Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Purple lavender wedding

I believe in our First love, have heard the legend about love lavender, on behalf of the romantic lavender seeds in our very early age growing up in the heart. The couple who love each other more or less some lavender plot, whichever period a new group of people to bring a purple lavender wedding decoration, the young romantic seed bear fruit.

We wanted our Wedding Dresses at Pickeddresses to be beautiful, lush and romantic. We wanted to be transported, even if only for one day, away from the hustle and bustle of busy Southern California. Our first wedding decision, and by far the most difficult, was the ceremony venue. I found our venue by happenstance, browsing through a magazine in a waiting room. I hadn’t known exactly what I wanted and had spentweeks looking at venue after venue and magazine after magazine, with nothing really inspiring me. But the moment I saw the photo of Kimberly Crest, it was like the fog of indecision and blah-ness had been lifted. From that one photo, the style of our wedding just fell into place. The style of our wedding is definitely grown-up fairy tale romance. I wanted to keep the elements that made me love fairy tales as a little girl, but without straying into cheesy territory. The location of the ceremony lended all the grandeur needed, with its beautiful landscaped grounds and petit French chateau. We used the phrase “and they lived happily ever after” in a few places, like the aisle runner and a wooden sign that we hung at the entrance to the garden walkway. The bridesmaids carried pumpkins instead of bouquets, as a nod to Cinderella’s pumpkin coach.

The table centerpieces were designed to appear as though they were growing from the table itself. Several centerpieces had pieces that draped from the tabletop towards the floor, to create the illusion that a lush forest had begun to overtake the reception space. For lighting, we placed hundreds of votives and other points of light throughout the room, so that everyone and everything was bathed in soft golden light. Our first dance was “You are the Best Thing” by Ray LaMontagne The dance party that followed was fabulous. One of our guiding principles in planning our wedding was to make sure our guests had a great time. My philosophy was that the ceremony was for us, but the reception was for our guests. We still receive comments from our friends and family that our wedding was one of, if not the best they have ever attended. Seeing everyone having such a good time and hearing about it again afterwards makes all the planning and hard work worthwhile.

Today we’ve got quite the stunning wedding to share. There’s something so rich and charming about autumn weddings, especially when they’re infused with such personal touches and timeless elements. Add a magical fairy tale castle nestled amongst ivy, complete with a moat and pumpkins and it’s this bride’s dream come true.

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