Real Wedding:: my BIG DAY part II {The ceremony}

The ceremony and reception were held at the Palmdale Estates in Fremont California.

To begin the ceremony The bridesmaids walked down the isle to Comptine D'un Autre Ete: L'Apres Midi from the Amelie movie. Amelie is my most favorite foreign film so I wanted to incorporate it in my wedding.

The best part of my wedding was that my Dad not only walked me down the isle but because he is a pastor he also married me. It was so personal and heartfelt I don't think there was a dry eye in the place. I will never forget his words and am so blessed to have such an amazing father.

Sean and I exchanged vows under a beautiful gazebo adorned with a chandelier I purchase on ebay which now hangs in our daughters room.

Our reception followed the ceremony inside the gorgeous estates. I wanted the guest to be comfortable and I had them in mind throughout the planning process. I provided flip flops for them so they could kick off there heels and dance the night away.

I hung chandelier crystals over the bar for a glamorous feel. I also layered black lace over white tablecloths and had very tall floral arrangements in black vases.

The head table we wanted to keep simple so everyone could see us. We did four small silver vases packed full of white roses and two tall tapered candle holders. All of the details were created and executed by myself! I also made wedding wands that could be waved at us while we made our exit.Check out a few more details below.

Thank you so much for checking out my wedding let me know what you think!

Real Wedding::My BIG DAY!!!

I have been meaning to post my wedding for quite sometime but I have had the hardest time choosing which pictures to post of the over 500 stunning images Christine Taylor captured. So I think I will do a few posts.

{PRE-WEDDING}

My BIG DAY took place on August 3rd, 2007 in Fremont California at the gorgeous venue of the Palmdale Estates.

Our save the date and invitations were both black and white and adorn with flourishes to portray our vintage inspiration. Our save the dates were created by Amanda Paper and the invitations were designed by yours truly and printed by a local invitation studio.

I wore a Mori Lee dress with a mermaid silhouette. It had fabulous crystal details and ruching on the sides and through the back. The details of this dress were what sold me. The back of the dress had buttons and the train was long and simple.My bouquet was filled with white and dusty rose flowers surrounded by white ostrich feather and wrapped in white ribbon and secured with my great grandmothers vintage broach(something old)!

My beautiful Maids wore long black chiffon Belsoie dresses. They has a silk sweetheart neckline and were also a mermaid silhouette with a little flowing train. I purchased them all vintage broaches as part of their gifts. These broaches were worn right at the peek of the sweetheart neckline. Their bouquets were filled with black and white flowers as well as a few curly pods. They were surrounded by black ostrich feathers to give them that old Hollywood feel. The handle of the bouquets was wrapped in black ribbon and secured with vintage buttons I found in an old antique store.

The groom and groomsmen wore Liz Claiborne pinstripe tuxedos with pinstriped vests. The groom wore a black shirt with a paisley tie we purchased. The groomsmen sported White shirts with Black and silver paisley ties that we gave them as part of their gifts.

MORE TO COME TOMORROW!

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