I have such a GORGEOUS wedding to share with you guys today! Loro was a reader of Green Wedding Shoes and found lots of her inspiration on the site including her amazing photographer, Clayton Austin. I love everything about their wedding. One of the most gorgeous wedding ceremonies and just wait until you see the food + dessert tables at the reception! Such a beautiful, gorgeous day you two. Big congrats to Loro + Mark!
I LOVE how the bridal party are sitting for the ceremony. I looks like a scene from a play!! What a lovely idea. And their dresses? All so gorgeous! Loro’s dress and the bridesmaids skirts were all designed by Loro’s sister, Kara Melwood.
Love the banners they hung for the reception!
My inspiration for the reception came from this photo you posted about Sunday Suppers. I was so inspired that I had Mark help me make the tables for our reception from old barnwood that my mom & I got from an old corral fence. I also love letters of any kind, and have a collection of old wooden letterpress blocks; ceramic letters; lead letters; all kinds of letters! I wanted to incorporate them into my wedding, and they worked perfectly for the reception. WOW! So amazing. I love how these turned out!
Any advice for those planning now? Have fun with stuff, if you are a do-it-yourself-er like me, and something isn’t turning out exactly as you wished, don’t stress too much, because it will probably be just the thing that adds that bit of flair that makes it you! And most of all, DO NOT be afraid to be untraditional!
Vendors
Photography: Clayton Austin
Venue: Truth Church of Calgary – (Church that bride and groom both attend)
Wedding Dress: designed and sewn by Kara Melwood (sister of the bride) ; fabrics by Ingrid Hodges – Olga’s Fabric Lane, Calgary, AB
Shoes: Chie Mihara – Open Wing Heels
Bridesmaid Dress: Skirts: designed by Kara Melwood and sewn by bridesmaids; Sweaters: Anthropologie & Banana Republic
Hairpieces: Bride’s: Flower by Noa; veil with ribbons designed by friend of bride (Annette Rhodes)
Bridesmaids: handmade & Anthropologie
Groom Suit: J. Crew – Fine-stripe cotton Ludlow
Event Design: Bride & Sister of the Bride - Kara Melwood
Event Planner: Kara Melwood My sister was so awesome, she helped me pull everything together!
Floral Design: Bride & Bridesmaids Fabric Poms made by bride & bridesmaids
Boutonnieres: Made by Loro Melwood & friend of Bride (Annette Rhodes)
Invitations/Paper Goods: Designed and printed by Bride; Tags and Muslin Bags
Cake: Brulee Bakery, Calgary, AB
Catering: planned by Bride & Kara Melwood
Food Presentation: friend of bride
Food: Cookie Favors by Bride; Skewers & Butters – friends of bride; Breads Sunterra Market
Congrats to Loro + Mark! You can check out even more photos from this wedding here on Clayton’s Blog.
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STUNNING. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. The bride’s sister needs to rethink her career path… gorgeous!
Wow.Wow.Wow!!!! So unique and fresh. Elegant beyond belief. This is by far the most original wedding I’ve seen!
Love those banners!! So cool! I have a friends wedding that could totally use something like that!
totally in love with this wedding. letterpress letters & the hanging love poems are so beautiful. thanks for sharing!
This is HANDS down the coolest wedding I’ve seen in a while. Every single aspect is incredible! The bride looks so chic! Not to mention, the photography is BEAUTIFUL! LOVE LOVE LOVE this!
So much to see. And so much to love. Perfect.
The photography is just wonderful on this. As for the bridal party sitting down for the ceremony as though they’re up on a stage – so cool!!!
especially love those banners.
i seriously heart all things clayton austin. especially, this wedding shoot.
Stunning! Especially love those hanging light bulbs. Does anybody know where they can be purchased?
This wedding is FANTASTIC! There are so many things I love about it, I don’t even know where to begin! The vintage chic feel is so unique in the classiest of ways. From the banners and the bird cages to the wooden stamps and hanging light bulbs, you can really see the personalities of the couple. BEAUTIFUL!
AH mazing. This is so beautiful that it looks like a shoot!
um, really?!
wow. to . everything.
Beautiful…. what an original wedding! They’ve really taken current trends and infused it with their personalities. Great to see!
