How To Have A Chill Garden Party Wedding

We met when we were in middle school but hung with different crowds than in high school I got to know him and we became best friends. We were best friends for years and then I told him I loved him and he said it back when I was a senior in high school and the rest is history. Gavin proposed at our home as he knows how much it means to me. I was extremely close to my Grandmother and the memories held here are so special. He proposed on December 5 after we decorated the house with lights for Christmas. We have a tradition were we decorate and don't look at it until the very end. We walk to the top of the hill and turn around to look. When I turned around he had a ring hanging on a string and said, "do you want to decorate with this?”

The ceremony was very special to us... We wanted it to be short and sweet and it ended up being a lot longer than we thought because we wrote our own vows, we had a close friends read a poem and my best friend sang ave maria. Our very dear friend from when we were kids married us which was also very special. (Gavin and I have been together for 19 years so I didn't realize just how special the ceremony would have meant to me as it seems like we have been married for years already)

Our wedding was planned within 3 months but we knew we could pull it off because we wanted it simple. We are very laid back people and wanted it to be in a relaxed atmosphere so we decided to have it at our home which is extremely meaningful to us as it's been in my family for over 60 years and belonged to my Grandparents who I was very close to. We went for a bohemian/elegant look and stuck with light colors. 

We have a strong faith so I added a set of rosary beads to my bouquet. We wanted the decor to be simple with a bohemian touch. My Father did all the flowers on the tables and used hydrangeas and ferns from his backyard. It meant a lot that he put the flowers together for us. The space/property is very beautiful so we didn't feel it needed to be decorated too much. We are super outdoorsy people and nature has plenty of beauty in it already. 

My friends thought I was crazy but I actually ordered my dress having never tried it on! I found a dress on pinterest by Riki Dalal and they only had one boutique in the USA and the rest were in Europe and Israel. I got in touch with them and they made me a custom dress to fit me. I had gone to other boutiques to try dresses on but never felt happy in any of them. When I finally received this in the mail from Israel I was a little nervous but fell in love as soon as I put it on. Super happy I listened to my gut. My goal was to have a dress that wasn't heavy and had a lot of flow. My dress was so light and airy! The guys wore gray suits with what I thought more of a bohemian tie since it was a floral pattern.