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OK, Bonnie and Tim, we're ready for you to tell us your wedding story...
We met and were in the same
group of friends all through high school. It was after our freshman year in
college that we started dating. Ours was a classic friends first love story.
What advice would you give couples planning their wedding?
Decide
on a vision for your wedding and decide what is important to you. If it isn’t
important to you or doesn’t fit into your vision...don’t do it! So many people
give the advice to just focus on food, drink and music because the decor no one
really cares about. Well for me DIY is such an important part of my life and I
knew that I wanted to create a one of a kind vintage wonderland for our wedding
to really make it uniquely ours.
Also
don’t worry so much about what you are “supposed” to do at a wedding. Customize
it to make it your own. For example we had
a really young flower girl so we just let her walk down the aisle with
her mother (a bridesmaid) instead of when the flower girls normally process. We
decided it worked better for our situation and it turned out wonderful.
Where did you find your
wedding attire?
My
wedding dress came from an absolutely wonderful bridal shop in Decatur, GA
called Sweet Elegance Bridal. I made my veil and hair piece. My shoes were
Seychelles.
For
the bridesmaids I wanted a mismatched look all in our color scheme so I let the
girls pick their own dresses. They came from places like ASOS, Dorthy Perkins,
Anthropoligie, Chloe Loves Charlie, Nordstrom and Dillards. I custom made
jewelry for each one of them as a gift.
For the boys (including the groom) we purchased grey suits from Jos. A. Banks. They also wore skinny black ties from Express.
Favorite memories from your
wedding
Bride:The
first look I had with Tim. I loved seeing how excited (but surprisingly calm)
he was. Also walking down the aisle with my father was a very special moment.
Dancing it up on the dance floor with all our wedding party and friends was an
absolute blast. Basically ALL OF IT! It was an absolute dream!
Groom:The
first time he saw Bonnie in her dress. Dancing and getting lifted up in a
chair. Eating delicious food and cake (although he wishes he would’ve gotten
seconds and that he got more cake on Bonnie’s face)
Musical choices:
Processionals
- We loved the idea of a Bluegrass Trio to give it that fun outdoor East TN
vibe! We found a great group so we just let them play some of their regular
numbers for the processional and recessional.
Bridal
March - For this I had the trio learn “The Gift of Love” which was a favorite
hymm of mine growing up. I wanted to have something different than the norm.
First
Dance - “Living of Love” by The Avett Brothers. We both love the Avett Brothers
(and actually went to a concert of theirs a few days before Tim proposed). This
song is so beautiful and we were excited to make it “our song”.
DIY Projects and Wedding
Décor
Tell us about them!
-
Refinished furniture - refinishing furniture is a passion of mine so I knew
that for my wedding I wanted little vignettes of shabby chic vintage furniture
scattered throughout the venue. Pieces I thrifted and redid included a welcome
desk for the ceremony, a guest book sign in desk, a table for extra seating by
the dance floor, 14 mismatched chairs for seating at the head table, a coffee
table for the seating area and a few others.
-
Lawn games - for our playful outdoor party we needed games like cornhole and
life size jenga. We built both games and I painted the cornhole set.
-
Vanilla Extract Favors - For our guest favors we made handmade vanilla extract
and gave them out in little glass bottles
-
Table centerpieces - we collected literally hundreds of glass bottles over the
year to be able to use in clusters for flowers on the tables
-
Table assignments - For these which we displayed on an antique gate , I made
tags from brown cardstock then stamped them with a custom stamp I had created
for this and lastly signed each person’s name and table number.
-
Buttons - We made 1.5” buttons for people to wear as wedding flair. Took a long
time but was sooo fun. We rented the machine to do this online.
-
Signs - I painted signs for the wedding ceremony and reception on reclaimed
barn wood that was cut into arrows. I also did a string art sign that said
B&T. We also made some chalkboard signs.
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Burlap table runners
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Dessert stands made out of thrifted plates and candle sticks
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“Sweet Treats” bunting for the sweets table
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Book page lanterns to hang in the gazebo.
-
Cones of dried lavender to toss during the ceremony
-
The arbor we got married under was a DIY project built for us by my godfather
and stained by us.
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Jewelry for the bridesmaids.
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My veil, headpiece and garter.
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Framed photos of Tim and I at each table with a picture of us at that age.
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Citronella candles in jars and tin cans
-
Hydrangea boxes - we cut, assembled and stained 14 boxes to fill with
hydrangeas as table decor.
-
Teacup succulents - I thrifted 25 teacups and filled them with baby succulents
for decor.
-
Boutonnieres - I made them out of bolls of cotton and other dried flowers.
Why
did you choose to create them?
I
live for DIY and knew that filling our wedding with all of these little
projects would make it uniquely ours and really help execute the overall vision
we wanted for our wedding. I worked on these projects all year, calling it my
“wedding nesting” and it made the big day just that much more special.
What
were your colors? Why?
Warm
neutrals (beige, cream, blush pink) with splashes of mint green. The neutral
color palette felt more vintage inspired to me and it allowed me to layer many
items and colors all in the same color family without having to match colors
exactly. I love mint green so I chose that as our splash of whimsy on a few
furniture pieces and other decor items.
{Mint green shades and I couldn't resist capturing both Allan and I in the reflection! ~Lisa}
Did you have a plan to
share your wedding photos socially?
Yes
I plan to share them on Facebook. Some of my friends have already shared on
Instagram using #bonnieandtim. I also want to share DIY tutorials for things I
did on my blog www.creationsbybonnybee.blogspot.com, now that I finally have
time to blog again!
Honeymoon
We
went to the beautiful Sandals Grande Antigua for five nights. We stayed in a
private rondoval with a garden view backyard and a private pool. It was very
secluded and very luxurious. {This sounds absolutely heavenly! ~Lisa}
The companies and
people that made your day special
Photography
// ALM Photo
Videography
// Nicholas Keaton Cinematography
Ceremony
// Brownworth Manor
Reception
// Brownworth Manor
Catering
// Abner’s Attic
Cake
// Sweet Beginnings
Make-up
// Bangs and Blush
Hair
// Bangs and Blush
Tent
& other rentals // All Occasions Party Rentals, Restoration Rentals,
Vintage Southern Event Rentals
DJ
// Special Occasions DJ
Ceremony
Music // True Blue Bluegrass Trio
Florist
// Samuel Franklin Florist
Bridal
Gown // Sweet Elegance Bridal
Bridesmaid
Dresses // ASOS, Nordstrom, Dorothy Perkins, Anthropologie, Dillard's
Suits
// Jos. A. Banks
Bridal
Shoes // Seychelles
Engagement
Ring // Levy’s Jewelry, Birmingham, AL
Wedding
Ring // Levy’s Jewelry, Birmingham, AL
{This was one of my favorite images from the day. I love that sign and their pose! ~Lisa}
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