Wedding Post Masterlist

Going through the archives I found a few wedding posts that made it up on Light a Candle but were never posted here, I thought that, as a retrospective, I would set up a master post for easy navigation.

Engagement
- Announcement 
- Story
- The Ring 
- Engagement Photos with Genevieve Renee Photographie  1 2 3

Planning  
Liability 
Confections (food for a cocktail and desert reception)
Decor 
Venue and Save the Dates
Photographers

11 Months

6 Months
5 Months
4 Months

2 Months 

Purchases 1 2 3  4

DIY's 

Florals

Self Tanning for Brides 

Han and Leia Star Wars Wedding Printables 

Pinata Making

Dress Shopping 

Inspiration

1

The Shopping Experience
1 2 3 4

The Dress



Wedding
The rehearsal  
The Morning of the Wedding  

Purchases: Stage 1

I already posted this on Light A Candle, but I thought it would also be relevant to post here! My apologies if you're seeing this twice.

Above, Sandgrens clogs that I still have to break in, a floral crown from WhichGoose on Etsy.

Below: Thrifted milk vases, various mercury glass votives in gold, green and blush from Anthropologie and Indigo. The large gold flower pot is Anthropologie. N and K gold letters from Indigo.

 

Various stationary purchases for making the invitations (cardstock Straight Home Paper Supply, self inking address stamp from Yellow Fish Paperie, Kraft Envelopes Squish and Chips, 'Please Deliver to' Stamp from Chatty Press, Washi Tape MooseArt), plus hand made branch pens (from Falling Opposite on Etsy) for guestbook.

Treat Yo Self poster (Paper Chat) for dessert table and monogram notebooks (Print Stitch and Paste) for vows.

Decor Inspiration

I keep making these things. I don't know what to call them, inspiration boards? Wishful thinking? Mood boards? Every couple weeks I make a new one and throw the old one out. ;) In any case, here are my current 'inspiration boards' for the ceremony and reception.

With the ceremony site having been chosen, I've included a couple pictures of the barn as well as some inspiration.

• For the alter, some kind of vintage dresser or side board. I love the look of all the drawers open and filled with flowers! 
• I definitely want to display pictures from my parents wedding, and my in-laws wedding! Nick and I both come from long, successful marriages and we want to celebrate and honor that history. 
• Pinatas. I love them. Outdoor wedding? Great excuse to break something with a stick. 
• Lemonade! 
• Vintage mismatched seating is a dream of mine. 
• I got the idea to string a laundry line with lace hanging from it to block the guests view of the 'aisle'. A big reveal is a must for those of us with a flair for the dramatic.
• I want to incorporate gold into the whole day and a great way is through sparkly wands! Haha. That sounds weird? I'm thinking they wave them in the air during the recessional in lieu of messy confetti.  

For the reception:

• A cheese wheel 'cake'. I have always loved this idea, and Nicks family are crazy about cheese so I think it will be a hit. 
• Sparkly dessert table. 
• Simple cocktail table covers that look romantic and classy.
• A board game station! 
• Gold streamers! 
• Nick and I came up with the idea of displaying romantic comic book art as an homage to his geekery. 
• Himmelli chandeliers (in gold of course).
• One idea we've been bouncing around is that of a DIY photobooth strip kinda like the Halloween version seen above. We really want to incorporate a photobooth, but they're quite expensive to rent.

Obviously these ideas are still evolving! We'll see more in January when we speak with our decorator! 

First Purchase

I made my first wedding decor purchase yesterday and I'm pretty stoked about it!

This awesome poster will be adorning out dessert table, and I think I'm pretty witty.

Last weekend I attended Bridal Fantasy at Northlands Expo Center. I was excited about it, but it turned out to be a bit of a bust. Not a morsel of food on the property, and everybody was pushily trying to sell me things and judge me on my choice of tradition-bucking whatever. Get over yourself wedding industry, you're so, like, over.

Silver lining, I took a look at some of the packages offered by a friend's event design company, and I think I will go ahead and have her work with me on the decor and coordination. I find, in this overwhelming world of one-ups and pinterest, I have too many ideas. I hope she can help me narrow things down and create a cohesive experience!

Starting with this poster which I find hilarious (so far everyone surveyed finds it unfunny and at least one person threatened to cross out the word 'yo' and write 'your').


Hilarious.