Happy Wedding Wednesday everyone! Well as you all know, a Wednesday around here means another fabulous wedding! This orange and gray wedding I have for you all today is modern, elegant, and full of gorgeous details! Antonia Christianson Events did an absolutely amazing job planning this gorgeous wedding, and Kristin Byrum Photography captured it all wonderfully! But you don’t have to take my word for it… the bride, Emily, is here to tell us all about her beautiful wedding!
What (or who) helped you most in your planning process and/or on your wedding day?
As a graphic design major in college I started collecting copies of Martha Stewart Weddings for design inspiration (and of course to daydream for my future wedding) years before I met my husband. I pulled a lot of inspiration from those magazines and all of the incredible wedding blogs, but I found Real Simple Weddings helped me start the planning process. Hiring Antonia Christianson as my coordinator was the best decision I could have made, and finding out she is a sorority sister didn’t hurt either! As a super detail oriented bride I followed her checklist and timeline religiously!! I genuinely trusted her team and knew that every detail of our wedding would be flawless with her in charge.
What was the most important thing to you when deciding who to work with for your wedding?
Zach and I have very different personalities, I’m the serious one and he’s the goofy one. It was very important that we found vendors that meshed with our personalities. We chose each of our vendors because they were very honest with us, they truly cared about my vision and they were genuinely invested in making our day perfect.
Did any of your vendors do anything special for you before, on, or after your wedding day that you would like to share?
Our photographer was simply spectacular, from the first time we talked on the phone I knew that Kristin and I would be friends for life! When my contract arrived in the mail and I saw her detailed packaging I knew I had made the right choice! Shortly after our engagement session Kristin sent me my very first monogrammed wedding present that turned into my “wedding tote” for all of my paperwork and inspiration. Even though my monogram didn’t change it was incredibly exciting for me to know that the B was for my married name!!
What was your favorite thing about your wedding?
It is incredibly hard for me to choose my ONE favorite thing about our wedding!! Everything was perfect!! If I had to choose one thing I would say my favorite thing was our private last dance. Having that last few minutes to just take it all in with my husband was something I will never forget.
What is your best piece of advice for other brides?
First, find someone you trust to coordinate your wedding day. You will be so thankful when the day arrives and you can just sit back and relax!! Second, splurge on your photographer! Long after the day is over and for generations to come your photos will tell the story of your wedding day.
I must say, those are some EXCELLENT pieces of advice Emily! Thank you so much for sharing your wedding insight with us! And thank you to Antonia Christianson Events for planning this beautiful wedding and Kristin Byrum Photography for sharing the photographs with us!
I love the elegance and simplicity of the centerpieces… and those bouquets are GORGEOUS, aren’t they?! I absolutely LOVE the orange and gray together… what do you all think of it? Are any of you planning a wedding using orange or gray?
Vendors who made it all happen…
Lauren
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It was an absolute Honor to share in the planning process of Emily’s big day with her. She was an amazing client with gorgeous taste. Love Love Love. !!
I am so excited to see Emily and Zach’s gorgeous wedding featured! This bride has amazing taste! Such beautiful pictures and details, congratulations to the happy couple!
This is one of my all time favorite color palettes, especially for winter. I also love the turquoise pop of color of that vintage car.
Such a wonderful wedding to be a part of! Emily is one of those brides where you get inspired from her ideas and attention to details:)
What a stunning wedding, and such beautifully clean clear photographs! And the little ring bowl is just the cutest!!
gorgeous flowers! Love those bright orange pashminas on the bridesmaids, too!
Can you please tell me where the cufflinks are from? TDF! :)
Oh my gosh! I love this! The bride’s face when she’s walking out for their first look is priceless. and that fur wrap- my goodness! the picture of them on the dance floor from above (with nobody else around) is so beautiful. what a lovely day!
Thank you for all your sweet comments!! Ruth – Our amazing ring bearer bowl is from Paloma’s Nest!! Danielle – The cufflinks are from “The Clay Collection” on ETSY!!!
We adored working with Emily + zach and documenting their stunning wedding! They are the sweetest couple you can imagine, and it makes me so happy their gorgeous wedding was featured! Thank you for publishing… the feature looks awesome!
Beautiful bride, wonderful wedding!!! Emily’s attention to detail was amazing. – her taste impeccable We’re thrilled to have her as a daughter!