Josie & Lawrence at The Trolley Barn

Josie & Lawrence married on a gorgeous November Saturday at the Trolley Barn in Inman Park.

Oodles of handmade details made this casual ceremony and reception one of my favorites this year.

 Josie's friend made the altar "arch" of vintage paper flowers and pinwheels as well as the aisle markers.  (She could start her own business!)

Josie's bridesmaids each wore a different dress in a color palette of grey, lavender and taupe.  We added a pop of color with the bouquets of dusty miller, bright blue delphinium, yellow billy balls, purple gomphrena, dark purple asters and bright blue cornflower.

Ok, this is a cool picture but I don't like the idea of my flowers being thrown around!!  :)

Josie's bouquet was similar to the bridesmaids but with some additional flowers - white veronica, lavender scabiosa, and kermit poms.

Lawrence and his boys wore suits with purple ties.  His was the classic necktie and the groomsmen wore plaid bow ties.  A nod to their connection to Charleston, I used sweet grass roses for their boutonnieres.

Centerpieces were collections of found vases filled with a variety of garden flowers.  bloom provided the flowers and Josie's mom and friends put them together.

Catering was provided by Zest.  A wonderful local Decatur vendor.  And the groom's cake was handmade by a family friend in Tennessee!  Gorgeous!

Beautiful wedding shoes.  And apparently Josie is a shoe fanatic!

A handmade wishing tree of japanese maple branches...

Sweet little boys...

Congratulations Josie & Lawrence!

And....if you've been following my blog - you'll recognize Emily and Aaron here with her parents as happy guests.  Emily and Aaron were married at Piedmont Park back in September on the same day as Music Midtown!  It was a challenge but we pulled it off!   

Josie caught the toss bouquet at Emily's wedding and Emily and Josie grew up next door to each other here in Decatur.  And, another neat thing, one of Josie's groomsmen was my son's middle school social studies teacher!  And with Zest doing the catering, it was a great Decatur collaboration.  

The awesome photos are by Anna & Spencer.  

Another one, dear to my heart...Allison & Ryan

It seems like just yesterday that my niece, Allison, was playing with her Breyer's horse collection and her bunny Elmo. But actually, a couple months before yesterday (March) she was a beautiful bride marrying her 6'6" groom at St. Brigid Catholic Church in Alpharetta.

My heart and soul went into these flowers as this was my gift to the newlyweds.  Allison's bouquet of white and emerald green hydrangea, viburnum, parrot tulips and grape hyacinth was wrapped with lace from my sister's wedding veil and topped with her sorority pin.

It was a chilly and misty day in March.  Perfect weather for photographer Laura Stone of ArtStar Photography.

Sweet flower girl, Sophia, looked like a little doll with her princess flower wand and tulle dress.

Allison had 7 bridesmaids (friends and sorority sisters) and 2 junior bridesmaids (cousins).  The junior bridesmaid on the far left is my daughter, Anna, age 9!  She was so thrilled to be a part of the wedding and loved having her hair and makeup done.  Allison's gifts to her bridesmaids were mongrammed shawls and pearl jewelry. 

Bridesmaids bouquets were all green flowers - hydrangea, kermit poms, viburnum, and super green roses.

Corsages and boutonnieres ready for pinning. 

Ryan's boutonniere of parrot tulips, ladies mantle, white and grape hyacinth blooms.



Altar and aisle flowers.

My brother-in-law, Allison's father, is a member of the Knights of Columbus at the church.  The Knights in all their regalia lined up from the church lobby to the altar. 

The reception was held at the Country Club of Roswell.

                            A giant lantern centerpiece for the foyer.



The photobooth props were set up just outside the ballroom so the bridesmaids grabbed some to help jazz up the wedding party introductions!

The vase pictured here was used in Allison's paternal grandmother's wedding.  She had passed away about six months before the wedding.

Allison first described her color scheme as apple green, navy and white (a combination she discovered and loved from the artwork and packaging of Blue Moon beer!)  Incorporating green apples into the decor made perfect sense.  This centerpiece was featured in the Fall/Winter 2011 issue of Bride's Atlanta!

There were three different centepiece designs for the 22 reception tables.  Tall vases, footed vases and cylinder vases filled with cut limes.

                      Green apples were also used as votive holders.
                   

Over 200 apples were used at the reception.  After the wedding, my sister and I spent a day making pies, cobbler and applesauce for our families!



Vintage champagne glasses for the highboys.

The Baker's Man cake featured tiny replicas of Allison and Ryan's dogs - Reagan and Cappy.

Here's my sweet sister, Carol, wiping away a tear...

Here's to Allison and Ryan.  I wish you Happily Ever After! 

I was pleased and honored to be a part of your day!