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You may remember high-school sweethearts Jill and Ian from their engagement session with their adorable dog Simone that were featured on the blog while back (click here for a refresher). Well, their beautiful wedding at Cascata Country Club was featured on Style Me Pretty this past year and I got so busy that I never got the chance to share it here too. Jill (who happens to be a talented interior and event designer) put a ton of time and care into personalizing her wedding, and it definitely shows. Since it’s too pretty not to share, I’m going to say better late than never!

Jill’s DIY work and design skills combined with the floral genius of Catherine at Layers of Lovely = Perfection. The floral arrangements were breathtaking! Just check out Jill’s succulent bouquet:

Now for some of the lovely ceremony details! I loved all the personal touches including Jill’s soon-to-be brother-in-law, Brian playing the guitar for the walk down the aisle and cozy “Cuddle Up” blankets for the guests – an awesome idea for an outdoor winter wedding!
Here’s Jill’s stylish bridal party – love these girls!
The image to the left is Jill’s sister-BFF-MOA, Danielle. I’m thrilled to be photographing her & Brian’s wedding this spring!! So, definitely check back for lots more from this fab crew.

Click below to check out tons more images from Jill & Ian’s wedding on their feature and gallery pages on Style Me Pretty!

CREDITS

Photographer: Chelsea Nicole
Venue: Cascata Country Club
Floral: Layers of Lovely
Bride’s Dress: Tara Keely by Lazarro
Shoes: Seychelles
Hair: Katie Stocks
Bridesmaid Dresses: Anthropologie
Bridesmaid Sweaters: New York & Company
Vintage Rentals: Jill & Danielle’s company – The Wooden Trunk

One of my super-stylish couples, Frances & Eddie are featured on Style Me Pretty today! Click below to check out their Chic, Modern Vegas Wedding and leave them some love! Also, be sure to take a peek at the Galley Page on SMP with a ton more photos from their day.

And for those of you who don’t know about Style Me Pretty – it’s one the top wedding blogs and is filled to the BRIM with gorgeous wedding inspiration. I definitely recommend checking it out! But, be warned… Minutes can turn into hours when pouring over it’s pages.

I’m excited to share Whitney and John’s wedding which was recently featured on Style Me Pretty’s wedding blog! Click below to check out the feature accompanied by a fantastic write-up from Whitney on why they picked Las Vegas as their destination wedding location and behind-the-scenes details on how everything came together:

Whitney and John’s wedding was held at one of my favorite locations here in Las Vegas, the gorgeous and eco-friendly Springs Preserve.Whitney looked amazing! Makeup in the 702 did up her hair and makeup, and I was crazy about the chic Vera Wang wedding dress and long veil she was rockin’.

For her something blue, Whitney had the bottoms of her Stewart Weitzman shoes painted blue. It was such a creative touch – I loved it!

A BIG shout out must also go to Stephanie Smith who coordinated and made sure every detail was perfectly in place. I always love getting to work with Stephanie – she’s not only one of the most organized people I know, but has the biggest heart and gives her all to each and every couple.

And speaking of details, there was no shortage of eye-candy! I loved the combination of purples and greens and the old-fashioned bird cage holding the lovely programs by Bella Figura. Also, as an extra-special touch Whitney and John used the names of their honeymoon destinations in Africa for their table markers.

The happy newlyweds!

Also be sure to check out the Gallery on SMP with tons of additional images from Whitney and John’s beautiful day.

Whitney + John: I love you two and am so happy I was able to spend this gorgeous day with you! Hope all is great back in Boston! Come back and visit again soon.

As you probably already know, I have a very big crush on a certain ultra stylish wedding website (Style Me Pretty). Abby, Elaine and all the girls at SMP are my kind of people – also obsessed with details and pretty things. So I was absolutely delighted to be a part of their new feature called the “Inspiration to Reality Challenge.” I love the whole concept and how it works! Each region puts together a team of fantastic wedding vendors, then they choose an inspiration board designed by one of SMP’s readers and put their creative juices together to bring it all to life.

I’m beyond excited to share some photos from the Inspiration to Reality shoot that our Las Vegas team put together – and that it’s a 4-part feature on the front page of Style Me Pretty this weekend!

Our shoot took place at one of my FAVORITE ceremony and reception locations here Vegas, the gorgeous Springs Preserve! I loved how the blues popped against the warm desert backdrop. And our model bride, Gabi looked stunning with hair & makeup all done up by Allyson, Lauren & Monet at Las Vegas Style Sirens.

The Vera Wang gown provided by Dawn at Couture Bride Salon was THE perfect fit. And the whole look and style was a great match for the vintage aviation theme Tracey (of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge) came up with based off the movie The Aviator.

I first saw this dress on Gabi a couple weeks before the shoot. A bunch of us girls were hanging out in the bridal salon while Dawn was trying different dresses on Gabi. It was too funny because it was almost as if we were her bridesmaids. When she came out with this gown on there was one big synchronized “Oohh!” It was definitely THE ONE.

The ensemble was topped off by Stella & Dot Jewelry from stylist Carrie Hogan and a fantastic blue veil from MUMO hair accessories.

Jesus (our groom – who also happens to be the Catering Manager at Springs Preserve) was looking pretty darn sharp as well.

Details, details, details – I was definitely lovin’ all the eye candy! From the amazing feather bouquet by Emplume, the totally unique cakelets by Kristen at Gimme Some Sugar (SO love this idea to have multiple smaller cakes rather than one main one, or in addition to the main one), signature drink by Dress the Drink, peacock chair decor by Wildflower Linens, beautiful centerpiece by Randi at Naakiti Floral, the invitations that arrive in a vintage steamer trunk by Tifany at Gourmet Invitations, and so much more!

Be sure to hit up Style Me Pretty to see a ton more images in the 4-part feature! Here’s the links:

• Inspiration to Reality: The Board
• Inspiration to Reality: The Design
• Inspiration to Reality: The Design II
• Inspiration to Reality: The Design III

And I saved the best for last….

Here’s the behind the scenes video created by my incredibly talented other-half, Jayse!

BIG shout out and thanks to everyone that helped make this shoot a reality!! It was a blast working with such an awesome team people.

It’s officially been ONE YEAR since I launched this little blog – a little piece of the internet to call my very own. 76 posts later, I think it’s safe to say my little blog has been fully broken in. So I wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all those who have stopped by for a peek and left a bit of comment love, and to all the beautiful faces who have graced my postings. Seriously, thanks SO much!

And just for fun, here’s a sneak peak at a project I’ve been working on for Style Me Pretty called Inspiration to Reality. Our Vegas team of fab wedding professionals had our shoot last week, and I’m so excited to share the images from it – there’s lots of eye candy!  But in the meantime, here’s the style board – “Feathers and Fur” by Chiara – that we got our inspiration from…

Happy one year birthday bloggity-blog!

First: Apologies to some of my waiting couples! I’ve been quite the busy-busy-bee. Though this time is usually referred to as the “off” season for weddings, I’ve somehow managed to book shoots every weekend until Christmas. After that I’ve blocked out a couple weeks of real off time to spend time with family and enjoy hot cocoa in front of the fireplace with my love. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?

So, please forgive me if between shoots and travel I’ve neglected my little blog and with keeping it up to speed on all the latest! I actually have been working non-stop on edits and all that fun stuff! I pinky-promise that there’s lots of photo-filled posts coming your way shortly.

But first, I’m excited to share a recent feature! A few weeks back Eva and Lukas’s wedding made an appearance on Style Me Pretty‘s Little Black Book Blog. Click below to go take a peak: