Good morning, sunshines! We have a sweet and inspiring real wedding today. And as some of you figured out on Friday, the oak tree (with the little fabric banner, of course) is plenty of loveliness all on its own. But there’s clearly more and it’s all tres cute.
Brittni and Jeff were married under a 200 year old oak tree in Treaty Oak Park in Jacksonville, Florida. As Brittni says, it’s more massive than it looks and some of the branches even touch the ground. What an amazing and evocative place to hold your ceremony, no? And because the oak has created it’s on space in the park, their ceremony felt enclosed and intimate, even though they were in a public space.
Brittni ordered all of their flowers from Whole Foods (great resource btw, for those of you doin’ it yourself!) and she made all the arrangements and the bouquets herself. DANG. They turned out so well, Brittni! Plus her mom made the boutonnieres. She was going for a woodsy romance vibe, pairing rustic flowers with vintage handkerchiefs and brooches she found at thrift stores.
AND she made personalized clay pendants for each bridesmaid and herself.
Because they wanted the ceremony to really feel like them, Brittni and Jeff wrote their vows and the ceremony themselves. The only music was played by Jeff and his brother on the guitar. Jeff played the processional as his bride and her parents walked down the aisle to meet him. And Brittni’s brother played a second song for the recessional. Jeff’s brother-in-law was their officiant, making the entire thing a really close family event. It was one of their favorite parts of the whole day.
And not surprisingly, Brittni made the awesome fabric bunting that marked their ceremony space.
Jeff designed the invites and programs himself (yay DIY groom!). Then the two of them screenprinted the front cover and printed the rest of the set off the computer.
Such a inspiring, collaborative event Brittni and Jeff! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. And all y’all, don’t forget to visit Brittni at the not surprisingly amazing papernstitch!
Photography: Jeanne Ciasullo / Video: Mark Hubbard / Ceremony: Treaty Oak Park, Jacksonville, FL / Reception: Jacksonville Public Library Rooftop Atrium / Bride’s Dress: Kristin Davis / Groom’s duds: J.Crew / Flowers: Whole Foods, arranged by Brittni / Food: D’vine Cuisine / Cakes and cupcakes: Edgewood Bakery / DOC: Danielle Bamba
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The tree is AMAZING-perfect spot for a ceremony! I love the bunting and log vases. Beautiful job!
… and a very nice typewriter!!!
Aww.. What a thoughtful wedding. Love the ring holder book. Sweet!
omg! what a pretty and fresh and SO creative wedding <3 i especially love the typewriter guestbook. want to have that in my wedding as well. (so i’ll add that to my dream-wedding wishlist!) <3 thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much for posting our wedding here Jiliian. 100layers is truly one of my favorite wedding blogs, so it is quite an honor.
-Brittni
I love the fabric bunting, the fortune cookies and the typewriter. So basically the entire wedding. How fantastic Brittni.
So beautiful! I love that oak tree with the light coming behind it. Makes a perfect setting!
What an absolutely lovely tree. How magical to be wed under it!
So beautiful!
So classic! Absolutely beautiful!
that tree is so amazing!!! and all of the details like the brooches on the bouquets, the invites and programs and especially the typewriter for guests to leave comments are so much fun and really make this wedding unique! love it!
Wow, what a great wedding.
Would the bride mind explaining how she had the typewriter comments setup? Did you just have your guests write on different pieces of paper? I’d love to hear how you did this;)
THANKS! CONGRATS!
I’m curious how a bride has time on the wedding day to do all of her own flowers? I’ve certainly heard of it before but never really asked. Are they doing it the day of? A few days early, and if so, how are the flowers staying fresh? I’ve often wondered about this…
I LOVE your blog! FOund you at Divine Caroline and voted for you immediately!!!
I will be back to ponder your amazing ideas and pictures!!
SOOOO wonderful!!!
God bless!
Amanda
How fantastic to see Brittni and Jeff’s super gorgeous + charming wedding featured here! Really beautiful presentation.
So I just noticed you had some cookies made for the wedding… if you ever need help in MN I would LOVE to assist you!!
http://iammommy.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/im-hoping-to-avoid-being-sued-for-this.html
Mostly for free (or cost of materials) cause I dont do cookies for a living for anything… just for fun.
Thanks and God bless!
Amanda
the typewriter, the fabric bunting (and square shaped, love!) and those woodsy bouquets — all so amazing! reminded me again how I love yellow as a wedding color, even though it didn’t work for us.
oh the typewriter guest message book is magic…
what an amazing wedding. congrats brittni & jeff!
I love the creativity here!
I saw the ‘a gift for you’ tags but didn’t quite understand what the favours were?
Thanks for sharing this beautiful wedding!
The bunting is adorable! Love this wedding! Thanks for posting it!
You have a lovely blog, this wedding in particular looks so much fun. I love the vintage feel with the wedding bouquet.
what great details, especially the typewriter!
I love every detail: the typewriter, fortune cookies, cake topper …. ahhhh so lovely
divine…this wedding radiates such love and contentment!
omg, that tree is breathtaking! wowowowowowow! i love the typewriter idea as well.
the typewriter idea is just genious
dallas
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this is sooo cute, when i get married i lso want to do everything myself. you guys rock. jenna
What a wonderful event! I loved the garland… and how perfect was that huge old tree?
would love to know some more details about the ring-bearing-book. looks like pictures of the bride and groom with the little hole cut out…maybe?!?!
also, the birch vases. i saw them several years ago and have been hunting everywhere. a florist in town has them…but that won’t help a DIY girl since she only uses them for weddings she does!
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Love your wedding pictures/decorations. I am also intrested in having my wedding here. I was just wondering if you had to pay anything and if your allowed to decorate around or hang things off the tree? Thank you
do you know how they went about getting a permit to get married at the park?
This is beautiful! Where did you do the reception?
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