Wacky Wednesday: Pirate Ship

Happy February!!

This week's wacky Wednesday takes us on the high seas, so to speak. Become pirates for a day aboard The Reef Chief, a 65-foot wooden schooner in Stock Island, Florida near Key West. The couple can exchange rings beneath the jolly roger flag while your guests wear eye patches and faux parrots on their shoulders.

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or come to Eagle River, Wisconsin and stay at an awesome resort, Eagle River's Last Resort and go visit Pirate Hideaway. See below:

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DIY Decorations

Keeping with my friend Amber's wedding, she was on a tight budget and therefore decorated her own ceremony and reception. Her theme was "Fall". She used a pink purple, sunflowers, and mason jars to capture her theme. You can decorate your own wedding beautifully, just remember to stick with a theme and that will make your life easier. Two easy and cheap decorations that can make your event shine - candles and crystals (see below!)

Shepard's Hooks with Candles and fake flowers in her color

An October wedding with a nicely carved pumkin

Floating candles, rocks, and twine - nice fall theme

She took the lanterns from the ceremony site to place on the tables: Cost Saving!!

Head Table- look at how the crystals make the table stand out

Beautiful Location! Kingsley Lake, Starke, FL 

Amber and Russell

This week is dedicated to my college friend Amber and her new husband Russell. I had the privilege of working closely with Amber in the beginning of her engagement to help her plan her wedding. This week I will be showing you pictures from her wedding and give you advice of things I saw that could be run a little differently.

Here are some pictures. Her wedding took place at Camp Blanding in Starke, FL. It was absolutely beautiful.

My first piece of advice is to hire a wedding planner to keep your wedding on schedule. This is where a day of planner is wonderful to have. Most of the weddings I have been to have been at least 30 mins late. This is awful because dinner gets cold and the dancing time gets cut by a half hour. You need to build in 1.5 hours for pictures if you don't do a first look. You need to budget even more time if you don't take individual pictures or attendant pictures before the wedding.

Beach Wedding Inspiration Board

Growing up in Florida gave me the inspiration for this board. There are so many different possibilities for beach weddings! Sand dollars as place cards, starfish as a bouquet, shells as centerpieces....

Dress, Sign, Invitation, Glasses, Bottles, Hands, Chairs, Cake