Bree (from the blog Capitol Romance) and Abby Grace (the photographer of this shoot) are big fans of Harry Potter, so they decided it would be fun to style a wedding shoot based on their favorite book + movies and provide all you Harry Potter fans with some swoon-worthy wedding inspiration! They wanted to come up with a shoot that would emanate “Hogwarts” but without coming across like a child’s birthday party, so they decided on an earthy, aged but magical feel to the shoot, and settled on a color scheme of purple, moss green and gold. Even if you aren’t familiar with the books + movies, I think you will find inspiration in this lovely shoot.
From Abby, The dress, from Punk Rock Bride, was a huge piece of the puzzle. The simple but incredibly elegant design set the tone for all the details we put into place. Our model’s hair was done by the amazing J Lindsay Hair Design, and she perfectly executed our haphazard description of “British, bohemian, messy, not a side chignon,” and the custom hair piece from Zazzaretti Bridal totally made the ‘do! Donna of Donna K make-up was spot on with the make-up.
One thing that was really important to us was finding a farmhouse table. I was lucky enough to stumble upon Concepts Created, who handcrafts all of their farmhouse tables from reclaimed wood. The table was made complete with an array of mismatched chairs from Maggpie Vintage Rentals, who also provided a ton of various antique accents and accessories. The entire shoot took place at Lost Creek Winery in Virginia, and we couldn’t have had a more beautiful backdrop. Tyler of Voilà! Event Studio was crucial when it came to organizing everyone and adding details that really made the shoot pop.
Just love the drink table! Which drink would you choose? :)
Wendy of Weswen Design was amazing when it came to taking the paper elements from the books and transforming them into wedding stationery. The wedding program was specifically designed to echo the wizarding newspaper, ‘The Daily Prophet.’
Thanks so much to all these talented vendors for helping us dream today! And perfect ideas for a Fall wedding also, right? I hope all you Harry Potter fans out there love these ideas as much as I do! :)
Be sure to check out more great wedding inspiration from movies + music here!
vendors:
photographer: Abby Grace Photography // hair: J Lindsay Hair Designs // desserts: Mom’s Apple Pie Company // event planner: Tyler of Voilà! Event Studio // flowers: MelleFleur // invitations: Weswen Design // dress: Punk Rock Bride // heirlooms and extras: Concepts Created // rentals: Maggpie Vintage Rentals // makeupt: Makeup Artistry By Design // venue: Lost Creek Winery // accessories: Zazzaretti Bridal // calligraphy: Decorative Lettering by Leta Layne
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WOW!! This is so incredible – I’ve never seen anything like it!! Love all of the details, it shows how much time and effort and thought went into this shoot. Amazing job to all those involved!!
Wow, Bree et al, this is AMAZING!
Of course it is wonderful. So enjoyed the pictures. I will send to Bryan. He is a Harry Potter fan.
Jaye – the shoes are actually khaki peep toes by Blowfish that I purchased a while back and then Abby DIYed the shoe clips from leftover fabric from the hairpiece made by Zazaretti Bridal :) Just an fyi!
FABULOUS! Abby is such a talented photographer and the styling on this shoot is incredibly creative. Looking forward to more!!!
This is fabulous. Not sure I would want a HP themed wedding, but this is none the less awe inspiring…. Great Job all!
Dawn, the vintage looking font on the drink cards is called Cezanne. Hope that helps!
This is so creative, fun, romantic, and any other adjective you could think of! I love it! The photography is wonnnderful! And Ashley’s hair is incredible too! I just love it all!
This is absolutely beautiful, Abby is so talented!! I love all the details-especially the menu and guest list! :)
OMG!!!!!!!!! Im obsessed with this! Abby is amazing!
I totally giggled when I saw Oliver Wood’s place card, hehehe <3
This is so fabulous & beautiful! Perfect touches for a fall wedding, and HP fans!
Awesome concept & collaboration on this entire shoot! <3!!
