Real Mad Men Wedding Designed By David Tutera

Jason and Taylor love the impeccable ’60s-inspired style of the hit show Mad Men. They also wanted their wedding to  feel like a place they take clients for drinks and dinner. Seems simple enough … right? Apparently not,  Taylor had a hard time finding anything that looked like, “Mad Men” theme without looking cheap or cheesy. The only thing that seemed to be spot on with her initial planning process was our Mad Men Save The Date.

Lucky for Jason and Taylor, David Tutera from My Fair Wedding  came into the picture and took over. Arranging every detail for their Mad Men inspired wedding. The entire celebration went off without a hitch and was more then they could ever imagine. Read on to hear more from the bride and be sure to see more retro inspired wedding ideas from this real Mad Men wedding by clicking here. All captured by Matt & Molly Snelson of Mathieu Photography.

Filming with the crew was awesome. It sounds so cliche but by the end I didn’t notice the cameras. I felt like these were my friends from way back in the day and we were just catching up. Both Jason and I really gave David full rein of our wedding. We had no strings attached. We knew it was going to be fantastic. I don’t think we knew how amazing. I would have never dreamed that I would be doing a photo shoot on the set of “Mad Men” or to get married there. I mean I joked around with my family when they said, “What do you think David will do?” My response was, “Put us on the set to say I do.” I said it thinking no way on God’s green Earth was that a possibility.

Everything on my wedding day went off without a hitch, or if a hitch happened I didn’t know about it because the crew handled it. I got to be like so many Grooms. I showed up and got dressed and then married. I didn’t stress about the caterer, florist, or rentals. I sat up in the suite with my girls and Mom. That is the way everyone should get married.

Jason and I chose the theme of “Mad Men” because when we first got engaged I asked Jason what he wanted for the wedding. His reply was, “To get married in the Galapagos Islands, to not wear a tux, to have a “Seinfeld” themed wedding cake, a whiskey and cigar bar. I vowed to have him not wear a tux, to have a whiskey and cigar bar. I looked into the rest but they were kinda out there requests. From what I could do I thought I could make the whiskey and cigar bar have a lounge feel like in “Mad Men.” I wanted it to feel like the place they take clients for drink and dinner. Jason and I are big into retro fashion, especially the sixties, so the concept just kinda snowballed from there.

When I saw Jason at the end of the aisle, tears were instantly in my eyes. Jason and I have been together for 8 years. It was long over due, because I have known that he was “The One” since our first date. David and his team made Jason far more handsome than Donald Draper ever could be, which I know was an easy job. My officiant was my Uncle Timmers, it was his first wedding and truly I think he knocked it out of the park. Every tear shed was of pure happiness and love

My photographers were the only thing that I was allowed to keep when David changed everything, although if he had tried to change them I would have fought to the death to keep them. I know that they have been to some crazy weddings, but between the filming schedule and my family they were able to get the most amazing shots of Jason and I that I will cherish for a lifetime and more. Not only were Molly and Matt able to take charge and get the shots they needed to they are such professionals and amazing people that they brought out the true Jason and Taylor moments. Jason and I are not the most photogenic people, I know everyone says that, but truly, and Molly and Matt captured that day in the photos. I loved the way they both took pictures that had the booms and cameras in the shots it capture the true essence of that day.

All in all it was a beautiful wedding. Jason and I are truly blessed. We couldn’t have “Dreamed Bigger” as David says. Thank you to everyone who helped,. some of you I will never know but I want to personally say thank you for making my wedding everything I wanted and more.

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Photographer: Mathieu Photography

Event Designer: David Tutera – My Fair Wedding – WeTV
Venue: Los Angeles Center Studios
Makeup & Hair: Meredith Harper Weddings
Cake: A Wish and a Whisk
Caterer: Above All Catering
DJ: Vox DJs
Dress Designer: Dolly Couture
Flowers: Studio Fiore
Groom’s Attire: Tuxedo Junction
Lighting: Amber Event Production
Stationery: Bella Carta Studio
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Choura.us
Event Rentals:Town and Country Events Rentals
Brdesmaids Fashion: Aria
Linen: Cloth Connection
Wardrobe Stylist: Unique Vintage

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Vintage Travel Wedding Ideas

Tracie Howe Photography and some other Seattle, Washington wedding vendors collaborated to bring you some utterly fabulous vintage travel wedding ideas. From the ceremony to the sweetheart table, they have covered every vignette you could possibly need at your wedding.

