An Engagement Session with Purple Walls + Doughnuts

When Vania + Christine of Simply Bloom Photography sent me their latest engagement session, I couldn't wait to see what they captured this time! This session really reminded what the difference between a good photographer is and a great photographer. Simply Bloom always tries to really capture the personalities of the couple in their sessions - or stories as I like to think of them. For Ashley and Jeff, they decided to recreate their first date! A bit about their first date from Ashley,

“We had the worst/best first date. Everything went wrong (It poured, we got pulled over, he tried to carry me to the door but slipped and fell and threw me in the mud) and yet we laughed the whole time and it was still the best date I had ever been on! We started out the night by getting doughnuts and coffee at Krispy Creme and just drove around down town talking and looking at the old houses.“

I think Vania + Christine captured it beautifully. What a great way to always remember how it all started! Thanks so much for sharing your work again with us! Oh, and yes, this is two days in a row with posts about doughnuts!



I'm so mesmerized by this purple wall they found! What a great location.



I love the series below. Fun + sweet.







Check out even more from this session on the Simply Bloom Blog.

Free Photography from A Bryan Photo!

I don't normally post about contests, but this is really too great not to share. Kathryn at Snippet & Ink is running an amazing contest this week. Whether you're engaged or not, you can win a shoot with the talented guys at A Bryan Photo in New York City!


They are giving away:
- an engagement/lifestyle shoot in NYC with A Bryan Photo
- a gorgeous hand bound album of the shoot from Cypress Albums
- an 8mm film of the shoot by A Bryan Photo
- $500 travel credit from honeymoon registry site, Traveler's Joy

So how can you enter? They want to hear your story! Leave a comment on Snippet & Ink here with your story (and don't forget to leave your email address!) before Friday, October 2 - they want to know what winter in New York City means to you and why you want to win. 4 finalists will be announced on Monday, October 5, and then Snippet & Ink readers will have the chance to vote on the grand prize winner! What an amazing prize and experience! Good luck everyone! More details here .

Wildflowers, Bright Yellow Dresses + Doughnuts

I'm totally loving this sweet bouquet by Studio Choo and the bridesmaid's bright yellow dresses.



And how fun are these doughnuts by Dee’s Mini Doughnuts! Love the colors - and the best part? These are organic doughnuts with fun flavors such as Cinnamon Sugar, Meyer Lemon, Maple Crunch, Toasty Coconut, and Raging Raspberry. They are located in Marin, California with delivery in the Bay Area.



All photos by Divine Order Photography. You can see more from this beautiful wedding here.

More Vintage French Wedding Inspiration!

Happy Friday everyone! This past week Jessica Claire offered a workshop to help photographers practice capturing all those beautiful details shots. All those details you work so hard on - you want to make sure your photographer captures them! My friend Summer from Grey Likes Weddings was the stylist for the session and I'm totally loving the "fake wedding" she put together with the help of Megan with MAEMAE Paperie and Lauryl with Flora Organica Design. All photos below by the talented Brandon Kidd. And this is just a sneak peak to it! Check out Grey Likes Weddings in the upcoming days for more details into what went into the styling of the session.













Really beautiful everyone! The people that helped make this day possible:

Event & Photo Stylist: Grey Likes Weddings

Floral Design: Flora Organica

Hair & Makeup: Vivian Tran: All Made Up

Wedding Stationary, Favors, and Paper Suite: MaeMae Paperie More details of her work for this session on her blog here.

Printing of paper products: Czar Press

Fabric Rosettes, shoe clips, and “just married” banner over cake: B. Poetic

Cake: Cheryl Stewart of Cake My Day

Bridal Wardrobe: The White Dress

Rentals: Olde Good Things

Organizer of the day/ teacher: Jessica Claire

Check out more photos from behind the scenes and from the shoot on Brandon's Blog. Also, wanted to give a shout out to Jenna for sending me the link to Brandon's photos!

Real Wedding: Kelli + Toby's Vintage Parisian Wedding

The talented Brooke from Brookelyn Photography sent me this charming wedding to share with you guys today. The ceremony and reception took place at a beautiful location (just wait until you see the photos!) - Treehouse Point/Issaquah, in Washington. From Brooke, The event was a small party of the couple's family and friends. The wedding colors were light pink and gray. The couple wanted the event to have a simple,vintage, parisian feel. The venue was so beautiful without a lot of decor so the hints of light pink and gray were perfect accents. A lot of the items purchased for the wedding were either local or purchased from Etsy.





Love this beautiful ceremony site they created.









How amazing to have your reception in a treehouse??!! Love it.











How did you two meet? (from Brooke) Toby and Kelli met at a restaurant while Kelli was finishing her senior year at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. she was a server and he was working in the kitchen. Their first date was camping and a Bjork concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado! Kelli was accepted into the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California and Toby made the move with her. Following graduate school, the couple moved to the magnolia neighborhood of seattle, where they currently reside.

