A few months ago, a sweet girl contacted me via e-mail asking me where I got my "welcome" banner that adorns the entry way of my home as she wanted to use one for her upcoming wedding...
I sent her the information and she promised me she would send me photos of her wedding. A few days ago she made good on her word, and sent me a link to her wedding photos.
As I clicked over to the link I was completely blown away at the amount of love and personal touches that went into this amazing wedding that was held on the family farm she grew up on in Canada.
Hollis, the beautiful bride describes her wedding as a true labor of love...as her family farm was transformed into a gorgeous venue by her family and friends filled with vintage and personal touches. Her wedding was everything she had envisioned and more since she was a little girl...
I asked her permission to posts photos of her special day here so all of you could feel like you were part of the magic of that day...that is exactly how I felt after looking at these photos and seeing all the hands that made this such an incredible day in her life...
{her Grandmother made 10 wedding cakes all by hand for the ceremony}
{Hollis made her own bouquet out of vintage brooches}
{ how sweet are these photos! }
{I love the brown boots with the beautiful creme & lace dresses}
From her own words, "I would say almost the entire wedding was DIY! The projects covered all aspects of the wedding. We sewed bunting, painted signs, made our own cakes, designed our ceremony site in the woods, renovated our barn, my mom created the bar out of an ash tree, handmade bistro tables, my mother in law made the flower girl dresses, scrap booked our place cards, designed maps, we made a vintage brooch bouquet, made our own favours, wrote our own vows and grew the produce that was served at our meal. And beyond that we collected antique dishes from thrift stores, auctions, antique stores and flea markets and used vintage pop bottle as vases for our centerpieces."
{simply gorgeous...}
Isn't she just darling!!
You can see more of her wedding here & here~ along with a sweet video of her day & a list of resources!
Thank you Hollis for letting us sneak a peek at your wedding day...truly one of the most thoughtful and romantic weddings I have seen in a very long time.
I wish you and your hubby lots of happiness and love!
{all of these amazing photos are from Made you Look Photography- & used with permission}
That is the sweetest wedding I have ever seen. Love all the personal touches.
Thank you both for sharing!
PS ~ Tara. I am building a page on my blog (heart be blessed) listing the blogs who bless me. Would you have a photo I could use for a fill in button of sorts? Even your header would work. I can be reached at heartlandfarmhouse@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance! :)
Posted by: heartland farmhouse | November 16, 2011 at 10:11 AM
That is one of the most beautiful and creative weddings I have ever seen! Absolutely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing Tara and I am glad you are back to blogging! I missed you!
XO,
Kerri
Posted by: Kerri | November 16, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Anytime I see pictures of someones wedding day I get emotional. There is no exception here with these photos. I love how much time and effort was put into this. To me, this would be how I would want my wedding. Everything about this wedding is personal. It's not a "manufactured" wedding at all but very much who they are.
Loved it.
Posted by: Jessica | November 16, 2011 at 12:29 PM
Loving each detail. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: chrissi | November 16, 2011 at 04:06 PM
Hello! This wedding looks amazing! so cute! So this is a small world but I randomly was on the internet looking at pictures of buffet style dressers and I stumbled upon your blog and saw that you live in San Clemente. As do I! I found an awesome dresser at La Tienda on El Camino Real very similar to the one you have. I love your taste and style.
Posted by: Lauren V | November 16, 2011 at 06:07 PM
Wow, she really out did herself. (and her family) I love every detail of the whole wedding. So good to see such hard work and personal touches, just stunning., I can't stop looking stop them. Thanks for sharing this beautiful event with us Tara, so good to have you back.
Posted by: Stephanie@cre8tive | November 16, 2011 at 06:41 PM
This is awesome~ makes me want to do it all over :)
very pretty details and I love the bride's name!
Posted by: Michelle | November 17, 2011 at 05:18 AM
These images are just gorgeous! So many spacial, personal touches.
Makes me want to get married all ove again!
Posted by: Anne Lorys | November 17, 2011 at 07:09 AM
labor.of.love.
perfection.
Posted by: tara | November 17, 2011 at 06:18 PM
This has got to be one of the most beautiful & creative weddings I have ever seen. I didn't even want do plan a wedding, and now I want one just like this. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Ellen Einkauf Photography | November 23, 2011 at 06:15 PM
Tara! Thank you so much for the wonderfully sweet post. You are a doll! The day came together because so many generous family and friends spent countless hours making it what it was. And because of sweet people like you who even though we have never met, helped me to find all of the lovely details (my Emilie M signs are my fave!) that made it all so special! Thanks again!
Posted by: Hollis | November 28, 2011 at 09:02 PM
I have seen many pictures of wedding but never got chance to see such a gorgeous and fabulous pictures. The pictures shared over here are truly outstanding.
Posted by: mkv player | December 01, 2011 at 01:37 AM