When I read through Golriz + Devon’s submission, I immediately knew that if we were to meet in person we’d be friends. They’re the quirky Goodwill-shopping, Wes Anderson-loving, art installation-at-our-wedding type of couple. My kind of people! And I think they’ll fit right into your tribe too. Their wedding has a real heart and soul that shines through. Awesome.
The Details:
Bride & Groom: Golriz (bride) Devon (groom)
Wedding Date: 3 April, 2010
Wedding location: Marathon Village, Nashville, TN
What made your wedding creative:
We wanted every ounce of our wedding to burst with creativity, but my fiance and I were on a very tight budget. This was actually a blessing as it forced us to be really creative and think out of the box. Let’s just say we became regulars at the local Goodwill store! A friend recently described our wedding as looking like a Wes Anderson movie, so I think we achieved what we were aiming for!
What projects you DIY’ed:
- A massive paper and twinkly light ‘chandelier’ above our heads.
- An art installation with 18 hanging umbrellas, bare lightbulbs and 9 vintage TVs. The TVs streamed a slide show of pictures of the two of us set to music.
- Our wedding favors – we printed CDs with songs that we had written & recorded and put them in hand sewn fabric sleeves.
- Our centerpieces – willow lights with hanging strips of ribbon and bright yellow button mums.
- Cake toppers – little fabric birds.
- Cake stand – instead of purchasing/renting a stand for our 150 cupcakes we built one (using Cetaphil containers and cake boards!)
What obstacles did you face in planning a DIY wedding? How did you overcome them?
- Time! Hand crafting all the decorations took up a lot of time. Thankfully a few close friends flew in early for the wedding and we put them to work creating fabric flowers, centerpieces, and the large art installations.
This wedding trailer gives a glimpse into how quirky and fun our wedding was:
http://www.vimeo.com/10814126
Photography by Ryan Lash Photography
WOW – love that backdrop and love the bride’s dress
WOW – love that backdrop and love the bride's dress
OMG that’s so cute, the video was perfect! I want a video like that from my wedding….
OMG that's so cute, the video was perfect! I want a video like that from my wedding….
I’d just like to state how AMAZING Devon and Golriz are! One of a kind couple, fantastic wedding! loved the BBQ Costume party. amazing, just amazing!
I'd just like to state how AMAZING Devon and Golriz are! One of a kind couple, fantastic wedding! loved the BBQ Costume party. amazing, just amazing!
What is the name of the song used in the trailer? It’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL. And so was your wedding 🙂
thanks! the song is “Dance on our Graves” by Paper Route. the videographers paired it with the trailer and it worked beautifully 🙂
What is the name of the song used in the trailer? It's absolutely BEAUTIFUL. And so was your wedding 🙂
loving that trailer of the wedding, how do I do that or what company can I call… Congrats to the couple!
Hi Stephanie – the company that we used for our wedding video is Full Frame Digital Cinema. They are based in Nashville. Here’s their site: http://www.fullframecine.com/
loving that trailer of the wedding, how do I do that or what company can I call… Congrats to the couple!
Hi Stephanie – the company that we used for our wedding video is Full Frame Digital Cinema. They are based in Nashville. Here's their site: http://www.fullframecine.com/
thanks! the song is “Dance on our Graves” by Paper Route. the videographers paired it with the trailer and it worked beautifully 🙂
Love the streamers on the ceiling and the balloons! I am a sucker for balloons in general, but I think they work particularly well here – not too much but really nice impact. beautiful wedding
Love the streamers on the ceiling and the balloons! I am a sucker for balloons in general, but I think they work particularly well here – not too much but really nice impact. beautiful wedding
OMG Cute, cute, cute wedding! I loovve the bride’s dress! Anybody know the designer?
its amazing to see how they still waned to get married even thought they did not have a glamorous wedding because a lot f people focus more on what things look on the eye and it is blessed to see them so happy.:D
its amazing to see how they still waned to get married even thought they did not have a glamorous wedding because a lot f people focus more on what things look on the eye and it is blessed to see them so happy.:D
I love the pictures with the couch. It reminds me of that Cranberries album where the band is photographed on the same couch in lots of different locations. Very neat idea. Love all the unique personal touches.
I love the pictures with the couch. It reminds me of that Cranberries album where the band is photographed on the same couch in lots of different locations. Very neat idea. Love all the unique personal touches.