Chic, Down Home Wedding, III
We are back with some seriously great details from today’s featured wedding. It’s home grown, with almost everything being crafted by the bride, friends and family. It’s chic, as she just happens to be a graphic designer so completely understands color, texture and design. It’s total charm. Total charm.
Invitation photographs by Frenchi and Flea, Additional photographs by Ellie Grover
From Emily, the brides adorable sister…
She infused the naturally gorgeous setting with moss, gingham, polka dots, and apples….a black and white checkered dance floor topped it all off! She also really tried to do a lot of repurposing and DIY projects…our mom’s friends did all the flowers and centerpieces, the chalkboards were hand made, the moss balls were repurposed Starbucks Christmas decorations, the picture frames were spray painted dollar store frames, and there were antique milk glass, crates, and window shutter all used to decorate the space.
photography by Ellie Grover
Not much “new” was purchased to create the look, it was mostly crafted, created, and reutilized. I was VERY impressed! It was such a labor of love, with such a wonderful team of close friends and family contributing to the event. My family is very blessed with friends who give their creative talent and time and energy with LOTS of love…my parent’s house and garage were turned into a bakery, craft studio, and flower shop for the weeks leading up to the wedding. I can truly say that Aly’s vision was beyond what she probably ever anticipated due to all the help and time that went into creating and executing her wedding. A true labor of LOVE!
Oh my goodness I LOVE the way they put the glass on apples like that. I've never seen that done before! So easily beautiful!
Thank you, Abby, for posting my little sister's special day!!!!! I can't get over how GORGEOUS the pictures Ellie took are and how beautiful my sister, Aly, looked!
is that a hollowed out apple with a candle in it?!?!?!? please share how that was done :)
I just realized those 'candle holders' are apples. I am just blown away by this bride's style & talent.
Looove the apples, and putting the tea light in the top of one - super creative. :)
I love this wedding. I really like the emphasis of family and home. Probably my favorite on SMP so far!
I love every detail of this wedding. The chalkboard paint, the burlap, apples...OMG!!! The photography is amazing, the details are to die for and of course, a beautiful couple!!!
The apple candle holders are SO easy...all you need is a utility knife, a spoon, and a votive. Trace the votive candle onto the top of the apple then cut the circle outline with the knife (not too deep) and scoop out with a spoon!!!! And, another bonus, the apples float....so you could do floating apple votive candles too! I'm pretty sure my mom made those the morning of the wedding (they do brown eventually...try spritzing them with lime juice to help prevent browning).
so many great and totally original ideas! i love it.
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Absolutely stunning wedding! Can you please share what type of wood you put the chalkboard paint on? I really love that idea for the base of the centerpieces.