Styling my wedding was probably one of things most important to me...because who hasn't spent hours and hours searching Pinterest for that perfect wedding styling. I didn't necessarily have a set colour scheme, but I wanted a rustic vibe to the whole day, which naturally picked up shades of white, green & pale pink. I'm so pleased with how my day looked, and I really think that it was the little things that all added up to create a consistent overall theme.
Let's be honest, Kim K style flower walls aren't in everyones budget, but there are ways you can add personal style to your wedding without blowing the budget. For example, quite early on into wedding planning, I discovered
wedding hire companies, such as the
Little Lending Company, and Lou Lou Loves Vintage, where you can hire props and have Pinterest-style blackboards drawn up at a fraction of the cost - and
best of all, your not lumbered with giant jenga sets, and hundreds of glass bottles afterwards. I really think it is the
little bits and pieces, props, and stationery that really made a wedding styled.
Flowers were a
huge part of the styling of my wedding; however after trawling through Pinterest, I decided on a very minimal approach to the types of flowers we were going to have, and Swaffham & Fakenham Florist did an absolutely incredible job at bringing my vision to life. Ceremony wise, we opted for simple
bouquets of gypsophelias tied to the end of each row of chairs, and a foliage spray for the registrar table.
We kept this theme running throughout the day, with our intimate wedding breakfast of two long tables styled with a running foliage of eucalyptus and glass jars filled with gyp dotted around! We then tied a little spring of rosemary to everyones menu to keep our rustic theme running throughout. My bridesmaid had bunches of gypsophelia for the bouquets, while I had pale pink roses, peonies & foliage to stand out. We also provided our guest with
real flower confetti, which was a mixture of pre-dried petals from Etsy, and a large bag of blossom that my mum collected and dried. We popped these in some cones made from pages of Harry Potter that we brought pre-made on Etsy, and these just became another little styling object that added to our day.
Stationery is an ideal way for adding a personal touch for your guests. Josh designed & printed our menu cards, place names & favour tags and I adored how they looked. Favour-wise, I really wanted to give each guest a little cacti, but practically would people carry these in their bags? I'm not sure! In the end we opted for little pots of honey & honey drizzlers, alternating between guests.
Signs & blackboards were perfect for adding to my rustic
theme, but to purchase them on Etsy or elsewhere was adding up to be quite
expensive. After finding the
Little Lending Company, where Penny hand draws
signs & blackboards, I was so excited for her to produce my order of
the day and seating plans. We topped our seating plan with a little added
greenery for an added touch! We also hired a range of
outdoor games, festoon
lighting & our favourite 'till death do us party’ sign.
Adding
photos to your day where you can is all a cheap and
easy way to add a little personal touch, and it's these little touches that
make the day.
After seeing
sparklers all over Pinterest, this was definitely something I wanted to include in our day - the pictures looked
fantastic! We ordered 100 extra long sparklers online for roughly £14.00 and made the labels ourselves. We then managed the turn this into a little prop station during our wedding ceremony with a vintage style ladder we'd hired covered with a little greenery, and of course gypsophelias. Josh made our little 'Let Love Sparkle' signs and cut out all 100 individually on the guillotine! I ten had to punch two holes in each one
- and it wasn't as straightforward as it sounds! Two hours later and one very sore arm, I was done!
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