I'm so excited to share this gorgeous wedding photographed by the super talented Tec Petaja. Ali + Ian are the cutest couple and there are so many great details to their day. They were married in Colorado at the Devil’s Thumb Ranch.



The bridesmaid dresses are J Crew’s silk chiffon in Deep Rose and Light Shell. The groomsmen wore the J Crew Aldridge suit in Heather Grey with black ties from Brooks Brothers. Ali's dress by Christos - Julianna, belt from J Crew. Gorgeous hair flowers by Muscari Designs.





I love her bouquet - and her hair - simply stunning!









Pies were from Teacup Bakery out of Denver. Twelve all-organic, all-natural pies. Ten flavors - pumpkin, apple caramel, chocolate cream, banana cream, mixed berry, peach, blueberry peach, blueberry, cherry, and apple.



Love this last photo.



Invites by Parrott Design Studio (photos of invites by Sarah, the designer).



From Sarah, Ian is an artist & drew the horse for the save the dates, which I incorporated into the invitation design by using it on the main return address on the envelope & the hang tag. The invitations featured two swallows in flight. Swallows mate for life & I think they are a perfect motif for wedding invitations. For the RSVPs Ian drew an amazing barn & fence & I added the little swallows to continue the theme. Some of the invitations included an invitation to the rehearsal dinner which featured the always-lovely peony. Ali loves peonies, but they are not in season for her wedding so we decided a peony on paper is the next best thing. The final piece of the suite is the map, also drawn by Ian, featuring various landmarks surrounding the wedding location. I designed the frame around the map, adding a few western touches along with the little heart. The maps were goccoed on to 14 x 14" handkerchiefs, which I then pressed & folded to 5 x 7" so they would fit right behind the invitations.

Ali also writes on the weddingbee blog, so check out all her recaps of the day and planning here. Thanks so much Tec for letting me sharing this beautful wedding today!

I've been a fan of photographer Carl Zoch for sometime now. When I saw this beautiful farm wedding on his site the other day, I knew it would be perfect to share with you guys. The wedding took place at the bride's grandparents farm in Fairview, Oklahoma - what a great location! I love the ceremony setup and the reception in the barn. Brit's dress is beautiful and love the color palette - especially her bouquet - gorgeous! Thanks so much Carl for letting me share this super sweet wedding today. Congrats to Brit + Daniel - your wedding looks like a perfect day!

**update - check the end of the post for some additional details from Brit. Thanks so much Brit!





How adorable are her shoes?! Love them.





I think this is my favorite portrait (below) - although it's hard to choose, Carl has an amazing eye for composition! Love Brit's Melissa Sweet gown!!











Check out the stylish wedding party!















Did you have a theme/inspiration for the day?
We wanted the wedding to be appropriate to the setting and true to our love of detail and my love of handmade things. We wanted our day to be charming, handcrafted, and perfectly lovely.

Your father mentioned you created a bunch of the elements, what did you do?
Everything! The only things that weren't handmade were Daniel's suit, my dress and veil (which I technically cut up and put back together just the way I wanted it). I made lots of fabric flowers, the accessories (the bridesmaids belts, earrings, my shoe clips, garter, the flower arrangements, the table linens, calligraphy, the programs, invitations, signage....).

Any advice for those wanting to create a lot of their wedding elements?
Do it! I was able to put my own touches on everything from bridesmaid gifts, watercolored thank you cards, pie pennants, handwrapped ice cream slices, etc. in five months! Do things in order of the most important to you. That way if you run out of time, the least important things slide off most easily from the to-do list. And know when to stop (or when to just buy it on etsy!) Cater to the talents of loved ones- I was able to enlist my wonderful grandma to help sew vintage aprons for gifts and table linens, my aunt and psuedo-aunt to help me arrange flowers, my quilting circle ladies to bake pies, my neighbor to cook potatoes, etc. Using what those closest to you are best at can make your day that much more meaningful....

Your fav memory of the day?
Our two mile country drive sitting in the back of my dad's Dodge wheat truck to our real get away car. The air was cool and we were lit by a stand of lights draped across our back. It was so symbolic of our moving forward together while looking back at where we've come from. We felt so loved.

Check out more from the wedding on Carl's Blog.

Another super creative lovely engagement session from the talented Clayton Austin. Who knew hanging your laundry out to dry could be so steamy and fun!











See more from the session here.

Yesterday, I spent some time checking out all the amazing photos and details from the wedding of photographer Jessica Claire and Jeff Norwood. It was really an amazing day, so many beautiful details - and it truly was personalized for them. They hired the amazing Jose Villa to capture their day. I love the way they created this outdoor chapel in a field. I've been wanting to do something with a door in a field for awhile and LOVE the way it turned out. It's a perfect cali fall wedding :) A few of my favorite details from the outdoor chapel and her perfect fall bouquet. Congrats to Jessica + Jeff.





If you haven't seen all the photos yet, you really need to see all of them! Check out many more photos on Jose Villa's site, Jessica wrote about the planning and details on her blog, Angel of Love and Splendor (wedding planner and designer for the day) wrote about it from her point of view on her blog, and Abby has a four part post over at Style Me Pretty with even more details. Enjoy!