Meg and Shawn’s Huntington Beach Rustic Barn Wedding: Part One

When Meg and Shawn first started describing what they envisioned for their wedding, I knew the outcome would be charming. Meg had always loved the movie “Steel Magnolias” and wanted to pull from that for their wedding inspiration: an outdoor, comfortable wedding with rustic and vintage touches. She wanted it to feel like an elegant backyard party from a simpler time with 200 close friends. Another must that Meg and Shawn had their minds set on: delicious southern BBQ food.

We knew right away that the Newland House and Barn in Huntington Beach would be a perfect fit for their wedding. The city property has a historic house, a vintage water tower and a red barn- it definitely feels like it belongs outside of Southern California and in a different time period. All photos by Brittany Keene, unless otherwise noted.

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One thing that made this wedding extra special is that Meg is my cousin. Isn’t she gorgeous?

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Posh Paperie created the adorable invitations and then Meg made the inner envelopes out of doilies- how cute is that?

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Kristin with The Treasured Petal did a beautiful job with the florals:

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Meg created this sign to direct guests to the entrance. I love setting the tone of the wedding from the very first detail that guests see.

Guests wrote words of wisdom and encouragement for the couple upon arrival and were given bubbles to use for the couple’s exit from the ceremony.

photo above by The Treasured Petal

The ceremony took place in the gazebo on the property and was sweet and heartfelt. Reverend Bruce Danzara always does such a nice ceremony!

The two photos above by The Treasured Petal

The arch that Kristin created was beautiful! To give it a more country feel, we envisioned hanging mason jars with candles from the florals and it turned out beautifully!

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Mason jar arrangements were hung on the chairs as well:

The photo above by The Treasured Petal

Check back tomorrow for photos from their reception!

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2 Responses to “Meg and Shawn’s Huntington Beach Rustic Barn Wedding: Part One”

  1. Joyful Weddings and Events » Meg & Shawn’s Huntington Beach Barn Wedding, Part 2, on May 28th, 2010 at 4:21 pm Said:

    [...] I’m back with more of the fun details from Meg & Shawn’s rustic wedding at The Newland Barn in Huntington Beach. If you missed the first post, you can check out the ceremony photos here. [...]

  2. kristin @ the treasured petal, on June 4th, 2010 at 1:01 pm Said:

    Yay! This wedding was ADORABLE in every possible way. Joe will be so excited when he sees that you used some of his pics :)

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