wedding wednesday: guest blogger edition

Hey guys!  Today I am SO excited to have the lovely Elle from Elle-oh-vee guest blogging with us!  In addition to all the home decor blogs and websites I've stalked over the last year or so, I've also been on the hunt in the blogosphere for beautiful weddings.  When I stumbled upon Elle's blog and wedding, I feel in loooove. It is full of handmade goodies, personal touches, and is absolutely breathtaking.  So, in preparation for Friday's wedding shenanigans, let's all get lost in the whimsical wedding that was Elle's big day:


Hi all! I am Elle from Elle-oh-vee and I am so thrilled for Kirsten as her wedding day is almost upon us! I know it is going to be a beautiful wedding and cannot wait to see the result of all her dedicated planning.

Kirsten asked me to share a little about my own wedding and what girl doesn't want to talk about her wedding?! J and I got married a little over a year ago. May 29, 2011 was exactly four weeks after we marched in graduation regalia to receive hard-earned degrees. Our wedding date also happened to be the date of J's parent's anniversary. I feel so blessed to share that day with them! 

I have shared a lot about our wedding on my own blog, but one thing I haven't shared much about was what was going on as our wedding approached. Do you remember those terrible storms that devastated Joplin, Missouri? Yeah, those storms hit our little town in Northwest Arkansas just before they hit Joplin. That was one week before our wedding. It had been raining nonstop for several weeks, but when that huge storm hit I was in a total panic. The forecast for the next week promised rain and lots of it.

While several areas were torn up in our little town, our wedding site was untouched. Oh, and about our wedding site. We got married under a big oak tree in the middle of J's parent's property. Which meant that besides the beautiful tree there was no cover for our 500 plus guests. Our reception site was outdoors as well and there really was no other place that could accommodate so many people in case it rained. 

Incredibly enough the rain passed early in the week and it was an absolutely gorgeous weekend. Our wedding day was really windy and prevented some of our decor to be set up, but I was thankful for wind over rain. By the time our ceremony came around the wind settled down to a perfect breeze. I will always remember that feeling of being so blessed to have such a great day with all of our family and friends there with us to celebrate.

Best wishes to Kirsten on her wedding weekend & I hope you'll visit Elle-oh-vee very soon!

To check out even more of Elle's wedding goodness, head on over to her wedding page on her beautiful blog!  Have a lovely week!