Our Wedding: Details

The bridal path was lined with sheppard hooks that we purchased at Giant Tiger for $6.00 each. My dad’s lovely hanging baskets perched on them beautifully.

We got married under this beautiful willow tree. The day before my brother was up on a ladder, trimming and cutting to make the perfect opening. White paper lanterns were hung in the tree. A small antique table at the entrance held the programs.

The driveway directed people where to go with these hand painted signs my mom made.

 
The tent. It was really amazing to see it up. For so long the whole thing was just a concept. This was the physical reality and it really looked beautiful.


This was the final result of the lovely trellises that my dad made. This was the original inspiration that my dad worked from. I was so happy with the result and the yummy smelling sweet peas.

I used this shabby antique hutch as a punch stand that my parents purchased at an auction. {love}

The reception table. I found this vintage suitcase on Queen Street and knew I had to get it. I bargained with the guy because he didn’t want to sell it as he just set up a record display. I told him it was for my wedding and I didn’t know if I’d find another one like it. I gave him doe eyes and he sold it to me!
My sister made our guest book which I’ll feature later.

A shot from inside the tent. My sister in law and her boyfriend worked tirelessly the night before hooking up the lanterns. They looked amazing illuminated.

Tent 'Rant'al

Have you ever bought a used car? What about a vacuum from a door sales man? Or those super sharp knives that cost your whole months pay? What, you might ask, does that have to do with our wedding? Well as you know, we need to rent a tent for our outdoor venue which means finding a company that can facilitate and provide what we want and need for the big day. This means having a sight inspection to measure the space and explain all the details of the layout.

On Saturday morning we met with one such site inspector who, more or less, acted like a babbling car salesman, an annoying door to door vacuum seller and a, “lets upgrade to the best” knife swindler, except this guy was trying to convince us that we needed a certain type of cutlery because these are the thing our guests will remember. Last time I checked, as long as you have a fork to eat with, whether or not it had a ‘nice weight’, was what mattered.

Honestly, I’m interested in the tent looking pretty and acting as a shelter, that there is decent lighting, a table and chairs to sit at and plates to eat from. I understand this guy does not know me, but I said a few times that I’m a simple person and do not want nor need something over the top. I do not have the patience for sales people who push their product because they think it’s what we need. Nor do I have patience for someone who does not answer a point blank question, and goes off on a tangent of a story to ‘answer’ it.

This really has been our first face to face experience with something “weddingy.” I did not enjoy it. It told BFF that if we go with this guy (with the package of our choice) that he would have to be the one to deal with him. This is my first wedding rant, and it felt good to get that out!