This week is full of yummy goodness for you to feast your eyes and ears on! I’m keeping my intro text short today (so…busy omg) so onto the sweet treats:

crazy tall wildflowers!!! and bikes!!! and love!!! what a happy shoot!!!

WOWZERS!!! Just look at that homemade dress!

you know with these brilliant REAL vinyl invites that there’s a kick-ass wedding to accompany!

young love…literally!

another awesome design duo (that created vinyl invites) have now unleashed this poster! i’m thinking guest book with this!

awwwww! i love this!

um YEAH….who wouldn’t love a light house wedding?!

I’m loving this anniversary shoot! So glad to see other blogs featuring these type of sessions!

Junia Isabel pointed out these AMAZING designs with lyrics by Music Philosophy! These would make for awesome table cards or something!

HAH! this vintage movie wedding is so cool!

omg I’ve been wanting to do a vintage swimsuit session with my hubby for SO long now…and this one is just so perfect!

oh axioo…I could never get tired of your photos!

HOLY SHIT! Home-brewed beer (by the groom) with those AWESOME labels?? Why yes I’ll get drunk!

Loving the “grunge” and graffiti in this sesh!

this just oozes awesomeness!

This sweet mix that Brian created for his wife’s birthday! You can download it here!

And Volume 9 is available from everyone’s favorite Grizzly Bear (Modern)!

The full Bonnaroo lineup announced! Who here is going?!

Today’s mix is from Ryan of Beats&Bells, a kick ass DJ based out of Nashville. I had the privilege of working with him at a wedding earlier this month. It was kinda funny how we “met.” I tweeted him one day back when I first started Hi-Fi about a wedding he DJed and we quickly found out we’d be working together at a mutual friend’s wedding – he DJing, and me photographing! It was one of those totally random holy-shit-the-world-is-tiny moments! It was rad getting to meet him and his lovely wife sans computer between us. I’m excited today to share one of his mixes with you!

1. “Seems Almost Impossible” – Micah P. Hinson
2. “Please Mr. Postman” – The Marvelettes
3. “Promises” – The Morning Benders
4. “Drugs” – Ratatat
5. “Melt!” – Flying Lotus
6. “Exotic” – Original Safaris
7. “Sunday Night” – Lotus Plaza
8. “So Fine” – Telepathe
9. “Our Deal” – Best Coast
10. “Only the Lonely” – Roy Orbison
11. “Little Honda” – The Beach Boys
12. “Helicopter (Live for the BBC)” – Deerhunter
13. “Granny Diner” – Grizzly Bear
14. “A Teenager in Love” – Dion and the Belmonts
15. “You Belong With Me (The Deprees)” – Atlas Sound
16. “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” – Elvis Presley
17. “Fok” – Ólafur Arnalds
18. “When I’m Not Around” – Junior Boys
19. “A Fool Persists” – Infinite Body

Click to download Slowblog’s Spring Mix 2010 (ZIP of MP3s, M4As and Artwork)

Works as a digital playlist or full-length CD. Add the artwork and invite positive vibes.

Perhaps you’ve already spotted these kick ass invites that belong to the one-and-only (super awesome) Bowie Bride. Maureen over at Bon Moment (the designer talent) shares a bit of info about how you can also have your own 80s Glam Rock invites…and a bit more about Bon Moment!

About the Design

Our Glam 80s invitation set is TOTALLY RADICAL. We think it perfectly sets off your offbeat wedding. A fun and carefree design with a raw 80s flair. It’s hard not to like a combination like that. All of our sets are printed FSC Managed (20% Recycled) Bright White Stock! All the better to show off our delicious colors with, my dearies! We sell our packages in convenient sets of 25, perfect for a big or a small wedding!

About Bon Moment

They specialize in Wedding invitations, DIY Wedding Invitation Templates, Save the Dates, Wedding RSVPs, Menu Cards, Programs, and Thanks You Cards. Their tag line “Wedding Stationery for the Rest of Us” really rings true as you browse their wedding invitation suites. The off-the-wall wedding invitations like a Mexico-inspired Sugar Skull wedding invitation suite, as well as a cute and geeky Retro Robots in Love invitation suite really strays from the more traditional wedding concepts. They really cater to the alternative and offbeat bride. Currently they’re working on developing their own website and creating new designs to add to their store.

Rock on all of you creative and musical types!! And thanks Maureen for the deets about your lovely biz!

These two cutie pies bring such a smile to my face! Melissa, of Fresh Photography, did a marvelous job capturing Jake and Lindsay in such a pure element: love. From the flirty balloons to the colorful flowers, this session brings out the sunshine! I love how vibrantly tender the images are!

Shiny Happy People Picture Taker: Fresh Photography

Hello and welcome to a NEW series of posts here on Hi-Fi Weddings! I’m gathering quite the page of kick ass vendors*. These are people in the industry that not only would you hire for your special day, but you can just as easily sit down with and have a beer (or coffee). And since Hi-Fi is all about the tunes in our lives, we’re gonna get to know what these peeps dig on musically.

