{Real Wedding} $8K Eclectic (AKA my wedding!), part I

Ok. I finally got all the photos organized, and managed to decide which ones I wanted to share. With no further ado, I give you MY WEDDING! :)

As you may know from my previous post on our wedding budget, Stephen and I got married at Riverfront Park in Spokane. We were so happy when we saw how beautifully Erika Ellis Photography captured every special moment from our day.

We wanted our wedding to reflect our eclectic and fun personalities. I love all things vintage, and Stephen all things comic books. We wanted those loves to take part in the wedding, but not be center stage. And, finally, we still wanted it to feel like a wedding.

Yeah ... At this point I couldn't bend over, so my fantastic maid of honor had to put my shoes on me. :)

♥ {Saves} venue | desserts | flowers | photography | music | stationery

Our biggest save was probably our venue. By choosing a location that most people think of using for more casual events such as family BBQs--events that people generally don't expect to pay much to put on--we were able to score the locations for $500. 

Add roughly $500 in decorations such as draperies to make the ambiance a little more formal, and we ended up spending just about $1000 on the location. Not too shabby. :)

♥ {Splurges} dress | shoes | photobooth | hotel rooms | rentals

The photobooth definitely comes in first as our craziest splurge. We got our income tax return and automatically decided to spend over half of it on a photobooth (it was roughly $700)! 

That said, the photobooth turned out to be one of the best purchases for our wedding. Everyone loved it.

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{Real Engagement} Biking in BC

Don't you hate technical difficulties? Me. Too. Hate them. Why? Because I wanted to share this engagement shoot with you like two weeks ago. And then I wanted to share my wedding pictures with you that same week. And a ton of inspiration too. But I couldn't. Why? Technology sucks sometimes, that's why.

But I think we got it all figured out. Granted, I've said that a couple of times and it's turned out to be false, but this time I really really think that we've made the blog a beautiful creation once again. You tell me.

Anyway, this super cute engagement was shared with us by Taliah Leigh Photography, and I'm simply smitten with how adorable this couple is!

All photos in this post copyright Taliah Leigh Photography
and submitted via Two Bright Lights.

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{Real Engagement} On an Oregon Farm

I've been pretty MIA lately, writing thank you cards, organizing my apartment, and just generally spending time as a newlywed. But I haven't forgot about all of you! This week, I get to share the following amazing engagement pictures, as well as MY WEDDING PHOTOS! (You'll probably get to see them on Friday.) :)

Anyway, I have this inexplicable attraction to cows. I just think they're incredibly adorable. When I got this engagement shoot, I almost died due to the intense cuteness of the cows and the sweetness of the couple.

Andrew & Sarah chose to have their engagement pictures in the Oregon countryside after meeting at OSU. Their engagement was gorgeously shot by Nakalan Buzza Photography.

All photos in this post copyright Nakalan Buzza Photography
and submitted via Two Bright Lights.

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{Real Wedding} $3K Bohemian in Washington

What do you get when you plan a wedding in Olympia for $3,100? This gorgeous bohemian wedding, photographed by Creatrix Photography.

Cassy & Josh wed at a private residence in Washington's capitol, and by DIY-ing everything, they were able to keep their budget super low.

♥ {Saves} venue | desserts | favors | food
From the bride: 

In all honesty, we saved a lot on our venue. Prior to finding the Showalters, I had tried booking three different places for the wedding and all had fallen through. Luckily my mother-in-law knew someone with the perfect place who only does events for close friends and family, so we really did luck out.

♥ {Splurges} photography

From the bride: 

Having pictures was really important to me because as a little girl I drolled over my great-great-grandparents' wedding pictures and only hope that one day my great-great-grandchildren will do the same. I also really can't explain my love for pictures, so it was only natural to go all-out there.

From the bride:

Josh and I decided to keep a few traditions in our wedding, like not seeing each other before the ceremony and writing our own vows. Well, Josh is the type of man who's gifted with words, so his vows were destined to make me cry, and I was anxious to see if mine would match up. They did. (: So our vows were the most special moment of our day for me.

♥ {DIYs} Invitations | Decor | Guest "Book" Canvas | Programs | Flowers | Desserts | Garter

From the bride:

My husband Josh and I really wanted everything about our wedding to be "us," so we did just that. The first project I worked on was our invites and RSVP's. I created everything in InDesign, printed them out on my home printer, hand stamped them, and off in the mail they went.

I also made my own bouquet and made each of my bridesmaids their baby's breath bouquets. My mom helped me make my garter out of lace from her old wedding gown, which was also my grandmother's wedding gown too. We attached Austrian crystals and silver beads to it for accents.

All photos in this post copyright Creatrix Photography
and submitted via Two Bright Lights.

♥ {Vendors} Photographer: Creatrix Photography | Venue: Private Barn (Showalter's) | Dress Designer: ASOS | Caterer: Mike Showalter of Smoke'n

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