I am still sick. I think people are starting to think I am making it up. But, alas. My sinus infection hasn't grasped the concept of "go away" yet...so I am still hackin' up my lung every 5 seconds. In result of my illness, I am going to shower you will pictures from my wedding reception. I thought I had posted about it, but then I realized I hadn't. How foolish of me! Without further ado...
After our wedding luncheon at Rigatony's, and a brief nap, we headed over to The Wright House so that I could get ready for pictures.
Elastic Waistband Lady made me flip-flops in my wedding colors...so I saved them to wear exclusively at my reception. Not only were they adorable...they were so comfy! Thanks EWB!
The "Face" Family
looking normal...can you believe it?
With Mama and Dad "Face"
yet again...no one making faces.
With the B* Family
they have a lot more people.
With my in-laws
Colleen had the cutest shirt ever. And my dress looks garfunkled.
With my bridesmaids.
I have no idea what I am doing.
Ted's Groomsmen
this is such an awesome picture. And I don't care what Omar says...the ties were amazing.
"Face" girls with Jenn!
Jenn is our amazing friend who we hired to plan the entire reception. I told her what I wanted, and she put it all together. She did such an amazing job. Everything was better than I ever imagined. Love her!
Drink Table
I love the tutus she made for the dress forms.
Veggies and crackers table.
I didn't get to try the dips or anything...but I heard the bacon cheddar dip was good? ha
Dessert and Cheesecake Tables!
Cheesecake Stand
Jenn made that cake stand. She took an old hat rack and welded table rounds to it. Amazing.
This was the "Cake"
I don't really care for cake, so I wanted cheesecake. Jenn decorated a few whole cheesecakes and displayed them beautifully.
Yummy Treats
Cheesecake, M&M's in apothecary jars, homemade tarts made by Sierra's mom and sister, and homemade sugar cookies by me!
One of the Centerpieces
There were black tables with damask table runners that had a ginormous chandelier-thing as a centerpiece. And then there were these centerpieces atop of a pink tablecloth with black tulle skirting. My mom sewed the pink tablecloths...and Jenn sewed the tulle skirting.
Guestbook Table
I spent the summer making the guestbook. So many people came to the reception, we ran out of pages in the guestbook. Crazy!
Cute sign
Jenn made another sign at the end of the table that said, "And they lived happily ever after..."
Close up of the flower arrangements Jenn made
Ted and I chillaxin minutes before the reception started..
No corner was un-decorated. Everywhere you turned there was damask, chandeliers, bling..etc.
Outside Food Tables
There was veggies and dip, cheese anc crackers, ham sandwiches on homemade rolls, chicken salad on homemade rolls, fruit trays...yah...I didn't get any :(
Thanks Mom & Dad and Jenn for making the reception perfect!
50 awesomespice comments:
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Sorry you're not feeling well. :(
The photos are beautiful! What an awesome reception you had! Everything looks gorgeous.
Hope that nasty sinus infection goes away soon.
WOW!!! I really want to learn how to weld now!!! What Beautiful pictures!!!
Beautiful photos!
Love all the pictures. It really does look like it was perfect.
Damask,Chandeliers, Pink,Food,= My favorite things. It was darling girl! Totally darling!
Wright house? Wonder if I'm related...
That sinus stuff lasts forever..
I feel for you girl..
Get better...
It looks fantastic! (The reception pictures, not the inside of your nose..)
I love the choices you made for decor. It works perfectly!
I hope you feel better, Lauren! It's no fun being sick. :(
Piece of advice from a good friend who suffers from sinus infections: do not take any cold or sinus cold meds, as they tend to harden the "goo" (her word, not mine) in your sinus, which does nothing to ameliorate the problem despite the fact that it seems to give you instant relief (and later issues). She recommends sleeping with a vaporizer by your bedside.
About the pics: do you know that pink, black and white are my favorite colors, both combined and by themselves? True story. Damask rocks, too, as does French toile . My book review page has a layout you might like. :D
Lauren your reception was beautiful - it was so YOU. Jenn did an amazing job. :)
Everything looks soooo charming
such a beautiful reception, lauren. i wish i could have been there! wait..i think i've said that about a billion times.
i'm sorry you're still not feeling well!!!! grr, sinus infections are the WORST.
Hello. I found you through BSU.
Wow. what amazing photos! They look like they all belong in a glamorous magazine!
Hopefully your sinus infection clears up for you. i had one for 3 weeks that led to double ear infections for me. Not. Fun. You have my sympathy!!
I love your center pieces! And I'm not a huge fan of cake myself. It's such a good idea to have something different!
I hope you feel better! And soon at that. :) I was sick this weekend with a stomach virus. Icky. It's horrible being sick!
You forgot to mention that you made those yummy sugar cookies, too.
It was amazing! I love your flippy flops. EWBL did a fabulous job.
This was amazing!
Why wasn't I invited?
I really love the picture with you and your bridesmaids. Whatever you were doing, it worked, because it is adorable!
I also love the one with Ted and his groomsmen. I love that it looks like they're talking about the latest Laker's game or something. Ted, "Dude, did you SEE that buzzer beater that Koby made?" {Okay...so I really can't think or talk or comment like a guy...but you get the point right?}
Everything looks fantastic! I love the colors and the damask together. You have such a great eye Lauren.
Love it! The Wright House is a beautiful place. I had mine at Regency Gardens. Getting married is awesome.
brief nap, huh?
I don't know why you wouldn't think I'd like that photo of Ted and those five guys dressed up as jesters. It's a great picture!
