Orange and Yellow Wedding with Literary Details

For their wedding, Taylor and Mac worked with their planner, Oak + Honey Event Planning Co., to expertly blend vintage touches within a modern venue, creating an event that transcended the idea that modern, timeless, or eclectic styles must exist separately. The venue offered lush outdoor green spaces, a covered structure for the ceremony, and an indoor space with ultra-high ceilings and an abundance of natural light, ensuring that wherever guests were, the beauty of the gardens was never out of sight. The ceremony was held beneath an oversized wooden veranda, with florals adorning a geometric arch. The color palette, grounded in olive greens and creams, was brought to life with floral accents of coral, yellow, and pink, evoking the feel of a garden party.

“Despite expecting to leave the bridal stores with a sleek, modern and geometric-detailed dress, I fell in love with a multi-layer lace gown with a neutral undertone and a full train. This gown has different lace layers, like Swiss dot, and a gorgeous, detailed floral top layer, which highlights the overall vintage design. Pearls were my accent, including pearl drop earrings, a pearl veil, a simple pearl necklace, and a custom-designed pearl bracelet that my parents had designed and gifted the night before. One of the first items purchased for my bridal look was my olive green suede classic pump shoes, and a matching pair of olive green suede Vans to change into for party-mode paired with Wifey Socks.”

“We wanted to bring together touches of vintage with a splash of modern to match the sleek style of our venue, while incorporating our love for vintage. Our color palette featured olive green, champagnes, golds, and creams and whites. The florals created a pop of color to evoke a garden party, with corals, yellows, and pinks. Utilizing lots of florals and candlelight for the tables created an intimate, cozy, but sophisticated garden party feel.”

“I think my favorite detail was bringing my vision to life for a book-based seating chart. I spent months curating vintage and antique books within our color scheme that were displayed on a lovely bookshelf. The stacks of books were organized per table, and each guest had a custom bookmark with their name and table assignment, which was also a takeaway from the wedding. The bookmark incorporated my favorite shape, a tassel matching our color scheme, and featured our custom monogram that we created with our stationer. Some of the stacks of books had little Easter eggs / nods to the associated guests, like a Sherlock Holmes book in the stack for the brother of the bride and a Colorado book for the groom’s family.”

“We loved listening to a jazz trio while playing a round of cornhole together as new husband and wife, and enjoying appetizers during cocktail hour. Another favorite moment was the First dance as husband and wife with butterflies in our stomachs.”