Inspiration: Julie Benz’s Festive Chic Wedding

I’ve only seen a few shots of Julie Benz and Rich Orosco’s wedding from this past weekend and I am crazy about it already. I love that the couple chose to have their wedding on Cinco de Mayo to include the groom’s heritage in the celebration theme. It seems like the festive elements were subtle and stylish — a perfect combination! Another thing I love about their wedding, was how affordable Julie’s fashion choices were.

The Dexter star and her bridesmaids rocked gowns by the amazing and affordable designer Theia. Julie’s exact wedding gown will be available later this year for less than $1500! That’s pretty incredible if you ask me, and it’s amazing proof you don’t need to have a luxury-sized budget to look drop-dead gorgeous on your wedding day! Love it! And her Theia reception gown is also currently for sale right now on the Bloomingdale’s too.

I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of the gorgeous details from this beautiful wedding around the web soon! Until then, I put together some fun and festive details inspired by the gorgeous portraits from their wedding day to get your wedding planning minds moving!

Happy Wedding Planning!

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