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POPPING THE QUESTIONS
What should the color scheme be? How about the food?
The place cards? Throughout the summer of ‘07, mother and daughter met Saturday
mornings to iron out the details. They unanimously decided on an orange-and-red
palette to reflect the season. Italian food was a must, evoking Libby’s college
year abroad in Tuscany. (j) Presented on vintage breadboards, escort cards
by Two Blue Doors are punctuated by hand-dyed buttons from Tinsel Trading.
Breadboards, Great Stuff by Paul. (k) Centerpiece of zinnias and dahlias
with carafe by Sagaform USA. (l) For extra seating, straw bales were topped
with burlap cushions and Kantha throws. Throws, Jeanette Farrier.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
(m) Best men Chris and Ryan hold forth.
(n) Ring bearer Stuart and flower girl Drew Davis. (o) Parents of the bride
take a breather. “The party lasted until 2 a.m.,” Kathy recalls. (p) Libby
with her nearest and dearest.
BLISSFULL BASH
(q) Libby and her future mother-in-law, Vivienne
Schwab, machine-stitched vellum envelopes then filled them with
birdseed
for tossing. Millinery flowers, Tinsel Trading. (r) Out-of-town guests
enjoyed baskets of local delicacies. Vintage
trug, Euro Trash. (s) Ringbearer’s pillow is decorated with a
handkerchief that belonged to Libby’s
maternal great-grandfather. (t) Bouquets gorgeous as a September day.
MEMENTOS
(u) Kraft paper favor boxes hold specialty caramels (chai latte,
Chinese plum) from Das Foods. Labels bear the couple’s name
and wedding
date.
Cotton tape, Pastec. Shredded paper,
Bell’occhio. Feather birds,
Tinsel Trading.
(v) Guests signed an iPhoto book from
apple.com, customized with a
paper jacket. (w) Just married.
(x) Gifts
for the wedding
party have monogrammed wooden tags.
Giftwrap,
Kate’s Paperie. Ribbons, Midori.
Tags with calligraphy,
Bell’occhio.
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