Mood: vintage, global, informal, garden party
{our wedding inspiration board - please click for a larger version}
from the top left: evening photo from Lena Corwin's wedding; small plates by Rebecca Thuss; bouquet from MS Weddings via Snippet & Ink; globes from Anthropologie (now sold out); hair style from brides; mason jars via Brooklyn Bride; lilac bouquet via MS Weddings; tables and market umbrellas photo by Lisa Lefkowitz via Snippet & Ink; chairs via the knot; fabric pattern via buyfabrics; suit from J.Crew; wedding dress by Monique Lhuillier.
My hair style inspiration - I wanted something up, but still somewhat messy and informal. I found someone on Etsy to make a custom vine to match the one in the top photo above.
{the initial hair trial result}
{our invitation inspiration, via MS Weddings}
These invitations - from the wedding of DW and Tasha Gibson via MS Weddings and printed by Boxcar Press - served as the main source of inspiration for our wedding invitations. Andy and I just loved the idea of an accordion-fold invitation with a perforated rsvp card that could be detached and mailed back as a postcard.
{my dream bouquet, via MS Weddings}
This was the inspiration for my bouquet - comprised entirely of lilacs and sweet peas - wrapped with a brown cotton ribbon and accented with a vintage brooch in the shape of a love knot that I found on ebay.
{image via MS Weddings}
This was the inspiration for the bridesmaid bouquets - featuring white tulips and white lilacs - wrapped in purple ribbon and accented with vintage brooches.
We're both foodies, so choosing a menu was a pretty big deal for the both of us. We wanted a globally-inspired menu to really tie in with the other global elements in our wedding. We decided on a menu of tapas-style dishes based on latin, mediterranean, and middle eastern cuisine.
{boutonnieres via MS Weddings}
This was our inspiration for the boutonnieres. Andrew's boutonniere had sweet peas (to mirror my bouquet) backed with a fiddlehead fern, while the groomsmen and father's boutonnieres were made with white ranunculas backed by a mixture of herbs, including lavender and rosemary.
More flower inspiration:
{ranunculas via Oh Joy!}
{floral arrangement by Saipua via Design*Sponge}
{white lilacs via frolic!}
{lilacs via the simpler things}
{anemones via the bride's cafe}
{mason jar arrangements via the bride's cafe}
{escort card display and floral arrangement via perfectbound}
{floral arrangement via frolic!}
{photo by Lisa Lefkowitz via snippet & ink}
{photo via Rebecca Thuss}
{photo from Domino via Brooklyn Bride}
We used long family-style tables stacked end-to-end in two long rows with family-style seating. In lieu of a tent, we used market umbrellas, arranged over each of our food stations (arranged around the tables at the corners of the reception area) and behind the guest tables.
{globes from Anthropologie - now sold out}
In addition to some floral centerpieces, we used non-floral centerpieces with vintage reproduction globes in Ethiopian baskets to tie in with the global-inspired elements of our wedding.
{image via Rebecca Thuss}
The food was set up at separate stations, also inspired by the same wedding (above), which were arranged around the guest tables. The stations included one Middle Eastern station, one Mediterranean station, and a separate station for beverages.
Since we didn't do a seated dinner, we did not give guests the option of "beef, chicken, or vegetarian" but rather incorporated a number of different options, including vegetarian dishes, into each menu. I gocco printed menu cards for each station to let our guests know what they were eating. The menu cards helped the vegetarians and non-meat-eaters to know what they can eat.
