What a success!!

Wow it's nearly our first anniversary already and I realise I never finished this off!

Well without further delay the final photos are here!

The dress!

Finally ready to get married!

The back!

Husband!

The Typewriter!

Was a huge success!!  The messages are now in an album with my favourite photos :)

The Cake!

The Bracelet!

The bracelet I made I decided I didn't like so my Auntie made me this stunning one!

The favours!

The Walking Stick!

The Rings!

And finally  ...   It's official!

Thank you for following our journey!!!

Bouquets!

I ha to add to my bouquet!  I wasn't happy with how plain it was so i simply added a covering of white satin and organza and glued on some of the purple organza butterfly's with the mix or the white, purple ribbon and lace used though out the theme.

I also have made up 2 simple bouquets to be given to the mothers at the reception.  They will also be given a photo frame with photo following the wedding once I have chosen the photos :)

Grooms items!

Well it seemed my groom soon got the creative bug and decided he wanted a few personalised items as well.

So he made up 5 pairs of these cuff link's, for him, his 2 best men and the fathers.  He soldered on the gears to cuff link blanks and then hot glued on the heart beads.

He also decided he wanted a steampunk style hat but disliked most you can purchase as being too fussy or over done or done wrong.  In the end he settled for simple and classy and purchased a bronzed pair of goggles and added them to his top hat!

Guestbook!

Given that we are having a steampunk/Victorian style wedding we wanted to use something suitable for our wedding day.  So my soon to be husband came up with the idea of a period typewriter!!

I loved the idea so we went off in search of one!  Easier said then done though, typewriters from the right time are very collectable and most sell for close to £100 if not more, unless in very bad condition.  Then add in delivery for what are usually bulky objects we were looking at prices of £150+  way beyond our budget :(

Just as we were starting to lose hope though we found this stunning Bartlett typewriter in perfect condition (needed cleaning and a new ribbon) locally for no more then £30 we just had to buy it!!!

Children's gifts and flowers

We have both come from large families and having done so have many nieces and nephews that are relatively  young coming to our wedding.  I know some people say no children at a wedding and others say that the children should not be thought of as its your day.

Well neither of us think that, we want the children to have fun and join in!
So in order to keep them happy and content at the wedding we have done a few things.

During the reception the children will all have their own table and their own buffet items (this is not to not include them but to make sure they are happy).  They will also all get a goody bag for entertainment.  Each bag contains 3 random toys, a mini colouring book and crayons, a mask, bubbles and a disposable camera so that they can take their own pictures of the day.

With having a few children coming who are under 18 months we are also giving them their own little gifts of these gorgeous soft toys!

Each guest at the ceremony will get one of these buttonholes which have a brooch pin on the bag so as to not snag clothing.

There is going to be a few very young girls at the ceremony  who all want to be princesses and since if we were to have nieces and nephews in our wedding party would give me 14 bridesmaids alone we decided they could still get a little posy :)

Confetti cones and basket

The confetti cones were very easy to make and I have made around 20 in alternating purple and lilac papers, the confetti itself is purple and ivory butterfly's and was purchased from an online biodegradable confetti store.  The basket will also hold the confetti and is simply decorated with some ribbon.

Candle holders!

Having a buffet for our wedding gives us options for different types of decorations.

This hurricane lantern will sit with a matching one on our guestbooks table (guestbook later)  with battery operated candles inside and I may add some more decoration to it.

This glass is one of 4 I have decorated with the purple ribbon and the lilac heart beads.  They will be situated around the wedding cake :)