April 19, 2014
I may just share with you every photo we took of this beautiful wedding. The details are amazing and mostly done by family and friends.
The bride shared about her little sister that every project she copies from Pinterest actually looks better than the Pinterest picture
itself. It's true. This family has talent- starting with mom who made the bride's dress- the cupcakes for dessert- and who knows what all else.
From beginning to end this day was filled with the simple joy and love of family and friends.
Much Much Craziness. Laughter. And Big Hugs.
From the handmade chalkboard program to the metal wheel wreath hung as a giant chandelier-
This wedding is an inspiration to make use of what you have - simple and beautiful!
Babies breath/yellow/woods/blue/sunshine/lace/polka dot bow ties/keys/peanut butter eggs/
We were lucky to be a part of it all =)
Don't forget to check out their love story and the details to their day at the bottom!
Seth & Liz: Your wedding was so pretty. A beautiful beautiful beautiful day you will never forget.
I loved how you had everyone say something about you at the reception to get the two of you to kiss.
What a great idea! So here is mine. Not a story from the past but a hope for the future.
Seth- Keep being crazy. Your laughter and your craziness is only a hint of the huge soul and kind heart
inside of you. Liz is gonna need that and Liz, you look at Seth as though he just ran a thousand miles
to save your life. He is obviously your favorite person. Every time he sees your eyes look at him like
that he will want to run those thousand miles again. =)
( ok- you can kiss now )
Our love to both of you,
Diane . Judy . Valerie .
here you go:)
our journey.....
I was in perfect denial, and he sought hard after me.
I don't remember when we first met, we grew up in the same youth group and he was just one of my brothers crazy friends, and I had my girlfriends.
As for God, His timing is perfect.
We started hanging out together more often at youth events....He drew me in with his crazy laugh, crazy ideas, and just his crazy self. We began having "thursday night parties" with our group of friends,just to play games, make tie die t-shirts, or simply just to be together. In all this I was becoming more and more attracted to him....and he began seeking me out. I told myself, "he is just being nice" and he isn't really choosing me. It took a lot for me to realize that, Yes this man was choosing me...Seth was very persistent and the reality that he wanted more than just a casual friendship all took place December 22!
I was walking out to my car after work...and there he was with a bunch of roses, asking me to go on adventure with him! And what an adventure it was! The excitement of discovering who this crazy guy was, and the joy of being the girl who is given the opportunity to go deeper was such a blessing. We quickly realized that we both loved quality time, and many evenings that winter were spent relaxing by the fireplace, or simply just being together.
The journey was exciting but not without disappointments....that summer I went on a mission trip for a couple months and was struggling with some life situations. We hit a rocky part in our relationship when I came home, and soon afterward broke up. During this time God had a lot to teach both of us separately. It was very painful and I questioned what God was doing in all of it. In the beginning of our breakup I really didn't see us getting back together. But God had better plans, and through another trip we took with friends I saw the man God was shaping him to be. And through much prayer and guidance by my parents, we started dating again!
It was a second chance that not for a moment do I regret:) This time we both learned a lot about caring for the other, and were able to better connect and be honest! The adventure of dating felt new and scary, but with Gods help we grew incredibly! That summer was way better and a few highlights were a day trip to DC, doing a ropes course together, ect...
That fall Seth went on a mens camping trip, for a week. During this time I desperately missed him. I know God used this time to show me how much I wanted Seth apart of my daily life. When he finally came home, we spent an evening together and he told me all about his trip, at the end he gave me a note and told me I would be receiving more...This made me extremely excited! The following day was like a treasure hunt, each note I received had a special memory and told me where to go to find the next note:) Finally at the last destination he was waiting for me....such emotion! There he took me on a most unforgettable walk through the orchard where, he chose me and asked me to be his wife!
His Question and my Yes....was only the beginning of our New Adventure:D
DETAILS:
Bride's Dress: My dear Mother sewed this with much love:)
Shoes: Target
Hair: Sister, mom, and friends
Flowers: Grace Zieset
Bridesmaids: sewed by mom!
Grooms outfit: Kohls and JcPenny
Groomsmens outfits: Kohls and JcPenny
Mens shoes: Fish n Chip
Chalk Board: Bride painted and her dad built
Sign Quilt: Grandma Sensening made the quilt and dad built the frame and her sister decorated it
Caterers: Big John Catering
Dessert: Mom made all the cupcakes!
Table Numbers: We found old books and painted, wrapped with lace and numbered them
Hanging wreath: We used my parents old wrought iron wheel and made a garland to drape around it (Genius)
Name tags: I just used an old door, made tages out of fabric and strung it on a key.
Center piece for bridal table: Bought random jars, filled with sand and greens, and a candle
Truck for gifts: our neighbor Jeff High
Great color coordination. Fun fun fun.
