Who: Aubrey & Rusty What: Getting hitched When: October 13, 2012 Where: Succop Conservancy, Butler, PA How: Picture a whimsical, vintage, country, carnival, town fair wedding.Tumblr (3.0; @halfwaytovegas)http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/<p>YES! Excited but so, so busy! I feel kind of bad, I stopped using tumblr bc Pinterest was sooo much faster, ha. I’ll post pics after though! Thanks for the compliments :-)</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/33057634552http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/33057634552Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:38:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mn7pFcoz1qfx488o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mn7pFcoz1qfx488o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mn7pFcoz1qfx488o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5mn7pFcoz1qfx488o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I asked my dad if he could make us a trunk that’s heavy (too heavy to walk off with!), and also locks, for any cards we may receive on our wedding day. This is what he came up with!  It’s a trunk, with a real lock and key. Our names and wedding dates are engraved on a plate on the top that screws in. When you take the plate off, there’s a slot to put cards in. After the wedding, we can put the nameplate back, use it in our home for storage. It’s, indeed, a treasure chest (as in, I’ll always treasure it).</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/25115281632http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/25115281632Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:47:44 -0400card chestwedding cardswedding planningwedding giftswoodworktreasure chestdecorstationary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhq9jZ5vr1qfx488o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhq9jZ5vr1qfx488o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhq9jZ5vr1qfx488o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhq9jZ5vr1qfx488o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhq9jZ5vr1qfx488o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I bought some fake flowers and “put together” my centerpieces. Just food for thought.</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15516054607http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15516054607Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:36:52 -0500decorflowerswedding table decor<p>Ha. Thanks! I’ve not updated in a long time it seems, but thank you!</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15515884538http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15515884538Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:33:36 -0500<p>Thanks, darlin’!</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15042174757http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15042174757Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:45:31 -0500<p>He hid the ring in our Christmas tree, and I found it as we were decorating :-) I pulled it off the branch, and turned around - boom, there he was on one knee with a little speech prepared. </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15042163763http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/15042163763Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:45:17 -0500<p>We just moved into our new house, so of course I&#8217;ve been busy decorating. Yesterday I went to Home Goods (there&#8217;s one in Pittsburgh finally!!!) and I found some goodies for both the house and the wedding. </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lulyutb7zu1qzh4ks.jpg"/></p> <p>We&#8217;re having a pie contest - or that&#8217;s the plan. I want to have people vote for their favorite pie (giving them a list of a few flavors) in the invite, and send that back as part of their RSVP. Then we&#8217;re going to display the pies, and give them 1st, 2nd, 3rd place blue ribbons. I was trying to find cake stands to put the pies on, and it&#8217;s harder than you&#8217;d think if you don&#8217;t want to spend 50 bucks on something you&#8217;ll never use again. This was $9.99 at Home Goods. I have a bunch of colored wicker baskets that I bought at Michael&#8217;s on clearance for $4 each that I&#8217;m flipping over and using for the rest of the pies. </p> <p>The crystals made it a little more wedding-ish, I thought. I&#8217;m trying to find some sparkly or metallic things so our wedding doesn&#8217;t look completely like a garbage dump, ha.</p> <p>Along those lines&#8230;</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lulz0a4qy81qzh4ks.jpg"/></p> <p>This dandy little mercury glass bird matches the mercury glass candlesticks that I bought at Target a few weeks ago. Pottery Barn had some amazing ones, for maybe $20 or $30 each. The most expensive one I bought at Target was $16. I only have four candlesticks, but I&#8217;m thinking that two will go on our sweetheart table, and two on the party table. Then this little guy&#8230;not really sure yet. I might put it inside the house instead of outside in the pavilion.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lulz41B9SH1qzh4ks.jpg"/></p> <p>This isn&#8217;t really anything special, but I thought it was a pretty picture frame, haha. I don&#8217;t want to end up having clear, cheap plastic frames at our wedding to display our photos. But I also don&#8217;t want to spend a lot of money if I&#8217;m never going to use them. </p> <p>All of the decorations I&#8217;ve been buying for my wedding are also being used in my house, or vice versa. I&#8217;m trying to be thrifty this way. A lot of the photo frames we&#8217;ll use at the wedding to display our photos will also hang in our house one day. </p> <p>This plan has also kept me from getting too incredibly theme-y for my wedding. I super wanted a carnival wedding, but it was getting out of hand. Now it&#8217;s more like a country charm wedding, haha.