This is where I’ve been! My gorgeous niece got married in Kansas last weekend, and this is the first look picture her photographer posted. It was a great wedding for two really special people that are really perfect for each other. I did finish the blanket for their wedding. Now I’m not very secretly hoping and lobbying to make a baby blanket for them.
I’ve become a big fan of the photo booth at the wedding reception. My little 10-year-old niece, Nahdia, who I taught to knit in our downtime between the wedding and reception, was photo bombing other people’s photo booth sessions. We also have goofy pictures of my mom that I would have never thought we would get. [pullquote] “Love Never Fails.”[/pullquote]
Of course she had a wedding perfume!
You get to guess what she wore from my Top Five Twelve Wedding Perfume list. Tough list to make, it started as a list of five and then went to ten, and two that needed on the list weren’t, so it became eleven. I left off a couple of my favorites because you just can’t get them at all or for anything approaching reasonable.
- L’Artisan Seville a’Laube
- Chanel 1932
- Dior Diorissimo
- Dior Grand Bal
- Byredo La Tulipe
- Ellie D parfum
- Parfum d’Empire Osmanthus Interdite
- Serge Lutens de Profundis
- Serge Lutens Un Lys
- Houbigant Orangeurs en Fleurs
- Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman
- Puredistance I
Okay, so guess which one she picked to wear. And what’s your list of 5 or 12 or however many you need for your favorite wedding perfume? I’ll do a drawing for two sample sets of all 12 of these. Just drop a comment to be entered. If you don’t want/need to be entered, just put DNEM in your comment. I’ll put up the winners of the lily of the valley sample sets this weekend!
Congratulations to the family! These sound beautiful ( reading reviews of these- I haven’t smelled any of them : /).Love to be entered in your draw. I’m going to guess the Seville L’aube because orange blossoms are so perfect for a wedding.
What a hip wedding! The bride and groom seem like they have a sense of humor, which will give them a lot to talk about!
I’m going to guess she wore Parfum d’Empire’s Osmanthus Interdite, because it’s classically beautiful but has a bit of trendiness to it.
I’d wear Amouage Gold or a vintage perfume like Jolie Madame, and a vintage dress. I might consider something a bit softer, but brainy, like Huitieme Art’s Manguier Metisse, if I wanted to go pretty and not aggressive.
Chanel 1932 just says spring wedding to me!
Mazel Tov!
That looks like a really fun photo, and a great idea with the photo booth and photobombing niece!
Don’t know, this is completely random… I would guess she wore Ellie D because it’s number 6 which is my favorite number.
I would wear OJ Woman, it is one of my desert island perfumes. Don’t know many others except Ellie D which I have sniffed before.
For a spring wedding, if cost/availability were no object, the late, lamented Seve Exquise by Gobin-Daude would be my top choice. Or maybe Virgin from the Mugler Perfume coffret. Sigh. If only…
Other wedding perfumes: Safran Troublant, The Pour Une Ete, OJ Woman, Jo Malone Orange Blossom, Parfums d’Imperfiction Eleven Minutes, Dior Bois D’Argent, SL Vetiver Oriental.
Mazel tov! my guess is the seville l’aube. A lovely scent for a lovely young bride! (I wore SIP’s prima ballerina, but I eloped!)
I will guess she wore the Houbigant. My ideas for a great wedding perfume: in hot weather, Kai or Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Wedding Bouquet; spring-like weather, Guerlain Jardins de Bagatelle or Ormonde Jayne Frangipani. For a winter bride, Chanel Cruel Gardenia. Autumn wedding…something with rose, though I haven’t yet found my “perfect rose” scent!
Great photo. Looks like the wedding was a blast! Owing to my love for Osmanthus, I have to vote for Osmanthus Interdite for my guess
Many, many congratulations to your niece! And the photobombing little one sounds like she’ll be a wonderful, occasionally frustrating handful when she’s older 😉 My guess is Dior Grand Bal, simply for the name 🙂
I’ll guess Diorissimo but I must confess I am not familiar with the rest of the list. My top wedding perfumes: Chanel 22, Guerlain’s Attrape Coeur, L’Instant Magic mixed with Rose Barbare or maybe Nahema. I wore Chanel 22 on my wedding day, and still wear it…soft floral with incense. For me, nothing compares to 22, the perfume is heavenly. Yum.
I’m thinking it’s Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman because it’s edgy, confident, denotes someone who is out there and I think it speaks urban. Long sillage, too, so, perhaps she’d want that. Everyone always stops me when I wear it , so how could she go wrong?!
