Weddingbee Blog

So many brides spend so much time on all the details that make a wedding personal. I was no exception. So before I share pictures of us at the reception enjoying ourselves, I wanted to share a few photos of the details that made the wedding come together. My “aunt” (family friend of 30 years) said “everything was in such good taste.” That meant a lot to me coming from a very stylish classy woman of almost eighty!

Our beautiful bridesmaid bouquet (flowers by Dana Barrow of Fresh Floral Design Studio), wish bowl, pew decoration (tulips in galvanized tins) which doubled as cocktail hour flowers and our card box on a large circular table in the center of the cocktail area. We had smaller tables around the periphery of the outdoor patio area with room for folks to walk around and mingle.

Because of its central location people flocked to it as soon as they arrived. We have lots of lovely wishes from our guests — some serious and some funny.

This was one of my favorite details. Our place cards were lavender bundles with mini moo cards tied to them. Each card was different (no one at a table of 18 had the same photo) and they had each person’s name calligraphed by our wonderful calligrapher. I made the menu’s in Publisher and the monogram at the top is from Creative Montage.

Our tables included candles with lavender in addition to flowers and a vase of pears.

Our tables had brown table runners, brown napkins, our lovely flowers and candles as well as the place “cards” and favor boxes.

The bar was set up as formal seating and the tulips on the bar were the flowers that decorated the church for the ceremony! Everything got used twice.

Great shot of the table and the modern wall art at the restaurant.

Nice shot of my earring and my hair pin which was a brooch of my grandmother’s.

Photos from Mr. Onion’s grandparent’s wedding and my grandparent’s wedding and some extra favor boxes.

This is a little dark, but it gives a nice sense of the candle light at the end of the night. I’m reviewing the bill in this photo — something every bride should do!

And last, but not least, our beautiful cake from Mirabelle’s Cafe in Burlington, VT. Alison, the owner, did a fantastic job! I can’t wait to eat our top layer on our first anniversary!