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Faye & Jonathon: An Outdoor Wedding in Phoenix, AZ

Following a meeting fifteen years ago during an evening out dancing and a Christmas Eve proposal at Faye’s parent’s house, Faye and Jonathon began pla

Following a meeting fifteen years ago during an evening out dancing and a Christmas Eve proposal at Faye’s parent’s house, Faye and Jonathon began planning their intimate wedding, the bride says, “with a lot of help from very good friends!” The Bride Faye Urlacher, 40, gallery owner and art consultant The Groom Jonathon Carrillo, 40, retail The Date November 1 Faye and Jonathon wanted a classic look for their evening affair, which they achieved with white elements (like the linens and dinnerware) and bright bursts of color (like the deep orange roses on each table). The couple introduced this theme with the invites: “The invitation was very simple and clean, and set the casual yet elegant mood of the evening,” Faye says.

Each reception table was highlighted by a striking arrangement of orange Leo roses. The centerpieces were composed of about fifteen flowers with clean stems in each vase, and the site also was decorated with three hanging arrangements made of roses and other simple blooms.
Dawn Foutz (a friend of the couple) made the favors. Each guest received butter cookies with the monogram “C,” packaged in a small white box and tied off with an orange silk bow.
Faye and Jonathon spruced up their backyard with chic touches to create a stylish site. Perhaps the most dramatic element of the decor was the 100 hanging lanterns that the couple made themselves.
Light jazz set the causal mood during the cocktail hour, and then dancing began after dinner on the stone patio.
Over 200 white candles -- hanging in clear glass cylinders, surrounding the centerpieces, and floating in the swimming pool --set a romantic scene.