My snister has great artistic vision and she is a wonderful DIYer, so I just knew her wedding was going to be full of fantastic little details. Going in to the wedding, I didn’t know what they all would be (I asked her not to tell me everything because I like to be surprised!), so part of the magic of the day for me was seeing them for the first time!
Getting Ready
I was the first one to get to the room where all of the ladies were going to get ready, and I walked in to find these cute plastic mason jars! They were used for mimosas that morning (and have since been used for piña coladas, I mean smoothies)!
Christina gifted all of the bridesmaids wooden hangers with our names engraved on them!Â
And of course, had one for herself, too!
I’ve seen this trend in other wedding photos and I am excited to have one of my own! I love the font on the hanger!
Ceremony
As everyone arrived for the ceremony they were handed a beautiful program printed on double sided kraft paper as well as wand to wave when Christina and Will walked down the aisle together!
And as you already know, our dad dropped her off in our mom’s 46 Chevy. It made for some really cool photo ops!
They also had an acoustic guitarist at their ceremony, which was a detail I loved!
Reception
I wish there was a way you could all see what the reception venue (Thompson Barn) was like! The pictures don’t do it justice. It’s a barn with wooden vaulting and brick walls mixed with a new “cooler” (meaning material warmth; metal, in this case) industrial vibe. I loved the material juxtaposition. The architect inside of me was very happy.Â
The lower level (which you walked in to off of street parking) had a corridor with the guest book, presents and drinks, as well as bathrooms, the kitchen and buffet (and later, s’more bar and photo booth) line. You took stairs (or elevator) to the next level where the dining tables, DJ and dance floor were.Â
Lower level
There was a metal wall walking in, where all of the table assignments were pinned with magnets, as well as a collage of parents’ and grandparents’ wedding photos:
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This is also where the guest book was (Christina used a project life style book), and the gift table, and a fun wedding maze/crossword!
 
Also downstairs (later), was the S’More Bar. Our dad made the wooden trough and set up sterno cans to toast the marshmallows.Â
 
There were a lot of chocolate options to choose from for roasting! And my snister even got vegan marshmallows and chocolate for me! What a sweetie!
Also mentioned, downstairs, was the photo booth. This is only the second wedding that I’ve attended that has had one of these, and I think they are a blast!
Upper level
Last, but not least, the upper level! When I arrived the Wednesday night before the wedding, Christina was preparing the centerpieces. They turned out so neat! Our dad, again, made the boxes, and Christina and our mom picked out the flowers to put in them.Â
You can also see the party favors that she made in this photo – wine glasses with a chalkboard paint bottom!
Christina made the numbers (and the letters in “LOVE” above using her Silhouette Cameo paper cutting machine). She bought all of the white linens, made the polka dot ones, and rented the sequins. Check out the sequins on the dessert table!
And this is crazy, but I didn’t even notice this “just married” sign at the wedding! I saw it in the photos afterward! Christina purchased it at a craft store.
I was so impressed with the entire wedding. I knew she would have fantastic ideas, but seeing them all come together was breathtaking!
One of the best weddings I have ever been too! Christina’s hard work made for an amazingly beautiful wedding!
It did! I am so happy you were there! 🙂
Gorgeous. Stunning! I can’t imagine all the work that went into this wedding- and especially for most of it being DIY! Looks like something from the pages of a magazine 🙂
I was thinking it should be in a magazine, too 🙂
Looks gorgeous! I am not very decorative, so I think my wedding won’t even touch this!
Just gorgeous! She needs to be a wedding planner!
Wow! I am not this artistic at all, so I am glad I had the tiniest of all tiny weddings. This is impressive; I think she has an alternate career if she wants one!
I think she could do this as her job, too. I wonder if it’s less stressful if it’s someone else’s wedding? 🙂
Can I rent those sequined tablecloths to drape around my house? I think I’m in love with them. I’m in love with all of the details actually. 😉 Christina is very talented and all the work she put in certainly showed that day!
I didn’t do a lot for our wedding as far as decorating or DIY (cause I’m lazy and cheap?) but I am proud to say I did have the parents’ and grandparents’ wedding photos displayed on our guestbook table! So, obviously Christina stole that idea from me. 😉 hahahahah (oh and our guestbook was a photo canvas that we had people sign…which reminds me I need to hang that up in the house…)
I’m also in love with all of your expressions in the photobooth pic…especially Christina’s.
Ha ha ha. Can you imagine how long those would last with Soxie and Leo? Ha ha ha!
She did steal it! Copier! 🙂 I would love to see those photos… if you have a pic of them. Ha ha ha. A photo of a photo.
Have you done a photobooth? They definitely bring out the silly!
Everything looks so good. I may just bookmark this and steal some of her ideas one day!
BEAUTIFUL! And off topic… you’ve talked about sibling resemblance before… in the collage up there with Christina and Will with the car, the one in the bottom left corner where they’re inside the car, I DEFINITELY see a strong resemblance there!
Oh yeah 🙂 Our laugh/smile is similar! 🙂
Lovely!!!!! I love weddings. I wish I could have another one. Haha. I loooove the font on their program. And I love photobooths. And chocolate.
I just went to a wedding this weekend (a work colleague), and for their wedding party they had the men in grey suits with a pink tie and pocket square, and the women in pale pink lacy dresses. It reminded me of Christina’s wedding with the coordinated teal which looked so pretty. (I even told my husband about it). So I am wondering if this is a new trend in wedding party attire? (This might be a question for Christina). I thought it looked really nice at your snister’s wedding.
A pocket square! LOVE! That is so fun! I think the grey (well, not black) suits are definitely a trend! I saw it at a wedding a few years ago, too 🙂
WOW! Christina is so talented. That looks like a magazine shoot. Does she do this for a living?! If not, she should STAT! Thanks for sharing!
Wow – your sister’s attention to detail is amazing! And really cool that she and other family members coordinated so much together. I’m sure that it made the experience even that much more special for her and also for the guests.
Wow – your sister’s attention to detail is amazing! And really cool that she and other family members coordinated so much together. I’m sure that it made the experience even that much more special for her and also for the guests.
Simply beautiful!