Wednesday, June 26, 2013

My "other" Job...Weddings!

Of course you all know that I paint furniture, sew and bake. 
 But did you know that I also work at a local restaurant???  
Silva's Sheldon Inn, of Elk Grove, has been my place of employment since 1996!
I started as a busser my Senior year of high school and then I was the dining room manager for 4 years until I had my son.  I continued to fill in here and there for a few years and then returned to do bar-tending 1 night a week in 2008. 
 Well, that one day of bar-tending has turned into 3-4 a week of bar-tending/serving.
 But my main passion is weddings and I have the job of being the wedding coordinator at Silva's Sheldon Inn.
 The owners have an amazing patio, garden and gazebo area perfect for an outdoor ceremony and reception!   
But it is like the Secret Garden of Elk Grove...nobody know it's there. So it is time to show it off and let people know about this amazing place. 
 Imagine the weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, birthday and anniversary celebrations that can be planned here!

This weekend I had the opportunity to help plan the wedding my my next door neighbor.  A romantic, shabby chic wedding venue was the plan.  The bride's florist was Jackie's Flowers.  Jackie and her daughter Chelsie are the best florist in town!  They put countless hours into their floral designs and bring extra flowers for last minute details!  Can't beat that! 
 See their blog post of the wedding here

Okay, now for the tour of Silva's Sheldon Inn...

Overview of the patio.  Hold up to 50 people for dinner service or perfect as a dance area with D.J.
 Entrance to Silva's Sheldon Inn Garden and Patio.
 Pathway to gazebo and lawn for an outdoor ceremony.
 Outdoor Ceremony Garden.

 Outdoor ceremony under olive trees and large oak tree.
 The restaurants herb garden.  Doug and Barbara Silva grow all of the organic, fresh herbs in these raised garden beds.  They also have another garden that they grow heirloom tomatoes, eggplant, onions, fava beans, and many other organic vegetables for their menu.  They believe in using the freshest, highest quality ingredients available.


 A shot of wedding ceremony.

The photo booth.  My husband made the bench out of an old French Provincial bed.  The headboard is the back of the bench and he used the curved foot board for the arms.  We spent over 30 hours stripping and sanding paint off of the bed to stain the edges and repaint the it pearl white. Crazy but worth it! 
The bride also paints shabby chic furniture and she had the 2 old patio beams that she wasn't going to use.  She gave them to us and we used them to make the photo booth backdrop.  I couple vintage bed sheets, crochet table cloth and fun bunting made it super-cute. 


My husband built this tree stand for a craft fair that I did awhile back. I had used it to hang apron on but it worked perfect to hold photo props.
More photo props and a collection of fun glasses hung on a shutter. 



I have used this laced frame and birch branch easel for so many events!
The gift table with vintage handkerchief bunting.  The brides friend made the bunting for the card suitcase.
The sign-in table was a desk that I had painted.  I used my vintage typewriter that I found at a garage sale for $5.00!! 

I made this fans with a letter from the bride and groom to their guests.  So sweet but unfortunately not necessary since it was cool, breezy and rained a few times throughout the day! 
 Oh well, still a cute detail!
 Fabric scrap bunting and twine pom-pom balls for the entrance.




Banner over head table.  I used an old birch branch, vintage table runner and washi tape for the lettering.  The washi tape looked like fabric on the table runner but peeled right off so I can reuse!


 My husband came home, one day, with this door that he picked up off the side of the road!  He really is a great guy, I would rather have an old door over flowers any day!!
A mixture of birch branches, twine, fabric strips and tiny clothespins became the  hanger for the guest seating cards.



The gorgeous flowers and chandelier by Jackie's Flowers



The cake table...look at that cake stand.  An old vintage stool provided by Jackie's Flowers.
Fun with the photo booth props.  
I made the tie and suspenders for the brides son...Adorable!!

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