Real Wedding: Library Love

I am so excited to be sharing today's wedding which comes courtesy of the talented Steven Moore of Steven Moore Designs. A literary and academia loving couple, Allison and James wanted their passion for learning translated into a gorgeous wedding. Read on to see how Steven translated their ideas to reality, and feast on the gorgeous pictures from Gabriel Boone Photography.

From Steven of Steven Moore Designs: "When Allison and James, two recent Harvard Law School graduates, approached me about designing their wedding, they told me they wanted to showcase their passion for academia and literature while still keeping their wedding simple and approachable. . . they wanted it to be lovely but not pretentious. I had so much fun bringing their style and passion to life, and loved the structural items and textures we combined to produce this wedding. Old brick walls, antique books stacked high, feather quill pens posted in ink wells, vintage sheet music, dripping candles, abundant flowers, shoots of green ivy and long rectangular banquet tables combine to create an old world library feel that was reminiscent of their studies at Harvard. A special thanks to my good friend Michelle Engvall of Married and More with Michelle for her amazing coordination skills and bringing me on board for this wedding."

The groom's family owns apple orchards in Washington, so they set up a "pick your own" apple buffet as favors for guests. Their signature cocktail was a Washington Apple - a sweet nod to the groom's family that was a huge hit with guests.

Thank you so much to Steven Moore Designs for sharing this wedding! There are some fantastically great steal worthy DIY ideas from this wedding, like the book centerpieces.

Vendors: Venue - Annie Wright School in Tacoma, Washington, Photography - Gabriel Boone Photography, Event and Floral Design - Steven Moore Designs, Planner - Married and More with Michelle, Invitations - Chris Griffith of Invitation Impressions, Cake - Celebrity Cake Studio, Rentals - BBJ Linen and Pedersen's Rentals