Vendors
Wedding Dress: Designed and made by Katie Nash, a local Seattle Designer
Suit: Prada from Mario's
Brides Shoes: LD Tuttle from Lambs Ear in Fremont
Bridesmaid Dresses: Made by Teresa Abrahamson, Mother of the bride
Flowers: Willow and Bloom
Macaroons: Bakery Nouveau in West Seattle
Mini Cupcakes: Trophy Cupcakes in Wallingford
Brides Rings: Engagement Ring: Jaimie Joseph from Essenza in Fremont/Wedding Band: Bloom Studios from Etsy
Grooms Ring: Zoe and Doyle from Etsy
Officiant: Lane Rosenberry, Friend of the couple

Thanks so much Brooke for sharing this beautiful wedding with us today! You can see more of this wedding on her blog.

J. Mendel Dresses

Ever since I saw that gorgeous dress Kate Walsh wore to the Emmy's last Sunday, I had to know more about the designer - J. Mendel. And, wow, check out these beautiful dresses from the Spring 2010 Collection. So utterly romantic. I think any of these would make a beautiful wedding dress - the yellow or peach could be a fun rehearsal dinner dress :)


{via style.com}

Real Wedding: Emilie + Russell's San Francisco Wedding

I've been a fan of JL photografia for awhile now, so I'm excited to share some of their work on the site today. Janet and Lisa are the talented ladies behind JL photografia, and they sent me a beautiful wedding they photographed in San Francisco. The ceremony took place at the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden and the reception was held at an amazingly chic urban setting, varnish. I love Emilie's pop of green on her dress and her amazing hair piece (made by a local designer). You can really see the love between Emilie + Russell in the portraits Janet and Lisa captured after the wedding. Thanks so much ladies for sending me these photos!







Emilie's dress is by chrissy wai-ching and Russell's suit is by dries van noten. I love the green fans all the girls are holding - what a unique alternative to flowers!



















Chef Stephanie provided the divine food and the scrumptious cupcakes were whipped up by cups and cakes bakery. The custom cake topper is by Bunny With a Toolbelt.



Check out their blog for even more photos.

Inspiration from the Emmy's

Yesterday I was watching the Emmy Red Carpet Show - the best part in my opinion! I love seeing what everyone is wearing, their hair, makeup, jewelry - love it. And it's a great place to get idea for your wedding day :) My favorite dress of the evening was Mila Kunis. She wore a tea-length dress by Monique Lhuillier. Someone described it as " vintage ballerina-chic." Love it. And the shoes! So perfect and very different from everyone else. Some of my other favorites are below.



Love the way these dresses flow. Leighton Meester looked like a Greek deity in her layered Bottega Veneta gown. I love Lindsay Price's shade of plum and Kate Walsh's gorgeous gray J.Mendel Grecian-inspired gown. The detail in the draping with the sweetheart bustline — so romantic!



Some of my favorite hair and make-up looks. Love Jennifer Love Hewitt's hair - hippie chic at it's best!


{all photos from fabsugar}

Who were your favorites? Did you find any inspiration from the red carpet?

Friday Love Song : Jack Johnson & Buena Vista Social Club - Better Together

I've really been loving the beach wedding I featured this week and I think this song would be perfect for it - a first dance, cocktail hour, even during the ceremony. The lyrics are so perfect for your wedding day and combined with Buena Vista Social Club, it has the perfect fun beachy vibe. It's from the Rhythms del Mundo collection. If you're not familiar with them, they combine talented Cuban musicians with popular artists and all the proceeds from their album sales are used to raise awareness and funds for climate crisis projects and natural disaster relief. Other artist they have featured include U2, Killers, Editors, One Republic, Coldplay and more. How perfect would a bunch of these songs be for a perfect beachy cocktail hour? Happy Friday!

Inkwells Calligraphy

I love how beautiful hand lettering looks and it really makes a statement on your invitations or place cards. I spotted the work of Leigh Wells from Ink Wells on Design Sponge this morning and love her styles. I'm especially in love with the white ink on black! So chic!





Check out her blog for more samples and her rates.

Real Wedding: Debi + Dave's Beautiful Beach Wedding

I love the simplicity of this beach wedding. The beautiful bouquet, the bride's hair and gorgeous dress, the groom's attire (with flip flops!), the bridesmaid's dress, and the sign welcoming guests to the wedding - and to snuggle up with a blanket and beer! - um, perfect! This is totally my type of wedding. Nothing is over the top, just pure and simple beauty here. This wedding was photographed by the talented Allison C Photography and took place at the beautiful Carmel-by-the-Sea with the reception following at the Carmel Valley Ranch. Wedding Planning by Couture Celebrations.













Thanks so much Allison for letting me share your beautiful photographs! Check out more of Allison's work on her blog.