It turned out to be a beautiful day for Katie and Chris's wedding. It had been raining the week before.
Katie and Chris now live in Brooklyn, NY, close to where my brother lives. Katie is a chef and so when they told me that the Clarendon Ballroom was doing their catering, it made total sense as their food is just top notch. Yes. Clarendon Ballroom does off -site catering. Bet you didn't know that!
Katie's Mom Janice was the design force behind this whole wedding. Being an interior designer herself, Janice had a beautiful vision for her daughter's wedding.
Funniest moment ... there is nothing like a little 80s rock to get the crowd crazy. So some Bon Jovi song came on and the next thing I see is a bunch of people dancing on the stage, including the bride and groom. And wouldn't you know it, Katie dove off the stage and luckily was caught by her guests. Unluckily for her, all the excitement busted wide open the zipper of her dress! Nothing some safety pins couldn't handle!
Venue: Middleburg Community Center & Middleburg UMC -- Very familiar with the MCC as I was here earlier this year for Cathy & Mike's wedding. Joanne is super easy to work with and they are very flexible. This is not your average community center. As you can see in the photos below, it's not a bad looking venue.
Florist: Laura Francis of Floral Presentations -- Laura really outdid herself. I've never worked with her before but I really like her style. Her design brought the whole rustic, homey, casual but chic style together. I wish I had a picture of the bouquets because I've seen lots of fall bouquets but these were really unique.
Catering: Clarendon Ballroom -- you all know I love this place. Sandra and her team were excellent as usual. Creative food choices, elegant presentation, professional staff, excellent service. What more do you want?
Buses: Reston Limo -- You know, I'm always skeptical of transportation companies but we had 2 great drivers who called when they reached the pick up point and promptly delivered the guests to the wedding. No complaints for once.
Pew decorations at the Middleburg United Methodist Church. I like it. Not your regular posies of flowers.
The church door decoration. Simple but punches it up just enough to say something special is happening here.
Escort Card Table: As a chef, Katie made these jar of apple butter herself and we did double duty by using them as escort cards.
The MCC has a stage and Laura did an amazing job decorating it with an abundance of fall related items. My photo doesn't really do it justice.
Janice found these cute alphabet cards from Pottery Barn so we used them as Table Markers. Menu cards were done at Dandelion Patch. The floral centerpieces were placed in white tureens that you might have seen people use to serve soup.
The back patio of the MCC where cocktail hour took place. Here we used white chivari chairs that tied together nicely with the blue and white striped overlays with a denim tablecloth. It all made sense for the look we were going for.
Linens and place settings. This wedding style was all about the linens and place settings. Each round table had a burlap tablecloth with a white hemstitch overlay. The two long center tables had burlap and white hemstitch placemats. As chargers, we used Janice's stash of blue and white plates.
Chairs: we also rented two types of chairs -- windsor for the round tables and ladder backs for the rectangular tables.
eaTip #1: Double Duty. Katie used her favors as escort cards. Visually, having all the apple butter jars in their cute wraps grouped together on one table made a bigger impact than if set on each table. I don't like a cluttered table so this also cut down on the number of items on the table top. Also, I reused her pew decorations from the church and put them on several chair backs during the reception. Some of the centerpieces were used for the brunch the next day.eaTip #2: Layering. In this case, we are talking about layering linens. The clever use of white hemstitch overlays and burlap (yes, burlap) really set the tone for the style of this wedding. If we just had burlap by itself, it would have been too casual, too country, too farm-ish. If we just had the white hemstitch, it would have been too formal, too plain. Mixing the two gave the room a rustic casual but chic feel, appropriate for a wedding. Again, 15 tables of these interesting linens make a big statement. So don't be afraid to experiment and layer.
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