9.17.11 | jess + ryan

As the 2012 wedding season rolls in, I am so inspired by this disc of images I received from Jess + Ryan's wedding last fall.  Jess is the definition of a DIY bride.  She procured everything from the vintage tablecloths to the blue mason jars, the apples + name tags for the escort cards, the wooden "dancing" sign, the vintage suitcases, and she even made the boutonnieres!  Their wedding ceremony and reception took place at Misty Farms on a PERFECT fall day here in Michigan!

The awesome thing about a venue like Misty Farms is that you can make it as modern or as vintage as you would like.  Jess chose to make her wedding ultra vintage and one of my favorite details was her brooch bouquet.  Jess asked each woman who attended her bridal shower to bring a brooch and used those to create this amazing brooch bouquet masterpiece:

Some of my favorite parts about planning + coordinating weddings are not just seeing the final product come to life, but also the relationships that are built in the process, and the back stories of our couples and their families.  Jess + Ryan have quite the story, and we are honored that Jess + Ryan invited us to be a special part of their life.  A huge thanks to Mishelle Lamarand for being not only perfectly capturing the love that surrounded Jess + Ryan on this day, but who graciously shared her images with me so I can share them with you.  

9.18.11 | lori + juan

...as if our blog isn't full of enough beauty...


lori contacted us at the beginning of her planning process to help secure her venue, creative team, and to assist with the planning process.  like many of our clients, lori lives out of state and couldn't return as often as she would have liked to.


through the planning process lori became a great friend.  we shared some really great times and some very hard times together.  it made my heart happy that lori + juan had the most PERFECT september day for their wedding at misty farms.


lori is so detailed and organized, she really hit it out of the park with all her thoughtfulness.  her fiance juan is from el salvador so lori incorporated some really amazing details for juan; she had their vows spoken in both english and spanish, ordered a sign that said "reciencasado" which means "just married" in spanish, and had pupusa's (a traditional salvadorian dish) served as a late night snack.


first of all, i apologize in advance for the length of this post...melissa from a girl in love captured the day perfectly...without further ado....

if you have never been to misty farms or if you are a bride planning your 2012 wedding at misty farms...the first half dozen photos of the property are pure eye candy...

 

my girls...zoe, georgia + ella...if you read this, you have captured my heart in a way that no other children have before...thank you

all the flowers + bouquets + boutonniere's were designed by susan from passionflower (they were GORGEOUS!)

lori asked each of her guests to write a note on a quilting square in lieu of a guest book...it was such a unique idea and turned out wonderfully!

the highlight of day was when all 100 guests chanted "courtney, courtney" in an effort to get me to join in on the group picture...and there i am front and center hanging out with my three gals :)

an amazingly awesome kids table!!!!

lori + juan met boxing and of course lori incorporated that unique and personal detail into their wedding...below are their r.s.v.p. cards + favors (boxing glove key chains)

this picture warms by heart...as a mother of two girls i can appreciate the love that is shown between the daughter + her parents

 

the s'mores bar was a hit!

this crowd knew how to have a GREAT time!

venue - misty farms
photographer - a girl in love
planning + coordination - petals planning
caterer - katherine's catering
dj - lufru
floral design - passionflower
bartending - petals planning