Conrad Dornan, a stylist in New York and Carissa's godbrother, did her hair (and most of the bridesmaids as well!), and one of the bridesmaids did her make-up.
Carissa wore a Carolina Herrera dress and veil, and had her shoes custom made by LaDuca Shoes, a dancing shoe company in New York that has just started a couture line, and which makes all of their shoes with padding like dance shoes - Carissa was able to wear her heels the whole night without getting sore feet! Her earrings were borrowed from a bridesmaid at the last minute.
Jodi Brandt at Curly Willow made the bouquets, boutonnieres, and a few key centerpieces. Carissa's bouquet included parrot tulips, maidenhair fern and bupleurum. The bridesmaids carried orange calla lilies and wore green dresses from J.Crew.
The bridal party consisted of twelve bridesmaids and twelve groomsmen! Each of the groomsmen wore a black suit that they already owned.
The couple's dog delivered the rings during the ceremony, when the maid of honor whistled for her.
Carissa and Dwight spent hours choosing readings and writing vows. The bride's godparents officiated the ceremony together.
Carissa shares one of her favorite moments from the day, and explains this photo... At one point during cocktail hour I was in the middle of a converstation and I looked back and four of my bridesmaids were sitting in the grass doing something to my dress. I guess someone had spilled red wine on me and they were all trying to get it out before I noticed, which was hilarious and endearing and made for some fantastic photos!
Carissa tells us about some of the DIY projects that went into the wedding: Kelly Oshiro and I picked out and bought all the flower containers wholesale. I "aged" the galvinized aluminum ones by throwing them into the bushes and leaving them there for a month and the terra cotta pots I painted with yogurt and left them outside. Kelly picked up the flowers wholesale and my aunts did a lot of the on-table arrangements. We bought natural muslin in bulk and some friends sewed it together for the tablecloths, which was cheaper and prettier than renting ugly white tablecloths. We bought raw silk in downtown LA and used it for the runners. We bought succulents wholesale and repotted them in the terra cotta pots for the favors. My friend and I designed the lighting and she set it up - we are both cinematographers, so this was one of the most fun parts of wedding planning for me.
Congratulations Carissa and Dwight! Thank you so much for sharing your day with us - it looks like such a fun time! And thank you to Kelly Oshiro for sending this over, and to Harper Smith Photography for sharing these lovely photos with us.
You can see lots more about all of the projects and wedding set-up over at Kelly's blog:
Chalkboard seating chart
Succulent placecard favors
Seating tags
Candles
Pool cover
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