Eclectic Georgia Wedding by Gayle Brooker
From the gorgeous hand crafted wedding gown AND reception dress to a full blown cake parade (including 14 sculptural confectionery delights), this Georgia wedding is boasting way too many adorable details to count. But we’re pretty sure the flip book favors containing an elaborate handshake between the bride and groom are one of the coolest things we’ve seen to date. See the rest of this pretty day captured by Gayle Brooker in the gallery.
see the rest of this Southern soiree here!
Kevin proposed last year, before we moved from Charleston, SC, to Vashon Island, WA which rests just off the coast of Seattle. Life is pretty quiet here on this misty NW island, so I had plenty of time to pour my heart into crafting many of the elements in our Southern/eclectic wedding. I made my wedding gown and my reception dress, the flower girl’s ensemble (made from a sequined vintage ice skating skirt!), as well as the ring bearers’ vests. I designed the 1888 book safe that carried our rings (as well as streamers cut from the removed pages of the book, and paper boutonniere flowers), table numbers made from extra invitations, origami place cards, cast bronze Maid of Honor necklaces, and much more. We also handmade our “favors,” which were little flip books that showed Kevin and I performing an elaborate handshake. I shot the film, printed them locally, and then bound the books.
Our wedding was truly a labor of love, and totally worth it! My crafty approach really helped keep costs down, and at the same time allowed our celebration to remain unique and memorable. The biggest hit of the night was our Cake Parade. Instead of the traditional cake route, we had family and friend make us sculptural cakes in many flavors. We had 14 in all! After dinner, the bakers gathered, lit sparklers, and paraded the cakes out of the house and through the tent! It was quite magical and all of our guest were so thrilled and surprised! It was a cake feast! The Marie Antoinette in me was very satisfied!
Photography: Gayle Brooker / Delicious Southern catering: Chinaberry / Flowers: Erica Mehan from the Gardner’s Cottage in Asheville, NC / Invites: printed by Olive Argyle / Bridal Party Jewelry: All Things Bec / Our rings were both heirlooms. And, a fun fact, our bartender was the Mayor of Thomson!
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O love the tablescapes!
So adorable!!! May I ask who makes your shoes?!
ssssoooo adorable! i'd like to know how she did the book safe! :)
Oh the details are so fab!
I love love love this wedding, the detials are gorgeous!!! May I ask how you went about collecting all the plates? Welcome to WA, I hope you and your husband are happy here Vashon is a great place!!!
Amazing wedding. I love the cake the best. :)
This wedding is stunning, all the little touches are amazing! The book safe to keep the rings safe is adorable!!
her dress is way cute and simple! i love it!
I like the Black & White wedding. Its adorable!
Wow, this is amazing. I love her dress and all the little details like the birds on the cake and especially the flick book!
I love the whole aesthetic - they did a beautiful job on all of the details.
i love all of the details, where did you get the birds that are on the cake??
thanks for all the kind comments! here are some answers to questions you've asked. the book safe was made with the help of my step-dad on a band saw. you can also just cut lots of circles with an exacto knife then glue the edges inside the cut-out. the birds came from the friend who made the cake but I see them all the time at thrift shops. the plates were from all my mom's neighbors. they lent us their china AND silver sets for the wedding. it was amazingly kind! my wedding shoes (white ones) were actually from Payless and were $5! -- when will I wear white heels again?, while my reception shoes (teal boots) are Chia Mihara and are $450, and I wear them ALL the time. Balance... :)
I love all of the DIY that was done...looked like a fun wedding and also a budget wise one...great job!
I'm in love with your dress! Can I ask who the designer is? stunning.
I love love love the style of this wedding and the amazing details are so cool.
i love the ruffled shrug! where did you get it?! super cute wedding overall too! :)
Hi,
I actually made both of my dresses myself. The reception gown was made from my Grandma's dress that she made in 1940! I barely cut it, but just re-draped the long train into a Grecian look. If I were to snip all the stitches, it would fall back down to be my Grandma's original dress. The ruffled shrug is made from the crazy balloon sleeves from my Gram's dress. My reception dress is made from a early 1900's crinoline and lots of lace. They were fun to make and I couldn't imagine not making my dress. Ha. I had to make 2! Brides really do go crazy. thanks!!
Hey! I love all these details, the're so nice. May I ask the name of the origami figure you used as place cards? i love it and want to try it!
adrienne, what a lovely style this wedding had! I really really admire it. Can you please explain how someone would make a photo flip-book favor? I understand that you took a video of yourselves, but what are the next steps? I absolutely love this idea!!! Best wishes to you both!
Hi Sarah,
The flip books were a labor of love, but totally worth it. I edited our video down to 48 stills and send the images to the copy guy at the local xerox shop. He laid them out in a way that when he printed the sheet they would create the book in order when stacked. (so a sheet of all the first image, another for the second and so on for however many stills you have). They cut them in the big cutter there and gave them to me as loose books. I also designed and had the covers printed with the spine area scored so it folded easily. Then, and not glamorously, I set about hot gluing them all. It was a little chaotic, but once I got in a groove with it they worked out fine. The glue is holding up shockingly well and was a simple, quick, and affordable solution. I looked at some companies who charged $9 per book!! I made about 100 of these for under $150! Everyone LOVED them at our wedding and we've decided to make a new one every year for our anniversary. :)
So many wonderful details in this wedding. I just can't get enough. I especially love your terrariums. Did you make them yourself? Would you mind sharing their details with us? I would love to make one of them just to have on my work desk!
Hello! What a BEAUTIFUL day!!! Can you please share the location?? I am a newly proposed GA girl looking for the perfect location and this might just be it!! Thank you!!!!!