Inspiration to Wedding! Part 3

A few Details

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I love the idea of family photos pinned to a simple piece of twine in a reception area. At our wedding almost every guest walked along the row of photos during cocktail hour... ohh-ing and ahh-ing over childhood shots, making fun of our awkward years, and remembering good memories.

I was inspired by this..

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and this..

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And created this line of photos strung along one of our venue's old barns.

Isn't my grandmother sweet?!

Inspired by the idea of creating charming escort cards..

credit unkown

We purchased a giant piece of wood from Home Depot, painted it with chalkboard paint and created 8 sections. Since we had one long table instead of many smaller tables, this seemed to work well. 

Once they located their section, they found their name tied with twine to a printed menu & a packet of Wildflower seeds. The seeds were purchased from American Meadows. 

Hope your week is off to a great start! 

xo

Photos from Our Wedding by One Love Photo 

Inspiration to Wedding! Part 2

The Bridesmaids

Jose Villa 

Raya Carlisle  

Joy Thigpen 

I knew I loved the look a mismatched bridesmaids dresses right away. Of course it's not for everyone or every wedding, but I wanted this bit of eclectic-ness + for my favorite ladies' personalities to shine through. Bonus- they absolutely adored me for it! 

photos by One Love Photo 

Inspiration to Wedding! Part 1
I get lots and lots of emails asking about different things related to our wedding. I love hearing from you, so please always feel free to ask away! 

I thought that it might be helpful to list some wedding resources + details here on the blog. I'm also starting a series called Inspiration to Wedding, to show how I took an idea or a picture and made that detail come to life at our wedding! 

First up - The Attire!

This topic is what I receive the most emails about, so I hope you find this information helpful! Any other questions? Email me here.

My dress was by Alvina Valenta. It was part of the Fall 2008 Collection. The color of the dress is Rum Pink.. really stunning in person!

My shoes were by Seychelles. The style is called Reservations for Two. They are still available here.

We had an un-seasonably cool evening, so I was happy that I purchased a cute cardigan from J.Crew to wear over my dress!

I wore a bleached peacock feather with a vintage jewel in my hair. It was created by Jennypickle on Etsy.

photos by the incredible One Love Photo 

I'm so excited about sharing that project I was telling you about on Friday! 

I put together a Valentine's-inspired tablescape, with details that can be used for any event... a wedding, birthday, bridal shower.. the list goes on. 

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I cut fabric into strips and draped them over the table, a good alternative to a traditional tablecloth or runner. 

Pages from vintage books hung from our chandelier + I used cookie cutters tied to antique ribbon to decorate the chairs.

The cake stands were purchased for our wedding + the pie is from Trader Joe's [and it's delicious!]

Tin cans held blooms + more book pages created a garland for the window. I'll be posting more on that [and a tutorial!] later in the week. 

Lastly, another easy + sweet detail is to throw matches into a jam jar. They worked perfectly with the color scheme and added a creative element.

I hope you enjoy + are inspired! The entire table was inexpensive + easy to do! Feel free to Email Me if you have any additional questions!

Photos by me. Thank you to Leila, at Dandelion Daydream for giving me a hand with the editing!

A Wedding Shoot! Part 2

As promised, here is part 2 of my collaboration with Floataway Studios!

I'm head over heels for it!

 And the ever so talented Floataway duo has created a total of three videos of this shoot. You can watch our Thank You video here, on Green Wedding Shoes!

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And check out the longer version here!

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See part one here 

Have a great Weekend!