wedding

Our Wedding Day

by Aubrey Allison

Last February, I got married.

On our wedding day, I wore Blondine by Frassaï, and my husband wore Bois d’Ascèse by Naomi Goodsir.

At our reception, we sent our guests home with perfume sample packs accompanied by a little zine of scent descriptions. The four perfumes were our wedding day scents, along with two of our other favorites:

Blondine, Frassaï
A’s wedding day perfume. Seemingly effortless, yet reveals itself to be deceptively complex. To describe it in three words: buttery lily musk. Abstracted gourmand notes of caramel and cocoa envelope a white floral heart. Castoreum, traditionally from beavers, suffuses the blend with an enigmatic, animal edge.

Bois d’Ascèse, Naomi Goodsir
K’s wedding day perfume. A meditative swirl of smoke among autumn trees, moss encroaching upon crumbled stone. With cade wood and tobacco, the smokiness of this scent brings to mind both incense and Islay Scotch whiskey.

Remember Me, Jovoy
A favorite of A’s. Cool and soft, a chai cloud of cardamom and ginger form a delicate pillow for frangipani flowers. Milky vanilla lends a subdued sweetness, while lemon and bergamot add lift.

The Duke of Burgundy, Folie À Plusieurs (possibly reformulated but available at Fumerie)
A favorite of K’s. Smooth osmanthus, peach, freesia, heliotrope, and artemisia create a texture like soft skin. This delicate facet meets an unusual pairing of leather shoes polish, creating an intriguing effect, at once clean and a little bit unctuous.

Find more wedding pictures at aubreyandkyrill.com. Photography by Kristen Marie Parker. Floral by Leah Erickson. More of our incredible wedding vendors are listed here.

A Wedding Perfume for M & J

by Aubrey Allison

In early 2020, I had the joyful assignment of selecting some curated perfume sample options for a couple who was engaged to get married in the desert near Santa Fe. They wanted to both wear the same perfume on their wedding day, which I love. Like many couples, the pandemic changed their plans, and although they didn’t get married in the desert as planned, the perfume they selected brought the feeling of their Southwest vision back into their wedding day in Portland, Oregon. Profumum Roma Arso, which they were able to pick up at their local perfume shop Fumerie, is dry woodsmoke and incense, comforting cedar and pine.

Congratulations to the wonderful couple M & J, and I hope this striking scent will bring back wedding memories for years to come!

Wedding Perfumes for C & K

by Aubrey Allison

Last weekend two of my best friends got married, and I had the pleasure of helping them pick out their wedding perfumes.

Katy wore Arquiste Flor y Canto, a lovely white floral that is at once heady and airy. The bouquet of plumeria, magnolia, and tuberose sits atop a soft, slightly sweet, resinous base of copal incense—pretty with a subtle air of ceremony, perfectly suited for this elegant, joyful, gorgeous bride on her wedding day. Connor wore Arquiste ÉL, a bold, spicy fougère with an earthy richness and a bit of an animalic-musky edge—perfect for this handsome groom who tore up the dance floor at the reception.

We knew their scents would need to stay pleasant in the heat (their wedding day was 110 degrees F!), so we were mindful of that when selecting their perfumes. These two fragrances were perfect, and will bring the newlyweds scent memories of their wedding day for years to come. Congratulations to Connor and Katy!