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We’re back with a fun wedding from Maile Lani! I absolutely love that Lane decided to include floral elements that had sentimental meaning to her. The succulents that dressed the reception tables were a nod to the summer she met Dan and the raw cotton that appeared interspersed throughout the wedding was a little tribute to her family, who farmed the crop for generations. Lane and her dream team of friends and family pulled all the flowers together themselves (and even pulled some from their neighbor’s yard!) and filled the wedding with their succulent creations. The newlyweds served up some Cajun delectables and then danced the night away to a soulful brass band. That’s how they do it in the Big Easy!

See all the photos from Lane + Dan’s wedding in their Real Wedding Gallery!

Tell us about finding your wedding dress: My wedding dress was by Pronovias. The material was point d’esprit lace with a ruched upper body, asymmetrical dropped waste and a full-skirt with hundreds of layers of the point-esprit edged in ruffled Spanish lace.
Describe your wedding flowers: The wedding flowers and décor were a true labor of love as we did all of it ourselves from start to finish. I started with two main elements that had sentimental meaning: succulents, which I discovered and fell in love with the summer I met Dan in Santa Monica, and raw cotton, which my family farmed in Alabama for generations. A lot of the stuff we used was just gathered from the surrounding community in the days before the weddings. We used ball moss on branches that had fallen around the LSU campus and gathered branches, leaves and wild plants from my parents and neighbor’s yards. My cousin and I were literally pulling magnolia leaves from the neighbor’s tree for our bouquets. To fill in the rest, I just used anything I loved and could find at local stores such as artichokes, kale, seeded eucalyptus, cymbidium orchids, Queen Ann’s lace and dusty miller.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? On a frenzied day full of questions, long-awaited greetings and congratulations, the most memorable moment for me was taking the long walk with my dad down the oak tree-lined aisle to the front porch where Dan was waiting. The walk was longer than a normal church aisle would be and for a while it was just my dad and me walking through the grass. Thankfully, that time allowed me to become centered and focus on the moment, my vows and our immediate family coming together right after the ceremony. I will remember and treasure those moments forever.
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? We’re looking forward to a long happy life together with our wonderful puppy Jax and eventually a few little Whipples.

Photographer: Maile Lani Photography // Venue: Houmas House Plantation // Florist: bride and friends // Wedding Cake Baker: Ambrosia // Paper Products: bride // Bride’s Dress: Pronovias // Bride’s Hair Accessories/Veil: Family heirlooms // Bride’s Shoes: Badgley Mischka // Bridesmaids’ Dresses: J. Crew

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar Lydia reply

    The candle artichokes are amazing! Love all the succulent table decor!

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The bride wanted to incorporate her love of sugary things into the wedding–just take a look at her sweets bar! But what really stood out was the wedding cake, whipped up and decorated by Sue Ann’s Bakery. The simple white-on-white lace and monogram design was topped with peonies and definitely makes my list of favorite cakes featured on the blog. The couple even chose to have sheet cakes of Funfetti made! I know Katharine + Kyle would agree this was a great decision. Lace and pretty peony and hydrangea floral arrangements put together by Roses are Red decorated the tables at the groom’s grandparents’ house. At the end of the night, the newlyweds were surprised with fireworks! Together now: oooh, aaah.

Tell us about finding your wedding dress: I went with my mom and sister to Priscilla of Boston on a weekend my sister was home from Chicago. I tried on five dresses and I saved my favorite one for last. As soon as I put it on I knew it was the one! My mom and sister were both crying — it was really cute.
Describe your wedding cake: I love sweets so the cake was a big deal to me! Sue Ann’s bakery did an AMAZING job! All of the flavors were delicious and they even made sheet cakes of Funfetti since it’s my favorite ever! The design of the cake turned out perfect and exactly what I had envisioned.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? Getting everything done! We thought having a backyard wedding would be simple and easy—oh how wrong we were! I owe it all to my mom, she is amazing and spent countless hours researching and planning and we couldn’t have done it without her!
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? Charlie’s uncle and grandfather surprised us with fireworks! The whole wedding went by super fast but during the fireworks, it felt like everything slowed down and it was just the two of us together.
Did you write your own vows? If so, what was your favorite phrase, verse or line? My favorite line from Charlie’s vows was “I will treasure you always, just as I do at this moment.”
What’s next for you as a couple? What are you looking forward to in the future? We are in the process of buying a house at the beach! It’s a fixer-upper which should be interesting since neither of us is handy. It’s going to be so cute once it’s fixed up, though, and we are so excited!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar Plum Pretty Sugar reply

