Week Five: Clara
Our Relationship: I met Clara my freshman year of college and now we're living together for the second year!
Her Major: Bio-Psychology
Her School: University of California, Davis
Her Interests: cats, tv, eating, tumblr & YouTube
Clara's Questionnaire:
Colours: blues, greens, coral
Feeling: rustic, home-y, not too fancy, relaxed
Season: spring
Dress: not mermaid, no big ball gowns (minor is okay), simple with a little flair, nothing too beaded or ruffled
Location: outside ceremony and reception
Special Requests: would like some kind of photobooth
Clara's Dream Wedding:
The Colours: Shades of coral and aqua are the perfect combination for a spring wedding!
The Invitations: With its unique design and coral and aqua colour scheme, this invitation is the perfect choice!
The Bride's Attire: This bateau top and lace fabric bridal gown by Modeca incorporates just enough flair for Clara's low-key garden wedding.
The Bride's Beauty: Clara wishes to have her natural features enhanced without wearing too much makeup, so we chose a natural eye colour, voluminous eyelashes, and a perfect pink pout. Along with natural makeup, Clara will also have naturally coloured nails (she's not a huge fan of nail polish). Clara has beautifully thick hair, but when she's going to be dancing up a storm, she definitely wants her hair up, so we chose this unique braid-bun updo for her.
The Bridesmaids' Attire: This seafoam green dress by Social Bridesmaids is a perfect mix of colour and detail.
The Bridal Party Shoes: I love the idea of colourful shoes for a wedding, and Clara totally agrees! To offset the colour of the bridesmaids' dresses, we chose this beautiful coral pump by Thomasina. As a way for Clara to match her bridesmaids, she will be wearing Jessica Simpson pumps in the same colour as the bridesmaid dresses.
The Groom & Groomsmen Attire: In keeping with the lightness of Clara's colours, the men will wear a medium-grey suit with fun bowties to match the bridesmaids.
The Flowers: This bright coral and pink bouquet was an immediate favourite for Clara! The groom and his groomsmen will wear matching boutonnieres.
The Ceremony: Clara wanted a casual, yet elegant, outdoor venue for her ceremony. When we came across this garden location (Lake Oak Meadows) in Temecula (Southern CA), it was meant to be!
The Ceremony Decor: Lining the aisle will be hanging mason jars with coordinating flowers to Clara's bridal bouquet. To add a light-hearted feel to the ceremony, we'll create a ribbon backdrop for the couple in the wedding colours.
The Reception: Lake Oak Meadows also has a great reception space with the exact feel that Clara wants - especially with the fire pits!
The Reception Decor: Minimalistic decor is the name of the game! With these adorable wooden boxes filled with beautiful garden florals, it's the perfect mix of garden and rustic elegance. Rather than table numbers, words will be written on the boxes to add some uniqueness to the tables.
The Escort Cards: The font used on these escort cards is perfect and the little hearts give them character!
The Cake: Clara wanted a simple cake with some wow accessories!
The Guestbook: Clara loves photobooths, so this guestbook will incorporate the photos taken by her guests.
The Favours: M&Ms in the wedding colours fill a mini mason jar that will be given to the guests.
Little Extras: Some extra little details to make Clara's day unique.
Photo: Clara is beyond in love with her cat, Kitten (also known as Bootle), so this is a must-have photo!
Reception Fun: A photobooth for the guests is a must-have at this wedding!
Drink Bar: Drinks in both aqua and coral in mason jars will be a for sure hit with the guests!
Next week, I'm going to do my bestie, Kiley's, wedding - and fun fact, she's actually getting married! :D
Sources:
Colours: Colour Lovers
Invitations: Truly Engaging
Bridal Gown: Modeca
Bridal Beauty: Jennifer Lawrence, Indulgy, Pretty_Design, Nailstah
Bridesmaids: Dessy
Shoes: Thomasina, Jessica Simpson
Groomsmen: GQ, Divine Domestication, Little Vys, CCA Design
Flowers: Style Me Pretty
Ceremony Venue: Lake Oak Meadows, Nick Corona, Hulse Photo
Ceremony Decor: Style Me Pretty, Your Wedding Keepsakes, Rebecca Shepherd, Style Me Pretty
Reception Venue: Lake Oak Meadows, Hulse Photo
Reception Decor: Wedding Bee, Inspired by This, Ruffled
Escort Cards: Emmaline Bride
Cake: see my Pinterest
Guestbook: The Knot
Favours: My M&M's
Photo: see my Pinterest
Photobooth: Stace Cadet Designs
Drinks: Breakfast with Audrey, Kitchen Treaty
