(Vendor Challenge) - A Bridal Shower.

Table Details!!! Since we based everything around the orange Crush bottles and the idea of love, I used a lot paper doilies to give the effect of lace. I wrapped the bottoms of the orange Crush bottles with a paper doily. I also made little "I Love You" drink tags for the straws in the coordinating pink color.

I needed more color for the table so I made little menu's in orange. Adding two miniature paper doilies tied it together with the other elements of the set. 

I might have to do a future tutorial on how I made the chargers. They were super easy. I had actually made some on a much smaller scale as food labels for our Strawberry & Pinwheel birthday party, and I thought it would be an excellent (and economical) way to add color to our table for this particular set. For each place setting, I also made orange pomander balls using a flower punch and white beads from my one of my daughter’s white play necklaces. The design of the chargers was also mimicked in the “bride” and “groom” name tags.

Southland Nursery provided orange day lilies that blended with the natural scape of our set, and provided the appropriate color. They also gave us the pink hydrangeas and the baskets of pink petunias. Love, love, love the look of the day lilies. And the pink hydrangeas were so big that one stem was enough for one mason jar.

The large candle holder was a last minute purchase from Old Time Pottery. It centered the lace table runner I made out of varying sizes of white paper doilies. I also made a lace paper doily bunting that was hung from the armoire to the giant tree.

All photos taken by Jessica Ann Photography.

(Vendor Challenge) - A Bridal Shower.

Dresser mirror turned chalkboard - A friend and I were thrift store shopping one night, and I came across this Santa Fe style dresser mirror. There was no bottom dresser to the mirror, and it was being sold for two dollars! I immediately knew I would paint the wood white and cover the mirror in chalkboard paint. I've already used it as a backdrop for one of the days we provided snacks for Liturgical Arts week. And it was great to use it again for this particular photo shoot. Our family loves the song "A Bushel And A Peck" by Doris Day, and I incorporated the classic lyrics into our bridal shower set by writing it out on the board. I love the element of the manicured tree from Southland Nursery in our natural setting. The orange day lilies they lent us provided the necessary color and blended in with field we were shooting in.

All photos taken by Jessica Ann Photography.

(Vendor Challenge) - A Bridal Shower.

Dessert table details - One of the criteria for the challenge was that we had to have a dessert table. An armoire served as the serving table for the desserts. Desserts were kept simple and followed the pink and orange color scheme. An easy way to add color to the dessert table was by printing off and gluing the word “love” to a white serving dish. 

I borrowed a lot of the props we used from a close friend, and she let me spray paint the bird cage white. I also spray painted some branches white as well, and put them in a vintage white pail. I hung a vintage dish towel on one of the doors of the armoire to add another element to the set. Southland Nursery provided the beautiful baskets of pink petunia's. Our friend also lent us vintage glass milk bottles that we put pink lemonade in. Old white door knobs were used as tops to the jars. 

All photos taken by Jessica Ann Photography.

(Vendor Challenge) - A Bridal Shower.

I was so excited when Chris over at Celebrations At Home hosted a Vendor Challenge. I knew right away I wanted to participate. Our submission was featured today, so now I am able to blog about the details on our site as well. You know how I love branches... so I chose to do the shoot underneath this huge tree. I loved how the only guidelines Chris gave us was the color scheme. It was so much fun to just run with any idea that came to mind. Here is some of what I sent to Chris: As soon as I read “pink and orange” I thought of orange Crush bottles and “I’ve got a crush on you” popped into my head as well. I based my whole design concept around that – so I went with a bridal theme. We partnered with Jessica Moody of Jessica Ann Photography and Buddy Cox of Southland Nursery & Landscaping.

All photos taken by Jessica Ann Photography.