My Sons Wedding with a Rustic Charm

Mike, Amanda, Kevin and Myself

On September, 7th my son Kevin married the love of his life Amanda. They got married in the back yard of Amanda's parents house in Mexico, NY. Amanda's parents have a large piece of property behind their house which made a perfect setting for the wedding.

The Reception Tent

The inside of the tent 

Vintage Doors

My husband Mike made an Arch out of 18 Century American Chestnut barn beans. We went on the hunt finding the beams on Craigslist in a town near where I grew up.  Lets just say it was an adventure!! Once we got them it took him about a week to create the arch so it wouldn't fall over and kill someone. I decorated it with fall colors of hydrangea's, mums and other flowers which gave it that final touch.

The Arch

I then found some antique vintage doors that we made the entrance to ceremony. We drove about an hour and a half to Watkin's Glen, NY to get them but they were absolutely beautiful! We loved them so much we ended up buying them and plan on renting them along with the arch next season.

Sign made from old barn wood - This way to the I Dos and "the kiss"

Dog run to the right covered in grey and white plastic table skirts

Amanda's mom did a great job covering the little things in the yard like the dog run, the propane tank and because it was an outdoor wedding we needed port o potty's and you of course needed a place to wash your hands. The only thing we forgot was a light in the Porto Potty's after dark oops! Well, it made for interesting conversation! Ha! Ha!

Propane Tank

Outdoor sink made from pallets 

Come as you are, stay as long as you can, were all family here, so there's no seating plan.

Kevin and Amanda had Dinosaur Bar-B-Que as the caterers and my daughter Liz and myself being vegetarian's all we could eat was corn and salad which was probably just iceberg lettuce which has no nutritional value. So I asked them if I could make a few vegetarian dishes for those who don't eat meat.
It was a huge hit! I will share the recipes and some more photo's of the wedding in my next post. The recipes are amazing and easy to make.

Candy

XOXO