Outdoor floral decor

Last weekend was spent narrowing down ideas for the wedding decor both with my dad (who is growing some of the flowers) and with the tent rental company! It was a lot. But these are some of the ideas myself, and my dad and mom collaborated on. (sorry bff you were too tired!)

So you know we are setting up a tent. And my dad had all these great ideas for outdoor decor.  (ya people, my dad rocks!) The first was a trellis idea outside the tent. We negotiated on what type of flower would climb the trellises but finally agreed upon Sweetpeas, mostly because they smell delectable but also because they are beautifully delicate. So my dad said he would actually build the trellis structures too! What a man!
This is just an idea found online, but I really like it!

This is a sweetpea climbing up.

They come in all sorts of shades!

Another idea is to have some giant planters at the ceremony entrance and later move them to the tent entrance. Something full and gorgeous like this!

Inspiration

I'm really feeling the square/rectangle shaped boxes for centerpieces.

My favorite flowers. So soft and sweet and beautiful!

Tulips, hydrangea, birch...what's not to love?

I've learned these are called succulents.

I like the different textures of his suit and vest. The layered look is lovely.

This bouquet is also gorgeous.

What an awesome lounge area.

I want green table runners with a white table clothe. 

Hang'n Around

I love the look of illuminated lanterns, paper or glass, especially as the sun is set and they can let off this romantic glow. There are plenty of trees at our location that can be beautified and adorned by some pretty lanterns. I also enjoy the homemade look of either paper or fabric flag garlands. Then there are paper pom-poms made of tissue paper. And I'm sure there are plenty of other ideas for things to be strung and hung. Here I share a few with you. What do you like best?

 So gorgeous!

This is a DIY project found at Martha Stewart Weddings

Fun flags

Tissue Paper Pom-Poms

DIY @ Martha Stewart Weddings

From a wedding featured on Once Wed

I like this simple string of white lights. Also featured on Once Wed

Surprise Engagment Party

My BFF and I got engaged on an early Sunday morning. To be completely honest, it was not a huge shocker to me. But he did totally and completely get me later on that day. I was under the impression that we were simply paying a visit to my grandparents to tell them the good news. Little did I know that while I leisurely made my family play a game of "Apples to Apples" at my parents, a whole crew of people were gathering at my grandparents for a surprise dinner party. Needless to say, I was SHOCKED. I simply had no idea that anything else was happening that day. I mean, come on, the day was already fabulous enough with some new bling on my finger. But to top it off with a party where both our families and friends gathered to celebrate, made a perfect ending to a perfect day.

My mom and sisters did a lot of the decorating and made it delightfully pretty and marvelous.

A mason jar illuminated with a floating candle.

A vase of hydrangea's filled with lemon and cucumber slices.

Hand picked bouquet from the garden.