Our Rainy-Day Wedding: The Deets

Before I get to the end of my recaps (the dance party, the fauxtobooth, the sendoff, and the after party), I thought I'd share some of the cool details that personalized our wedding.

First, the flowers.  You've all seen close-ups of my bouquet, but here's another for good measure.

It was filled with pink garden roses, cream spray roses, and dusty miller.  I was so in love with it!  I wish I would have paid more attention to it that night.

The flower girls' bouquets were so cute and sweet.

They were pink spray roses.  I loved how Abby, our florist at Barr Mansion, used little black pearl-headed pins to match the other black accents in the decor.

Here they are  in action.

And here's a close-up of one of the lovely bridesmaids' bouquets that I cropped for illustration.

It was filled with cream garden roses, pink spray roses, and dusty miller.  Kind of the opposite of mine!

The centerpieces were one of my favorite aspects of the decor.  I spent a lot of time deciding what I wanted them to look like, and Abby pulled my vision off perfectly.

 

I wanted the flowers to somehow feel rustic and lush at the same time.  I wanted lots of greenery for a very organic feel. 

At the same time, I was going for a posh English garden aesthetic.

The soy candles that I spent hours and hours making really paid off.  (And I will forever associate making candles with watching "Doogie Howser" on Hulu.)

The place settings were simple yet unique.

We included a sprig of rosemary, tied with a wee black satin ribbon onto the napkin, as well as our Moo cards featuring photos from our engagement shoot.  (The Moo cards also included instructions for uploading digi photos to Flickr for our guests who were so inclined.)  The tag you see poking out is one of the ones that I cut out using paper bags and Goccoed to say "Love, Holley & Jason."  I attached them to our test tube honey favors, like so.

Our other favors were boxes filled with homemade truffles--MOH Deniz and I spent the days leading up to the wedding slaving over these things.  OK, I admit: were it not for her, they would have never gotten made.

The insides were plain chocolate, and each truffle had a different-flavored coating:  cocoa powder, chocolate with white sprinkles, and cinnamon sugar (the crowd pleaser).  I Goccoed the tops of the boxes in two different colors.  Here's what they looked like on the tables.

Arguably my favorite detail was the teacups that I painstakingly collected off of Ebay.  (Let me tell you right now:  vintage teacups are expensive!)  I thought they added a whimsical touch to our wedding and really brought the English garden theme together. I'm glad I added this project at the last minute!

If you can't see it clearly, the sign that I made included a drawing of three mice sitting on the rim of a teacup--a nod to my Weddingbee moniker!

I was so excited that people actually used the teacups!  This guest really seemed to enjoy them.

Some other miscellaneous details included our program fans (that no one used because it rained and the wedding took place indoors).

The Poladroid wall.

And our guest book and card box signage.

Unfortunately, I don't have professional photos of the guest book.  (Totally my fault:  I never drew up a list of "must-have" shots for our photogs.  Learn from my mistake, people!)  I'll take some photos and share it with you guys soon, though.  Promise.

All photos by the Nichols, terrible cropping by me.

Previously, on Our Rainy-Day Wedding:
The Rehearsal
Bridal Party Gifts
Getting Ready
First Look
The Dude (Still) Looks Pretty Hot in a Suit
Da Bride
Just Us Part I
Just Us Part II
The Super-Fly Bridal Party
When Stuff Gets Wack Pre-Ceremony
Here Comes the (Bride) Sun
Ceremony Part II
The Vows, the Rings, and an Eff-Up
You Can Stand Under my Umbrella
Detlef Schrempf
The Soundtrack
Dinner Gets Rickrolled
The Toasts

The Cake