September 23, 2010 – 3:29 pm
Instead of having a traditional wedding cake, we opted for our favorites – Carrot Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting, German Chocolate Cake, and plenty of cookies and candies.
We used biodegradable plates and bamboo veneerware forks from Branch for serving up the sweets.
The ribbons behind the table are part of a curtain I found at a thrift shop and worked perfectly with the gingham table cloth.
I also enlisted the help of my Aunt Karen and Cousin Val to make some of those great Ice Cream Party Favors from The City Cradle. The kids LOVED them!
Good times were had by all! XO!
September 6, 2010 – 2:18 pm
We wanted to do something fun for our guest book, rather than just have people sign their names. I wanted to look back and laugh. I purchased a leather photo album with two picture slots per page and cut out different colors of card stock to fit in the bottom slots [for people to sign]. The top slot will be for photos. We sat a few disposable cameras on the table, markers, a bunch of silly props, and some instructions.
I cannot wait to get the film developed because I know we are going to have some great shots … like this one of my Gramma Dorie! Priceless.
September 4, 2010 – 11:04 pm
I had found some old barn windows down in the barn [imagine that] and immediately knew I wanted to hang them from tree branches for the wedding. In the end, I could only hang one [well, my Uncle Don and Mike did all the hanging] because the tree branches were higher than I thought and impossible to reach even with our ladder.
We removed the few panes left in the window [they looked pretty cool, but were loose and I didn't want to risk someone slicing themselves on broken glass at the wedding], inserted a couple of eye hooks in the top of the frame, strung it with some clothesline and wrapped that around the branch. I also hung a few vintage pieces I found in thrift shops on the tree along with an iron candle holder left by the original house owners in the basement.
I was quite pleased with the outcome and everyone [namely myself] had a lot of fun taking snapshots in the window panes. Simple and pretty.
August 24, 2010 – 12:30 am
Sorry for slacking so much on the posts lately. I have two good excuses – getting married and looking for a new apartment! The latter has been taking up most of my free time [which is already sparse] lately, but enough about that …. let’s talk WEDDING!
Michael and I finally tied the knot on August 14th! The ceremony and reception were held at my parent’s home in rural Ohio, which made for an intimate and idyllic setting. I did all of the planning myself and with a little help from my mom warning everyone to just leave me alone, it all went off without a hitch.
All week the weather was beautiful and around 1pm on the day of the wedding, it started pouring rain! We had to scramble to move some things around so they wouldn’t get soaked or blow away and the rain was tapering off by the start time of 4pm. There were still a few sprinkles during the ceremony, but then the sun came out and made for a perfect evening. Over the next week or so I will be posting little details of the ceremony and reception … maybe you can get some inspiration for your own country wedding.
July 19, 2010 – 10:02 pm
Things are coming together for the wedding plans [less than one month away!!!]. We are having a country picnic reception and we’ll be serving up cute little gable boxes filled with all kinds of grub for our guests. I found these striped candy bags [harder to find than you might think] at Fort and Field. And I just couldn’t resist ordering the paper straws – they will look really slick in the mix of vintage glasses I’m using or stuck straight into a glass soda bottle.
This picture [via Project Wedding] was the inspiration for our picnic boxes, but we are using kraft paper colored boxes and the colorful striped bags pictured above. We are also going to have little containers of salads stuffed inside and all of our packaging is eco-friendly. Please pray it doesn’t rain! XO
May 4, 2010 – 1:56 pm
I should have placed the order for my own wedding invitations [not pictured here, but yes from Etsy] today, but it was so nice outside and the day just ran away from me. Maybe I’ll get around to it tonight – I really need to send them out. The clock is ticking!! Before we selected our invites, I perused hundreds of selections on Etsy and decided to share some of my favorites.
TOP ROW [from R to L]:
Beautiful letterpress “Bloom” invite from Pistachio Press
Unique fabric [yes, FABRIC] invite by Artful Beginnings
Very playful “Cirque de l’amour” invite by Orchard and Brown
A touch of modern in the invites from Stelie Designs
MIDDLE ROW:
Such a cheerful invite titled “Mexico City” from Earmark
An intimate Script invite by The R Studio
Rock and roll with this mock music poster invite from Raspberry Creations
BOTTOM:
An “Art Deco” booklet invite from Ruff House Art
Bright & cheerful carnival stripes invite by Paper + Pinafore
Gorgeous vintage look letterpress invite from Golden Rectangle Press
