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Before we get to the really fun stuff (i.e. the rockin’ reception!!!), I thought I’d show you all a few details from our day. Some of these things I’ve blogged about, and some I haven’t. This Powder Puff has still got some surprises up her sleeve!
My beautiful bouquet. This was a surprise to me on our wedding day, since I had basically given no direction to the florist, just our overall vision. She ran with it and did an absolutely beautiful job!
My shoes. These babies were comfortable at first, but after a few hours of portraits and standing through the ceremony, I was ready for these to be off my feet, STAT! Before our cocktail hour I changed into a pair of super cute flip flops from my bestie, J.Crew.
I love the ring shots that our photographer came up with!
Our Quaker Marriage Certificate that I designed and had printed through Zazzle was a huge hit!
Place cards. These were the bane of my existence in the days leading up to the wedding, not to mention the day of. My anal-retentive self wanted them set up in alphabetical order, but since my bridesmaids and I were the ones frantically doing it, there just wasn’t time. You know what they say about the best laid plans.
I loved how our centerpieces looked. My only beef was that they weren’t as large as I had originally imagined. But what can you do, right? Our table numbers were cute little things courtesy of Martha Stewart.
I love the lineup of the guys’ Oberons.
A little sign I made (inspired by the fabulous Whitney from Darling Dexter) that was hung over our gift table.
One of my favorite items was my great-grandmother’s handkerchief. Mama Powder Puff gave it to me the day before the wedding, and I wrapped it around my bouquet to carry with me.
See it peeking out? With the sweet little pink flowers? My great-grandmother was an AMAZING woman who passed away when I was fifteen years old. It was so special to have something of hers to carry, and I hope to someday give it to my daughter on her wedding day.
*All photos by Shutter Sam
There you have it! The little details of our day. Next, we enter our reception with a vengeance, and get our first dance on!
Previously:
Love, Sweet Love: A Taste Of Teasers
Love, Sweet Love: Partay For The Bachelorette
Love, Sweet Love: Let’s Rehearse
Love, Sweet Love: Getting Purty
Love, Sweet Love: Boys and a Boat
Love, Sweet Love: Putting on the Dress
Love, Sweet Love: The First Look
Love, Sweet Love: Strike a Pose
Love, Sweet Love: The Walk
Love, Sweet Love: The Ceremony
Love, Sweet Love: Bridal Party Shenanigans
Love, Sweet Love: Family Fun Meets Cocktails and Dreams
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lovely details! Your bouquet turned out great–so luscious and colorful. I love your sweet little table numbers!
Wow, so many beautiful details. I love that last photo with your bouquet and your great grandmother’s handkerchief. How special!
Puff…your wedding makes me SWOON…so romantic and dreamy, I love it 
Your bouquet was gorgeous! One of the things I’m anticipating most is seeing what mine will look like!
I have the same shoes!!! I’m so excited about them - I actually bought them before I even got my dress, I just saw them and thought they were the most perfect wedding shoes ever. I anticipate the pain of them, though, and have the cutest pink ballet slippers to put on for the reception!! Your wedding looks amazing…
Your details are awesome!! I love your ring shots and the fact that you had that handkerchief can’t wait to see all the other pictures!
I love your bouquet! Did you make the placecards yourself? Or were they purchased?
I love your bouquet and quaker marriage certificate!!!!
Wow! I love, love, LOVE your bouquet. I gave my florist the same freedom you gave yours…I’ll be ecstatic if my results are even 1/2 as beautiful as your bouquet!
Mmmm…. Oberon!
I really like your table numbers and centerpieces. How simple, chic, and just a nice touch overall.
Were your shoes by Caparros? I seriously almost got those shoes! I also thought they were crazy comfy in the store, which is why I seriously considered them. I ended up going with something else, so I’m glad I didn’t get them based on comfort level only to find that didn’t last all day.
But they’re fabulous looking shoes, so I’m sure it was worth it for a few hours:)
Love your details including the quaker marriage certificate. What a wonderful idea.
This is the problem with reading WB after my own wedding: I looooove the marriage certificate idea, especially since the ceremony was private, followed by a larger reception. Curses!
(But gorgeous. :p)
@missvintage: I purchased pre-cute place cards from Paper Source, and then stamped them and wrote everyones names on them. It seriously took FOREVER!
@Miss Chapstick: Yes! I bought them because they were comfy in the store as well. Not so much the day of. But yes, they did look faboo!
Such sweet details. How much baby’s breath did you order, I’m considering the same for my centerpieces and I’d like to get an idea for how much I should order per table.
@leenie: We didn’t do the flowers ourselves, our florist did them, so I have no clue how many stems of baby’s breath she got. I’d say a lot! Maybe do a trial, and see on average how much it takes for one centerpiece and go from there.
our centerpieces came out very similar to yours (we were using some type of baby breath that it’s called ‘little clouds’ in mexico), and at first i thought they should have been bigger too!!! but all your details are lovely and your bouquet it’s fabulous!
I LOVE the Quaker marriage certificate - it’s perfect! Every little detail in your wedding it’s just so sweet and romantic.
Ah, Mrs. Powder Puff I so look forward to your recaps to brighten my day! We’re shoe twins! Thanks for the tip on them not being so comfy for the long haul.
All of your details were beautiful! Too bad those shoes weren’t comfy, they are adorable!
Oh my goodness! I love the marriage certificate signature sign! How did you design and print it??
Oh my gosh- my jaw is still dropped in awe. Your details our GORGEOUS! Seriously- I love every single photo!
@YahtzeeBride: I designed it in Microsoft Publisher and printed it on Zazzle.
Beautiful details! Your photographer did an awesome job with the photos!
gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. marriage certificate .. ba da ba ba ba, i’m lovin’ it!
gorgeous bouquet!
we used one of Martha’s templates too for a ‘just married’ sign, and it was adorable. yaay for Martha!
Looooove your details and, you’re right, your photographer came up with some gorgeous ring shots! I adore the one with your placecards.
@canuckbride09: thats so funny I bought the same shoes too (in lime green) before I bought the dress…wedding is in two weeks so we’ll see how they work out
I love the quaker marriage cert. My grandmother is quaker and my other grandparents are Schwenkfelder, so we get to have ours printed by her church. I’m so excited to tie together my family’s history with our wedding day!
I love the baby’s breath…it just looks so darn pretty! I think that it is an underappreciated flower for wedding decor!
your bouquet is stunning!! and I love the shoes. were they comfortable?? I ended up taking off my shoes during out cocktail hour and trading them for my “back up shoes.”
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Mrs. Powder Puff, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 25, Preschool Teacher
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Career Services
Engagement Date: May, 2008
Wedding Date: July, 2009
Blogging Since: November 12, 2008
Venue: Outdoor ceremony, banquet hall reception
About Me: I am your typical Midwestern girl attempting to plan a sane, budget-friendly, fun wedding to the man of my dreams. I love shoes, laughing at “Platinum Weddings”, crafts, inspiration boards, candy, and basically anything I can DIY. While weddings can certainly be all-consuming, I honestly can’t wait until the ceremony is over and I can finally call Mr. Powder Puff my husband!
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