Friday, February 5, 2010

Rustic & Organic Themed Wedding


Eryn & Steve: August 2009

Featured Wedding in latest Vermont Vows Spring/Summer 2010 Issue!

Hot Off The Press!!!


"Eryn and Steve wanted a rustic, organic-themed wedding that was

comfortable and fun. They embraced the mix of rural elegance

they found at The Amee Farm and built on it for their celebration."


"The couple felt comfortable trusting their vendors to

pull off the celebration they’d planned, so they were able to just relax

and enjoy their special day. “It was really nice to feel so at ease the entire weekend,” says Eryn."


Here's how the issue highlighted this wedding... I know it's small but it gives you an idea... we love this first page with the fantastic green/tree logo... Nicole, the graphic designer from Vt Vows came up with this cool layout. She's awesome. You'll have have to pick it up and read it in person...



OK Here's what the story says:


"Eryn Giroux and Steve Stetson lived just a few miles apart from one

another in Dallas, but they didn’t meet until Eryn was visiting her

family in Upstate New York and happened to find Steve’s ad on an

online dating site. Intrigued by what she saw, she sent Steve a note,

and the two made plans to meet for dinner as soon as Eryn returned

to Dallas. They clicked almost instantly and started dating seriously

just a few weeks after that first dinner.

Eryn and Steve's relationship was so easy and comfortable that Steve

planned a laid back, Christmas Eve proposal at Eryn's parents' house.

“My mom didn’t believe us at first — she thought we were joking,”

says Eryn. “When we finally convinced her we were serious, she

started calling everyone to share the news.”

Eryn had grown up in a little town called Chazy, New York, located

just across the lake from Burlington, and she’d always loved the

area, where many of her closest friends and family still lived. When

she and Steve discovered The Amee Farm, an organic working

farm in Pittsfield, they knew they’d found a location that suited

the natural feeling they wanted their wedding celebration to have.

The farm, tucked into the dazzling green fields you only seem to

find in Vermont, boasts an unbeatable combination of luxury and

sustainability, mixing elegant antique finds with rustic craftsmanship

for a style that really is the best of both worlds.

Eryn is a graphic designer, and naturally paid special attention to the

wedding invitations and other printed materials for the ceremony,

enjoying the chance to be her own client for a change. She included

a charming bird motif across their wedding stationery, a whimsical

touch that went perfectly with the quirky elegance she and Steve

planned for their wedding. She sourced recycled paper products for

the wedding’s print elements and tracked down rare vintage stamps

on eBay to match her wedding design’s theme and color scheme. Her

simple Kraft paper envelopes inspired raves from other brides-to-be

when they were featured on StyleMePretty.com.

Eryn and Steve wanted a rustic, organic-themed wedding that was

comfortable and fun. They embraced the mix of rural elegance

they found at The Amee Farm and built on it for their celebration.

Eryn chose a natural green-and-brown color scheme, accented with

hints of red, pink, and orange. The bridesmaids wore simple, grass-

green dresses by Amsale. Eryn’s dress, by Lian Carlo, spilled from

a plain bodice into a pretty tumble of ruffles that were feminine


The wedding itself was a warm, welcoming celebration that brought

together Eryn and Steve’s far-flung family and friends for the day of

merrymaking. The couple felt comfortable trusting their vendors to

pull off the celebration they’d planned, so they were able to just relax

and enjoy their special day.

“It was really nice to feel so at ease the entire weekend,” says Eryn.

And since it’s not really a farm unless there’s a little poultry, Eryn and

Steve’s photographer suggested a photo session with the neighbor’s

chickens. It seemed like an odd idea at the time, but the photos

ended up being among Eryn and Steve’s favorites of the day. After all,

they had their happy ending, and there was no question of anyone

counting their chickens before they hatched."

ENTERTAINMENT: ARTIST ENTERTAINMENT AGENCY

FLORAL DESIGN: PITTSFIELD FLOWER SHOP

INVITATIONS: MISSING Q PRESS & ERYN GIROUX DESIGN

LOGO DESIGN: (ON PAGE 49) BETSYWHITE

BETSYWHITE.COM without being fussy. Eryn opted for tree seeds as wedding favors, in keeping with their ceremony’s eco-friendly theme. She designed the labels for the seeds herself and wrapped them in organic cotton ribbon for a clean,elegant presentation.


ERYN'S SIMPLE KRAFT PAPER ENVELOPES INSPIRED RAVES FROM OTHER BRIDES- TO-BE WHEN THEY WERE FEATURED ON STYLEMEPRETTY.COM."


eryn’s tips

~ as simple as it sounds , try not to do everything at once

~ make a schedule so you can tackle a few things each week ~ stick by it and you won’t get overwhelmed by the process.





(and yes this wedding has been published before on stylemepretty.com. We 're not trying to brag or anything but everyone "in weddings" just loves THIS AMEE FARM wedding...and we are so proud to have been a part of it. Sometimes we luck out and just get to do what we love and work with wonderful people. Plus, we adore how Vt Vows wrote the story and did the layout - so you MUST run to Barnes and Noble and check this out!)

Eryn's Own Words:
August 2009

"Dear Liz , Courtney and to all of your staff-

I just wanted to thank you for helping me plan my wedding from afar. Living in Texas, booking your site unseen, and not managing a time to get away from work until the Friday before to come up in person, I placed a lot of trust into you and your operation to bring my ideas to life.

After all that is said and done, I can say the weekend was nothing short of a fantasy. Everything that we put together, the vendors you collected for me and the setting you created was exactly as I had envisioned it.

Thank you so much.

Eryn Giroux"

To see our previous story on this wedding go to:

Cara & Andrew's Modern Farm Wedding


Andrew & Cara - October 2009:
Featured Wedding on Ruffled.com - awesome wedding blog!

Looking back at 2009- this was one of our favorite couples who graced the Amee Farm and hosted a lovely wedding. They are a very creative couple and together planned a weekend that was incredibly personal and unique. Check out the link below to see more details of their wedding!


"We really lucked into the Amee Farm in Pittsfield, Vermont. I did lots of internet searches and came across it. We knew right away when we saw the house that it was the perfect place to throw a big family party. It was really intimate and felt authentically Vermont. They are very sweet and helpful and helped us with a lot of the logistics for the weekend."

- Andrew & Cara Sutherland