colors found in the shoes! Just fabulous!
Amber Hughes, a wedding photographer in Vancouver, Canada sent in photos from Adrian & Dino’s Wedding, and we just couldn’t stop raving over them! How incredible are those blue Manolo Blahniks?
But even more stunning is seeing that blue repeated throughout all the details of their wedding day!
Adrian’s dress was custom made for her by Jill McKinnon, a dress maker of 25+ years, who lives on Westham Island in East Ladner. Adrian had fallen in love with a high end designer dress that was out of her budget, so she worked with Jill to create something similar but with her own unique twist. Having an experienced dress maker create your dress allows for the little details that make a dress special to be incorporated – her dress even included pockets, perfect for tissues!
All the bridesmaid dresses were custom made to each girl’s taste. What the couple did is purchase a huge bolt of fabric in the material they wanted and then sent each girl on their way to have a custom cocktail length dress made. The girls are from all over, so Adrian didn’t even see all of the dresses until the day before the wedding. I love how each dress so beautifully represents each girl, yet they all compliment each other so well!
They both got ready at their parent’s homes before the wedding.
The flowers were done by Michelle at Petals and Papery. She also handled the decor and wedding planning.
Their wedding ceremony was held at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, Vancouver BC, and their reception was held at The Law Courts Inn, Vancouver BC.
Their wedding cake was made by Jill from The Uncommon Cake. Jill even made the cake dairy free for Adrian & Dino!
At the end of the night, Adrian and Dino did an amazing surprise salsa dance for their first trip around the dance floor as man and wife! Their DJ was John Mazzei. His father, Vick Mazzei, is a well known DJ in the local Italian community. When Vick was busy that night, John stepped in to help them out.
Be sure to check out Amber’s blog post about their wedding to see even more of the beautiful details from their day!
Did you have colorful wedding shoes? How did you incorporate them into your wedding? Let us know!
Sep
13
Blue Bridal Shoes!
Filed Under Planning Tips, Shoes | 5 Comments
Aren’t these shoes stunning? Who says brides need to wear white shoes on their wedding day? Have fun with it! Photographer Hilary Mercer from Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina sent in this photograph of these lovely shoes. The bride will be wearing them on her wedding day in October, and they have planned their whole color scheme based on the blue in these shoes!
Stunning!
Lots of fun, funky, wild, and all around beautiful shoes coming up over the next few weeks – along with the gorgeous weddings to go with them!
Sep
10
Wedding Flashback: Jackie & John F. Kennedy’s Wedding Photos
Filed Under Wholly Matrimony | 3 Comments
Jackie Kennedy was an incredible influence on fashion while JFK was in office, and their wedding day was beautiful as well! Now LIFE.com is featuring exclusive never-before-published Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy photos in honor of her wedding anniversary to JFK. The editors share their favorite unpublished frames from the Camelot era as well as classic photos from the wedding day to celebrate the anniversary of the day she became a Kennedy on September 12, 1953.
There are also never-before-published shots from LIFEs famous coverage of John F. Kennedy’s stunning, stylish wife during their marriage and time in the White House. See photos of Jackie taken during the couple’s 10 years together and on their wedding day.
Ahhhh… the magic of old wedding photos. Don’t you just love looking through them?
Sep
3
We’re working on a feature about shoes that are anything but traditional for the wedding day. Not your average white heels, or the boring black tuxedo shoes. These days, people are letting go and going COLORFUL!
Had a client who wore something fabulous and you want to show the photos off? Or are you a wedding planner who had a client build their whole wedding color palette around the shoes? Or best of all — you’re a bride or groom, and you want to share not only what you wore on your big day, but also the story behind it? Fabulous! We want to hear all about it!
You can send them all my way – christine@whollymatrimony.com – and over the next few weeks we’ll be featuring some of the amazing shoes! Think of it as Shoe September!
We’ll have a whole new look next week too – so be sure to come back and check it out!
Sep
2
Contest Time! Wedding Paper Divas – El Dorado Royale!
Filed Under Contests, Destination Weddings, Mexico | 2 Comments
Who doesn’t want to have a little tropical getaway for their wedding? Well here is your chance!
Wedding Paper Divas, makers of awesome Save the Date cards and unique Wedding Invitations wants you to have the destination wedding of your dreams! Fill out the form here for your chance to win a Gourmet Inclusive Destination Wedding from El Dorado Royale, a spa resort by Karisma!
This special package includes:
- A three-night stay in the luxurious bridal suite
- All meals served a la carte with premium drinks, 24-hour room service, a full-service concierge and beach butler service
- The Gold Wedding Package, including a photographer, wedding website, dinner reservations for the wedding party, a homemade wedding album, decorations, wedding planners, flowers and much more!
- Airfare for the bride and groom
- A $500 gift certificate to Wedding Paper Divas
Hurry! You have until 11:59pm (PT) on September 20, 2009. They will select the winner by a random drawing held within 15 days of the contest close date.
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