What happens when two impatient redheads get engaged? We end up throwing all of our October carnival-themed wedding plans out the window, that’s what. Why wait? We decided to just go ahead and get married after my birthday brunch in our backyard. That gave us exactly 7 days to figure out all the details. It is accurate to say that our friends and family just about had a heart attack. Maybe that is how I decided on the theme!
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Pinterest was a big help in finding some easy, quick, but fun decorating ideas.
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I bought tons of felt and ribbon and started cutting out hearts. Along with the garlands, I made my heart hair decorations, a heart pin for my shrug, and Shawn’s heart boutonniere. Along with the hand made garlands, we also had little paper lanterns hanging from the trees.
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I thought I had a dress ready to go but my idea on dying it another color was a bust so a new dress had to be found. Luckily, I had come across a dress at Charm School Vintage several months ago and it was still there. I’m glad Kim was there to talk me into getting it. It was perfect. With a few alterations from the fabulous Beth, it fit like a glove. Kim made my bouquet the day before and it was amazing.
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My talented mom made our beautiful wedding cake from scratch. It was strawberry flavored. I made the cake topper with some wooden hearts, chalkboard paint, and a dowel.
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Luckily, Shawn and I had already built the photo booth months ago and had been testing it out at various events.
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Beth made a guest book for everyone to glue their photo booth pictures into and write a little note to us.
We also had a piñata and cascarones. I’m from South Texas and piñatas were a familiar sight at birthday parties and other celebrations. It has been years since I had one of my own so why not? I don’t even mind that I’ll be finding confetti in my house for years to come.
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Shawn had also made washer boards the weekend before in anticipation for my birthday BBQ party.
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And last, but not least, my wonderful new husband waited until the ceremony to give me my birthday present… (which I suspect the making of helped his decision to speed up the wedding.)
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Shawn and I wanted to thank everyone who made our special weekend possible: Kim and Beth- you guys and your creative energy amaze me everyday; Aurora- thank you for your help with the decorations; Adam, Crystal, Aurora, Kim, and Brianne- thanks for the amazing wedding photos; Mom- you have been making my birthday cakes since my first birthday. I’m glad that you made my wedding cake. Best cake ever. Shawn and I are very blessed to have our group of friends and our loving family.
