Morgan & Jared 8/13/11

A Naturally Beautiful Vineyard Wedding

Morgan and Jared 8/13/11

Morgan and Jared decided to celebrate their marriage in a vineyard.  Shamrock Vineyard, located in Waldo, Ohio provided a gorgeous backdrop to this couples' outdoor wedding and reception.

Ceremony site during set-up

During the ceremony

It's All in the Details

Being the creative bride she is, Morgan planned some very unique details for her wedding...

In lieu of programs, Morgan designed a program board for her guests to view as they arrived:  

 

A very creative guest book and name tags:

 

 Gift Table:

Table Decorations:

 How did Morgan Utilize Her Bridal Assistant?

Every bride and every wedding are different, each having their own vision and tasks to be accomplished.  For this wedding, Morgan utilized her Bridal Assistant in the following ways:

DURING THE WEEK:

addresses all thank you notes ahead of time

2 DAYS BEFORE:

picked up/delivered wedding gown

wrapped silverware

assembled favors

assisted with program board

DAY BEFORE:

picked up/stored food 

WEDDING DAY:

delivered food

vendor contact

set-up ceremony/reception

transformed ceremony to reception

 

Real Brides, Real Advice

 The results are in!

Question #1: What is the one thing you wish you would have known before you started planning your wedding?

"I wish I would have known how important a wedding day coordinator was before I started planning. Someone to answer the million questions that the bride shouldn't have to answer the night before or day of. Someone to take control of the crowds during pictures and right before ceremony/reception. For a successful, stress free wedding day, you NEED a coordinator!!!" -Heather

"To not always listen to what other people want and focus on what exactly I wanted for my wedding. Eventually I got gutsy, but it is difficult making decisions with too many opinions around." -Caitlin 

"I wish I would have realized how NOT important the small details really are. I wouldn't have worried about the font or the specific color of things if I understood how little people actually notice (or care). It's all about making sure they're having a good time, not about the place cards!" -Jessica


"I wish I would have known all the LITTLE details that went into a wedding so I could plan ahead and do them while I had time. When the wedding finally rolled around there were so many last minute things I wish I would have done when the stress was a little lower!" -Lauren


"Looking back, I wish I would have known how stressful wedding planning CAN be, and how much I wasn't going to care about any of that stress once the wedding day came around. Wedding planning does not have to be stressful. Just take it one decision at a time and have fun with it. People will try to give opinions and you will worry that you're making rash decisions, but in the end, you're not going to care what happened on your wedding day; you'll just be happy you're finally there!" -Lindsay



Question #2: If you could plan your wedding all over again, what is one thing you would make sure to do/not do?

"I wish I would have had a better concept of time the day of my wedding. I missed out on some pictures that I really wanted because we ran out of time before and I forgot afterward. I would have liked someone to step up and tell my photographers that certain things needed to happen. Bad photographers make for an unorganized stressful day. They did not take control like they should have." -Heather

"I would make sure to make my guest list instructions more clear. We had about 250 people at the wedding and had to cut the list quite a bit, so we only gave so many plus ones. Luckily it worked out, but a lot of people who were not given a plus one brought a guest, and did not have a seat placement." -Caitlin


"I think the best decision we made was to have a live cover band. It was WELL worth the money and definitely made the reception. Without good music (and someone reading the mood), it's really hard to keep the dancing going. Ours was perfect.  I would have spent the extra money on getting my hair done for the wedding. I attempted to do it on my own, and it was fine, but not WEDDING. -Jessica

"Honestly I don't think I'd change anything...I loved my wedding...and not to brag but it was really perfect! I had a amazing friends and family who helped with every detail and decorations, etc....it was amazing!" -Lauren


"To change anything about the planning process, I would have planned my wedding pictures out a little bit more. It was a really hot day and we didn't have an indoor option for pictures, so we ended up with some cool group shots but once those were done, we were all tired of being outside and only got a couple photos with just me and my husband. On top of that, I only got a couple shots with the family members after the wedding. I just expected the photographer to have all these ideas on his own and when all the events were taking place, i was too excited for the reception to care what he was doing with the family members. He did a FANTASTIC JOB though." -Lindsay

Bridal Survey Questions!

Question #1: What is the one thing you wish you would have known before you started planning your wedding?

Question #2: If you could plan your wedding all over again, what is one thing you would make sure to do/not do?

Results coming soon!