Monday, August 22, 2011

Our Wedding Part 1 :: The Accessories

I am so beyond excited to share our wedding photos with you. I thought that I would share little details of the wedding separately so that I could talk more about everything! I love accessories so I thought that I would start there. Here we go!

I had the plan to make hair pieces for myself and my bridesmaids but with everything else that I had taken on, I realized that I wasn't going to have time for that project. I am so happy with my decision to "outsource" the job to the lovely Kaelah. Kaelah whipped up these pieces for me and the ladies so quickly and got them in the mail *just* before the mail strike! Phew! We were all so happy to wear a little Hive & Honey on the wedding day.
Kaelah was sweet enough to gift me my headpiece. I love that girl! I knew I wanted a birdcage style veil so I attached some netting to a hair comb and added the lovely fascinator. I was so happy with the way it turned out!
The bridesmaids had slightly smaller pieces and I love the way the yellow looked with their pretty blue dresses.

I didn't wear much jewelry for the wedding, but I really wanted to wear this necklace. It is a simple diamond necklace that Ivan bought for me one Christmas near the beginning of our relationship. I love it.

I made Ivan's boutineer and all of the boys' ties. I love the look of handmade boutineers so I knew I wanted to go that way. I absolutely love the way it turned out!
I decided to make the ties because we couldn't find exactly what we were looking for in any stores. We wanted thin, non-shiny ties so I scouted out some fabric and tried my hand at tie making. I think they turned out super cute!

The bouquets were one of my favourite things about the wedding. I made them out of white fabric, 3 different types for my bouquet and 2 for the bridesmaids. I made mine a bit larger and a little more detailed by adding buttons in the centre of some of the flowers. 

The night before the wedding we had a nail painting party so that all of the girls could paint their nails yellow. I thought yellow nails would look really cute with the blue dresses. I think the combo is really lovely.

I wish I could say that these sweet little gloves were my idea but I must give credit to the lovely lady in the photo above. I love the way they look and they added a cute retro touch.

Oh, I love shoe photos! I originally wanted yellow shoes and finally found some via UrbanOg thanks to my sweet pal cb. I ordered these blue ones as a "backup" because I thought the yellow ones might have been too big. When I tried both pairs on with my dress and saw that the blue was an EXACT match with the bridesmaid dresses, I decided that I had to go with these ones.

I told the bridesmaids to wear whatever shoes they wanted but to try to stick with grey, nude or white. I think it looks really cute that the girls are wearing different shoes. Great choices ladies!

As soon as we started to plan the wedding I requested that Ivan and the boys wear Converse. I personally love my Chucks and I think they look awesome for weddings!

Oh my gosh! This post turned out super long...and it's just accessories! I hope you guys enjoyed and I can't wait to share more with you!

♥elycia

EDIT: I forgot to mention...all photos are by our lovely photographer Kara Lodder!

41 comments:

  1. What a great post! I love it how much attention you guys paid to those accessories.
    I even hope my boyfriend will wear Converse shoes on our wedding.

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  2. These pictures are absolutely stunning! You look so lovely, and I love your shoes! They're so darling. And I've always loved the idea of Converse in weddings - although I think I'd be the one wearing them ;)
    Can't wait to see more photos!

    http://iamthechaser.blogspot.com

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  3. Love it. The handmade touches are brilliant - really thoughtful and memorable too! Can't wait to see more photos!

    x

    Fran

    skullsandponies.blogspot.com

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  4. BEAUTIFUL! ♥

    PS - there is a little giveaway on my blog, feel free to join :)

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  5. I love that you made a lot of the stuff for your wedding! Definitely makes it more special. The Chucks looks great too, nice touch :)

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  6. Elycia!! Your smile in that necklace picture is killing me, you're so beautiful!!
    I can't wait to see more photos.

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  7. ooooh, i love that you are doing this piece by piece because then you can really focus on all of the little details...which are always my favourite part!! everything looks perfect. can't wait to see more!!

    xo, carly
    www.teacupsandbubblebaths.blogspot.com

    (for some reason it won't let me sign in?)

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  8. I think you did a truly outstanding job of creating all your accessories for your wedding, outsourced or not :) And you look simply stunning in that first photo!

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  9. This looks liked such a fun and beautiful wedding! I love the boutineers and bouquets but most of all the guys in converse! totally an idea I may steal if I get married, suit + converse is such a good combo!x

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  10. I am dying. You are SO CUTE. I'm a huge fan of accessories too and all your little details were perfect. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the bouquets

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  11. Adorable! I'm not big into wedding but I really love all the handmade touches of yours! Can't wait to see more!

