Involves flowers.

Our venue, being outdoors, already has flowers. Growing out of the ground! I know. It sounds insane, but play along with me.

Come September, the courtyards in the Historical Museum will look pretty much like this:

Yeah. Lots of purple, pink, and red. Not usually my favorite colors, but hey. It is what it is.

What with the abundance of bright blooms and vegetation, we need to put zero thought into prettying up the courtyards. Nice. I love a self-decorating venue. This means the only area that actually needs flowers is the tables.

Now, I don’t have a favorite flower. I don’t even know what flowers are named, 90% of the time (fact: I called dandelions “daffodils” for many more years than I’d like to admit). The beau and I are not fussy people, and the Historical Museum is not a fussy venue. Add to all this the fact that there is a Farmer’s Market with flower vendors just two blocks from the venue, and the wedding just starts to plan itself.

A few weeks before the wedding, we’ll arrange with one of the Farmer’s Market vendors to set aside some of whatever’s in season for our date. The day before the wedding, we’ll stop by and pick up the blooms. Then we’ll invite some friends and family over and ply them with food and booze in exchange for helping us fill vases with the flowers. After filling the vases with water, the flowers will be fine overnight until they can be set on the tables.

Done and done.