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Alright, here are some more photos of a few more details and budget friendly ideas.
Church
The church is beautiful, so we didn't worry about too many additional decorations. My mom made the pew wreathes, which we hung on every other pew up the center aisle. There were two flower arrangements at the church, and that was it.
We created a memorial area in the baptistery of the church-- each guest passed through here on the way in. We had a candle for each of our grandparents who have passed away, and a flower arrangement. We weren't originally planning on having flowers here, but rather than cancel entirely the two corsages that we had already ordered for our grandmothers, we had the flowers made into a small arrangement of roses and hydrangea.
Reception
As I mentioned during planning, our reception was held at The Edison Club, a private country club in Rexford, NY.
Escort cards
The escort cards were set up by the entrance to the cocktail hour on the terrace. We made the cards ourself- stamped and handwritten (no close ups of these, unfortunately). The trays were a few bucks each from Target (and we'll probably be selling three of these).
In the above photo you can sort of see the mercury glass lanterns that we hung along the path to the terrace.
The wedding photos are of our parents and grandparents. We had made little signs identifying each couple and their wedding date, but they never made it to the reception. Ah well.
The trays were filled with stones that we bought at the pet store-- they were aquarium stones. Much much cheaper than craft stones! The cards were pushed down into the stones so that they didn't blow away.
This is the only photo we have of the monogram wreath I made for the front door of the club. This was a 5 minute DIY project-- pearl letters I bought at a store in Northampton, a grapevine wreath from Michael's, and some ribbon. We'll hang it in our apartment when we get to that stage of settling in.
RSVP cards
At the bottom of our RSVP cards we suggested that the back of the card could be used to
"write a note, draw a picture, or compose a haiku." We got some very
creative responses-- some silly, some sweet, some adorable. We just had to share them! They were posted on an old bulletin board that my dad painted gold. We hung the board in
the little sitting area outside the reception room, which everyone passed by on their way into the room.
(click on the photo to see these in more detail.)
Next in the "little things" series, some details from inside the reception including our super duper budget friendly and green centerpieces.
(Photos in this post by Upstate Photographers as well as guests Julia, Michele and Morgan.)
Church
The church is beautiful, so we didn't worry about too many additional decorations. My mom made the pew wreathes, which we hung on every other pew up the center aisle. There were two flower arrangements at the church, and that was it.
We created a memorial area in the baptistery of the church-- each guest passed through here on the way in. We had a candle for each of our grandparents who have passed away, and a flower arrangement. We weren't originally planning on having flowers here, but rather than cancel entirely the two corsages that we had already ordered for our grandmothers, we had the flowers made into a small arrangement of roses and hydrangea. 
ReceptionAs I mentioned during planning, our reception was held at The Edison Club, a private country club in Rexford, NY.
Escort cardsThe escort cards were set up by the entrance to the cocktail hour on the terrace. We made the cards ourself- stamped and handwritten (no close ups of these, unfortunately). The trays were a few bucks each from Target (and we'll probably be selling three of these).
In the above photo you can sort of see the mercury glass lanterns that we hung along the path to the terrace.
The wedding photos are of our parents and grandparents. We had made little signs identifying each couple and their wedding date, but they never made it to the reception. Ah well.The trays were filled with stones that we bought at the pet store-- they were aquarium stones. Much much cheaper than craft stones! The cards were pushed down into the stones so that they didn't blow away.
(Hopefully that table skirt was fixed at some point!)
Mercury glass lantern (we found 6 for under $10 each at Marshall's).
Other outdoor tidbits
Mercury glass lantern (we found 6 for under $10 each at Marshall's).
This is the only photo we have of the monogram wreath I made for the front door of the club. This was a 5 minute DIY project-- pearl letters I bought at a store in Northampton, a grapevine wreath from Michael's, and some ribbon. We'll hang it in our apartment when we get to that stage of settling in. RSVP cards
At the bottom of our RSVP cards we suggested that the back of the card could be used to
"write a note, draw a picture, or compose a haiku." We got some very
creative responses-- some silly, some sweet, some adorable. We just had to share them! They were posted on an old bulletin board that my dad painted gold. We hung the board in
the little sitting area outside the reception room, which everyone passed by on their way into the room.
(click on the photo to see these in more detail.)Next in the "little things" series, some details from inside the reception including our super duper budget friendly and green centerpieces.
(Photos in this post by Upstate Photographers as well as guests Julia, Michele and Morgan.)
Continue reading The little things, part 2: Ceremony and the start of the reception.
Our wedding day was not all about the little details-- it was about the big picture: our commitment to each other, the presence of our family and friends, the emotions of the day. I've said that before, right?
That said, there were of course plenty of details that we put thought into. Here's a bit about the ones that got photographed and the thought behind them.
My jewelry. The blue pin on the left belonged to my grandmother Helen. I was going to pin it inside my dress, but I chickened out-- I was afraid it would fall out, or get snagged on the dress, or befall some unknown disaster. The amethyst ring belonged to my grandmother Mary. Amethyst was our shared birthstone, and she gave the ring to me on my 16th birthday. I was going to tie it to my bouquet, but I chickened out on that too-- I would be devastated if I somehow lost that ring, so I left it at home.The bracelet and earrings were made by Etsy seller Handwired- they matched my dress perfectly. (I also had hairpins that matched the earrings and bracelet, which I forgot at home in Massachusetts. Bummer, but no big deal.) My friend Jen wore the earrings on her wedding day a few weeks later. I've put them away in a box with a note listing my name and Jen's, and our wedding dates. Hopefully we'll continue to add names of family and friends to the list of ladies who wore those earrings on their wedding day.
I bought these typewriter key cuff links from Etsy seller The Empty Nest for Patrick last Valentine's Day. He bought a set of links for each of his groomsmen. Apparently they enjoyed them:
My bouquet was wrapped in lace taken from my mom's wedding dress.
The photos tied to the bouquet are wedding photos of my grandmother and Pat's grandmother. When we started planning, we expected to have our grandmothers with us at our wedding. As most of you know, we each lost a grandmother over the summer. Dear sweet Jen had these pendants made for me, and it was so special to have a symbol of their presence that day. 
I bought each bridesmaid a pendant with her initial on it from Etsy seller Funky Time Art. The back of each one had a different word and definition: Love, thoughtful, joyful, sweet, friend. Each pendant came with a chain so that they could wear it later as a necklace if they wanted. (The flowers were pinker and more green than I thought they'd be-- I
was expecting more ivory and very pale pink. Another example of not
being able to control every little thing. Even with the pink and green,
the flowers were very pretty-- the big open ivory roses were my
favorite.) 
(photo above by our friend Kerry.)
Our rings, in the (not all that visible) "I lurve you" bowl by Etsy seller Paloma's Nest (which Patrick bought for me last Valentine's Day). I like how his new and modern ring looks with my antique ring-- far from matching, but still very nice together. (Obviously, I am obsessed with Etsy, and handmade items by Etsy artists played a big role in our day!)
Pat carried the pocket watch that he bought at the Portobello Road market when he came to visit me during my semester in London seven years ago. I have a photo of us examining the pocket watches together on the day he bought it.I'll show you more photos of some ceremony and reception details in another post!
Happy weekend!
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Unless otherwise noted, all photos by Paul Grupp and Brenda Tompkins of Upstate Photographers.
Continue reading The little things, part 1: Things we wore, things we carried.
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