Pennsylvania Handmade Wedding by Alison Conklin Photography
How adorable is this next couple? And it’s not just because the groom’s beard rivals that of my husband. They were married at the bride’s parents’ home…the very same place where the groom picked her up for their first date! Their wedding, captured by Alison Conklin, was the ultimate handmade soiree. The bride, along with her mom and sisters, not only arranged the flowers themselves but grew most of them too. A summer farm wedding wouldn’t be complete without strawberry shortcake and locally-grown comfort food. Everything else from the cake topper to the sangria was handmade! Here is a little taste but for buckets of inspiration check out the full gallery!
More DIY details in the full gallery!
And before we let you get away too fast, we HAD to share this awesome video that Evan Scott crafted for the couple. You can really see how all of that gorgeousness came to life. Evan is an awesome cinematographer and he approached this wedding with the same charm and style that was captured in the photographs. Love, love, love.
Remember to check out the full gallery!
We decided to have the wedding at my parents farm in Kempton, PA, because it’s absolutely beautiful in the summertime (when everything is lush and green!) and it’s special to me and Josh -it’ s where he picked me up for our first date. Although I loved the idea of an outdoor wedding, I wanted to have a “plan b” in case of rain, so we ended up cleaning out the barn to use for the ceremony (and reception in case of rain). We hung an old, ornate headboard above the “alter” and the barn shelves were lined with an old blue glass bottle collection I bought at a yard sale last spring.
The women in my family are pretty into gardening, so we grew most of the flowers ourselves, and my mom, sisters and I arranged them for the bouquets and centerpieces.
22 Comments about “Pennsylvania Handmade Wedding by Alison Conklin Photography”
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October 27, 2010 at 10:03 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE - I am so glad the readers of Style Me Pretty get to see this fab wedding.. Way to go Alison!!!
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October 27, 2010 at 10:07 am
Beautiful wedding! I LOVE Alison Conklin!
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October 27, 2010 at 10:07 am
I'd have to agree that I love it as well. A great job and even more than that how simple it is.
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October 27, 2010 at 10:42 am
Thanks for all the kind words and for featuring our wedding! I feel so blessed to have had so much help from my family and Alison's amazing photography :).
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October 27, 2010 at 10:51 am
This wedding is so REAL!! Its gorgeous!!
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October 27, 2010 at 11:26 am
GORGEOUS! I love the venue and all the details.... And I totally love that dress! Do you mind sharing who made it?
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October 27, 2010 at 11:29 am
awesome! i'm planning a wedding with a picnic-vibe, too. it's nice to see i'm not the only one :]
i would love to know where the bridesmaids dresses are from, if the bride/groom read this. thanks!
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October 27, 2010 at 12:46 pm
This might be my fave wedding ever on SMP! It is completely effortless and perfect...and the video!
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October 27, 2010 at 1:16 pm
The bride's dress is so unique! I love it!
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October 27, 2010 at 1:32 pm
This is one of my favorite weddings of Alison's. The bride and groom did an amazing job. So happy to see this on SMP!
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October 27, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Simple & spirited . . . the happy spirit jumps at you from the photos!
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October 27, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Mmm, that food made me hungry! Hehe, looked delicious! Congrats!
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October 27, 2010 at 3:52 pm
people always seem comment about the dress (which is amazing) but i'm a sucker for a good beard.
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October 27, 2010 at 5:11 pm
yaaay for abby and josh! a beautiful couple who i love! and yay for my little brother and his amaazing video!
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October 27, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Congrats on the wedding! This video got me so excited for mine next summer :)
I was wondering what the song is in the video... is it Jónsi or Sigur Rós perhaps? Thank you very much!XOXO
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October 28, 2010 at 8:42 am
Love it- super original, artistic and fun!
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October 28, 2010 at 9:55 am
@sk Thank you! My dress is Nicole Miller (a few years old) and I purchased it online.
@Christina My bridesmaid dresses are from Tulle- they are no longer on their site but they do have some cute vintage inspired dresses. Good luck! -
October 28, 2010 at 11:13 am
i love the wildflower bouquet!
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they had dandelion wine?! A-mazin'!
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October 30, 2010 at 9:31 pm
I've never felt compelled to comment on the site before but I honestly was blown away by how beautiful and touching this wedding was!
Also the video is fantastic and the Jonsi song was a prefect choice--I wish you all the best
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