Here Comes the Bride.....

My sister, Jenny and I had the pleasure of hosting a Bridal Brunch for Catherine "Cack" Detherage on Friday. It was SO much fun! I put the invitation on here a couple of weeks ago. I promised I'd post some pictures from the decor and meal, so here they are:

The placecards:


The table is set - notice the HANDMADE topiaries (more on those in later)


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I saw these strawberry creme horns on a blog I frequent called Beneath the Heart (see my blog list) and thought they would go well.



Each table had a plate of donuts and mini-muffins in the center.



This is a close up of one of the topiaries. I got the idea from a scrapbook magazine. You need a foam ball (I used 4"), a flower pot, a piece of foam for the bottom of the pot, a dowel rod cut to the height you desire, and patterned scrapbook paper. You cut out 6 hearts (we used my cricut machine) per circle (also needs to be cut out or punched). It took about 8-10 flowers per topiary. We found that hot glue worked best to keep everything together.



We used little "engagement rings" from Michael's as the napkin rings, scrapbook paper in coordinating colors (with decorative corners) as placemats and green/white polka dot napkins.



The morning went very smoothly. Jenny had the tables set when I got to her house. I just added some of the decorative touches. We served caramel french toast, cheesy grits, hashbrown casserole, egg/sausage dish, pretzel pineapple salad, muffins & donuts, strawberry creme horns, coffee, milk, juice and punch.

We also had little chapsticks covered with matching paper and ribbon for each guest. We made a bucket for Cack with little things she could use over the weekend - a sewing kit, snacks, bath and body works toiletries and more. I forgot to take a picture of that! the day was a SUCCESS!