Jean's Wedding

Here’s a great example of less is more from Red Barn Studios in Washington. With those “bones,” you’d be fine with even just the paper lanterns and the red scarves.

I’m in L.O.V.E with this wedding I found on Flickr. Look at the elegance of that floral chandelier in the stone barn (bold, but can be less expensive than numerous smaller flower arrangements) and the dress, her ribbon tied bouquet and her loose hair! Gloucestershire…you kill me!

Plans are moving forward with the Center for Land Based Learning’s farm outside Davis. It seems like just the right place for Jean and Trent’s wedding. And it has a barn! When it comes to decorating a barn for a wedding, you need to go big or go bare. Regular little decorations can look scrawny…

Jean’s trousseau is coming together nicely. I’m adding new embroidered pieces one at a time. Is there something you received as wedding gift that I should think to include? Or something you wish you could include in your own trousseau?

A new possible wedding venue has emerged! The Farm at Putah Creek is a part of the Center for Land-Based Learning – a program that teaches kids about agriculture. Rob and I actually rode by this lovely building on our Davis bike ride in January and Jackie is connected to someone who works there. It…

Our friend came over last night for her first-ever artichoke. It was a great little dinner party! We played a round of scrabble while everything cooked. I served ham and baked jacket potatoes along with the giant artichokes and three kinds of dip. It got me thinking about how fun it would be to have…

I used love-in-the-mist picked from my parent’s garden for last weekend’s Easter centerpieces. I always forget just how lovely these wispy, delicate flowers are. They’d be a perfect mix with classic white blooms for a romantic wedding. These brilliant examples are from Saipua and Housemartin. (oh, and here too!)

This photo is of my great aunt’s wedding (grandmother’s sister, is that right?). They had a ceremony and reception at home in Minneapolis over Christmas 1944. My famously elegant great grandmother, the original owner of the dress, is holding court on the left. Aren’t they adorable? If you click on the photo you can see…

It must be the rainy weather this week – I’m loving cozy Northern California weddings. I especially like photos of weddings at Manka’s Inverness Lodge – unfortunately closed right now due to a fire. Look at those beeswax tapers! And the fireplace! And the pier! Mossy and cozy. I could go for a hot toddy…

It used to be a tradition for brides to wear orange blossoms in their hair. The delicate flowers and bright scent must have been lovely – and imagine the flood of memories each time you walked near a citrus tree. Prince Albert even designed a gold orange blossom brooch as a gift for Queen Victoria…