I was so excited when I opened my inbox to find out that Ashley & Drew’s wedding was going to be featured on The Knot! How cool is that??? Ashley, Drew and their families are just the sweetest. I had the best time coordinating their wedding and working with everyone from the guests to their vendors. Captured by Kelly Photography was able to get so many great shots throughout the day and she was such blast to work with. I’m looking forward to collaborating with all of them again in June for Drew’s brother’s wedding.
See their feature here.
Brooch bouquets are such a fun alternative to carrying real flowers. PLUS, you get to keep your bouquet forever! Want to make it even more significant? Ask all the lovely ladies in your life to “gift” a brooch to you at your bridal shower. You will carry a special piece of them all the way down the aisle! Here’s how you can ask!
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Here’s my first of hopefully many blog posts after not doing ANY since my first wedding of 2014. Oops! Enjoy!
not everyone needs to send save the dates. they’re not required and can be an added, unnecessary expense, but they can also be fun! if you are trying to decide whether or not you need them, here are a few reasons why you might want to…
1. DESTINATION WEDDING–if you want those important people there, you will want to give them time to plan and save up!
2. HOLIDAY WEEKEND–many people make plans for holiday weekends, if you don’t give your guests enough notice, your wedding may not be an option for them by time the formal invite arrives(typically 6-8 weeks before your special day)
3. OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS– if many of your friends & family members live somewhere other than the city you’re getting married, they will need time to plan and budget, just like a destination wedding.
4. THE MORE THE MERRIER– if you want to be sure a majority of your guest list can make it, this gives them a heads up.
5. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT–this can be a fun and creative opportunity to announce your engagement to everyone. you can show off your personalities and make it personal like this:
Jessica and Ryan’s wedding was seriously the best possible way I could have started off the 2014 wedding season. I had so much fun and couldn’t have asked for a more perfect match up. Jessica was such a sweet person to work with and to top it off, she is also super crafty! I wish I could take all of the credit for her day, but she had SO much to contribute to the whole process. At our first meeting, Jessica shared her vision with me and Nikki of Perfect Petal Designs. She told us about some of the antiques, books & bottles she had collected, crafts she had made, and the book page cones she planned to use for her ceremony send-off. From there, we put together a plan and hit the ground running. When the day finally arrived, I was crazy excited to see everything she had collected and made over the past few months. Our designs blended together PERFECTLY! I’m so honored that she trusted me to style and craft up her day. Here’s what we came up with:
The Ceremony
This display welcomed guests as they entered the church. Jessica made these cones filled with lavender from her favorite Nicholas Sparks book. Her book page idea gave me inspiration for the elements used in the centerpieces. For the church, I provided the vintage dresser and mirror, burlap and lace pew bows, burlap aisle runner, and a few of the accent pieces for the dresser. Miss-Crafty-Bride painted the adorable books, made ALL of those cones, and the monogram ‘S’. Be sure to click on the photos to see them larger.
Book page cones filled with lavender for the guests to toss as the bride and groom exit the church.
A close-up of a pew bow …and of the groom waiting for his bride. This is one of my favorite parts of a wedding ceremony. It’s always so sweet!
The Reception
Oh my gosh! This was my first time working in Hoover Park. The place is just gorgeous! I couldn’t have been more pleased. Be sure to check out the captions with each picture for more details about the decor!
Lounge Area – Jessica wanted to incorporate these chairs, but wanted a backdrop. I had these frames, and the rest was history!
Lounge Area
How cute is this? Generations of marriages all being celebrated at their wedding.
I was able to build these signs, just for Jessica and Ryan.
We’re missing a photo…”from this day forward”
What could be a more perfect way to use this window?
Gorgeous flowers from Perfect Petal Designs. I was able to design all of the table numbers. We had 3 different styles.
We used two different table runners. I hand made each of these book page runners. This is the first way that we incorporated the pages into the ceremony decor. The burlap and lace runners were provided by Perfect Petal Designs.
Each table that displayed these table numbers, had a significant fact about the couple that corresponded with that specific number.
The 2nd way we incorporated the books is in these pinwheels. They were 2-sided: either burlap book w/ pages or pink with book page. I provided the painted gold wine bottles.
“The number of hours it took her to realize that he was the one”
“The day in May he said ‘I do’ and she said ‘me too!’ “
These table numbers were really cool! Jessica provided the vintage postcards. I then “fancied” them up a little bit.
Another way we incorporated the book theme, was with, well books! Jessica painted several of them to match the color scheme. She collected over 100 vintage books just for this day!
Vintage Door Back Drop
Pie Table – instead of cake, everyone had home made pie for dessert – baked by friends and family members!
Thank you Brittany Graham Photography for doing such an amazing job capturing all of our hard work! Just gorgeous!
