A Wedding for Whimsical Couples

The Morehead Inn, Charlotte, NC

A garden party wedding is soft and romantic. It’s defined by bright, spring colors and lots of florals.

Wedding Venue

Choose a venue that has an outdoor courtyard for ceremony and dinner so that guests feel like they’re going to a spring tea party.

Wedding Stationery and Signage

Choose stationery that is blue and white with a romantic vibe to set the tone and a wedding flower box to welcome guests to the wedding.

You can also include a seating chart that features the same flowers guests will see throughout the day.

Wedding Attire

For your bridal gown, choose a simple gown that’s easy to walk and dance all night in.

Bridesmaids should be in pastel blue dresses that match the blue flowers in your bouquet. For the groom’s and groomsmen attire, go with a black suit and pastel blue tie that matches the blue hues in the florals and bridesmaid dresses.

Wedding Flowers

When choosing flowers, go with a handtied bouquet that is predominately white, but features blues, greenery, and baby’s breath. Roses and hydrangeas would be perfect for this arrangement to create fullness and a spring vibe. Bridesmaid bouquets should be all white to contrast with their dresses. For boutonnieres, choose small white roses accented by baby’s breath and greenery to match the bridal bouquet.

Inside the manor, wrap the grand staircase with the florals at that are in the bouquet to make your reveal that much prettier.

Wedding Event Spaces

Have your ceremony outdoors in the courtyard. At the altar, hang floral swags on a ceremony backdrop that matches the bridal bouquet and frames you and your spouse.

For the change over to dinner, choose silky ivory tablecloths and pastel blue napkins that match the bridesmaid dresses and groom’s tie. Use gold flatware and gold-rimmed white plates as your place setting to keep a romantic feel to your tablescape.

Centerpieces should be simple – flowers that match the bridal bouquet and gold framed table numbers to match the flatware and plates.

For the sweetheart table, use the same linens as the guest tables and repurpose your bridesmaids’ bouquets by lining them up across the front of the table.

Wedding Guest Experiences

Wow your guests with a live painter who will capture your day for eternity on a beautiful painted canvas to hang on your wall.

For your guestbook, make a coffee table book with your engagement portraits for people to admire and write sweet messages next to.

Favors can be custom koozies guests can pick up at the bar featuring the same graphic that’s on your seating chart.

Wedding Cake and Desserts

Go for a simple cutting cake decorated with piping that makes it feel like the centerpiece of a tea party – because it is! Top the cake with a classic bride and groom cake topper, and for guests, provide them with white frosted cupcakes that coordinate with the cake.