We are on our honeymoon! Check Instagram and Facebook for sneak peeks of our trip throughout the week. Mazen is enjoying a long visit from KK while we’re gone, but we miss his sweet face so much.
Rather than pre-write a bunch of recipes or go silent for a week, I thought this would be a great time to share some more of our wedding photos and details. I want to write these posts as much for myself as for you!
A huge thanks goes to my friend and photographer, Sarah Cramer Shields of Cramer Photo, for turning all 1700 photos around so quickly! She is THE best in so many ways, and I hope you’ll agree her photos telling a beautiful story. Follow her online and on Instagram!
MY OTHER RECIPES
Today’s topic is getting ready!
Hair and make-up
My BFF Lauren did my make-up as well as my sister, mom, cousin, and Sarah. She always does a great job, and wedding make-up is one of her specialties!
Sarah and I together curled my hair and pinned it up. I was glad not to have to spend a long time getting an up-do, and loved how it turned out.
My hair pins were bought on Amazon – these and these! I knew I wanted to wear my hair down, but I also wanted it out of my face.
Jewelry
Keeping with the simplicity theme, I wore jewelry I already owned and loved. My earrings and cuff were the Grace line from Stella and Dot, which they sadly don’t sell anymore. I wore my grandmother’s ring as “something old.”
Wedding dress
And, my dress… 🙂 The designer was Lillian West and I bought it at Sealed with a Kiss in Downtown Cville. I was determined to make everything about the wedding as simple as possible and so I walked into the store ready to buy something inside. Turns out this was the first dress I tried on! I liked that it wasn’t too formal or fitted, and the fabric was so light and airy. It spoke to me as the perfect dress for a romantic, garden wedding. Here is a link to the dress – it’s style number 6385.
Shoes
We already talked about shoes, but I want to report that I LOVED my shoes – the Badgley Mischka Belevederes. They were so comfortable the whole day, were great for dancing, didn’t give me a single blister. I loved how the crystals looked peeking out from my dress.
Flowers
And finally, my bouquet. I loved it so much! My friend Rosie’s mom owns Verde Natural Florals, and she did an amazing job with the rustic, natural, romantic look we discussed. Here were the types of flowers she used:
Silver Dollar Eucalptus, White Dahlias, Blush Garden Roses, Blue Hydrangea, Football Mums, Ranunculus, Dried Lavender, Dusty Miller, and Peach Hyparicum. (Probably among many more – I don’t know my flower names!)
The gentlemen, including Mazen, had boutonnieres made of the same flowers tied in twine.
Bridesmaids
Laura and Sarah’s dresses came from Nordstrom. We decided they would get complimentary dresses in a similar muted color palate, but they ended up getting two different styles from the same designer (Lulu) in the same color, Denim Blue.
Laura had the Be Mellow Cutaway Shoulder and Sarah wore the Ruffle Neck Halter. They were both stunning! I loved how we all had such romantic hair too.
Bridegroom
Can I please have this made into a poster to hang over my bed?! He is the hottest man alive.
We found the ties completely by good luck after rejecting so many much more expensive, fancy ties at a few stores. They were the Row Stripe Tie from The Tie Bar. He ordered pocket squares and matching socks for the guys too.
The gentleman suits came from Joseph A. Banks, and the Thomas’s brother’s suit came out of the bag a lighter color than the rest – an ordering mistake on the store’s part. Nobody was happy about this, but we didn’t let it rain on our parade.
Once we were all ready, it was go time!
Tomorrow: the ceremony!
I seriously love your dress, you looked so beautiful! I love the getting ready part of weddings, so much excitement and joy 🙂
The photos are gorgeous and the backdrop is amazing! Wow!
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I really like your bouquet. I never really like bouquets but yours looked so natural. Like you were skipping along in a field gathering up flowers like a princess. LOL
Haha thanks!!
Your hair and makeup looked incredible! And I am seriously crushing hard on your dress. The detail is gorgeous. Hope you two are having fun on the big honeymoon!
Kath, you looked absolutely stunning! I just love your dress.
Thanks!
OMG!!! Kathe you looked absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to follow you on this new and next journey!!! xo xo
thank you!!
What a beautiful wedding and bride! I shared this with my friend who is looking for hair inspiration for her upcoming wedding. Her mother insists she should wear it up, but she really wants to keep it mostly down. I think this will be helpful so thanks for sharing those details!
These photos are like from a movie; a dream…they’re beautiful! What a photographer.
Where’s my invitation, Kath?
Beautiful pictures, what a lovely day!
Beautiful! Who is the little girl with Mazen?
His BFF Sylvia 🙂
Beautiful bride and handsome groom! I loveeee your dress!
I love the back of your dress! Absolutely gorgeous. It’s so cute how enamoured you are with Thomas – I lol’d at the poster above your bed comment! Although I’ve been with my husband for 14 years and I still think he’s the hottest man alive so … I can relate!
Awww I love this congrats again you are stunning!
I love your dress so much!! I love the bridesmaids dresses too! I love the whole idea of complimentary dresses and allowing each girl to pick the dress that she feels beautiful in!
So so so beautiful! Love every shot! Where is your curling iron from?
It’s this one from Amazon. Anne P recommended it years ago after I used hers on a blog trip. It isn’t cheap, but it’s awesome!
Oh my gosh, the suit thing reminds me of my brother-in-law’s wedding. My husband Justin was the best man, and he and the groomsmen were all wearing black vests to match their black suits. When one of the guys pulled his vest out of the bag, it was this bright shiny green shade! (the bridesmaids were wearing green dresses, thankfully). My husband took one for the team and said “I’m the best man, let’s switch – I’ll take the green vest and it’ll look like we did it on purpose”. What a guy haha. I was not in the wedding and TBH I was silently cracking up – but what can you do but laugh….
Lol! Bright green is … bright! Glad they could laugh it off. When Thomas texted me I thought he had to be playing a joke but nope! It wasn’t a big deal to me though.
Gorgeous!! Every one of these photos, the colors, the shade, the smiles, the children. Congrats and thanks for sharing
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Stunning, Kath! I love the balance of simplicity, sparkle, and natural touches. Your makeup was perfect and allowed your natural radiance and joy to shine through! I appreciate your easygoing approach to wedding planning–the photos really show how relaxed and happy you all were! Congratulations on your marriage! Happy honeymooning!
You looked stunning, and the pictures are awesome!
Beautiful pictures! I love the one of all the guys jumping up.
I know his brother’s suit color was messed up but I actually like that.
Enjoy your ho×neymoon. Cruises are the best!
This is SO fun. Also, I need to know where your friend got her dress, the light pink one!!!
You look gorgeous! Would love more makeup details and info on the curling iron.
What incredible photos!!! I love the one of the guys jumping! The bouquets are gorgeous, as is your dress, and hair.
Haha, I read the comment about the poster above your bed aloud to my husband, and he laughed, as I have said the same thing numerous times about him. I want to cover my room in posters of my husband, because I seriously can’t deal with how hot he is!! #truelove