Laine & Pete

Things have been a little hectic for the past months or so, but better late than never. Here’s a run down of our wedding day:

Getting Ready

The day started at about 8:00am for me. I stayed the night at my grandmother’s house with two of my bridesmaids and our hair stylist & makeup artist, Mary Elizabeth Long, arrived early that morning to start on everyone. This was hands down the best decision I made about the day, having someone come to us. We all sat around sipping on coffee in PJs while Mary Elizabeth worked her magic.

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I was really excited that Mary Elizabeth was able to securely incorporate a family heirloom into my hair. For my wedding my mother gave me my great grandmother’s diamond pin that she herself wore on her wedding day in 1921.

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One of my bridesmaids, Dena, has a tattoo on her back that we originally thought about covering up (it’s a fairy in her au natural state). But, Mary Elizabeth came up with a much better idea, and painted some clothes on her.

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Around 1:00 our photographer, Josh Reeder, along with his wife/assistant, Annie, came over. They roamed around the house and got some great shots. They even caught grandpa during his mid afternoon nap.

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Once everyone was wrapped up with hair and makeup my bridesmaids and I had a seat on the patio so I could give them their gifts. Each girl got a card and a diamond pendant. We realized pretty quickly that it was a bad idea to do this after makeup.

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Around this point, things started to get a little crazy. And by “a little” I mean we reached defcon 9. It had been raining on and off all day long, which meant not only was I freaking out that we’d have to do the ceremony under the reception tent instead of in the front of the mansion, but that we’d have to transport all the dresses and get dressed at the venue.

Time had gotten away from us a little so the next hour or so is a complete blur. We ended up arriving late, and due to the rain setup was complete choas. Our venue (Spring Haven Mansion) hadn’t allowed any vendors to arrive prior to 3:00 (for a 5:00 wedding). By the time I got there the valet was starting to setup, family members and wedding party members were all over the place assisting with setup, and I had to rush straight to the bridal suite to avoid getting my hair wet and start getting into my dress.

Check back later for Part 2.

Our wonderful caterer, Rita with Down South Delights, just blogged about the sushi she prepared for our wedding on her blog, as well as Ashley’s Bridal Guide.

Check out her post below:

A Session of Sushi Wednesday, May 20 2009

This past weekend we had a great wedding for Laine & Pete Barnett. I will be featuring a lot of pics from their reception later on this week.

One of the items on the menu was a sushi station. Being a sushi addict I called on my good friend Chou who is an expert in the field. I left the difficult pieces to her and I created some simple tasty sushi.

Lots of pics because I just think they came out too fab!

Fresh Wild Salmon with Pearl Black Sesame Seeds

Nori Stacks & Bento Balls

Nori Stacks

So the Nori Stacks are something neat that I saw in Martha Stewarts Hors D’ Oeuvres Book several years ago. They are a great conversation piece and taste just as great as any sushi roll. Basically, it is stacked sushi that’s it!

Making the rice for the sushi takes just as much time as the rolling, cutting, and forming. We meticulously made the sushi rice, washing, seasoning, and even cooling it with a large hand held fan.

Thank you so much Chou for coming and spending the day at my shop. Cant wait to share all of the pics and how beautiful the display came out of our lovely sushi.

I was thrilled to get an email from Peggy today that included a video of our wedding ceremony. We didn’t have the budget for a videographer, and the ceremony was pretty much a blur because I thought Pete was going to faint at any moment, so this is really exciting. It’s only 5 minutes (we wanted to keep it short and sweet) and has lots of laughs. Don’t pay any attention to the absence of Pete’s voice, he did say “I do”, but I think I was the only one who heard him ,

Laine & Pete’s Wedding Ceremony from laine pitt on Vimeo.

Our honeymoon at the Riu Palace Pacifico in Puerto Vallarta was incredible. The resort was amazing and the location was great, check out pictures here:

The wedding was absolutely perfect, even though it rained most of the day the weather managed to clear up just in time for us to dry off the chairs and pull off the outdoor ceremony. I’ll post more details later, but for now here are some pictures taken by our guests:

It’s late, so this is going to be quick. Here are some pictures of the girls getting ready for the wedding:

Our rehearsal dinner was absolutely wonderful. It was held at Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club in Hendersonville Tennessee on Friday May 15th. Pete’s father and stepmother hosted and as usual blew us away. Check out some pictures here:

We picked up Pete’s ring today and we both love it. It’s white gold with a brushed hammered finish, high-polished edges, and miligrain inside borders.

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DIY projects that involve anything besides a computer intimidate me. I wasn’t born with that inherent crafty gene that so many other women seem to have. But, I also wasn’t going to cash out my 401k for table numbers, escort cards, etc. So, I actually managed to master a DIY project. I can now use a paper cutter, know what glue dots are, and have a new found love for textured card stock.

The completed project so far are:

• Table Numbers
• Escort Cards
• Wish Jar with custom Note Cards
• Flip Flop Basket
• Bar Menu (not pictured)

At the last wedding I went to about half the female guests ended up barefoot by the end of the night. I love super cute heels that go perfectly with my outfit, but after a glass or two of wine you just don’t care about fashion as much as comfort. Since we plan to have lot of dancing at our wedding I decided to go to Old Navy today and stock up on flip flops for the guests. You can get a pair of flip flops for $2.50 a piece if you buy at least two pairs, since I bought about 14 it was a steal.

I’m going to tie each pair together with raffia and put them in a cute basket with a sign that says “For Dancing”.