Rainy redwoods and tons of DIY at this Wes Anderson-themed wedding #Real Weddings: Western US#brides in glasses#california#forest#outdoor#rainy#rustic wedding May 19 2017 | Catherine Clark bijouxandbits Photos by: Jonas Seaman Photography Photos by Jonas Seaman Photography The first thing to know about this wedding is that it rained. Not just any rain. It poured. And of course, it was an outdoor wedding in a redwood grove only accessible by an antique steam train. So there was no Plan B. But thankfully for us, everyone put on their galoshes and headed out to get Karen and Austin married. But just wait, there's more. The reception was Wes Anderson-themed(!) and Karen pretty much DIYed the whole thing. She made individual cardboard dioramas based on Wes Anderson films for each reception table! Here's the recap from Karen: Being huge fans of Wes Anderson films, we decided on the aesthetic of his films that reflect the hopeless romantic whimsy in our lives. Austin has always been enthralled with trains, so it seemed only fitting to have our wedding at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, California, where a steam train would take our guests up to Bear Mountain, where our ceremony would take place in a Redwood Cathedral Grove. On the day of our wedding, we created a playlist of music from our favorite films to set the backdrop to the foggy, rainy, train ride up the mountain. It feel extremely surreal, like something straight out of a Wes Anderson film. We DIYed almost everything from scratch, from the invitations, to the place cards, to the centerpieces, to the mini wooden clip boards for guests to leave us messages on, to the suitcase that cards were left in (to make sure it was a good replica of the suitcase from Darjeeling Limited). We either replicated or obtained replica props from various Wes Anderson movies or integrated the Wes Anderson aesthetic into our ideas. This meant commissioning several artists to collaborate. I felt really proud being able to showcase some of our favorite artists' work in collaboration with ours. Let's get surreal with this Wes Anderson-themed wedding… Vendors Photography: Jonas Seaman Photography • Venue & Caterer: Roaring Camp Railroad • Coordinator: A Paper Flower Wedding • Cake: Buttercup Cakes & Farmhouse Frosting Gallery This slideshow requires JavaScript. This post features Offbeat Vendors! Check out their vendor listing to see how they cater to Offbeat Brides: Jonas Seaman Photography Reporter Name * Reporter Email * Original text Enter the original text here. Edited text* Enter your suggested copyedit here. Notes You can add a note for the editor here. * Required information. Fix Typo Catherine Clark Catherine Clark is Offbeat Bride's Senior Editor. In her spare time she loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur baby, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com. @enidjcoleslaw @bijouxandbits @bijouxandbits PREVIOUS An intimate and majestic Middle-earth elopement in New Zealand (with a rainbow!) NEXT Ethereal and fun wedding invitations for every wedding vibe Show/Hide comments [ 6 ] This wedding is centerpiece heaven! Great work! Reply This is amazing. The escort cards blew me away! How on earth were those made? How long did it take? Awesome, awesome, awesome! Reply The DIY photo guestbook – such a great idea! Reply We were just at Roaring Camp over the weekend and I wondered what a wedding would look like there…what a fabulous set up, even with the rain (which I've been told is good luck). Love every bit of it…congrats to you both! Reply We were just at Roaring Camp over the weekend and I wondered what a wedding would look like there…what a fabulous set up, even with the rain (which I've been told is good luck). Love every bit of it…congrats to you both! Reply I love the creativity involved!!! The train ride idea is so awesome. I love the camp vibe.What a fun wedding! Congrats to the couple! Reply Join the conversation Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.
This is amazing. The escort cards blew me away! How on earth were those made? How long did it take? Awesome, awesome, awesome! Reply
We were just at Roaring Camp over the weekend and I wondered what a wedding would look like there…what a fabulous set up, even with the rain (which I've been told is good luck). Love every bit of it…congrats to you both! Reply
We were just at Roaring Camp over the weekend and I wondered what a wedding would look like there…what a fabulous set up, even with the rain (which I've been told is good luck). Love every bit of it…congrats to you both! Reply
I love the creativity involved!!! The train ride idea is so awesome. I love the camp vibe.What a fun wedding! Congrats to the couple! Reply