Jihan Abdalla, one of my favorite photographers in Los Angeles, photographed the very special wedding of Wendy and Greg at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, which was all about and around wines.
Save the dates, RSVP's, invitations and place cards and personalized labels on wine bottles were playful variations of the wine theme - of course the wine served with dinner was from the finest.
We don't have to be wine affectionados though to appreciate the creative recycling corks for place cards idea.
Kiley Walker, a wedding planner colleague in Santa Barbara tells wonderful tales of Rachel Baker, owner of
Rock Paper Scissors Design. Rachel designed the save-the-dates in a mini-crate, which held an engraved cork with the couple's logo, wedding date and location. The tri-fold invite explained the history of the wedding venue and of the varietal (the couple) - and the bottle itself was part of the opening act.
Eco conscious photographer Jihan Abdalla shot Caitlin and Vikrant's wedding last week in Delhi, India. Typical Indian weddings usually last 4-5 days, but they were able to condense theirs into 3 days, and Jihan reports that there wasn't a dull moment.
What I love about Indian weddings are their amazing color schemes and the many meaningful and fun rituals integrated before, after and during the wedding. Jihan's blog
What's so cool about green weddings is that the groom and his gang also enjoy the whole process. There's so much to get involved with: researching or brewing his own beer, visiting an organic farm and mounting a mustang on the way, checking the scientific back ground of global warming and why Mc Donalds and friends have a big part in it... and then play with tractors on the wedding grounds. (or with ancient fire engines, wine presses, dolphins...)
Jihan Abdalla, one of my favorite photographers in Los Angeles, photographed the very special wedding of Wendy and Greg at the San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, which was all about and around wines.
Save the dates, RSVP's, invitations and place cards and personalized labels on wine bottles were playful variations of the wine theme - of course the wine served with dinner was from the finest.
We don't have to be wine affectionados though to appreciate the creative recycling corks for place cards idea.
Kiley Walker, a wedding planner colleague in Santa Barbara tells wonderful tales of Rachel Baker, owner of Rock Paper Scissors Design. Rachel designed the save-the-dates in a mini-crate, which held an engraved cork with the couple's logo, wedding date and location. The tri-fold invite explained the history of the wedding venue and of the varietal (the couple) - and the bottle itself was part of the opening act.
