We're in LOVE with this stunning urban wedding!
Shea Shoemaker
Shea Shoemaker November 09, 2016

DIY Wedding | Ryan + Lexi

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“Ryan and Lexi have great style so when it came to planning their wedding, a hip downtown wedding in a loft sounded perfect. Their wedding began at the Andaz Hotel where the Bridesmaids helped beautify Lexi, and shortly after she went to the rooftop terrace to greet her Groom for their first look. The bridal party walked the streets of San Diego down to the beautiful Luce Loft where they said their ‘I do’s’ and devoted the rest of their lives together. Every piece of this wedding had some family connection – the flowers, the cake, the officiant, the musicians… Ryan and Lexi have one talented family! All of their family coming together truly created a beautiful and memorable day.” –Walking Eagle Photography

We love this stunning industrial loft wedding and handmade ceremony backdrop!
We're crushing on this darling invitation suite!
How stunning are these care packages the Bride DIY'd?! LOVE!
We love all of the darling details at this stunning loft wedding!
We're loving this Bride's dainty details for the big day!
We love this bride's moody dress shot!
The beautiful Bride getting ready for the first look!
The beautiful Bride getting ready for the first look!
Breathtaking! We love this snap of the Bride and her DIY'd ceremony background!
Stunning blush wedding bouquet's are our faves!
We love this Bride and her gorgeous wedding party!
We love this Bride and her gorgeous wedding party!
We love this Bride and her gorgeous wedding party!
The handsome Groom getting ready for the ceremony!
The handsome Groom getting ready for the ceremony!
Great shot of the Groom and Groomsmen before the ceremony!
Great shot of the Groom and Groomsmen before the ceremony!
Great shot of the Groom and Groomsmen before the ceremony!
Such a sweet first look between the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs!
Such a sweet first look between the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs!
We love this loft wedding venue and stunning greenery!
Swooning over this couple's super sweet ceremony!
Swooning over this couple's super sweet ceremony!
Swooning over this couple's super sweet ceremony!
The first kiss as Mr. and Mrs! So sweet!
Swooning over this couple's super sweet ceremony!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!
We love this snap of the Mr. and Mrs. and their ring shot!
We love this Bride + Groom and their stunning wedding party!
We love this Bride + Groom and their stunning wedding party!
We love this Bride + Groom and their stunning wedding party!
We're crushing on this stunning twinkle lit loft reception!
Such a fun industrial loft reception!
We're SWOONING over these farmhouse greenery covered reception tables!
We're SWOONING over these farmhouse greenery covered reception tables!
We're SWOONING over these farmhouse greenery covered reception tables!
We love this super cute bourbon bar at this loft wedding!
We love this super cute bourbon bar at this loft wedding!
We're in LOVE with these stunning handmade menus!
How gorgeous is this reception table with greenery, DIY menus and food truck?! We're in LOVE!
We love a wedding with a food truck reception!
Such a sweet first dance between the new Mr. and Mrs!
We're in love with this stunning and modern wedding cake!
We're in love with this stunning and modern wedding cake!
We are swooning over this gorgeous Mr. and Mrs. and their amazing loft wedding!

What is your favorite wedding day memory?

Wow, to pin point one moment as my favorite doesn’t seem as tough as I would have imagined. Immediately the memory of my procession returns to me and gets me a little choked up all over again. My Husband, Ryan also shares this as his favorite memory, he says it was surreal. I walked down the isle to his cousin signing Ane Brun’s cover of Halo by Beyonce… This version will make anyone a blubbering mess, as I was while walking down the isle. I loved our ceremony and hope it stays with me forever.

What did you DIY for your wedding?

Ryan and I we’re DIY to the extreme! We pieced the entire wedding together with the help of family, Pinterest and Etsy. Our venue Luce Loft was amazing, a little bit of a blank canvas, but with just enough of today’s industrial style that gave us what we wanted to work with. The stairway banister allowed us to hang waterfalls of floral arrangements that I’d been dreaming of since day one of our engagement. My Aunt Lisa was my amazing florist and used Israeli Ruscus in the arrangements just as we’d imagined. With the help of her daughter, they created a Israeli Ruscus Backdrop alter piece for a wall hanging behind our alter. Neither of us are thrilled about being the center of attention, so we wanted the tables to be in place for dinner and feel a little relaxed as our guest witnessed our I Do’s from there tables. We used hairpin dinning tables from my husbands cousins company Folklore Vintage Rentals with their cafe chairs. These tables and chairs were so charming, I’d kill for one of them in my own kitchen as a wedding keepsake. Folklore also furnished the upstairs powder room which was in the second space we rented from Luce Loft, they supplied us with a vintage counter bar and beautiful persian rugs throughout the entire venue. We decorated the second space with ferns we planted in Anthropologie pots. We had the caterer in the second space as well (A Miho Experience…YUM!) I custom ordered my table numbers and menus from Veronica Foley Design on Etsy, she created the menu I wanted in a forest green water color that I dreamt up, she made them come to life just as I dreamed. My I had one of my aunts make our cake and another aunt was our day of coordinator. We had cousins do all of our music as they are extremely talented musicians. My Mother made lemon and thyme parting cookies for all the guest. I created a label and had a stamp made from Lumi and put together a gift box for all the guest that reserved rooms to stay with us at the Andaz. We’re truly blessed, amongst both our families we had experts in all the wedding departments. We loved every second of wedding planning with all our vendors and loved working with them as their experience was all exceptional.

Did you have a something old, new, borrowed and blue?

My something old was my diamond engagement ring that was handed down from my Great Grandmother. You could say we turned it into my something new as we designed our own band for it. I wore some cute blue under garments one of my bridesmaids gave me.

Any advice for brides currently in the planning process?

Remember what the whole engagement and wedding process is about, marrying your best friend and soulmate. Do some planning together and communicate a lot {make the executive decision though of course.} Don’t second guess the decisions you made in the beginning, check things off your list and move closer to your big day. -Lexi, the bride

Event Credits

Photographer: Walking Eagle Photography // Venue: Luce Loft // Florist: Fox Point Farms // Catering: A Miho Experience // Invitations: Paper Source // Rentals: Folklore Vintage Rentals // Bride's Attire: THEIA Couture // Bride's Shoes: Shopbop // Hair: The Shop Beauty and Art // Make-Up: StudioBe // Custom Stamp: Lumi // Attendent Gifts: Urban Farmhouse // Menu + Table Numbers: Veronica Foley Design

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