Real wedding: Otto

As promised, here are wonderful photos of the Otto wedding by Mel Barlow….I just love the colors, that huge flower in her hair, and the fabric flowers used to decorate the reception! It’s very Anthropologie/Free People-esque…..

[images by Mel Barlow]

Real wedding: Sarai + Kenn

Sarai of Sweet Sassafras emailed me last week with pictures of her fabulous, handmade wedding, and I just had to share! I won’t gush too much, but this girl is now my craft-idol!! She made everything from her dress and hat, to arranging the flowers. Proof that you CAN have an amazing, handmade affair, and live to tell the tale! You can find more images and information on her site and on flickr.

Hi! I was recently married, and wanted to say thank you for all the
wonderful inspiration your blog provided in the last few months of
wedding planning. Our wedding was amazing, thanks in part to
inspiration from blogs like yours.

We had a very personal wedding, with lots of participation from our
friends and a whole lot of hand crafted details. A friend officiated,
another friend made the desserts, another did the sound and video, and
lots of people helped us set up and decorate. I made my own dress and
hat (we asked all the guests to wear hats), the invitations, the table
runners, the table numbers, the place cards, and arranged all the
flowers. It was an intense amount of crafting, but the final result
was so meaningful. I wouldn’t have done it any other way. Oh, and we
had a photobooth, which I highly recommend!

[images from Sarai, photography by Jillian Kay]

Real wedding: Amanda + Dan

Not only did they have my favorite cake design, but the invitation envelopes were hand-sewn by Amanda herself! (how the heck did they get the stamps to stay on??) All the details were very sweet and simple….beautiful.

[images from Elegant Bride]

Real wedding: Genifer + Benjamin

Many of you may have seen Genifer and Ben’s house in magazines in the past, or here, but have you seen their wedding? I love all the personal touches!

[image from MS Weddings]