Not all of us want a hotel or restaurant wedding. So what’s a girl to do with a lot of cool ideas, a small budget and vintage state of mind? Throw a small vintage wedding garden party at a private home of course! Then make sure to keep the look and feel consistent by hiring a photographer to take those perfect off-beat photos.
When we were looking through Rachel Thurston’s amazing wedding photography, we stumbled across this indie garden wedding fete which managed to retain a small intimate feel.
The Color Palette:
The color palette for the garden wedding was incredible with chocolate brown, green, yellow and cream. We love that the bride carried her colors into the place cards and favor boxes. Check out the amazing favor boxes above which are so beautiful in green and chocolate brown with the brown ribbon and simple white embossed cards.
{Not every bride feels brave enough to use brown this way – but it is so incredible when done the right way like the bride did}. It makes for a great fall color palette.
The Venue:
We loved this venue because the private home had that perfect English garden feel. As you walk into the backyard, you are instantly transported to a different world which somehow manages to evoke the turn of the age.
The Decor:
The garden party theme was carried throughout the wedding. Long rectangular tables were brought in. The tables were then set with cream linens, clear and white plates. Each place setting was rounded off with the bride and groom’s amazing favor boxes in either brown or green. The bride then integrated the garden {and mushroom} theme by introducing mushrooms unexpectedly on tables, around the garden and even on the cake!
Instead of using all traditional flowers, the bride used large vases of plants as well as potted herb plants and cookie jars filled with river rocks and herbs to complete this rustic chic look. The look is very evocative of French and Italian provincialweddings in which evenly smelling herbs and plants like lavender are used instead of traditional flowers.
To take the look from day to night, the trees were filled with hanging candle votives which dangled and gave the garden some twinkle.
Now this is a wedding we can all aspire to have!
