Matt&Julie Weddings Archives - Dallas Fort Worth Wedding Planners Grit & Gold Event Co. are an award winning & published boutique wedding planning & design company servicing Texas & beyond.

Dalylah and Ben both hail from Dallas Texas but when deciding on their wedding location, they both had fallen in love with The Raleigh Hotel in Miami. We were stoked to come on board and help design their special day. We scoured South Beach to find the best suited vendors to pull off a southern influenced Miami wedding at the very art deco influenced hotel. The patterns were heavy and wild, paired with soft and romantic floral. It was a great combo! The couple were full of fun and just super laid back. I loved integrating a southern appeal with the gold longhorn skull and southern style messy cakes into the Miami setting. The couple shipped succulents to Florida which were prepared by designer to be given as favors to guests. Other details also included a custom cigar bar for groom and a map guestbook that highlights where they met, Dallas, where they married, Miami, and where they will move to start their life, Chicago. The weather was lovely all day and then it began to rain shortly before the beginning of the ceremony. We made some last minute changes and brought everyone under some beautiful white tenting. The rain didn’t let up until dinner was completed. Almost to the minute the rain stopped, the music began and everyone danced the night away. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day!

Planning + Design: Grit + Gold | Photography: Matt & Julie Weddings www.mattandjulieweddings.com | Venue: The Raleigh Hotel Miami www.raleighhotel.com | Dress: Circle Park Bridal www.circleparkbridal.com | Groom’s Attire: Men’s Wearhouse www.menswearhouse.com | Bridesmaids Dresses: David’s Bridal www.davidsbridal.com | Floral: Gerilyn Gianna www.gerilyngianna.com | Cakes: Sugar Fancies www.sugarfancies.com | DJ: Scratch Weddings www.scratchweddings.com | Cigars: Town & Country Cigars Euless www.tccigarseuless.com | Mariachi: Mariachis Miami www.mariachismiami.com | Hair and Makeup: Pure Bliss http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/pure-bliss-salon-spa-llc-lake-park/f31c0e07912475bd.html | Succulent Favors: The Little Succulent Shoppe https://www.etsy.com/shop/tobieanne | Officiate: Dominic with South Florida Gets Married www.SouthFloridaGetsMarried.com

To kick off our beautiful new studio digs, we pulled together some friends and created this lovely color popping shoot. We DIY’d the gold glitter cans for a great splash of gold and paired a basic classic yellow linen with a funky runner and napkin set from Target. SCORE! A few Etsy purchases later and some great tye dye balloons and BAM, a beautiful inspiration is created that is totally doable for any inexpensive party setting! Enjoy!