A Farm Girl's Rustic Wedding at The Oaks Plantation in Alabama

Most of the time, I start my day at the ceremony venue, but every now and then I get to take a little trip to the salon. This time, it just happened to be with my homies at Doug’s 2 Salon Spa, where Emily Rose worked her magic: bride getting ready at doug's 2 salon getting ready at dougs 2 salon in montgomery
At The Oaks Plantation, there were rustic and personal touches everywhere, from the blue glass jars resting in front of old family pictures… blue mason jars at a wedding
…to the homemade chocolate chip cookies that were part of the DIY favor table, where guests could put together their own bags of goodies, and seal them with Japanese washi tape to take home and enjoy later: favor table with japanese washi tape
If the sparkle of the bride’s Badgley Mischka shoes didn’t get your attention…
The unique cut of the diamond in her engagement ring probably would have. I’m pretty sure I drooled a little. It was like a tiny, fabulous disco ball!
The bride chose a full lace Maggie Sottero gown, while the maid of honor’s pale blue dress was from Wtoo by Watters:
But I have a feeling no matter what she wore, the sight of her daughter getting ready to walk down the aisle still would have brought tears to her mom’s eyes:
Maybe it’s genetic, because when she finally got to spend a little time before the ceremony with the man she was about to marry, the bride shed a few tears of her own:
The reception was decorated with touches of burlap and glass, and guests noshed on a full spread by A Catered Affair, including shrimp and grits, and a coffee station complete with dainty cups. Dessert came in the form of cakes by Cake Designs:
The band was all about being interactive, especially when one of the guests knew every word of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” and totally threw down on the mic: