Posted by scrapper | Posted in Stickers | Posted on 14-06-2009
Tags: boots, clothing-accesories, fonts, typography, webdesign
It seems like more weddings happen in the month of June. If you have a wedding coming up in the near future, you may be dealing with the planning of the details right now. You’re searching for the right caterer and the reception hall and possibly browsing through invitation books looking for the perfect way to announce to your friends and family of your upcoming wedding celebration. Sometimes the meaning of it all can get lost in the planning. It all can be so overwhelming as it is for many of us these days.
My grandmother often told me that weddings in the olden days were more about the actual ceremony than spending absurd amounts of money. There was very little expense because there was very little to spend.
Outdoor weddings were common and used the beauty of Mother Nature to enhance the ceremony using flowers that were handpicked from the meadows. The wedding dresses were made by hand or handed down through generations. The groom would wear his best Sunday attire. Pot-luck picnics were held following the wedding. The type of gifts people would bring for the happy couple were handmade quilts, homemade jams and jellies or smoked meat. The gifts were more about survival than pleasure.
Some weddings these days seem to focus more on the expense, the latest styles, the hottest fashions and less on the actual marriage vows of two souls. The cost of these types of weddings can become astronomical.
My budget would not allow for an extravagant wedding, but I still wanted a beautiful one. I chose to go back to the simplistic style of years past. I have always been enthralled with the old cowboy life-style and way of living that my grandmother spoke about when I was a child and that was my inspiration in planning my wedding.
My grandmother talked about how they picked a beautiful place by the Snake river where the water flowed peacefully. The white pines soared into the beautiful blue sky and sheltered the area from the bright warm sun. There was a variety of wild flowers spread through out the tall green grass.
My grandfather patiently waited by the rivers edge as my grandmother rode toward him in a black buggy. As she began to walk in his direction, her beautiful white homemade wedding dress glistened in the sun. My grandfather said she looked like an angel walking toward him. When they joined hands in marriage they felt they became as one.
I set out to create much of the same natural inexpensive environment as my grandparents. I found a location near a small stream with lots of beautiful pine trees. Because my wedding was in July, the mountain meadows were filled with a variety of beautiful wildflowers that I included in my bouquet, table centerpieces and cake decoration. We decided to ride in on separate horses rather than using a buggy like my grandmother.
Our invitations were computer generated with a western theme and our included photograph was taken by a family member with a digital camera and printed on an inkjet printer. They looked just as good as a professional design and we received many compliments on them. The best part was we saved oodles of money.
I found a beautiful inexpensive wedding dress for only ninety-nine dollars and I wore a white cowboy hat that I had adorned with a veil. My husband wore a white silk western shirt with a black leather vest and black wranglers. We both wore our cowboy boots.
All other members of the wedding line wore black Wrangler pants with the girls wearing blue western blouses and the men wearing white western shirts. Some wore black cowboy hats and boots. The guests were told they could dress casually and gifts were optional.
We built a hitching post which we placed his and hers saddles upon. We dressed up the posts and saddles with bows. We stood at the hitching post for the ceremony. It may sound a little corny, but it was really beautiful.
The ceremony went well and without a hitch. Many were concerned I might fall off my horse and become an entry on Funniest Home Videos, but little did they know I’m an excellent horse rider and my horse is very gentle. Some commented that it was like watching a fairy tale wedding; which only proves that you can have an inexpensive wedding and it can still be breathtaking.
The reception dinner was held at the same location following the ceremony in a sheltered area. We provided the Dutch oven meat and the guests brought salads and other fixings.
We were fortunate enough to have a relative that makes wedding cakes for a good price. She incorporated the wild flowers into the decorating of the cake and the cake top was a cute cowboy couple. We had live entertainment provided by a family member who played guitar and sang. All in all, our wedding cost under $1000.
My inexpensive western wedding proves that you can have a wedding that is just as meaningful, if not more so, without the overshadowing of glitz and glamour to take away from the original reason, which is, the joining of two souls.
