...sing flowers and willow branches to make it a little more romantic.
The reception is a little harder. We have a plain white tent to dress up for the buffet, and I'm not a white wedding type o...
I ordered my garter set on Wednesday and I am anxiously waiting for them to arrive. I've been trying to choose the right garter since 2009, and I finally did it. There are so many beautiful g...
...d my gown I just knew I was going to have a black and white wedding, but the accent color was hard to choose.
I loved the inspiration boards that were black and white and green, but I though...
... and reception. I attended a wedding in 2009 in heels (short heels even), but I sank into the ground with every step. It was not fun!
I LOVE black shoes, and need black shoes to go with my go...
...take engagementphotos of us in downtown Seattle. I think this would be such a fun outfit to wear! Just thinking about it makes me giggle. :)
Engagement shoot in Seattle by divinewillowmama...
...silk flower petals to decorate their aisle with and for "the toss"? I found some deep purple ones that are so dark and lovely! I love the look of an aisle covered with or lined with petals, but ...
...t my hair and keep it short. Maybe with all this extra time I will actually have exactly what I want for accessories and decor when our time comes. My fiance' is excited about getting a few thin...
...n my gown with my accessories so I can focus on other things (and try my gown on again!)
I will be wearing a black birdcage veil, not white. White just isn't the right color for me. The thing...
As brides we tend to pick gifts for our wedding attendants that go with our theme or colors, or things that are personalized with monograms. What I want to know is, what do groomsmen really w...
...h my gown. I have considered a dark purple pair as well. The problem is I really want wedges. You would think it would be easy to find some glamorous black wedges, huh? It's not that easy, so I ...
I Know I want my Colors to be Red & Black. I know I want The Bridesmaids to be wearing Red and Black. As well as The Grooms Men will be wearing black Tuxes with a Red Shirt and a Red Tie.
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It's been a long time since I've been back here on my blog or visited any of my fellow brides. Hope that all is well and everyones wedding dreams have came true....
I apologize if I ha...
... red bouquet inspiration!
My bouquet is probably going to be the hardest thing to choose! I'm still in love with black baccara roses, black magic roses, black/burgundy calla lilies, purple ca...
...n my gown. He was talking to one of the seamstresses and found out that I ordered my gown just in time. It is now DISCONTINUED!!! Could you imagine if I wouldn't have ordered it in time! Um, no!...
...nd a dress to wear to that so I can only order one thing from etsy with this paycheck.
The two things I want to order are a black birdcage veil, and a black and white rose cameo necklace.
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...e Jr bridesmaiddress has little flowers too.
dress #2 with the spaghetti straps is really pretty, but I guess I would have to see it on someone in real life.
dress#3 I just went to weddin...
... I can't believe I haven't posted these yet! We have an amazing collection of coloring book pages including Alice and Wonderland, Thunbelina, mermaids, butterflies, dragons, and other fairy ta...
...rple flowers would be really pretty displayed in little groups here and there. I have some pretty glass cake stands that I could display my cake, finger sandwiches, and cupcakes and sweets on. I...
... and decor? I already know about save-on-crafts, but I need some that will be small enough for centerpieces that don't come in sets of 3 different sizes....
... the reception area will be. The chairs will be black and each one will have a sandalwood fan with small black ribbon on it. The purple petals will also be sprinkled on the aisle to the altar.
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... our invitation suite.
Check out the pictures! I was hoping to get a good shot of our practice invitation, which isn't our actual invitation, but we're getting closer to figuring it out! By ...
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Flowers can get expensive. I am still considering ordering black baccara roses in bulk, but I might need most of them for bouquets. We are also able to get some flowers from local cutting g...
...assy invitation kit, and play around with the design. Adding our own little personal touches is going to be fun.
Here's what you get for $10.50:
1 - pocketfolder
1 - invitation mat
4 - p...
Does anyone know where I can find them at a decent price? I'm thinking that we have tons of little inserts and I would like to present them in a nice way and keep them organized.
...n my gown because I still owe $400 on it. I know the shop has it in, but since we post-poned the wedding the shop owner is just waiting for us to come in and make a payment so I can see MY gown ...
