It’s Sunday and another family wedding is complete! The happy couple said their vows yesterday before the thunderstorm arrived. Since the wedding was outdoors at my mother-in-law’s house it was fortunate that the rains only came during the reception that followed. Rather than talk too much I’ll show you the results of our wedding preparations.
Here is the arbor with the arborvitae backdrop. We put some additional flowers in pots in between the arborvitae for some color.
Calla lilies and thread-leaf coreopsis added a bit of yellow to the scene.
From across the yard you can see the woodland shade garden we finished installing a few weeks ago.
From another angle you can look across the chairs and see the natural stone raised beds that they use for perennials and vegetables. Natural stone is one of my favorite ways to build a raised bed.
Here’s a shot from behind the arborvitae looking out toward the audience.
Here is the scene before the ferns were added to the stands. The stand on the left isn’t set right but it was fixed before the wedding.
My wife and I went on a last minute mission to find some pots for the calla lilies and coreopsis. I miscounted the calla lilies thinking that there were only two when there were really four. We only bought two pots for the calla lilies but we came up with a way to disguise the nursery pots with more of the natural stone from the yard.
Party favors are a standard in weddings and the bride and groom chose to give away live flowers for their guests. They picked impatiens and succulents. Everyone always likes free plants!
All that’s left to do now is clean-up. The arborvitaes, coreopsis, and calla lilies will all find new homes in the landscape.
Dave,
Thanks for posting the photos…you know we all have been wanting to see the hard work you and your family put into the wedding backdrop. Great job…I love the raised woodland garden you built and the flower giveaway is better then the usual take home piece of cake!
Gail
After reading about all the work you have been doing to prepare the garden for the wedding, it was nice to see the final results. Everything looked lovely. Clever way you covered the pots of the extra two calla lilies.
Jan
Always Growing
Hi Dave, what a happy day for all and the hard work and planning you did paid off, congrats to all. I love those yellow callas, that is a flower that says *wedding* to me. They will be a pleasant reminder of a lovely day. So glad the thunderstorm was polite enough to let the ceremony be held outside uninterrupted.
How beautiful everything looks Dave. What a lovely spot for a weddding! I imagine the wedding pictures are wonderful.
I’m glad the rain waited until after the ceremony. Best wishes to the happy couple!
Great job and I have enjoyed the journey of getting it ready and what a great idea to have plants for favors at an ouside wedding, or for any wedding for that matter.
How lovely, what a great idea about the plant giveaway!
You all created the most beautiful setting for a wedding! Makes me want to renew my Vows!
The rock covered pots was such a cleaver idea as though meant to be! The plant giveaway was a wonderful way for all to remember this day! Did any birds come to the feeder during the ceremony? That would have been priceless…
Who gets the evergreens?
Great job Dave and all your hard work must have been admired by all…
Congrats to the happy couple!
The birds came to the feeders throughout the ceremony. The bride and groom did not seem to notice.
Birds came, how wonderful…
If only Doves…..
The scenery for the wedding looks amazing! you’ve done a great job!
You did a wonderful job Dave! All that hard work paid off. What a beautiful wedding backdrop. Glad to hear it didn’t rain until after the wedding:).