A Handmade Vintage Pink Wedding
February 12, 2013If you love handmade and sweet personal touches, today’s wedding is for you! The bride put so much love into all the details to create a truly gorgeous event. I love the sweet bridesmaid gifts and the hand embroidered hankies! And the pink paper crane chandelier? Seriously breath-taking! What a way to make a statement!
The gorgeous bride Chelsea shares:
From the very beginning of planning the wedding, I would say, “It’s all in the little things”. Of course my finance (Richard) would say, “No one is even going to notice these little details”. But, on the wedding day , … he continued to point out every little project and detail that I had been working on for the past year. He finally agreed with me…”It is all in the little details!!!”
Richard and I both wanted a destination wedding and a “getaway” weekend for our closes friends and family to help us celebrate our special day with us. After a few road trips along 30-A, we finally found the perfect spot for the ceremony and reception, Carillon Beach. The ceremony took place in a simple, but charming little “Meeting House” and the late afternoon reception took place right outside on the “Village Green”.
Another favorite memory captured by Pure 7 Studios was when my father led me down the beautiful promenade into the chapel filled with my closes family and friends. Walking down the promenade, with my loving father by my side and the sound of jets flying over head (it was not planned, it just happen that the jets were flying over as we walked) will be a memory I will cherish in my heart forever.
I wanted the focal point of the reception to be the head table. We were able to accomplish this by hanging 1,001 pink paper origami cranes over the head table. How did we accomplish this: I had a vision and just started folding…1.2…3…4…1,001. Yes, I folded every single one. It took over 9 months to fold 1,001 paper cranes, but it was most definitely worth it. Richard and I both loved the legend behind the tradition of 1,000 paper cranes and I wanted to give Richard a wedding gift that would last a lifetime. “According to Japanese lore, folding 1,000 Origami Cranes is truly a labor of love. The time and energy put into the thousand hand folded origami cranes symbolized the patience, trust, and dedication necessary to sustain a happy marriage. Tradition holds that the bride who finishes this task, called ‘sembazuru’, before her wedding day will be richly rewarded with a good luck and a long a happy marriage. Paying homage to the majestic crane, which mates for life and is said to live one thousand years, the bride and groom ensures their own good fortune. As a gift to Richard, I folded 1,001 origami cranes…. the additional crane was for a little extra luck.
I thank both of my parents for giving us the opportunity to bring all of our friends and family together to share this beautiful time with us. I sincerely thank all our friends and family for their love and support and will always remember the gift everyone have given us…. “A Truly Perfect Day”.
Photography | pure7studios | Venue | Carillon Weddings | Planner | Carillon Weddings by Victoria | Florist | Nouveau Flowers | Cake | Confections on the Coast | Caterer | Townsend Catering Company | Make Up | Make Me Blush | Bridesmaid Gifts | Paloma’s Nest
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22 Comments
February 12, 2013 at 10:35 am
The feature turned out beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this wedding that we were honored to photograph!
February 12, 2013 at 11:38 am
Thank you so much for featuring this gorgeous couple! We just adored their families and this beautiful wedding! This wedding definitely fit them perfectly. I'll never forget all of her 1001 paper cranes that she made by hand! Warmly,
Avis
February 12, 2013 at 1:08 pm
Those paper cranes are amazing. What a gorgeous wedding!
February 12, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Oh. my. WORD! There isn't a think about Chelsea and Richard's story/day that I don't just adore. Prettiest bridesmaid dresses I've seen in my absolute favorite color, a perfectly priceless image of dad and daughter walking down the aisle (photography kudos, that bokeh is magical!), a dream cake and the most romantic and lovely head table decor - something I've not seen or heard of before! Wonderful job to all involved and many congratulations to the couple, I'm glad the groom saw in the end that it is, in fact, all in the details! :)
February 12, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Gorgeous!
February 12, 2013 at 2:48 pm
I die. Amazing!!!!
February 12, 2013 at 4:35 pm
Classically beautiful!
February 12, 2013 at 8:11 pm
Such a pretty wedding, just my style :)
February 12, 2013 at 10:51 pm
This is a beautiful wedding. I love the bridesmaid dresses and cake......so pretty!
February 12, 2013 at 11:41 pm
Im on my phone right now but I'm actually going to get out of bed to go to my computer so that I can go pincrazy all over this wedding. Those paper crane details- wow!!!
February 13, 2013 at 4:51 pm
Beautiful photos. I'm really enjoying the origami crane trend, so cool!
February 13, 2013 at 8:40 pm
I love the flowers,beautiful green garden setting and relaxed atmosphere. Also most important the beautiful bride and groom. The cranes took my breath away. I am very proud of the wonderful creation.
February 13, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Such a beautiful wedding for such a great couple! We love you....
February 13, 2013 at 10:46 pm
MOST BEAUTIFUL BRIDE I'VE SEEN! HER LOVE PUT INTO MAKING HER WEDDING TRULY SHINES THROUGH.
February 14, 2013 at 9:20 am
Chelsea & Richard had a beautiful wedding and what a beautiful couple. They were certainly Blessed with great family, friends, and good weather. We were honored to be a guest and part of the festivities. The origami cranes were amazing. Great job Chelsea! Oh, by the way, I do love your bracelet----Love Y'all, Karen
February 14, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Beautiful couple!!! Everything was elegant and classy. The cranes were the best!!!
February 15, 2013 at 9:08 am
Every single detail was absolutely perfect and did not go unnoticed! Truly beauiful!! Again, the cranes were amazing! And such a beautiful couple!
February 19, 2013 at 9:30 am
I love this wedding! Every detail was carefully planned and the cranes were something out of a movie. Such a beautiful bride and a beautiful wedding!
February 22, 2013 at 9:12 pm
Beautiful wedding, beautiful couple.
March 6, 2013 at 10:37 am
Thank you all SO much for your kind words regarding this couple's images. We adore photographing weddings with such beautiful details and more importantly... LOVE. Thanks also to ALL of the AMAZING Carillon Wedding vendors who worked so hard. CW weddings are the bomb! xo
May 2, 2013 at 5:52 am
i just adore your photos of your wedding which i stumbled upon by accident - the warmth and feeling that comes from these images are just wonderful !