Ruffled

Nathalie from Luxe Fête sent over this photoshoot and instead of focusing on decor I thought it would be great to spotlight the couple’s style – and how you can do it on a budget. The bride’s fluffy short wedding dress with layers and layers of tulle is by Dolce & Gabbana, but you can find an equally gorgeous short wedding dress for a more affordable route (see our round up of 15 Vintage Inspired Wedding Dresses for under $500 and last year’s 10 Vintage Inspired Wedding Dresses for under $500). The groom’s vintage tuxedo is from C. Madeleine’s Vintage Boutique, proof that grooms can also find vintage clothing to wear for their wedding.

I am loving the black gloves – it reminds me of this post I made about darling gloves for vintage weddings nearly one year ago.

Photography: Ambrosio Photography / Wedding Dress: Dolce Gabbana / Groom’s Black and White Tuxedo Jacket: C. Madeleine’s Vintage Boutique / Furniture Rentals: Ronen Bar and Furniture Rental / Florals, Decor and Styling: Luxe Fête Event Planning and Design Studio / Hair and Makeup: Brittany Lammon/ Models: Maya Breykin and Buddy Krueger

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Continuing with this sweet vintage wedding shot by Studio Nouveau with a Super 8mm video by Hello Super 8…

From Keira, the bride:

Dan is actually the crafty one in our home. He made the Save the Dates and place cards himself and also designed the images for the temporary tattoos we handed out. I love DIY, but I am hopeless with crafts. I guess I am more of a do-it-for-me person (DIFM?). We used a lot of great Etsy vendors for the bridesmaid dresses, temporary tattoos, and other decorations. Etsy is addictive and invaluable for party planning. I was lucky enough to have some amazing and talented friends offer to help–2 of them were so inspired by this that they have started their own Etsy shops! We also chose vendors that really find the art in everything they do. This meant a lot of “what do you think of this?” back and forth emails and a ton of inspiration images. It resulted in an amazing group of people who were really invested in our wedding.

Here’s the video in Super 8mm film by Megan from Hello Super 8. It will give you a more comprehensive idea of how fun this wedding was! Also, turn up the volume because “Hotel Yorba” by the White Stripes is perfect for the video.

Complete list of vendors:
Location: Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center / Caterer: Cuisine Chez Vous / Florist: Bow Street Flowers/ Wedding dress: Stephanie James Couture / Groom’s suit: Thick as Thieves/ Groom’s fedora hat: Salmagundi / Bridesmaid dresses: Miss Brache on Etsy/ Bridesfella suit: the clearance section of Brooks Brothers / Photographers: Studio Nouveau / Super 8mm Video: Hello Super 8 / Bride’s hair piece: Leah C (it’s actually a bridesmaid piece) / Bridesmaids’ headbands: Keira’s friend Erin Sherry/ Boutonnieres: Amber’s (the bridesmaid in the mermaid print dress) Etsy shop Drinking Stars

When Megan from Hello Super 8 sent over this wedding I jumped for joy. It’s a Ruffled classic – it got vintage, quirky and a warm vibe all around. Big thanks to the ladies at Studio Nouveau for sharing these images with us!

A little bit from the bride, Keira:

Dan and I had a great day on October 17. We got married.

We really owe most of our inspiration to one lovely piece of fuchsia tulle. I had already picked out my dress from Stephanie James Couture when they sent me a few color samples–including fuchsia. Pink was never a favorite of mine, but something about this color–a little sweet but a little edgy–just hooked me. It sort of snowballed from there. Several times during planning I would hear myself or someone say “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could…”? Wear a shark as a boutonniere? Have bridesmaids in dresses with antlers and mermaids? Use “I give you this ring because you are my favorite” as part of our vows? Both walk down the aisle with our parents? So we just decided to do all of them. When we took the rules of what we could and couldn’t do away–that’s when the wedding started to feel like us. I think it worked–so many people commented on how the wedding felt authentic, but never alienating.

Stay tuned for part II and their Super 8mm video!