Category: DIY Wedding Blog
I can’t tell you how excited I am to welcome our first blogger for our "Table Trends" series, Chelsea Fuss. Chelsea is not only the amazing editor behind Frolic, but also an incredible floral designer and stylist. I was so humbled when Chelsea accepted my invitation to kickstart this series because if you read Frolic you are more than aware of her impeccable talent at planning parties and floral design. When I received the images below in my inbox yesterday I was so giddy I literally fell out of the front of my chair trying to get a closer look at her images. I really can’t thank Chelsea enough for lending her talents to Once Wed for this feature and am thrilled she will be joining us again in the near future for another table. Her table concept is really more than I could have ever hoped for and then some. So, without further ado we present "An Orchard Wedding"….
An Orchard Wedding:
Inspired by a bit of Liberty fabric and a visit to an apple orchard,
I created a casual wedding for a sunny and crisp Fall day. This wedding
is all about pretty patterns and sweet old-fashioned touches.
The Invitation:
A beautifully crafted invitation sets the tone with an all-over
vintage floral pattern letterpressed on one side and with wording on the
other. Vintage stamps collected in the same colors of the wedding
finish off the envelopes. By Black Pearl Press.
The Bouquet:
A casually gathered bouquet of "Augusta Louise" and "Sonya Rykiel"
garden roses is tied with vintage picot-trimmed plaid ribbon. It’s
fragrant, simple, and sweet.
The Table:
Family style tables are scattered throughout an orchard or garden,
dressed with yards of linen and topped with baskets of apples. Runners
are made from old-fashioned kitchen linens. Big white, round balloons
are tied with baker’s twine and bunting is attached to trees for a
touch of whimsy. Each place setting is set with simple white dishes,
glass hobnail plates, vintage utensils and hobnail glasses. Apple cider
is served in old milk jars with retro red labels. Chivari chairs make it feel extra special.
Favors/Namecards:
Each place setting is topped with a jar of homemade apple butter (I like this receipe from Gourmet Magazine). The jars have cute tops of liberty fabric and baker’s twine. The guests’s names are written on the labels.
Sources:
Invitation and vintage stamps: Black Pearl Press. Flowers: Created by Chelsea Fuss, stems purchased from Ink and Peat. Ribbon on Bouquet: The Button Emporium. Linen for tablecloths, towels for runners, fabric for pink gingham napkins: Mill End Fabric Store. White bowls, basket, vintage utensils: from Chelsea’s personal collection. White plates, hobnail dessert plates: Crate and Barrel. Hobnail glasses: Anthropologie. Baker’s Twine: Flood Street Curiosity Shop. white balloons: Lippman Company. Chivari chairs in natural finish: West Coast Event Company.The liberty fabric for the jam jars is from: Josephine’s Dry Goods.
Two weeks ago I left my day job to work on Once Wed full time. I guess
you could say it was just the right time. The site has grown to the
point where it is almost now or never for taking it to the next level,
so I have officially taken the jump into entrepreneurship and am
definitely in unchartered territory. I would be lying if I said it
wasn’t a scary move and still is very scary, but I feel so blessed that
I get to spend my days working on something I am passionate about. The most exciting part for me so far is having all this new time to devote soley to the site, which means more unique content and original features in the upcoming months.
The idea behind "Table Trends" has been in the back of my mind for
months, but I didn’t really have the time to implement the concept
until this past month when I knew I would be making the transition into
working on Once Wed full time. The biggest difficulty for me when I was
planning my own wedding(before Brett and I eloped) was taking all these
wonderful ideas I found in magazines/blogs and executing them on a
budget. I sometimes feel like magazines aren’t very relevant to a lot
of brides because lets be honest…most people can’t afford a 100k
wedding. Not that I am against a 100k wedding, but I know my wedding
budget was about a tenth of that and I feel like a lot of brides are
also working with smaller budgets. So, "Table Trends" was born out of
this idea of creating beautiful tablescapes on a budget.
