1. The "Guest Book Table"-- You may notice later down this post that the color palette was very neutral and consisted of many shades of browns. To stray away from that a bit, I wanted this table to be a little more vibrant and exude more of the cultural aspects you may view in Africa. My aunt had these beautiful blankets/tablecloths/whatever you want to call them laying around and they were a perfect fit for what I was envisioning. One more aspect I wanted to encompass is where my cousin was going--South Sudan. And so I had the flag under the basket full of cards, and I also made them for the bunting, using colored paper and sharpie. The final and very last (and also my favorite) part of this table was having the guests highlight their favorite Bible verse, so that my cousin would be able to look through all of them during his time in South Sudan.
2. Centerpieces--As I had previously stated, the color palette we were going for was a very neutral color palette consisting of a lot of browns. My aunt emphasized that she didn't want much color or anything extravagant, since my cousin was not going anywhere fancy nor full of vibrant botany. It was also important that we kept the centerpieces a little dry looking..and that we did. A few days before the party, I went on a walk and picked up sticks + the flowers shown in a dead field. I'm pretty sure they were either weeds or a crazy invasive plant.
Tip: Not an expert on flowers nor am I an expert on floral arrangements, but I discovered on my walk that there are plenty of flowers up for grabs. With clippers, take a walk and clip what looks good to you for an arrangement. Flower can be expensive, so this is a great alternative as long as you're not clipping off of private property or your neighbors or something aha
The arrangement consisted of 3 sticks, a few of the flowers, and a filler (short leafy flower plant I found on the walk as well). Not wanting too many flowers, I did take the small white flowers off of the short leafy flower plant. By the time it was party time, these flowers were d-e-a-d. Now you're probably thinking why didn't you just put water in the jars? Well…keeping with the dry look, my aunt didn't want any water, but that's okay!
This has been really too much talking, but here's a summary of the other elements: burlap + smaller mason jar w/ sand & candle + cutout of Africa w/ mark pointing where my cousin was going & a verse + a cross made with smaller sticks. So yup! That was all! I enjoyed taking part of this creative process, and I can't wait for future projects!
Cheers to this g a t h e r i n g and many more to come!
Enjoy & Fair Winds,
Naomi Fuad and Angela Phung
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