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Mrs. Paisley, Orange County, CA Age and Occupation: 25, Journalist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Spanish Professor Engagement Date: September 2008 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Family Lake House About Me: From my earliest days I attracted attention, as much for my intelligence as for beauty. I display an originality, a perspicacity, a certain je ne sais quoi that sets me apart. I posses a mysterious authority which compels people to do my bidding. I am a regal blonde with classic features and the daintiness of Dresden porcelain. I am poised, soft-spoken, and well educated... Okay, now that enough eyebrows have sufficiently shot through the roof, everybody can relax---I kid! I'm just a sarcastic NorCal-turned-SoCal girl who loves outdoor activities, books, letterpress printing and of course, Professor Paisley.
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Yup, that’s what’s on the to-do list with Papa Paisley this weekend. In other words, I’m crazy! I’m heading up to wine country to my grandma’s house tonight, where the wedding will be. There, the plan is to build a driftwood arbor, drink bar, wine bar. We have a couple of other projects in the works, as well. I hope brother Paisley helps us out, too. That would be awesome, because we’ll need all the help we can get!

Here’s our inspiration driftwood arbor:

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That should take up one day pretty sufficiently! It takes a long time to collect pretty driftwood from around the lake.

The next project on the list is building a beverage bar to house 140 small mason drinking jars, and four large 5 gallon glass beverage dispensers for our signature cocktails.

Here’s our inspiration for that:

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But I’m going to add a second level to it inspired by this driftwood design:

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See all those tiny pieces of driftwood magically holding up that shelf with the beverage dispensers on top? I don’t know how the designers for Pottery Barn built it, but for mine, I’m going to just prop a driftwood plank up on two cinder blocks and then use a glue gun to disguise the cinder blocks with the driftwood pieces.

We’re also going to take wine barrels and cut cylindrical holes in them to transform them into recycling and trash receptacles for the wedding. And one wine barrel will be the designated wine bar, with a couple of stocked wine racks at the base and an opener attached to the barrel “tabletop” with a small rope. That way, those who want wine can serve themselves throughout the night, but our day-of coordinator won’t have to worry about the wine opener disappearing!

Stay tuned for pictures of everything once it’s all built!

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24 Responses to “We’re Building a Driftwood Arbor, and a Drink Bar!”

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alivoo01
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alivoo01 (message)  2,625 posts, Sugar bee

Love the creativity and you’re recycling! Mama nature would be so proud!

 
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kayakgirl73
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kayakgirl73 (message)  2,478 posts, Buzzing bee

Cool ideas.

 
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AmberWaves
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AmberWaves (message)  326 posts, Helper bee

So, so cool. Can’t wait to see the finished projects.

 
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Miss Pug
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Miss Pug (message)  3,754 posts, Honey bee

those sound like some amazing projects–don’t forget to take lots of pics!

 
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jaybird12
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jaybird12 (message)  315 posts, Helper bee

Those are awesome ideas! I can’t wait to see how they turn out.

Just a thought before you start…You should probably paint the cinder blocks first so that if there is a gap, you can’t see the ugly grey cinder block showing through.

 
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Miss Giraffe
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Miss Giraffe (message)  4,187 posts, Honey bee

I love that drink bar!

 
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LittlestBirds
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LittlestBirds (message)  2,626 posts, Sugar bee

Amazing! This is really similar to the vision for our wedding, except that you are building these amazing things from found wood and that is just fantastic. We’re going to have to rely on what our vendors have available, but fortunately that does include wine barrels, which will be making an appearance as glass-topped cocktail tables.

 
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Miss Trail Mix (message)  6,485 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG, this all sounds amazing and EXACTLY what I would want to build if my family had the skills to do that sort of stuff! So cool!

 
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krissybee
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krissybee (message)  3,921 posts, Honey bee

very cool ideas! can’t wait to see more!

 
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eimersc (message)  235 posts, Helper bee

I wish you could build one for me too! Love it

 
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emilymuchnikoff
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emilymuchnikoff (message)  652 posts, Busy bee

I love love love the beverage bar & the glass jugs!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,278 posts, Busy Beekeeper

wow. an arbor and a bar? i wish i had that kind of woodworking talent in my famiily

 
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mrspaetz
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mrspaetz (message)  3,805 posts, Honey bee

i love the setting and decor for your wedding. looking forward to see how it all comes together!

 
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Miss Cardigan
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Miss Cardigan (message)  8,645 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

That’s so cool! Have fun - I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

 
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mimi06d
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mimi06d (message)  646 posts, Busy bee

Those are really cool ideas! I love that you’re going to turn the barrels into recycling/trash receptacle. :) I can’t wait to see the finished product!

 
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Mrs. Swan (message)  1,046 posts, Bumble bee

I love these inspiration photos. How beautifully rustic!

 
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Miss Hamster (message)  4,047 posts, Honey bee

Can’t wait to see the finished product!

 
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Miss Hot Wings
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Miss Hot Wings (message)  2,217 posts, Buzzing bee

oh wow… drooooling! Can’t wait to see them finished.

 
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Miss Parfait (message)  1,755 posts, Buzzing bee

Your inspiration pix are amazing!

 
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Love it! So creative!

 
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Mrs. Paisley, Orange County, CA Age and Occupation: 25, Journalist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Spanish Professor Engagement Date: September 2008 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Family Lake House About Me: From my earliest days I attracted attention, as much for my intelligence as for beauty. I display an originality, a perspicacity, a certain je ne sais quoi that sets me apart. I posses a mysterious authority which compels people to do my bidding. I am a regal blonde with classic features and the daintiness of Dresden porcelain. I am poised, soft-spoken, and well educated... Okay, now that enough eyebrows have sufficiently shot through the roof, everybody can relax---I kid! I'm just a sarcastic NorCal-turned-SoCal girl who loves outdoor activities, books, letterpress printing and of course, Professor Paisley.

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