Some words about the day from Natalie & James:
We really like our food selection. We’ll have two food trucks on-site. We love fire roasted pizza.
James is especially proud of the centerpieces. Each of the woodcuts we made ourselves from a tree that fell in our neighborhood. The wood was so fresh we had to kiln-dry it ourselves in our home oven. Then each piece was individually cut and stained.
Also instead of a guestbook we handmade a bulletin board made out of wine corks from the winery that’s hosting our reception. Guests are going to take pictures of themselves with a Polaroid camera and write a note on the photo before pinning it in our frame. We also made a photo back drop for this purpose.
We’ll also have a ton of games at the reception, including a volleyball net and wiffel ball. Our friend is going to lead anyone who wants to play in a competitive party game of “assassins.” It should be a good time.
Florist –  We bought wholesale flowers from Steve’s Flower Market in Chicago. Email: eventssfm@gmail.com
Hair and Makeup artist –  Elle Salon in Michigan City: elle.salon@sbcglobal.net
Cake Artist – Designer Deserts in Valparaiso.
Pizza Truck – Rolling Stonebaker
Reception – Shady Creek Winery