Excuse me while I swoon over this super cute church wedding. I can not stand how darn adorable and pretty this wedding is. Inspired by the 50s era, this bride and her groom had a gorgeous wedding with the prettiest of details. From the adorable blush pink bridal dress, the beautiful bouquet, the handsome bowties, and cute converse shoes, this bride and groom totally rocked it. How adorable and sweet is this bride? I have never met her, but I can guess from the photographs, that she has a bubbly personality that makes everyone smile. I so want to be her friend and hang out with her! I love this wedding and I even love it more with Manya Photography on hand to capture it all. You will not want to miss this wedding, so take a moment to check out all the fabulous details.
From the bride…
We met on an online dating website called Plenty of Fish. I created a profile on a whim. He already had one and had gone out with a bunch of ‘crazies’ as he puts it. He went on to delete his profile and it was my first day on the site… I showed up in his ‘you might be interested in’ section and he sent me an e-mail. We exchanged e-mails, spoke on the phone and he asked me out. He showed up with a bouquet of white roses. We talked and laughed the whole time and we both knew we were done in.
Steven purposed to me September 28, 2013 we were having a BBQ. We had invited lots of old friends and Steve just felt it was the right time. We were all sitting on the patio and he got down on one knee, with our puppy Pepper on my lap, I cried and said YES!!!
My vision for the wedding was vintage, casual chic. I was very inspired by the 50’s and early 60’s and wanted to set tradition on its ear. I wanted shades of mint, blush and cream. I wanted the boys to be jacket less and wear converse. The chapel only held 100 people so our ceremony was rather small. My aunt had gotten married there and my grandparents had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary there. It was quaint, vintage and had a southern baptist feel that I loved!!
There were many aspects of the ceremony that made it unique and that’s what I was going for. The chapel was special to our family and my cousin’s husband officiated the wedding. I picked the music meticulously… it was all acoustic guitar. The family walked out to ‘Dream A Little Dream’, my bridesmaids walked out to ‘Moonriver’ and I walked out to the traditional bridal march on acoustic guitar wearing a pink and champagne dress. The boys each wore mint bowties of different patterns that I commissioned a friend to make. I picked out our vows after reading hundreds of renditions and am so happy with the ones that were chosen. And, finally after we were pronounced husband and wife we danced down the aisle to Hall & Oates ‘You Make My Dreams’.
Our reception was at the Anaheim Community Center and had a very vintage prom feel. We had a company stage the place with lights, dj, bartenders and a Photobooth. It was amazing and so fun! The food was awesome and the cake and cupcakes could not have been better. Everything turned out perfectly. All of the little details came together, but most importantly we were surrounded by love we had the best party ever! And that was what we were going for!
On the Thursday before the wedding one of my maids of honor went with me to the flower mart in LA and picked up bunches of flowers that would compliments the pink and white roses my mom already picked up for the centerpieces. That night I had all the bridesmaids over for a bouquet making party and we all made our own bouquets. In mine I was sure to add a dried white rose that I had kept from Steven and my first date.
The cake was another 50’s inspiration! Swiss dots. My mom baked my favorite cookies (Snickerdoodles) and we packaged them in threes for each guest.
Vendors:
Reception Venue: Anaheim Community Center
Bridal Dress: Dolly Couture in LA
Shoes: Betsey Johnson
Veil: Etsy shop called AnnLeslie
Jewelry: Forever21
Groom’s attire: Men’s Warehouse
Caterer: Cortina’s in Anaheim
Cake: Amazing Cakes in Anaheim
DJ, Photo Booth, Lighting, & Bar: MyEvent Pros
Photographer: Manya Photography