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  12. ok. i will have my wedding probably like in 2006 or even later.. but omg i will steal some of your ideas haha :D don't kill me please :D

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  13. the boutineers are sooooo cute!!!!! and the shoes are perfect!! so glad i could help!
    xo,
    cb

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  14. elycia!!! i love this! i love the converse, nail polish, your veil....so beautiful!

    http://breatheandhush.blogspot.com/

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  15. I love the small pops of that gorgeous yellow tone you incorporated through out from the thread used to attach the buttons to your bouquet, the guys ties, nail polish and the Hive+honey fascinators! It seems like you achieved that perfect balance an artsy + DIY wedding that still reads as sophisticated which is a task all bloggers hope to obtain! Thank you for sharing with us all. Xo Ali

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  16. looooooooove every single picture. I'm quite upset I didn't get to come. Why do I live in Utah? Kill me. You, my lady, are so insanely gorgeous. everything about your wedding is perfect!

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  17. So so beautiful!! ALL of it! I adore the hairpieces especially, and LOVE the lace gloves (I may just use that for my winter wedding plans) and the fabric bouquets are just absolutely stunning. You have incredible taste, as ever =) x

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  18. OH MY GOSH! I LOVE!!! Everything turned out so great!! Your my hero in the making of everything. I feel your pain in taking on to much! ;) I cant wait to see the rest of them you looked BEAUTIFUL!! :D

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  19. Wow, your wedding looks so amazing (and this is just the accessories!). I love how you went down the hand made route, of course, and it looks completely out of this world! Elycia, you look absolutely gorgeous :)

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  20. I love every single detail! Especially the gloves and the bouquets! the groomsmen wore chucks at my wedding too, it was cute!

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  21. Amaaaazing accessories. I really love the yellow nails against the blue dresses. And your shoes were perfect! Very nice. Oh! And the buttons in the center of the flowers... ahhh! Sea Marie

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  22. So so so beautiful!!! The images and the wedding details. LOVE the shoes. :) Love the bridesmaid dresses and you looked so beautiful!

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  23. love these photos, elycia! all of the wedding details are so amazing :)

    how were your shoes comfort-wise? i need to pick up some new shoes for a wedding and i'm trying to find some that are affordable and comfy... not easy :(

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  24. I love all the color choices you made! Very pretty and simple. Beautiful photos, too! Everything is so so pretty.

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  25. thank you so much everyone! you are all so sweet.

    sylvia: my shoes were surprisingly comfy until I had to stand on grass. The heels sank in so I had to stand on my toes only...not comfy. But yeah, other than that they weren't bad at all. And they were cheap!!

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  26. how pretty! i loooove the yellow nails and hair pieces. and the guys chucks :)

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  27. lovely! everything looks amazing!

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  28. I LOVE the blue + yellow, great color combo! You look so purty! :)

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  29. So simple and elegant. High five for a classy wedding. You look gorgeous! and those head pieces, stunning! :D

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  30. everything looks so nice and put together! would you consider doing a diy on the bouquets?!

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  31. Oh my goodness! you look so beautiful!! and all the detail in the accessories *sigh* just lovely

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  32. i love those yellow nails! such a unique and charming detail.

    xoxo
    http://tinylittlehappies.blogspot.com/

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  33. Everything is so beautiful and harmonizes really well without looking matchy matchy you have such good taste! I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures :D
    ps. Your hair looks lovely, perfect haircolor for a bride i must say

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  34. Just beautiful. That blue and yellow is my favourite colour combination.

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  35. wow where to start... I loved all the head pieces, the necklace was a cute thing to add, the ties look really good, the boquets I love how you can see some buttons, your shoe color <3 omg !! and the little gloves are reaaaally cute with the whole thing <3

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  36. Everything is so perfect. I adore the color palate you chose and all the things you made yourself. The fascinators look great and so do those handmade ties. I enjoy that the bridesmaids wore their own, different shoes and the chucks all the guys wore. Plus, the yellow nail polish adds such a nice touch. I like that you wore it too! Everything goes together so nicely. You had a lovely wedding!

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  37. I absolutely love all of this! I can't even go into each accessory because everything is just so cute and so perfect! Beautiful!!!!

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  38. I'm a little late on the commenting, but I absolutely love how much time and thought you put into all the details of your wedding! I think my favorite part was the bouquets, I'm sure they looked even more amazing in real life! This is beautiful. :)
    <3 Linda

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  39. LOVE the boys' shoes! My husband almost did that too but changed his mind at the last minute. I think it's awesome!

    ♥ sécia
    www.petiteinsanities.blogspot.com

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  40. Converse and weddings just go together. And you have to love a relaxed bride who lets you choose things that are comfortable.

    My really good friend got married and had us all wear the same (brown) dresses with different colored sashes, and then we matched our converse shoes to the color of our sashes. It was awesome and comfy.

    And we all got pocket knives that matched our sashes too as bridesmaid's gifts. Awesome! hahaha

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