Brooks - Albertson Wedding

On Saturday, September 21st, 2013, my daughter, Sarah Brooks, 

married her sweetheart, 

Steven Albertson, in our garden. 

They said their vows under a trellis twined with roses, morning glory & moonflowers

Mint green with peach were the Bride's colors. 

Smooch!

After the ceremony, guests blew bubbles then showered the newlyweds with candy sprinkles

You can just make out the rainbow hues of candy sprinkles, like confetti on the ground

Vintage Touches:

 Vintage suitcases, one painted in the Bride's fav mint green, are stacked on a quaint old wooden piano bench and hold the wedding programs and fans, a must-have for summer weddings.

One side of the program fans told the their 'Love Story' and the other side was printed with a fun 'I Spy' game.  Another easy DIY !

Closeup of the co-ordinating invitation, program fans which we designed, printed & assembled ourselves.

An old drop leaf table holds the guest sign in book 

along with an antique typewriter that invites guests to leave their 

"Words of Wisdom - Advice for the Bride & Groom" 

and a little chest to keep the candy sprinkles to be thrown after the ceremony.

Garden Party Decor:

We rented chairs, tables and tents to accommodate our guests and went to work creating this 

magical party look 

with all the charming paper lanterns, parasols and twinkling lights.

We had the whole family working together the evening before to set up.

I ordered most of the paper lanterns & parasols off the internet.

lunabazaar.com 

Flowers are arranged in a mix of glass vases, mason jars & vintage bottles.

We bought the lanterns from Ikea and salvaged the wood slices from tree debris 

creating an interesting Woodland theme.

Each table had a delightful vignette consisting of different sizes of lanterns, the same types of flowers but arranged in an array of collected vases, vintage glass bottles, mason jars and slices of trees.  Finishing touches were the little terra cotta pots filled with succulents. 

I Love the look, it's casual but elegant!

So many cool photos it was a hard to pick which ones to post!

It was an incredible night!

Gazing around at all the details contributed to the overall breathtaking effect.

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Coming up

Part Two

The Wedding Food

&

DIY Wedding & Bridal Tips

Photos of the Bride & Groom

Ali Albertson photography 

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All the evening photos were taken by Sarah Albertson, 

check out her delightful blog, 

Lostvestige 

to see more of her outstanding photographs!!

Alex & Matt Miller's Wedding

Recently, my daughter's BFF, Alex, got married at Tanglewood Park, Clemmons, NC.  Isn't she gorgeous?

I had the honor of helping make her day special by decorating, as well as attending.

The Happy Couple, Alex & Matt.

Isn't this photo fun?

If you are looking for a fantastic photographer in NC, contact Ali, of

Ali Albertson photography  

She's an absolute DoLL & I highly recommend her


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I created this display of stacked refurbished vintage suitcases paired with a new one from Michael's.  Looks retro sweet and serves as a repository to hold all the cards the new couple received from their guests.




I Love the way pink green look together, my absolute favorite color combination.




The Bride wanted these pretty cupcakes displayed on cake stands to double as part of the table centerpiece decor as well as tempting the guests to help themselves to a treat.

These IKEA lanterns were purchased last summer for my daughter's wedding table centerpieces.  

They are such a great price!  {$15 for the large 17" lanterns and $8 for the 12"}  

I wanted them to look different for Alex's wedding so I added pink organza ribbon tied in a bow around the LED pillar candles, silk flowers and ferns, butterflies and bird's nests for an enchanting spring look.

I used my Sizzix to cut/ emboss paper butterfly accents in blush pink, lavender, silver metallic and gray flourish print.

Here's a few photos of the venue, the Manor House at Tanglewood.

The stone fireplace is huge!

This nifty clock is in the entry hall and matches this incredible wallpaper.

This is a large room furnished with some vintage seating and a lovely huge antique secretary.

This is the other side of the same room.  We set up the tables for the favors, gifts with my display to hold the wedding cards.  It was a lot of fun!
Xo
Michelle