Homegrown Wedding Part II

Homegrown Wedding Part II

June 8th, 2009 @ 11:06 am by Mrs. Cowboy Boot

Today is the first time I’ve been back to my parents’ house in Los Angeles since I seriously started planning the decor. Eight months ago (the last time I was home), we had just booked our venue and I was on the search for The Dress, so things are feeling more nailed down this time. It’s funny how, when you’re on the search for something, everything you’ve been looking at for the past 20 years all of the sudden appeals to you more. This time around, it’s decor items.

As I got settled in, I started to notice little antiques around the house that would look adorable adorning our escort tables or dessert tables. I was already in love with weddings in which the guests bring simple personal touches to contribute to the decor, so bringing stuff from my childhood home seems natural. My mom mentioned she’d be happy to bring some things along (via plane) to our wedding in Colorado if I just made her a list. Here are a few of the items I’ve come across:

More cow bell, please

Horse decor

A spur from Custer’s Last Stand in the 19th century

A cute teapot

An adorable rooster for our buffet table

A cute pitcher with fake flowers

A shabby chic lantern

A mason jar I bought in Sausalito, California

A frame with my parents’ wedding portraits

An antique clock (if only it worked)

While searching around the house, I came across two pictures that are pure evidence that I was meant to be Ms. Cowboy Boot and have a horse-themed wedding:

What do you plan to incorporate into your wedding that you already own? Or what are you borrowing from friends or family?

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6 Responses to “Homegrown Wedding Part II”

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,354 posts, Bumble bee

these details are so adorable!
I can’t wait to see how everything is decorated the day of

6/8/09 @ 11:28 am (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 4,120 posts, Honey bee

i LOVE the antique/horse themed details. So amazing! (especially the portraits of your parents, and you as a baby cowgirl!)

6/8/09 @ 11:52 am (reply)

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Love the spur, lantern, teapot and rooster. Such great finds, and all in one place!

6/8/09 @ 12:22 pm (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 1,707 posts, Bumble bee

wow! lovely finds, and your childhood pictures are TOO CUTE!

6/8/09 @ 12:47 pm (reply)

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mowi322 (message) 128 posts, Blushing bee

i love the clock & cowbell! My FI works in the woods & has been bringing home old bottles that he finds. They’re all over our house and now they’ll be vases at our wedding! He also took ceramics for a few semesters, so we’re planning on using the bowls he made. And come to think of it, he takes all sorts of beautiful nature photos & we’re using those as our favors. I just realized how much of our decor is all attributed to him! I better go tell him thank you!!

6/8/09 @ 7:38 pm (reply)

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MaPo (message) 312 posts, Helper bee

Those are wonderful finds!! Your baby pics are adorable! You MUST use them! My hubby and I didn’t have a slide show, so we framed small wallet sized photos of us as kids and had them on all of the tables!!!

6/8/09 @ 10:08 pm (reply)