The Reception Decor

Tables dressed with white linens brightened the barn's interior, shining with light from candles in blue votives. Mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, and bridesmaids chipped in to create the centerpieces. Earlier that day, they'd gathered white roses, irises, delphinium, daisies and other country blooms in blues and whites, arranging them in brushed aluminum decanters or in glass vases Mrs. Sill had brought from home. A local farmer produced a passel of white pumpkins for the occasion, too, bringing an autumnal dimension to the reception decor. I wasn't so sure about how orange pumpkins would look, but the white ones worked well, says Staci.