</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/12743172530http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/12743172530Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:05:12 -0500wedding decorationsantique decorationsshabby chic decorationsdecor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9opuW5VM1qfx488o6_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p>These are my official bridesmaid dresses! From Alfred Angelo, a new dress from the 2012 collection. And, it was only $159. All of my girls said it was comfortable, too, and it looked good on four very different body types. Score! </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/12449023061http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/12449023061Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:41:54 -0500dressesgownsdressgownbridesmaid dresses<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm4qbvDFLb1qiue0ho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is the best inspiration for a beach wedding, ever. </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/10019384658http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/10019384658Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:25:14 -0400dusk weddingnight weddingbeach wedding<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr84nkhQ121qmyx8zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my goodness. This wedding is so perfect. It’s gorgeous! </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9977729898http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9977729898Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:55:57 -0400campceremonyweddingwoodsdecorations<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr4fd1qAA81qi9xako1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9973730207http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9973730207Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:27:04 -0400brideweddingspoetry<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr2rt69Yff1r1b9kro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9858064666http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9858064666Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:32:05 -0400bridedancefieldgroomweddingphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmn2fe40MJ1qig0ito1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9858042085http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9858042085Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:31:36 -0400dessert tablerustic weddingweddingwedding decorwedding designwedding ideaswedding inspirationwedding receptionwedding receptionsweddingsfoodcake<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr2qu2G3uQ1r1b9kro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9857851765http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9857851765Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:27:31 -0400weddingreceptiontentlights<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo1kh9vDBw1qf3v8bo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><span> <p>See people, boots under a wedding dress is pretty much perfect. Couldn’t hop up there in stilettos, now could ya?</p> <br/></span></p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9236416030http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9236416030Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:52:25 -0400bridesouthern weddingtruckcuteweddingboots<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq12ei5m671r1b9kro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re having sweet tea and lemonade in plum jars, and I keep wanting to add fresh fruit because it just looks so much prettier!</p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9236079124http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9236079124Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:44:02 -0400country weddingfruitlemonademason jarsreceptionweddingfood<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lptrq5wnQd1qmyx8zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://countrynights-and-starlight.tumblr.com/post/9234089088" target="_blank">countrynights-and-starlight</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Stunning!!</p> </blockquote>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9234501084http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9234501084Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:06:04 -0400beautifuldressflowersincredibleweddingsgownsdresseswedding dress<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnxcp7VNMj1qjuvnio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love these belts that keep popping up. They just add the right amount of sparkle/class. </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9211917699http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/9211917699Sun, 21 Aug 2011 12:53:23 -0400lace dressdressesgownsbridal dresswedding dresslace wedding dressvintage wedding dress<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq0027HVl81qfx488o1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq0027HVl81qfx488o2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq0027HVl81qfx488o3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq0027HVl81qfx488o4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lq0027HVl81qfx488o5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Pick #3, probably my favorite just because I like the chiffon. I want to hold all of these up next to my dress to see which matches best. </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/8978145898http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/8978145898Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:56:31 -0400gownsdressesdressdessy groupbridesmaid dresses<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzzycpBhi1qfx488o1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzzycpBhi1qfx488o2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzzycpBhi1qfx488o3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzzycpBhi1qfx488o4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzzycpBhi1qfx488o5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Pick #2, Dessy Dresses. </p>http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/8978045287http://halfwaytovegas.tumblr.com/post/8978045287Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:54:12 -0400gownsdressdressesbridesmaid dressesdessy