Houbigant!
Guessing the Dior because its classic but this fragrance is newer. The bride looks classic and the wedding party very young, fresh, quirky and fun. Blessings to them.
Congrats to your niece! You sound like a wonderful aunt. Hmmmm, my perfume for a wedding would be EL Private Collection Tuberose-Gardenia (if I weren’t allergic to it!); I also love the new Hermes d’Jour (once it dries down). For my own wedding I wore Bulgari Femme. The drawing sounds great! I haven’t tried (or even seen!) many of your choices. Is StC going to publish the wedding results from about a year ago? I think you all were asking people to submit their wedding perfumes/picture… Thanks!
I’ll guess that she wore Un Lys!
My list would include:
OJ Woman
Chanel No. 5 or 19
AG Gardenia
Aww! Were you in KC? I do photo booths on weekends in KC! I wish I had been at this one, looks like a fun group. And it is SO POPULAR for wedding receptions these days, I have to fight to get a weekend off. I am not familiar with the list, but I recall your description of Seville a l’aube and immediately adding it to my wishlist, so that’s my guess.
My guess is puredistance I.
I’m getting married in Sept. Will probably wear No. 4711 Nouveau Cologne.
perfect timing for this article. I am getting married in July. I would love to enter the drawing and would wear one of the scents if I win!!! I think she wore Chanel 1932.
that is a really wonderful picture! i would guess the gorgeous bride wore Dior grand bal, just because it seems like it would suit her.
Wow, what fun!
What a lovely and uplifting post! Awesome drawing too! My guess is Ormonde Woman for that gorgeous young Amazon Queen!
My vote goes for La Tulip. I wore Amazing Grace in a destination wedding in the Caribbean.
I love the green light and the “no U turn” sign in the background – auspicious beginnings for the bride and groom!
I’m in awe of the list – so many I”ve heard wonderful things about and not experienced yet. I have no idea so I”m guessing the Byredo.
I guess the bride wore Diorissimo. That would be on my list along with De Profundis, Fleurs d’Orangeur, and YSL Paris because my mother used to wear it.
My guess is that the bride wore Puredistance1. A great perfume. I can’t believe Songes isn’t on the list! Can’t have them all, I suppose. And then if you can’t narrow the list down to twelve comfortably, imagine having to actually pick a one to wear!
I’m going to guess she wore the la Tulip, but that’s just because I love the idea of wearing a tulip. So Springy! My choice for a wedding would probably be Soivohle Oudh Lacquer.
I guess Byredo La Tulipe! Perfect for an early Spring wedding in the Midwest.
And I would add Puredistance Opardu to your list.
congratulations- what a beautiful couple and such a fine picture!
my guess is ” Puredistance” it seems so fit…
I’m guessing Houbigant Orangeurs en Fleurs! A suggestion from me for a wedding fragrance would be Creed Jardin D’Amalfi – so refreshing and joyful. Congratulations to your niece!
That is a great photo!! It shows such an appreciation for the joy in life!
I am going to guess Houbigant Orangeurs en Fleurs. It is springtime in a bottle.
I’ll guess Diorissimo for the solipsistic reason that I’m smelling of LOTV right now.
My favorite wedding fragrance is Bulgari Pour Femme. It’s a floral bouquet and is refreshing, which is useful with all the stress and heat. It also makes someone eminently huggable. Apres l’Ondee would be wonderful on a bride too, so lyrical. As would Cuir de Lancome because it’s quiet and transparent.
Great picture! What a lovely couple. My guess is Serge Lutens Un Lys.
Congratulations to your niece! It must have been a fun reception with pictures like that. I would guess Chanel 1932 or Houbigant Orangeurs en Fleurs. And thanks for including us in the celebration with such a wonderful draw!
What a fun photo! I’ve only smelled two of these fragrances and I don’t think it was either one of them. So I’m purely guessing with Ellie D because I like the name. I’m pretty sure I wore White Linen to my own wedding 29 years ago in August.
I’m going to guess La Tulipe because she looks like a brilliant, fresh spring tulip. This is a great list. I would consider several of these for my own wedding… probably Diorissimo.
Thats such a great photo, joyful, with individuality, exhuberant. Im going to guess Un Lys, with Diorissimo as a close second because of the feeling I get from the photo. And just think of what a great scent memory she will have regardless of choice. Congrats to the happy couple. Thanks for the draw!
