Strawberry Fields: Laura & David in Los Gatos, CA
It was the classic modern-day romance: David and Laura met in college via mutual friends, and from then on, the two were inseparable. During a romantic vacation to Italy, at a vineyard in the wine region of Chianti, David got down on one knee and asked the love of his life to marry him.
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The unique palette of red, baby pink, and soft yellow created the perfect backdrop for the bucolic strawberry theme at the core of the wedding. At the ceremony, pouches held rose petals to shower the newlyweds.
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It was the classic modern-day romance: David and Laura met in college via mutual friends, and from then on, the two were inseparable. During a romantic vacation to Italy, at a vineyard in the wine region of Chianti, David got down on one knee and asked the love of his life to marry him.
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Laura and David's four bridesmaids and six groomsmen were clad in punches of powder pink.
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Laura's bouquet included dahlias, hydrangea, and roses.
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Set at a century-old, family-owned fruit cannery, the wedding followed the venue's ambience, featuring a mix of '30s and '40s vintage with a country feel.
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A vintage window frame holds packets of assorted flower seeds, which playfully serve as place cards for the guests.
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Laura and her mom bought strawberry-patterned oilcloth from a local store, cutting and trimming the fabric with pinking shears for the table runners. The table setting is enlivened by strawberry-patterned mats, rustic centerpieces, and individual jam jars.
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For the party favors, jars were filled with jam from Laura's grandmother's recipe to pay homage to her grandparents, who made fruit preserves during the Depression. One of David's favorite moments of the wedding? "I recall dancing with Laura's 85-year-old grandmother to 'Do You Love Me' by the Contours as a high point of the evening."
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Laura used secondhand hobnail milk vases to hold the floral arrrangements including roses, dahlias, sweet peas, and wild foliage that adorned each table.
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