About the Author:
Kathy Angell is an avid cowboy western enthusiast. She has lived the cowboy lifestyle all her life and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others. She enjoys horse riding, pack trips, camping, hiking, fishing, hunting and Dutch oven cooking. http://www.cowboy-lifestyle.com
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – My Inexpensive Western Cowboy Wedding
|
|
Wild West Cowboy Western Horse 5-piece Toddler Boy’s Bedding Set $89.99 This Wild West Cowboy bedding set by JoJo Designs will help your little boy kick up his heels and drift off to dreamland like a real cowboy. This bedding set is detailed with embroidered horseshoes and sheriff stars. |
|
|
Cowboy Classics – 100 MoviePack – 24-Disc Set (DVD) $33.94 This title combines all the action of WESTERN LEGENDS and COWBOY LEGENDS into one mammoth, 100-film strong collection featuring plenty of cowboys and adventure. Please see individual titles for synopsis information. |
|
|
TCM Greatest Classic Films: John Wayne Westerns – 2 Disc Set (DVD) $14.35 With his clipped delivery and weighty screen presence, John Wayne is one of the icons of the Western genre. This collection presents four of the actor`s best films: THE SEARCHERS, FORT APACHE, RIO BRAVO, and THE COWBOYS. Please see individual titles fo… |
|
|
Spaghetti Westerns – 20 Movie Pack – 5-Disc (DVD) $6.92 Though the Western might have been born in America, the Italians put their own distinctive stamp on the genre. This collection includes 20 films from the cowboy boot-shaped nation, with director Sergio Corbucci, composer Ennio Morricone, and star Lee V… |
|
|
Western Cowboy Horse 13-piece Crib Bedding Set $114.49 Dress up and decorate your baby’s room with this beautiful 13-piece crib bedding set. This set includes a quilt, two valances, skirt, crib sheet, bumper, diaper stacker, toy bag, two pillows and three wall hangings. |
|
|
Wild West Cowboy 3-piece Boy’s Full/ Queen-size Bedding Set $99.99 The Wild West Cowboy bedding set by JoJo Designs will help your little boy kick up his heels and drift off to dreamland like a real cowboy. This striking bedding set is made of cotton coordinating fabrics with a multicolored cowboy print. |
|
|
Cowboys & Aliens (DVD) $16.99 Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, COWBOYS & ALIENS is set in 1800s Arizona, where Aliens abduct the local residents. |
|
|
Country Cowboy Quilt Set $85.99 Add Western flair to your bedroom decor with a handcrafted quilt setSet includes a quilt and two shams (1 sham with twin)Bedding features a horse and cowboy quilted pattern in shades of brown |
|
|
Ultimate Collection: The Real West – Cowboys & Outlaws (DVD) $11.87 Eight documentaries on some of the Old West`s most prominent figures are included in this package from the History Channel. Country star Kenny Rogers hosts each installment, which include lengthy examinations of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hi… |
|
|
Monte Walsh (Lee Marvin) $14.84 Set during the turn of the century, MONTE WALSH is the story of a cowboy who slowly comes to realize that he has become an anachronism. In a reversal of the usual type of role he plays, in this film Palance is one of the “good guys.” |
|
|
Wild West Cowboy-print Kids’ Chairs (Set of 2) $117 Wild West chairs are the perfect size for your little oneKids’ furniture features prints in vibrant colorsKids’ set comes with two (2) chairs |
|
|
Great American Western Collector`s Set, Vol. 2 (DVD) $13.36 This set of 21 traditional westerns includes such well-regarded oaters as KING OF THE COWBOYS, SANTA FE TRAIL, THE OUTLAW, THE OVER-THE-HILL GANG, and the Marlon Brando directed ONE-EYED JACKS. |
|
|
Ransom (Paperback) $11.78 John Taylor works a lot as a day laborer or cowboy, taking pretty much any job he can get. Actually, he spends most of his time resenting Richard Hahn, the man who’s living with the woman John loves—John’… |
