If you are a fan of The Bachelor, then you are sure to love this Fairy Tale Wedding, where the bride is none other than Emily Simms (one of the bachelorettes)! Submitted by BWeddingEvents out of Anaheim, CA, this gorgeous celebration is definitely a dream come true! Details sure to catch your eye, include:
Vintage Cars Stunning Gold-embossed Wedding Cake Blush Napkin Place Cards with Berry Sprigs and Gold Wishbones Beautiful Beaded Lace Dress with Long Trailing Veil Gold Flatware Beautiful Signage with Hints of Rose & Gold Gold Welcome Mirror + Bird Cage And Big Beautiful Blooms!
Fairy Tale Wedding
Vendors: Emilys dress and veil: Tanya Didenko Photography: Ateia Videography: C2 Films Event Printing: Inktank Printing Styling: Giant Invitations Singer/Entertainment: Main Entertainment Florist: Foxy Evergreen Cake: Nikos Cakes Graphic Design: Catsy Creative Wedding Invitations: Bwedding Invitations On the day Stationery: Adorn Invitations Emilys robe: Home Bodii Hair: Rachel Vitullo Makeup on Bec and Anna: Amelia Webb Makeup on Emily: Emily did her own make up Lashes on Emily: Melb Lashes Skin prep for Emily: Clinicalase Tan on Emily: Le Tan Bridesmaid dresses: Love Honor Shoes: Jeanette Maree Headpiece: Jeanette Maree Earrings on all of us: Shannakian Fine Jewellery Cars: Triple R Cutlery: Gold Cutlery Hire Napkins: Di Simmons Suits: Remy Welcome Sign/Printing: InkTank Printing Emily Simms: Emily’s Beauty Spot
Further Event Details:
Emily Simms & Pierre Ghougassian Brides Full Name: Emily Simms (took on Pierres last name) Grooms Full Name: Pierre Ghougassian Wedding Date: 17 August 2018 How many guests? 100 Wedding budget: $55k, with a number of collaborations The love story:
Pierre and I first met at Pontoon, a trendy bar on St Kilda beach (the old Riva). I went there with my friend Anna (one of my bridesmaids), and as soon as we walked in, she said, oh theres my friend Pierre at the bar!. Turns out she used to be very good friends with a girl that dated Pierre for 2 years, about 9 years ago.
Pierres birthday is the 14th of February, Valentines Day, and I had arranged to take him out for dinner at The George on Collins. He suggested we get a nice photo out the front before we go in. So, we asked a nice passerby if they could please take a photo for us. He then turned to me and proposed. The lady taking our photo, switched it to video mode, so we have both photos and videos of the gorgeous moment.
I was always very clear about what I wanted, and Pierre likes my taste, so he trusted me in choosing everything. As we only got engaged in February, and our wedding was August, we decided on things very quickly. The style I went with, was glamorous and a sort of antique feel. The George Ballroom where our reception was, is simply stunning, so not much needed to be done to the room. We had simple garlands down the centre of the long tables, and arrangements around the welcome sign, seating chart, bar and wedding cake. I did find all of the planning incredibly stressful at times, as I was doing everything by myself. It is like a full-time job! So much coordinating, and of course every bride wants it to all go perfectly, so the stress of that all adds up.
Where was it? Our ceremony was on the balcony of the Melbourne Town Hall. I loved the columns, and I found it in keeping with the style of The George Ballroom. I really wanted everything to flow nicely.
We had exactly 100 guests. We wanted only our closest friends and family there.
I suppose the only thing considered unusual was that our wedding was very bitter sweet for us. My beautiful older brother had taken his own life only 3 weeks prior to our wedding, so it was incredibly difficult, and when it first happened, I couldnt even comprehend the thought of a wedding. But I like to think he was there, shining down on us. It was also the only day that week of really beautiful weather (for the middle of August!), and I like to think that was Michaels doing. Our reception was at The George Ballroom in St Kilda, with 100 guests. The George is simply amazing. It is by far the most beautiful venue I think I have seen in Melbourne. The way they have restored it is so divine, it was the perfect setting for our wedding day.
I tried to stick with a glamorous, old world sort of theme. I was adamant about there being no black, and there wasnt any at all. Everything was white, cream, soft pinks and rich, deep pinks. The florist really outdid herself! The cutlery, the napkins, everything just worked exactly the way I had hoped it would. Please describe your bridal gown, your husbands suit and your bridesmaids dresses: My gown was designed and made by Tanya Didenko Bridal Couture. I have dealt with Tanya for 3 years now. She has made me some stunning dresses to wear to various events over the past few years, so it was a no brainer that I would go to her for my wedding dress. I never tried on any wedding dress at all. I went to her with photos of different designs that I liked, and took inspiration from each of them. She knows me quite well now, knows my body shape and knows my style, so it all worked really well. The groomsmens suits were made by Remy, who is actually Pierres youngest brother. He owns a bespoke tailoring business, situated in Sydney. The bridesmaids dresses were all designed by Love Honor. I sent them through a number of inspo shots, and they made them exactly as we had discussed, and they fit the girls perfectly. I told the lovely Nat from Foxy Evergreen, that I didnt want standard flowers. I cant stand your average old rose. I was quite specific about that. The one flower I told her I absolutely wanted, was phalaenopsis orchids in a magenta sort of colour. And no Australian natives! All whites, soft pinks, deep pinks and lots of greenery. I also told her I didnt like a posy of flowers. I like the cascading sort of look. We couldnt have been happier with her work.
Ramy from Ateia was amazing. He was so easy to deal with, from start to end. I think may words to him when we first met were, no 90s style glamour shots please! Ive seen so many bridal shots that seem to go for this look, and that is definitely not our style. I wanted it romantic, glamorous and fashionable, without looking dated.
We chose Main Entertainment for all of our music. We found Isaac via a Google search, and he was outstanding. He has a beautiful voice, and sung live acoustics for our ceremony and during different parts of our reception. He then turned into a DJ later on in the night. I cant recommend him highly enough. Not only is he incredibly talented, he is also a fantastic guy and great to deal with. We chose a cake from Nikos Cakes. We went for 2 different layers, one vanilla citrus and one vanilla berry. We opted against chocolate cakes, as we had some chocolate and coffee dessert canapés. We chose the 3-tier cake, mostly because Nikos suggested that because both Pierre and I are quite tall. I wasnt sure what difference it made, but it did look great! We had a white rendered cake, with gold foil on the bottom and top tier.
We have just left arrived in Bali for our honeymoon, for 10 days. 4 nights in Ubud, the rest in Seminyak. Last month we went to LA, NYC and Toronto as a pre-honeymoon holiday, so we could only take a short trip after the wedding, due to work commitments.
The highlight of the day, was definitely when we first saw each other down the aisle, and walking down the aisle with my dear old dad. It was a beautiful moment, and one I will never forget.
: My best advice is to make sure you know what you want, before you go talking to suppliers. Scour the net, Pinterest etc, for inspo. If you dont know exactly what you are after, then I feel this is where confusion can start to creep in, and you become unsure if youve chosen the right thing or not. You need to be clear and concise, so that you dont feel disappointed on your big day. Think about yours and your partners taste, and try your best to emulate that on your wedding day. Love Kara’s Party Ideas? Keep up with the latest party ideas, FREE party printables, tutorials, recipes and more by following Kara’s Party Ideas on Pinterest!
