The Wedding _ 18 August 2012 _ Lake Garda _ Italy

So after all this planing, the wedding has now taken place!
It was a perfect day and I couldn't have wished for anything more. We all had a great time, filled with lots of love and happiness. Seeing the international guests interact made it all unique. All the decorations fit perfectly together and I am very happy with the overall result. I got many compliments and many that said it was the best wedding they'd ever been to.
I don't have the official photos yet, but here is a little taste of what our wedding looked like.

18 August 2012. Castello Scaligero. Lake Garda. Italy

Here is the first kiss. Uploaded instantly to FB. I was very impressed by the effectiveness there.
I designed the dress myself. 

 At the end of the ceremony we sang That's Amore together with all our friends and relatives. It was a lot of fun and a great way to end the ceremony!

 A kiss at the end of the ceremony. 

 Walking up the stairs. We are about to become husband and wife! Look at the stunning view in the background!

 The ceremony venue. My brother Liam in the middle of the picture. 

 I love this photo. The beautiful bridesmaids and groomsmen as well as the adroable flowergirl! 

 Just before the wedding. A friend comes in to take a sneak peek!

 Some of the decorations. From the left: The wedding ceremony fan (with a summary of the ceremony, names of the wedding party, and text to That's Amore), The wedding invitation with the cartoon, a pearl bracelet I made for the bridesmaids, a ivory hair flower with pearls, pearl earrings, a note for the guests about the buses taking everyone to the venue.  

 The table decorations: A terracotta pot with the table numbers and grass growing out of it, a milk bottle vase for the Protea with burlap and lace, a jar with a candle with the same style decoration, as well as a mini-milk bottle with fabric flowers in it. 

 Cheers to the bride and groom!

 The road sign with the distances to the main cities where our guests had travelled from. 

 Playing with the beautiful flower girl. Crazy facial expression. 

 Here come the wedding party. The bridesmaids and groomsmen and the beautiful flowergirl Lima (who's dress I made but it was a tad too big). 

Our wedding cakes. I loved the way these turned out. The restaurant owner thought I had gone completely mad when I told him my idea, but he even asked to keep the logs for further events in the future. I collected these seeds for months before the ceremony, as well as the tins with babies breath flowers in them. I had also made the cake toppers (that were supposed to be kissing).

So what do you guys think??

Wedding inspiration _ alternative wedding bouquets

 This is a lovely idea for anyone that wants to have a truly unique bouquet! Why not make your own (or order online, for example on etsy.com) out of fabric, paper, newspaper, toys, or anything really! You will be sure to have a one-of-a-kind bouquet that you will be able to keep forever! It's also a way to avoid picking flowers that you will just use for one day. Also, you can save a lot of money, especially if you make them by yourself! It's easy to colour coordinate with the rest of your wedding and you can also easily add an important family heirloom or good luck charm to your bouquet.
Good luck and be creative!

This is such a lovely fabric vintage bouquet with added jewels and heirlooms. 

Flowers made out of felt with added jewels. 

I've seen someone making these flowers and despite they look quite complicated to make, the lady that was making them hardly took any time at all. I guess once you learn how to make one it's easy to make a whole flower and bunch. But you have to make each petal separably. Each petal includes even the middle part. Then the petals are attached 2 by 2 and then all together. I'm sure there are tutorials on the internet! 

Here's a whole bouquet which I'm sure took a long time to make! But look how sweet it looks!