Captivating Spring Wedding at Overlook Barn | Vania and Franchesco | North Carolina Wedding Planner
Vania and Franchesco celebrated their marriage with their friends and family at Overlook Barn on April 29, 2022. It was a perfect, sunny spring day!
Vania and her bridesmaids got ready in the bridal suite at the venue. Megan Oliveri did their hair and makeup and they snacked on a brunch board from Boone Boards. I had a feeling they’d be a good dancing crowd because the bridesmaids were pretty hype all morning long!
Vania and Franchesco did a first look and read their vows together before the ceremony. It was such a sweet moment for them to share together! They were able to get all their wedding party photos and almost all their family photos done before the ceremony which meant they got to enjoy much of their cocktail hour!
One of Vania’s best friends was the officiant for the ceremony. She shared personal stories about the couple and made it really personal. Their wedding party looked really good standing next to them in their mismatched dresses and suits, too!
For cocktail hour they decided to make it a “cocktail hour and a half” so that they could really enjoy quality time with their guests. Reid’s Catering did a phenomenal job at the bar and passing yummy horderves around.
Vania and Franchesco entered the reception and went straight into their first dance. Many couples opt to shorten the song if they aren’t comfortable dancing in front of guests but Vania dn Franchesco danced the whole song and it was SO sweet! Vania’s dad welcomed guests and gave a little speech about his baby girl and then the plated dinner was served.
Guests sat at the venue’s handmade farm tables with florals from Thistle and Twig Flowers and vintage dishware from Miss Match Rentals. The tablescapes were perfect for a Spring wedding with soft pinks and bright yellows in the arrangements!
Like I mentioned before, I had a feeling this would be a big dancing crowd and I kid you not when I say the dance floor was full all night…I mean the dance floor was full all night! Freddy with Dow Oak Events did a great job as their DJ as well! They had a big group of dancers and I’m pretty sure Vania danced for four straight hours. Vania wanted to celebrate with a cultural tradition called La Hora Loca. The wedding party grabbed glow sticks and party hats and ran out on the dance floor while the music amped up! It brought on full party mode for all the guests!
Eco-friendly Wedding Decisions
The core value of Joelle Parks Events Co. is to reduce waste in the event industry by making more eco-friendly and intentional decisions. I wanted to share a few ways that their wedding accomplished this!
Florals: We repurposed the ceremony arbor as a backdrop for the sweetheart table. Bridesmaids bouquets were used all around the venue after the ceremony as well! All of the florals were either given to family/vendors or taken to Appalachian Brian Estates (a retirement community in Boone). They will decompose on their own, but we were able to make sure they could be enjoyed beyond the wedding day!
Catering: More food means more waste. Offering a plated dinner helps create less waste when compared to a buffet or stations.
Dessert and bar: there were no single-use plastics used for the desserts or the bar!
Rentals: All of the dishware, tables, linens, etc. were rentals. None of the items were single use, which means many other couples can use them in the future.
Venue: "I'll share that both Overlook and Cliffside Barns were in various degrees of deterioration when we decided to renovate and revive them for their Act Two. We made every attempt to repair rather than replace when we could, and also use materials found in and around the barn for as much as we could. For instance, all of our farm tables are made from reclaimed wood from the barn, Cliffside's floors are original, and the counter for the bar and makeup counters were all from wood on the property." --Katie, venue owner
Vania and Franchesco are such a sweet couple and it’s pretty evident that they are truly best friends. I loved getting to work with them and their amazing vendor team. V + F, I wish you a lifetime of travel, good times, and lots of love!
xo,
joelle
