Real Wedding: Mary-Kevin and Patrick, III
Love, love, love the sweet simplicity of today’s featured affair. Oftentimes, it’s the small, really intimate weddings that are the most beautiful. That really capture the meaning behind a wedding…close friends and family celebrating the joy of the occassion.
With that said, if your family is anything like my family…there is no way to have a small wedding! That is one of the reasons that I love today’s featured affair. So many of the ideas can easily be adapted for a larger wedding at a low cost. Collecting milk glass and simple vases for pretty, fuss-free centerpieces that utilize single stem flowers, making your own favors using kraft boxes and some bakers twine, designing table numbers with pretty calligraphy set on inexpensive picture stands.
all images by Carrie Mccluskey
From the bride…
I designed the save-the-dates, program, and menu in the same font family featured in the invites and had them letterpressed at a local print shop in Berkeley. Hello! Lucky provided me with image files of different blossoms from the invite and I made rubber stamps, which I used to stamp the placecards. They also printed coral and chartreuse tonal origami paper for me and I used it to construct the napkin rings and the welcome flags that were attached to the paper fans on each person’s seat at the ceremony.
More on the way!
ooo! please share where you found the table number stands. i have been looking everywhere for some just like that. thank you!
Very nice blog...glad I stumbled across it. I'd like to share this link with my brides and brides-to-be.
A.
SO beautiful! We're doing something very similar with pink flower bunches down the table runner. Is there a way to find out where this groom got his tie? It's exactly what we've been looking for!
hi -
to b, i purchased the stands at www.ironaccents.com and then sold them to another bride on craigslist, as they were kind of pricey!!
to kate, i purchased patrick's tie on j. crew's website!
best,
mary-kevin
That's so cool that you thought to have Hello Lucky give you the images (and that they were willing to do it) to have stamps made to carry through.
I admit, I had Hello Lucky invitations too. It was way too expensive, but they were so gorgeous, and I am such a paper gal.
The setting with the rose garden is so stunning and did so much of your decorating for you!
You wedding is amazing?? Where did you get the grrom suit?? It is exactly what I have been looking for!
thanks, kim and kimberly!!
patrick's suit is from j. crew...they usually have a couple of khaki suit choices in linen and cotton!
best,
mary-kevin
where was your ceremony held?
hi jessica -
the ceremony was held at calumet park!
best,
mary-kevin
Hi! I love the tables! were they from the venue or were they rented?
I love the groom's tie, could you tell me where you found it?
thanks,
elizabeth
hi elizabeth -
thanks! patrick's tie is from j. crew...i think it only available on their website.
best,
mary-kevin
Love the centerpieces! What are the taller white flowers? Thanks! Britney
What did you use to outline the aisle? I think it's a much better idea than using the pre-made long white aisle runners.
What kind of flowers were those in the milk jars?
Thanks! :)