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| Juliekay |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 3:12:03 PM
Hi Everyone
My wedding was being talked about for a while then I got busy with planning. So if anyone is interested here's the deal
My original plan:
quilts on the tables, mason jars with flowers, homemade dress
Actual Wedding
We had off white plastic tableclothes. Each table had a topiary borrowed from my husband's cousin's wedding. The bottoms of the topiary were covered in calico fabric squares in three different patterns. (material $1/yd walmart) Edges of squares were pinked then gathered around the neck of the topiary with off white ribbon. Also on each table was a mason jar on each end filled with pink vincas and a pink ribbon around the lip of the jar.
Flowers:
My bouquet was pink & white daisies with also carnations, babies breath, and ivory roses. Coming down from under the bouquet were love knots, which are ribbons cascading down with a bow tied on each one. Bridesmaids had simple small bouqets of daisies. There was one large floral arrangment hanging between two trees, which was the altar.
Music:
My friend played three songs on guitar. Processional: In My Life by the Beatles
Interlude: The wedding song by Paul STookey
Recessional: Here Comes the Sun by the beatles
Reception Music:
A. Sing-Along: my husband and I put together a song book with guitar chords on it for everyone who's a musician to play along with and everyone else can sing along with. It has about 50 songs in it. It is also the wedding favor.
B. Square Dancing: We hired a caller, banjo player and upright bass player to provide square dancing music. This was so much fun and got everyone involved.
Dance Floor:
DH's cousins and uncle made a 16 x16 dance floor the day before the wedding using plywood, 2x4x8's, nails and duct tape. It held up under 3 plus hours of square dancing. Afterwards we donated the materials to Habitat for Humanity Restore.
Food:
DH's Grandma made 15 apple pies, 10 pecan pies, and a giant peach cobbler. We cut one of the apple pies for our "cake". DH's friend brought burgers from his family's cattle ranch and grilled them up for everyone(he was also a groomsman). We had potato salad and baked beans and other dishes that people brought (it was a potluck, kind of). We had punch to drink and some people went and got beer later. We also had an old fashioned ice cream maker.
Attire:
Me: a tea length ivory strapless dress. The best way to describe it is as if some overlayed a giant doily to a satin dress. My earrings were dangly gold filigree with pink and ivory rough pearls. Plain ivory sandals from walmart with low heel for dancing.
Bridesmaids: Varying shades of pink they each had made from a pattern. They also had large pearl bracelets and dangly pink crystal earrings
Men: Husband and grooms men wore white button down shirts with khaki dress pants.
Flower girls: pink linen sundress from Target ($14) with white sandals. They each had a little basket with daisy heads in them that they threw out on the grass.
Reverend:
Got him off the internet, ordained in the Universal Life Church.
Pre-Wedding Festivities: All took place over Memorial Weekend 2005
Overnight rafting trip on the Illinois River in Oklahoma on Thursday before wedding. Any who wanted to come was invited. We camped and had a great time.
Friday night before wedding: Party for adults at a local tavern.
Saturday: Wedding prep and rehearsal. Rehearsal had a keg of homebrew from DH's friends and Indian Buffet takeout.
Sunday: wedding from roughly 11 -5. People stayed later though. We stayed that night in the Marriott downtown OKC.
Monday: cleaned up from wedding.
Wednesday: DH and I left on what we call our mini-moon, our own little trip rafting on a river in Missouri.
Also, we asked that people not give gifts, but donations to Heifer International instead.
I don't have any pictures up anywhere right now. But I'll try to get some soon.
Julie
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| bramble |
Posted - Aug 27 2005 : 07:38:08 AM
Congratulations and blessings to you both! Sounds like you had a day tailor made just for you! It sounds both fun and warm and sweet just like you, thanks for sharing!
with a happy heart |
| Kim |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 10:59:55 AM
Julie,
It sounded beautiful. Please post photos when you have a chance! My best wishes to you!!
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 08:28:49 AM
It sounds simply wonderful!! YOu will have such wonderful memories from doing it your way and like Carla said...including everyone and all...just sweet!! Thanks for telling us about it and congratulations!!!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
| FlipFlopFarmer |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 08:23:50 AM
What a well thought out event that includes everyone. I don't know if you have ever seen Frontier House on PBS but there was a couple that was married and it was so nice to see how the whole community jumped in to help make this wedding happen. Sure beats the disconnectedness of just going and looking at their gift registery and not being involved.
Sounds like a great time. Congrats!
Carla
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly. |
| TheSoapMaven |
Posted - Aug 23 2005 : 3:25:11 PM
awww sounds beautiful...and personal. And perfect.
Susan
Proprietress of Dahlem's Soapworks http://www.thesoapmaven.com
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