They sure aren’t kidding when they say time flies! 6 years ago today I married the love of my life. I thought my readers had seen photos of my big day but after a few people telling me otherwise, I realized I got married before I was blogging. So what better day than today to share some details of my special day? I’m keeping them down to minimum since this is a design blog and I’m assuming most of you want to see details rather than me gushing over my gorgeous groom!
Photography by Jennifer Skog & KI Photography
My 4 year old niece at the time was absolutely the best little flower girl a bride could ever ask for. She got a little antsy during our ceremony so the officiant pulled her in between us. Her little face looking up as we exchanged rings…priceless.
I also love how a flower girl brings a smile to so many faces. My husband and I just attended a wedding and the same thing happened there. A crowd filled with oohs, aahs and smiling faces. The power little flower girls hold…amazing.
Both our ceremony and reception was held at the Brazilian Room in Berkeley, CA. It really is a beautiful setting for a wedding. It has nature as it’s backdrop and a blank slate reception room. That was one of my top priorities when looking for a venue. To have a neutral space in which my decor would not compete with. Having some blue patterned carpet or fleur de lys wallpaper was not an option for this rustic fall wedding. I remember SO wanting to rent chivari chairs for the tables. Looking back at this image, I feel it would have made a big difference in the look. But not spending a grand on chairs was more important at the time. Darn money getting in the way of design dreams!
My flowers were designed by Wish Flowers. Minnie did an amazing job with the budget I had to work with. To cut down on the arrangements for the tables, I used urns filled with green apples for half of them. The place-cards were apple candles and each guests name was printed with their table number on the leaf. I covered “B”s I cut from sytrofoam with Moss. They hung on the walls near the dance floor.
As much as I really wanted Fall colors for my October wedding, I wanted them a little more subdued than I had seen in other falls weddings. I stayed away from yellow and bright orange and I think that really kept the palette softer. My bouquet was gorgeous. When it was delivered to my bridal suite I cried…yes I cried when I saw my flowers. Silly bride. And talk about silly. Pretty close to my wedding date, I received a wedding related fortune and you bet your bottom those things are for real! Panda Express really knows their stuff. I carried it down the aisle with me and it’s held true to this day.
Now let’s talk desserts…my favorite course of the meal. This was one of the battles I had with my Mom during good ole Wedding planning. I’m sooo not looking forward to the day I have to battle my Bean in her wedding plans! She’s one stubborn gal. Anyways, my Mom loves cake, I do not. We came to an agreement with these mousse cakes from Masse’s Pastries in Berkeley. We had one large cake for cutting and then 5 flavors of mini cakes served family style to each table. Guest could take tastes of each or duke it for their own flavor…the choice was theirs! They were SO good I cannot even explain. And works of art on top of that! I really need to go back and get some mini ones to surprise my Hubs with.
And now, for the real evidence that I was married in 2006. Behold…my Candy Buffet! All the rage back then and it was a HUGE hit with my guests. Those people were straight ravenous. You’d think they’d never had candy before!
All in all it was a beautiful wedding and a wonderful memory to kick off the start of our new life. Were there wedding details I’d change? Yep, I sure would. There is absolutely no pleasing a designer! But there is one detail I’d never change and that is marrying Brad. 11 years together…6 years married. I haven’t always “liked” him all these years but I’ve always loved him. Just what marriage is all about.