Real Wedding Rerun: Winter Park, Florida

This week I am republishing some of my favorite weddings from 2010. I hope you enjoy and I will see you back here with fresh content next week!

Dayna and Ian's wedding is such a perfect way to start off the week - you are going to love all the DIY details! The bride and groom are both so stylish and they each infused their personalities into the event in different and meaningful ways. Dayna personally purchased or made nearly every detail herself, relying heavily on Etsy, Craigslist, thrifting and local antique shops. I love that so many of her details can be achieved on a budget - the ladders and lighting for the ceremony, the hand sewn table numbers and the adorable table assignments (hanging on an old window, nonetheless)!

Ian is wearing his father's suit from the 70's that he had altered for the wedding. And since he brews beer as a hobby, he also created a few different ales for the wedding (that is the large white box with the taps you see pictured below). The couple gave out CD's in personalized covers as favors and I think it is lovely how they carried the theme of "You & Me, It's Love" throughout the event.

{Photography: Studio 222 Photography | Caterer: Black Bean Deli | Reception Venue: Winter Park Farmers Market}

A Simple Christmas Table Setting

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great week!

I am sorry I wasn't able to post on Sunday night.

I first wanted to thank Shannon, a writer for HGTV.COM for featuring my bedroom on their site.

You can read the article by clicking here....

Be sure and check out Donna's headboards she created while you are over there too, Donna is so creative and talented!

Funky Junk Interiors

On another note.....

I wanted to share a few pictures of our Christmas table setting.

I actually had planned to do something else, but it didn't work.

I first tried to put magnolia branches down the center of the table.

Well it looked awful....

Since that didn't work, I basically just used what I had around the house....

I lined up five french canning jars down the middle of the table.

I added pomegranates to the top of two of the jars... 

I haven't ever been a fan of baby's breath until I started reading Dusty Lu's Blog....

This is a very sparse bouquet... but it was all I had.

I only had a little bit of baby's breath and two different types of hydrangea blooms.

I tied twine around the napkins and added a sprig of boxwood and a paper white bloom.

I did this a couple of years ago for our Christmas Dinner.

I got out my favorite antique red and white dishes from France.

I used my  red striped grain sack runner, that my mom made.

I recently found two french canning jars with the porcelain tops.

I love them.

As you can see I didn't do a lot to the table....

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We have been fortunate enough to be able to spend some time with our families this week.

I hope you are all enjoying your week!

Take Care,

Maria

P.S. There is still time to enter the City Cottage Giveaway!

Real Wedding Rerun: Terrain Styled Wedding

This week I am republishing some of my favorite weddings from 2010. I hope you enjoy and I will see you back here with fresh content next week!

Anna and Chris had such a beautiful wedding, that incorporated both tuxedos and personal DIY style all in one event. Anna is a textile designer, so the couple utilized gorgeous quilts and fabrics throughout the event. The table assignments were listed on a giant framed chalkboard and a bluegrass band entertained guests during the cocktail hour. The couple utilized simple metal lanterns as centerpieces (genius) and had a local baker create pies made from family recipes. They helped develop the aesthetic and decor for the event from a designer at Terrain, which is surely why I love every bit of this wedding!

Venue: Audobon Center in Audobon, PA
Photographer: Lorraine Daley Wedding Photography
Flowers/Decorations: Matthew Muscarella, from Terrain
Brides Dress: Cymbeline Paris
Brides Shoes: BP Platinum
Bridesmaids Dresses: J Crew
Catering: Jeffrey Miller Catering
Pie: Original recipes from Anna's family, but made by Jeffrey Miller Catering