flowers [i've been a bad, bad blogger]

As I am not a huge flower person, there will not be tons of flowers in my wedding. Flowers are pretty...in the flower bed or garden. The minute they are removed from their homes, they just wilt....I'd just rather admire them in front of my house or in a hanging basket. That being said, this is nearly the extent of flowers in my wedding:

bridesmaids: they will be carrying a single artificial orange calla lily with some pine greenry, phesant feathers, and pine cones. They will look excellent next to their mocha tissue taffeta tea length dresses! You say, "why artificial?" I say because they last! PLUSS they are MUCH more budget friendly. I'm all about the budget. With all of the guests we are having share our day, we decided that money could be saved in flowers.


groomsmen/ushers/dads: meet the boutinerre. One artificial mini orange calla lily adorned with a little greenry and mini pine cone :)

As of now, I don't have any pictures of corsages, my bouquet or a good one of the groom's boutinerre. Those may appear in the future, but for now I've got many many many projects to finish before I head back to SC! I'm tryin to keep up, I've completed about 2186 more DIY projects and this weekend is the big one: invitations. I'll be sure to take pictures so that you can see my little creations!

Unitl next time,

.:Ashley:.

decorations [part two - ceremony]

Here are some more of my decorations, again, I am having a rustic, fall wedding. Things are NOT traditional, bear with me as I show these things...it will all come together! In the last post, the color of some of the bows was distorted and sort of looked red [and they're not]. Remember, these are pictures that my FMIL and I took with our unprofessional digital cameras. Enjoy!

Here is my unity candle:


There are two of these, and they are rather large [which this picture does not really show]. These will be going on the doors of the church when guests come in from the outside:

There are also two of these which will be on the altar on two foot wreath stands:

I am so excited to be sharing these pictures with all of you. Please remember, they do the decorations no justice, when you see it all in person it will be beautiful [to me at least :)] Enjoy and hopefully this finds you thinking.... rustic wedding!!

Enjoy & keep checking back!

Up Next: flowers [the few that we are having]

Hope you had a blessed 4th!

.:Ashley:.

decorations [part one - ceremony]

As promised...
These are the decorations that will be hanging on the pews at the ceremony. Remember: I am having a rustic fall wedding. I'm not really a flower person, so we are doing a lot of grapevine & fall colored leaves. At first glance, you might think this is totally non-traditional -- IT IS & I love it. When I finally finish everything, you will see how well it goes together. Many kudos to my FMIL for making all of these fabulous decorations :) Enjoy!

Next up: ceremony - part two

until next time,

.:Ash:.