    What a gorgeous wedding!!! Stunning!

    xo

    http://www.PlumPrettySugar.blogspot.com

  2. avatar Perryn reply

    LOVE this wedding! Its sooo beautiful! It has all the right amounts of elegance, sweetness and love!!!

  3. avatar bridal girl reply

    Another great job from those who made this wedding possible! Wow! It is so great being a bride these days. There are so many choices that are offered in creating the perfect event!

  4. avatar charlotte reply

    Absolutely Gorgeous pictures and an absolutely Gorgeous couple!!! Everything about the wedding was perfect!!! By looking at the pictures her mom should be a wedding planner. Every single detail is amazing!!!

  5. avatar lindsey reply

    I LOVE that seating chart… any idea of where its from?

    • avatar Mandy reply

      lindsey: Wonderful to hear that you like the seating chart – it was just a lovely piece I was able to contribute in a stunning wedding. My company was privileged to work with her family to design stationery for Caitlin’s wedding, from invitation suite through reception collateral.

  6. avatar Alex reply

    Anyone have any ideas about where to get the letters for the SWEETS table or the Mrs/Mr seat backers? So amazing!

  7. avatar aurea @ bridal shower favors reply

    I love the scenery at the reception, very romantic :D And of course the cake, I also love sweets and a “sweets” table is a very good idea for any celebration. :D Need I say more on the firworks?I also love the idea of the people holding on to those mini fireworks as the couple went out the house or the church? :D

  8. avatar April @Park City Real Estate reply

    One of the best wedding concepts I’ve ever seen. The reception is sooooo stunning! The whole idea conveys elegance.

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Ali (a photographer herself), Matt, and their families and friends really put together something special for their big day. A few of the most darling details? The vintage quilts, collected by a friend, for guest seating at the ceremony; the groom’s custom cufflinks from Beads in the Belfry; Ali’s oh-so-chic shade of coral red lipstick and Matt’s Thomas Pink tie that somehow matches it perfectly; and Ali’s birdcage veil from Fascinating Creations. Dear friends designed + coordinated the celebration, put together the flowers, and took care of hair and makeup (Dawn Gahan, Courtney Garvin, and Laura Goddard, respectively), but the photographs were left up to a true professional: Jill Thomas. Check back soon for more from the reception!

Bonus! Check out Ali’s posts here + here for a few more behind-the-scenes details!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar melissa reply

    simply beautiful…these are my favorite kinds of weddings to design…filled to the brim with lush detail! that vineyard is gorgeous!

  2. avatar forget.me.knot.weddings reply

    So gorgeous! Jill’s work is so beautiful!!

  3. avatar The Perfect Palette reply

    Hey, that’s where I got married! Funny how our weddings look nothing alike! Beautiful place, Frogtown! Such a gorgeous location!

  4. avatar Krystina reply

    Just in case the bride ever looks at these comments:

    I’m bought the same shoes for my wedding in August! Were they comfortable?

  5. avatar ali reply

    Hi Krystina! Well… I had a little bit of trouble with these shoes, simply because I’m only 5 feet tall and the shoes added another 3 1/2 inches! I’m just not really used to being up that high, nor were my ankles! ;) So, when it was time for dancing, I switched to a lower 2 1/2 inch heel that still worked with my dress and allowed me to dance freely, without worry (or stumbling)! Also, they weren’t the best shoes for walking in a vineyard – they sank about an inch into the ground! Whoops. Here’s the proof: http://aliharperphotography.com/blog/2010/05/27/very-loved/
    But as you can see, they were very loved!

  6. avatar Krystina reply

    Thanks, Ali!

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