My husband (still feels weird!) and I met shortly before my first novel came out. I gave him a copy of the ARC to read, which he did. When I saw him next, he told me it was good... but riddled with errors. I thought his bluntness was odd and didn't quite know what to make of him. As I discovered later, reading my book had convinced him that he wanted to get to know me better... and the rest is history.
As we started planning our wedding, it quickly became very clear to me that I was not going to get my way (which was a quickie wedding in Vegas or a courthouse) and so we started brainstorming about how we might plan something that was truly reflective of us as a couple. Since we had a very standard "hotel wedding," we wanted an element that was personal. Choosing books as a theme was a pretty quick decision.

Now that it is over, I wanted to share a couple of my favorite elements from the day.
In addition to being a book-lover, I am a total flower junkie. Thus, one day in January I forced several unsuspecting bridesmaids to spend the day making book paper flowers, like this one. We made about 40 and incorporated them into arrangements throughout the ceremony and reception.

Speaking of which, our ceremony was lined by books. You can see them hanging out on pedestals we used to mark off the ceremony here...
And this is a very far away shot, but we also had stacks of books with candles on top that lined the aisle.

- The Bible
- Dr. Seuss
- Albert Einstein
- Stephen King
- Pablo Neruda
- John Donne
- Beethoven


Also on the tables, we used books as centerpieces. On top of each stack, we place a flower arrangement with our paper flowers as accents.
Our cake, seen here, promised us our own "Happily Ever After." It was SUPPOSED to feature some book paper roses as well, but alas... if that was the worst thing that happened.

And so, now you can see what the wedding of two consummate book nerds looked like... and this is what marriage is supposed to look like, right?
Aws! That's so neat! Congrats on the marriage!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome wedding, Shauna! Congratulations to the both of you.
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