Stephanie being an avid blogger herself, will be sure to post her pictures and story over at hello poppet, if she actually gets a spare moment, but this is part 2 of my take on the big day.
I love the picture below, it's almost as if no one else was there, just a silent moment shared between the newlyweds.
I also love Mikey's cheeky grin here, that and the fact that the Reverend is smiling too. He was great, he put a little humour into the ceremony, which was very much in the spirit of how Stephanie and Michael wanted things.
The happy couple chose to have rose petals for confetti, not only environmentally friendly, but it looked far more elegant than the usual multi coloured paper affair.
Seeing as Stephanie and Michael didn't have the car for the entire evening (they actually walked home hand in hand from the reception.. how sweet is that) this was my little take on a car trail for them after church. In keeping with tradition and also their wedding themes, it's a mixture of tin cans and handmade pompoms.
Check out the cake table, that was all homemade by Stephanies aunties. And to the right is the vintage table, with a little polaroid noticeboard that was added to throughout the night.
Pompoms galore! Seeing as Stephanie is not a fan of balloons (which to an extent I'm in agreement with), the humble pompom was the way forwards in affordable decoration. Not sure of the total figure we reached, but with the help of my parents and over 2 days, I think we made more than 50 of them and that doesn't even include the gorgeous tulle ones Steph's mum made for the church!
Not only did Stephanies friend Nic (the little design princess) turn Stephanie's invitation and save the dates ideas into a wonderful whimsical reality, but she dressed the whole reception on the morning of the wedding (along with an army of Steph's aunties) and also created this beautiful alternative to a guestbook as a memento, which Stephanie and Michael can display proudly in their home, instead of having a guest book that will probably get tucked away for all eternity.
All in all it was an absolutely wonderful day and not just for the fact that it was the joining in matrimony of two of my most favourite people, but it was also especially great to be so closely involved with lots of hands on creative projects and seeing all our hard work come together.
Stay tuned for part 3 and a bit of photobooth action to boot.
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