Michelle Rago, Ltd.—Blog

Minnesota’s land of 10,000 lakes was the perfect setting for last weekend’s woodland wedding.  The bride had gone to Camp Hubert as a little girl and always loved the natural setting of the camp.  The design elements were all around us. From this amazing forest of birch trees….  

…..to the lush fern growing throughout the forest.   

 … to the lush fern growing throughout the forest.

The wedding was held in an outside chapel on the camp - The Chapel of the Little Chief. 

Such a gorgeous setting.

A drawing of the camp was reproduced on drawstring cloth gift bags. 

The contents included all the things you would need for an outdoor wedding: bug spray (I have never seen more mosquitos in my entire life!!) , Voss water (a nod to the bride’s Norwegian heritage), a fan for the ceremony, two book marks (one from Minnesota representing the bride and one from New Jersey representing the groom), a squeezy flashlight, and the welcome letter.  

The family hosted an outdoor luncheon the day of the wedding for all of the guests. With a more casual setting a bit of whimsey is always in order. What could be more woodland than gnomes! These sweet centerpieces were a wonderful whimsical touch. Centerpieces were wrapped in birch and filled with ferns as well as a few mushrooms and of course gnomes.

The wedding reception was held under a tent on the golf course of Grand View Lodge. Of course we went with the color green. We used a local florist call Lime Greenery and they did a fantastic job. We love the owner Sarah…she is like a little fairy!!

The centerpieces for the dinner reception were made of supergreen roses, green carnations, mums, ferns, curly willow, and wax flower. As a finishing touch the tables were named after lakes in the region. 

Paper lanterns in shades of green and white draping were hung from the ceiling of the reception tent.