Courtney and Geoff  have strong roots in Virginia. Both raised and both attended, met and fell in love at the University of Virginia. They wanted to introduce their  guests to their state and love story in an intimate garden setting full of romantic and personal details. Designed beautifully by Fleurish Events and photographed by Abby Jiu, you can see more lovely chocolate brown and aqua blue wedding ideas in the full gallery by clicking here.

From The Bride:

I was raised in Virginia, it’s the state my husband and his military family lived the longest, and more importantly, it’s the place we met and fell in love at the University of Virginia. We chose to exchange open air vows at the Thomas Birkby House in Leesburg, Virginia. The venue’s 18th century origins, brick walkways, and manicured gardens appealed to our sense of history and home. Inspired by the tint of Southern porch ceilings, painted blue to mimic the sky, we chose dusty aqua as a base color and grounded the palette with a rich chocolate brown, providing a sweet contrast to vintage silver and creamy petal accents. Inside the house, our guests were greeted by a display of family wedding photos, a nod to the great love stories we know by heart, and outside, they were treated to the lush green and heady sunshine of Virginia spring. Carrie Moe applied the most beautiful finishing touches arranging our extensive collection of DIY elements and surrounding the ceremony area with luscious peonies, mercury glass, and custom monogram swags and signage.

My handy groom built a frame to display our handmade escort cards and a sign to guide family and friends to their seats, while I baked cookies from a family recipe to serve as favors, and my mother-in-law scoured her collection of vintage items for antique frames and handkerchiefs to add to the decor. In one daring DIY escapade, I made my first ever mosaic after a case of mercury glass votives arrived broken–and non-returnable. Piecing together those shards of glass reminded me of all the people we love who made us who we are, that life has mysterious ways of leading us to find the perfect fit, and that even when wedding planning hands you lemons (and it may) there’s not one that can’t be turned into lemonade if you keep your eyes on the prize: honoring your partner and the love you share.

In homage to our collegiate beginnings and love of literature, blue-toned books joined varied floral centerpieces on chocolate linens in the reception tent, and handmade posy pins with Alfred Lord Tennyson’s quote, “If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever,” rested on each napkin.

Photographer: Abby Jiu
Event Designer: Fleurish Events, Carrie Moe
Venue: Thomas Birkby House
Makeup: Blend, Ryan Krasney
Cake: Market Salamander, Jason Reaves
Caterer: Savoir Fare
DJ: kirkabee DJs, Kirk Rubley
Dress Designer: Essense, Bridals by Elena
Flowers: Growing Wild
Groom’s Attire: Tom James
Shoe Designer: Stuart Weitzman
Stationery: Deleted Space Creative, Jennifer Olmstead

This look was designed by Utah Events by Design and highlights everything that’s fun and sweet about a rustic-styled wedding in Utah. The color pallet of this design consists of colors often found in Utah’s beautiful mountain scape such as mustard yellow, cool aqua, browns and deep burgundy. The ever-popular rustic style is accentuated in this shoot with appropriately themed table décor: Bird’s nest plate chargers hug pottery-inspired china accented with paisley patterned linens.

See more rustic wedding ideas in the full gallery. All beautifully captured by Amy Cloud McFarland.

Freshly Minted Invitations created the adorable invitation suite including the paper embellishments on the table. Throughout the décor, there are tons of stylish and theme-appropriate paper elements and embellishments sporting the popular “chevron” pattern to add a flare of modern trend to this rustic shoot.

Red Cliff Ranch
This lovely inspiration shoot was photographed and filmed at the breath-taking Red Cliff Ranch in Heber Utah. This venue provided Utah Events by Design with the perfect outdoor setting. And the large, traditional-style barn welcomed our team with the ultimate rustic elegance for our table setting. Outside the barn, we were surrounded by the gorgeous Red Cliffs in the east, and stunning views of the Rocky Mountains in the west.

The dessert buffet is adorned with fresh fruit that complements the color pallet including some tasty treats such as Utah Kettle Corn, country lemonade, and simple cupcakes sprinkled with crushed walnuts. Below you will see the amazing cake created by Cake-a-Licious. This three-tier cake smothered in thick layers of butter cream. A natural wood stump provides the perfect cake stand, and the couple’s initials are carved in a cute wood heart accent piece to incorporate the rustic charm of the event design.

