How To: Plan Your Rustic Wedding on Ebay

Well hello there again, friends! Long time, no see! 

Finals are FINALLY over and I am so happy to be able to be back at it again!

I just got a wonderful little email from Influenster asking me to write a few guides for Ebay so I am starting myself a little series to kick this off right!

First off: Let's plan a rustic wedding with all the necessary decor! 

No rustic wedding is complete without mason jars, burlap, twine, or lace, 

let's see what wonderful treasures we can find!

First thing's first: Set the mood by welcoming your guests with good ol' rustic hospitality. 

What do you want your guests to enter feeling? Do you want them to sit somewhere special, do you want them to feel welcomed as one big family? This will show it. 

Get this perfect sign here!

How are you decorating the ceremony? This is one of the most photographed parts of your entire wedding and definitely one of the most special parts! You really want your decor to scream, "Look at us, check out how this reflects our personalities!" This is seriously ALL about the BOTH of you so as you are planning your rustic wedding, take that all into account. 

The place you are the most photographed is the Alter, so I know I'm going to want mine to look the cutest.

You could make it look so classy and romantically rustic with this perfect burlap bunting.

My favorite way to decorate the alter!

Next, how are the tables going to be numbered and set up? This is where your guests will be spending a bit of their time while not on the dance floor! It should fit the theme and still reflect who you are as a couple. Don't skimp on it but don't spend a ton either! One big thing is that you have to make sure that guests know where they are going to be placed and that they can find it easily!

Snatch up this adorable find here!

The reception should tie everything in that you've decorated so far! 

It should look just as classy and just as rustic as the rest while still reflecting the two of you!

I love the painted look of these mason jars, you can get different colors to reflect your wedding colors as well, which is extremely important. Everything is able to be customized. 

Get this set here!

Leave in STYLE! What cuter way to go than to attach this bunting to your method of transportation? There are so many different ones out there that are made to fit your mood and theme that it's almost hard to not find one that fits the two of you. Attach to the tailgate of a truck or an old model T and you are good to GO!

I never knew just how many items Ebay had for weddings. 

I am so excited to start the next two parts of this series with different wedding themes! 

THIS IS A SPONSORED POST; INFLUENSTER PROVIDED A $25 EBAY GIFT CARD TO ME AS A MEMBER OF INFLUENSTER.COM

Opinions expressed are entirely my own and not swayed by being compensated. 

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Adventures of an open Pinterest Board part 2!

One of the biggest hits on my blog is the post where I reveal what happens when you make your pinterest board public for your friends to post on. A post I didn't expect to be so big, ended up being huge. 

See Part One! 

I invited some new friends to post and let it run wild and what I am left with, is part two.

Yeah, so, the only thing that could make this picture better, is if the girls' antlers were glittered.
Mental note made.

When I saw this, all I could think was "Brilliant." This would be a cheap and very personal favor to give out. And you could make it really personal by putting a space for song requests on the invitation. 

I love these sweet little Champagne bottles with straws. They are really perfect for the ladies to get ready with. We will also NEED want glittered wine glasses for toasting! I think it would be too sweet to have each girl have one in their favorite colors! 

When I needed to gauge the interest in the types of bridesmaids dresses we might need to look at, they jumped right on in and showed me what they liked the most.

Sister & Bridesmaids Picture.

So, here's the deal. I hated veils. I hated the tradition behind it and I couldn't stand them.
And now here I am. Completely sold on them. Why?
INSERT. BOW. HERE.
Uh, hi. That wins. 

I highly recommend opening your Pinterest boards to your bridesmaids and close friends. 

The difference in ideas and their input really does make it so much more fun and personal to plan.

 

My First Bridal Expo & The First Big Change.

Hello, lovelies!

Yesterday I went to my very first bridal expo. 

For those of you who don't know what a bridal expo is, it's when vendors come and set up booths and show you what services or products they have to offer and give you all of their information in hopes you may be impressed enough to choose them as your vendor. There are also door prizes, grand prizes (JUST FOR BEING THERE!) and deals/freebies. I have a free chiropractic appointment/adjustment. WIN.

There was a fashion show, there were caterers, there were jewelers, bridal gowns, and many others. 

Not to mention, food. Cake. Tasting. 

It was wonderful. It was overwhelming. It was enlightening. 

In going to this expo, I found a venue. A beautiful, BRAND NEW, Rustic venue. 

We've been struggling with a venue. They are either too small, too much, or really really polished. 

When I first pictured Rustic, I pictured burlap, lace, browns.

Now, now it changed. I mean, REALLY changed.  

I couldn't figure out how to tie in Honeysuckle & Honeybee into that form of rustic. 

I couldn't figure out how to fit pink and yellow into it without it looking like an Easter Basket. 

Then I realized. That brown, neutral, lace and burlap rustic, that's what EVERYONE is starting to do.

That's the new trend. It's turning into something impersonal. 

We found something new. 

Something still rustic but a completely different kind of rustic. 

Plantation Rustic. 

Pink Gingham, Yellow Gingham, Frothy Plantation Dress.

BBQ, Sweet Tea, Southern Manners. 

And now, everything we wanted, fits. 

The venue, the pasture, the land, makes it look like a real plantation, just up North.  

 

Falling in Love in Autumn!

It's no secret that I'm in love with Fall, but it's even better when someone else fell in love with having a fall wedding! I love Autumn because it makes for so many choices in food, favors, and decorations. The possibilities are endless depending on how deep in the season you are. My favorite time for Autumn weddings is the end of September until mid-October. All the leaves have changed, it's not freezing, and nothing looks quite that dead yet. It's easy to mix dark greens, yellows, oranges and reds. I even love hints of dark purple and browns. The Sangria that's pictured here is just perfect with orange!

Autumn has so many gorgeous colors and I seem to prefer to take advantage of  nature when decorating.

My favorite items to decorate with are, of course: pumpkins, apples, leaves, and hay.

I also feel like it wouldn't be right unless Autumn/Comfort food was served! 

Bring on the Pumpkin Spice, apple cider & pies! Don't forget to send your guests home with a little something either! My favorite favor: S'more Kits & Hot Cocoa! 

Happy Wedding Wednesday!