"Better Together" Part 2

Today I'm featuring Part 2 of our 12 Year Anniversary Shoot photographed by Jeanna Hayes of "YOUR DAY IN A NEW WAY.".  If you missed Part 1, you can check it out HERE or hop on over to Green Wedding Shoes where it was featured yesterday.

With yesterday being all about STATIONERY + SWEETS, today is devoted to DECOR + DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS!  You know I'm crazy for them.  After all, it's the little details that make anything you're doing that much more special.

OUR "HIS & HERS" TABLE SETTINGS

Handmade white chocolate pears made by a dear friend served as the favor given to our guests at our wedding.  So the pears served as the inspiration behind "HIS" tablescape, and "HERS" was inspired by my love for all things soft, floral and feminine.

And with the helping hands of Jeanna, we made the table runners pieced together from pages of a vintage book (a romance novel to be exact!).  My favorite detail to note is the CHAPTER 12 section of the table runner.

We incorporated pieces from our personal collection of China and used our everyday silverware as well.  I had the last minute idea to wrap the utensils in twine for "HIS" fork, and embroidery floss for "HERS" to add a little extra flair.

Lastly, the TV trays were my mother in laws that got a fresh coat of paint prior to the legs of the tray getting a Martha Stewart gold metallic paint make over.  Yes, I was totally inspired by stripey straws and stripey washi tape for this project.  I have to say, I loved how they turned out.

THE BOUQUET

 Vintage buttons from my late Grandmother's collection adorned my bouquet.  12 buttons for 12 years.  I also had a button themed bridal shower years ago.

 

LINEN FLAGS

Linen is the traditional wedding gift for a 12th anniversary so I created a mini banner with 12 flags made out of linen fabric + linen paper.  Linen was also used in Jeff's boutonniere.

OUR SPOONS

The best chapter of our love story was written when we had the twins and became parents, which is represented by these spoons adorning each of our names.  Quite possibly the ultimate "Better Together" detail.

MISC. DETAILS

+ "Love notes + lunches" represents a daily exchange that we make.  Every day I make my husband's lunch and in return he leaves me a little love note.  Always on a 3x5 card, and always left on the edge of the kitchen counter.  A few thousand love notes and lunches later, this is something special we've been doing since becoming man + wife.

+ The little suitcase once belonged to my late Grandmother which held all of her sewing notions and was a keepsake I hadn't looked at in years.  Well among all her tiny bobbins of thread, pincushions and things of the like was a small picture frame with our names and wedding date nestled down in the middle of all her other sewing treasures. Tears immediately filled my eyes and I knew it was a sign that I should incorporate this keepsake into the shoot.

+ And on a now funny note, I spent hours creating a "tied the knot" backdrop made from yards and yards of fabrics, trims and lace.  Well let's just say that on the day of our shoot, we had the pleasure of shooting in 40 mph winds!  The backdrop was destroyed in an instant.  FAIL!

Again, I must thank the following for making this shoot come to life...

my amazing sister for all that she did to help me get ready for the shoot - I couldn't have done it without her

the wonderful team of vendors who so graciously shared their time and talents with us

and Jen of Green Wedding Shoes for featuring our shoot on her blog this week.  You can check it out HERE.

VENDOR CREDITS

Photography - Jeanna of "YOUR DAY IN A NEW WAY"

Graphic Design + Photo Styling - SHE PAPERIE + design boutique

Make Up & Hair - Your Beauty Call

Floral Design - Kylee Rowe

Cakes - Krissy Richards
Balloon - Shop Sweet Lulu

Shoe Vinyl - Kittens & Gumdrops
Chivari Chairs - Sit On This