Erin's paper garlands were one of my favorite elements of our wedding decoration. Erin reached out to me about doing this special project after hearing that I loved Anthropologie's visual displays (she works as an artist/visual display coordinator at a branch in Massachusetts). Her attention to detail was incredible, and when I first opened her box of paper garlands, I was blown away. She used a different vintage button as the center of each flower; rich textiles and ribbons as accents; and meticulously cut out, folded, and ruffled pieces of paper to create the three-dimensional flowers. They were the perfect touch for our bar tables, and they now happily sit on various surfaces in our home. (erin.a.heath@gmail.com, erinheathdesign.com)

Britt Browne was a pleasure to work with. I'd seen her lettering around the Internet and thought it would be great to use for our initialed napkins. She has such a fun way with line, and it was great to see her interpret our initials in such a stylized way. I loved the way they looked in white against the green napkins. Printed by foryourparty.com (thepapermoonproject.com for custom work)

I wouldn't have finished half of the decoration projects I did without my friend Julia. We happen to live in the same neighborhood, so she came over countless times to help me cut paper, fold things, and work on various wedding projects. I knew I wanted to do paper fans ("Georgia air-condition," as they're called in the South), and Julia was able to turn some hastily taken silhouette shots of Aaron, myself, and our cats into adorable little paper fans, done in green to match the wedding's colors. I walked into our wedding photographer's office the other day and saw one propped up on the shelf. It was such a sweet reminder of our special day. Printed by foryourparty.com

I'm something of a fabric nut, so I knew I wanted to use fabric as much as possible in the wedding decor. Julia and I picked out some fun coordinating green fabrics at Purl Patchwork (purlsoho.com) and had them turned into fabric buttons by the gang at Busy Beaver. I had originally planned to buy a button machine and make them myself, but their rates were so affordable that it was more cost-effective to let them take on the custom job. Once I saw the buttons pinned to the shrimp-and-grits favor bags, I was so happy -- the range of green patterns and prints looked so cheerful. (busybeaver.net to order online)

When I get my mind stuck on an image, I'm like a dog that won't let go of a stick. I saw this gorgeous vintage green-and-black floral wallpaper online and ordered the last two rolls from a vintage wallpaper store in Belgium. It was one of the pricier things I bought for the wedding, but we ended up using it for the napkin rings and escort/table tags, as well as the paper for the guest book. So it was definitely worth the splurge. (vintagewallpapers.be to order online)

Getting to work with friends on wedding projects was the best part of the planning for me. One of our friends (and a talented Brooklyn artist), Sian Keegan, stenciled numbers onto a collection of vintage handkerchiefs (they belonged to my family) to act as our table numbers. When the paint was dry, we mailed them to Savannah and wrapped them around pretty green bottles of water for each table. siankeegan.com; you can buy vintage handkerchiefs on eBay or Craigslist and buy stencils at Pearl Paint)

When we decided to get married in Savannah, there were two people I knew I wanted to work with right off the bat: One of them was Katie Runnels. Katie makes the sweetest, most creative little vignettes from found objects, and I knew she'd design the perfect cake topper for us. She hunted around and found a vintage paper topper and then painted it to match our hair colors, added vintage millinery flowers to match the bouquet, and combined it with a decorative base that she embroidered our names on. It was so special and was such a treat to have a piece of her artwork for our big day. (To buy her work, constantgatherer.etsy.com or theconstantgatherer.com)

Cheryl Day is the other Savannah expert that I immediately wanted to tap. From the second we got engaged, I knew I wanted Cheryl to make my cake, and when we decided on Savannah, she was the first person I emailed to ask if we could work with her. What can I say about her other than that any bride would be the luckiest woman alive to work with her? We met a few times to talk about cake details, but ultimately I told her the details that I liked, and then just let her and Katie, who was making my topper, run with the look. As always, she created something even more perfect than I could have imagined. It was the perfect combination of homemade comfort and beautiful design. (backinthedaybakery.com)

One of my favorite elements of the wedding was the collection of vintage French chandeliers we used as lighting for the reception. As the sun set, the chandeliers turned on, and I watched as people looked up and realized they weren't just decoration but the elegant lighting for the rest of the evening. Paula at the Paris Market & Brocante graciously loaned them to us for the evening, and we are forever indebted to her generosity. The chandeliers truly set the scene for our "secret garden" reception. (theparismarket.com rentals available)

Liz Demos from Vintage General in Savannah is one of my favorite people in town. She is a big supporter of the local art scene, and it was such a treat to borrow some of the loveliest vintage pieces from her collection for the reception. I saw a vintage black expandable petticoat drier in her store and knew I had to do something with it. We used the petticoat drier to hang out escort cards (attached with miniature clothespins to fit the drying theme).

After the wedding was over, we both agreed the photo booth fee was some of the best money we spent for the whole event. Not only was it fun to have pictures of our guests in wacky situations, but it gave them an activity to do that wasn't based around watching us. So often, weddings are about the guests watching the wedding couple for a solid six hours, but we wanted our guests to be able to make memories of their own. It was so great to see pictures of our friends from different stages of our lives becoming friends with one another and taking pictures together. (photoboothscrapbooks.com to order a booth)

The first, and my favorite, wedding project was our invitations. Erin Mulcahy and Nicole Michels of Bird and Banner totally understood what look I was going for and worked with me to come up with a design that made both Aaron and me happy. We worked from their collection of vintage handkerchiefs (more textiles, which I love) and added in a few from my family's collection. The girls screen-printed our invites directly on the handkerchiefs. It was so much fun to match a handkerchief to a couple (each invite was totally different, so we tried to match colors, patterns, and styles to people's personalities and tastes). I saved my favorite two to frame, and I know I'll hold on to them for the rest of my life as fond reminders of a special day that combined my love of old things with a new beginning.

Llubav Choy Duerr is a dear friend of mine, and I was overjoyed (and incredibly lucky) to have a custom wedding pillow from her for our big day. Aaron wasn't exactly sold on the idea of a ring pillow from the start (it was one of the few projects I think he felt was a little too girly), but I was thrilled to have something so precious as part of our ceremony. Llubav used the most beautiful glittery white linen fabric for the pillow body, and I still pull it out of the box now and again just to look at it. It's like a tiny piece of art. (llubav.com to order a pillow or other handmade goods)