Feb

24

Part I: Love Notes Wild Seaside Garden

Filed Under Lollipop Events, Weddings 

The Beatles said it best with “All you need is love, love, love is all you need.” Whether you are dating, engaged, or getting married, it is all about sending the right message with good old-fashioned love notes. Hit even higher notes by playing on love notes by infusing musical lyrics into your sweet wedding weekend. We created a play on Love ‘notes’ by handwriting actual song lyrics throughout the day.

The Bachelorette’s, Kiptyn Locke was our groom in training for this special Valentine wedding shoot with a little help by our gorgeous model, friend and stand-in-bride, Ren. Helping to make single ladies out there swoon and beg cupid for a just a little pinch…

The Setting: For this Valentines Day Inspired Soiree we created a romantically wild seaside garden with overgrown roots, driftwood and birch wood in a forest of twisted trees overlooking the pacific blue. This was truly a sweetheart table for two. The white washed wood and birch leg table was covered in anemones, spray roses and dusty miller leaves. Simple candles, sticks, shells and old keys were placed in the center for a dreamy, romantic effect. The menu sang it’s own love song with items labeled:

To Drink: Love Potion #9 “I didn’t know if it was day or night, I started kissing everything in sight” – The Clovers
To Eat: Cheeseburger in Paradise “Heaven on earth with an actual onion slice” – Jimmy Buffet
For Dessert: Cherry Pie “Tastes so good make a grown man cry, sweet cherry pie” – Warrant

To maintain the wild seaside garden setting, instead of placing all of the arrangements on the table we placed a birch log on the ground covered in pale peach carnations, dusty miller leaves, tulips and ranunculus.

Ren was blushing in pinks with rosy cheeks. Cupid shot her with his arrow as she clutched a bouquet of tulips, carnations and orchid root, while wearing a dreamy ruffled peach hued gown and adorned with rose quartz jewelry.  Kiptyn wore a cream suit and chocolate brown bowtie while looking debonair with a boutonniere of petite champagne roses with branch accents and a bleached peacock feather.

A rustic teak trough on the side of the table was propped on a moss covered frame and served as the wine bucket. A decanter was perched on a sea of beach rocks and filled with strawberry wine with a hand written love ‘note’ tied with twine around the neck that read “My first taste of love oh bittersweet, green on the vine, like strawberry wine” – Deana Carter

Even the tree was adorned  and accessorized with a blushing bouquet and a fan made out of old music sheets.

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12 Responses to “Part I: Love Notes Wild Seaside Garden”

  1. Brooke Mattson on February 24th, 2010 9:07 am

    I just love this! Breathtaking!

  2. Julianna on February 24th, 2010 9:12 am

    Over the top, unreal!!

  3. Dawn Heers on February 24th, 2010 9:15 am

    very inspiring! thank you

  4. kelley@myislandwedding on February 24th, 2010 9:16 am

    every element, down the the tiniest, is just wonderful…
    -kelley

  5. TERI REES WANG on February 24th, 2010 10:27 am

    wild wave of inspiration, allow the textures of nature to speak up and clear.

  6. Jamie on February 24th, 2010 12:02 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE in EVERY way! i would like cupid to come shoot me now :)

  7. Seaside Vintage Shoot in La Jolla » SAN DIEGO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG :: SAN DIEGO POTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG: SCHNACK STUDIOS on February 24th, 2010 12:04 pm

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  8. Krista on February 24th, 2010 12:18 pm

    WOW!! How wondrously, dreamily beautiful. :-)

  9. Natasha on February 25th, 2010 1:28 am

    ow. amazing! I love the fans. i’m also currently obsessed with recycling. i made magazine rose balls, but wouldn’t it look awesome with musice sheets?

  10. admin on February 25th, 2010 9:04 am

    Natasha, we would love to see your magazine rose balls!

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  12. Chamara-Gypsy Purple on March 11th, 2010 5:46 am

    Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!

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