I love love love all of your beautiful reception pictures! It was so unique and devine in every way, you truely have the vision of elegance and style with superior CLASS! Love the sugar cookies and cheese cake idea, I am a huge birthday cake and wedding cake fan too, I crave it sometimes and I go buy a birthday cake even if its not anyones bday because I cant resist a good piece of cake! My girlfriends, daughters, husband,and family know if there is ever cake at any party they are at, they must bring me home a piece and I will be very happy and never turn it down no matter how full I might be! Hope you feel better soon, get lots of rest and eat lots of hot chicken noodle soup and O.J.!
AMAZING!! Every picture looks like it came out of a magazine. What a beautiful way to celebrate your wedding.
I think my fav (besides the Face Fam) are the bridesmaids and groomsmen pictures.
:) You are all so cute.
I believe this was the best decorated reception that I've ever attended.
I remember at my reception Brandon was trying to drag me out the door while I desperately tried to get some food so I wouldn't faint on the way to the hotel.
So sorry you are still sick. :(
I loved all of the pictures, everything looked gorgeous!
I think Omar is jealous because he didn't get to wear one of those awesome ties.
Oh my gosh, I love it. Gorgeous.
I loved everything! It was beautiful!
so beautiful! i am unbelievably jealous that i missed the whole thing. i would've loved to be there. and signed the guest book... or not, because it would've been done by the time i got there. hmmm... i could've pushed my way to the front of the queue just to sign that darn guestbook. in fact i WOULD have... just think about it. now i think you are secretly happy that i wasn't there :)
feel better soon, BFF! can i give you a hug? for reals... i don't want you to be sick. love you!!
There's always one thing that goes wrong at every wedding. What went wrong at yours?
Knot
Hope you feel better soon honey!!
Your reception looks awesome! I love the pink and black and amazingness of it all. I can barely remember my reception (19 years ago) but I have always wished that I had hired somebody to help.
Beautiful beautiful!!!
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing pics of your special evening with us . . . I bet it was spectacular, even though you didn't get to eat anything . . . :(
I hope you feel better soon hun! :)
I love seeing everything!! Lost of people would have just posted "people pictures" - which are amazing, BTW.
But thanks for knowing us well enough to know that we neeeeed to see the pictures of the tables and dress forms and flowers and everything!
You are so thoughtful!
Was that Jenn Palmer? JP did mine and had a similar over-the-top, deliciously beautiful style. That's why I ask. Anyway, if it's a different Jenn, she's the second amazing Jenn in the world---your reception photos look AMAZING. I was sad not to be there, but I would have totally crashed it if I'd been in the country. I know you wouldn't have cared that I didn't have an official invite.
so gorgeous! i love all the pictures. and i love your color. you look beautiful. it's amazing that looking at wedding photos never gets old. that and baby pictures.
Um I LOVE everything about your reception & wedding. I'm still sad I missed your reception. ah I suck. It looked SO CUTE & totally my style. You have good taste. And Style. You're just cute. That's all. Oh and feel better!
beautiful reception!
wow your reception was BEAUTIFUL!! I love everything about it! The food table would have to be my favorite! Those sugar cookies look to die for! wow and you are beautiful!
you are right... i got so excited over your tutorial that i forgot to say i am sorry that you are sick and i hope you get better.
so...
i am so sorry you are sick and i hope you get better!
anyways... you HIRED a reception person to do it for you? that is so a dream of mine that never came true. well, i mean i did force my mom to throw something together for me, but i don't think that really counts. but i am way impressed with what you dreamed up and what she concocted... way cool.
and the colors totally work with the wright house floor :)
Do you think your m-i-l will tell me where she got her shirt?
Beautiful and classic. I just love all the little touches your decorator did!
So fun! So you! I love the black and white damask! And of course all the chandeliers! Awww...so dreamy. U make me miss my wedding!
So I've been dying to hear if you went to Anthro!!! If so, you need to tell me all about it!
i hope you're taking something for your sinus infection! i had one a couple weeks ago, and i took musinex and sudafed.. wow i'm sure my spelling was totally wrong.. but take those, they help!
you're reception was so cute. jenn does some amazing things
Sorry that you can't shake your illness.
That reception looks perfect! Truly perfect!
I think your pictures are truly a masterpiece! WOW!! They belong in some kind of magazine that A-List celebraties only look at, to have in there weddings or homes for that matter. Sorry for misspelled words it's been a LONg day!
All I can say is WOW! Your Reception was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen! I really like your decorating style, it is so unique.
wow!! Lauren - everything is just beautiful! And the cookies look delish. :) Is that the secret recipe?? I think it is so sad that none of the brides get any of the food... actually, since I had gotten sick in the conference center parking garage I had to eat something.. so I actually did get one of the little sandwiches. it was yummy! hurray for reception food! I love it!
Wow what a beautiful reception. I loved your colors. Too cute.
I love that you talk about homemade sugar cookies a lot. I love our family recipe too. I have talked about our sugar cookies in posts too. I love yummy sugar cookies with lots of frosting. Butter cream frosting, that is.
How gorgeous everything and everyone was! Looks like it's out of a fairytale.
Wow, what a beautiful wedding! You were such a gorgeous bride and I love your colors!
Loved the colors you used!
Ahaha, instead of saying "Ahh! Your wedding was so pretty.."
Im mentionion your fingers! BECAUSE MINE LOOK JUST LIKE THAT!
I dont know, your thumb might be a little longer than mine though! Guess I'm not the only one with scary fingers.
I also left you a message on facebook. I am getting married at the Wright House on February 5th. I'm doing black and white damask and watermelon pink. I kept trying to remember where I had seen pictures of the kind of decor I want and it hit me it was on your blog a long time ago! Will you please, pretty please, share Jenn's contact info with me??
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