Yesterday The Why We Love shared Mike + Silvia’s sweet California lovin’ formal dresses engagement sesh – today, we sneak a peek at their evening dresses wedding, held at the oh so charming, Leo Carrillo Ranch. Silvia described the ranch as something out of a dream – the colors of the adobe against the terra-cotta tile, antique windmills, the succulent gardens surrounding every inch of the property, the peacocks that roamed about… it exuded romance. With the abundance of charm already there, it allowed them to scale back on their decor costs and stay within their 15k budget. Let’s take a look!
All of the little details seemed to be falling into place for our wedding, except I didn’t have my dress. I had searched high and low with one style of dress I had in mind and never quite found it. It was a Nicole Miller dress I had seen my best friend wear for a dinner party. When talking with her about where to find similar dress she stopped for a second and said, “What if you just wore my dress?”. I hadn’t even thought of that but…why not? My best friend who would of been in the wedding couldn’t actually make it to the wedding so the thought of wearing the dress didn’t seem like such a bad idea after all. In fact it now carried a bit of sentiment. I tried on the champagne silk gown and knew… that was the dress.