Michael & Kate
The Details

Growing up, my mom used to always have home and garden magazines lying around. She would clip her favorite pictures for inspiration and tape them into a book to reference later. It was her own version of Pinterest before it ever existed.


Michael and Kate’s wedding
felt like I had walked into one of the magazine clippings in my mother’s book. It was elegant and romantic with pale colored florals scattered throughout. While the flowers from Twig and Petals were stunning, and I mean stunning, I could not keep my eyes off of the rustic oak chairs from Hartmann Rentals. They were so unique and added the perfect amount of charm to the event.

Before I end, I have to highlight the incredible work of Alicia and her team at Carrie Dove Catering. They coordinated the entire event and did it all with smiles on their faces. Vitaliy and I had such a great time working alongside them for Michael and Kate’s wedding.

 

The Team

Makeup: Susan Ballard
Hair: Rita Martynko
Dress: Monique Lhuillier
Suit: J.Crew
Floirst: Twig and Petals and Cuyama Valley Lavender
Cake: Beth Ann of Studio Cake
Rentals: Hartmann Studios and Green House Design Studio
Music: Lia Rose

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Michael+Kate: Woodside Wedding

Michael and Kate were high school sweethearts who recently promised their lives to one another in the backyard of her uncle’s estate in Woodside, California.

Everything about the day felt beautiful, regal even. From Kate’s lace dress to Michael’s tailored suit, they were a sight to behold. Pure eye candy!

I’ll share more about their wedding details next week, but for now, I just want to feature this gorgeous couple. You can read their love story here.

Michael and Kate, your wedding was pure romance. Thank you for inviting us to document such a beautiful and historical event in your lives. It was a real pleasure! Vitaliy and I wish you a marriage filled with love and laughter! Enjoy a few of our favorites from the day.

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Korey + Amanda
St. Louis Wedding

Korey and Amanda met her first day on the job. Korey was scheduled to work from home that day, but it was his job to help new employees get set up. Most of us might hold a grudge on the person who had us called into the office, but not Korey. He was a gentleman from the start.

Amanda was new to the area, so Korey always invited her to social events to help her make friends. He helped her move into a new condo once. But he really started to win her heart by offering to pick her up on rainy days to carpool. Can we say chivalrous? And all of this happened before they were even dating.

But one day everything changed. At an event called the “Stache Bash” put on by the American Mustache Institute, Amanda and Korey kissed. What can we say? Mustaches bring people together!

They were both unsure of the kiss, but clearly their love had started way back when. On one of those rainy days in St. Louis when Korey came by on his white horse to swoop Amanda off her feet. Ok, not literally on a white horse, but he definitely swooped her off her feet. And it was a happily ever after kind of love story.

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