Our next wedding is overflowing with vibrant colors and handmade details that you are sure to adore.  From the mix-matched bridesmaid dresses to the antique brooch bouquet, Corbett and Ian had all of our favorite wedding details.

Photographed by Tyler Branch Photo at the ever-so-popular The Condor’s Nest Ranch. Be sure to check out the entire wedding gallery by clicking here.

Photographer: Tyler Branch for Paperback Weddings
Venue: The Condor’s Nest Ranch
Cinematography: Paperback Weddings
Floral Design: Christa Rose
Makeup: Tasha Dubreuil-Marinier

Alexis and Jason really wanted to have a wedding that reflected their casual, fun-loving personalities. With only four months of planning months, they quickly decided that their dream wedding would include tacos, a pinata, a paper airplane exit, lots of warm colors, and a whole lot of fun. Alexis begin her DIY adventure , to read more on her planning process see below.

Bauman Photographers flew out from San Diego to capture this Tennessee wedding. To see the entire the wedding click here.

From The Bride On her planning process

From the minute we were engaged Jason and I knew that we really wanted our wedding to reflect our casual, fun-loving personalities. With Jason being from the West Coast and myself growing up in the South, we also definitely wanted our wedding to have a taste of both places. Somehow this California-Tennessee combination inspired what we called our vintage Mexican fiesta wedding! We both are creative people (Jason is a photographer and I’m a graphic designer) so we immediately had tons of ideas for making our wedding unique, memorable and totally US. With only 4 months to plan we quickly decided that our dream wedding would include tacos, a pinata, a paper airplane exit, lots of warm colors, and a whole lot of fun. After searching high and low for a rustic barn to no avail, we found Traveler’s Rest, a beautiful historic plantation with an updated barn on the grounds. Perfect!

It didn’t take long for our vintage Mexican fiesta theme to take place. So many parts of this wedding were DIY. We even took across the border to find decorations and inspiration! I quickly went to work designing the save-the-date postcards and then the invitations–both inspired by Mexican folk art. We wanted everything about the ceremony and reception to feel comfortable and fun, and we especially wanted to create a lot of personal touches. Using red and yellow as our main colors, we went to work making flower balls out of fabric, triangle flags strung together on twine, a cupcake stand covered in a yellow vintage-inspired paper and handwritten signs to hang on the bride and groom chairs. I found a beautiful old table cloth to drape over our outdoor picnic table and filled mason jars with red and yellow ranunculuses and lots of green stems to keep everything looking like they were picked fresh from the garden.

And then the real fun began! We held the ceremony on the plantation grounds under an old magnolia tree. Our bridesmaids wore red dresses they each picked out on their own, and the groomsmen looked sharp in their black suits and red ties. The reception was held at the barn with red, buttercup and ivory lanterns glowing over head. Our beautiful and delicious Mexican chocolate and coconut cupcakes were made from scratch by my sister-in-law and the taco bar was catered by a burrito shop, the local favorite for its fruit tea and pineapple salsa. The best part of it all was watching everyone come together and have a great time. The corner photo booth was constantly crammed full of guests making silly faces while wearing goofy hats and crazy oversized sunglasses. We danced. We laughed. We drank margaritas. In the end it really couldn’t have been any more uniquely us.

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Venue: Traveler’s Rest Plantation, Nashville, TN
Day-of Coordinator: Simply Stunning Events
Dress: WTOO Brides by Watters
Makeup: Sally Freeman
Invitations: Alexis Goodman at The Visual Republic
Bridal Bouquet and Boutonnieres: Village Flowers
Catering: Blue Coast Burrito
Photobooth: RedEye Photobooth

One of our amazing Connecticut preferred wedding photographers, Carla Ten Eyck Photography sent us this Midwestern wedding filled with some good old fashion Kansas Fun. Carter and Jaime’s wedding ceremony was a nice mix of Jewish and Christian traditions. Many of their friends had never heard Hebrew prayers or seen the breaking of the glass. They loved it!

The wedding took place in Belle Plain Kansas at the The Bartlett Arboretum. Which happens to be operated by one of the original members of the Dixie Chicks! Read on to here how Robin Macy introduced this pair of love birds.

Robin Macy, is the person who introduced Jaime to Carter. She is a member of the original Dixie Chicks and met Carter when she began recording her latest album “Songs from the Garden” at his recording studio, Greenjeans Studios in Wellington, Kansas. She knew quickly that he would be a good fit for Jaime and asked him, “Honey, do you have a sweetheart? Your energy is a lot like my friend Jaime’s and I think you two should meet.”

Love that story! You never know how you are going to meet the love of your life.

Jaime and Carter love the Fun Barn for its rather unique charm but it’s also special because it was the very first venue their Cajun and Zydeco band, “The Mudbugs” played in February 2008. The band also performed at their wedding reception with Jaime on the drums (in her wedding dress) and Carter playing fiddle and signing lead vocals.

Amanda Kraft is located in Pennsylvania but available to go any where you want her to go. She is a  food snob, loves to shop and has obsession with oversized handbags. Another girl after our own heart. Christina and Brandon had some serious cute details going on at their yellow barn wedding. I loved the details because not only did they stand out, but they appear to be easy enough that you could do them for your own wedding.

web: www.amandakraftphotography.com
blog: www.amandakraftphotography.com
email: amanda@amandakraftweddings.com
tel: 717.715.0530

1. The Polaroids are so great, hand a few out and each guest can write something sweet underneath their photo. Hang on a piece of twine or ribbon with a close hanger or cute clip and instance personalized cuteness.

2. The scalloped escort cards appear to be from paper-source! So with hand written names on them with the table numbers.

3. The desert table is filled with what looks to like homemade treats. Simple, but from the heart.

At first glance I was thrown back by this cuter than life wedding. Staring at the images thinking this wedding looks like it is straight out of a magazine. A few minutes later while perusing Amanda’s blog I LOL and found that it was featured in the Bride’s Philadelphia and also in Bride’s South Jersey.