Real Wedding Saturday: Holly & Mario
Jonathan Canlas is one of my favorite photographers, and it's fun to finally have a chance to feature his work on Snippet & Ink. Holly and Mario's wedding is sweet and full of personal touches, and Jonathan captured it beautifully. In Holly's words: The number one thing I'm happiest about are the pictures! Jonathan is truly talented and we absolutely love his work. We've gotten compliments from complete strangers (friends of friends) who have seen the photos. He captured everything in a way that made it seem ten times more beautiful than it was and Mario and I will look back on those pictures for decades to come.
The September wedding took place in Orland, California at Mario's family's plum orchard.
From Holly: The driving force behind most of our decisions was that we really wanted to keep our wedding as personal, simple and eco-friendly as possible within our budget, which is no easy task! We also wanted to include as many of our friends and family in the process, drawing on their many talents and really making the day special to us and to them. We couldn't think of a better place to have it than the property where Mario grew up, with its beautiful orchards and interesting photo ops.
Holly wore a veil by Twigs & Honey (available on Etsy and at The English Department in Portland, Oregon). Mario's best friend's sister, a stylist in San Francisco, did all of the hair and makeup.
Mario and each of the groomsmen wore their own suits and shoes. The groomsmen wore ties from Brooks Brothers that were a gift from the couple.
A pre-wedding shot of tequila!
The bridesmaids purple dresses from Nordstrom echoed the plum motif.
Holly wore plum colored shoes by Chie Mihara and a custom made dress by Elizabeth Dye. As Holly says: It was important to me to support a local independent businesswoman. I highly, highly, highly recommend Elizabeth!
The wedding was catered by Bacio Catering, and their catering coordinator, Melissa Brown, also acted as event coordinator for the day. Holly's uncle arranged all of the flowers for the day.
The tent was rented from AA Tent Rental in Corning, California.
Holly and Mario chose to do a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. Holly says, We had the tea ceremony privately in the house as the reception went on. My Aunt Roberta loaned me the red mandarin collared dress that she wore for HER tea ceremony 22 years ago - it was gorgeous! Going through such a traditional ceremony with our family was more meaningful to me than the other ceremony and it meant a lot to my family.
Our mothers and grandmothers each baked a cake that we grew up eating to collectively make our "wedding cake" - we had my mom's pistachio cake, his mom's rum cake, my grandmother's lemon cake, and his Nani's german chocolate cake. We back-filled with sheet cake from Mim's Bakery in Chico. Each of the family cakes was on display using adorable America Retold cakestands.
My favorite moment, hands down, was the very last song of the night - I've Had the Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing, one of my favorite movies. My biggest advice to any other bride: eat your dinner and stay cognizant of what's going on around you, it's easy to get lost in the commotion and not have time to relax and enjoy the experience. My biggest regret is not getting the chance to talk to each and every guest personally.
Congratulations Holly and Mario - thank you so much for sharing your special day with us! And thank you to Jonathan Canlas for sharing these beautiful photos. You can see even more from Holly and Mario's wedding at Jonathan's blog (also, be sure to check out his black and white close-up portraits - they're fantastic!).
The September wedding took place in Orland, California at Mario's family's plum orchard.
From Holly: The driving force behind most of our decisions was that we really wanted to keep our wedding as personal, simple and eco-friendly as possible within our budget, which is no easy task! We also wanted to include as many of our friends and family in the process, drawing on their many talents and really making the day special to us and to them. We couldn't think of a better place to have it than the property where Mario grew up, with its beautiful orchards and interesting photo ops.
Holly wore a veil by Twigs & Honey (available on Etsy and at The English Department in Portland, Oregon). Mario's best friend's sister, a stylist in San Francisco, did all of the hair and makeup.
Mario and each of the groomsmen wore their own suits and shoes. The groomsmen wore ties from Brooks Brothers that were a gift from the couple.
A pre-wedding shot of tequila!
The bridesmaids purple dresses from Nordstrom echoed the plum motif.
Holly wore plum colored shoes by Chie Mihara and a custom made dress by Elizabeth Dye. As Holly says: It was important to me to support a local independent businesswoman. I highly, highly, highly recommend Elizabeth!
The wedding was catered by Bacio Catering, and their catering coordinator, Melissa Brown, also acted as event coordinator for the day. Holly's uncle arranged all of the flowers for the day.
The tent was rented from AA Tent Rental in Corning, California.
Holly and Mario chose to do a traditional Chinese tea ceremony. Holly says, We had the tea ceremony privately in the house as the reception went on. My Aunt Roberta loaned me the red mandarin collared dress that she wore for HER tea ceremony 22 years ago - it was gorgeous! Going through such a traditional ceremony with our family was more meaningful to me than the other ceremony and it meant a lot to my family.
Our mothers and grandmothers each baked a cake that we grew up eating to collectively make our "wedding cake" - we had my mom's pistachio cake, his mom's rum cake, my grandmother's lemon cake, and his Nani's german chocolate cake. We back-filled with sheet cake from Mim's Bakery in Chico. Each of the family cakes was on display using adorable America Retold cakestands.
My favorite moment, hands down, was the very last song of the night - I've Had the Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing, one of my favorite movies. My biggest advice to any other bride: eat your dinner and stay cognizant of what's going on around you, it's easy to get lost in the commotion and not have time to relax and enjoy the experience. My biggest regret is not getting the chance to talk to each and every guest personally.
Congratulations Holly and Mario - thank you so much for sharing your special day with us! And thank you to Jonathan Canlas for sharing these beautiful photos. You can see even more from Holly and Mario's wedding at Jonathan's blog (also, be sure to check out his black and white close-up portraits - they're fantastic!).
Labels: Budget Friendly Ideas, Real Weddings
posted by Kathryn at
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11 Comments:
What a beautiful wedding! I love her veil!!!
OMG - what a fantastic cake idea! I LOVE the idea of incorporating traditions from moms and grandmothers - so touching!
i want to get married at an orchard! simply charming.
love those bridesmaids - i have that dress!
his photography is amaaaazing. i hope i can one day afford him for my own wedding. i need to have one of his up close portraits for my own one day!
very very pretty!
Hot. I love every bit of it. Meaningful, aware, slamming. (and a perfect Snippet and Ink wedding Kathryn, perfect)
I love how nothing was over the top fancy but it is still so elegant and CLASSY. That is something I don't see in a whole lot of weddings anymore. What a beautiful couple.
who is this Elizabeth, and where do I find her!?!?! I love that dress!
such lovely pops of plum!
Oh! Holly looks BEAUTIFUL and the entire wedding is just so darn sweet and classy. The hair piece looks gorgeous on her!!
jemmissica: You can find Elizabeth Dye at www.elizabethdye.com and she has an Etsy shop now too: englishdept.etsy.com
She made my wedding dress too and is FABULOUS. I highly encourage brides to work with her!
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