Sedona Wedding Blog

Outdoor Sedona Wedding

vandammeweddings — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:11:40 +0000

Sedona brides and grooms love having their wedding ceremonies in the natural outdoor beauty of Sedona. Vibrant sandstone cliffs that are carved into exotic shapes, blue skies and changing colors frame weddings in a spectacular way. Amy and Chris chose Red Rock Crossing for their intimate elopement this spring. This location is one of the most popular settings with Oak Creek flowing through the park and Cathedral Rock as a beautiful ceremony backdrop.

Elopement Package Arrangements: Van Damme Weddings

Photography: Pamela Duffy Photography

Flowers: Eventsbyshowstoppers

Sedona Wedding Featured

vandammeweddings — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:30:45 +0000

We are very excited to see our Sedona Wedding of Julie and Patrick featured on Project Wedding Blog. See all the beautiful photos by Sedona Bride, fun travel theme created by Margaret Van Damme of Van Damme Weddings, lovely floral by Bliss Extraordinary Floral on Project Wedding or on our own post.

Australian Wedding by Jonas Peterson

vandammeweddings — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:33:03 +0000

The beautiful work of Australian wedding photographer Jonas Peterson inspires me and takes my breath away. He captures the beauty and tells an intimate story of love. The bride and groom are both beautiful and stylish. I love the bride’s pale pink sequined dress by Jenny Packham. The photos speak for themselves. Thanks Jonas.

The Eco Friendly Bride

vandammeweddings — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:50:41 +0000

The vintage wedding trend has created an infinite number of ways for brides to also be eco-friendly. Bridal wear, eco-friendly jewelry, wedding favors, invitations can all be beautiful and help the planet. The very popular use of mason jars is a great example of a wedding trend that is inexpensive, can be recycled many times and be used in countless clever details. Bride’s are having vintage wedding dresses refitted or a grandmothers or mothers wedding dress made into something completely new. Outdoor weddings in Sedona on forest service lands are very desirable. There are many resort and restaurant chefs that support locally grown produce so be sure to ask at your reception venue. Here are some choices for earth loving brides and grooms found on etsy.

Aster Eco Silk/Hemp Wedding Gown

Cypress Eco Wedding Gown

Gowns from Abstract Pretty

book page /button boutonniere

From the little red button

natural wood cuff links

From Stair Lodge Supplies

tea light lantern

From April’s Country Barrel

Wood Wedding Invitation Suite

vandammeweddings — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:17:18 +0000

I recently had the pleasure to work with Shirlene, owner with her husband, Matthew of Wood Chick Studios. I was looking for a unique “woodsy” invitation suite to use on a table design for the Sedona Wedding Studio’s bridal boot camp event.
Etsy artists Shirlene and Matthew really caught my eye. They are a small boutique design studio dedicated to printing on real wood. Their wood invitations are beautiful, eco-friendly and affordable. The designs compliment a rustic, vintage or modern wedding theme. They have some beautiful designs or will customize for you.
Here are the photos of the table design I created for L’Auberge de Sedona.

Glamorous Head Pieces

vandammeweddings — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:07:02 +0000

Dara Kent-Cobb is a full time apparel designer and creates these amazing couture millinery pieces for Preston & Olivia. I love her oversize vintage inspired hairpieces.

Spring in the Air

vandammeweddings — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:41:36 +0000

After the weekend of beautiful snow in Sedona, the sun is out and spring is in the air. Time to start thinking of all the fresh blooms to bring into your wedding bouquets and décor. I pulled a few beautiful bridal bouquets by the creative and talented florist at Events by Showstoppers to inspire you.

Sedona Engagement Session

vandammeweddings — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:58:27 +0000

I just love this beautiful engagement session of Airica and Chuck in Sedona. The couple will be married this fall at Creekside Inn. We are very excited to be working with Airica and Chuck in the planning of their day. The stunning images are by Sierra Blanco Photography.

SEDONA WEDDING TRENDS 2012

vandammeweddings — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:48:49 +0000

What’s new for 2012? The bridal shows are winding up and new looks are beginning to emerge for the spring season. The Sedona Bridal Boot Camp was a great success. We saw some wonderful newly engaged couples beginning to plan their weddings. I spoke to brides about some of the trends I have been seeing and talked about couple’s incorporating their own interests and personalities into their wedding. Making choices with the confidence that you are comfortable with will lead to an authentic and beautiful day.

Gowns: Designers are creating and brides are wearing gowns with sleeves, not only long but capped, or with little bolero’s. Lace is strong and soft colored gowns are a growing trend. There is a return to elegance with a hint of the past.

Photo 1 elie saab

Photo 2 Monique Lhuillier

Photo 3 Touch of Color

Table Design: Here is a great place to infuse your style and personalities. Choose specialty linens in your color pallet. Or if there are budget constraints you can always go with your venues standard linen and add a beautiful runner. Add pieces to your table from your own collections. Bare wood tables and estate seating is very popular. You can forgo the linen and go bare or use a runner. Add a pop of color with a beautiful napkin.

Photos: Pinterest

Vintage: There is much debate on vintage being in or out. I have brides that love the vintage look and I love incorporating vintage elements in weddings.I think a wedding can pull inspiration from an era or style without being too literal or theme-y, don’t you?

Photos: Pinterest

Cakes: The wedding cake is here to stay, but oh the spin on it. In are beautiful hand painted cakes. The dessert bars are also popular, giving your guests wonderful assortments of sweets. And the cupcake is getting very fancy.

Photos: Pinterest

L’Auberge de Sedona Wedding

vandammeweddings — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:47:09 +0000

This is one wedding that was perfection in its beauty, ease, and super fun loving couple.

Julie and Patrick were married at the beautiful L’Auberge de Sedona Resort last October. While attending the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona the couple had made several trips to Sedona to hike and fell in love with the beauty of Sedona. Julie and Patrick wanted their travel themed wedding to be unique, comfortable and fun, which it was. It would be the first time Patrick’s friends and family from Germany would be meeting Julie’s friends and family from the States. They also wanted to include their beloved miniature schnauzer, Winston in the ceremony. Winston dressed in a tux acted as ring bearer.

The bride wore a stunning Monique Lhuillier gown and her bridal party beautiful rich cranberry gowns. Guests enjoyed fabulous food and wine and danced the night away.

Vendors:

Wedding Planner: Van Damme Weddings

Photographers: Sedona Bride

Venue: L’Auberge de Sedona

Florist: Bliss Floral

DJ: Desert House Productions

Cake: Sedona Cake Couture

Minister: Intimate Sedona Weddings

Hair and Make-Up: Le Petit Spa