A Wedding Story: Anna & Matt at The Barns in Middletown, Connecticut

A wedding with so many carefully thought out details: that was the story of Anna and Matt. They started their planning journey with a rocky start– troubled by hardships. Luckily, they entered a contest on Style Me Pretty and were chosen to receive a wedding with support by a lot of special vendors, including Jessica’s Country Flowers, who organized the give-a-way and designed all of their flowers.

They were destined to have an Alice in Wonderland styled wedding on the last weekend of summer, surrounded by 150 of their nearest and dearest. Mostly do-it-yourself, they took on a ton of projects to truly make their wedding their own. From fabric pennant flags that the bride sewed, to the wedding paper suite expertly designed by the groom (with a little help from an amazing illustrator Krista Wildermuth). Perhaps the most amazing piece of homemade décor was the antique door we suspended above their long, family style head table with dozens of antique medicine bottles hanging above like a chandelier. The sweetest part of their story is they were inspired by so many blogs and other couples!

In this kind of styled event, we were inspired by the original Alice in Wonderland and took some visual cues: pearls that the bride wore, “eat me” and “drink me” signs, a play on cards using them as favors and being inspired by them with their cake, the use of zinnias and dahlias in their flowers. But overall, Anna and Matt wanted a colorful, fun, and quirky look that represented them as a couple. We used fun and playful colors— aqua, blue, pink, red, and shades of silver to bring their vision to life.

Their ceremony took place just a stones throw from where the bride grew up at a little, teeny tiny church called Hope Valley Church. A hydrangea covered wreath greeted guests at the steeple and sweet music from a duo of violins prompted the ceremony, where Anna was escorted down the aisle by her dad. She wore an absolutely gorgeous gown with ruffles that cascaded down the back… And layers, and layers of vintage pearls collected from flea markets & antique shops. A cage veil and pretty fascinator, all from The White Dress by the Shore. Matt wore a Versace suit and tie with a pair of custom chuck taylors.

After the ceremony, guests blew bubbles and saw the newly weds off to their epic reception— complete with gorgeous tablescapes designed by us full of sweet little details, and a lot of fun. The bride and groom had their hand on every piece of décor for their wedding— we scouted vintage china used to serve guests dinner at flea markets (Brimfield, to be exact!) together and borrowed unique pieces from Anna’s father— a man who loves antiques! Each guest plucked their escort card from an antique barn door from Anna’s home that Matt hammered vintage nails into. A tag with their name on it, affixed to a skeleton key, guided them to their table. After dinner, they danced the night away with family and friends into the wee hours!

Big props to my friends at Raw Photo Design for sharing so generously these stunning images!

What seems like yesterday was so long ago– congratulations Anna and Matt! We feel so honored to have been part of your journey and are exceptionally grateful for your friendship.

Credit Reel

Wedding Photography: Raw Photo Design
Event Design & Planning: Jubilee Events
Flowers: Jessica’s Country Flowers
Wedding Dress & Veil: Vineyard Collection by Priscilla of Boston via The White Dress by the Shore
Ceremony Location: Hope Valley Church, Amston, CT
Reception Location: The Barns at Wesleyan Hills
Custom Lighting: Rob Alberti
Wedding Invitations: DIY by Bride & Groom
Monogram: Krista Wildermuth
Wedding Cake: Kelly’s Sweet Rewards
Makeup: Blush Couture Design
Ceremony Music: Millennium Music
DJ: DJ Derek
Shoes: Stuart Weitzmen
Hair: Andrea’s Hair Studio, Glastonbury, CT
Bridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo via The White Dress by the Shore
Calligraphy: Jondahl Meotti

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31 Mar
2011

Posted in: A Jubilee Event, Magazines & Publications
By Candice

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Jubilee Events Featured on Style Me Pretty

We’re excited to have Anna & Matt’s September wedding at The Barns in Middletown, Connecticut featured on Style Me Pretty yesterday! Skip over to the blog to see the feature of their wedding, with a large blog post here in the works. Big thanks to our friends at Raw Photo Design for the stunning images. xoxox!!

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5 Sep
2010

Posted in: A Jubilee Event, Weddings
By Candice

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Today is Anna & Matt’s Wedding Day!

{image courtesy of raw photo design}

Today is the wedding day of Anna and Matt– perhaps one of our favorite clients turned friends. Ever. They are taking their guests back to wonderland– a place of imagination, riddles, and storytelling. Anna and Matt happen to be one of Jessica’s Country Flowers‘ deserving couples, where they’ve received a lot of incredible vendors who have donated their time and efforts to putting this day together! We’ve been working on an aqua, turquoise, red and pink design with lot’s of hand made details and quirky styling. We’re dashing off to their mega set up at The Barns in Middletown with a ceremony at a small, very old neighborhood chapel in Amston, Connecticut. Icing on the cake? Eric and Amber from raw photo design are shooting this one. Yeah. We’re pumped!!!!

Anna– Matt we want to be the first to congratulate you!!! We are so EXCITED and HAPPY for your wedding and can’t wait to get everything underway. Xoxoxo to infinity!

Enjoy your labor day weekends out there!

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19 Aug
2010

Posted in: Featured Posts, Photography
By Candice

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Engaged: Jameira & Greg

What do you get when you put together golfing, street bikes and Christian Louboutins? A raw photo design engagement session, of course. Check out our incredibly fun clients, Jameira and Greg. They’re getting married in early May of 2011 in Middletown– and we couldn’t be more excited!