Sarah and Chad’s Wedding
We are oh-so-thrilled to be sharing Sarah and Chad’s Maine wedding today! It’s absolutely brimming with beautiful inspiration and steal-worthy details, and no wonder! The bride, Sarah, runs the delightful event planning & design business, Daisies & Pearls.
From Sarah: “Event details fell right into place for Chad & I, upon visiting the historic Whitehall Inn for the first time. The Inn has been in operation since 1901 and was all too perfect for the backdrop to our dream wedding; right down to its charming farmer’s porch lined with wicker rockers. Vintage postcards featuring the Whitehall Inn were mailed to our guests asking them to kindly save Friday, August 6, 2010 for our wedding.”
Sarah got creative with the floral design, crafting ribbon boutonnieres, organza hair combs, and fabric clutches for the bridesmaids. Her bouquet was the real showstopper, made out of vintage flower brooches collected from family, friends and shops!
Sarah and Chad wanted their wedding to have a “vintage summer garden party” feel. Since poppies are the ultimate summer flower, red poppies were prominent in all the details, from the invitations to the escort cards.
Their venue, Whitehall Inn, owned a vintage typewriter once used by Edna St. Vincent Millay! Guests used it to write their well wishes for the newlyweds. Sarah handcrafted number tags resembling typewriter keys, which she adhered to clothespins. They served as escort cards and anchors for the paper poppies.
The table decor was full of personal meaning. Chad’s fondest childhood memory is bottle digging with his grandfather. Thus, it was only fitting that they used his grandfather’s vast antique bottle collection in the centerpieces. Each one held a single stem of a red dahlia, snapdragon, or zinnia. The finishing detail was the table numbers, which featured Sarah and Chad’s beloved dogs, Daisy Mae and Pearl!
The reception’s crowning glory was the dessert table, which looks so very scrumptious! It featured vanilla and red velvet cupcakes with fancy cupcake liners and toppers. Poppies made of gum paste were the perfect accents!
Congratulations Sarah and Chad! Your wedding was amazing. Thanks to Meredith of & Unlimited for sending these photos over.
Vendor List
Ceremony: Our Lady of Good Hope
Reception Venue & Catering: Whitehall Inn
Dress: The Cotton Bride
Bride’s Shoes/Dresses: J.Crew
Earrings: Marla J Designs
Groomsmen Ties: Vineyard Vines
Groomsmen Monogrammed Pocket Squares: SheriAngellCreations
Bridesmaid Earrings: Josephines
Cupcake Liners: Cupcake Social
Gum Paste Poppies: Sweet Dejavu
Flowers: Hoboken Gardens
Stationery: Sarah Cowen
Lanterns: Luna Bazaar
Photography: & unlimited and Stacey Hedman
Meredith
Despite her dreamy wedding blogger lifestyle, Meredith's day job is running ClassicVeils.com and a full-time mom to an active toddler. If she could, Meredith would spend her days taking cruises, helping animals in need, and watching Big Brother!
all the little details make this wedding look like a really memorable one. so stunning!
Love the colors! So sweet!
Sarah, your work is amazing. You can notice all the details and time you have put into your wedding to make it personal has really paid off! Great Job! It was a beautiful wedding and one I will always remember. I am so proud all your accomplishments and your upcoming adventures!
These guys are just the sweeeetest! So many heartfelt smiles throughout the day, and incredible merrymaking details!
What a beautiful Bride and equally beautiful Wedding!
Thank you so much for mentioning my Etsy shop.
Thank you so much for sharing Chad & Sarah’s wedding- it was such a memorable wedding for me!
This is so very inspiring. Off the charts wedding . . .
LOVE those red poppies!
Those shoes! Those cupcakes! The Bouquet! I’m in love!
Super cute dessert table! Such fun colors!
OMG, this is probably my favorite wedding you have posted. I love the colors!
Oh I LOVE teal and red – and they did it perfectly! Beautiful church, too.
Oh the color scheme is FABULOUS…soo unique…love it! VERY cool bouquet…very unique!
Thanks so much for featuring this wedding, I love the color scheme and all the DIY ideas, though I may just hire Daisies & Pearls and have them do it for me too!
WOW!…breathtaking. I knew we had a celebrity couple in our family. Enjoy your fame.
Oh my goodness! What a thrill?! Thank you so much for the sweet compliments and feature.