Off The Beaten Path Weddings Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Emily & Grant, October 20th, 2012

Midway through October and we’re reminiscing as we share our very last anniversary post for 2012 Off The Beaten Path Weddings. Emily and Grant made their first mark on our blog in January when we introduced their wedding motto,  W O O P A . But in case you forgot, we can refresh your memory now on what their chill wedding motto meant.

/ woo-pa! /
definition:
I. adj: a term to express excitement, joy, or happiness.
II. noun: the official Wood/Patrino wedding motto.

We’re so thrilled to spend our today wishing our Bridechilla™ , Emily, and her husband Grant a very happy anniversary. All photos by the talented folks over at onelove photography.

From the Bridechilla…

The theme of our wedding was “woopa”. this is a nickname our friends call us that joins our two last names- Wood & Patrino. we made a sign of vintage marquee letters that lit up which read “woopa” on the side of the barn. Dinner was served next to the barn under a grove of trees with twinkle lights hung from tree to tree. We sent everyone home with “woopa pies” (whoopie pies) that my mom had made from scratch. We really wanted the wedding to be colorful which would really create the fun party energy that we were looking for. It was a very rustic country setting, however I wanted to incorporate a sophisticated chic element with color, as I didn’t want it to be overly rustic. I would say it was a rustic chic wedding. The tables had navy and white runners with colorful flowers. The boys in the wedding party wore navy & white gingham shirts, khaki pants, navy vans & a navy pink tie. The girls wore navy dresses with fuchsia heels.

We wanted our wedding to be an amazingly fun party in the middle of the vineyards with fabulous food and wine. We really just wanted it to have a light-hearted sentimate, so that the guests could really relax and have FUN. Nothing stuffy about it.

(via Style Me Pretty)

We loved Emily & Grant’s color palette, such a beautiful and FUN event to end our season on last year.

Don’t forget to see more of this beautiful OTBPW + WOOPA magic on Style Me Pretty!

Also, see this chill couple in action in this video of their Off The Beaten Path Wedding by Steven Bailey.

Until next summer, when we celebrate our 2013 anniversaries from this season… CHEERS.

Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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Off The Beaten Path Weddings Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Emilie & Jim, October 6th, 2012

  We’re just about through our first week of Fall and in sync, we are celebrating another fantastic Off The Beaten Path Weddings couple we love. Emilie and Jim had one of our very few OTBP weddings that take place during Fall, and we just love the touches of orange that paralleled with the beauty of this season. We’re so thrilled to spend our today wishing our Bridechilla™ , Emilie, and her husband Jim a very belated, but happy anniversary.This couple has shown us such great love and appreciation, and today we want to celebrate them!

So, below we remember some of the special moments of their chill day through beautiful photos taken by our friends at Onelove Photography. This wedding is full of seasonal details designed by Mary Ellen Murphy & the team behind Off The Beaten Path Weddings, take it all in!

From their invitations and stationary to their wedding day color choices, Emilie and Jim had a day embellished in just the right amount of seasonal touches. With pops of orange, pink, and white, their reception and wedding day kept the brightness and light mood of Summer, but introduced the beautiful color schemes of Autumn as well. 

And of course, white pumpkins make for perfect escort pieces.

This Off The Beaten Path Weddings couple was so chill, and so was their wedding party which included a special (and very furry) guest.

Don’t you love Emilie’s sweater? 😉

What a beautiful wedding for us to look back on and celebrate. Can’t believe it’s already been a whole year… Happy anniversary to this chill couple.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY EMILIE & JIM!

Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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Off The Beaten Path Weddings Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Molly and Gavin, September 22nd, 2012

We’re so thrilled to spend our Sunday wishing our Bridechilla™ , Molly, and her husband Gavin a very happy anniversary. Below we remember some of the special moments of their chill day, as told by their event stylist, Mary Ellen Murphy of Off The Beaten Path Weddings. All photos taken by Allison Fairfield Photography.

What was your favorite thing about working with Molly and Gavin?

Molly and Gavin’s fun-loving spirits made them a pleasure to work with… Congrats to you both!

How did Molly embrace the chill & be a total anti-zilla?

Molly welcomed her little pup, Ruby, to the day, always a chill move for our brides 🙂

Tell us some memorable details that stood out to you about Molly and Gavin’s wedding day.

The couple’s location was a dream! And their color palette just accented all of the beauty with pops of orange and pink.

Words to us from the bride, “Thank you so much for everything you and the OTBPW team did to make our wedding such a great event. The wedding was altogether fantastic and Gavin and I enjoyed every minute of it! It turned out exactly how we had envisioned it and we wouldn’t have changed a thing.” Thanks Molly!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOLLY & GAVIN!

Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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Bridechilla™ Tip #39 – It’s a GIVEAWAY!

Tip #39 – How to be a BRIDECHILLA™ – Take this one for that furry friend of yours, and enter to win a Bridechilla Doggie-tee (it’s so easy, trust us).

Hello Bridechilla’s! You heard right! We will be choosing not ONE, but TEN lucky chill gals to win our Bridechilla™ wear made especially for dogs. This giveaway is perfect because there are only 3 easy steps to enter and if you win, your pooch won’t shiver one bit during the upcoming cold seasons. Why not give it a shot?

Top photo by Michelle Pattee + bottom three by Onelove Photography

We have countless grooms and Bridechilla’s from past Off The Beaten Path Weddings that have followed Bridechilla™ Tip #11 and have had their special furry guests attend their wedding day.

Photo by Allison Fairfield

Off The Beaten Path Weddings always welcomes dogs to the ceremony, as they are family too. We even have a Pinterest Board dedicated to our furry friends, so no surprise that we keep a product in our Bridechilla™ Store for them.

Photo by Catherine Hall Studios

Remember Anna & David’s wedding with the luscious dessert bar? You can bet they invited the furry family friends too.

Photos by Lili Dirkin

As you can see, we love our animals and so do our couples. It is important that you are responsible when bringing the chill pup to your chill day, and this infographic by SimplyBridal can help you with that. But we will help you with giving him or her something chill to wear.

Photo by What Shanni Saw

Now, here is your chance to with THE DEJA:

For the 4-legged Bridechilla supporter – organic baby rib stylishly-fitted tee manufactured by American Apparel for all sizes of dogs… and if you can get one on your cat… go for it!

• Color – Butter with Tangerine trim
• 100% organic cotton baby rib construction
• Cut to avoid doggie mess
• The Deja measures 16″ from collar to hem when laid flat.
• Shrinkage: Will shrink an average of one size when put in the dryer.
• For medium sized dogs, 30-50lbs.

We are so excited to be giving ten of our lucky Bridechilla™ fans The Deja for a little furry friend of theirs. We would love to award ten lucky anti-bridezillas this chill product, so please continue to scroll down to find out how easy it is to win… GOOD LUCK!

ENTRANTS MUST:

• Like Bridechilla’s Facebook Fan Page OR have (1) friend like the page if you are already a fan on Facebook.
• Post a photo of your chill pup on Instagram, with the hashtag #bridechillagiveaway
• Leave a comment letting us know you’ve entered and how many times. Each “Like” is an entry, and every Instagram post counts as another entry.
• It’s that easy! Good luck & please share this with all of your chill friends and brides-to-be!

BRIDECHILLA™ GIVEAWAY Contest starts Thursday, September 12th, 2013 and will be ending Thursday, September 19th, 2013 at 12PM (PST). TEN winners will be chosen using random.org. 

Winners were announced on Facebook and Instagram (@otbpw)!

Off The Beaten Path Weddings Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Perla and Brian, September 8th, 2012

We’re so thrilled to spend our Sunday wishing our Bridechilla™ , Perla, and her husband Brian a very happy anniversary. This couple has shown us such great love and appreciation, and today we want to celebrate them! So, below we remember some of the special moments of their chill day, and we also sit back and let the couple tell us how they stayed relaxed and so anti-zilla while planning, how married life is, anniversary plans, and what made their wedding, styled by Mary Ellen Murphy & the team behind Off The Beaten Path Weddings, so special and chill. Photos by The Becker.

Happy anniversary! Any big plans?

Not really, since we are moving. But we are going to Italy next month 🙂

What was the best part of your wedding day?

Saying I do to the man I love. But beyond that we loved twisted willow as our location, it was just a beautiful setting.

Tell us about your planning experience.

The planning was great. And everything was executed great. Recommendations such as the tomato bar still resonate with our guest today.

Any advice for brides trying to avoid stress while planning?

Definitely hire a planner! Beyond that talk with your partner and agree on a vision and that will minimize so much stress!

One year of chill love – congratulations! So far, what has been the most valuable lesson learned in keeping a strong marriage?

Your relationship keeps growing past the marriage celebration. Remember the basics!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY PERLA & BRIAN!

Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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Off The Beaten Path Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Lani and Patrick, September 1st, 2012

We’re so thrilled to spend our Sunday wishing our Bridechilla™ , Lani, and her husband Patrick a very happy anniversary. Below we remember some of the special moments of their chill day, and we also sit back and let the couple tell us how they stayed relaxed and so anti-zilla while planning, how married life is, anniversary plans, and what made their wedding, styled by Mary Ellen Murphy & the team behind Off The Beaten Path Weddings, so special and chill. Photos by Onelove photography.

Happy anniversary! Any big plans?

We are going to stick around the Bay Area — hiking, biking and relaxing.

What was the best part of your wedding day?

It’s hard to pinpoint one thing that stood out from the others! I honestly loved everything.

Tell us about your planning experience.

We lived in NYC at the time of the planning so it was frustrating at first not to be more involved in-person. That said it ended up being a pretty painless experience once we were able to let go of the things we couldn’t control.

Any advice for brides trying to avoid stress while planning?

Talk to a few different friends and/or family members who have recently been married and get their advice on planning 101. There are so many little details that ARE important and others that may seem like big deals but aren’t — it’s best to talk to people who have done it before and can give you a hindsight view. And if you are concerned about cost (which most of us are) getting creative with things like bringing your own alcohol (if the venue allows) and asking family members to contribute to the dessert table are simple ways to shave off thousands.

One year of chill love – congratulations! So far, what has been the most valuable lesson learned in keeping a strong marriage?

Relationships are works in progress and while we have our arguments, what has helped us through the first year is open communication and never going to bed angry. Also, spending time with close friends and family (now that we live on the West Coast, close to our childhood homes) is vital to the strength of our marriage.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LANI & PATRICK!

Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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Off The Beaten Path Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Tracey and Mark, August 25th, 2012

We’re so thrilled to spend our Sunday wishing our Bridechilla™ , Tracey, and her husband Mark a very happy anniversary. Below we remember some of the special moments of their chill day, and we also sit back and let the bride, herself tells us how she stayed relaxed and so anti-zilla while planning, how married life is, her anniversary plans, and what made her wedding, styled by Mary Ellen Murphy of Off The Beaten Path Weddings, so special and chill.

Happy anniversary! Any big plans?

We just moved out of the city so wanted to stay local and enjoy our new house after a crazy couple months. We have a special dinner planned and are going to spend some time at the beach and playing tennis, generally making the most out of the end of the summer and the great weather on the east coast. Oh and some good wine of course!

What was the best part of your wedding day?

Honestly it was the whole day– and really the whole weekend. It’s so hard to pick one favorite thing– having our friends and family in Napa to share the weekend with us was really special.

Tell us about your planning experience.

We planned the wedding remotely from NY. Being far away had its challenges, but it also let us let go of some of the details because it was too hard to control things from far away. We focused on the few things that were most important and were lucky to have Mary Ellen to work out the details.

Any advice for brides trying to avoid stress while planning?

This is obvious– hire Off the Beaten Path! We were really lucky to happen upon Mary Ellen– I saw some of the work she’d done on the internet and knew her style matched what we were looking for. Once we came out to Napa and met her we knew we had the right person. If you have an experienced planner who knows the area and whose taste you trust it makes it easy to let go of some of the decision making. Having a planner was crucial for the planning for us, but also indispensable for the wedding day. It allowed us to relax and enjoy the day, each other and our guests.

One year of chill love – congratulations! So far, what has been the most valuable lesson learned in keeping a strong marriage?

I wish I had some great advice to give, but we are still newlyweds ourselves figuring it all out!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TRACEY & MARK!
See their entire wedding on Style Me Pretty.

Credit: Wedding Planning + Styling: Off the Beaten Path Weddings, Photography: What Shanni Saw

To many many many more chill years of love and happiness. -Bridechilla™ & Off The Beaten Path Weddings

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• Off The Beaten Path Celebrates One Year of LOVE: Erin & Byron, July 21, 2012 (beabridechilla.com)
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Napa Bridechilla™ on Style Me Pretty

We’re in the Style Me Pretty spotlight this week with our Bridechilla™ Tracey and her husband Mark. Tracey and Mark are from New York, but wanted to give their loved ones a beautiful getaway when it came to seeing them say “I do”. So they chose Napa as their destination and Mary Ellen Murphy & her team at Off The Beaten Path Weddings as their event stylists. What a chill way to give their guests a wedding to remember, right?

Off The Beaten Path Weddings styled this wedding with organic touches and “refreshing style” as SMP puts it. Bright colors and flowing wine surrounded the couple and their guests throughout the day.

Cheers to our new Bridechilla and her hubby! See more images of their wedding on Style Me Pretty by clicking here.

Photos by What Shanni Saw.