Lady in Red: Lust-Worthy Valentine’s Wedding Inspiration

For a Romeo & Juliet-styled wedding at Vibiana in Los Angeles to celebrate the launch of Bliss & Bone’s Capulet and Montague collection, event guru Beth Helmstetter created a garnet-red world fit to make any bride swoon! Here, the bride dressed in a dreamy tulle gown by Monique Lhuillier sits graciously upon a red velvet sette by Found Vintage Rentals.

An enchanting bridal gown in a soft petal pink by Paolo Sebastian from Nearly Newlywed looks darling next to deep rich burgundy florals in the backdrop. (Groom’s attire: custom Anchor Gray suit from Suitable. BHLDN jewelry and shoes.)

For this romantic wedding shoot by Allan Zepeda Photography for Availendar, stylist Lindsey Brunk worked with floral designers at Black Dahlia Design to bring deep shades of rose, burgundy, marsala to life in centerpieces rich jewel tones with decadent touches of fresh blackberries and figs. Bordeaux-hued glass chargers were flanked by golden flatware and a spool of Golden thread—a nod to the Sleeping Beauty-esque fairytale. 

Burnished urns with dripping florals set—including berry-colored fringed french tulips—were set on a farmer table, alit with flickering mercury glass candles.

 Clusters of wine-colored ranunculus with sprouting blackberries by Black Dahlia Design.

Sink your fork into this decadent three-tiered chocolate cake with espresso and blackberry filling topped with figs and berries by Emily of Lael Cakes.

Stylist Lindsey Brunk chose cross-back chairs to flank the farmers table, lit with dripping taper candles that shone on the gold-rimmed glasses. 

A dramatic scarlet silk dupioni envelope houses this regal wedding invite created by the design mavens at East Six. The ivory invitation engraved in glistening gold features a royal die-cut and scroll motif—but looks every bit as modern as it does romantic. 

Fuschias, berries, and magentas—oh my! For this bold bridal bouquet, red is accented by deep pinks, purples, wines, and touches of blue. 

A deep berry wine cocktail with floating berries brings a punch color to this signature cocktail. 

This bridal bouquet is the ultimate in stylish red bouquets—styled by floral designer Laura Clare, it brings out the fire in any bride with juicy apples, bright wine-colored dahlias, deep red roses, berries and almost-black-burgundy calla lilies.

 It’s his turn! This groom brings on the style with a marsala-hued suit fit to make any bride swoon. 

Bring red to the lapel with a boutonniere like this one with a wine-colored ranunculus flanked by pink and white blooms and a touch of masculine blue thistle.

Pomegranates have long-symbolized love, fertility, and abundance. Inspired by the ancient myth of Persephone, the queen of the underworld and the goddess of spring growth, show your undying passion with these juicy pomegranate earrings in garnet & 14kt yellow gold by Winged Lion, designed and crafted by the artist and jewelry designer Sergey Zhiboedov. 

Brides, kick off your fine romance and dance the night away in a pair of red heels. 

Stunning Christian Louboutin Anenome Satin shoes in Claret with a dramatic bow detail just say “whisk me away.” 

For Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vazquez’s nuptials, the color red was embraced everywhere—down to the decadent red cake by designer Ron Ben Israel. The five-tiered confection featured hundreds of hand-crafted, hand-painted flowers, bands of glistening edible gold sugar and was emblazoned with the couples majestic monogram. 

Beth Helmstetter Events created an angelic head table, complete with angel wings flanking the bride’s special seat at a table with overflowing red blooms and modern gold candlesticks by Dolce Design Studio.

Claret red wine served in vintage crystal-cut stemware looked especially ravishing with golden silk thread at Vibiana.

Claret red wine served in vintage crystal-cut stemware looked especially ravishing with golden silk thread at Vibiana.