South Carolina Wedding by Smitten Photography
Happy, happy Monday! We hope you had a nice, relaxing weekend and are ready to jump into a week chock-full of beauty. That is how we roll around here, after all. We are going to start the festivities with a pretty fete from one of our faves, Sharon Clark of Smitten Photography. This wedding took place in a gorgeous old dairy barn in South Carolina. I don’t think it gets much more rustic than that. It is full of the most perfect farm details and lots and lots of southern romance. Plus, the couple was inspired by their love of organic elements and southern cooking. Is your mouth watering yet? Wait till you see the result. We have nothing but love for these nuptials. See the full wedding and more rustic details in the gallery!
see more of this rustic beauty in the gallery!
From Katherine, the Bride:
The inspiration for our wedding came from some of our favorite things – farmers markets, rustic settings and down home southern cooking! We wanted the style of our wedding to be vintage but fresh and most of all comfortable and relaxed. We had contemplated an afternoon wedding and although we ended up with an evening wedding we still wanted to capture the feeling of what an afternoon wedding would be like.
We were engaged for 6 months and didn’t really have time to second guess our decisions so we just picked things that we liked and hoped that it would come together in the end. Dinner was passed in bowls served family style and consisted of some of our favorites – fried green tomatoes, mini BLT sandwiches, BBQ, Mac and cheese, green beans and coleslaw. We wanted to create a calming atmosphere and used burlap and ivory with touches of muted orange, blue, cream and gold as our colors. We made all of our own decorations mostly with materials from craft stores, hardware stores and items we found on e-bay. We made our centerpieces with branches from a tree at my parent’s house. My brother and I planted the tree when we moved into the house as kids. We tied old family photos (pictures of our parents on their wedding day, grandparents, great grandparents etc.) to the branches and our florist placed hydrangeas around the mouth of each centerpiece. For vases we used antique blue ball mason jars that we collected from e-bay and that we borrowed from Brian’s mom. Each jar had moss around the base to add color. For the table runners I bought burlap from a local fabric store. My mom and I spent an afternoon cutting the table runners in our living room – we laughed (and sneezed) a lot! We used the scraps to place around the cake. We also bought orange and blue fabric that we cut and tied around hay bales with rubber bands for extra seating outside. One of the rooms in the barn was completely white so our florist hung ferns from the ceiling to add color. We wanted our ceremony to be simple and decorated the loft upstairs with a plain wooden cross and ferns. My flowers were wrapped in lace that my mom carried on her wedding day. When I asked Brian what type of boutonniere he wanted he said “one made of sticks” so the guys wore boutonnieres made of dried wheat. Brian carried a pocket watch that I gave him when we graduated high school.
A huge thank you to Sharon Clark for sending over such a gorgeous wedding. Be sure to check out the Smitten Photography blog for even more images and a slideshow of the day!
Photography: Sharon Clark of Smitten Photography / Location: The Dairy Barn, Fort Mill, SC / Flowers and Event design: Ta-Da’s Floral Design and Event Planning by Jan Puckett, Jenny Puckett, Lauren Sheehan / Cake: Laura Wells of All Things Sweet / Catering: Leroy Springs Catering / Invitations and Stationery: Jennifer Garceau / Wedding Signage and Art work: Amanda’s Murals & More by Amanda Lackey / Band: The Local Boys / Dress Designer: Janell Berte / Veil: Katherine’s Bridal Boutique, Washington D.C. / Shoes: Van Eli / Hair and Make-up: Jami Svay / Bridesmaids: J Crew / Groom’s Attire: Brooks Brothers / Groomsmen: Brooks Brothers pants and any navy blazer
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what a great job they did! that dairy barn is gorgeous!
and I love that shot with the horse and i'm in LOVE with their food choices, how southern and personal! and delicious!
love the details of this wedding most especially the silk-covered bales of hay!!!
Wow, it's such a nice surprise to see a venue that is in my area! This is absolutely beautiful and inspiring. I've been looking for navy bridesmaid dresses and these are perfect. Could I get a contact for the cake maker? It's also perfect for what we are looking for!
This wedding is so beautiful. I love all the sweet details.
Such a beautiful bride and a lovely day. We are always so honored to make a brides dream come true.
The pictures are STUNNING Sharon! You captured everything in the most beautiful way and we could not be happier with how they turned out! Thank YOU!!!
Whitney, Laura Wells made our cake - laura@allthingssweet.com
Sharon, thank you for the beautiful pictures.....katherine's dad and I couldn't be more pleased. You were so easy to work with......thank you, again.
These photos are amazing! This was truly a beautiful day & the photography captures it perfectly!
The table cards look so familiar... are they from a children's book?
The pictures are just beautiful. The bride is Gorgeous and the groom is so Handsome, what a perfect pair. The entire day was picture perfect and you captured it all.
The table cards are from the children's book "I Like You" by Sandol Stoddard Warburg
What a wonderful wedding! Katherine were did you buy the little jar which look like Jam jar ? I love them and I try to find them for my wedding! Thanks a lot!
hi laure, the clear jars were from our caterer and the blue jars we bought on ebay
This is such a beautiful wedding! I love the bride's dress with the sash. Gorgeous!
Wow, so great wedding, it is rustic as well as elegant setting. I quite like its wedding decoration design which looks cute and romantic. The shot of horse and their kiss is really romantic and sweet.
Drool! That dairy barn is FANTASTIC! We just don't have things like that here in Australia.
thanks so much to style me pretty for featuring this amazing wedding! smitten loves you :)
So pretty...
Beautiful wedding,so pretty...
Where did you get your cake topper. The 2 birds in the nest are super cure!