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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! The festivities are still coming along with New Years just around the corner. For this week’s wedding of the week, I decided it would be best to start the new year featuring the gorgeous bride Ashley, who is very much loved in the Project Wedding community as kohler44. Congratulations Ashley and Chris, and thank you so much for being such an inspiration and a supportive friend to anyone who loves weddings! Scroll down for a preview of the awesome imagery you will see in this week’s real wedding of the week!

Photographs by April Smith

Don’t miss the entire editorial spread in the real weddings gallery!

Posting will be light this week as my family is in town visiting us for the new year! I’ll be back soon! (next year!)

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Heather, the beaming bride of today’s real wedding, so graciously shared the images of her wedding to be featured in our real weddings gallery! The wedding took place on a rain day in Worcester, Massachusetts. There is just something so calm and beautiful about this city wedding that is steeped in tradition, with the bride and groom saying their vows in their neighborhood surrounded by the love of their family and friends.

Images by Andrea Winchenbaugh

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Christmas is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than to feature a inspired red wedding as our real wedding of the week! Leslie and Nathan’s wedding took place in beautiful Napa Valley with gorgeous red and gold details that celebrated the bride’s chinese heritage. The shoes, bridesmaids dresses, table decor, and lush floral arrangements pulled the striking red details together to make the wedding cohesive and absolutely breathtaking.

Here are some of my favorite images from Leslie and Nathan’s real wedding in Rutherford, California. Don’t miss the entire editorial spread in our real weddings gallery!

Photography by Thayer Allyson Gowdy of the Little White Dress, Coordination by Alison Events

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When Robert Sukrachand submitted Yuli+Keith’s wedding to real weddings over a month ago, I was absolutely floored by the beauty and simplicity of the images. Almost the entire wedding was DIY, with tons of inspired and creative details from the bride and groom. Here’s just a peek at the beautiful imagery you will see in the real weddings gallery. Stay tuned! There’s more to come, including tips and advice from the beautiful and talented Yuli herself!

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The holidays are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than an inspired red and brown wedding to put us in a festive mood?

Photography by Zach Hodges Photography

Aaron and Sarah were married in an outdoor ceremony in Temecula, California. Their wedding was a perfect “marriage” of whimsical and traditional with an edge. I just love the coloring of the clouds overhead, which makes for dramatic and picturesque landscape that perfectly matches the dramatic beauty of the wedding itself. Congratulations Aaron and Sarah on your marriage, and thanks for sharing your real wedding with us! There are tons more images in our real weddings gallery, so make sure to visit their entire gallery and prepare to be inspired!

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Marisa planned her wedding with Project Wedding, and the result was an amazing modern blue wedding in Laguna Beach. I just love all the blue details from Marisa and Dan’s wedding…

Thanks for sharing your wedding with us, Marisa!

Read more about Marisa’s modern blue Laguna Beach Wedding our real weddings gallery…

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Today’s real wedding features the organic beauty of nature in a unique setting.  Laura and Scott exchanged their vows under a bamboo chuppah at Manka’s Boathouse, nestled along the idyllic Point Reyes peninsula.  The evening started at the boathouse where vows were exchanged under a bamboo chuppah .  Gourmet hors d’oeuvres inlcuding oysters by local purveyor Hog Island Oysters and cocktails followed until a trolley car shuttled guests up to the lodge for a 5 course dinner paired with local sustainable and organic wines.  Custom silk dupioni tables runners were added to the long table garland and candle lit ambiance.  When dusk turned to a moonlit night the only sound was laughter, music and dancing.

Check out the rest of this beautiful nature inspired wedding in our real weddings gallery.

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This week’s real wedding of the week is a stunning city affair held in the heart of San Francisco. The beautiful bride Amy, also known on Project Wedding as amkbrown, generously shared her fabulous wedding images with us and I could not be happier to see her vision become realized in such a beautiful and effortlessly graceful way. As always, here is just a taste of the gorgeous images that you will find in the entire editorial of Amy and Tim’s real wedding.

Images courtesy of Jennifer Kloss Photography

That was just a taste of the gorgeous imagery you will see from Amy and Tim’s real wedding. Make sure to check out the entire editorial spread in our real weddings gallery!

