So many people have asked me lately how wedding planning is going and my answer...it's going. I have so many ideas in my head and on Pinterest, but I haven't really felt as though I have "done" a lot. I feel like I've shown you a lot of pins of my inspiration, but I thought I'd share with you my actual plans. Maybe I'll feel better about all the progress I've made once I see it down on my blog.
Venue: Wedding & Reception will be held at a vineyard near our hometown. The wedding will be outside and the reception will be inside! In case it would rain, pray it doesn't, the inside is just as nice for the wedding to be moved inside if need be.
Photographer: Check! We have had our engagement pictures done & I'm so excited for my bridal portraits in May!
Florist: Check! We've met and he knows all of my ideas and we will meet again in the near future to finalize plans!
Caterer: This is through the vineyard, thank goodness! Need to meet with them very soon though!
DJ: Working on it!
Cake: I have a bakery in mind, just need to get in contact with them in the next few months.
Videographer: I have somebody in mind, just need to decide whether or not I want to go that direction.
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Wedding colors: I'm going for a pale pink, ivory, and maybe another color or two. The vineyard has lots of dark beams and dark features so I want to soften the feel, but keep the elegance of the venue. I like the following color scheme, but without the orange and gray.
This is the exact venue! So in love!! This is the entrance and the reception will be through the two big doors at through the big arch way. The wedding will be in the back.
Wedding Theme: I want a romantic feel. I want soft, feminine features. Think golds, pearls, soft pinks, etc.
Attire: Bridesmaids will wear a soft pink dress {I cannot decide on long or short dresses!!}. The guys will wear a tux with a black {possibly change this idea to pink/Southern proper bow tie} bow tie with a black cummerbund.
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Here are some pictures that were originally inspiration pictures, but I've now decided to add to the night!
I want a sign to direct guests to the wedding area. They will be dropped off at the main reception doors but they will be roped off and I want this sign to be in front of the doors. The guests will walk to the left of the big arch above, to the end of the corridor where I want a program/water table {pictured below} then the guests follow the walkway down the stone steps and to the wedding.
I will be recreating this table to hold programs and water bottles. I love the lantern {it will be incorporated into table centerpieces} and the wooden boxes.
Our wedding will be August 4, 2012 in the heat of the summer so water bottles with personalized labels will be given with each program!
Love the simple, soft features of this program. The bow and the monogram are all I need!! Love!
I want to make twine balls and wrap lights around them to hang from the beams in the reception area. I'm wanting to have has much lighting from candles and light from the balls, lanterns that will be on the tables, and the lights that are strung across the dance floor!
On the gift table I would love to have a mailbox just like this to hold cards. I will also be adding flowers throughout all the different tables to add soft touches.
We are not doing a seating chart so I want to make a sign {not this rustic} that says something along these lines!
I love this wedding cake! I would substitute the blue flowers for soft, pale pink flowers and add our monogram on it somewhere!
I will have a table in the foyer {where the gift table will be & bar area is} to highlight my bridal portrait and our close, immediate family wedding photos. This is a great way to highlight those no longer with us. I will add candles and flowers throughout all the tables and different areas.
The main doors to the reception are huge wooden arched doors that are engraved with lots of detail. Mom already promised that I could have baby breath wreaths on each door...so excited!
I would love incorporate something like this or a quote that stands near our sweetheart table or the cake table.
Sparkler send off is a must! Love!
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~Addison