happily ever after...

I was invited to join Stephanie's

wedding party today

so 

I thought I would share with you

my miss g's wedding

from November '10

I think I linked the whole shootin' shebang...
there are a couple of pages
so
keep hitting "older posts" 
(at the bottom of the page)
if you are so inclined.

enjoy

the get-away-car

you can read here how we found and why we bought

the pink lady

(you'll never believe it)

They went to our local coffee shop 

for their together photo shoot

after the wedding

How do those shoes keep getting in here?

 portraits 

wow

you made it to the end

you girls are  so sweet with all of your compliments.

it was such a fun wedding

I was amazed at how much things have changed even since my son's wedding in 2004...there are so many great ideas out there...and it was easy because my daughter likes a lot of the same things I do...I did try to be careful that I was listening to what she wanted...and had to give up some of *my* ideas...it wasn't *my* wedding...I had great help..friends, family and women from the church all pitched in to get it done...and jamie (the photographer) was awesome...
It was her job to capture it all.
no pressure.

this is what  made it all worth it
her smile: priceless

good eats and other stuff..

the wedding, part five

When we first started talking wedding plans

on the top of Miss G's wish list was:

fun and different

 a morning wedding (10:30 am)

with architectural and vintage details

right up my alley

Did you know there is a DIY category in weddings?

do.it.yourself.

What other way is there?

We do everything ourselves

  our main resources:

Miss G is the church secretary and does  graphic design

so we used her designs as much as we were able

and my stash of thrifted junque'

we were definitely on a budget
we  bought something 
 only
 if it   would be re-used 
for something else after the wedding
or tried anyway
~
~

our theme began with the invites

Miss G designed  them 
with a kit from Target

the welcome

the gift table

arch borrowed from the shabby house

 glittered ~cards~ in a vintage suitcase

we started with the sanctuary looking like this

we moved all of the chairs

and set up mis-matched tables

all-in-one ceremony and reception

we used lace tablecloths that I had and 
ones I  picked up during the summer's thrifting

we paid less for them than renting  would have been

 place settings:

Miss G designed the coffee cup jackets 

and placemats

( that were also the programs)

these were at each table too

for the centerpieces I just started gathering

stuff

and more stuff

every table was different

 flowers: dried hydrangeas

they were the perfect finishing touch

at each table

 and on the stage

refreshments:

in keeping with our fun, different, morning theme

we choose to have a 

coffee bar

krispy creme donuts

and

yogurt parfaits

made from yoplait vanilla yogurt

frozen fruit

topped with granola

 yummy

we had to have a bit of  chocolate

chocolate covered espresso beans

 the bride and groom table

 ~cake topper~

the traditional 

~cutting of the donut~

cheerios 

to go with the breakfast theme

for the send-off

are you still here?
there have been 900+ pics to sort through
I'm almost finished
one more installation:happily ever after
and then we'll move on...
the  sick bug has hit and I've spent the 2nd half of my christmas break on the couch so all of my projects have come to a halt...all those new year resolutions are gonna have to wait:)
talk to you soon
Rene'


linking up to 
vintage-inspired friday