Wildflowers at your Wedding

Wildflowers make beautiful decorations for your mountain wedding.
They also make a delightful country bouquet.

Folk Wedding Traditions

My father told me that when he was growing up in the twenties and thirties people gathered in the fall for corn shuckings. It was the social event of the season where young and old alike came together to celebrate the harvest and share the hard work of the preserving. To make things interesting, they would toss an ear of red corn in the mix. According to the legend, the person who found it would soon marry his or her sweetheart. Other courting rituals involved what they called a box supper. The eligible girls would prepare and pack a box supper. The eligible men would bid on the supper and the chance to share it with the girl who prepared it. Many a couple were introduced this way. It was hard to travel, so men and women usually chose partners close to home. A popular courting event was also the barn dance. Couples would meet there and often celebrate their wedding receptions in the same place. Here is the old red barn where Mary Jane and Claude Queen celebrated their nuptials early in the 20th century. Do you have any interesting folk wedding traditions?

Wedding Favors

Kristy and I can create unforgettable and personalized wedding favors for your guests. These include invitations, programs, candy bars, mints, seed packs, and kiss roses. We can do soap and candle favors to match your theme or personalize wine, water, and even hot sauce bottles to suit your needs. We can also help you customize gifts for your wedding party. Email diannegholson@gmail.com for an estimate.

Sarah's Wedding

Here is an example of one of the mountain weddings where we did the photography and many of the favors. It  was held in a small country church along a babbling stream. The bride was one of our former students. She's still happy and holding. The music on the slide show is from Mary Jane Queen's Songs I Like album, a song entitled "Goin' to the Weddin' of Sally Anne." Then, as now, weddings are major social events whether they're held in London, England or Cullowhee, NC.