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Lake Lure Wedding Weekend

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

As I mentioned on Friday, this past weekend I attended the wedding of an old friend in Lake Lure, NC. I had been to Lake Lure but it had been several years and to be honest I forgot how stunningly beautiful it is there. The wedding itself was as lovely as the location and was very special. And also…holy florals. The flowers for this wedding were seriously the most amazing of any wedding I have attended. There were knockout flowers everywhere you looked. Big lacey bunches of them.

Seriously. Look at that head table.

I also thought the bouts were super cool and I don’t usually even like calla lilies that much. I loved the wire wrapped around them.

This (on the right) is my friend Stefan, the groom, and his brother Andrew who is one of my besties. His wedding was just in August and some of you may remember it. This family has been busy. Aren’t they the cutest bubbies?

Ceremony backdrop was not too shabby.

The bride’s daughter was a flower girl. All the little girls wore these precious floral headpieces. I want one bad.

The beautiful couple, Molly and Stefan. She was breathtaking.

We stayed at the 1927 Lake Lure Inn which is also where the reception was which worked out perfectly after a few cocktails. The hotel itself is very old and very historic. Parts of it were used in Dirty Dancing. Sometimes I think older hotels are not very well decorated and feel stuffy but this one was pretty freaking cool and somehow despite the fact that it was probably decorated a million years ago it still felt kind of relevant and I quite like it.

All of the walls were full of beautiful and interesting paintings and photographs.

All of the columns had trophies and statues on ledges. Kind of neat, right?

When we got there on Saturday, before we got ready for the wedding, we had time to go do some Mohicaning (hiking) at Chimney Rock, which was a few minutes from the hotel. Here is the view…

And this is what it looks like from below. That little bee bop sticking up by itself on the left is Chimney Rock. It was seriously such a fun weekend and very nice to get away for a short and stress free trip spent in a lovely and refreshing location. If you ever get a chance to go to Lake Lure or Chimney Rock I highly recommend it. You will not be disappointed.

Congratulations Stefan and Molly! Love you!

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Un Beau Jour

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

As of late, I have grown a little tired of wedding blogs. Don’t get me wrong, they are all still so beautiful, but sometimes I feel like they all start to look the same after awhile. Jordan mentioned the French wedding blog Un Beau Jour last week (I think translated as One Day), and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite new sources of inspiration. It is filled with lovely photography and DIYs that really feel fresh. Also, the fact that it is in french doesn’t hurt. I think everything would probably be better in french. Did I tell you guys that I am trying to learn the language for our trip? So far I am really good at saying “good morning” and “I would like a coffee with cream.” Gotta have priorities.

Love these “retro” photos.

I think I will do this flower headpiece DIY and then just wear it around the house so I can feel lovely.

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Irish Place Cards and Table Numbers {Free Printables}

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Since Pete and Sarah’s rehearsal dinner had an irish theme, Megan wanted the paper products to have some sort of irish symbol, potentially in the form of a gaelic knot. I found this gaelic knot paintbrush that seemed perfect for the place cards that we paired with an irish font requested by Pete’s mom Susan. For the table numbers we thought it might be better to go with the same wreath paintbrush from the lovely Besotted Blog that I used for the Thanksgiving printables instead of another gaelic knot because we didn’t want it too literal (i.e., all of the irish things everywhere). I think they turned out quite lovely, particularly with a touch of lavender. I’ve included the pdfs for the blank place cards and table numbers (1-8) for you guys to print for free just in case you have any irish festivities coming up.

Irish Table Numbers 1 and 2

Irish Table Numbers 3 and 4

Irish Table Numbers 5 and 6

Irish Table Numbers 7 and 8

Irish Placecards

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Pete and Sarah’s Irish Rehearsal Dinner

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

As I mentioned last week, one of my best friends got married this weekend and I was honored to be asked by his mother to help her plan and coordinate the rehearsal dinner. The wedding had an Irish theme because both Sarah and Pete come from Irish families so a wedding on the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day seemed like the obvious choice. Susan (Pete’s mother) and I decided we should try to stay with an Irish feel as well to fit in with the wedding weekend. As I showed you guys in my mood board last week, I wanted it to feel Irish by using greens and natural elements but for it to be subtle and elegant. I got some pictures of the decorations before the dinner started but was so scattered that I forgot to get pictures of any people (SO dumb) and only got one picture once the candles were lit. This, my dears, is why I need Colleen with me any time I am supposed to document something. She is so much better of a photographer and always remembers to get pictures of the important things.

I collected greens and made a garland for a statement piece on the fireplace. I purchased some flowers to add in so that it would be more springy.

I also used greens in the centerpiece with the addition of babies breath. Colleen was a doll and helped me design the table numbers and placecards. She also (very patiently) put all of the guests name into each placecard and sent them to me so I could print them out. Seriously could not have done it without her.

I used a few vessels I had that I thought would work and arranged some flowers in them for the buffet table.

We decided to use a Celtic knot design on the placecards and it was Susan’s idea to use a Celtic font. I also tied little sprigs of dried lavender together for each place. It is an Irish wedding tradition to incorporate lavender for love and luck.

Here is a picture of the bride and groom that I stole from Facebook of the wedding day. I didn’t carry my camera on the wedding day since I was in the bridal party so I didn’t take any of my own pictures. Aren’t they a beautiful couple? I have known Pete for half of my life and I have never seen him more emotional and open with his feelings than he was during his vows. It was really very touching and most everyone in the room had tears in their eyes. In fact, most of the bridal party had to have their makeup touched up after the ceremony. It was really a very special moment and made me very proud of him.

Here is sweet picture of beautiful Sarah and her adorable son that I just had to share. So precious.