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Friday, February 13, 2015

Camp Wasewagan, Forest Weddings, Angelus Oaks, CA | Lisa + Robert | Table7 Events

Table7 is truly blessed to have such amazing clients! On a rare occasion, our personal preferences and style are so in sync with our clients, that the results can only be described as extraordinary.

Nominated for the Association of Bridal Consultants Trendsetter Award 2014

"Best Overall Theme / Thematic Follow-Thru"

"At One With Nature"

This environmentally conscious couple wanted to incorporate their love for nature, adventure, and family into a four-day weekend filled with an upscale camp experience. The fall hues imprinted upon the wood envelopes and sustainable stationary were the first glimpse of this woodsy wedding. The vision for their wedding was to utilize the surroundings by repurposing as much as possible.

The earth was raked into piles of decaying needles and twigs, then topped with organic moss and collected pinecones to create the aisle. The benches from the lodge were brought into the forest for the ceremony, and topped with cones of dried lavender. For the altar table, we located a large stump in the woods and rolled it over to use for their tree planting ceremony.

Varying sizes of rocks, juniper, pinecones, twigs, bark and berries were gathered to create both the guest sign-in table and the table for the escort card display. Cocktail hour was held near the stream while the guests sipped on a lavender batch cocktail created by the groom’s work associates from the Roy’s/Flemings bartending team while an Irish folk band played.

The wedding moved to the front of the camp’s main lodge, which was strung with market lights and uplit redwood trees. The tri-tip was so mouthwatering the VP from Fleming’s Steakhouse asked the camp for the recipe (watch for it on the menu)! My favorite piece we created was the stage. We repurposed all of the umbrella stands (wooden stumps) and wove in the loose materials collected from the grounds along with lots of pillar candles. The evening then moved to the campfire for an acoustic set and s’mores. The newlyweds went back to their cabin to find their bed moved in front of a roaring fire surrounded by candlelight.

Venue: CAMP WASEWAGAN

Wedding Coordination: TABLE7 EVENTS

Photo Credit: OKEEFE PHOTOGRAPHY

Florals - Personal and Reception Centerpieces: JENNY B FLORAL DESIGN

Florals - Cocktail, Accent Tables, & Stage: TABLE7 EVENTS
Band: WHISKEY SUNDAY
Rentals / Lighting: PARTY PLUS RENTALS

Bakery: SUGAR PINE BAKERY

Lots of Love and a Little Bit of Luck, Table7 Events

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Camp Wasewagan, Angelus Oaks: Liz & Chris | Table7 Events

Remember summer camp, day time hikes, the forest creatures scampering around, and nights full of stories by the campfire? If you are looking for a venue that is a bit more relaxed with a full weekend experience for you are your guests, Camp Wasewagan is the perfect place for the outdoorsy couple. Crazzy Craig and his crew have recently opened their camp up to weekend weddings for a pretty affordable rate including cabins, food service and a lot of other perks that you can only find at this camp.

The drive is a bit, shall I say "rugged," but how many times do you get to actually drive through a creek to get to your destination? Let me tell you, I still get excited when I get to splash through the stream. As guests arrived, they were greeted by both the camp's staff as well as the Table7 Events team. Liz & Chris had made these cute little keys for each guest which held their cabin assignment. Boys on one side girls on the other (totally kidding).

Angelus Oaks had a bit of rain earlier in the day, but just enough to not put a damper on the wedding. The early afternoon sprinkle filled the creek just enough for the perfect ambient noise and settled the dust to give this woodsy wedding the clean, cool, crisp feel you expect from the mountains. This wedding could not have been any more perfect. Take a look...

We repurposed as much of the camp's items as possible to save on the rental expenses, such as bringing the benches outdoors from the lodge as pictured above.

This was probably our favorite ceremony site for 2013, which was referred to as our pop-up church in the forest.

The reception took place in front of the lodge. Market lights were strung above the dance floor and the forest was up lit in amber. The camp provided the food service which was an upscale cookout with trip tip, mashed potatoes, green beans with bacon and a few different salad options.

What is a camp experience without the s'mores! Liz & Chris made cute little buckets to take over to the bon fire area which was right off the dance floor. There really is no curfew here at the camp, so the night continued around the fire until the wee hours.