Hi, friends! We hope you’ve all been enjoying the most wonderful, safe and healthy holiday season with your loved ones. We seriously can’t believe 2022 has begun, and we’re kicking it off with a major bang! Today is one of the good ones, it kind of feels like a second Christmas morning over here on SMP.
In the past few days, our editors, along with our panel of expert judges, have had the pleasure of unwrapping your beautiful entries for each moment of our first ever Style Me Pretty Best Of Awards! From the most creative escort displays to your favorite ‘best kiss moment’, we couldn’t be more grateful for each and every one of you who submitted yourself, your bridal bestie or your fellow industry friend to our Best Of Awards! One things for sure, after reviewing all of your stunning entries, it’s beyond clear that 2021 brought us a major dose of beauty if nothing else. You’ll see what we mean in a sec 😉
If you’re one of the lucky ones in our nominations list – we hope this feels like a little gift under your tree for all your incredibly hard work, blood, sweat and tears (’cause we know there were plenty shed) that you so generously poured into your 2021 weddings! And to every vendor who may not be in the running this year – trust me, you’re truly ALL winners in our eyes. 💕 Plus, there’s always next year 😉
Now, *spotlight please* here are the nominees for the first annual Style Me Pretty Best Of Awards….
The best of the best, the prettiest of the pretty – these are the weddings that made our hearts flutter fastest from 2021!
We know this may sound a little cliché – but here at SMP, we live to celebrate the significance in every moment. The ones that make us laugh, the ones that make us happy cry, the ones that surprise… and the ones we’ll never forget! Weddings are simply a series of moments strung together to create a seamless celebration. From wildly creative escort displays that play on a certain theme, to a best kiss moment that deserves it’s very own Princess Diaries foot pop! We’re celebrating the best wedding moments of 2021 that are simply unforgettable.
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1. Photography: Lance Nicoll | Concept: Julian Leaver | Floral: Gro Designs | Illustration and Stationery: Katherine Jezek Design
2. Photography: Stephanie Brauer | Design: DM Events & Design | Floral: Porcelain Vine Floral | Stationery: Yonder Design
3. Photography: Ryan Ray | Planning, Design & Florals: Greenwood Events | Paper: Studio Luzance
4. Photography: Weddings by Scott and Dana | Planning & Design: Jenn Robirds Events | Florals: ORGANIC FLORA | Stationery: Shimmer and Stain | Rentals: Shimmer and Stain
5. Photography: Stephanie Brauer | Design: DM Events & Design | Floral: Porcelain Vine Floral | Rentals: The Event Bird | Stationery: Paper Finger
6. Photography: Jodee Debes | Design: Callista & Co | Surfboard Rentals: Elan Event Rentals |Table Number Appliques: Libby Tipton
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1. Photography: Chelsey & Jordan | Planner: Always Yours Events | Florist: Bows and Arrows Flowers
2. Photography: Mallory Dawn | Florals: Lily Roden | Coordination: Amorette Events
3. Photography: Garrett Richardson Photography | Event Planning: Crown Weddings | Floral Design: Jennifer Cole Florals
4. Photography: Sposto Photography | Planning: Polished Fun | Florals: 3 Leaf Floral
5. Photography: Lost Coast Photography | Planning + Design: Britt Jones | Florals: One Flower by L | Dresses: Marchesa Fashion
6. Photography: Will Reid Photo | Co-Concept Creator, Stylist: Ashley Pigott | Co-Concept Creator, Floral, Decor: Rachel A. Clingen | Venue: Kurtz Orchards Weddings | Chairs: Simply Beautiful Decor
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1. Photography: Alicia Rinka | Planner: A Monique Affair | Florals: Whit Hazen
2. Photography: Rebecca Goddard Photography | Planner: ByChenai Events | Florals: Blue Sky Flowers
3. Photography: Taralynn Lawton | Planner: CMG Events | Florals: Blooms by Morgan
4. Photography: Chelsey & Jordan Photography | Florist: Emily Rose Florist
5. Photography: Jay Dee Photography | Flowers: Roadside Blooms | Planner: Jayme Brand
6. Photography: Sidney Leigh Photography | Event Planning & Coordination: Social Graces Events | Floral Design: Sophie Felts Floral Design
7. Photography: Amanda Callaway | Planning & Design: Charmed Events | Florals: Wild Club
8. Photography: Courtney Bowlden Photography
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1. Photographer: Garrett Richardson | Planner: EverAfter Events | Florist: Flowers Annette Gomez
2. Photography: Jose Villa | Design: Laurie Arons | Floral: Mindy Rice Design | Structure: Hensley Event Resources | Lighting: Illusions Lighting Design