Our first featured Vendor is Michael of The Flashdance! If you’re gonna hire someone to crank out the tunes, by golly they better have some taste! Or at least be willing to open up to your taste. After all, this person will be playing the soundtrack of your evening. With Flashdance you can tell by perusing some of his mixes and reading what he has to say about music to know you’re gettin’ someone gooooooood fucking awesome.

Can you describe your life (so far) in 3-5 songs?
Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind
Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
Leonard Cohen – Suzanne
John Lennon – Imagine
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid in Full

What is your favorite love song?
(right now) Sam Cooke – That’s Where it’s at

If you could go see anyone perform live who would it be?
Bob Dylan (1966) & today – White Stripes (I could see them everyday!)

What is your preferred format of music?
vinyl

Are you a musician? If so, what do you play? If not, what would you play?
yes, though very under practiced these days, i play drums and guitar.

*Do you know someone who should be on the vendor page? Just email me and let’s chat!

Click to listen, right click “save as” to download:
Peter Wolf Crier – Crutch &  Cane

I’m slowin’ it down a bit this Tuesday! These two dudes are poppin’ up all over music sites, so perhaps you are already familiar with their lil’ diddy. And if not, then I’m glad you heard it here first! Like what you hear and want more? Their debut album, Inter-Be, is officially released today!

Still hankering for more?! Check out all of the past Tuesdays!

Not only does this wedding have an incredible bride and groom, but their choices on song selections and wedding vendors are top notch! With Kelty behind the lens, you know it’s gonna be good eye candy! Britt explained how important music was to them (huzzah!) and what they did to to incorporate it into their wedding day (which, by the way, was on Record Store Day – double huzzah!)

We hand-picked our entire wedding play-list and basically told the DJ that, as long as he stayed within our overall vibe and tastes, he could stray for about 20% of our dance set-list to read and play to the crowd a bit.

Additionally, because the music was so personal and really set the overall tone for the entire day, we chose to give each guest an 18-track CD with music from the ceremony and reception as the wedding favor. We wanted our guests to be able to pop that CD in days, weeks, or even years after the wedding and be instantly flooded with the sounds and memories from that night.

Ceremony: For our ceremony, we had my mega-talented musician cousin Michael McGinnis play acoustic guitar for each song.

Prelude – Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
Procession – Little Martha, Allman Brothers Band
Bride’s Entrance – Catch the Wind, Donovan
Recession – More Adventurous, Rilo Kiley

**Note: I completely and utterly lost it when Michael started strumming “Catch the Wind.” I could barely make it down the aisle with my dad to meet Jonny for the final walk across the bridge. It was a 25-foot-walk of me and my dad trying not to bawl our eyes out. I don’t know if I’ll even be able to hear that song again without crying.

Reception: These were the songs we chose for the few special moments throughout the night.

Bridal Party Entrance – Coffee in the Pot, Supergrass
Bride-Groom First Dance – The Air That I Breathe, The Hollies
Father Daughter Dance – Wild World, Cat Stevens
Mother Son Dance – Chaque jour c’est La même chose, Claude François
Cupcake Service – Spoonfull of Sugar, Julie Andrews

**Note: The bridesmaids and groomsmen were introduced and danced into the reception to “Coffee in the Pot.” We had huge smiles on our faces the entire time this song played, as we watched our favorite people honor us with their silliest dance moves.
*My dad is a former-musician and one of my favorite childhood memories is of him playing Cat Stevens on his acoustic guitar for my mom, myself, and my sister and brother. So, “Wild World” was a no-brainer as my Father-Daughter dance choice – I was very emotional as we danced and he quietly serenaded me.
*One of the biggest hits of the night was the Mother-Son dance! We knew we’d be coming off of a somber teary-eyed Father-Daughter dance, so we really wanted Jonny’s dance with his mom to kick things up a notch. The crowd erupted into laughter and applause as Jonny and his mom broke into their energetic 60’s French pop moves. Definitely the best Mother-Son dance that I’ve ever witnessed!

Cocktails/Dinner
Foux Du Fafa, Flight Of The Conchords
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, Spoon
Monolith, T.Rex
Handle With Care, Traveling Wilburys
Gotta Get Up, Harry Nilsson
Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
Heart It Races – As Played By Dr. Dog, Architecture In Helsinki
Ragoo, Kings Of Leon
White Sky, Vampire Weekend
West Coast, Coconut Records
My Slumbering Heart, Rilo Kiley
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes, Paul Simon
Back In Your Head, Tegan and Sara
Everyday I Write the Book, Elvis Costello
Nothin’ No, David Vandervelde
Elevator Love Letter, Stars
Sentimental Heart, She & Him
Paris 2004, Peter Bjorn & John
A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
Woman, John Lennon
Aretha, Sing One For Me, Cat Power
Trying My Best to Love You, Jenny Lewis
Our Swords, Band of Horses
You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything, The Faces
And She Was, Talking Heads
Poor Little Space Monkey, Michael McGinnis
Ladyflash, The Go! Team
Our House, Madness
Time, Supergrass
All You Need Is Love, The Beatles
All You Ever Wanted, The Black Keys
Naked, If I Want To, Cat Power
Colours, Donovan
Halah, Mazzy Star
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody), Talking Heads
Into the Mystic, Van Morrison
Whenever You’re Ready, The Zombies
Satellite Of Love, Lou Reed
April Come She Will, Simon & Garfunkel
Hysteric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vibrate, Rufus Wainwright