This creative team even styled a travel themed wedding alter with the cutest globe-trotting chair accessories. We also must mention the bride and her vintage-glam wedding style, the lace gown and classic up-do are ultra gorgeous. There is so much more to see in the full gallery.

How much are you loving all of these vintage travel inspired wedding ideas so far? The paper airplanes, the table decor or vintage post cards as escort cards … which is your favorite?

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Photographer: Tracie Howe Photography
Venue: Herban Feast
Makeup & Hair: Kathy Evans Beauty Studio
Coordinator: Blush Celebrations
Dress Designer: Allure Romance Collection
Flowers: Lola Floral and Design
Veil or Hair Accessories: Serephine
Furniture Rentals: Vintage Ambiance
Paper Goods: Heathoriginal
Bridal shop dress provider: From the Gown Up
Rings only: Baraka Creations
Dessert Truck: Street Treats
Wardrobe Styling: Kathy Evans Beauty Studio

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Peony Wedding Bouquet

A key element to any wedding look and feel is your wedding bouquet. It is as important as choosing your wedding gown. It must reflect who are, the tone of the wedding and and of course be beautiful.

Our next bouquet from Oak and the Owl Interior and Floral Design Studio might just fit everything you are looking for and then some. It’s soft and romantic spring florals would pair perfectly with a lacey wedding gown and vintage-style decor … wouldn’t you agree?  All photographed every so beautifully by Lane Dittoe Photography. Our peony wedding bouquet contains the following flowers: Garden Roses, Calla Lily, Dutch Tulip, Dusty Miller, Peonies, and Ranunculus.

To see more wedding bouquet recipes click here and to see more wedding flower guides click here. Again a special thanks to our Orange County wedding vendors Lane Dittoe Photography and Oak and the Owl Interior and Floral Design Studio for putting together such prettiness for us.

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Hello Super 8 Rustic Vermont Wedding

Simply put, you will be so happy that you chose to have your wedding day filmed. You will have priceless memories captured that you can watch for years to come. We are quite certain that our next couple, Cara and Andrew, are more than happy they had Hello Super 8 capture their rustic Vermont Wedding. It is romantic, heart felt and makes you happy all in the same moment. Once you watch the film you may notice that the music that accompanying it is awesome. We aren’t kidding, Amy actually kept hitting repeat on the film, listening to the song over and over. Needless to say you should click here and purchase music from Darling Side.

By the way  Hello Super 8 is one of our Hand-Picked wedding vendors. You must check out their Hand-Picked page to learn more about how they make modern films with vintage cameras.

Cinematography: Hello Super 8

Venue: Riverside Farm: Riverside Farm Weddings
Photography:Kaiheeringa Photography
Flowers: Perennial Studios: Perennial Studio.
Catering: Occasions Catering: Occasion SVT
Cake: Delicate Decadence: Delicate Decadence
Band: Darlingside: Darling Side
Dress: Pronovias Adela from Blue House Bridal: Blue House Bridal
Shoes: Badgley Mischka : Badgley Mischka

Meringue Encrusted Cake + Blue Cake Stands

Remember last week when we set up that super cute dessert table and made a few recipes from the new Amy Atlas book? We also put together this delightful meringue encrusted wedding cake. We crushed light pink meringue and ever so gently placed it around the cake. Set it on a vintage aqua cake stand from Found Vintage Rentals and voila, we had a rustic inspired wedding cake. We love the contrast of the light pink and blue cake stand … don’t you?

We hunted down some of our favorite blue cake stands, so you could replicate this look yourself. Are you seeing a blue cake stand in your future?

1. Fenton Turquoise Glass Hobnail Cake
2. Set of 3 Teal Cake Stands
3.  Royal Doulton 100 Years of Royal Albert Collection (perfect for tiny cupcakes)
4. Rachel Cake Stand
5. Historia Cake Stand by Skyros Designs
6. Parisian Footed Cake Stand

Photographer: Lane Dittoe Photgraphy
Vintage Rentals: Found Vintage Rentals