And now, some words from Amy (amkbrown), the beautiful bride…

Believe it or not, Tim & I met at a local bar in San Francisco.  Doesn’t happen very often that a conversation at a bar leads beyond that.  But we hit it off immediately & found that we even had a few mutal friends.  So we think eventually we would have met somehow!

Our wedding took place in San Francisco where we live - at at historic chapel (Chapel of our Lady) & the Officers Club in the Presidio - both dating back to the late 1800’s.  It was one of those beautiful San Francisco days where you really appreciate where you live.  The weather was amazing & the sky was clear as day.

The venues were warm, cozy, unique & intimate.  The chapel has a glass window from the floor to the ceiling in the back looking out to the woods in the Presidio.  It fits about 150 people, so it felt perfect for our 110 guests.  The Officers Club have these amazing old rustic chandeliers & dark wood beams throughout the ballroom & a fireplace in the back which make for a perfect cozy & romantic environment.

Tim & I exchanged personally written vows & used non-traditional music for our ceremony.  We are true lovers of all music & wanted to use something more unique than the usual wedding march.  Our parents walked into an instrumental version of Elton John’s “Your Song”, our bridesmaids walked into an instrumental verson of U2’s “One” and I walked into Isreal Kamakawiwo’ole “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”  Our recessional was Stevie Wonder’s “Signed Sealed Delivered” which was really fun

I basically planned the entire wedding myslef & I loved every minute of it.  I did a ton of research on different vendors, the best deals & unique & interesting ways to personalize our wedding.  Our colors were berry, gold & brown - with some hits of dusty rose.

Tables:
- the long tables were a huge hit…not many people had been to a wedding with them & everyone liked the sort of “harry potter’s great hall” feel to it!!
- every place setting had a menu tucked inside a berry colored napkin that matched with our invitations & programs.  My stationer was amazing & designed them so I could just print them out at home & save some $$.  We also had placecards (assigned seating) that were done in beautiful calligraphy at each setting along with champagne that had raspberries floating in it to match the color scheme.
- our table #’s were pictures of tim & I at every age…I got a ton of compliments on them - they were really fun to look at.
- by the dance floor we had “tired feet?” baskets with flip flops for the ladies.

Flowers/Decor
- the lighting in the room was done by the caterers (just a few simple uplights & pin spots on the cupcake table) that really added a huge impact without a lot of $$.
- the decor was fairly simple - I wanted LOTS of candles & great ambiance.
- the centerpieces were tall curly willows with dusty colored orchids wired throughout.  We also re-used our ceremony arrangements & pomanders for the tables as well as the bridesmaid bouquets to fill in.  The other smaller centerpieces were curly willows wrapped in a low vase & a floating dahlia.
- the brides’s bouquet was made up mostly of dahlias
- the bridesmaids bouquets were made up of garden roses, hydrangeas, dahlias & orchids. A mix of berry & pink colors.

Food:
- we went with the cupcakes instead of a traditional cake - I actually made the bride & groom toppers myself!  A la the “ann wood birds”.  I went to a craft store & bought supplies & sewed them together.  It was a long project but I loved how they turned out.
- we also served late night mini burgers & fries to guests in leiu of favors.

We’re finally married & the entire planning process of the wedding was so fun for me.  Not many brides say that so I might be a little crazy I guess, but I did love it.

Congratulations again, Amy and Tim! And thank you so much for sharing your real wedding with us!

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Today, I am so proud to introduce Danielle and Judy into our Real Weddings Feature.  They implemented the most intimate and rustic details to their day.  Candles radiated the entire venue from beginning to end bringing a warmth and comfort to their cozy celebration in a historic Pennsylvania location.   Photographer Tracey Williams was there to capture the unique beauty of the day.

Please check out the rest of Danielle and Judy’s special day in our real weddings gallery.

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I love the glamorous look of today’s real wedding. From the white and red color palate, to the touches of feathers in the decor… this wedding exudes glamour throughout its entirety. Here are just a few of my favorite images, make sure to check out the entire editorial spread in our real weddings gallery!

Images courtesy of Choco Studios

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