Sarah & Ryan – Delightful Summer Dinner Party | Merrily Wed Tahoe Weddings

This light hearted and mood lifting wedding is the perfect pick-me-up during all these short winter days filled with dark, gloomy skies.  We have previously given a glimpse to this charming wedding with a video peek but have been saving this gem of a wedding to roll out when we needed a little reminder of those glorious sunny summer days.

This wedding is sure to put a smile on your face and a hop in your step with its gleaming color palette of white, pewter silver and fresh green.  The splashes of magenta modernize a traditional look and the outcome was breathtakingly sophisticated and tailored!

Last June Sarah and Ryan exchanged vows in a church ceremony and then treated their guests to a breathtaking Lake Tahoe view at a private estate for the following festivities.  Personalized touches were woven through out from the stick rock candy at the coffee bar to the individualized hand tied flip-flops to the color coordinated pashminas for the guests to, last but not least, the wildly popular and colossal photo board of the couple’s childhood years.

This slideshow is sure to cure any wintertime blues!

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Winter White Wedding | Lake Tahoe Wedding Style

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With plenty of white snow glittering and dancing as it drifts down from the sky in Tahoe these days, we found inspiration everywhere for a sparkling winter wedding!

This winter white wedding inspiration board, fashioned by our fabulous intern Alex, creates a very luxurious and glamorous winter style.  The all white affair is complimented with a few platinum accents.  From layers of pearl beading to dangling crystal prisms to frosted ornaments, the key is in making the most of the minute details.

A winter wedding in the mountains would not be complete without a white cashmere bridal hoodie to wear and a few gorgeous outdoor pictures of the couple playing in the fresh snow.  Of course in Tahoe a ski lift photo shoot is a must! 

We wish you and yours a very merry Holiday Season!

Photos Courtesy of:
Top row: Jim Hjelm, Style Me Pretty and Tiki Lounge
Second Row: The Knot, Tastefully Entertaining and Zinke Designs
Third Row: Tastefully Entertaining, The Knot and Tidy Flowers
Bottom Row: Blavish, Elizabeth Anne Designs and Rock n Roll Bride

Lindsay & Kirk – Lakeside Soiree | Merrily Wed Wedding Style

Lindsay and Kirk tied the knot this past July at a private lakefront estate. With a wonderful mix of unique details, eye candy color and an easy-going style, this wedding celebration captured the look and feel that Lindsay envisioned and even more…

We loved the vibrant red touches of color that popped everywhere from the flowers to the flower girl sashes to the bubble water goblets to the glowing paper lanterns. It was a gorgeous vision turned reality!

The spectrum of reds mixed with gold, wine, yellow and amber were chosen by Lindsay to support her Buddhist themed wedding. We hung similarly colored prayer flags around the estate on which guests had written their prayers, poems or advice weeks ahead of time for the newlyweds to read on their wedding day. The result was astounding and an extremely personal wedding keepsake.

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Both ladies and men comprised the wedding party. What’s so different about that you ask? Well, a modern mix included Lindsay’s brother on her side and Kirk’s sister stood among the groomsmen. Not to mention adorable Ruby – their cherished pup – was also included as her parents exchanged their vows.

Another theme close to the couple’s hearts were birds and this was subtly visual throughout the wedding with branchy nest-like flower girls’ baskets, a custom giant nest from which the guests found their place cards, dining tables named rightly after Tahoe birds to the homespun cake toppers.

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Photography by the talented Lisa Leigh Photography and the stunning florals by Bellissima Floral Creations. We hope this wedding inspires you to make your wedding uniquely you too!

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Rustic Chic Wedding Style | Merrily Wed Lake Tahoe

Rustic Chic, Organic Posh, Natural Elegance, Outdoor Inspiration or whatever you like to call it, this is a popular wedding style found in Lake Tahoe as well as many scenic wedding locations.

With our experience in maximizing the aesthetic beauty of the Tahoe environment, Destination I Do Magazine turned to us for some professional tips in mastering this beautiful detail in destination weddings.

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They featured several different wedding looks in their Winter 2011 issue just launched today and Merrily Wed provided the know-how for the Rustic Chic style!

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Ginger & Brannan – Style Me Pretty | Merrily Wed Lake Tahoe

Ginger and Brannan’s blissful summer wedding was featured today on Style Me Pretty.  We first rolled out this July wedding in September with a colorful slide show blog post. This vibrant lake view Tahoe wedding is a real show shopper with its splashes of pink, purple and tangerine orange accented by colorful butterflies.  This is definitely a must see!

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Photos Courtesy of: Ben Chrisman

Claire & Cole – Funk Meets Vintage | Lake Tahoe Weddings

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Claire and Cole met each other, of all places, in the Reno International Airport.  Walking past him, Claire gave him a double look, and not for the obvious reasons, but because of Cole’s certain man accessory.  What was the accessory you ask?  A fanny pack.  A few jokes and banter led to seats together on the plane…

This past August they said their “I Do’s” above the deep blue waters of Lake Tahoe.  Claire’s color palette was ivories, creams, champagnes and touches of black.  Her inspiration for the day was her beautiful Enzoani wedding dress which has a glamourous vintage feel to it with the rouched bodice accented with gorgeous beaded floral rosettes.

She complimented her gown’s style by adding a bronze sash with beaded floral rosettes to her bridesmaids’ black dresses.  Cole and his groomsmen sported black suits with the retro addition of black Converse’s on their feet.
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Photography by Kendall Price Photography. Florals by Diana’s Floral Design.

For larger images – click here.

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Elements of black lace, black and champagne feathers, antique pearls and sparkling beading were woven throughout the ceremony and the reception.  Ivory and champagne feathers graced the black vintage ceremony urns and within Claire’s bridal bouquet.   The black feathers also added a striking contrast within the bridesmaids’ bouquets.  Black petals carved a “W” in the ivory petal carpeted aisle and the adorable flower girl carried a black basket.

Champagne linen with black lace toppers dressed the cocktail tables, centerpiece vases wore cream lace and black ribbon while black sequined pillows sparkled on the white couches in the lounge area.   The center of their super cute dessert buffet was a simple and stunning double tiered wedding cake accessorized with lace and pearl-beaded floral rosettes.

Claire wanted all her guests to sigh and say, “That was so Claire!” at the end of the day and I think we succeeded!  In tribute to their fateful first meeting, everyone departed their reception each with their own ‘man bag’ fanny pack!

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