Bicycle Built for two Couples Shower

 My Friend Alison of The Flower Girl, Tyler Texas Florist,  was helping with a couples shower on Sunday and invited me along to see her fabulous concept.  I was intrigued when I heard some of her ideas.  The Theme was a "bicycle built for 2".  A great theme for a couples shower.

 I knew she was going to do something with bicycle wheels, but I was  blown away by the table scape.

 My pictures do not do it justice

 The runner was so artistically drawn by her very talented artist Daughter

The playing cards were "bicycle" brand of course.

 Very cute advise cards, with a play on words.

  

And outside she even had

 A bicycle built for 2 ready for a picnic

 A few vintage items for serving rounded out the perfect decor.

 I just had to share this fabulous Shower idea with all of you, Hope you enjoyed it.

This theme could be adapted to any sort of party and would be so fun to do outside.

Since we are talking about Vintage Weddings

In honor of Flea Market Style's premiere Wedding Ideas issues I wanted to share again, some of the vintage weddings I've helped with, and some of the ideas we used.

Last year I had the privilege of helping my son and future- DIL decorate for their beautiful Barn Wedding. It was only my second wedding and was so much fun. One of the things we needed to decide on was the cake table and getting a cake plate just the right size for the cake.  Nothing worked... 

So future DIL and I brainstormed and came up with this idea.  It's simple really, the cake will sit on a platter made from an old frame with lace sandwiched under the glass.

Around it and under it more frames, empty and some assorted flowers.

   The process of figuring it out required mock ups and a lot of crossed fingers. I could see it in my head but until we got the cake and flowers in place I  didn't know exactly how well it worked out.

It turned out beautiful and I could not have been more pleased.

I got so many compliments on the cake table and it was relatively easy, and definitely inexpensive.

 One of the engineering issues to be considered is the weight of the cake. To give the frame some stability and strength and support, I stacked books underneath. So the cake is not actually resting on the glass, which might have pushed through and created an amazing catastrophe. Instead the books are holding up the frame/tray and all is well

For flowers, we simply had the brides maids and bride place their bouquets on the table when they entered the reception.

 

  Old frames are one of the staples I pick up at Garage sales, and I've used them in so many ways. 

But this one was the best.

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Wedding Pics, Finally part 1

I'm finally getting around to posting some wedding decor photos. It's been a whirlwind couple of months, so sorry for the delay.

I have no daughters so I was especially excited when my new DIL, Kalynne, asked if I'd help with the wedding decorations. Of course I said yes. She had lots of ideas and did lots of pinning on pinterest. My job was mainly to find the goods, and help HER visions come to life, and I threw in a couple of ideas as well, all subject to her approval. I love the motto of my good friend and florist, Alison..."we work for the girl in the white dress".

First and foremost Stone Oak Ranch in Murchison Texas is a fabulous venue. With this as a backdrop we could not go wrong with the decor. This table above was their property, we added the window with pictures of the bride and groom, and the coke bottle crate with vintage bottles. A large galvanized tub was filled with ice water bottles, which was a nice touch for the comfort of the guests. The sign in book rounds out the sign in table decor.

Simple benches are provided for seating and vintage galvanized buckets filled with babies breath are all the decorations needed for this area. Tip: Make sure your buckets hold water :) Several of mine had holes in the bottom...oops

And they stood under this fabulous tree festooned with vintage chandeliers to take their vows (all provided by Stone Oak)

It was beautiful

Reception
As everyone headed inside the barn for the reception, this seating chart (made by the bride) helped us know where to sit. The cake toppers belong to the parents of the bride and groom. The frame is a wooden one I picked up awhile back.It was spray painted a champagne color. Kalynne used burlap for the background, some simple jute held the cards.

On the back wall is a beautiful area, the frame, mantle and chandelier belong to the venue.

I added a hodge podge of vintage items, bringing in the vintage soda bottles again to decorate this mantle area. I did not know this area existed till decoration day.

But I had boxes of props in my car. It seems that in both weddings I've done, I have had a "surprise" area. It helps to bring extra stuff just in case. I usually end up liking these areas the best, go figure.

One of my favorite items was this "My Gal Tomatoes" Crate label. So cute.

All flowers by The Flower Girl of Tyler

This balcony is above the mantle area. The bride purchased the bunting online. It was made from burlap flags and says "eat drink and be married".

Tomorrow the Cake Table and Reception Centerpieces

More Wedding Photo's

These are thumbnails from the photographer. You can view them full size by clicking any photo above. Again, they are mostly of the wedding party, but there are a few sneak peaks of the decor as well. Take a look of the one of her jewelry, made from vintage pieces (purchased on etsy).

Flowers by The Flower Girl Tyler
Photo's by Brandi Burkett Photography

Beautiful Day, Beautiful Bride, Glowing Groom

I know you all want to see photo's of decorations, but I've got to keep them under wraps for a few days at least. I have to wait to see what I can share. For now you get family snapshots with maybe a few peaks here and there.

First Dance

Mr and Mrs

(They are both just beaming)

Father Daughter Dance

A toast by the Father of the Bride

Bride's bouquet, Flowers By The Flower Girl of Tyler

Hope to show you more soon. Still recovering. It was great fun and they are off on their honeymoon.

Wedding Prep day and Rehearsal

Friday is the big day... My Son is getting married to the sweetest girl on the face of the earth.

Everyone is getting involved
And having fun

The preacher marvels at how my future DIL has everything timed down to the minute.
She's just a tad bit organized

Handsome guys. Mine are in the black shirts.

Please keep us in your thoughts as we celebrate and join two families. We could not be happier.

Getting Started-It's gonna be beautiful

Confession time, I've been a little neglectful of the outside of my house in the past couple of years. When we first moved in, 7 years ago, I repainted my porch railings, deck and steps. But 7
East Texas summers and 7 East Texas winters have taken their toll.
Not to mention what the drought has done to my lawn and landscaping.

About a month ago my oldest Son became engaged, and shortly after, my future Daughter in law asked if they could have the wedding at our house, on our porch.
I was thrilled and of course I said "yes" knowing this was just the thing I needed to get my rear in gear, to get it all fixed up.
.The list is long, Landscaping, paint and repair, front and back yards and beds. As well as some house repairs. And we finally got started today with some tear out. Not the prettiest part of the job but necessary.
We lined the expanded landscape flower beds with rocks, and removed some bushes that were just past their prime. My yard used to be green, I promise it did. If we could just get some rain.The list is long, but I'll just keep looking at my inspiration photo's and dream of how it will look in April. She's a sweet gal and has recruited me for some of the "fun stuff" regarding decorating, and finding the props for a fabulous vintage reception. Lost to do, watch for updates. In the meantime, rest on this beautiful finished front porch I found on pinterest. Should I go with black rockers or stay with the white???
Black or white?

More inspiration photo's, I'm using this post to keep track of ideas


Love the extra chair for extra seating



Love this, If only I could make my beds look this good


There will be knockout roses. Drought tolerant and colorful.
And Tyler IS know as the "Rose City"