Bloggers say I do! | Gee KnotsVilla

We are delighted today to have the lovely Gee from KnotsVilla share with us her re-imagined wedding! KnotsVilla (previously known as Everything Weddings And More) is an international wedding blog currently focusing on Theme-ful, Prop-ful Color-ful, Culture-ful wedding related events. “I created this blog just a few months after I planned my own wedding and decided to give back to the community in one way I knew best; Blogging!”, Gee told us and we certainly would love to see how she would plan her wedding all over again!

Right photo by Jeremiah & Rachel via Wedding ChicKs

I got married 2 years ago which was my first wedding knowledge experience. Up until then, I was never the wedding girl so talking about the “industry” to me at that time would have warranted a blank stare. However I had always been a researcher so that helped me a bit to plan my wedding all by myself with a fiance that was in another country. If I had to do it all over again now as a wedding blogger, quite a number of things would be different.

The wedding style

I would most likely go for something more themed but with soft and earthy colors. If I had to pick a mainstream style, I’d be borderline Seaside/Nautical Chic. I would love bits and pieces of nautical objects but it would be majorly all about the soft sea colors – blues and all.

The Color Palette

I’m mostly a bold color girl but since I’m re-imagining the wedding that never happened, I’d try something softer. Using shades of the sea with neutral earthy colors would be a color palette I’d love to try. Being a bold color girl, I wont be surprised if I had pops of a third color (like the red on the cake) in a few other places, but majorly it would be the blues.

Photo Credits: Nautical Wedding Inspiration Cake by French Made, photo by Julie Siddi via Rock and Roll Bride | Couple on the water, photo by Studio 1208 via Style Me Pretty | White Shoes, photo by Marta Locklear via Style Me Pretty | Beach wedding table photo by Tim Halberg via Chic Coastal Living

The wedding dress & shoes

I would be very happy to try something different once I can successfully convince mum its not a taboo to wear a non white wedding dress. A dusty blue dress is currently at the top of my list, with nude glitter shoes. I’ve always been a mermaid dress girl, so that’s one thing I would not change.

The wedding ceremony location & wedding reception venue

I think the best nautical weddings are outdoors so I would love one just like that either by the beach or the dock. Both ceremony and reception would be outdoor and very intimate (30-50 guests). I have also always loved long rectangular tables; they some how make a wedding feel even more intimate. Textured tablecloths, nautical themed napkin holders, escort boats, mid height floral centerpieces and great food; I’m all about that look. For the ceremony, I’d love to say “I Do” facing the water with a spectacular wedding aisle and white chairs.

photo by Erica Mendenhall Photography via Knotsvilla

Wedding Cake

I have never been a cake person, so the wedding blogger in me only cares about presentation. I’d like an obvious nautical cake, mid height cake with about 2 tiers. But in regards to what it would taste like, I’d probably ask the husband to make that decision.

photo by Jeremiah & Rachel via Wedding ChicKs

Wedding favors

Edible wedding favors all the way! That’s one type of favor that I’m convinced won’t have a lot left over – I’m thinking candies and cake pops.

Entertaintment

For my wedding, we played the shoe game. Cliche I know, but I’d play it over and over again if I could – it was so much fun getting to fail all those questions and laugh with my newly acquired husband then. Also another thing I won’t change is the music. Every time I remember my wedding I can’t forget how active the dance floor was and that makes me so glad. Being a Nigerian, the music was 99% Nigerian music and that’s definitely something I’d keep.

Honeymoon

Hubby and I had somewhat of a city honeymoon in Lake Geneva. While it was great, we’ve always had Bora Bora on our minds since we met – it actually became “our thing”. So in this new wedding of mine, Bora Bora would definitely be the honeymoon spot for 1 week.

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