I don’t even know where to begin with this wedding. Even the signature cocktails were inspired by music! And the tambourine favors – how radtastic can you get?! Melanie and Kelcey are music lovers through and through. I let them tell you just how wonderful their day was:

My best friend got married in Big Sur this summer, so we were driving down the coast when we began our search for songs. We never had “a song” as a couple, so we just knew we needed to find something that we both felt passionate about. We ended up really digging into the George Harrison album: All Things Must Pass.

The ceremony was our favorite moment of the day. We had everyone sitting in a close circle around us which made everything feel really intimate. Kelcey and I loved the energy of “Awaiting On You All” by George Harrison as the first song to play once we were officially married. Since music is such a big part of our lives, it felt only natural to have all of our guests play along to the song with their own tambourine. So we decided to have mini tambourines as our wedding favor. Kelcey hand-carved a stamp out of a linoleum block, and stamped each and every tambourine with our wedding colors to say: Melcey Love 8-19-12. They were a really fun addition to the weekend!

One amazing surprise of the night was a song written by two of Kelcey’s bandmates. Right after the toasts, they walked up to the mics and picked up guitars. We had no idea they had been working on something for us. It was incredibly sweet and thoughtful, and one of my favorite memories from our wedding day.

Tal (Pharmacie) had us pick three songs that represented favorite moments from our relationship to help inspire our cocktails. We ended up picking: All My Friends – LCD Soundsystem which was a French 75 inspired lemon/gin/champagne cocktail. Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead which was a dark bourbon drink. Graceland – Paul Simon which had natural celery root and grapefruit syrups and gin.

Pre-Ceremony
Secret Heart – Feist
Mushaboom – Feist
Tout Doucement – Feist

Ceremony
Processional (bridesmaids + groomsmen): If Not For You – George Harrison
Processional (bride): Heartbeats – Jose Gonzalez
Recessional: Awaiting on You All – George Harrison ** with tambourines for all of the guests to play!

Cocktail Hour
Separator – Radiohead
Scale It Back – DJ Shadow
The Devil’s Crayon – Wild Beasts
Merchants of Soul – Spoon
Impossible Germany – Wilco
Young Americans – David Bowie
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side – The Smiths
Baby Missiles – The War On Drugs
Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead
Sunday Kind Of Love – Etta James
I Was A Lover – TV On The Radio
I Feel It All – Feist
Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
My Girls – Animal Collective
My Boys – Taken By Trees
Dance, Dance, Dance – Lykke Li
Ask – The Smiths
Feel Flows – The Beach Boys
This Must Be The Place – Talking Heads
My Girl – The Temptations
(What A) Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
Lisztomania – Phoenix
Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds
Sussudio – Phil Collins
The Party – St. Vincent
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
The Weight – The Band
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
7/4 (Shoreline) – Broken Social Scene
All My Friends – LCD Soundsystem
Bloom – Radiohead
Everything in Its Right Place – Radiohead
Mother and Child Reunion – Paul Simon
Graceland – Paul Simon

First Dance: I’d Have You Anytime – George Harrison

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DJ & Event producer: The Flashdance*
Event design: Bash, Please*
Photography: Our Labor of Love* + Max Wanger*
Video: Shark Pig*
Photobooth: Smilebooth*
Rentals: YEAH! rentals*
Venue: 1342
Catering: Tehra Thorp (T3)
Cocktails: Pharmacie
Cake: Scootabaker
Florals: Landish
Balloons + frill: Geronimo Balloons
Dishware: Casa de Perrin
Valet: Jeffery Valet
Bride’s dress: Lovely Bride
Bridesmaid dresses: BHLDN
Groom’s suit: All Saints
Groomsmen accessories (shirts and ties): The Grunion Run
Hair and makeup: Symmetry Beauty
Bride/bridesmaid accessories: ban.do
Invitations/menu letterpress: Copper Willow
Officiant: Myles Nye
Dancers: LA Follies
Honeymoon: Ace Hotel
Wedding Album: Renaissance Albums

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