RUSTIC ELEGANCE

Dream wedding in Toscana? I wish! 

Now how to bring this rustic elegance to a wedding in the NYC area? 

A tent draped with ivy, cork screws, autumn.. any other ideas?

via Once Wed & SMP

WANDERLUST

I have a serious case of wanderlust, but we want to keep our wedding nearby to avoid the hassle for friends & family. With friends all over the country and across several continents, the hub of our NYC hometown area is best for us. If you want to express your love of travel without having a destination wedding, here are some simple ways to incorporate the wanderer in you. The key to any wedding theme is to carry it throughout in subtle ways but not to make it overdone or kitchy.

My favorite idea of all though (which is perfectly acceptable nowadays) is having a HONEYMOON REGISTRY instead of a traditional one! Who in NYC has space for more pots & pans anyways!? I'll list a comprehensive list/comparison chart of my favorite honeymoon registries in the next few days.

For full vendor details on save the dates and invitations, escort cards and table numbers, programs and menus, decor, guest book, and cake stand shown above, go to : CAP CLASSIQUE

JOSH GOLEMAN CAPTIVATES

Since I'm heavy on the flapper theme - I'm 100% head over heels with every detail of this sweet, sweet Gatsby-themed wedding--everything from the barn to the photo booth to the groom and groomsmen in seersucker suits and pink bow ties to the flapper theme! They carried the theme so beautifully throughout..

Photographer and cinematographer *Josh Goleman* captures the emotion incredibly! He's part of my favorite--uber-talented--wedding photography/videography entourage, The Wedding Artists Collective, based in Brooklyn.

We are DEFINITELY hiring a photographer and videographer from them! Each and every one of their artists are top-notch and completely unique. Brookelyn Photography is another fave. Check them out! After all, photos and videos (and your own fuzzy memories of the big day) are the best way to relive the day over and over again. A worthy investment if you ask me!

Josh Goleman works on tour with a rock band and only photographs a handful of weddings per year. His rates start at $6,000 for:

- 10 hours of wedding day coverage

- 1 hi-resolution disc with Josh’s selection of images

- Personal gallery for friends and family to view and purchase prints

- $200 print credit for bride and groom - Polaroid Portrait Photobooth

- $1,000 for engagement session

- $1,500 extra for a wedding video (10-12 minute 16 mm movie filmed with antique bolex camera) such as the gorgeous one below:

A 16mm Bolex wedding film from Ed and Ginny's Wedding by Josh Goleman: 

ROARING 20s

Love the idea of bridesmaids in different flapper dresses!

via Josh Goleman photography

TURQUOISE DREAMS

Really digging on turquoise as a color theme for the upcoming wedding. Vintage turquoise Caddie, peeled paint, soft turquoise bridesmaids dresses mixed in with champagne tones..

I have my heart set on ivy too--an ivy-draped tent with potted azaleas--i'll have to find a way to incorporate these somewhat clashing color palates.. stay tuned!