Outdoor/Rustic Wedding Boutineers

We received a lot of comments on the pinecone petal boutineers that I created for the groom, groomsmen, mothers, and grandparents at our wedding.  I thought I'd show you all some detailed shots of them today - as they are one of the parts of our wedding that I am most pleased with the result.

These were thought up one night as I worked like a busy bee on wedding crafts.  I wanted to tie our neutral colors in, give the guys something that wasn't too frilly, and create something unique and special.

The result was the Pinecone Boutineer!

This was supposed to be the groom's pennant, but for some reason he was wearing one of the groomsmen's boutineers on our wedding day.

Too bad the bride isn't always there to supervise him and make sure he knows which boutineer is clearly his. ;)

This boutineer in the top photo was different from the others, as it has an extra layer of petals, ultimately being bigger and more full.  I'm still not really sure what happened to the groom's boutineer, but below is the one he ended up wearing...

This is the boutineer the groom ended up wearing.  These were intended to be the groomsmen and father's boutineers, as they were still made from large pinecones - but had one less layer than the groom's boutineer. 

Here, you can see the handsome groom and groomsmen sporting the boutineers.  I liked how this project turned out because they are still cute, rustic, and went with our lodge decor - but most definitely manly.  Do guys really enjoy wearing delicate flowers that might break, or have to worry about a pin that usually comes out at some point during the wedding?

Mothers and Grandparents received a different boutineer.  The photo below shows my mom and mother-in-law wearing it - it is made from much smaller pinecones and has a pearl center.

**Pinecone Boutineers are made to sell here on my Etsy shop - I would love to make them for your wedding!**

Saying 'I Do'

Here is a post all about our wedding ceremony!  I'll just narrate through the pictures, so sit back and enjoy the great work of Birds and Coffee Design's photography!  

Our wedding was at Deer Creek Lodge in Davis, Oklahoma in the lovely Arbuckle mountains in the middle of May.  The lodge had two large ponds with canoes, lots of trees, and on our particular day lots of wind!  

This is the state where the wind come sweeping down the plains.

We had a very traditional ceremony, led by my grandpa.  After the processionals, we heard a brief message about God's plan for marriage, said the traditional vows, were pronounced, kissed, and walked away married! 

When I say traditional vows, I mean they even had the 'thees' and 'thous' and don't tell me that's not a tongue twister!  We worked hard to say those vows!

Here is a look at our ceremony through pictures!

Guests arriving and house ladies greeting them with the guest book and programs!

Our guests seated themselves while listening to a mixture of classic 20s and 30s big band broadcast songs and selections from Pixar's Up! Soundtrack.

Our ceremony location from behind, guests arriving!

The groom and my grandpa, our officiant.
He has officiated almost all of his children's and grandchildren's weddings!
Looks like he is giving Tyler instructions.

Processional

Family Processional

Our families and wedding party walked to parts of "Married Life from the Up! soundtrack.

Tyler's Paternal Grandmother, my cousin escorting.

My paternal grandmother, my uncle escorting.

Tyler's Maternal Grandmother, my uncle escorting.

My Maternal Grandmother

Tyler's mother

My mother

The Bridal Party's Processional

Groomsman and Bridesmaid Joey and Kelsey

Groomsman and Bridesmaid Wei and Sherry

Best Man and Matron of Honor Louis and Deana

The lovely Pebble Girls make their entrance!

Our oldest pebble girl scattered pebbles.
Her basket says, "We're Standing on the Solid Rock"

Our younger Pebble Girl carries our beloved stuffed puppy, Maggie.

The Bride's Entrance...

My walk down the isle started at the back door of the lodge.  The beginning of "Carl Goes Up" set the scene, and my dad and I walked to the climax of the song.  (My dad is wearing a police dress uniform).

The Ceremony

The Giving Away

A word from my grandpa's "marriage book" as he calls it.
(He also likes to pretend he has 'forgotten' his marriage book. haha)

Saying our vows.

The Kiss

Why I love my wedding veil!  Always waited for this moment!

Our first married kiss!

Mr. and Mrs. Smith!

Read more about my wedding dress here!

Heh, I got him that watch! ;)

And we walk away as married people!

Last, but definitely not least, we asked our friend Kevin to video our wedding for us.  He seriously went ABOVE AND BEYOND and we are super impressed!  He even went so far as to match the songs to the correct parts of the ceremony so that the sound quality would be full.  Seriously.

Check out this HIGHLIGHT VIDEO that he made to recap our ceremony and reception!  I'd love to embed it for you, but I think due to the song used YouTube won't let me!  But it is really worth the click! :)

All photos credited to Birds and Coffee Design.