Photographer: Amy Cloud McFarland
Event Designer & Coordinator: Utah Events by Design
Venue: Red Cliff Ranch
Makeup: Beauty Lush
Hair: Beauty Lush
Cinematography: 4word Media
Dress Designer: Modest Couture by Elizabeth
Flowers: Chic Design Studios
Groom’s Attire: Tuxedo Junction
Stationery: Freshly Minted Invitations
Veil or Hair Accessories: Modest Couture By Elizabeth
Prop or Furniture Rentals: Alpine Event Rentals

How pretty is Macie’s bouquet? It seamlessly blends in with Jim Hjelm wedding gown. In fact, the whole day seems to go together. Hues of creams and brown are used throughout this Wisconsin Rustic Wedding. Beautifully captured by Jaimee Morse in the bride’s Aunt’s backyard. One thing we want to make sure you take note of super cute sign they made for guests to see when entering. We love that they put the date they were Facebook Official. Way cute…don’t you think. See all the entire wedding by clicking here.

On a side note for all you Maine brides Jaimee Morse will be capturing weddings in that region as well. Be sure to check them out.

Photographer: Jaimee Morse
Cake: The Cookie Jar
DJ: John Marble
Dress Designer: Jim Hjelm
Flowers: DIY
Jewelry: Kate Spade
Shoe Designer: Kate Spade
Wedding Dress bought at Spoil Me Bridal

We are positive that there are dozens of you that have meet your soulmate at Starbucks/your local coffee house. In fact there are so many of you out there that Paul Nelson Images and Blossom Events collaborated to bring you some inspiration for a coffee themed wedding. Your wedding does not  necessarily have to be held at a coffee shop. Read on to hear how you can have a Starbucks Wedding and of course be sure to  see the entire gallery with way more coffee shop photos here.

Setting: We wanted a photo shoot that felt cozy, casual and fun. We wanted to use the idea of a couple of have had their first date in the coffee shop and associate the idea of why people hung out in Starbucks. So we wanted the dark furniture, brick walls, chalkboards, shelves, books, and of course coffee beans to create the feel and coziness of it. The School Café and Bakery was a perfect location for us, as it incorporates all of the above.

Stationery: Along with the idea of first date at a café, we wanted to create a set of invitations that would be fun, and non-traditional. The main colours we used are the Starbucks Green and White. Matching tea packages and coffee labels were made to continue with the casual theme. The tea and coffee names are of course inspired by selection that Starbucks carry. Because we wanted this to be fun, we decided that mini newspaper programs with a crossword puzzle at the back about the couple would be a great way to create the relaxed feeling, just like sitting at a café. As for the table number, we decided instead of a normal traditional table number, we could use coffee specials in Starbucks to name them, like Caramel Macchiato which is well known there. Lastly, as Starbucks always have a CD of the week on their cash counter, we decided we can have something similar created as ‘guest favors’.

Cake: Inspired by Starbucks small bites desserts and snacks, we knew that Jaime from Wicked Little Cake Company whom we worked in the past before would do an awesome job! A simple cake complemented with homemade fluffy marshmallows, coffee beans, coffee mugs was exactly what we imagine that would fit a theme like ours.

Photographer: Paul Nelson Images
Event Designer: Blossom Events
Venue: The School Café and Bakery
Makeup: Krystie Ann
Hair: Rich Matukaitis
Cake: The Little Wicked Cake Company
Coordinator: Blossom Events
Dress Designer: Lowon Pope Wedding
Flowers: Ruffles and Twine
Groom’s Attire: Model’s Own suit
Stationery: KO TWO Designs
Veil or Hair Accessories: Pomp and Plumage
Models: Kate Sciamanna and Neal Adams

Before winter officially arrives, we have to fit in as much fall goodness as possible. So, let’s fly on over to Flagstaff, Arizona for some Rustic Fall Wedding Inspiration. With beautiful Fall colors, sweet DIY details and the perfect mountain setting and all captured by one of our favorite Orange County Wedding photographers Chenin Boutwell. Can’t get more perfect than this.

Be sure to take note of Ashley’s wedding sash, incredibly dreamy and made with love by her mom. See the sash and more rustic wedding details in the full gallery by clicking here.

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Photographer: Chenin Boutwell
Deserts: Truffle Truffle

Venue: Forest Highlands Golf Club
Coordinator: Chrisy Speer
Flowers: Jenn Wood
Stationery: Wedding Paper Divas