Tracy had her mother’s wedding dress altered to create the perfect crop top wedding dress. The dress, which was bought 45 years ago, inspired the vintage vibe for Tracy and Andrew’s wedding. Sticking with a fall color palette, the couple incorporated darker jewel tones into the bridesmaids dresses, floral arrangements, and colored wine goblets used to decorative the tables at the reception. Julianne Brasher Photography captured the couple saying “I do” and then dancing the night away with family and friends at the Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, California.
The Couple:
Tracy and Andrew
The Wedding:
Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California

My mother told me that her dress, which I wore after carrying out my own alterations, was called a “pineapple” color when she bought it 45 years ago. This dress inspired me to have a vintage inspired vibe and in my mind that meant a variety of darker jewel tone colors. With a November wedding, the darker colors were also fitting. We used this as as inspiration for my four sister’s dresses, the flowers, and the colored wine goblets.
It was such a special process for us to plan the ceremony. We had framed photos near the top of the aisle of our parents and grandparents on their wedding days. Andrew’s mother, an artist, drew a beautiful tree for guests to sign as they took their seat. Andrew’s uncle/godfather/oldest living Smythe was our officiant.

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