inspiration to reality: wine barrel table

I so desperately wanted to have our wedding reception in the barrel room of a winery but couldn't find one large enough to host our number of guests.  My wine barrel obsession led me to these inspiration photos and the birth of our gift table concept.

We scored the 2 wine barrels from craigslist for $70.  As mentioned here, mr. roundy brought them back to life with a little sanding and some stain.  We salvaged 2 planks of wood, cut them to our desired length and stained them as well.  I used a vintage lace table cloth borrowed from my mom and voila the wine barrel gift table...

a picturesque view through the gate...

Inspired by the photo below I also used a steamer trunk for the card box.

I created our first name initials with block letters and some scrapbook paper that matched our color palate.

{wedding photos by Heidi O Photo}