Over the course of the next year Once Wed will present a brand new
table twice a month that is not only completely doable(even for
non-crafty people like myself), but budget conscience and beautiful. I
am hoping to feature a brand new table every week starting sometime in
the spring, but I can only swing two a month for now. I’ve teamed up
with an AMAZING prop stylist from SCAD here in Atlanta(more on her
later) who is helping me with the table I’ll be contributing every
month to Once Wed and I’ve also lined up an amazing set of bloggers who will contribute a table once a month. Why bloggers you ask?
Because some of the most creative people I have come across in the
blogging world don’t plan events. They are moms, teachers, and
corporate types who are passionate about design and have a love for
anything beautiful and stylish. Plus, I thought it would be fun to see
tables created by women whose blogs we adore and read everyday.
All the
tables featured on Once Wed are planned on a budget of $200-$250 with
supplies and materials that are easily attainable(we adore vintage
materials, but will try to keep it to a minumum). FYI – the new site will have a gallery
style set up and have a separate section specifically for Table Trends,
so you won’t have to hit back through the archives to find previous
tables unless you really want to.
Okay, enough rambling from me…let’s get to the good stuff…our first table is coming up next…
This week’s DIY wedding project is an elegant ring pillow created by the wonderful Laurie Cinotto of lalalaurie. Laurie has such a great eye for colors and I love the bronze/green color palette she picked for this rustic chic pillow. How adorable would this look coming down the aisle in your ring bearer’s hand? Enjoy!
Tomorrow a new feature for Once Wed launches…stay tuned….
What You’ll Need:
A 5" x 5" X 2" piece of Styrofoam
2 feet ribbon (2" wide)
3 yards of ribbon (1/4" wide)
A 6" x 6" scrap of fabric
A handful of sphagnum moss
Straight pins
Round-headed corsage pins
A pair of scissors
1. Center your fabric face up on the Styrofoam square Fold the fabric
edges over sides of the Styrofoam and secure with straight pins. Wrap
the corners neatly and pin. (see figure 1)
2. Turn your Styrofoam over so the fabric side is down. Take your
sphagnum moss and stretch it out across the top of the Styrofoam. Be sure
that the moss completely covers the surface. (see figure 2)
3. Cut a length of the skinnier ribbon and run it diagonally across the
mossed surface. Attach both ends of the ribbons on the sides of the
Styrofoam using straight pins. Repeat this process to create a diagonal
grid of ribbon on the top of the pillow.
4. Take your corsage pins and stick them into the points where the
ribbons intersect on the pillow top. (see figure 4)
5. Turn the pillow on it’s side and pin the end of the wider ribbon in
the center of the side, using your straight pins. (see figure 5)
6. Wrap the ribbon around all four sides, concealing the fabric edges and
skinny ribbon tails. Pull it tightly as you go and keep the ribbon edges
lined up with the edges of the pillow. (see figure 5)
7. When you pass your starting point, fold under the ribbon tail and pin
it down using your corsage pins. (see figure 6)
8. Trim off any loose moss bits.
9. Cut a 12" length of the skinnier ribbon and tie it to the corsage pin
in the center of the pillow. Attach your rings by tying a bow. (see
figure 7)
What it costs:
Styrofoam square $.90
Ribbon $3.00
Corsage Pins $2
Small bag of moss $1.80
Total = $7.70
Sometime the most beautiful centerpieces are the simple ones. I think that’s why this sweet wedding captured by the very talented Leo Patrone caught my eye. Fresh wheatgrass and white vases from Ikea sprinkled about on reception tables sounds absolutely perfect to me…
[Beautiful images c/o Leo Patrone]
I must be living under a rock because I had no idea Alice Temperley created wedding dresses in addition to her popular clothing line. I just love the soft light in the images above…so pretty…
[Images c/o FashionBride]