|
|
Wild West Cowboy 4-piece Twin-size Comforter Set $109.99 This four-piece comforter set from JoJo Designs features a multicolored cowboy print, cow print, red bandana print, plaid and denim. This set includes a comforter, sham, drop skirt and valance. |
|
|
Last Cowboy $8.9 THE LAST COWBOY is a personal drama with a western twist to it. When a family member dies unexpectedly, a rancher and his estranged daughter must deal with their problems to help the ranch to stay in the family. The film stars Lance Henriksen (TV`s `… |
|
|
Sagebrush Trail (DVD) $3.95 Free Movie DVD; 2-Disc Set A young cowboy finds himself behind bars, wrongfully accused of a crime. One day, when his jailer is particularly careless, he sees his chance and escapes in order to clear his name. |
|
|
Under Montana Skies (DVD) $7.9 Singing cowboy great Kenneth Harlan stars in this classic western along with the legendary Slim Summerville. A band of outlaws brings terror to a traveling show leaving peace and restoration up to the hero Kenneth. |
|
|
The Long Riders (Blu-ray Disc) $15.83 This violent Western follows four sets of brothers–the Youngers, the Jameses, the Millers, and the Fords–who band together for a crime spree across Missouri. Law enforcers, meanwhile, prove inept in their attempts to apprehend the renegade cowboys, w… |
|
|
Bob Steele Double Feature Collection, Vol. 3 (DVD) $35.48 For years, actor Bob Steele (1907-88) held court as one of America`s most popular onscreen cowboys. This box set pays homage to Steele with fourteen of his most popular features, produced between 1930-45. Titles include FIGHTING CHAMP, NEAR THE RAINBOW… |
|
|
The Santa Fe Trail (Compact Disc) $10.09 An extraordinary saga of the trail-blazing cowboys who made their fortune driving cattle from Texas to the Great Frontier.They left Missouri and were headed to Santa Fe. Standing in their way was a parched desert, a land … |
|
|
Cowboy Classics – 6 DVD Set (DVD) $24.8 Description not available. |
|
|
Drifter (Hardcover) $23.71 Yearning to be a cowboy, John Allen, a former coal miner and apprentice gunsmith, heads to Wyoming to begin his new life and finds himself caught up in a war between ranchers and a band of rustlers. |
|
|
Clarence Goes Out West and Meets a Purple Horse $11.73 While visiting a western ranch, Clarence the pig plays cards, line dances, plays the washtub in a cowboy band, and reads stories at bedtime with his new friend Smoky the purple horse. |
|
|
Roy Rogers – 2-Disc Set (DVD) $8.9 Singing cowboy Roy Rogers stars in five films in this collection. Among the highlights are BELLS OF SAN ANGELO, in which Rogers investigates a series of murders at a silver mine; and THE ARIZONA KID, which finds Rogers joining up with the Confederate A… |
|
|
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Ray Wylie Hubbard and the Cowboy Twinkies $12.86 Disc 1:West Texas Country Western Dance BandPortales$60 FordBordertown GirlLovin` of the Game, TheCompromiseBlackeyed PeasJazzbo DancerHe`s the One (Who Made Me #2)Belly of Texas |
|
|
Doc Hooker`s Bunch (DVD) $7.9 Dr. Hooker isn`t your usual cowboy. In fact, he isn`t a cowboy at all–he runs a medicine show. With beautiful girls and a fast tongue, he`s sure to put the quick-drawin` gunslingers of the Old West to shame. |
|
|
Slow Cooking (Paperback) $13.33 Augments more than 100 recipes with a history of cooking in the American West, describing the influences of ethnic flavors, cowboy culture and regional ingredients while sharing tips for using slow cookers ranging from crock pots and Dutch ovens to cla… |
|
|
Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears (Paperback) $11.12 From the first bloody battles between mountain men and Indians to shootouts between famous gunslingers, Cowboys, Mountain Men, and Grizzly Bears cuts to the chase of what draws people to the history and l… |
|
|
Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (DVD) $6.92 A cowboy and a Stanford graduate join forces to create the world`s biggest cattle ranch in NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR A COWBOY. When things are starting to go well for the mismatched pair, World War II threatens all their hard work. Set in the Canadian West,… |
|
|
Cowboys and Aliens: The Illustrated Screenplay (Paperback) $18.76 Offers an illustrated version of the script for the forthcoming movie, which draws on the best Hollywood creative minds and star power to meld the western and sci-fi genres into a film that promises to be one big blockbuster of a movie. Original. 16,00… |
|
|
Nat Love (Hardcover) $23.71 Born into slavery in 1854, Nat Love had an itch to travel early in his life. Soon after slavery was abolished, Nat left for the Wild West in search of his fortune. He worked on cattle drives and as a ranch cowboy. He found that the American West was in… |
|
|
Once There Was a Bull… $6.92 When a bullfrog sets out to find his lost hop in the Old West, nothing is what it appears to be. With the flip of a page, a toad becomes a toadstool, a dog becomes a doghouse, a cow becomes a cowboy and a stage becomes a stagecoach in this rollick… |
|
|
Smoky $34.65 Set in the early 20th century American west, this is the story of Smoky, a horse born in the wild who is eventually rounded up and trained by Clint, a cowboy who works on the Rocking R Ranch. Although Smoky misses his freedom, he soon forms a strong |
|
|
Bob Hope: Son of Paleface [VHS] $4.37 Bob Hope returned to the wild West in Son of Paleface, mining the rootin’ shootin’ genre for gag after gag. Hope plays Junior Potter–another variation on his lascivious, cowardly, yet somehow endearing persona–a college boy who’s come to California seeking his father’s hidden gold. What he finds is an empty treasure chest, a pile of unpaid bills, vengeful Indians, buxom Jane Russell (as a s… |
|
|
Western Outlaw Cowboy Hard Hats Hat 6 point Squeeze Lock Suspension-Black Lot 8 $170.60 Compliance: ANSI Z89.1, Type I, Class E, G & C. Outer shell is made in USA of high-density polyethylene that resists penetration, deflects blows to the head from falling objects, reduces danger from exposure to low and high voltage electrical conductors, is slow burning and water resistant. V100 construction features a rain trough, universal accessory slots, eyelets for affixing chin strap and emb… |
|
|
Big Show $2.99 … |
|
|
SAM ELLIOTT 3 dvd Lot THE DESPERATE TRAIL + CONAGHER + YOU KNOW MY NAME Authentic Region 1 $44.97 The Desperate Trail (1995) -A crook and a tough-as-nails gal are hunted by a ruthless lawman in this Wild West tale. After killing her abusive husband, Sarah (Linda Fiorentino) is forced aboard a stagecoach by her cruel father-in-law, Marshall Speakes (Sam Elliott). By happenstance, a thief named Cooper (Craig Sheffer) is also on board. When bandits attack, Sarah escapes with Cooper’s stolen loot…. |
|
|
Toy Cowboy Sheriff Badge Party Favor Birthday lot 48 Party attendees can become the town sheriff with an official badge. Great party favor or prize. 100% plastic. Age 3+ Clip on badge measures approximately 2″. Lot of 48 badges Made in China… |
|
|
Kids Dozen Cardboard Wanted Dead Or Alive Western Party Photo Cards (Add a 2 photo to each card) Dozen Kids Cardboard “Wanted Dead Or Alive” Western Photo Cards. Add a 2″ photo to each card. Ideal for a cowboy or cowgirl western theme party. Use as a personalized invitation or name card. Also, can be used as a party favor… |
|
|
Dozen Metal Cowboy Cowgirl Sheriff Badges Dress up your western outfit with this sheriff badge. Metal badge with clip. Size 2 ΒΌ”…. |
|
|
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West [Download] $9.99 … |
|
|
Colorado Belle $14.44 … |
|
|
Dozen Plastic Pink Western Badges $5.55 Plastic Pink Western Badges. With a metal pin. 3″… |