A Farm Themed Wedding

My friend Mary gives fabulous parties.  I’ve featured her candy party, Halloween party and a few ideas from her graduation party.  This past March her sister Molly got married and had a farm themed wedding.  Creativity and the ability to pull off large parties must run in the family.  Molly shared with me her photo album of pictures taken by a friend and the details that went into planning her wedding.  From the table decor to the favors for gifts one can tell a lot of love and thought went into planning this wedding.  There are lots of great little touches that you could use for a farm themed bash.  Molly shares all of the details below.

Our March wedding was located in Scottsdale, AZ. My husband (who happens to be a farmer) and I both grew up on a farm; myself in Illinois and he in Iowa. We wanted to bring a little bit of our country roots to our desert home in Arizona. Our “corny” decor consisted of photographs I took during the previous year’s harvest back in Iowa. I uploaded the photos to Prinstagram and then received the small prints via mail. The centerpieces on the picnic tables consisted of local olive oil and vinegar bottles that I up-cycled w/ yarn, mini clothespins and the Prinstagram pics. Each bottle contained stems of lavender and wheat. I also fashioned the trays that the centerpieces were on from barn-wood (from home) and jute for the handles.

In addition to the bottles on the trays, I also used old jam jars filled w/ dried lavender and beeswax tea lights as well as mix matched vintage (and farm-themed) salt and pepper shakers. The picnic table runners were simply cut from paint drop cloths. Vintage carafe contained fresh squeezed lemonade garnished w/ lemon wheels.