Weddingbee Blog

Jenna Cole

Before we head over to the reception, I thought I’d take a moment to share a few of the ceremony and cocktail hour details that didn’t make it into the previous recaps (or did, but I loved them so much I felt they deserved another go ’round. Like my amazing bouquet pictured above, Lovebug-style).

As I mentioned earlier, we didn’t set a “theme” for the wedding, but there were definitely some common elements that were repeated throughout, like the ivory rose petals and candles below. You’ll be seeing a lot more of these babies in upcoming recaps. These particular ones were gracing the guestbook table.

Jenna Cole

Our rings! And yes, I have freakishly small fingers.

The mister’s bout. Funny story — I don’t know how it happened, but my cousin AX who was one of our ushers somehow ended up wearing this bad boy for the entire ceremony. It wasn’t until afterwards when we ran into Erin did we realize the mistake. She quickly swapped them out, no harm, no foul.

Erin of Eden’s Echo

This was the more simple bout that the groomsmen and ushers wore (and as it turns out, my groom, at least for the ceremony!).

Erin of Eden’s Echo

You never know how the weather in Texas is going to turn out. Thus, we wanted to make sure our guests would have some relief in case of oppressive heat with our multi-tasking program fans. These were a semi-DIY project aided by the Bride’s line from Michaels, some Martha Stewart ribbon and pearl stickers, and my hateful color printer.

Y’all saw the signs pre-game, here they are in all their imperfect glory:

The sand and rose ceremony elements:

More crazy fruit!

Ahh, the baby’s breath. These centerpieces were a total afterthought. A few short weeks before the wedding I realized I hadn’t accounted for cocktail hour decor outside of the tables and cloths. Luckily, I had booked the best, most responsive, and creative floral designer in San Antonio, Erin. I sent her a frantic email with a few random inspiration photos and begged her to just “make it work”. I think we can all agree it totally did.

Jenna Cole

Jenna Cole

And last, but certainly not least, our escort cards (and even more petals! and candles!). These are the fourth incarnation of this project. I had originally had very lofty goals of moss covered trays holding beautiful calligraphed cards. Too bad time wasn’t on my side and we ended up with generic Walmart cards I ran through our black and white laser printer 20 minutes before my mother came to pick me up the Thursday before the wedding.

Jenna Cole

I seriously doubt anyone noticed (well, maybe the few engaged ladies in the house did…). Either way, everyone was able to identify their name and headed on in to the ballroom to get their party on…

Unless otherwise stated, all photos credit Winfield Little Photography

Previously:
Thursday.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Practice Makes Perfect
Our Very Own Fiesta
Feliz Cumpleanos, Mi Amor!
Gifts of Gratitude
A Final Goodnight
A Few Final Touches for the Boys
Girls Get Dressed
Three Sweet Visitors
The Processional
Here Comes the Bride
The Most Important Part
Post Ceremony Formalities
The Cocktail Hour