3. Photographer: Taylor & Porter | Film Scanning and Processing: Photovision | Planning and design: Emma Joy The Wedding Planner | Venue: Temperate House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Caterer: Blue Strawberry | Production: Oxygen Events | Stationery: Emma Bradstreet Paper & Press | Furniture: Wedhead | Tableware: Duchess and Butler
4. Photography: Melanie Duerkopp Photography, John Dolan Photography | Planning + Design: Jesse Tombs | Venue: Amangiri | Videography: Joe Tomcho | Floral Design: Hart Floral Design | Paper Design & Gifts: Lotus & Ash Furniture | Rental: Found Rental Co. | Tabletop, Linen & Decor Rental: The Ark | Production: Hensley Event Resources | Lighting Design: Fiesta Lighting Designs
5. Photography: Kurt Boomer Photography | Planning & Design: Jacqueline Hallgarth Events | Floral Design: Janna Brown Design | Linens: La Tavola | Venue: La Badia Orvieto
6. Photography: Stephanie Brauer | Design: DM Events & Design | Floral: Porcelain Vine Floral
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1. Photography: Weddings by Scott and Dana | Cake: Montage Healdsburg | Planning: Christie Rose Events | Florals: Eucharis Studio
2. Cake: Tuck-box Cakes
3. Photography: Michelle Lange Photography | Sugar Flowers: Mamie Brougitte Cakes | Floral: Blue Pansy Floral | Styling: Amorette Events
4. Photography: Ashley Rae Photography | Cake: A Bakeshop | Design & Florist: Rachael Ellen Events
5. Photographer: Two Fourteen Photography | Cake: Lila Cake Shop | Planner: H & L Lovely Creations
6. Photography: Weddings by Scott and Dana | Cake: Allegretto Vineyard Resort | Planning and Design: Always Yours Events | Florist: Bows & Arrows Flowers
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1. Photography: Caroline Lima Photography
2. Photography: Charla Storey | Dress: Monique Lhuillier
3. Photography: Jose Villa Photography | Dress: Oscar de la Renta
4. Photography: Courtney Bowlden Photography | Planning, Styling & Design: AMV Weddings | Dress: Amsale
5. Photography: KT Merry Photography | Dress: Monique Lhuillier | Art Direction + Styling: Carrie Goldberg
6. Photographer: Lace & Luce | Dress: Ritual Unions | Veil: Hand-crafted by Elise of Toast Events | Hair: Show Pony
7. Photography: Courtney Bowlden Photography | Planning, Styling & Design: AMV Weddings | Dress: Amsale
8. Photography: CC Photographying | Dress: Galia Lahav | Florist: Lamour Floral Wedding
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1. Photography: Sposto Photography
2. Photography: Stephanie Michelle Photography | Planning: A Toast Events
3. Photography: Audra Wrisley Photography
4. Photography: Lance Nicoll Photography
5. Photography: Apollo Fotografie
6. Photography: Apollo Fotografie
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1. Planner: J Scott Weddings
2. Photography: Moments Photography VT
3. Planner: Katharine Phillips (iphone photo)
4. Photography: Amanda Callaway Photography
5. Photography: Apollo Fotografie
6. Photography: Sposto Photography
7. Photography: Amy Mulder Photography
8. Photography: Desirée Gardner Photography
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1. Photography: Courtney Bowlden Photography | Planning + Design: Britt Jones Co | Florals: Solstice Bloom | Car: Redempta Rentals
2. Photography: Jérémie Hkb | Florist: Le Gypso
3. Photography: Rebecca Theresa Photography | Planning & Design: CMG Events | Florals: Jennifer Cole Florals
4. Photography: Audra Wrisley Photography | Floral Design: La Fleur du Jour
5. Photography: Astrid Photography | Planner: SRS Events
6. Photography: Sidney Leigh Photography | Event Planning & Coordination: Social Graces Events | Floral Design: Sophie Felts Floral Design
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1. Stationery & Styling: Inquisited
2. Photography: Denise & Bryan Photography | Stationery: August and White Designs
3. Photographry and styling: Brie Thomason Photography | Invitation Suite: Shasta Bell Calligraphy
4. Photography and Styling: Sposto Photography | Invitation Designer: Twinkle & Toast
5. Photography: Victoria Masai Photography | Flatlay Styling Surface: Chasing Stone | Calligraphy & Stationery: Paper Mint Press
6. Photography and Styling: Sposto Photography | Styling Backdrop: Chasing Stone | Invitation Designer: Epoch Design
A big thank you to our sponsor, Sourced Co., a resource that provides wedding pros the tools to thrive in our aesthetic-driven industry. They offer the best of the best styled stock imagery and acrylic styling blocks to help creatives market their business — their way.
Please head on over to our Awards Voting Page to VOTE for your winners! 🏆