Make no mistake about it, weddings are not cheap. For all the newly engaged girls out there, it is SO easy to get caught up into wanting the most expensive of everything for your wedding. In the days of pinterest, facebook, and shows like "My Fair Wedding" and "Say Yes to the Dress" it's easy to think we are entitled to a $100,000 wedding, but let's be honest, most of us don't have those kind of budgets!
Not everything has to come from the most expensive vendor to still give you the dream wedding you hoped for, and I promise, at the end of the night, all that matters is that you're married! I know, I know... cliche and that statement does not matter when you're stressing deciding between which color or coral should your roses be :)
I'm so lucky to have so many creative friends who helped me bring my vision to life! I'm also grateful that my mother has amazing taste, I knew I could trust her to put everything together just how I wanted it so I could relax and enjoy the day.
Now... on to the details....
Renee, at NWA Florist, did the bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres.. She was the sweetest woman and wonderful to work with. She even sent me two different boutonnieres for Jeremy on the wedding day because she wanted me to be able to pick with one I liked the best. Everything turned out just as I envisioned.
I loved Heelyn's flower ball. We had bells put into the center so it would "jingle" as she walked down the aisle. She was pretty enthralled with it as well.
My bouquet was a mixture of ranculus, cabbage roses, carnations, and other flowers to give it a fluffy, vintage feel. It was wrapped in burlap with the stems showing at the bottom.
My mom, my sisters and friends did all the table decorations and flower arrangements. I loved how they turned out. Very simple, yet girly and vintage. I collect turquoise vases so those all came handy for table decorations. We ordered the flowers wholesale and arranged them the day prior to the wedding. My sister made all the painted mason jars for my bridal shower, and they ended up working perfectly on the patio for the reception.
I had seen pictures of the "Mrs." and "Mr." banners on pinterest and made them by buying the cutouts at Hobby Lobby, spray painting them and then gluing the letters on. A friend cut out the letters for me using a cricut machine.
I made this sign using fancy scrapbook paper and our printer at home.
I loved how our drink station turned out, never mind a huge fiasco which I'll mention later! Dillard's carries those cute chalkboard signs and we still use them anytime we have a large group of people over and need a drink station. I love getting to re-use wedding decor!
My mom and I found these bows to use on the end of the pews at a Christmas store back in early October before the wedding. They looked so perfect. I loved how simple we kept the chapel because it's so beautiful by itself already. Now, I use a lot of these bows for decoration around the house at Christmas time.
Rick's bakery holds a sweet spot in both mind and Jeremy's hearts. We've been known to make a trip to Fayetteville just to stop by and pick up a few cookies :) For Jeremy's groom's cake table we had a desert table. It was fabulous and I wish I had a picture of it! It was Razorback themed and consisted of all of Jeremy's favorite deserts, Rick's cookies included.
Our cake was SO good! Jeremy and I often talk about how good it was and we only got a bite of it! We are going to order one similar for our 1st anniversary just so we can enjoy it! Don't worry... we also have our freezer cake that I'm sure will take just wonderful (if you like the taste of freezer burn). I ordered the cake topper off of Etzy in gold, then decided I wanted silver, so my best friend Tressa spray painted them for me. She's a genius with a can of spray paint, seriously!
Picking out all the details for the wedding was so much fun, but I am so glad that part of the wedding process is over, and Jeremy is glad he has my full attention now :)
