Grey Likes Weddings

It does NOT get any cuter than Sophie and Bobby’s “Gone Fishing” engagement session shot by Meagan of The Collective Photographers. What I love even more, is the story of Sophie and Bobby that Meagan shared with us:

This couple is very special to me since Sophie is not only someone I have worked with for years now, but also a good friend. Her and Bobby have been through so much together, including a near death experience where she sat by his bedside while he was in a coma. After a few years they are now making things official in July. They are a fun, stylish couple, so it was only appropriate that we did a shoot that reflected their style.

Enjoy this little pre-spring treat!

Our hearts are SO aflutter today! It’s Valentine’s Day, which means, first off, hopefully you are celebrating the day with your beloved. Second, it means that we’ll be receiving a freshly minted batch of newly engaged ladies–what a great day! We are so beyond lucky to be featuring a Valentine wedding shot by Adam Barnes and designed our FAVORITE southern planner, Easton Events. This wedding is a stunner and is sure to fill you up with all sorts of love on your day.

If you want to see more images of this gorgeous wedding, head over to the sweet as pie, Southern Weddings!

Luke and Blair’s love story and engagement is so sweet, we just had to share: During the summer of 2008 I was living in Virginia and Luke was in Manhattan. I planned a trip to New York for a weekend to see my best friend from home and my dear friends from college—a real girls weekend that included a trip to the Hamptons. Saturday afternoon found us at Cyril’s– a restaurant on a 2 lane highway that at about 4:00 p.m. becomes THE place to see and catch up with all of your Southern friends who live in New York, or, like me, were just visiting the Hamptons. And there I saw him–tall and handsome. Although we had gone to college an hour away from one another in Virginia, had both attended the Carolina Cup horse races for years in his South Carolina hometown, and had a zillion friends in common, it was not until June 2008 that we actually met one another. It was love at first sight. Luke proposed on a Tuesday evening. Just us. The best surprise of my life and the reason that I now love Tuesdays the most. Later that evening, we met all of our friends at the Soho Grand hotel to celebrate. They all knew and had been waiting for the announcement—it was such a dear surprise and one of the best memories of my life.

Lovely vendors that helped create this wedding –

Photographer: Adam Barnes // Videographer: Meet Cute // Planner: Easton Events // Ceremony venue: Bride’s Parents’ Home // Reception venue: Bride’s Parents’ Home // Florist: Rod Meek, Lynchburg, VA // Wedding Cake or Dessert Baker: Magnolia Foods // Caterer: Avenue Foods // Rentals: Skyline  // Linens: Festive Fare; Tavola // Lighting: Skyline // Paper Products: Rock Paper Scissors // Calligraphy: Kendall Rose // Bride’s Dress: Oscar de la Renta // Bride’s Hair Accessories/Veil/Jewelry: Oscar de la Renta (Veil)/Kiss the Ring New York; Estate (Jewelry) // Bride’s Shoes: Valentino // Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Ciarla // Furniture: Avista // Band: Mo’Sol // Chairs and stools: AFR // Vintage car: Albemarle Vintage

This week, we’ll be counting down to our Prohibition Rebellion party for WPPI. To get started, we’re giving away a spot in Victor Sizemore’s WPPI workshop, which will be a super rad shoot using vintage baseball as inspiration. Marilyn, yes, we adore you. The workshop includes a ticket to the party…total win win!

If you want to be entered, leave a comment below! If you want to butter up to the judges, definitely tweet the peeps over at Night Owl (@nightowlpp). They offer rad post production services for photogs and we’re super excited to mingle with them at the workshop and party.

LOVE love love love. Caps lock love Preston and Olivia’s line of bridal accessories. They’ve got big fun statement pieces with so much personality and joie de vivre to give your heart wings!

Leave it to a Martha Stewart alumnus to create an awe inspiring wedding backdrop for her best friend, with simply strands of boldly colored tissue poms. Amy and Rob’s wedding shot by Chi-Ling Wang Photography has already got us scheming for Valentine Day decor. So simple…yet so striking. It’s the Martha way.

Resources included: Photography Chi-Ling Wang Photography // Event Planner: Silver Charm Events // Event Venue: Huron Substation // Hair Stylist: MandaLyn Hair Design