I am so excited to share this stunning wedding from one of my favorite photographers, {Marie Labbancz}. Thank you so much, Marie for sharing these incredible details with us! Sara + Christopher wedding is filled to the brim with loveliness. Be sure to visit Marie’s blog for more: {PART I} and {PART II} of Sara + Christopher.
From Marie: “The two met as students at Penn State and have been together ever since. Many of their alumni friends were there to share their special day. I fell in love with Sara’s gorgeous Vera Wang gown that she purchased at Suky Occasions. It’s such a new design that it is not even in the magazines yet. Check out the striking detail on the bodice. The wedding took place at the beautiful Winterthur Estate in Wilmington, Delaware. The beauty of the grounds of this former DuPont Estate is legendary and I was so fortunate to finally have the opportunity to photograph a wedding there. The flowers and décor were by the always amazing Donna O’Brien of Beautiful Blooms. I loved the gorgeous bay leaf garland down the ceremony aisle (yummy smell) and the crystals hanging in the green arch above their ceremony. The wedding program “fan” that was very useful for a humid August wedding. Guests could open it up if they needed a little breeze! All the printed materials were by Two Paper Dolls. Sara loves the color orange so she knew she wanted that color strongly incorporated into her day. I loved the sweet bouquets. A real special detail on Sara’s bouquet, the lace and buttons are from the sleeve of her mothers wedding gown. After the ceremony Sara and Chris too a stroll the “Enchanted Woods” at Winterthur, and was it ever magical. It had thatched roof cabins, Magical Mushrooms and one of the best logs on the eastern seaboard. We had very limited time for couple portraits but the great grounds made it so easy to get very diverse images. I was totally WOWed by the reception décor. There were three different centerpieces. I loved the lanterns and the birds nest. Daddy serenaded Sara with a guitar solo of “Daddy’s Little Girl”. Very touching! The cutest detail were jars that had twinkling “fireflys” in them. They were so “sweet”. I actually thought they were firefly’s. I must find them for my next outdoor party!”
I looooooooooooooove the program fans. I’m hoping to find a way to fit that into my budget…
What are the fireflys…and where did the bride them?
I’d like to know more about those fireflies too!!!
I found a source for the firefly jars!http://www.gardeners.com/Firefly+Jar/36-664,default,pd.html?SC=XNET8002Please visit my wedding ideas blog, http://www.victoriawithroses.blogspot.com! Thanks! :)
oooh, I just love those laurel leaf garlands. Fab!!
What beautiful details! Marie’s photography has always been so inspiring to lool at. She is absolutely amazing!
I love the firefly jars!!ShannonThe Virtual Bridesmaidhttp://blog.viddia.comhttp://www.viddia.com
Wow! What gorgeous details. I especially love the garland on the chairs for the ceremony- what a cool idea!
I LOVE Marie’s photography! I’ve been stalking her for over 9 years! I emailed her years ago when I was first starting out and she was so sweet in her response. I was thrilled to see SW feature one of her beautiful weddings.
The firefly jars came from artandartifact.com. They’re actually made by the same people who make the boyd’s bears! They’re battery operated in the lid, which isn’t secure. I added some reindeer moss to the jars themselves to make it a little more realistic. :)Thank you all for your complements! We had a fabulous day…and Marie is, without a doubt, hands down, THE BEST.
One more thing…The fireflies flicker like they’re actual fireflies. Pretty cute. When I first saw them I thought to myself, "well, these are either going to be really cool, or really tacky." They ended up being such a unique sweet little touch. Most people were pretty surprised by them.