Milk and Cookies Inspired Shoot by Love and Lavender
We are going to switch gears a bit and share the cutest of photo shoots with you because who doesn’t love a great shoot? They’re always extremely easy on the eyes and filled to the brim with tons of ideas that you can infuse into your own day. Plus, this one is as sweet as it is pretty and there are cookies involved! Inspired by the idea of milk and cookies, the ladies behind Love and Lavender set out to create a farm fresh, rustic spread incorporating tons of tasty treats and we are loving the outcome. Be sure to head over to the gallery for even more of this lovely shoot captured to sweet perfection by Jonda Spurbeck.
see the rest of this oh so sweet shoot here!
From Love and Lavender…
We put almost all of the details together ourselves. The guest sign-in area consisted of a “recipe for love” sign that detailed Ellen and Josh’s love story. Then, we had guests fill out recipe cards with their own recipes for love and put them in the recipe box. We made favors by filling milk bottles with ingredients for cookies and included the recipe on the labels. The ladies of Jonda Spurbeck Photographers were indispensable in finding the location (an unharvested alfalfa field), baking some of the cookies, and contributing props. Their photography captured our vision perfectly. The table was decorated with various items that went along with milk or baking, including a vintage food scale, an old milk carrier, and lots of vintage milk bottles filled with flowers. We also used a cookie jar from Anthropologie with a wood sign we made that spelled out “Udder-ly in Love”. We made the menu cards by nailing printed menus onto cedar shingles. We made the napkins and used twine and heart cookie cutters as the napkin rings. The runner played off of the ruffles in Ellen’s dress and was made by sewing strips of fabric together and gathering them. Hay bales served as seating.
The cookie stand was made by laying a windowpane across more hay bales. We used a mixture of apple baskets, plates, and cake stands to display a variety of cookies that we baked as well as the cake (also made by us). In addition, we created the cake topper with two hard boiled eggs, part of an egg carton, and some paint! We hung baking supplies from the “cookies” sign that hung over the stand. The milk stand was made out of wood and built by our husbands. We simply added drink dispensers with three different flavors of milk: chocolate, strawberry, and regular! Ellen wore a Jim Hjelm dress from La Belle Elaine’s in Seattle. She wore a hair flower from Feathers and Frills and a pair of rugged boots from Ruche. Josh’s attire was a mix of items he already owned and pieces we picked up at thrift stores.
Photography: Jonda Spurbeck / Bride’s dress: Jim Hjelm from La Belle Elaine’s in Seattle / Boots: Ruche / Hairpiece: Feathers and Frills / Styling and Design: Love and Lavender
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OMG...I LOVE the recipe for love!
This IS the cutest shoot ever!!! I love the recipe and all the clever details!!
Love it!
This shoot is so adorable, I stared at all the details to try to soak it in. I love the playful nature and the recipe is so fabulous! It makes you feel like you really get a sense of how they came together and fell in love. Fantastic! Now only one thing left to do. Find a cookie of my own!
so adorable! love all the details especially the glass-bottled favors -- love the rustic look - such a great shoot and concept!
Love it!
Oh I love that dress.
what's the names of the flowers that you used, especially that white one with the pink tips!
I am in love with this shoot! Everything is so unique and adorable. The eggs on top of the cake - TOO CUTE!
This is seriously the most gorgeous shoot ever! I love the detail shots and lighting is amazing!!!!!!!
so adorable!
the milk dispensers are awesome! i also love the favors. great job.
I love love the favors!! Could you tell me where you got those labels made? It is exactly what I have in mind for my favor, except I want the inside to be chocolate chip pancakes.
I've been looking for beverage dispensers that aren't cheesy...and these are PERFECT! Does anyone know what brand these are?? or where to find them? It looks like it says Jakes glassware, but don't think that's right.
Hi guys! Thanks so much. We are so glad everyone liked it. The drink dispensers were from Pottery Barn. The flowers were dahlias, ranunculus, and we used kale in the bouquet. And we made the labels ourselves!
Way too sweet! Love. :)
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! So udderly cute!
This is absolutely adorable!!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!! I like the idea of this shooting. Love every detail of it!! Very cute and adorable!
Wowwwww! :D So gorgeous!
Very cute decor theme..
Love the Recipe Card! Such a cute and creative idea.
Adorable! Adorable! Adorable!
Love the milk and straws! So cute!
Amazing! I love the whole idea. My sister is looking to incorporate "Milk" into their wedding next summer. This gave us some good ideas! Anyone know where they got those adorable drink "milk" dispensers?
love this!!! great job girls!!
This shoot was GREAT! I also LOVE the cookie idea. At my wife's and my wedding in 1972 we had cookies. They were gone faster than the cake. I now help run a http://www.woodrowhall.com/ " rel="nofollow"> wedding banquet hall in Birmingham AL and cookies are not traditional here. Here it is the regular bridal cake and the "grooms cake". These are typically sports themed or sometimes college themed.
Where did you get all the milk jars??? I am having a hard time finding them.
I have been looking everywhere for little milk bottles!! where did you get those?
The fantastic essence of wedding...... Really it's so nice and beautiful ambiance.
I have to admit, at first I wasn't convinced... The further I got through the pics, the more I LOVED it! This is sooo cute!
The the while thing soo cute!!I love the milk dispensers! Where can you find them?
I love this idea! I want to have milk and cookies at my wedding as part of the candy bar. I found a great site with the cutest milk bottles that I can fill with milk and decorate. Cant wait to see how everyone enjoys them! http://www.rubyplaza.com/shop/udderlymilkbottles