Here comes the…Flower Girl!

We know that phrase is typically reserved for the bride, but isn’t the flower girl’s entrance anticipated too? As guests, we know once we see that little darlin’ make her way down the aisle, the best is right around the corner!

Spring is made for the flower girl! The flowers headed our way (or peeking up already-yea!) are bright and beautiful, so she fits right in.

If your wedding is all about color, your flower girl will be so cute in one of these eco-pretty dresses!

Photo Credits

Barefoot Flower Girls from Green Wedding Shoes

Aqua and Black/White Polka Dot Dresses by Elizabeth St. John Collections

Pink Dress by Soleil Creations

Purple Tiered Organza Dress by Daises and Damsels

Neon Tutu Dress by Giselle Boutique

White and Pink Tutu Dress by Bella Bean Couture

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Lauren + Mason’s Eco-Hawaiian Wedding

We love this colorful Kauai, Hawaii wedding submission from Joanna Tano Photography. The bride and the groom used everything locally and the wedding was at a private residence.

O my goodness how we love how the flower girls got to just sit during the ceremony and all of the girls got to where dresses they can wear again!

An amazing array of eco-beautiful options with plants as favors, biodegradable plates and utensils and local tropical plants and flowers as decor!

Congrats to Lauren + Mason!

Photography by Joanna Tano

Flowers + Decor by Green Honolulu

 

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More photos from the Fall Issue!

I have to say - I had a very difficult time going through all of the photos that Stephanie Frazier Grimm (of Couture Parties) sent for her beautiful article “Here Come the Kids” on pages 36 - 41 in our Fall Issue. This is part of a 3-part blog series behind the scenes of the article. Stephanie’s ideas were chock full of practical and whimsy. It took me days to figure out what would work for the layout as she and Amy Ro generated so many amazing photos. I even tossed around the thought of making the article longer. However, in the end - I think this makes it more fun. We have a great article in the issue and a bunch of follow-up articles to play around with here on the blog!

I just fell in love with this particular part of the series. This basket full of yarn balls was probably one of the cutest ideas I have seen in years for little girls at a wedding. Something you can definitely use again and just incredibly adorable!

I love this banner - which can be framed and placed in your home or the little ones can take it home as a memory of the day! I love the fact that the little girl is actually Stephanie’s daughter and the little boy is Amy Ro’s (the photographer) son! The older boy pictured above (who did not make it into the actual article) is Stephanie’s older son! Super talented families!

Stay tuned for more photos!

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My Anniversary…Remembering The Dominican Republic

Yesterday marked my 2nd Wedding Anniversary and two years since my husband has been in the States! And, as promised - I wanted to share with you photos from our 2 weddings. We had one wedding in the Dominican Republic - which was a ceremony and reception for family only (and just a few very close friends). We had another wedding here in the States as soon as Miguel got here (see yesterday’s post). Here are photos from our Wedding in the Dominican Republic…

I wore my Nicole Miller dress at both weddings and really only wore the blue and white Lacoste shoes at the wedding in the United States. I love those Kate Spade shoes - but they are not very comfortable! Then I have my parasol!

I am not much of a girlie girl…but on this day (like most women), I felt lovely and so happy to be getting ready to marry the love of my life in front of all of his family and my family. That day - was like no other in my mind’s eye. By the way - I got my beautiful gardenia fabric flower from ebay for $3.00 and I wear it all the time!

These are two of my favorite photos from that day. One - I love fresh limeade in the Dominican Republic…and true to form - it was hand-squeezed on our wedding day! Then I adore this photo of Miguel getting ready - just the smile and the tie that he still has!

Flip flops are a big deal in the Dominican Republic - We bought 60 pairs for our guests and all were gone by the end of the ceremony!

My favorite paper lanterns, the limeade station, the 6 page round programs that were in Spanish and English - all items that I brought from the States (minus the limeade itself). The table runner was left over from a wedding that I did in Anguilla and the lemonade jars are at my mother-in-law’s home, my sister-in-law’s and one of Miguel’s Aunt’s apartments! I still have our programs as each one had a different set of paper and ribbon. I reused some of the ribbon for other projects and the paper I just love and cannot part from!

Our amor table along with the plastic (yes - they are plastic - but we still have them and his mother has them) colored plates that I had to have as I wanted multi-colored plates. No - those are not menus - they were trivia questions. Since some people at the wedding had never met me or my family - we had trivia about each other’s family and the guest that had guessed the most amount of trivia correctly - won a prize at the end of the night. I still have all of these cards!

Me with 6 of my 7 flower girls (all are Miguel’s nieces and one is a baby). They carried cute glass lanterns down the aisle that they all got to keep.

(My favorite portrait of me that day)

I loved this reveal time at the nearby country club where we got married at his uncle’s beach home. My maiden name is Van Veen and my married name is Vasquez (Martin is my professional last name from my 1st marriage that I had when I started my business) - hence the V on the parasol! I am really Senora Vasquez! We took these reveal photos prior to the ceremony.

This may seem like a nothing shot here - but I did not really want to see Miguel prior to the ceremony - so in order to keep things “fresh”…his mother handmade my veil and we put it on just before I went down the aisle. My veil is so special to me!

Our ceremony!

I love this photo of us praying…since my brother is a photographer and the best man - he actually took this photo at the altar!

MARRIED!

Love this moment - we were able to get away from everyone while they were changing the ceremony area over to the reception area to steal a dance to Miguel’s favorite song…I can remember him singing it in my ear.

My handsome hubby!

Our fun favors with wrapped local peanut brittle and Dominican coffee!

Love this shot of our decor around the pool next to the house:

Hope you enjoyed this weekend’s anniversary photos of me and my darling husband Miguel! Stay tuned for some fun posts this week!

(Katie Martin)

All photos by Documentary Associates

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Give Your Flowergirls Thier Greens

Don’t leave out your flowergirls while you’re working hard to make your wedding green! Aside from borrowing a friend’s once worn frock, the other star of the show can sport enviornmentally friendly threads. A little dress made of your fiance’s dress shirt by etsy seller All The Numbers is charming and a way to clean out your closet. If your honey can’t bear to part with his shirts, an outfit made of upcycled, reclaimed or eco-friendly material that is sweet, chic, and green is an easy find!

image credits by row :

1st row

Lillipops Designs

Olive and Fern

All The Numbers

2nd row

All The Numbers

Teeny Bunny

Lillipops Design

3rd row

Lillipops Designs

Olive and Fern

Lillipops Designs

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