“Love + Colors” – A Groovy, Psychedelic Wedding in Central Pennsylvania

“Our inspiration was love and colors!” say Jessie + Brandon of their rainbow, retro wedding at Stone Mill Inn in York, Pennsylvania.

It’s no surprise that the couple gravitated towards groovy, free-spirited hippie vibes for their big day since they first met through The Peach Music Festival, a festival for the iconic 1970’s musical artists The Allman Brothers Band.

Designed by Creamery Hill and coordinated by the planners at Stone Mill Inn, this vibrant wedding day showcased disco shimmer, funky prints, and color blocked florals to create what the couple refers to as both “an explosion of colors in the sky” and a “60’s Woodstock meets 70’s roller rink utopia.”

One detail we love? This wedding also showcased a love story of a different kind: one between a couple and their vendor team! Not only did Jessie + Brandon vibe creatively with the wedding professionals they chose, they adored their vendor crew so much that they invited everyone to stay and celebrate with them throughout the reception.

“When you have an amazing couple like Jessie + Brandon who wholeheartedly trust their vendors to take their ideas and run with it,” says photographer Kylee B. Photography, “you end up with the most magical wedding day!”

Jessie added glitzy disco shimmer to her bridal vibe with these rhinestone-adorned “Pam” silver pointed toe flats from Betsey Johnson.

This braided, wavy, flower-filled wedding hair masterpiece by Heather Mussari! We are speechless!

Look through our collection of the best wedding hairstyles for long hair to find lots of creative ways to utilize your long locks on your Big Day like Jessie did.

Very into the ethereal yet feminine aesthetic of Jessie’s floral tulle column gown from L&H Bridal.

Definitely dive into this whimsical woodland wedding and this Bay Area barn wedding for some other examples of brides who rocked hair looks filled with fresh flowers.

There’s just something so bright + joyful about the mismatched green bridesmaid dresses that Jessie’s besties wore down the aisle.

How precious is this lacy white flower girl dress with a sage green accent ribbon to match the rest of the bridal party!

Brandon’s crew went for a unified forest green look with their matching groomsmen suits.

The First Look

We love to see a bride + groom both rocking white on their special day. Check out this ethereal Austin, TX wedding and this autumnal disco wedding for a few of our other fave examples.

The Ceremony

How fun + colorful are the floating rainbow floral garlands that made up this ceremony backdrop!

Woodland Floral Design was behind all of these brilliant, color blocked floral arrangements.

Groom Brandon created this custom white wedding suit with Lee Newman and paired it with a funky floral dress shirt from Eton.

The bride + groom opted for boho vibes with these mismatched vintage-inspired rugs as aisle decor.

Take a peek at our lists of the best sage green bridesmaid dresses and the best emerald bridesmaid dresses if you’re liking the look of a rich, green bridal party palette.

Our Musical Choices
Processional
"Life of Illusion" by Joe Walsh 
Recessional
"Jessica" by The Allman Brothers Band
First Dance
"Ain't Wastin' Time No More" by The Allman Brothers Band

The Reception

The groovy mushroom pattern. The funky font Beatles lyrics. The amber glass sconces!! This creative wedding reception seating chart was total retro wedding decor innovation.

A custom acrylic cocktail menu like this one is a great way to showcase the unique signature drinks you’ve curated for your wedding’s cocktail hour.

You know it’s time to party when the bride switches into a fun pair of bridal sneakers!

Loving the groovy fairytale feel of these floral + greenery hanging installations as much as we are? Explore our list of wedding tent decor ideas and creative hanging installation ideas to brainstorm your own unique wedding tent decor setup!

Our Advice
Hire all female vendors (lol.)

Hire a team that works together, vendors who know each other. Tell them your vision, and then let them bring it to life- don't micromanage. They know what they're doing! 

Is there any sweeter sight than a table packed with delicious wedding desserts?!

We’ll get to this incredible wedding cake in a sec. But first: how adorable is that teeny mushroom-shaped bud vase!

Now: can we get a big round of applause for this shimmery, flower-adorned “color explosion” of a wedding cake that Flouretta Sweet created?

Congrats, Jessie + Brandon! Your groovy, colorful wedding day was nonstop retro romance. All the best from GWS!