Handmade Harmony in Pretty Pastels ♥

Bride Style: I designed the front of my gown myself, but the I saw the idea for the back on Pinterest. We used chiffon as it was light and gave the feeling I wanted. My gown had a sheer neckline with a sweetheart bodice and beading. The dress made me feel really beautiful but still natural. It was important to me to be as natural as possible and that Ashwill would still be able to recognize me so for make up I just highlighted certain features. I wore my hair down with loose curls that would just frame my face in the right way. I really wanted to be relaxed and able to feel comfortable.

Bouquet: For my bouquet we used roses, succulents, and lilies. The types of blooms were less important to me than their colour, so as long as they were within our colour palette, the florist had free reign in this regard.

Bridal Party styling: The girls wore mint coloured dresses which had a lace back, also made from chiffon. Their bouquets were the same as mine just a touch smaller. The groomsmen wore beige and brown and finished their look off with a beige jersey with brown elbow patches. I handmade pinbuttons for them, the dad's and my handsome groom which in turn gave it a more rustic look.

Wedding Ceremony: The ceremony was held in the Barrel Room of our venue. It didn't need much as it had the perfect look for our rustic wedding theme. We added white chair covers, and rusted wire hearts. I walked down the aisle to "So in love with you" by UNV, those lyrics are amazing!

Guest book and seating chart: I painted a tree on a canvas for guests to write their names in the leaves. It now hangs in our living room The seating chart was an old window frame. We painted the glass with chalkboard paint, each window representing a table.

Wedding Reception Details: We used different sized tables to accommodate different sized groupings of guests - some had 20 guests, and others 10. On the tables we had crates with succulents, as well as higher arrangement with the lilies and roses - we didn't want the flowers to be in the way of conversations so there needed to be a gap at eye level. We used small jars for our wedding favors containing either mints ("Mint to be") or coffee beans (Bean in love") which also acted as name cards.

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