My wedding fantasies are fairly tame, but sometimes a girl needs a little over-the-top inspiration–this Napa fête is the perfect mid-week day dream!
Dabney and Robert, a Southern couple, picked Napa for their nuptials, and the wildly talented Laurie Arons to plan a weekend celebration, so it's no wonder that their wedding was nothing short of stunning. The bride comes from a family of interior decorators, so she worked closely with Laurie to craft an event that combined classic Southern taste with Northern California style. It began with understated letterpress invitations from A Day in May in ivory and taupe, a perfect compliment to the wedding's color palette and Dabney's Oscar de la Renta gown, which she paired with knotted white Christian Louboutin peep toes, oversized pearl studs and a classic gold Cartier Love bracelet. Bridesmaids wore floor length grey gowns that perfectly matched the groom and his groomsmen's ties, and complimented the all-white bouquets and boutonnieres by Kathleen Deery Designs.
They were married at Beaulieu Garden in Rutherford, a reminder of the bride's late grandmother's Virginia estate, by Bishop Marc Andrus, Dabney's boarding school minster. Guests drove down a long tree-lined drive, and were welcomed with pear cocktails, served in the rose garden. After the ceremony, long tables under a trellis is bloom were the ideal setting for lush white floral arrangements and Paula LeDuc's exquisite meal, enjoyed to the strains of a string trio. The couple danced beneath a draped white tent to the Durell Coleman Band until it was time for Perfect Endings' peony-laden wedding cake. Eventually the newlyweds headed to the Wine Cave at the Calistoga Ranch in a vintage white Packard for an after-party that stretched nearly to sunrise. And there to capture each moment was the gifted Meg Smith, whose photos have me dreaming of a big band and a flute of Perrier-Jouët.
Wow! Really lovely and classy. I adore everything in here. Her dress in unbelievable!
ReplyDeletestunning! her dress is GORGEOUS and all the details are so classy. xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteUnderstated and elegant is the best!!! Funny I love that cake the best. I was obsessed with plain fondant cakes when I was planning. They're gorgeous and less expensive that intricately decorated cakes. And I'd need all the savings I could get for those gorgeous shoes!
ReplyDeleteEach image is more gorgeous than the next! I adore her gorgeous gown & the stunning reception set-up :-)
ReplyDeleteawww so pretty!! :D love those louboutin shoes too
ReplyDeleteHer dress is absolutely GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteSo stylish with everything in white :)
ReplyDeleteAnd her dress... just wow!
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Signe
Such a beauty she is. Love her dress and those shoes. Classic.
ReplyDeletewhat an elegant affair! Everything is so classic and chic. Very pretty and I love the shot of the flower girl sitting on the steps. She is very cute.
ReplyDeleteWOW. Gorgeous... and that dress is to die for.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, romantic classic wedding. That tablescape... I absolutely die!
ReplyDeleteWhere was that dress when I was getting married?! And a dinner under an arbor is my wedding dream. I want to be a guest at that wedding!
ReplyDeletethis is just perfection!! like it's almost a photo shoot because it's so perfect. i'll take it!
ReplyDeletethis is just perfection!! like it's almost a photo shoot because it's so perfect. i'll take it!
ReplyDeleteWe looked at this exact venue. Breathtaking and the reception was so well designed...just phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteOhhh Oscar...you do make my knees weak!! What a GORGEOUS wedding!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! What a beautiful classic wedding! Those pictures will still look fantastic for years to come. xo style, she wrote
ReplyDeleteI adore everything about this wedding. The styling is just divine. I especially love the romantic marquee!
ReplyDelete~ Clare x
Wow great photos! Looks like an amazing wedding!
ReplyDeletexx
Giovanna
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You were kidding when you said you could carried away by this wedding. Wow, wow, wow. Stunning in every way!
ReplyDeleteI really don't know how brides are able to choose just one dress. Because every time I see one of these posts, I'm like, that's the dress I want!
ReplyDeleteI have never been a fan of lace-heavy dresses but this one is an exception, so pretty and classy without being matronly! and a beautiful wedding too. xoxo P
ReplyDeletestunning! love, love, love how almost everything was shades of white.
ReplyDeletethat lace dress is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLovely pics!!
ReplyDeleteXOXO
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