A wedding planned around a scrapbook paper... Part II

so... Yesterday I showed you the scrapbook page Katelyn selected. We can finally show you all the wonderful things Katelyn was able to pull together using this theme.

The Invitations.... Gorgeous! Katleyn added some bling to the invites to match her personality.

The programs... It was so awesome sitting in the Church watching everyone enjoy Katleyn and Daniel's program. She had filled it with information about all of the wedding party. You felt like you knew each person after reading about them.

The gift from the bride and groom.... Katelyn and Daniel both attended and met at SPSU. (We use to call it Southern Tech, but the name has changed.) They came up with this wonderful poem telling everyone how they met. Attached to it was a hand calculator with their name on it. PERFECT!

The Wedding Cones.... We made a wedding cone for both the bride and groom's parents. They were placed at the row where they were sitting. See Katelyn's MOM and DAD's wedding picture on the cone.

Now this is a great idea for a guest book. As everyone arrived, they put their thumbprint on the tree and then signed their thumbprint. This was an awesome idea. I am pretty sure that Katelyn's sister drew the tree and the two lovebirds for them.

And saving the best for last.... THE CAKE!!! Oh my goodness, the was one of the prettiest cakes I have ever seen! It matched the paper perfect! Zadie (Katelyn's sister) designed and created the cake topper! This will be a precious memory keeper for Katleyn and Daniel.

Tomorrow I will put up a few more of my favorite pictures from the wedding!

A Charming Wedding .. Part I

My daughter's sweet and beautiful friend, Katelyn, was married this weekend to the love of her life, Daniel. From the time that Katelyn walked through the door, crying with tears of joy, as one being in attendance, you knew this wedding was going to be special. Katelyn and Daniel, together, took the time to fill their whole night with symbolism of what Christ expects from us as we take this journey.

The wedding planning started taking shape when Katelyn and her MOM came to me asking for suggestions. When I found out she wanted to use apple green, I was so excited. I went to Archivers, our scrapbooking/art store, and started looking for papers that we could use. I had one paper that really caught my eye and I knew that Katelyn would be the type of bride to hop on the train and use it. The flowers on the paper were charming! After visiting the florist that I highly recommended, The Garden Gate in Monroe, the color scheme was set.... Apple green and a wine red. I LOVED IT! This was going to be a fun wedding!

The beautiful bride, Katelyn. She wore her Mother's veil.

Katelyn's bridal bouquet!

The Bridesmaid Flowers.

Katelyn and her MOM, Leslie.

My daughter and Katelyn.

This dress was perfect for Katelyn! Look at all of the details!

The wedding party in front of one of the most beautiful Churches I have ever been in.

The shirt Daniel designed for the wedding party to wear at rehearsal.

Too Cute!

The paper that started it all!

Shipping out the Flower Girl Baskets....

I have been given the wonderful honor of creating two flower girl baskets for a young couple in Florida! I was so excited and even more when she told me about her wedding. As in all of my projects, I try to tell a story. I hope by viewing the baskets, you can learn a little about this sweet couple!

Creating ~ Shower Gift for the Bride....

This weekend Whitney and I were invited to a wonderful Bridal Shower for her friend, Katelyn. Katelyn was one of the beautiful bridesmaids in Whit and JD's wedding.

I started thinking about what I could get her for some time now. Then it hit me, she loves the vintage look like me, I will create for her.

Cosmo Cricket has this wonderful theme paper and for Katelyn, it was perfect. I started with a 12" X 12" board with a 1-1/2" depth. I love these deep boards because it gives me the option of creating on the sides. On this piece I attached some chandelier parts on the side. I place a nest at the bottom representing the two starting their own little nest. I also placed a key and heart together. I really think I was able to capture Katelyn!

A gift book for a wonderful BRIDE!

Bridal Showers start this weekend for a very special young lady. I will not be able to attend, but I wanted to send her this lovely book I put together. Whitney (my daughter) is Theresa's Matron of Honor and she will be delivering to her. It will be a wonderful keepsake so that Theresa and Brandon can remember who gave them all of their wonderful gifts!

Vintage Hankie Tree for Happy Tears.....

In the Special Touches to our Wedding section of the Program it read.....

Vintage Hankies - Started by her Gingin Joyce, it is a tradition in Whitney's family to give a handkerchief to the bride for her wedding day. In order to pass that tradition along to all of the women in attendance, we wanted to give you each a vintage hanky. These have been handkerchiefs that Whitney and her mom have been collecting since before she even met JD. We are excited to share this tradition with you all!

After collecting vintage hankies for years, we had to figure out a way to display them at the wedding. The perfect way did not happen until about two weeks before the wedding. I had a metal topiary that stood about three feet tall. It worked out perfect to clothespin the individual hankies to the topiary creating a vintage hankie tree.
You can purchase large lots of vintage hankies on Ebay. Also, Whit created the blackboard by using a white paint marker!

Standing on Holy Ground....

One of the first decisions Whit and JD made was to go barefooted at their wedding.

Exodus 3:5
"Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."

Whit created a large blackboard for the entry of the wedding which invited everyone to remove their shoes for the wedding. As Whitney walked down the aisle with her daddy, Starla Harbin (our cousin) performed Holy Ground. I knew the Lord was surrounding each one of us at the wedding. Under the Special Touches for our Wedding, Whitney wrote.......

Barefoot - Exodus 3:5 "Then he said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet for the place on which you are standing is Holy Ground."

We believe marriage is a very sacred and holy vow to another and above all to God. As "marriage should be honored by all (Heb.13:4)," we have asked our bridal party and anyone else who would like to partake in this honoring of marriage to remove their shoes... for you are now standing on Holy Ground.

Tutu's, flower girls and vintage flower baskets...

Finally, I can now post some of the pictures from the weddings! Today I am showing you our tutu flower girl, Reagan from Whit and JD's wedding! We fell in love with this little tutu when we found it on the Internet. I made a wonderful flower basket..... The first one was TOO big for Reagan to handle with her tutu! So, I had to make a much smaller version which was perfect. I included moss on the basket, scrabble tiles, a cross, watch, eggs, feathers and vintage lace! It was a perfect little basket for a perfect little flower girl! And yes, she is barefooted.... I will post about that tomorrow!

Eating the best food ever.....

Our food on the Island of Barbados was ALWAYS Incredible! Each plate was presented to us as a piece of art. It is so true that the way the food is presented can make or break the dish!

My selection at the Wedding.... Lamb shanks! The plates, etc. are from Earthworks. A pottery on the Island that has incredible creations. Chase and Jackie gave everyone attending the wedding a wonderful gift that was handmade by the pottery. That post is coming up!

Reid's selection at the Wedding!

One of the best meals.... Mark (Jackie's uncle) treated us to a barbecue dinner. The barbecue hamburgers were so good. My brother-in-law, Danny, had to have his secret..... Plain old original Kraft barbecue sauce... So Good!

Most days I had "Catch of the Day".... I love fish and I was able to eat it every meal if I wanted.

Flying Fish... Oh my goodness!

Death by Chocolate~ Almonds Resort It was so good and chocolaty!!!

The only beef I had during the week... It was so good! Champers Restaurant!

SHRIMP!

The best coconut pie ever!!! Champers Restaurant ~ Barbados