marfa magic

May 21st, 2013 | Posted by Hello Love in Sweets

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{  emily allen – sweets  } 

My style incorporates a little bit from a variety of inspirations – I love color (almost every one), modernism, whimsy, feminine grace, masculine utilitarianism, nostalgic charm, unique details. My wedding is the best showing of this: a color explosion in the quirky desert town of Marfa, TX, our favorite place and where Colby and I took our first trip together five years ago. Our goals were to share all that we love about Marfa with our guests and to design an event inspired by the location, our interests, and our playful spirit. We packed creative details into our day: my mom and I created “hooray” flags for guests to wave at the recessional, Colby designed a public art testament to our love and had it installed in town, each guest took home a horseshoe art piece by a Tucson artist we came across on our engagement road trip, one friend made our “here comes the bride” sign, another surprised us with a song, and our friend (and fellow blogger) Alicia went to town on tablescapes of proteas, cacti, garden roses, thistle, dahlias, and  ranunculus with found glass vessels, antlers and votives we painted. We wrote our own ceremony in a wild TX garden, dined on beautiful and sustainably sourced dishes from Maiya’s, danced the night away to a Buddy Holly cover band, and drove off into the Marfa night in the town art car. It really did feel like we celebrated our love in the most amazing way possible: in the place we love most, with all the people we love most, in a little microcosm we created full of our favorite things.

 

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xo,

emilysig

 

 

 

 

 

 

LocationCapri Lounge and Event Space

CateringMaiya Keck of Maiya’s

Flowers and Day-of Coordination:Alicia Rico of Bows and Arrows

Stationery: Chelsea Carpenter ofSouthern Fried Paper

Cake: Lisa Copeland of Austin Street Cafe

Calligraphy: Nicole Black, The Left Handed Calligrapher

Music: The Rivers Rockabilly Trio

RentalsKen’s Rental Services

Wedding Photography: Natalie Shelton of N. Barrett Photography

Sound: Gory Smelley of Marfa Recording

LightingMarfa Lighting

Hair and Makeup: Dorothy Moore of Americana, Aveda Concept Salon

“Here Comes the Bride” Banner:Crisman Keeling Liverman

Papel Picado BannerMelissa Guerra

Cake PedestalsE. Isabella Designs

Cake ServersLeif

Horseshoe FavorsTelegram Home

 

 

 

 

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