This was the cake. It was imperfectly whimsical. I loved that it was not entirely made of fondant (gross), and had the two love owls on top.
The first party favors were at everyone's seat, little plants to care for, with instructions online (saving paper, oh yeah!)
One of my favorite things was the little props (mustaches, glasses, hats) all on a stick! Someone then took photos with a polaroid-type camera, and were put into the guest book, where we all signed an index card with a special note to accompany our picture.
And this was probably my most favorite part -- a TREE made out of guest thumb prints! What a brilliant and fun way to capture who was there!
Here is the happy couple sharing in their first dance. I have a video that is too large to upload, but if I figure it out, I WILL be posting it. They surprised us all with some sweet moves, for sure!
The wedding favors were the most delicious mix of Jelly Belly jelly beans I have ever tasted. I love that the favors were something edible. So often, party favors sit and collect dust, so something sweet to eat is functional for almost everyone! I can also re-use the little jar. :) I love re-purposing!
Funny story about the bouquet...I almost caught it. My hand was on it, but I decided not to be THAT girl. ;) My friend Kayla was the lucky winner of the bouquet, so I decided to tease her a little and see how long it took her to notice the bouquet was in my purse. I also love that Abbie used all real flowers. Why have a bunch of fake flowers from your wedding sitting around years later? Real flowers are natural and much more beautiful. She also wrapped the stems with thick green leaves instead of floral tape -- ingenious! (More than I wanted the bouquet so I'd be "the next to get married," I wanted to keep the gorgeous flowers!)
This is a group of us girls from college. Love those ladies!
And finally, walking away from the beautiful stone barn, Abbie and James made their way to the car under a sea of bubbles! It was a gorgeous day, a lovely wedding, and a fun time had by all. :)
**Side note -- at the wedding, the photographer came to me and said, "You win the award for best faces during dancing." I couldn't have been prouder. The photographers are awesome, and you can check their website (and much more beautiful photos) out here: http://simplesplendorphotography.com/
(some of these photos were taken by my dear friend, Kelly Rowe. Thanks, Kelly!)
