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October 19, 2017

Wedding: The Reception

All of our photos were taken by Sarah Cramer Shields of Cramer Photo. Follow her online and on Instagram!

As cocktail hour wound down, it was time for the reception and dinner!

There were twin highchairs for the two baby Emersons who attended our wedding, one on each side of the family! They were the queens of the night.

Flowers

Our tables were dressed by our florist, Sandy Goodson of Verde Natural Florals.

I used my grandmother’s vintage pitcher collection for the floral arrangements, along with the wooden cheese boxes that my mom and grandmother passed down to me over the years.

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The lanterns and burlap table runners were loaned to us by our friends Erin and Ben from their wedding!

I bought the pilar candles and filled votives on Amazon. The place cards matched our invites and were from Minted.

Each place also had a custom napkin I ordered from the Dot and Army Etsy store. (The same store that did the custom napkins for my sister’s wedding!) They spanned five different patterns in a similar color palate. They make such a great keepsake for us as well.

Thomas gave a short toast to kick off the dinner. As always, he made everyone laugh.

Dinner

Dinner started with a plated salad with arugula, ricotta, and pears.

The main course was served family style, which is my favorite type of food service! Everyone was seated and served together, yet there were options to choose from. We had shrimp and grits and maple pork tenderloin as our two entrees. Both came with sides – mushroom risotto and red grits, plus balsamic roasted vegetables and fingerling potatoes. We thought the food tasted delicious, and I loved the red grits!

After dinner came toasts from Thomas’s brother and Sarah. My sister decided to let Sarah do the talking and passed the torch on to her for the evening. Both of their toasts were heartfelt and so personal and had us all laughing through tears.

I’ll be back tomorrow for the final post of the week – cake + dancing!

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  1. Christina @ montessoriishmom.com says

    October 19, 2017 at 7:21 am

    Love the vintage pitchers and pretty napkins! The details of a wedding are always one of my favorite parts 🙂

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  2. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    October 19, 2017 at 7:23 am

    I love the tabletop decor. So beautiful! Would love something like this, outdoors, for my own wedding one day, haha!

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  3. Heather R says

    October 19, 2017 at 7:32 am

    Kath, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful day with us. Everyday has left me in happy tears for you.

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  4. Leatitia says

    October 19, 2017 at 8:45 am

    So beautiful!
    That second to last picture of Mazen laughing and Thomas with his hand around you… <3

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  5. Linda @ the Fitty says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:41 am

    The butter even looks like a flower! How exquisitely detailed the chefs were!

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  6. Bri says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:59 am

    So beautiful, congratulations!

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  7. Katie says

    October 19, 2017 at 2:09 pm

    I love the flowers on the tables! They are beautiful!

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  8. Jeanie says

    October 19, 2017 at 6:56 pm

    It looks lovely, and the food sounds scrumptious! You are doing such a great job taking us through your special day.

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  9. Janet says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Absolutely love all of the floral’s and decor.

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  10. Kim from MN says

    October 19, 2017 at 10:56 pm

    Congrats again on your wedding! And this looks so lovely. I love the flowers and all the tablescapes. You have me wanting to start a blog just so I can preserve memories of my own wedding! What a beautiful day. Since you mentioned Thomas makes everyone laugh (and I can see it, in the photos) – what’s his sense of humor like? Any snippet of something funny you can share? (I love funny people!)

    Congrats again – so lovely! You look BEYOND happy! <3

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    • KathEats says

      October 20, 2017 at 1:18 am

      Wait for his Justin Timberlake impression in tomorrow’s post!!!

      Reply
  11. Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says

    October 22, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Everything looks perfect!

    Reply

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