Baker Wedding, from Mock-Ups to Execution

It has been a while since the event, but I’m finally posting about the Baker wedding in June  I finally got the photos somewhat organized in order to post about it and include the photos.  Before the wedding, the bridal party got together in Billings…to look for dresses of course.  When we got together, I also did a few mock-ups for the centerpieces so the bride could make a final decision and items could be ordered.

She was trying to decide between square and round vases.  She was also trying to decide if she wanted to use the white linens and add a table runner, or if she wanted to rent blue linens.  She had decided on white flowers and lemons so I put together a few options.  Of course some imagination was required.

After she decided on the type of vases, votive holders, and table cloths, she had to decide on the type of flowers.  She knew she wanted white hydrangeas and yellow roses to match her bouquet and other flowers throughout her wedding.  She wasn’t positive on how she wanted them arranged or what else she wanted with them.  The bride had come up with some flowers she liked, so I went to the local florist to pick up the flowers and put some arrangements together for her to choose from.  Someone else had accidently sold the yellow roses I had put on hold while I waiting for the hydrangeas to come in, so she once again had to use her imagination.  Here are just a few examples of the options I gave her.

This one had 2 hydrangeas in the center, roses around the edge, and spider mums on the bottom.

This one had the roses in the center

She made her flower decision and all that was left was the set up.  We started with the paper lanterns so we could use the ladder and not worry about the tables being in the way.  Her venue had the twinkle lights up already, so it was fairly easy to line up the lanterns and center them with the point the lights came together.  She didn’t want a set pattern or anything, but just didn’t want the same color next to each other.  We laid them all out on the floor first to get an idea.  After having them laid out, we adjusted were adjusting was needed then hung them up.  Before we moved the tables in, we turned out the main lights and turned on the twinkle lights to make sure the bride was happy with the effect.

We put together the centerpieces in a cool room where we were keeping the flowers.  We arranged the flowers and wired the stems together in order to put them in the vases with lemons hiding them.  We found it easier to put the lemons in the vase, and then put the arrangement in.  She had decided on white linen with the blue table runner.  Ribbon accents were put around the vases and votive holders to more color and their monogram.

The bride and groom’s monogram was hung behind the head table with lights and tulle.  This helped bring more focus to the head table and make it the center of attention.  The decorations on the head table were slightly different, which also helped the head table get a little more attention.  Tulle and twinkle lights were hung behind the cake as well.  The bride’s dad built a Plexiglas stand for her cake, allowing her to fill it with lemons and pull the centerpiece design throughout the wedding décor.

At the church, tall vases were filled with lemons and the extra flowers were arranged in these vases.  She had received lanterns from party lite and added ribbon, and then placed them going down the aisle.  The tall vase arrangements varied slightly from the reception space because they were skinnier vases.  This made it so some lemons were cut in order to fit in the vase and hide the stems.  A few vases were left without lemons, using yellow roses only and having their stems go all the way to the bottom of the vase.

The wedding was beautiful and turned out fantastically.  It was the first wedding in which I helped coordinate as well as being in the wedding.  It was a little tough but with great support and lots of help, it went very well.  The bride was beautiful and I’m so glad I was able to be a part of her and her new hubby’s big day.

Yellow and Navy Wedding Centerpieces

A few weeks ago, Isaac and I made our way to Billings.  We were meeting my Baker Bride to look for bridesmaid dresses and so I could show her some mock up designs for her Yellow and Navy wedding.  She had told me she liked paper lanterns, the vases with lemons, and she had designed a monogram that she wanted tied into different aspects of the wedding. 

I came up with a square based design, a bubble vase design, and a cylinder design.  For some reason the cylinder vase photos didn't turn out.  Since this wasn't the final centerpiece, we put them together and she had to use her imagination a little, same way that you'll have to.

 

This is the square design.  Ignore the water bottle.  In the actual centerpiece that will be cut down to put bouquets in.  The flowers would be lower and close to the top of the vase...I just didn't want to cut the stem down and didn't fold it enough.  The flowers will be full enough that from the center they will cover the top of the vase pretty well.

  

She had found an embroidered table runner online that she liked so I used a navy curtain to show what color underneath would look like. She had also thought of navy table cloths but has decided on solid table runners. The lanterns simulate what they will look like at the venue.

This is the bubble or round vase.  You can see two different size votive holders,  I had found a "tealight" holder and a bigger actual votive holder so she could decide what size she wanted.  At her reception, she'll have 3 colors of lanterns (the third is hidden...but she didn't go with the third color in this anyways).  They will be spaced out all along the ceiling so they will also be higher.

  This is an idea of how far apart the lanterns will actually be.  Try to ignore the background...did the test measurements at the house.

The cylinder vase looked similar to these, just the different shape.  She chose to have the lemons submerged in water to bring out the color a little more and as it allowed her to purchase slightly smaller vases (she went with square).  I showed her the cut option, but the color isn't as bright so it didn't have the same look she was going for.

Busy, Busy Boy

Isaac has been getting busier and busier as I'm attempting to work on 2 of the weddings I have planned for June 2013.  I've made the brides their binders but am always thinking of pages to add...the only road block...my 9 1/2 month old who likes to check out the laptop every time I sit down to work.  I guess I'll get those pages done eventually.  Most the added pages I have thought about are ones that aren't necessary at this stage of the planning.  I'm also always looking online and on Pinterest for what others have included in their wedding planning binders.  Once I feel that mine is complete, I'll put them out there for purchase. 

Before I can do that I'll have to purchase a new printer, mine is starting to get a little worn-down.  Gotta love those circles, selling binders to pay for a printer but need a printer to sell the binders.  It is all about timing and managing money.  Once the binders are up for sell, those who choose to purchase one can have it personalized it they'd like.  This means that if you want certain things to be taken off pages (depending on what it is due to formatting) I can make that happen, or if you'd like information on something that isn't included in the binder, I can make that happen as well.

The little Mister is ruling the house and gets into everything.  Luckily, we have a great daycare he attends once a week.  Unfortunately that day is usually one that I spend researching or cleaning...occasionally I attempt to catch up on some zzz's.  Isaac is crawling like a mad man and is starting to pull himself up on furniture to walk along it.  This just means that he burns lots of calories and has to get up during the night in order to eat enough to make up these burned calories.

Last weekend we got the little Mister all bundled up to go outside, thinking it would wear him about a bit and we could work on whatever we needed to while he was napping.

He wasted no time at all getting into the flowerbeds in order to talk to the neighbor.  Luckily he likes being outside, but unfortunately now that winter is setting in there are days that it is just too cold to take him outside to play.



I figured I would rake some leaves since he was playing in the yard, and yes he had a ball he was playing with.  It didn't take long for Isaac to decide he liked playing in mama's pile of leaves better.  He then proceeded to empty the bag of leaves so he could play in them.  Luckily once I tied up the bag he decided that he liked the sound a it distracted him long enough for me to finish bagging up the few piles of leaves I had.

Guess I'll have to buckle down during his short naps, or stay up a little later to get things finished with the little going everywhere.  I'm always open to ideas for binder pages or ways to help the little one sleep better!