I absolutely LOVE this. It is so whimsical and romantic and beautiful! I am so in love with that dress too. You are amazing Abby, keep up the fabulous work <3
This is gorgeous! Great job ladies!
The colors, the theme, the hair (swoon!!!), the dress, LOVE!! Awesome job!
This is absolutely amazing!!! I love all of the attention to detail. How did you do this? I am extremely impressed.
I LOVE IT! Props to the director;) XOXO
This is so great! I love how it’s cute, detailed like someone who really reads Harry Potter, but isn’t too cheesy or themey…still a very pretty sweet wedding. Glad you posted this one Green Wedding Shoes!
Bree, you are so talented! This is a beautiful wedding. I love
all the details from the book – especially the butter beer and pumpkin juice! I have to show this to the girls as we have a family of Harry Potter fans and they will enjoy seeing what you have done.
We love theme weddings! So cool!
This amazing! Such a shame that when having a large wedding getting all those reclaimed beautiful wood tables would be next to impossible. Such a HP fan and I LOVELOVE the drinks.
Very creative and very HP…
Awesome shoot. Love all the details. Great job by everyone involved. Especially Bree from Capitol Romance… not that I’m biased.
Just one word!!! Wowww!!! Love loveee it…!!!!!
awesome, awesome, awesome! a classy, chic HP wedding, love it!
Well done to Bree and all involved ~ way to do a theme without it being too ‘themey’! Love the hanging escort cards, the quills and the drinks table!
… this is exactly what I needed to see. We are huge Potter fans and we have been debating whether or not to do a Potter inspired wedding. I was really stuck on how to go about doing it without making it… cheesy, so, this is perfect!
These photos are very nice they make me want to get married just to have my photo taken. congrats to both bride and groom. I would also like to say congratulations on another unbelievable photo shoot by Abby. Your photos always make me consider taking up photo classes so i can one day maybe capture moments the way that you can ” All Hail The Queen “
I am also a Harry Potter fan and I’ve thought about having a magic themed wedding but it failed. Glad to see yours now, congratulations!
omg sooo cute, I love it!
Perfection! What a beautiful styled and photographed shoot.
This is stunning! Absolutely the best!
This is awesome!
As a fantasy-writer and a big fan of wedding-couture and weddinginspirational photoshoots, I must say this entry made me so happy!
This is so beautiful, take out the h.p. themed drinks and the invites it’s still a very elegant yet cozy wedding. Even if i didnt like the books & movies this takes Harry Potter to a very grown up place.
This is EXACTLY the inspiration I’ve been looking for. Me and my fiance actually met at the midnight book release for HP and the Deathly Hallows, and we have been together for over four years! Just got engaged in July, on our 4 year anniversry. He proposed to me in front of Border’s bookstore where we met! I have been looking for great wedding ideas that are not too over the top theatrical, but still “us”. I want a magic flare with Harry Potter inspiration, but I also want to keep the look elegant and classy. You have nailed the theme I was searching for..The perfect harmony of Harry Potter chic!!! THANK YOU for sharing this shoot and your fabulous ideas. You will inspire many a fairy tale wedding, mine included!
Not engaged, not even in a relationship, but how much do I want to have a HP wedding right now?!? Very well done, Bree & Abby!
this is so cute! I actually asked my fiance if we could have a harry potter inspired wedding…he just laughed. LOL
Great shoot! Love it.
One thing though if it were a British the date would be day/ month/ year not month/day/ year.
Love everything about this. Abby is a very creative and talented photographer.
I love this! Awesome!!! Such a great idea!
Beautiful pictures, very inspiring!!
for my engagement photos, we had a Harry Potter themed shoot. Our photographer is Brooke Aliceon and she is AMAZING! We shot this back in August, and she posted it in time for Halloween 2011.
Here is our “Very Potter Engagement”
http://www.brookealiceonblog.com/a-very-potter-engagement-vista-engagement/
enjoy!
Love this! Just enough fun and elegance!
Featured wedding (inspiration) of the day!
Thanks for sharing!