5 Rustic Wedding Ideas You Haven't Seen Before

With all the "rustic" wedding venues in our area on the Central Coast of California, here are some great and creative tips you might want to incorporate. I recently officiated and DJ-ed at the Cayucos Barn (http://cayucoscreekbarn.com) a terrific and charming venue in Cayucos, California and a great place to have a "rustic" wedding.

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Photo: Johnny Miller	Cowbell Seating Display A sure way to break the ice? Have guests pick up sheep and cow bells along with their escort cards. It's a call to supper, table assignment, and favor in one. Plus, it will make the seat-finding process sound like a game of musical chairs.
Photo: Sarah Maingot	Monogrammed Blanket A monogram-embroidered blanket would be equally at home around your shoulders once night falls or on the grass at a wedding picnic. Better yet, you'll treasure it for years to come. Commission the needlework or DIY it.
Photo: Johnny Miller	Caramel Favors There's something luxurious about giving these oversize handcrafted (and seriously delicious) salted-caramel bars as favors. Wrap the wax-covered treats in newsprint, add a ribbon, then finish with stick-on wax seals.
Photo: Sarah Maingot	Hitching Posts Spread your big news in a small-town way, with this cross between a frontier poster and a modern concert flyer. These 23-by-28-inch black-and-white broadside designs were printed on newsprint that's so inexpensive, you can cover a whole lot of territory. Plaster them around town to lead guests to your location, or line a wall at your reception to create a graphic photo-booth backdrop.
Photo: Sarah Maingot	Wheat Chandelier Indoors or out, a glowing tablescape like this one pulls all the rustic pieces together. It looks polished, but it's actually quite resourceful: The harvest-theme chandeliers are wheat-covered wire baskets, and the vases holding clouds of pretty wildflowers are recycled metal cans spray-painted a glossy white. For an instant, on-point tablecloth, lay out a length of raw-edged leather. Get the Wheat Chandelier How-To

A 'Bonnie' Wedding in Cambria, California!

Saturday I had the pleasure of officiating for a Scottish-Style wedding (complete with bagpipes!) at Cambria Pines Inn in Cambria, CA. It was such a fun wedding and delightful change to my traditional garb! Also a wonderful venue to have a wedding, beautiful surroundings, great staff, charm and ambience! So in the spirit of the Scots, here is a Celtic blessing for the very special couple I married this weekend:

May you have,
Walls for the wind
And a roof for the rain,
And drinks bedside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire