I couldn’t resist posting some images this morning from stylist, Emily Henderson’s, lovely backyard wedding. Gayle Brooker is the photographer behind the beautiful images below and I think she did a marvelous job capturing their celebration. And how amazing is Emily’s dress? She found it on ebay…
Photography by Gayle Brooker
We’re lucky to have a wonderful wholesale flower market in Sydney and Nathan and I went and filled our 70’s holden kingswood to the roof with all kinds of flowers the day before. Eleanor (my best friend & maid of honour) and I arranged all of the flowers ourselves in the hotel room until the wee hours with only wine and lollies for sustenance. The apple jam favors came from an orchard local to us in the blue mountains, we then printed up our own labels and added fabric tops. The pieces of slate for the signs were a chance find in a thrift store the day before the wedding which I wrote on with a paint marker.
Before dinner was served we all prayed together and Nathan and I renewed our vows. our own pastor from home lead the ceremony. We had really hoped that the emphasis for our party would be on eating and drinking together and everyone enjoying each others company rather than formality. The modest number of guests and the long communal tables really made this possible.
Thank you to Nathan and Rebecca for sharing their beautiful wedding with us. And to Tealily Photography for sending over her gorgeous images for us to swoon over!
Vendors
venue: le pain quotidien, surry hills
hair – halt, surry hills
makeup – christina cleary
grooms suit - peppers double bay
brides dress – vintage 70’s from etsy with feather shoulder jewellery from missmors
flower girls dresses – purplefrangipani
zinc placecards – thegraphicsfairy
invitations – thispapership
photobooth – retrophotobooth.com.au
apple jam favours: loganbrae orchard, blackheath
Photography by Tealily Photography
Some weddings just pull at your heartstrings. The wedding of Rebecca and Nathan pulled on mine big time. Maybe its because it reminds me so much of our wedding(tiny ceremony with a big party a few months down the road) or because the bride did such a wonderful job planning such an intimate celebration with family and friends. Plus, the photos from Tealily Photography are just divine. Rebecca was kind enough to share some details behind their wedding…
nathan and i were married in november of last year in a tiny ceremony on a thursday. we’re both quite shy so it suited us perfectly but we still wanted to celebrate in some way with our families and friends who couldn’t be in attendance. we live in the blue mountains which is about an hour and a half out of sydney, however, we chose to hold our celebration in the city and stayed a few days.
we didn’t have a theme or “wedding colours” so we started by picking wheat as a motif. it is symbolic of eternal life, nourishment and fruitfulness. after a few months of searching i found a bakery large enough to throw our dinner party in and i couldn’t believe how perfect it was! we also carried the bread/wheat motif through to the invitations and nathan’s braided wheat wedding band.
Stay tuned for their beautiful reception coming up next!
Photography by Tealily Photography
You might have already seen bits and pieces of Rae and Noah’s wedding, but I couldn’t resist sharing a few more details from their elegant New York wedding here on Once Wed. We typically don’t feature many formal weddings on the blog, but thought the celebration below was that perfect balance of romantic charm and understated elegance. Plus, how much do you love the olive branch escort cards the bride made?
To see more of Rae and Noah’s wedding, check out their gallery on Martha Stewart Weddings here.
Photography by Dave Robbins
I’ve been super impressed by some of the weddings Martha Stewart Weddings has been showcasing recently on their blog, The Bride’s Guide. Because I am Vegas all this week for WPPI, I thought it would be the perfect time to show you some of my favorite celebrations which haven’t made it into the blogsphere quite yet.
Jean and Devin’s wedding was so heartwarming and sweet. From Jean’s beautiful red bouquet to the yarn wrapped vases at the reception, it’s hard to resist a celebration with so many charming and thoughtful details.
To see more of their lovely wedding, check out the full gallery on Martha Stewart Weddings!
Photography by Sabine Scherer
