Glamour. Taxidermy. Staircases. Romance.
Ben and I attended a beautiful wedding at the Historic Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove, CA. The mansion was breathtaking and filled with glamour, taxidermy, staircases and romance.
This is the Hemingway Room:
50s dress and vintage sequin coat (and Ben’s vintage skinny tie – has an embroidered “B” on it): Costume Party
tights: thrifted
40s feather tilt: ebay
shoes: MIA
purse: found
Besides an espresso bar and a movie theater, a spa and several fireplaces, the mansion also has one of the biggest pool tables I’ve ever seen.
Can you imagine being the bride and getting dressed in this room? I completely squealed when I saw it.
The guy I’m with in this picture is a pretty famous guy in the punk scene. I didn’t tell him that my friends and I took a picture with him when I was 15 years old at the Vans Warped Tour where Rancid played.
Life is weird, right? And beautiful!
January 16th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
Your boyfriend looks tired here. What do you do to that poor guy?
January 16th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
That sequin coat is to die for! Gorgeous!
January 16th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
These photos are so stunning, I can’t think of a better location for a shindig! And your outfit is absolutely darling.
January 17th, 2011 at 4:27 am
WOW. The house is incredible and your outfit is perfect for it. Love all of it, gorgeous dress and coat and hat. And how very cool that you met Lars, my friends used to love Rancid
January 17th, 2011 at 4:35 am
LOVE this venue! Glamour and taxidermy… right up my street!
January 18th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Lars! Awesome! Also, these are some of my favourite pictures of you. The setting is just perfect for your beautiful outfit.
-Andi x
January 18th, 2011 at 2:25 am
Ahhh, so glamorous! That looks like a fabulous place. Love your outfit.
January 19th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
Awww Ben looks so cute! The wedding looked amazing!!!
January 23rd, 2011 at 1:38 am
Mary…what an amazing outfit…so glamorous. And that’s you at 15 in that last photo! – cute!
February 16th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
You looked so glamourous! Everyone said you won best outfit. Well hopefully it was me then you, since I was the bride, but who are we kidding- you WIN!
February 16th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
YOU win! You were stunning.