We took our families out to the wedding site when Leah was home over the 4th of July weekend. We are getting married in the woods on my family’s property.
Leah and I went into the woods to scope out a wedding site back in March. We found a nice spot and a couple of hours later, my dad brought the back-ho and cleared the area.
The two trees shown here are going to be the “front” of the ceremony site where we and our wedding party will stand. There will be some kind of platform. I’m thinking of making a raised and terraced stage-like landscaped stage. My dad and I have talked about using landscaping rocks for this project.
Hopefully, we will plant grass sometimes soon. We have a slight fear of deer eating the new grass, but I suppose that only time will tell. We are also slightly concerned about bugs. To approach this problem, we will have my grandpa spray for bugs a couple of days before the wedding.
Both of our moms love to garden, and they are in charge of all that is flowers. They will probably transplant some ferns that my mom and I found in the woods near the wedding area. To prevent deer from eating the plants, we will probably use a lot of potted flowers We aren’t sticking with a specific color of flowers, so it should look pretty cool.
A few years ago, my dad went to an auction and bought three large stained glass windows that had come from a church somewhere in Europe. The windows are over 165 years old and are really pretty. Although they are old, all the original glass is still intact.
This is one of the windows… Whichever one we choose, it will need a good power wash!
There are also some smaller, frosted glass windows. They are a yellow/brownish color. We may use those to decorate the woods as well. At least one of them will be used to create a table for the front of the ceremony.
Anyone know the credit for this photo?
For seating, we were inspired by this photo. Because we are having a relatively large wedding (between 300 and 350 guests), rental costs and logistics started to become a bit of an issue. Chairs in the woods would probably sink, and there would be some trouble getting them back to the wedding site.
Straw bales are a perfect solution! I live on a farm, and we’ve baled hay for years. Dad is going to plant wheat next year, so they will actually be straw bales and will hopefully be better for those with allergies.
Everything is starting to come together. There are a lot of little things that we have yet to think about, but we have a year to get those taken care of. We are excited about our location because it will bring a mood to the wedding that will not be easily duplicated. Keep watch for more details on our planning!
–David
