Courtney's Wedding, Part 1

My sweet sister-in-law Courtney got married on a beautiful Saturday in October. She had a traditional wedding with rustic and elegant touches. The wedding featured her favorite colors, pink and brown. It was such a lovely day!

The nuptials took place on the stately campus of Furman University. We had a brisk but sunny weather, with excellent light for the photos.

Here's a look at the wedding day!

Wasn't she a gorgeous bride?  Courtney wore a solid lace gown, with delicate pearls and sequins added in for shimmer. We bridesmaids wore chocolate brown satin dresses with velvet sashes, and the men wore classic black tuxes with brown vests and ties.

Cory had the honor of walking his sister down the aisle, which was such a sweet sight. The wedding went off without a hitch, thanks to many frantically scrambling hands who put every little detail in place. And I couldn't be happier for the lovely couple!

Credits:
Photos: All images by Paper Star Pictures
Location: Furman University
Catering: Furman University
Flowers: Annie Koelle
All the hard work: my dear mother-in-law (though I was delighted to help a little bit)

Weekend Glimpse

It was a weekend full of nice things.

 Gifted banana bread, consumed immediately.

 A brisk walk through downtown and the park.

 A Nintendo master and his young protege.

The best girls in the world, and enough nail polish to keep us busy for a while.

Cat naps and clean laundry.

Not pictured:

- a fire in the pit

- strawberry milkshakes

- packages in the mail

- too cold for a bike ride

- lost gloves, found

- calendar filling up

- garden dreaming

- attempts at organization

- movie nights

- flannel sheets

Happy Weekend!

Source: reverie-daydream.blogspot.com via Erin on Pinterest

I hope you all have a lovely weekend planned! 

I'll be spending my time pining for Paris, our dear friends across the sea, and snow.

Happy Weekend!

Julia's Wedding, Part 3

This the final post about Julia's chic barn wedding. In case you missed them, check out Part 1 and Part 2.

The groom is a talented wedding photographer, and Julia serves as his assistant, so of course great photos were very important to the couple. They ended up with some beautiful images, especially of the two of them. Such a lovely wedding for a lovey couple!

All photos by Perfect Perceptions.

Julia's Wedding, Part 2

Today I'll be sharing some more photos from Julia's wedding, mainly the food and decor. As I mentioned before, this was a major DIY event, and my mom and I made all the food, including the wedding cakes, and did almost all the decor. Yes, we are crazy.

Annie did the flowers, and they were perfection. She totally captured the vibe with just a few blooms!

Julia was in charge of the guest table, and made a lovely display with photos and vintage props. Instead of a traditional guestbook, guests signed a globe that had been painted matte black.

It all came together for the perfect rustic chic wedding.

Menu:

- Antipasto Skewers

- Crudites with Ranch

- Sweet Garlic Meatballs

- Shrimp Cocktail

- Pork Tenderloin Sliders

- Beef Tenderloin Sliders

Drinks:

- Citrus Water

- Bottled Izzie

- Bottled IBC

- Cappuccino station

Cakes:

-  Dark Chocolate & Salted Caramel

dark chocolate cake, filled with salted caramel buttercream, iced with dark chocolate buttercream

- Vanilla Bean & Lemon Cream 

vanilla cake, filled with creamy lemon curd, iced with vanilla bean buttercream

- Triple Strawberry

strawberry cake, filled with strawberry preserves, iced with fresh strawberry swiss meringue

Decor included:

- hay bales

- stenciled burlap overlays

- candles, candles, and more candles (graciously loaned from Courtney's wedding)

- scads of small wood slices (graciously loaned from Courtney's wedding)

- bits of moss tucked in everywhere (graciously loaned from Courtney's wedding)

- gold circle garland

- matte black mason jars

- brass birds figurines

- cluster of hanging poms and lanterns

- succulents

- amazing flowers by Annie

- chalkboard signs with lovely type drawn by Cory

You can see the first post about Julia's wedding here. 

I'll be back tomorrow with some photos of the happy couple.

Most photos by Perfect Perceptions, a few by me.