Whimsical Wedding Ideas
I am such a sucker for a beautiful DIY wedding and the lovely wedding of Kim and Zac from Brooke Schwab Photography is no exception to this rule. The bride, Kim, was an avid reader of Once Wed while planning her wedding, so I was thrilled when she sent over some details for me to share with everyone…
The spirit behind our wedding could be summed up in one word: FUN! We both really wanted a wedding that felt “like us,” which in our case meant lots of personal touches and a joyous, light-hearted, not-too-formal vibe. Some of the elements convey “fun” to me because they set a totally classic party vibe, like balloons, tissue paper pom poms, and cupcakes. And a few other elements, like the photobooth, fun old-time typography, and the popcorn machine, were a bit reminiscent of a carnival or midway. And the birds? Well, I just think birds are fun! The idea of “fun” helped us just as much with figuring out what we didn’t want in the wedding as what we did–if it didn’t seem like it would be fun, we didn’t do it. The day was awesome! And it was captured to perfection by my awesome photographer Brooke Schwab.
Visually, the invitations were the springboard and inspiration for the rest of the wedding. One of my best friends and bridesmaids, Naomi, is a very talented graphic designer. She offered to design the invitations and other paper elements for the wedding and I knew they’d be fabulous. I knew that I wanted something fun in red and aqua, and I was hoping to incorporate birds in the design. Naomi came up with a few ideas and I love the one we chose. Zak and I printed the invitations ourselves on my Gocco.
Thank you again to Brooke for sending in this lovely wedding. And to Kim and Zac for letting us share in your whimsical celebration! It always so fun to see how people take ideas and inspiration found in the blog world and make them their own.
Vendor List:
Invitation/Programs: Eleventy
Flowers: The Blooming Bride
Shoe Embellishments: Oh My Deer
Bridesmaid Dresses: Unique Vintage
Venue: Space Studio
Caterer: A Fiore Catering
Photography: Brooke Schwab Photography
Amy@OldSweetSong writes
I basically want this EXACT wedding.
Rachel writes
love the wedding! in fact, FUN is my inspiration too! Is it possible to find out where the bride got her dress? I’m looking for one that’s pretty much exactly like that and I’m having trouble.
Thank you!
Rachel
Elizabeth Mackey writes
Love this wedding!!! Love the brides ring…drool….
Claire writes
The picture of the brides ring… are those straws or candy? If they’re straws, where’d she get those pretty straws?
Tanya writes
Right down to the Gocco printing, this is very much along the lines of what I’ve had in mind, too. LOVE IT!!! Congrats!
Buy the awesome stripey straws here:
Kim writes
Thanks for all the nice comments!!
Rachel – I had my dress custom made by a local (Dallas) seamstress. I was having a hard time finding what I wanted as well and having the dress made ended up being considerably less expensive.
Christina writes
Kim – I love the shoes – can you please tell me where you got them!? Great wedding!
Jen@GreenWeddingShoes writes
Such a cute, fun wedding! Love the colors and the shoes!
Naomi writes
Kim, your photos are so fantastic! I’m so glad I got to work on such a stylish wedding. A bride with good taste and fun ideas is a designer’s dream! Thank you for your patient indulgence while I frolicked and romped in red-and-aqua-typography playland!
Kim writes
My shoes were from Chinese Laundry. I got then on super sale from Zappos at the beginning of the year so I’m not sure if they’re still available. The shoe embellishments are from Oh My Deer.
cm photography writes
that wedding looks so beautiful, I love the photos too. My favorite one is the ring on the candycane very creative.
Meg @ Sienna Wedding writes
This is really adorable! I love the red and white confetti, so fun.
ashley writes
I love your rings! Where did you get them? thanks!!!
jess writes
i’d love to hear more about the runners as well!! too cute!
Evette writes
Hi Kim & Zak,
Great job! Your hope that you’d have a fun wedding was an understatement, it was a blast so I’m so glad for this website so all can see what a special day it was !
Love, Evette
Morgan writes
Where did you get the felt bird cake toppers? This is exactly what my friend is looking for for her wedding!!
Amy@OldSweetSong writes
Congrats Kim! I’d love to know where you got your ring also, it’s down right gorgeous.
Kim writes
The table runners we’re actually made by one of my bridesmaids with Amy Butler fabric.
Morgan – I made the felted cake topper birds. They we’re totally inspired by those by Lauren Alane (Etsy), but her’s are hard to get and expensive so I learned to felt.
Oh and my ring is by the designer Scott Kay.
Lena writes
Gorgeous! What kind of flowers are in your bouquet? They are exactly what I want for my wedding!
Marie writes
Hey ! I just discover your blog and I LOVE IT !
You’re now in my fav’s and I’ll visit it everyday…
The Perfect Palette writes
fun. fun. fun. ideas. love this wedding. great color palette too. Wonderful!
jess writes
thanks so much kim for the info on the runners! they are seriously perfect.
i second, that if you want to sell/ rent them out- i’d love to take them for my upcoming nuptials!
just email me @ jessmann@gmail.com
congrats again!
Newly Domesticated writes
This is pretty much the wedding I’m planning…red and turquoise, short dress, birdcage veil, red balloons. So jealous of the photobooth! Her dress is gorgeous.
fatalefemme writes
This is just fun and whimsical and well tailored. Love it.
PKJ writes
I see your ring is from Scott Kay. His designs are wonderful– it looks great! Does your ring have a surprise diamond in a square setting? or a princess cut? Beautiful choice!! congratulations!
Nettie writes
Simple, elegant, romantic AND fun. What a beautiful wedding!
Lisa writes
aah! so cute! i am sooo jealous! seriously, beautiful!
and so fun. i am hoping to get married in sept. if i can get a wedding together! i am basically trying to plan something very similar in style to this one… no kidding… aqua and blue and birds! it must be in trend =D !
and i can’t find a venue!! its crazy! if anywhere knows of anywhere fun and cool in the philadelphia/NJ area please pass it along! i’ve going nuts! its for a small wedding of 25 people.
lmm_lisa@hotmail.com
Lisa writes
where do you get Gocco supplies?
amanda writes
Your cake topper is fabulous. If you are interested in selling a set let me know. amanda@dkeller.net
Congratulations! Your wedding was lovely.
Ruth writes
I am a sucker for ring and shoe shots. And I LOVE them both! Amazing colors and details.
[...] massive feathered earrings! ? Baby pink and blue – I have more shoe love right here ? Fabulous red and blue details ? Creative backdrop ideas ? Yellow pages flowers? ? A classic vintage wedding. I swoon. ? [...]
Suki writes
How cute is this wedding?! The colors are perfect and I love the personal touches.
Justine writes
Wondering where the groomsmen socks came from? We are looking for some bright, fun socks in purple and green and can’t find them anywhere!
jen jafarzadeh writes
oh how I love stripey straws. such a cool color palette — and the wedding looks like it was a blast.
Melesha writes
The socks are truly awesome.
Mel writes
Kim- do you have a pattern for the felt birds? I tried to order some from Lauren, but she’s not doing them for now? Help!! Thank you.
Beautiful wedding by the way.
Leah writes
Kim, I love your wedding! I’m getting married in April and I am having the hardest time trying to find those big balloons. Can you please pass along that info? Thank you!
jodi writes
how fun! what a wonderful wedding!
Jasper writes
Kim – this is so amazing, I love it! The felt birds, the stripey socks, the big red balloons, omg!
Are you doing anything with your table runners? I would buy/rent/borrow them from you!!! They are perfect….
chaispicetea at yahoo dot com
Let me know!