Elegant Garden Inspired Wedding in St. Louis
On the (very long) list of things I love, outdoor garden weddings are pretty close to the tippy top. And it really only takes one look at these stunning images from Heather Roth Fine Art Photography to know why they rank so high. Elegant yet comfy with a swoon-worthy color palette and drop dead gorgeous details planned by Kate & Company, this wedding is simply as good as they get.
From Heather Roth Fine Art Photography...I really, really love this wedding I recently photographed! The bride describes her day as an "upscale garden party." The Botanical Gardens is truly one of St. Louis' prettiest venues, and I think you might agree. The night was capped off with Greg serenading Julie – he totally surprised her by singing Everything by Michael Bublé.
From The Bride, Julie...Gregory and I met in the summer of 2011, and we both knew pretty quickly that we would be spending our forevers together. We shared so much love and laughter from day one that it never made sense for it to be another way. Gregory loves surprises, however, and I had no idea when, where, or how he would pop the question. On December 15, 2012, he proposed to me at the finish line of the last race of the season, and he had arranged for our families to be there to celebrate. I was on cloud nine the entire day.
From a young age, I had always dreamed of getting married outside; there is something magical about nature that I have yet to find in any indoor space. Fortunately, Gregory was on board from day one, and we quickly chose the Missouri Botanical Garden for our venue. Thanks to an amazing dream-team of vendors, we began to see our dream wedding come together over the next year and a half.
In the afternoon of May 25, 2014, we had our first look near the fountain at the Ritz Carlton in Clayton. I had had butterflies the entire morning just waiting to share this moment with my future husband. And indeed, with no one around other than the person I loved the most, it was one of the most magical moments on earth.
We were married under a beautiful birch chuppa against the backdrop of the Japanese Garden lagoon. It was such an amazing feeling to be marrying my best friend in the most breathtaking venue with all of our family and friends around us. We then had cocktail hour on the plaza followed by our reception in the visitor's center (Monsanto Hall), a once blank slate that had become home to an upscale garden party. The room was everything we had hoped for - candlelit tables, lush florals, fantastic music, and delicious food. I had never smiled as much as I did that day in my entire life. From the poignant speeches to the party on the dance floor and the late-night grilled cheese food truck, we couldn't have asked for a better celebration of our love.
From Kate & Company...Julie + Greg had one of my favorite designs for the year! When we first met Julie + Greg we instantly knew their wedding would be fun! The biggest challenge would be incorporating the sparkle and the modern influences that Julie gravitated to with the rustic, garden feel her chosen venue had.
We began our design with the nude palette that is so popular this year! To give Julie + Greg's wedding a different twist we put the bridesmaids in three different colors and used that as our main color scheme. We pulled in sequin linens for a modern pop of sparkle but countered it with a rattan charger to balance the garden influences. We used a linen napkin that was perfect for summer and placed a stem of seeded eucalyptus on each place setting! It was the perfect combination of rustic and glam - just like Julie + Greg!
The birch huppah with the soft, romantic flowers were the perfect scene setter for this outdoor ceremony. And what outdoor ceremony would be complete without programs printed on the fans? One additional design element used throughout was shades of nude and blush ribbons. We began by incorporating themon the invitation, then tying the program with a bow, using ribbon wands as our escort cards, tying each set of silverware with a ribbon, and finally with a gorgeous 30' ribbon wall.
We worked with a local decor company to create a custom ribbon wall backdrop to anchor the head table with. We added whimsical details such as custom drink stirrers to ensure this wedding was just as much fun as it was formal! Finally we collaborated with a florist to ensure that the flowers were the perfect mix of textures and colors to balance our sparkle rustic theme! Using a mixture of textures, colors in the florals as well as in the containers, mixing various heights in the arrangements, and using three separate types of centerpieces gave the room the wow factor it deserved!
From The Bride, Julie...Gregory and I met in the summer of 2011, and we both knew pretty quickly that we would be spending our forevers together. We shared so much love and laughter from day one that it never made sense for it to be another way. Gregory loves surprises, however, and I had no idea when, where, or how he would pop the question. On December 15, 2012, he proposed to me at the finish line of the last race of the season, and he had arranged for our families to be there to celebrate. I was on cloud nine the entire day.
From a young age, I had always dreamed of getting married outside; there is something magical about nature that I have yet to find in any indoor space. Fortunately, Gregory was on board from day one, and we quickly chose the Missouri Botanical Garden for our venue. Thanks to an amazing dream-team of vendors, we began to see our dream wedding come together over the next year and a half.
In the afternoon of May 25, 2014, we had our first look near the fountain at the Ritz Carlton in Clayton. I had had butterflies the entire morning just waiting to share this moment with my future husband. And indeed, with no one around other than the person I loved the most, it was one of the most magical moments on earth.
We were married under a beautiful birch chuppa against the backdrop of the Japanese Garden lagoon. It was such an amazing feeling to be marrying my best friend in the most breathtaking venue with all of our family and friends around us. We then had cocktail hour on the plaza followed by our reception in the visitor's center (Monsanto Hall), a once blank slate that had become home to an upscale garden party. The room was everything we had hoped for - candlelit tables, lush florals, fantastic music, and delicious food. I had never smiled as much as I did that day in my entire life. From the poignant speeches to the party on the dance floor and the late-night grilled cheese food truck, we couldn't have asked for a better celebration of our love.
From Kate & Company...Julie + Greg had one of my favorite designs for the year! When we first met Julie + Greg we instantly knew their wedding would be fun! The biggest challenge would be incorporating the sparkle and the modern influences that Julie gravitated to with the rustic, garden feel her chosen venue had.
We began our design with the nude palette that is so popular this year! To give Julie + Greg's wedding a different twist we put the bridesmaids in three different colors and used that as our main color scheme. We pulled in sequin linens for a modern pop of sparkle but countered it with a rattan charger to balance the garden influences. We used a linen napkin that was perfect for summer and placed a stem of seeded eucalyptus on each place setting! It was the perfect combination of rustic and glam - just like Julie + Greg!
The birch huppah with the soft, romantic flowers were the perfect scene setter for this outdoor ceremony. And what outdoor ceremony would be complete without programs printed on the fans? One additional design element used throughout was shades of nude and blush ribbons. We began by incorporating themon the invitation, then tying the program with a bow, using ribbon wands as our escort cards, tying each set of silverware with a ribbon, and finally with a gorgeous 30' ribbon wall.
We worked with a local decor company to create a custom ribbon wall backdrop to anchor the head table with. We added whimsical details such as custom drink stirrers to ensure this wedding was just as much fun as it was formal! Finally we collaborated with a florist to ensure that the flowers were the perfect mix of textures and colors to balance our sparkle rustic theme! Using a mixture of textures, colors in the florals as well as in the containers, mixing various heights in the arrangements, and using three separate types of centerpieces gave the room the wow factor it deserved!