Unity Candle, Guest Book, Card Box

We used the center part of our invitations for our unity candle.

For our guest book we used a wooden "S" for our guests to sign.  We just hung it up in our house.  We also wrapped jute string around sharpies to use for pens.

We modge podged burlap to a vintage suitcase and lined the interior with fabric.  We made some burlap flowers and button flowers for other decorations.  Below is the card box at the reception.  We put painted an old dresser white and put dried hydrangeas in it. 

Hello!

Hello!  I created this blog to show our DIY Wedding.  We had a lot of help from family and friends and could not have done it without their help.  My mom and I spent many hours making everything from the invitations, programs, bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, bridesmaids gifts, decorations.  I think the only thing we didn't make was the food and my wedding dress!  We had our ceremony at the church my husband has attended since he was little.  Our reception was held at my families farm.  In our hay barn.  My dad and brother spent so much time getting the barn ready.  It was a lot of work but it was totally worth it.  I hope you enjoy seeing what we spent over a year working on!  I have a lot of pictures to add.  Creating this blog is a little more time consuming than I thought.  (Like most things)

Matt and I are country kids at heart!  I am an Agricultural Teacher and FFA Advisor at a local high school and Matt owns his own excavation business.  These are our toy pedal tractors from when we were kids.  Behind us is Matt's Dump truck that we left the ceremony in.  We keep it classy!!

On the left is my brother who helped my dad (far right) get the barn ready for the reception.  My mom is next to me.  She put so much time into helping get basically everything ready for the big day.  

Tribute to our Family

We had a small area in the barn we set up as a tribute to our families.  It also had some comfy chairs! We wanted to set a place up in the barn for people to be able easily visit with one another.

These two picture frames show both of our families. 

My mom and I made this wreath with old gloves and boutonnieres of past family weddings. 

This picture shows my grandma and moms wedding dresses. 

Kettle Corn, Trail Mix Bar & Dinner

One of my former student's parents popped kettle corn for us.  It was delicious.  We put it in this miniature Hoosier cabinet my mom spent the summer refinishing.  We also had it out on the guest tables. 

These next pictures show the food serving area.  My dad spent many hours getting this room ready for the reception.  He sawed all the boards at our sawmill to custom finish it.

We wrapped the silverware in napkins we stamped a peacock on and then tied it with a tag thanking our guests for sharing the meal with us.

I bought this antique igloo at a local estate sale.  Then we added the burlap bow and peacock feather to decorate the drink table.

This shows some of the wood work my dad did for the food serving area.  We also showcased some of the barns on our farm. The cow head is from one of my mom's prized brahmas.  

At our trail mix bar we used random items from estate sales to hold our trail mix.

Let's Eat Cake!

Barn Reception