Today’s wedding is full of so many sweet handcrafted details and a fun, eclectric color palette. I’m totally in love with their style + sweet ceremony in the woods. I think Star explains it best, so I’ll let her talk about her day! :)
The moment we got engaged we knew we wanted a small wedding. However, that was going to be challenging for us as we both have such large families! We decided to meet in the middle with a private ceremony in the Los Angeles National forest with our immediate family and closest friends and then we would continue the celebration at my grandparents house with a larger reception. Both of us are artistic and knew we wanted to do a lot of the details ourselves. I started crocheting tiny hearts and making fabric flowers. At the time I had no idea what I was going to do with them but I knew they would be great for something! We spent many weekends at flea markets gathering vintage doilies that we could stamp for our private ceremony invites. There were many label stamping, utensil tying, pie baking and streamer making parties. A lot of the fun was having our friends and family come together to help create everything. Fortunately for us, our family is extremely eclectic and has collected some awesome furniture, stoves, bathtubs and small knick-knacks. We didn’t need to rent anything! Remember those crocheted hearts I was talking about? We used them for the family boutonnieres and as streamers along with doilies and twine. I spent a day hunting for old frames that my dad later converted into chalk board signs and one of my bridesmaids did all the calligraphy. She’s crazy talented! We really didn’t have any color scheme or over all plan, we just made things we loved and hoped for the best!
Star + Duncan are photographers, so photography was super important to them and they knew they wanted to have Picotte Weddings photograph their wedding. From Star, “Suthi’s work is beautiful, timeless and just plain awesome!!” I couldn’t agree more! Thanks so much Suthi for letting me share your gorgeous photos today!
Since the ceremony location was a surprise, the guests were shuttled in a baby blue vintage school bus. They all gathered under the oak trees for a short + intimate ceremony. Star walked down the aisle to their friend playing Rose of My Heart by Johnny Cash.
When the ceremony was over, they exited to their friend’s rendition of Big Rock Candy Mountain. Then all the guests piled in the bus and went to the reception where they joined the rest of their friends + family for a wonderful Mexican feast and danced the night away. Stay tuned for part two with their reception + lots of sweet crafted details! :)
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Photography: Picotte Weddings // Venue: Private Residence // Bride's Shoes: Seychelles // Groom's Shoes: Flea Market Find // Desserts: Homemade by the Bride & Bridesmaids // Furniture Rentals: Collected from Friends and Family // florist: Peony & Plum // styling: Peony & Plum // wedding coordinator: Events by Heather Ham // mini pies: Homemade by the Bride & Bridesmaids // printables: Handmade by the Bride // garlands: Handmade by the Bride // signage & crochet hearts: Handmade by the Bride // chocolate mustaches: The Frosted Petticoat // bride's dress: BHLDN // taco cart: Friend of the Family // ceremony music: A friend, Kyle Logan // first dance: A friend, Kyle Logan // groom's jacket: H&M, Levi's & Urban Outfitters // // jeans: H&M, Levi's & Urban Outfitters // // shirt: H&M, Levi's & Urban Outfitters //
