All this week, we’ve been inspired by the Fourth of July holiday. We shared red, white, and blue wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses, as well as a super-patriotic real wedding. To kick off the weekend, we thought we’d share one more piece of red, white, and blue wedding inspiration in the form of this style shoot which took place on the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan. We love the preppy, whimsical details – particularly the striped table runners, the “sign-in oar,” and the message in a bottle decor.
Harmonie Church, Innsbrook, Missouri & Cedar Lake Farms, Wright City, Missouri
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Our Q&A with the Bride:
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
Before I even met my prince charming, I always knew I wanted a wedding at a white country church and a red barn. It took one look at the barn and I knew it was the venue. It is the perfect venue for your dream country wedding.
Which three details from your wedding were your favorites?
It’s hard to narrow them down to just three. My three favorite details from my wedding would be our best man (my husband’s brother and a Marine) wearing his dress blues while walking down the aisle to “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” the firework show at the end of the night and seeing all of my maid of honor and my work come together to make the perfect day! We worked so hard the year leading up to the wedding. Little details were the most important thing to me. It was definitely a DIY, Americana and country themed wedding.
Tell us about the one moment from your wedding day that you can’t stop thinking about.
I can’t stop thinking about the whole day. Everything was perfect and it was the happiest day of my life, marrying my best friend surrounded by everyone we love. It was a very hot day for an outside wedding and our guests were glowing with sweat, but the heat didn’t bother this bride!
What was the one thing about your venue that made you know it was the one?
Bride: The wrap around porch, stone patio, and surrounding woods made the lodge the perfect location for our outdoor wedding. It felt very secluded and magical.
What three (3) details from your wedding were your favorites?
Bride: Our three favorite details would probably be: The invites that I designed, each one was assembled by hand, the twinkle lights hanging above the patio during the reception, the twig and lace wrapped flower vases on each table that I made.
Before we head out for the Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to share this colorful, summer, winery style shoot sent to us by Larsen’s Photography and Quintana Events!
The green, orange, and blue color palette is truly stunning. And how Quintana Events pulled everything together makes this set-up quite magical. It helps that the location was at the beautiful Jacuzzi Family Winery.
If you’re decorating a table this weekend, consider using bold, vibrant florals for your centerpieces, like the ones in these photos. And if you’re not throwing any big party and just relaxing, enjoy yourself and have a Happy Memorial Day! xo
From the Bride: “We chose to get married at Levyland with a cocktail welcome at the Carlsbad Inn, both in Carlsbad, California. We wanted to hold a mulit-day event with lots of space for the gathering of our friends and family and also wanted a place on the beach where our parents could enjoy some of California’s blessings, the lagoons and ocean breezes. Our wedding felt very intimate on the lawn of the home. People say your wedding day is a blur, but as we said our vows and promised our futures to each other, we took a moment to look back at all of the most important people in our lives and I have this clear and perfect picture of all of their faces and the immense feeling of love we felt as a part of each other and of that group. We dined under the stars (and paper lanterns) and enjoyed the glow of mist that nature had provided us that day. Later we moved inside for cake and dancing to finish the perfect day. I loved how this space allowed for movement throughout the day and each activity had it’s own place. Our photographer Patty Brutlag, from Petula Pea Photography, was able to capture a different feeling in each moment, laugh lines, tears, paparazzi shots, fairytale scenery and more.”
