1 Year
12 August 2010 | by Jen in Family & Friends
Last week my husband and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary! It’s hard to believe that a year ago I was immersed in mini-wedding planning. To celebrate, we had dinner at the very same place where my husband proposed. I, finally, got one of our wedding pictures properly framed. And I even bought a beloved cookbook to honor the occasion (because paper is the traditional first anniversary gift, right?).
Anyway, I remembered that I was going to post some post-wedding, “non-reception” celebratory photos. Looking through them, I don’t have very many with actual people; I think I was too busy having a blast to take many photos which often happens! So, I’m just going to post some of my more craft-related ones.
These pics are from non-reception #1 which took place at our home last October. Rather, they were taken during preparations before anyone showed up.
Since it was October I wanted a slightly spooky theme but not in a costume-party kind of way (see our party invitations here). The colors were black, white, silver, pink and orange. In the photo, above, you can see our pretty bunting crafted with paper doilies, silver glitter card stock letters and black & white striped twine. The wee cake is pre-wedding topper (silvery glitter initials much like the ones used in the bunting). Originally I wanted to make a larger 2-tiered cake but became petrified by the thought as I’ve never made one. But a sweet little cake plus cupcakes galore did the trick. (By the way, the frosting was pearly and marshmallow-y, while the cake was yellow with chocolate chips. So good!)
My lovely friend Kara, who came down for the weekend, was very kind and totally game for any party-decorating ideas I threw her way including decorating our high ceilings with paper streamers.
The mantle was decorated with various pumpkins, candles and a fabric-covered accordion-style scrapbook filled with photos from the wedding, backed with craft paper I printed and designed myself. The plastic cauldron on the coffee table was later filled with candy for the young and young at heart. (We did have real food, I swear, like cheese and dip and charcuterie, but those things were set out just before people arrived.)
Kara and I spent the previous night making these fun cupcake toppers with Victorian clip art butterflies in October-ish colors. We (and by we, I mean Kara) put that scalloped paper punch to good use!
Oh, I can almost taste those cupcakes!
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 10 Comments
All the details that go into party planning are so fun. I like your banner and cupcake toppers. Happy Anniversary. I can’t believe it’s been a year already too. I feel like you were just talking about getting married.
Besides everything obviously being gorgeous and those butterflies being adorable, that frosting looks FANTASTIC. And I don’t even like frosting. It just looks so… I don’t even know.
beautiful!! happy anniversary:( oh and thank you so much for letting me post your wedding photos last week! you are gorgeous!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! Yes, time has flown hasn’t it?
happy anniversary! best wishes for many more to come. the cupcakes look wonderful!
I’m a bit late, but wanted to wish you a very happy first anniverssary!!!!
♥ Casey
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Happy first Anniversary Jen, and many more happy years to come
Happy anniversary, sweetie! Your house is beautiful – full of light and love.
xo!
Happy Anniversary a bit late! I love the ideas for your reception.
Hooray! Man, time flies. I can’t believe it has been a year. Can’t wait to see you this weekend!