Ooooh…this one’s a bit different than what’s been out there. Love it! Very theatrical and intimate all at the same time.
Absolutely gorgeous! Great theme.
Hi there, I’ve been silently reading your blog for the past 5 or 6 months now and I really love it… in fact, this is where I landed and found my dream wedding gown (Chris and Vanessa)…
Thank you for all the wonderful wedding ideas! Keep it up. :-)
Hello!
Where did you get the banners??
Thanks, looks beautiful!
Wow. It all looks like some theatrical period remake. It’s stunning.
Every now and then you see shots like this and you wish you were there in the flesh to savor the day.
Wedding or art show!? So beautiful! I love the bride’s style and those hanging canvas prints as well!
Stunning! Is that Colorado? Where?
Congratulations!
Nostalgic.
very beautiful!
i wish i knew how they got those banners done. i love them!!
Wonderful so different. I had to look through the photos twice to get it all. Amazing touches on everything
Brooke
http://www.momentsofelegance.com
Umm, hi. This wedding is fantastic. In every way. Love love. Great feature!!
THIS IS AMAZING!! At first I thought it was a photo shoot! I just love it all!
So in love with this wedding! So much personality, beauty and originality….and perfectly captured by Clayton too.
@Jacquelyn:
The wedding was in Calgary, Alberta. And, I actually know two of the people in the wedding party from my hometown, which totally caught me off guard when I was oohing and ahhing at the photos!
Completely stunning and timeless.
Absolutely beautiful images! Nice vintage look!
Amazing ! ! !
Thank you for sharing.
This is a real wedding?! It looks like a photo shoot. This is one of my favourite weddings ever! Wow. Amazing!
I was lucky enough to be at this wedding–by far the most perfect one I’ve seen or heard of!
@ Florence: I know several of the wedding party as well; who do you know that was in it?
Wow! I love the hanging birdcages and all the type accents, from the woodblock letters to his cufflinks to those hanging banners. It totally does seem like a styled shoot in many ways.
This is one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever seen. So original and so gorgeous.
Hi – Love this wedding! Would love to know where to get the banners!
Dawn
What a cool wedding! It has a certain “steam-punk” vibe without being too theme-y. Awesome!
Okay. Okayokayokay. I am insanely in LOVE with that dress. I live in Edmonton. OH MY GOSH THAT DRESS IS INCREDIBLE.
Every time I catch a glimpse of it, I think of Katharine Hepburn! I want one. I can’t even believe how incredibly beautiful that dress is.
The banners are easy to make. Contact your local sign or banner shop. Give them the poetry or whatever you want. Those banners looked like they were on cloth. Might be more expensive than on say a vinyl material. Shouldn’t be too expensive though.
I am dumb struck. One of the most beautiful and creative weddings I have ever seen. LOVE this wedding and Love Green Wedding Shoes. You never disappoint!
Gosh, this wedding is simply incredible!
I love this wedding dress. Dresses with sleeves and collars are so fresh. Covering up a bit has an amazing elegance to it. It also gives you a few more spots to do something fun with more elements. I’m starting to see more sleeves and collars on the wedding blogs across the board.
I have to know where these lights are from! Been looking for some for a shoot I have next week!
Very rarely do I see a ceremony that stops me dead in my tracks. This one did. Couldn’t take my eyes off of it for many minutes. What a great idea. Hope you’ve started a trend.
Wishing… all weddings could be as awesome as this <3
I am captivated. Wow.
Such a stunningly styled wedding! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
any idea where to get banners like this? or how to go about making them?
This is definately a wedding to put Calgary on the map for creativity and originality.Loved working with Loro and her sister! The girls from Loro’s church always have incredible gowns that take my breath away.These pictures take us to an era of simplicity and eloquence that only this bride can portray with such perfection.Honoured to have helped make her dream dress come true!!
I attended this wedding. The theme, setting, and style encompassed these two beautiful people. It had Heaven’s attention. These two are a perfect pairing.
The reception was deliciously delightful and certainly one-of-a-kind. All who helped make this day perfect were busy! But oh, what a blissful wedding!
Woah so much creativity here it’s insane! Love the outfits, the clocks in the glass and everything else!