Trendy, Modern, Upscale, Ranch Wedding

The Style

Once we had a venue and a date it was easier for all of our other details to fall into place. I wanted a color pallet that represented the Fall season, but nothing that was screaming “pumpkin spice lattes”.

After countless hours on Pinterest, I nailed down my color pallet to blush, ivory, dusty rose and mustard. It was soft enough that it did not distract from the beauty of the venue, but had a little pop of color with the dusty rose and mustard that felt like Fall.

Favorite Moments

While all of the details of the day were absolutely perfect and exactly how we envisioned it, our favorite part of the day had to be right after the ceremony when we got to sneak away as husband and wife for the first time.

We sat down at our sweetheart table while the guests were in the cocktail area, and the caterer brought over our passed hor d’oeuvres and signature cocktails to enjoy before we took more pictures. It was so amazing to finally feel the relief of everything being done and the only thing left was to have fun. And that epic dance party we had planned, oh yeah, that happened too!

The Planning

My mom was a huge part of the planning process. She has always been good at throwing parties and has great style, so I knew she would be an amazing resource for all things wedding. I should also give a shoutout to my sister and co-MOH, Emily, who did all of the calligraphy on our invitations and signs!

Advice to Other Couples

One big suggestion is: definitely hire a coordinator. I wish I had hired a coordinator before anything else, before even picking our venue. They have so much insight and some hookups, so it would have been great to have them throughout the entire planning process.

If you can’t afford a full coordinator, get a month-of coordinator at least. It takes so much of the stress off of the couple in the weeks leading up to the wedding, and especially the day of. We picked Hovik because he was awesome to talk with on the phone, we knew we could get along with him, and he was an expert at our venue.

Another big lesson learned is to do your research on your vendors before you hire them, especially your photographer! We hired our first photographer pretty blindly based on price and because she was on our venue’s vendor list. It didn’t end up working with them and we had to let them go, but we lost a huge deposit by doing so.

Thankfully our coordinator helped us find Anya, who absolutely killed it! If you’re diligent with a coordinator and your vendors, then you can do what everyone suggests the day of – just enjoy!