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The most Badass of Badass Weddings

The most Badass of Badass Weddings

Our wedding was pretty good. The weather was perfect, the setting was amazing and the memories unforgettable. The wedding started late in the afternoon and we had Elvis marry us. Everyone in 60’s dresses and pompadours. Skulls, red and black filled the scene.

The wedding was so unique we still hear about it from our guests. We had BBQ for dinner and it was so laid back and chill everyone had a good time. The boys showed off My Husbands wedding gift which was a 1966 VW beetle rat rod and I was the center of attention as my cheer friends put me in a stunt. We had a vintage trailer for a photo booth. Lastly, ended the night by driving away in a party bus all decked out just for us. It was definitely unforgettable!!

Love Celia xxx

WEDDING DATE:  10/13/2017

WEDDING LOCATION:  Rock Springs Café in Black Canyon City, AZ

WEDDING THEME:  Rockabilly

DRESS DESIGNER:  Allure @allurebridals from @kairasbridal

WEDDING BUDGET:  $10,000

HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED:  135

PHOTOGRAPHER NAME:  April Juchau @apriljphoto

HAIR / MAKE UP:

Taura Defreitas @azmoments styled my hair and did my make up

Khreistina Marshall @khrebaby did my hair install

TIPS FOR FUTURE BADASS BRIDES:  My number one tip, DO NOT HIRE A WEDDING PLANNER. budget planner or no budget planner. Do your own thing, find a fb group and do your research on the venue, florist, cake, whatever you want for your wedding. All you need is someone to coordinate day of, someone that is on the same day as you so they can make sure you wedding starts on time (mine didn’t) and runs smoothly so you can relax. I unfortunately had one and regret knowing them…

THE WEDDING DAY:

Tymo had the idea of getting married on the gorgeous Catalina Island. It was one of his best ideas. Doing this, however, turned our wedding into a destination wedding so our close friends (who were able) went over with us and spent the weekend on Avalon. When we arrived we met with the Mayor, who also performed our ceremony, and she took us to Buena Vista Point. It was breath taking and the perfect place for the ceremony over looking the ocean. In the 1920s, there was a tea house that was there but all that is left now are steps, this arch way and some ruins of the building. It was perfect.

We said our vows as the sunset and made our way to the Lobster Shack to eat then off to the Tiki Bar where we danced the night away! That weekend was the best weekend of our lives. We couldn’t have planned it any better!HOW AND WHERE DID YOU MEET:

We met at a mutual friends house. He was outside having a smoke and I asked if he had an extra. We started talking and have been inseparable ever since.

WEDDING THEME: 1950sWEDDING DATE:  February 24th 2018

WEDDING LOCATION: Buena Vista Point Avalon on Catalina Island

DRESS DESIGNER: Dolly Couture Bridal @DollyCouturexo Custom Dress

HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED:  14

HAIR / MAKE UP: @De_oro_wigs and I did my own make up

PHOTOGRAPHER:

Danielle Bondanza @MDCPhotographyStudios

TIPS FOR FUTURE BADASS BRIDES:

You don’t need to have a large wedding to have fun. We had a small group of close friends and it was the time of our lives!

Its fun to make your own flowers, table pieces, etc. You can show your own personality and it saves you so much money.

Don’t panic if something goes wrong the day or week of the wedding! ALWAYS HAVE A COUPLE BACK UP PLANS!

If you can….do a destination wedding…it’s so much fun and you get a small vaca out of it 😉

Remember this is your big day and you should have fun planning it.

EXTRA INFO:

If you are ever in the Los Angeles area…you need to visit Catalina Island!!

xoxo Lillian

Neon Boneyard WeddingLas Vegas

COUPLES NAME:Leesa Simmons and Stephens Sheldon

WEDDING DATE: 1/13/18

WEDDING LOCATION:The Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas, Nevada

WEDDING THEME:Pinup/Traditional

THE WEDDING DAY:

The weather was perfect, the venue was perfect, everything was perfect! Originally, we had planned an entirely different wedding, but I called that one off because wedding planning is supposed to be fun and it was becoming anything but fun. Soon after, we discovered the Neon Museum and I fell in love right away. The museum fit our artistic style perfectly. It took a little convincing for our families to go to Las Vegas, but the idea grew on them and ultimately, we had a few very close family members stand with us. Seeing as not many people could join us, I had a friend of mine make my bouquet. It was made of brooches bought by friends, given to me by family, and ones I just loved; so I had a little piece of everyone with me on my special day. I wanted to make the day as simple and stress-free as possible, so the biggest obstacle was trying to combine my unique style with Stratton’s desire to have a traditional wedding. I walked down the aisle to “Star” by HELLYEAH and I am proud to say we were the first heavy metal wedding the minister had performed! Though, we did incorporate some traditional elements with the vows and the ceremony as a compromise. Our wedding day concluded with a gorgeous dinner provided by my mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law at the top of the Stratosphere hotel—the views of Las Vegas were stunning! Our reception dinner was topped off by our cake, which true to our style, was decorated with a zombie cake topper. Overall, I could not have asked for a better or more perfect wedding. It was the best day ever!

DRESS DESIGNER: White by Vera Wang, but altered to be tea length by Witchita’s Alterations in Denton, TX

HOW MANY PEOPLE ATTENDED: 11

PHOTOGRAPHER NAME: Paul Bloch and Lisa Werner @paulsvegasphotography

HAIR / MAKEUP: Leesa Simmons