After only 3 months of planning, we pulled it off! Three months earlier our preferred venue had a cancellation…so we went for it! I wrote a few posts that may give you some ideas on planning a DIY wedding, rustic elegant style. Today I’ll just share the photos.
We were married at French Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. We loved the venue, but being 200 miles away made it a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-DIY-wedding, all the way. It wasn’t easy planning a wedding site-unseen (only via virtual tours)…but it turned out pretty well overall.
Some fun at the reception. My son (left) was King of the Dancefloor…
My kids. Ethan is almost 15 and my daughter, Avery is 10. Our dresses are from David’s Bridal, all off the rack ;-)
Mark with his beautiful daughters, Kait (L) who lives in Detroit and graduated from University of Dayton and Kristy (R) who attends Miami University as a freshman this year.
We had an outdoor photobooth. Lace curtains hung from a tree surrounding an old, vintage frame.
…another photobooth inside. Backdrop courtesy of our photographer. Props courtesy of Amazon.com.
We DIY’d our “vintage” mantel — this served as our wedding altar.
My daughter, who stood by my side…
Mom and son…
Mark, waiting at the altar in the garden. Mark’s son, Dusty…is there…in spirit…his shoes on the altar. A white butterfly flew between us during our vows.
My son helped me with a lot of last minute touches.
The cake…
A little candy shoppe twist…
A candy shoppe…
Head table…
The menu, courtesy Branding Ground who designed and printed it for us.
My best friend, Laura…beautiful as always.
Our daughters who love each other like sisters
All of us. L-R: Daughters Katie (25), Avery (10), Mark, me, Kristy (18), Ethan (14).
Feeling very blessed for all of our second chances.
Jeanette is an Ohio-based designer and DIY expert with an eye for simple projects that add value to your home. She focuses on high-impact low-cost interiors that are timeless, easy to achieve and beautiful. Furniture refinishing, millwork, paint and budget room remodels are her specialty. Jeanette has appeared on a guest on the Rachael Ray Show, WCPO Cincinnati Lifestyles and has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens , Country Living, Men's Health and a number of home and garden publications.
Beautiful! Thank God for the 2nd chances! God bless you and your family.
You all look so beautiful. Jeanette you are just glowing. So glad you are sharing and allowing us to be apart of it. Be blessed
It looks beautiful!! And you both look so happy! Congratulations!!
Just beautiful and what a lovely family.
Gorgeous. Such a pretty wedding and such a great new “family”.
Thank you so much Marty they are the best! Thanks for stopping by!
You look amazing. What a beautiful wedding. Congrats!
Thank you so much Vanessa! It’s been fun getting to know you in our live DIY workshops.