sam and steven { part I }

we're going to start off with some beautiful prep images from the first half of the day...

venue: the shelton vacation home
wedding dress: cymbeline paris
makeup: liz margin
hair stylist: jenny cho
coordination: elizabeth west duffey
floral: from the flower mart in L.A.
catering: simply delicious catering

sam and steven's full wedding day story slideshow.

sam is an actress with a gorgeous name fit for a star... samantha sky shelton, and now she's a davis!! steven is a writer, and they both live in hollywood. sam and steven are the most down to earth, crazy funny, and friendly people you could ever meet! being in the hollywood scene, sam became friends with celebrity hairstylist jenny cho... we thought it was so sweet to have this friend be apart of the preparation and early day fun, while still having such an important role....

the handsome groom... and his adorable niece...

we love it when family heirlooms can be incorporated into weddings... below are sam's grandmother's garters, and then the earrings her sister wore on her wedding day.

sam sporting a great pair of wedge coach shoes...

everyone stayed at the briar patch inn, which has adorable cabins... sam and the girls got ready in a gorgeous cabin called casa de piedra ... the walls are constructed from large, round, river rocks, which gives a rustic feel... there was plenty of window light for the make up artist and lovely light for photography as well!

the bridal party, which consisted of sam's three sisters, and her two sweet nieces.

this laid back, eclectic wedding, was detailed with flowers in mason jars, hand made ring bearer pillow (accompanied by a adult ring bearer), signs drawn with love leading guests to the wedding, long family-style tables with simple white linen and butcher paper, and an old red barn door they had found on site that we used as a backdrop for a photobooth.

what a great idea and perfect drink for an actress ... from Francis Ford Coppola's winery, champagne in a can! which also makes a cute detail and accent of color.

...next installment coming right up :)

~xoxo~
katrina+andrew

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