Dancing
I Don’t Feel Like Dancing, Scissor Sisters
You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry
You Should Be Dancing, Bee Gees
Boogie Shoes, KC & the Sunshine Band
Superfly, Curtis Mayfield
In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry
Shattered, Rolling Stones
Superstition, Stevie Wonder
Lust for Life, Iggy Pop
Dance the Night Away, Van Halen
Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley
Town Called Malice, The Jam
Bring Your Love Down (Didn’t I), Yaz
Blue Monday, New Order
Train in Vain, The Clash
Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
Here Comes Your Man, Pixies
Heart of Glass, Blondie
You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
Those Dancing Days, Those Dancing Days
Move Your Feet, Junior Senior
Nighttiming, Coconut Records
Laid, James
Disco 2000, Pulp
Dancing in the Moonlight (Remix), Toploader
Home, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes
Barracuda, Heart
The Seed (2.0), The Roots

18-Track CD Favor:
1. Bron-Yr-Aur, Led Zeppelin
2. Catch the Wind, Donovan
3. More Adventurous, Rilo Kiley
4. The Air That I Breathe, The Hollies
5. Wild World, Cat Stevens
6. Chaque jour c’est La meme chose, Claude Francois
7. Hysteric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
8. Aretha, Sing One For Me, Cat Power
9. Vibrate, Rufus Wainwright
10. Our Swords, Band of Horses
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody), Talking Heads
12. West Coast, Coconut Records
13. Don’t Get Me Wrong, The Pretenders
14. Town Called Malice, The Jam
15. Those Dancing Days, Those Dancing Days
16. Disco 2000, Pulp
17. Here Comes Your Man, Pixies
18. Home, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

Fabulous Fotos by: Steep Street

Toro Y Moi – You Hid
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round
Memoryhouse – Lately (Deuxième)
Washed Out – Feel It All Around
The Radio Dept. – Closing Scene
Caribou – Subotnick
Memory Cassette – Sleep On The Roof
Neon Indian – 6669 (I don’t know if you know)
Small Black – Despicable Dogs (Washed Out Remix)
Casino Versus Japan – Buried
Susumu Yokota – Blue Sky And Yellow Sunflower
Haruka Nakamura – Arne
Savath & Savalas – Journey’s Homes

First and foremost I want to wish Junia a happy belated birthday (it was yesterday!) I tried my hardest to get this up for her birthday but there just weren’t enough hours in the day! The lovely lady and her handsome beau recently tied the knot and I’m hoping to share that with you all as well…cause you know someone with this good of a guest mix had a killer wedding playlist. I love her title of a “Lo-Fi Dreamy Summer Mix” because all I want to do is listen to this with a porcharita* in hand and veggies on the grill. Yeah, that sounds nice!

*ooooh porcharitas…you are the best/worst Southern Concoction. No one remains sober. (2 frozen limeaide, liter of tequila, 6 pack of beast – or some other cheap, light colored beer…and mix it all in a clean bucket. drink and get drunk…preferably on a porch!)

So I finally got around to making the photo collages from our anniversary shoot! I’m so thankful to my photo biz partner, Stephanie, for taking the pics. We decided to shoot at our house since it’s such a labor of love for us and we wanted to mark our progress thus far. We incorporated strawberries from our backyard, our favorite radio/record player (complete with a Zombies 45), our kitties (of course!), and some of our favorite vintage elements from around the house.

Photos by White Rabbit Studios

I first gave a preview of this wedding last Friday after reading about the kick-ass, traditional NOLA styled cake on Love & Lavender. Something hinted that this couple had some good music to accommodate their lovely wedding celebration, so it didn’t take long to get a list of tunes and the stunning images from the talented Jamie Clayton.

what a FUN bridal party!

And here’s the story behind the cake, as found on L&L: Allison found the bird for the cake topper on Etsy and Steven’s aunt made the wedding cake the traditional New Orleans way–with charms in it! Apparently, it’s a tradition in New Orleans for the unmarried female friends of the bride to simultaneously pull ribbons out of the cake, which have silver charms attached. The charms include a ring, a heart, a thimble, a button, a horseshoe, a clover, an anchor, a dime, and a penny. Each one has a traditional meaning (the ring means next to marry, the heart means true love, the thimble means old maid, etc.). How awesome is that?!

Some of the music that was played:

Don’t Stop Believin’ In Plant Rock – A plus D
Every Bleeding Breath – Divide & Kreate
Fire and Dynamite – Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Move On Up – Lettuce
Feel Me Now – E-603
Back That Sleepyhead Up – The Hood Internet
Thats How Strong My Love – Is Otis Redding
If You Wanna – E-603
Wide Awake – Big Gigantic
Young Forever – Jay-Z
Gonna Have A funky Good Time – James Brown
Kids – Chiddy Bang
Gnarls Barkley – Transformer

Photos by: Jamie Clayton