Reception Centerpieces

This may be a little late, but I wanted to show you how my table centerpieces turned out. Remember the draft I drew?

Here's how it turned out:

The differences:

As you can see, there are a few differences between the concept and how was executed. We had a few limitations that prevented the full concept from coming to life. We weren't able to find birch logs that were wide enough to make into pedestals and candle holders, so we bought smaller branches and tied them together with green ribbon and olive branches as its own centerpiece instead. Also, tulip season barely passed, so we were not able to find white tulips for the ivory vases. Instead, we grabbed peach and orange roses.

Sometimes the execution is way better than the plan. I love the way it turned out. What do you think?

Wedding Day

On June 20, 2014, I married the love of my life.

Wedding Beauty

This past weekend, I headed down to Red Scarlett to do a test of my hair and makeup for my wedding day. She is super talented and fun to be around. You can view my wedding beauty Pinterest board here for a look at my ideas we played with during the trial.

Here is how it turned out:

I wanted to do a variation on a classic French Twist.

Side view of the hair.

I went with golds around the eyes, a peach cheek and a coral-pink lip.

Close-up of the makeup.

Can't wait for the big day!

Centerpiece Concept Drawing

Here is how I am planning the centerpieces at my reception:

The tall julep vase will have the coral peonies, the ivory ceramic vase will have white tulips, and the small julep vase will have olive branches. These will be surrounded by birch tealight holders and battery-powered candles. All of these items will be sitting on an ivory polka dot table runner, tied on the ends with sage and green ribbon. I'm so excited!

Brass Julep Vases

Table Runner Ties

Coral Peonies

Olive Branches

White Tulips

Birch Tealight Holders

All images above from Pinterest.

Fabric for table runners.

Wedding Plans

So for those of you who don't follow me on Facebook, I'm engaged! You can check out my wedding website here.

I've been going a little crazy with wedding plans. Since my family is far from here, I thought I would share some of my plans with you. Here are the signs for some of the reception tables:

I purchased inexpensive frames from a retail store and prints from Etsy. You can purchase similar prints like these at Pug & Paper's shop.

Man, I love Pinterest. I've been using it as a visual inspiration board for my wedding vision. Here are my latest pins:

You can check out all of them, including new additions here.