We went to a chapel & got married....

I have been wanting

to blog about our beautiful wedding

this past summer.

We were married July 27th

at cute park with a little chapel

& hall just north of Milwaukee.

 

My best friend took

all of the photo's shown, she is such

a talented photographer &

captured so many special moments.

 

http://www.lmariephotography.com/

 

 

Dress: TJMaxx

headband: handmade by me

earrings: handmade by me

 

My husbands James Bond inspired

suit: JcPenney's, Kohls & Tie bar

 

My Mom did my hair which

meant alot to me..she

hasn't helped me with my hair since

I was little. She did a great job!

 

I did my own make-up. I kept

it very simple & natural.

 



 

I will have to show details

in another post but

my husband had really cool

fox cuff links.

  

All of our kids stood up for us.

We had adult witnesses but

We wanted the kids to be a big part of

the day!

 

My friend Laurie (also the photographer)

helped me with the backdrop.

It was her ruffle curtain & I

had made a bunch of white pendant

flags to hang on it.

It was perfect!

 

 

Our reception was

in the hall right next to the chapel.

Which was awesome!

There was a park for the kids to

play.. we had soooo many kids at

our wedding! :)
 

We went with a picnic theme..

so of course red & white gingham

tablecloths, high quality paper plates

& we splurged on the wood silverware.
Which is now kind of a joke.
We spent more on the silverware
then on some of the major details! Lol!

 

We also had red solo cups &

the flowers were from Trader Joe's.

I would highly recommend them.

More on the details soon..

 

We made soooo many of the

decorations that I

will have to have a bog post just about that!

 

My husband made our cake

 from scratch which

was a cheesecake (my fav.)

& I added the strawberries!

 

Our cake toppers were a little

pair of foxes that I had

thrifted a few years ago

shortly after I met him &

they are sitting on a little paper doily.

 

We didn't have a band but I did

bring my record player which

also happened to belong to my late

Grandpop. It was amazing, music

was playing the entire time. We brought

our record collection &

people kept changing them out!

 

It was quite impressive that it never really stopped!

 

It was such a perfect day!

Even with the massive downpour that

happened during the ceremony

& the crack of thunder that

struck right as

in my vows I told my husband

that he was the "calm to my storm"! ♥

 

I will be back with

a part 2 & probably 3  soon!

 

xo!