Victoria and Shaan were married in March 2020, just prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, at El Chorro in Arizona.
It was an absolute pleasure and honor to work with them for their day-of details for so many reasons (starting with how kind, caring, and thoughtful they are, how fun their details were, and as a personal bonus - part of my own wedding vendor dream team was theirs).
Something that stood out to me when dreaming up their details was Victoria telling me that they wanted their whole day to feel like love, that they wanted their guests to feel as loved and appreciated as they would feel having their favorite people surrounding them.
Victoria and Shaan didn’t shy away from a bold color palette, and kept it grounded with black and gold paper - and the most gorgeous black velvet chairs. Their wedding was elegant, modern, and fun- with a hint of drama.
Photo by Daniel Kim Photography of Victoria + Shaan’s El Chorro Wedding by Shannon Smith Events with florals by Sarah’s Garden Style, seating cards and menu by hello, bird.
One of the first details I designed was their custom wax seal with a monogram. This monogram featured the first initial of their last name, with a little extra “magic” around the letter. The extra “magic” or sparkle was a nod to their love of Disney and favorite passage from Peter Pan that mentions, “second star to the right, and straight on ‘til morning.”
This monogram was turned into a wax seal to be used on their place cards. Place cards were slightly oversized, with guest names written in gold calligraphy. The beauty was really in the details of the place cards: hand-torn, raw edges, and a layer of vellum held in place by the gold wax seal.
photo by Daniel Kim Photography of Victoria and Shaan’s El Chorro Wedding with paper by hello, bird - including raw-edge vellum and wax-seal layered place cards with gold ink calligraphy, and gold foil dinner menus
Victoria and Shaan’s dinner menus were gold-foil printed on black paper. The contrast is beautiful, and tied in perfectly with all of the hints of gold sprinkled throughout their wedding details.
The monogram used on the wax seals can be seen on the top of each guest’s place card, and menu - and was also brought into the top of the bar menus. The couple added their own frames to their bar menus, and they’re such a perfect fit for their wedding day.
Thank you, Victoria + Shaan, for letting me be a part of your wedding day!
Victoria + Shaan’s wedding vendor dream team:
venue and catering: El Chorro // cake: Růže Cake House // calligraphy + signage, and wax seal: hello, bird. // planning: Shannon Smith Events // florals: Sarah's Garden // photographer: Daniel Kim Photography // videography: Conway Captions // invitations: Minted // rentals: Prim Rentals; Glamour + Woods; Event Rents // ceremony music: Sweetwater Strings // gelato cart: Frost
hair: Mohawks and Messy Buns // makeup: Court Espinoza // wedding dress: Maggie Sottero // bride’s shoes: Bella Belle // Groom’s Tux: Ted Baker // Groom’s Shoes: Christian Louboutin
All photos in this post courtesy of Daniel Kim Photography.
Victoria and Shaan’s wedding was featured on Martha Stewart Weddings.