Well we did it, we got MARRIED!

After 2 years of planning and collecting, our rustic, reused, recycled wedding came to life. It came to life even prettier than I imagined! I ended up collecting over 150 China Dinner, Salad, and Cake plates. 30 lace table runners, a beautiful armoire I used for a cake stand and lots of other fun stuff!
the Silver Creek Youth Camp at Silverfalls State Park near Salem Oregon was perfect for the joining of these two hearts. We had acres and acres and acres to your selves, our loved ones stayed the entire weekend, no one told us what we could and couldn't do and the staff who stopped by every morning to make sure we had everything we needed was very nice and respectful of our space.

Here's a few photo's of our decorations. I'll post more once I get the professional photos back =)

This door was at the end of the trail that went to the ceremony site, a large open amphitheater like setting.. "A door to a new life" 

These hearts all had little love notes Levi and I wrote to each-other over the last two years and kept in a box where we could not read them until our wedding day. 

My friend Becca painted this lovely tree, guests were asked to "Leaf their finger prints"

This is the dinning hall. Already equipped with tables and benches from the 1800's.  I made the garland out old sheets. It turned out beautiful! 

 The day before the wedding my girlfriends and I picked Dahlias to fill all the antique medicine, mason, and milk jars I had collected

My sister-in-law made our cakes! White cake with butter-cream, stuffed with fresh peaches! 

   

I ended up renting a few vintage items from Danner & Soli out of Salem. I loved the way this Victorian furniture looked out in the open field! 

Our ceremony was very intimate. We laughed and had fun the entire 15-20 minutes. 

Of course our dogs were there!

Surround  by old growth 

 There were 38 of these cute little cabins on-site for all our overnight guests

Handsomes! 

The dinning hall looking in

Truman and Tucker = Best pals!

 Did I mention there was a swimming pond? 

All in all it was a pretty good day! 

Silver Creek Falls Youth Camp

Levi & I both agree that this seems to be our best option! We love it! We love that it has so much rustic charm, a dining hall with a professional kitchen, a dance hall, lots of little cabins (you could even pop some tents), and it's not to far from Portland for our guests who would like to sleep in their own beds!
It's secluded and the park is BEAUTIFUL! Old growth forest, lots of waterfalls, and funky little lodges all call this park home. Great photo opportunities and a great location to wine, dine, and be marry with our family & friends!

Old Ranch at Silver Falls State Park

Levi & I checked out the Old Ranch @ Silver Falls State Park. We really liked it and you can camp on the property the only problem is it only accommodates 50 vehicles and all other vehicles have to park outside of the park oh and that you can only reserve it 6 months in advance to your event and they book up FAST..... On the plus side it's very reasonably priced. There is also a huge campground and cabins for rent throughout the property, you can bring horses, and there is a 10 mile hike with 10 diff rent waterfalls to see. One fall you can even walk behind and it has an old curved stone wall..... Imagine the photo opportunities there!