The September wedding took place at Beaulieu Gardens in Rutherford, California.
Jennifer and James wrote their own vows.
Good On Paper Design created all of the printed materials, from the invitations to the programs.
Jennifer wore a dress by Vera Wang.
In lieu of a traditional guest book, guests were asked to write a "recipe" for a good marriage on individual note cards.
During the cocktail hour, a "marketplace" was set up, were guests were encouraged to "shop" around for fresh fruit, flowers, flip-flops, and recipe boxes. The boxes were filled with cards of the bride's favorite recipes, plus a muslin sack filled with her favorite herb, thyme.
Lounges were set up for guests to relax and enjoy reading some of Jennifer's favorite cookbooks. Seating cards were displayed in vintage suitcases.
Nancy Liu Chin Designs created all of the floral elements. Jubilee Lau Events coordinated the day.
The cakes were Stella Pastry Cafe's famous Sacripantina cake: vanilla sponge cake layered with zabaglione, cream and rum.
Guests took a break from dancing to the sounds of Anything She Wants to roam around the garden, and to enjoy a fromage station and a popcorn station - two of the couple's favorite snacks. And, at the end of the night, guests were offered a late night snack - In-n-Out burgers and Boylan soda. Paula LeDuc catered the event, and surprised the couple with a basket of cheeses after the reception, because they hadn't had any during the party!
Congratulations and best wishes, Jennifer and James. And a big thank you to Gloria Wong for sending this charming wedding to us, and to Gertrude & Mabel for sharing these beautiful photos!
30 comments:
from the preview, i knew i would like this wedding. and i was right! :) so personal and welcoming. and beautiful, too.
Wow! Love every detail, especially the 'marketplace'.. haven't seen that done before and it fit with this wedding so well. Beautiful.
love the late night snacks, the vintage suit cases & the marketplace ideas. Oh and 'recipe for a good marriage' was great.
oh. that's simply delectable! I love the yellow and natural wood. so warm and earthy!
*sigh* The colors are so right for this type of wedding. Spot on.
This is, hands down, my new favorite wedding! The "marketplace" was an absolutely brilliant idea and I love how they incorporated their favorite snacks into the event as well. The photos are stunning and I so wish I knew this adorable couple so I could have attended this wedding :-) Their guests were treated to quite an amazing experience!
Fabulous! Everything about this wedding is to die for!
She used a lot of the elements I'm using in my wedding. Gorgeous wedding. I love it!
just beautiful and so fun. love the buckets of pears!!!
holy crap I wouldve loved to have been at that wedding!
I love the unique shape of these cakes ... so different from what you usually see!
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I love this wedding! I don't know what it is... just everything you described and it just seems so natural. LOVE IT!
This was one of the best weddings you've featured! Love it. Love it. Wonderful job to all who coordinated it.
in love with this wedding! the wooden signs are amazing.
The marketplace was a great original
idea. Every detail was executed perfectly.
Right up my alley!
love love love the flowers!!!
one of the best group of wedding photos yet....
thankyou for sharing this. It is really inspiring how they have thought of everything and it all melds together beautifully
I am in love with this wedding!! I love every detail, so charming! "Marketplace" to fromage and popcorn station - late night "in and out" burgers! I wish I could have attended this wedding! Jennifer - if you check back, could you please let us know where you found the vintage suitcase??
oh I adore this wedding and just LOVE the sharing a recipe part :)
Thank you kathryn for your post!!!! Sunflowers can be elegant and so charming!!!!! This was one of my fab weddings, too!
Love the photos clipped to the 'clothesline'...what a great idea! Very well done & unique wedding.
BRAVO to a beautiful SUNFLOWER wedding that wasn't shabby chic or country home. I love sunflowers but most weddings I see with them don't quite hit the mark (for me.) this is spot on! love it!
I love how the placecards were displayed in vintage suitcases!
There's a really great story behind the wedding that most people don't know. It was actually one of the hottest days in Napa. We are talking 105 degrees. Because of that, I actually made two bridal bouquets for Jennifer. Both were equally stunning. I had a great vendor, Torchio Nursery, who outdid themselves. I ordered twice the amount of dahlias that I needed and twice the amount of sunflowers that was ordered by the bride because I knew that the heat was going to "kill" the flowers.
Let's just say that we used EVERY flower that day.
We also pre made the suitcase with the moss. I took a styrofoam board to fill the suitcase and them "u" pinned the moss on top. I think it made for a stunning piece.
Bottom line: in hot weather, make sure you are working with a floral designer who will order "over" the needed amount.
Thanks for all the comments, Snippet & Ink fans.
Love, Nancy Liu Chin
What a gorgeous looking couple you have here. And the wedding dress is so amazingly beautiful. Everything is so darn perfect!
I love the "marketplace" idea during cocktail hour. And once again, Nancy Liu Chin did a fabulous job - the sunflowers are darling!
Oh I love it! There are so many unique ideas here that I would LOVE to steal. Like the photos hung from the clothes line! My husband and I have talked about doing In-N-Out for the rehearsal dinner because we were both working there when we met!
This was a darling wedding! The yellow sunflowers add such a pretty pop of color too.
I love all the homemade signs, like Yummy Cakes! So sweet:)
this is one of the most adorable weddings ever! the details is just spectacular, i really hope you dont mind me linking you, because i used some of the pictures on my blog! im sorry, its just too pretty :)
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