Next up for images from TM Photography is Jody & Brian’s April wedding at The French House. The story goes that Jody let Brian pick the date and he pretty much opened the calendar to April, closed his eyes and pointed. So a Thursday wedding it was.
They weren’t terribly interested in following “rules” about how a wedding “should” be. It was important to the couple that their wedding feel more like a fun party with friends and family. There were quite a few different “themes” being incorporated, but in the end they all came together quite nicely.
Everything revolved around their orange and green color scheme. Even family members were dressed in orange to tie in the colors. Jody carried a unique and richly textured bouquet of orange ranunculus accented with wheat colored feathers.
For dinner, they modeled their menu after the Italian food from their first date and served everything family style to keep things informal. The orange linens and mahogany chiavari chairs complimented the centerpieces of terra cotta colored roses accented with wooden containers and wheat – another element to the various themes.
Symbolizing a bountiful future, Jody and Brian wanted a visible presence of the wheat and we incorporated it in the centerpieces, accenting candle displays and in a large wreath that was hung over the mantle behind where the couple sat at dinner.
I was lucky enough to get to help Jody in selecting many of her other key vendors and she really did put together a top-notch group of professionals.
Her wedding dream team included some of my personal favs:
Photography: TM Photography
Coordinator: Alison of Aviva Events
Make-Up Artist: Nancy of Brideface
First up is Ellen and Max.
The bridesmaids carried a mix of raspberry red and sunny orange roses mixed with pink hydrangea, viburnum and lily grass to compliment their cranberry red dresses.
The men wore simple boutonnieres of Black Bacarra roses. (I just really loved this picture and wanted an excuse to post it!)
They infused black and white damask prints with red accents throughout their wedding. I usually steer very clear of aisle runners but when Leah and I met to talk decor she had 2 different bolts of damask fabric and we both felt the large print was too overwhelming for the tables. I took one look at that fabric and said ‘go with me on this one’. And voila… one bolt of fabric equals totally chic aisle runner. I think the large print worked wonders and made a large statement in an otherwise simple and understatedly elegant ceremony. What do you think? (Again… love Greg’s experssions!)
