COMMUNITY WEDDING IN A COMMUNITY HALL

firstly, apologies for the long post - there are quite a few pictures in this one!

in december, some friends from church got married at galston community hall. with both brendan and charlotte being such valued and loved members of our church community, they wanted to have a wedding that they could invite the whole church to, and the community hall was a venue that was both affordable and big enough. i offered to style the wedding, and these photos show the end result.

the day was captured amazingly by studio eclectic, and i am so thankful for the many many people who helped pull this together. brendan and charlotte were going for a rustic theme, using a deep red and a bit of gold.

the original plan was ceremony in the hall, with the afternoon tea and reception outside, however, due to the weather, all of the above was to take place in the hall. the transformations on the day from ceremony venue to afternoon tea, then to sit down reception for 300 people, then to dancing and dessert were absolutely epic but, as they say, many hands make light work. there is no way i could have executed these transformations without the many hands!!!

these were the invitations...hand drawn fonts...

welcome and directional signs as you approach the hall...

 

the ceremony in front of the rope backdrop. they were 'tying the knot'...

 flowers and jars (so many jars!!!), along with some old wine crates to set the theme...

the transformation for the reception saw metres and metres of garland with a collection of pom poms strung above the bridal table...

with so many people, it was a tight fit, but we got everyone in and seated for the reception. the hall was filled with long banquet tables, and everyone just took a seat (there wasn't much room for standing!!)...

 

 and then there was the dessert table. so much tasty goodness...

and some other details from the day, including afternoon tea drinks labels, guest book table and the gift table...