Topo chico bottle centerpiece

For today's weekly wedding post, I'd like to take a step back from the actual event and show you all the handmade design details. My mom painted the directional signs on scraps of wood, similar to the ones leading our guests down the driveway. I didn't notice until halfway through the wedding that the fireworks sign was upside down! Apparently, the arrow was painted in the wrong direction, so my dad nailed it wonky on purpose. I think it adds a bit of quirky charm. We chose simple off-white…

Traditional Texas Dance Hall Wedding with repurposed drink bottles and cut flowers and a homemade Piñata. Photographed by Eric Kotara Photography.

My grandmother in the dress she, my mom, and I wore for our weddings. * The bridal portraits and rehearsal dinner photos were taken by Big Star Studios of Mebane, NC. * The Mister's parents hosted our rehearsal dinner at the Burke Manor Inn in Gibsonville, NC.

We moved from indoor residences to our garden, to balconies, terraces and courtyards, so it is quite logical to want to bring them in order and maybe to

The Barn at Timber Cove wedding in Pittsburg Kansas

Beer Bottles for a centerpiece? Seriously? My cousin’s husband enjoyed a few Bud Light Platinum beers at the lake the other weekend and my mom and I couldn’t stop admiring the beer’s pretty blue glass bottle. These bottles didn’t make it to the recycle bin, they were rescued by me for decorating! ...