Real Marriage Ceremony No. 3: Siobhan + Chris
Today we're sharing the summertime picnic-themed in addition to ultimate handmade DIY marriage of Vancouver crafter Siobhan Rich of Magpie in addition to Cake in addition to her hubby Chris. The mix of ruby-red in addition to white checks, wicker picnic baskets in addition to natural woodland surround makes for adorable in addition to personal nuptials. Here's Sioban's description of their exceptional twenty-four hr catamenia held this past times July.
Chris in addition to I were married this summer, inward July. We alive inward Vancouver, but chose to instruct married at Linden Gardens inward Kaleden, inward the Okanagan. The gardens are lovely, in addition to when Chris suggested nosotros bring our guests sit down on picnic blankets, I was sold.
Our whole marriage was DIY in addition to handmade amongst love, from the picnic blankets our guests sat on, to the 200 or thus feet of bunting that I sewed. I'm a maker/crafter, thus I was very excited to brand our
marriage hold off in addition to experience merely how nosotros imagined. It was a genuinely magical day. We got married inward the garden, in addition to later the ceremony our guests enjoyed lemonade piece playing a game called cornhole (bad name, smashing game). We in addition to then went within for a delicious barbeque dinner, pie, in addition to dancing.
Besides the picnic blankets in addition to bunting, to a greater extent than or less of the other DIY elements that I made included the invites, programs, a pick of 1" buttons, a book-safe for our rings which our footling ringbearer could
carry, in addition to flags for our guests to moving ridge at the ceremony. As I walked downwards the aisle, it was an amazing feeling to run across all our friends in addition to household unit of measurement sitting on the picnic blankets, grin in addition to quietly waving
flags. Not to refer my husband-to-be waiting for me at the halt of the aisle!
I had the aid of talented friends in addition to family: my dad sawed birch slices for the centerpieces, in addition to nosotros bought our flowers from a vendor at the local farmers' marketplace which my amazing bridesmaids arranged for the tables in addition to bouquets. My necklace in addition to earrings were handcrafted past times talented
Etsy vendors. One of my favorite things that I made was the cake topper (pie topper). My hubby is a climber in addition to I am a crafter (though nosotros both too exercise a footling of the other) thus the cake topper is us sharing a climbing rope that's too knitting yarn.
Dress: My wearing clothing was very a bridesmaid's wearing clothing inward ivory. Lela Rose Bridesmaids Style LR149 from Frocks inward Vancouver
Caterer: Chef Martin Laprise, aka The Chef inward Stead, from Kelowna, BC. Chef Martin brought his portable BBQ rig to brand slow-cooked pulled pork in addition to roasted chicken, addition an array of sides in addition to salads. The pies were from Just Pies inward Penticton, BC. (No link.)
Etsy Shops: My necklace was from Simon & Ruby inward Nashville, Tennessee and etsy.com/shop/SimonandRuby
Flowers: We ordered the flowers from Lisa Yang, a bloom vendor at the Penticton Farmers' Market.
Photographer: Bella Johnson Photographer
The band bearer is my nephew, who was two 1/2 at the time. He did such a smashing job. And of course of report he is super adorable, in addition to totally stole the present -- he fifty-fifty ran over to give me a spontaneous hug merely equally I was putting the band on Chris' finger! It was hilarious in addition to made the 2nd fifty-fifty to a greater extent than total of love. :)
Thank yous Siobhan in addition to Chris, congratulations!
