Almost a month ago I spent just over a week in beautiful Sacramento California to help prepare for my sister’s wedding! I can hardly believe it’s been nearly a month already, and I still don’t have any pictures from the day of. I do have a few snapshots that I took in preparation for the wedding, and I hope to share a few things later on.
New Plantings
I arrived a week ahead of time to help with last minute preparations as the reception was held in their backyard. We had some last minute plantings to add lots of beautiful, perennial color to the flower beds. They have an awesome backyard that they have done a LOT of work to– which I also hope to share later. They transformed it from a very basic and boring lot into beautiful planting beds, 8 raised beds for vegetables, a couple of fruit trees, an updated patio, and more! The whole yard is shaded in the afternoon from about 5 or 6 PM on, so with a breeze the weather was perfect for their late afternoon/evening reception.
The actual ceremony was held here:
Wedding Site at McKinley Rose Garden
The McKinley rose garden in Sacramento was in full bloom! It was so gorgeous and smelled great too. It was hot and there’s not much shade there, but the ceremony was sweet and simple and we didn’t have to be out in the heat for too long.
Made Bouquets
There was a lot of DIY in this wedding to keep costs down, and boy did she save a lot on flowers! Her caterer told us about a floral warehouse where you can buy flowers wholesale. She spent under $1000, and bought TONS of flowers. Most of the bridesmaids and family was there the day before the wedding, and a whole bunch of us spent about 4 hours buying flowers and then making the bouquets and table arrangements. We had more than enough to make at least 18 vases, six bouquets for the bride and bridesmaids, one watering can full of flowers, and then some. And they were all gorgeous. It was so neat to see the variety too as no two vases looked quite the same.
And one last little sneak peek at the favors.
Succulent Favors
Aren’t these the cutest succulents! She found the little pails, and her husbands’ good friend (and their officiant) made these for them! He is a genius with succulents and grew these little guys just for them. I was soooooo sad not to be able to take one home with me as I thought with all the flying (and stopping in Texas) was just too crazy.
And that’s it! That’s all I have so far… I am hoping to get some pictures soon from the day of! I was a bit busy that day….being the matron of honor and all. This wedding was pretty perfect though and I think we all had a great time. I love my sister so much and was so happy to be a part of this very special day for her!
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