One of my most popular blog posts is our witchy woodland wedding. This original handfasting ceremony has been an inspiration for many.
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What does it take to plan a wild, witchy, woodland wedding? It takes a beautiful spot in the woods, and a lot of creativity, faith and commitment to a vision. As with all things The Mighty Oak and I do, we are determined to do as much as we can ourselves, to be resourceful and meaningful.

What began as a huge pain in my ass, turned out to be the centerpiece of the day. This scrap curtain was a Pinterest idea gone wild. I wanted to use it to dress behind or for whatever reason. I just thought it was a cool and beautiful idea. I used piles of material scraps from my seamstress mother's basement. My living room floor was covered and my back was crooked by the time I was done - with the first go around. The above is me on our first trip to McLeansboro this summer. It was a little too short width wise. So I retrieved more fabric from my mother and tripled it in size. It turned out positively amazing. I got to use the blush color I was wanting originally - AND..... not knowing where we were going to hang it until the Thursday before, we found two trees that lead to the altar. It became a gateway to the ceremony. An organic answer to a major task.The wedding curtain was one of my family elements of the ceremony. I worked on it for weeks before the event. Now it hangs in our hallway.

The cape was one of the first pieces I purchased for the wedding. I found it on Etsy in a beautiful merlot color that really set the tone for the rest of the wedding color palette.

We did indeed tie the knot. I made this hand fasting cord out of simple ribbon and craft beads. This Celtic ritual was an integral part of our ceremony.

I searched high and low for the right boho-witchy-lenoraaura dress. I was so completely over it when finally, at the end of my rope, I went to the local mall and found a dress at Hollister on sale and in an XS. SCORE! Of course I had to jazz it up with my own unique flair. I had initially wanted to add elements of the color blush, but after finding the gorgeous ribbon below at Michael's craft store, it was obvs that beige, browns, golds, ivory and merlot was my main color palette.

Photos by Lovely Scenes Photography, Lenora Henson & James Murphy.