Family Farm Wedding - Morgan & Shane

This is one of my favorites, I must say.  When I met with Morgan and her mom, there was no question that we were going to work together.  We were on the same page from the very beginning and both Morgan and her mom were so sweet and laid back.

When they told me that the location for the wedding was the family's farm in Conyers, I was intrigued.  And I was not disappointed when I arrived for a site visit.  Here's a shot of Morgan in the entry foyer of her mom's house.  You can imagine that the rest of the house was just as interesting and eclectic. 

Bright, colorful, whimsical and natural were the words Morgan chose to describe her flowers.  Above are the mothers' corsages of orange spray rose, pink nerine, lime green button mums, purple asters with an accent of explosion grass (really, it's called that).  Twine finished it nicely.

The pasture that separated Morgan's parents' house from her grandparents' house was the ceremony site.
And to complete the "family compound" feel - Morgan and Shane were moving into the renovated barn after the wedding!

  

I had been dying to use the big round balloons again since I had used them at The Not Wedding and when Morgan mentioned she liked balloons - it was meant to be.  You must be careful though...those balloons require an extreme amount of helium so they are not a budget item. 

The bride and her sister - the maid of honor.  Morgan carried a bouquet of peony, orange spray rose, green button mums, billy balls, pink nerines, fiddlehead fern, and purple aster. 

Morgan and her sweet dad.  You can see the barn in the background which served as the "get ready" area and where Morgan and Shane would move after the wedding.

Bridesmaid dresses were a vibrant purple with flirty little organza flowers over one-shoulder

The reception tables were covered in burlap toppers and the stacks of wood were handcut by Morgan's dad.  We added moss, spanish moss, votives, river rock, butterfly accents and a large allium bloom floating in a bubble bowl.

The favors were big white gumballs that matched the big white balloons!

Signs were handpainted by dad.

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And the sweet little cake topper finished it perfectly! 

Photos courtesy of Jamie Howell photography. 

Great Couple + Fun Wedding - Andrea and Tyler

The Good Ol' Trolley Barn.  Great, casual place to have a wedding/reception.  Andrea chose this location because she wanted a laid back, have fun atmosphere.

I was pleased with this location and even more pleased with the arrival of this little fellow when I was setting up the wedding!  Nothing spells good luck like a ladybug landing on your bouquet!

The aisle was very simply dressed with green wraps on the end chairs.  A very budget-friendly yet neat and clever idea.  These chairs were then repurposed for the reserved tables.

 Andrea and her mother searched flea markets for these cute vintage hankies.

Andreas's dress is one of my all time favorites.  So simple, elegant, comfortable and a tiny bit sexy!

She requested a little photo frame charm of her doggie to be attached to her bouquet!



The blue hydrangeas and small sunflowers complemented the linen green dresses of the bridesmaids.

The groom's boutonniere of daisy, cornflower and tiny scabiosa buds wrapped with wire.

And yes, there was a bagpiper.

Guests were directed to their tables via hang tags identified with different European castles. 

The soy candles, the napkin rings and the table identifier frames were all made by Andrea or her mom!

A clever and simple, yet thoughtful detail.

 Some tables had floating cornflower, sunflower and daisies.

Others had submerged sunflowers and hydrangea. The water presence helped give a bit of a "cooling" atmosphere to the warm summer evening.

Andrea and her cute grandparents!



Catering by Badda Bing and photography by Lori Suzanne.

Cator Woolford with Amy + Dan

Gorgeous is all I can say about Amy!  And her groom was adorable.

Pre-wedding photos were taken on the Emory University campus.

Her lush green and white bouquet was a lovely mix of super green roses, cymbidium orchids, sweet peas, mint, and kermit poms.

A sweet boutonniere of white kalanchoe and scented geranium leaf.

I love the mothers' traditional wedding garb.  They were like little dolls!



Mint was used in their signature drink as well as the homemade lip balm wedding favors.

Amy wanted a collection of vintage vases on each table to hold a serene and lightly fragrant mix of white and green flowers - peonies, stock, sweet peas, queen anne's lace, super green roses, kermit mums, mint, scented geranium, and lisianthus.

She purchased the clever luminaries/table numbers from etsy.

 Homemade photo booth fun!



A quick change into a short, funky dress made dancing the night away very easy!

Photos courtesy of Altmix Photography.