A Winter Wedding

We recently worked with a bride who got married in December.  She wanted a winter wedding with all custom accessories.  We designed her long curly veil, garter, flower headbands for her flower girls and corsages for her grandmother's.  We're in awe of the beautiful photographs from her wedding day.  December is definitely a beautiful time of the year to get married with all of the beautiful Christmas trees, lights, and decorations.  If you're interested in any of these designs please visit our website www.ricerafferty.etsy.com or email us!
 

 

Our curly veil style is 100% hand cut and hand sewn. One of the best things about this veil is it looks gorgeous with ANY dress style - short, long, sheath or ballgown. The curly veil style is the perfect way to add a little personality to your wedding look.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/174219020/midlength-curly-veil-made-to-order?ref=shop_home_active_23

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Maureen's Wedding!

We're so excited to share photos from Maureen's wedding!  Isn't she gorgeous?! 

Maureen had a high fashion vision.  She wanted a vintage inspired veil and hats for her bridesmaids.  Maureen's love of 1930s fashions came from watching old movies with her grandmother.  Maureen wanted to had lots of vintage glam to her wedding. 

Maureen chose a pouf style veil - layers of tulle and russian netting https://www.etsy.com/listing/103993452/large-pouf-veil-tulle-and-russian.  The pouf veil is a very easy to wear style that works with ANY bridal gown style.  We made a blusher of russian netting and a custom hair adornment that Maureen designed. 

The goddess headpiece was a gorgeous addition to Maureen's veil.  It really added that extra glam and gave her a more personalized look.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/164014174/goddess-bridal-headpiece-white-tulle?ref=shop_home_active_17

Each hat was made from blue tulle, silk, and feathers.  Maureen wanted the hats to coordinate, but wanted each one to be a little different.  Gorgeous ladies!

 LOVE this elegant cake cutting photo

A close up of the ladies getting ready and a gorgeous shot of our hat!

It brings us such joy to make our customers dreams come true!  Best wishes Maureen! xoxo

Fabric Flower Boutineers

 

We designed these boutineers for an autumn bride who wanted a rustic wedding with a glamorous look.  CLICK HERE to see more designs.

Rustic Wedding Beauty

Last weekend we went to a friend's wedding at Hurd Orchards.  It was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever seen in my life. 

The bride and groom work in the advertising industry so their attention to detail was impeccable.  Their wedding made the guests feel relaxed and cared for.  They provided shuttles for the hour ride from Buffalo, NY to the orchard and they were greeted with glasses of iced tea with fresh peach slices, a dash of cinnamon, and paper straws.  They had signs greeting the guests, signs directing the guests around the property, lawn games, and the entire wedding decor was filled beautiful late summer/ early autumn colors.  I'm so in awe!  The food was farm to table and the owners barter with local farms to provide items on the menu that they couldn't provide.  I had the honor of designing the bride and bridesmaid headpieces.  The bride had the perfect balance of glamor and rustic style for an orchard wedding.  Many of the guests said the wedding felt like a movie star's wedding and I couldn't agree more! 

I worked on a custom design for her consisting of three fabric flowers made from tulle and silk, layers of yellow and white fabric, with white pearls stitched in the center.  For her bridesmaid I made three white flowers that coordinated with the bride's headpiece, but they were smaller in size and place throughout the bridesmaid hair.  They both looked fabulous. 

It brings me such joy to see two wonderful people coming together with loving friends and family.  It was a day filled with happy tears.  Congratulations!!!!

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They made their own beer and bottled it for all of their guests!

The decor reminded me of the Terrain or Anthropologie

Such an adorable couple!  You can feel the love in this picture!

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50 Shades of Blue

Good morning!  The summer weddings are wrapping up.  We're working with our autumn brides now.  For one of our very high fashion brides we're designing custom 1930's inspired hats for her bridesmaids - 50 Shades of Blue and a custom veil for the bride.  Her bridesmaids are wearing all custom dresses (by Anatomy) made from different fabrics she hand picked in the NYC fashion fabric district.  She wanted us to design mixed match hat's like a runway collection to coordinate with the bridesmaids dresses.  We designed each one emphasizing different sized flowers and fabrics with sequins, russian netting, tulle, and beautiful blue silk fabric.  Here's a sneak peek of the work in progress!

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Click here to see our online shop and message us for custom designs!

Downtown Sophistication

Beautiful photos from one of our brides!  Our bride wanted a simple and high fashion headpiece.  We designed a birdcage veil with white feathers, peacock feathers, and vintage rhinestones.  She looks absolutely gorgeous and they make such an adorable couple!  The photographer was SJ Bridgeman Photography and they were all shot in downtown Buffalo, NY at the historic Hotel at the Lafayette.

Have a lovely friday! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bring On the Color

Brides this year are not afraid of color.  I've noticed almost all of our customers this year have incorporated color in their bridal headpieces or accessories.  We just completed an order for a bride in Oregon.  She fell in love with one of our bib necklaces and wanted purple fabric pins designed to coordinate with the necklace.  We hand dyed our silk and designed a textured petal flower with a gold bead center.  We made 25 flowers for the bride's bridesmaids and boutineers for the groomsmen.  I can't wait to see her photos!  Best wishes! 

Eric and Crystal's Wedding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This has been the summer of weddings!  We are attending three wedding this summer (this is huge for us)!  My husband and I recently attended my friend Crystal's wedding.  Crystal and I first met in college and were friends instantly.  We met in one of our graphic design classes and works as partners on a project.  We shared the same seriousness and creativity.  After graduation, we worked on a mural project and kept in touch discussing portfolios, interviews, and our marketing careers.  I knew Crystal's wedding would be beautiful - full of special details.  She had gorgeous purple flowers everywhere from her wedding cake, her hair, centerpieces, and even the mantle piece!  Crystal and Eric dated for 10 years.  They are both really great people and it brought such joy to see them "tie the knot."  Congratulations!!!!