we decided to hold cocktail hour in the winery's gorgeous barrel room
while the tables were being set outside for dinner...
a picnic table filled with fun, interactive goodies was at the entrance of the barrel room
~ like our hand-watercolored "guest book" post cards, a lomography camera for fun shots & our lovely wedding cd w/ awesome packaging designed by my lovely friend, tarah ~
i wanted the decor to be kept pretty simple for cocktail hour - the barrel room was simply gorgeous even when naked... so, we utilized barrels for cocktail tables and
april flowers (my rock star florist) placed beautiful dahlia bloom into my vintage stacked bowl.
oh! and that's me w/ my auntie jen :)
oh, goodness...now we come to my absolute favorite part...
the part that takes my breath away again & again!
i will let the photos speak for themselves & i'll meet you again at the bottom with a few words :)
the dinner reception is where i truly poured my heart & soul, blood & tears into...
as you may know, i am a diy girl...this wedding became my diy-ness on steroids!!!
i went insane...to the point of driving myself insane...but that is neither here nor there anymore.
the point is that it was ALL worth it!
here is a little run down of the many diy projects (and some non-diy) i undertook
(thank goodness for the helping hands of amazing friends & family members - and my husband!!!)
napkins - i sewed 60 cotton napkins (yes, i am crazy) & dip-dyed each one individually to give it that beloved sun-washed, ombre effect (thank you to lyndsey & tara!!!)
table runners - with the help of my aunt-in-law, i sewed 6 10' table runners!!!
vintage milk glass & vintage colored champagne glasses - collected for over a year, hand selected via local thrift shops & etsy... ended up having a traumatic experience when i shipped the milk glass to my florist - i lost nearly half of, no thanks to the us postal service. thank god for
april (florist), who saved the day by substituting with her own collection of milk glass. thank you, april!!!!!
hanging fabric banners - thank you to katie, lyndsey, tarah, mom-in-law and aunt-in-law for your help in shredding yards & yards of fabric and tying onto 100 ft. of string :)
menu - thank you tarah, you graphic genius, you! you totally nailed it :) favorite menu to date!
tables - yep, you read it right...my husband is a real estate broker, but for the wedding he learned to be a wood-smith. i was so determined to have a specific type of table that there was no other way than to build them ourselves... so, my husband with a team of helping hands, built 6 10'x4' doug fir tables. i wasn't too involved with the construction, but did help to sand them down, paint the table edges & oil them up :) then, we shipped those babies 1000 miles south of seattle to our wedding venue!
florals - not my diy, but that of my wonderful florist that i just can't stop talking about!!! my first time talking to
april over the phone i absolutely knew that she was my girl! she completely got me & my vision, there was no question about it. i could not be happier with the cheerful, fresh-picked vibe of the gorgeous floral arrangements that just bring the tables to life! and the sprigs of herbs set atop the napkins...mmm! and the bowls of fresh citrus...delightful :) thank you a million times over, april!!!
that pretty much sums it up friends! next week will be the last wedding story post (sad!) where i will be sharing a few events that happened over dinner & of course, the dancing photos!
well, friends, tomorrow i am headed off on a secret road trip to a secret location that has to do with my top secret project!!!
just call me secret agent B...i am keeping so many secrets these days it is killing me!!!
it is almost here & i can't wait to share!!! thank you again for your support & patience with me...i know i am dropping further & further off the map, but it is almost over!!!
i hope to return to normal posting soon, but it will be a little choppy still as i am traveling over the next couple of weeks.
i hope you all have an amazing weekend planned :)
have a lovely day!
XO
brynn