Weddingbee Blog

“It has to be fun. Whimsy and wonder are important. Keeping things light makes it easier for people to look at them.” - Heather Kent

Vitrocolor via yoliouiya.com

Like many a bride, I, too, have a penchant for pretty bottles. This is my favorite inspiration photo, right up here.

Whimsical, but not too vintagey. And a whimsical wedding? That was what me and Mr. O were all about for our wedding day.

And then one day, in my early days of my wedding planning, Gilt had a sale that was too good to pass up— and gave me THE inspiration for our reception table decor:

Vitrocolor Glass.

A Spanish company that breathes new life to recycled glass, Vitrocolor offers an array of bottles in the dreamiest of colors. And Gilt was hosting a sale of these beauties…for up to 60% off! I was instantly ob.sessed with the mauve/lavender color…so I went shopping.

20 Vitrocolor Holanda bottles - Medium & Large sizes in Light Mauve/Lavender via luxurygene.blogspot.com

8 Vitrocolor Tall Bottles (in Light Mauve/Lavender - not pink) via luxurygene.blogspot.com

Then I found these sweet pale aqua glass jars from Mountain Rose Herbs in different sizes….and at a great price! So I went shopping. Again.

36 Random Assortment of Aqua Glass Jars via mountain rose herbs

So you’d think by now we’d have enough bottles for our tables, right? Oh, but then Amazon came along with a great deal on Ball’s quilted canning jars. And since I have Prime membership (best. investment. ever as a bride and compulsive shopper gift giver), shipping was free, so I HAD to buy these.

12 Quilted Ball jars via hercuglass.com

And (you know where this is going) it wouldn’t be a wedding without some awesome Etsy purchase, right? And my first splurge from this super addictive charming site? These pale aqua Atlas mason jars. Who can say no to these???

12 Pale Aqua Atlas Mason Jars via kaboodle

88 bottles later, our bottle hunting was done. I stashed the packages in our garage storage, because Mr. O would flip the eff out if I revealed just how many bottles I actually procured for our wedded bliss. Then, we had to ship these puppies ALL THE WAY TO HAWAII. Yes, it was uber expensive. And those boxes that were almost lost at sea? 65% of them were these precious bottles of ours. And the thought of them not arriving was beyond devastating. But they arrived!!! And our cocktail, reception, cake and dinner tables were filled with them….and those photos will come at a later post, cross my heart. (Dear Pro Pics, please come sooner than later. I’m too excited to share them with the hive. )

Where are my fellow bottle hoarding bees at? Am I the only crazy bride with 88 bottles?? How did you use yours for your wedding day?