Romantic Apple Orchard Wedding
I love gorgeous venues and darling decor as much as the next girl, so it's no surprise that Quonquont Farm orchard affair is the apple of my eye. Filled with lots of lovely Forget Me Not Florist blooms, vintage teacups and even a few raindrops, Summer Street Photography captured every bit and you can click right here for so much more.
From the beautiful Bride... I had fallen in love with the idea of a ceremony in an apple orchard, however mother nature had a different idea! We braced ourselves for the hurricane-like torrential downpour that was forecasted for most of the day. The weather made the commute to the venue very hard for us and our guests (forcing a 45 minute delay), but as soon as we arrived the storm had stopped just in time to get some outdoor photos in the gorgeous fog. The best piece of advice I received from past Brides was that nothing will go the way you plan it, so don't bother worrying about things that are out of your control. I had prepared myself with this advice going into my big day and it helped me roll with the changes that the weather brought.
Because the grounds were so wet, our apple orchard ceremony turned into a tent on a patio ceremony. Because I was convinced it would NEVER rain on MY wedding day, we weren't prepared with a big enough tent to fit enough chairs for every guest to be seated. We had no choice but to have a standing-room-only ceremony. It turned out to be an amazingly intimate and beautiful ceremony with everyone forced to be so close together. You could really feel the love. Our ceremony was short and sweet, just like we had requested. We slapped each other "five" when we were announced husband and wife, and on to the reception we went.
The only time I teared up at my wedding was when I walked into the gorgeous barn, for the first time to see my vision brought to life. I had settled on a palette of pale pinks and turquoise for the floral arrangements. I searched every flea market I could in a years time to be prepared with enough turquoise ball jars and vintage turquoise glass bud vases to fill the 6 long rectangular tables. The color palette paired perfectly with the vintage china at each place setting -- a tea cup and saucer atop a mismatched bread plate. The mismatched china paired perfectly with the various scattered jars and vases giving the tables the perfect vintage-chic look I was trying to achieve.
The signature cocktails were ready to go as guests followed Nick and I into the gorgeous barn, and with a Palomito in hand I was ready to hit the dance floor with my no-frills Nicole Miller sheath gown and low-maintenance side-swept fish tail braid. The rest is history!
Because the grounds were so wet, our apple orchard ceremony turned into a tent on a patio ceremony. Because I was convinced it would NEVER rain on MY wedding day, we weren't prepared with a big enough tent to fit enough chairs for every guest to be seated. We had no choice but to have a standing-room-only ceremony. It turned out to be an amazingly intimate and beautiful ceremony with everyone forced to be so close together. You could really feel the love. Our ceremony was short and sweet, just like we had requested. We slapped each other "five" when we were announced husband and wife, and on to the reception we went.
The only time I teared up at my wedding was when I walked into the gorgeous barn, for the first time to see my vision brought to life. I had settled on a palette of pale pinks and turquoise for the floral arrangements. I searched every flea market I could in a years time to be prepared with enough turquoise ball jars and vintage turquoise glass bud vases to fill the 6 long rectangular tables. The color palette paired perfectly with the vintage china at each place setting -- a tea cup and saucer atop a mismatched bread plate. The mismatched china paired perfectly with the various scattered jars and vases giving the tables the perfect vintage-chic look I was trying to achieve.
The signature cocktails were ready to go as guests followed Nick and I into the gorgeous barn, and with a Palomito in hand I was ready to hit the dance floor with my no-frills Nicole Miller sheath gown and low-maintenance side-swept fish tail braid. The rest is history!