Guestbook/Photo Booth

Another Chalkboard concoction.

We are having a photo booth/guestbook. Basically the photo booth prints 4x6 photos instantly and we printed Madlibs. Guest will take a picture, print it, and glue it to a page in the guestbook (another feature I will have as soon as I get it in) along with their completed Madlib. 

I bought a frame at Hobby Lobby (50% off) and took the glass out of it. 

All that was left was the board backing. I painted the backing with chalkboard paint and painted the white with a chalkboard marker (also found at Hobby Lobby-- use your 40% off coupon)!

Chalkboard Love

CHALKBOARD!

I love the look of chalkboard art. So how could I not make add it into my special day?

Down by Stuart's parents house is a a darling little antique store called Vintage Junky. The couple that own Vintage Junky are a hoot! First, the wife paints vintage furniture like no other. The husband does chalkboard art. So I commissioned him to do a piece for us. He has many examples on the walls but I wanted to do something different. I wanted to incorporate the five stars because of our location
 (Five Star Retreat) and the arrows because our dog (Arrow) won't be able to be there on our big day.

CJ's custom chalk art website is here: CustomChalk

Here were the end results:

Some of my Favorite Purchases!

Here are a few of my favorite purchases for the wedding!

1. Cake cutting and serving utensils. Aren't they lovely? I saw them on Pinterest and found them at Distinctive Decor.

2. Wooden Monogram. I got this made from tHrEeJuMpiNgMoNkEys off Etsy. I will be painting it yellow and display it at the reception!

*Be sure to know what size you are getting. I ended up ordering what I thought would be a small one to put on top of a wreath... it ended up being bigger than my whole upper body! Whoops! 

3. Luna Bazaar candle holders in vintage blue. All I can say is "amazing." Not only are these beautiful and vintage looking (the raised pattern is lovely), I got them off Craigslist! Cheap. Cheap. Cheap. 

Bridal Shower!

All I can say is wow! 

My girls went all out. Big thank you to two of my bridesmaids Niketa and Nicole for making my bridal shower one of the greatest day I have ever had. Everything from the decorations, food, games, and homemade Sangria was perfect! 

Here are a few pictures:

Pin The Bow Tie On Stuart

*This was like pin the tail on the donkey but a bow tie on Stuart. Too much fun!

We also played a garter game. Sort of like hot potato.. standing in a circle each girl had to put the garter on her leg (past her knee) and get it off as soon as possible. If the music stopped and you still had the garter you were out. 

Here is some lovely decor:

We had sweet tea and Lemonade in mason jars. Colored straws and yummy cupcakes! 

We also had homemade Sangria!

Each girl got her own little tumbler with their name painted on it. 

Guests also got hair clips as favors. The clips had burlap flowers on them.