Après L’Ondee was the first parfumerie that really spoke to me, and the description absolutely matched the visual picture the scent provided. If you’re curious, hop over to http://www.surrendertochance.com – they have samples of both the EDT and vintage juice!
Okay, I’m guessing Un Lys because its so dramatically optimistic and lush. And because the name makes my think of lace which brings me back to wedding dresses…
I like to think I would wear something completely atypical – but I might just go in for Bal a Versailles which is romantic but also feels lived in and comfortable. I hate the idea of something stiff and formal!
Many congrats to your niece. What a beautiful photo, it looks like they had so much fun!
I’d guess the Bride wore De Profundis, its such a joyous uplifting scent.
If I was to get re-married (to the same man!), I’d probably wear Seville A’Laube, or 28 La Pausa, or OJ Sampaquita/Frangipani/Tiare.
KristenMarie: your description of Après L’Ondee makes me want to smell it immediately, sigh..it sounds amazing and what a lovely description.
“Heaven opened, angels descended, violets were crushed by raindrops against wet stones scent”
I’m going with Diorissimo because it’s young and beautiful just like your niece. Awesome pic, BTW. I didn’t wear fragrance on my wedding day. But, if I were to be married today, I would go with Chanel No. 18 or Le Labo Ambrette 9.
I’m going to guess that the bride wore Byredo la Tulipe, because it is happy and spring like. I got married before I was really interested in perfume and have no recollection what if any perfume I wore. A dreadful admission! So what would be on my list now? Contenders would be Diorrissimo, Amouage Lyric, Carnal Flower, or Parfums de Nicolai Temps du Fete. But if I was renewing my vows I think I might go for Shalimar, or possibly Vol de Nuit. Decisions, decisions!
This picture is great! I absolutely love it. Wishing the adorable bride and groom loads of love and a big happy family!
What did she wear? It’s hard to pick one from this list, but I’ll go with Osmanthus Interdite. (And what did he wear? I’m another one who wants to know!)
What fun guessing! I’ll go with Seville a’lAube, which seems perfect for a wedding. Others on my wedding-worthy list: Lyric, Amourousse, Nuit de Tuberose, and Zeta.
Will guess Grand Bal. The fragrance and the name seem appropriate for a wedding.
Wow, what a great picture. The photographer did a great job getting them all doing their thing and then snapping the result. Looks like it was a fun wedding.
I’m going to guess that she wore the Byredo La Tulipe.
My criteria for wedding scents are that they must be long-lasting, pretty more than interesting, not over-powering (especially for a summer wedding), and must have some personal meaning. So my picks are Joy (I’ve already broken the over-powering rule), Chanel Bel Respiro, Guerlain Les Secrets de Sophie, Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille, and possibly Black Cashmere if it were an outdoors fall wedding.
I’m going to guess Ormonde Woman (orange blossoms read as “fall” to me, so I ruled those out early based on nothing but that…).
Wedding perfume is an interesting idea, do you match the season, the level of ceremony formality, personality, dress, etc? Do you wear an utterly new perfume or an old favorite? There are so many ways to go. I wore Dior’s Eau de Dolce Vita, because it’s what I wore on our first date.
But for an afternoon garden wedding, I’d wear Hiris, or Luten’s Fleur d’Oranger.
Or Chamade to any kind of wedding.
Please DNEM – I’m not a fan of most wedding style perfumes. My own wedding scent was Guerlain AA Herba Fresca – our wedding was very casual and outdoors in August, so I needed something extra refreshing. Photobooths are great at weddings. My brother had his reception at a photography museum, so that was included with it and we had so much fun. For our much more budget wedding, I stole the idea and got a polaroid style camera (fuji instax – it’s so much fun!), got some props like fake glasses, hats, fake mustaches, etc. and had a friend take pics, and then had guests put glue them in our guest book with their messages. It’s great fun to look through now.
Diorissimo…that’s what I’s wear if I were ever to get married again. Great Photo!
Nice pic!
I’m guessing she wore Chanel 1932.
I’ve not really considered a wedding scent, but I think I’d be between Chergui, Puredistance M, or Gucci Nobile.
Haven’t tried most of the scents on your list, so I’m going to randomly guess Grand Bal since they look like they’re having a grand time. If I was to get married today I’d be in Songes or Honeysuckle Bird. If I could wait a few weeks until it’s in my possession, I’d be in Pretty Machine (Would that count as something blue since it looks like it’ll come in a bright happy sky blue bottle?)