...t, 1 MOHbouquet, 2 bridesmaidbouquets, 3 groomsmen bouts, 1 special grooms bout for her $150.00 budget! Notice there is no special handle wraps, just simple. Ribbons were added to her creation...
Experimenting with new curling and shaping techniques for my crepe paper roses. I think this is my fave type of rose so far...
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My sissy modeling one of my two tone crepe paper flowerhair clip with a funky resin skull center......Thanks sissy!!!!! ^_^
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...ttle flower girl dress. I know I want the dress to be black, so that's a good start. I either want a full length taffeta gown or a full lenght tulle tutu gown with the tutu starting at the waist...
...lack wedding gowns are tacky...well, not all of them! There is actually a bride on here (sorry dear, I forgot your name) who just had a civil ceremony that is also wearing a black gown for her w...
...ttle flower color books and got some prices for my bridal bouquetflowers. I found the lilies that I LOVE sooooo much! They are called Sumatra Lilies.
What I have in mind for my bouquet is a ...
Please tell me about your favorite website to find really amazing jewelry! Who's your favorite etsy seller??? I'm searching for the perfect pieces to go with my black and white gown.
...ttle flower on them I am going to be putting little tags on them that have a little black and white vintage graphic or love quote (or both). They do have a little metal loop on them so they are ...
... our wedding cake for us. He had a huge portfolio, and was very professional. He's really the only cake "designer" we have in our area. This is what our cake will look like:
Almost white butt...
...s of cakes like that, along with ones with swirl designs, and cakes with pedestals with fresh flowers between the tiers.
I was afraid of having someone draw a black swirl design on my cake an...
I am trying to find someone who has ordered from weddingpaperdivas that might have pictures, or a good review. I have my eye on this really elegant black and white design that they have and I...
... the invites and choosing a location. I don't want to spend too much on the invites, but I still want them to be cute. These invites also have matching thank you cards, and did I mention they ar...
...some decor ideas, where to place the decor, and what I want my dining tables to look like.
All of the grass will be watered so it will be nice and fresh and green. There will be flowers in po...
...s of decor that is very natural and elegant at the same time.
#1 - I have my eye on some black lace that would be draped like the lace in this photo in the glass garden room that the banquet ...
I think Im going to try and go with candelabras, Im just not sure how to tie it all in on the table. Or where to get cheap ones that look good.
Is anyone else dong this or have any ideas?
...zing engagementring, and am having trouble deciding what kind of wedding band would work with it, lol. The ring is silver with black onyx-inlaid band, and a large red garnet. Thinking about e...
...gger budget and more time to think about things. We were planning on making our own invites to cut down the cost, but we have some designs that we REALLY love. So now we are thinking aout just g...
...ther flowers as accent flowers to compliment my bouquet, so I decided to write this blog entry to help myself figure out what really captures me.
Sometimes when I'm trying to decide exactly ...
...hite wedding gown
black bird cage with birdy!
black nail polish (only on the tips!)
black bridal shoes
black and white invitations (maybe with deep red too???)
black doilies
black and whi...
...some invites that I found at MagnetStreet.com, (which are shown in pictures 3-5) but we can't afford them. :( I figured I could find a way to dress these up and and make them fit into our theme ...
Wow, I finally learned how to make an inspiration board! It was really fun and I plan on making more. I made mine at bighugelabs.com. If you haven't made one yet, check it out! It's realy qui...
... We know that we don't want a boring "cookie cutter" wedding. So does our family. The theme is gothic victorian mixed with vintage style and natural elements. The dark table settings in a pret...
...s of cake pictures, but so far nothing tops this one. I knew I had to have it the second I saw it. I've showed it to my cake baker already, and she said she would LOVE to make it! It will have b...
... the bridesmaids. Originally we were going to do the "Apple" color from David's Bridal. Then we thought about doing three different colors for our three bridesmaids. The colors were "Apple", "Sa...
... We were very fortunate to have a friend of the family offer to let us have our wedding on their property for free! It's a very sweet wedding gift! It helps us out a lot, but the only thing is...
...fter/reception? Another idea for the ring would be to have this ring and bracelet combination that covers the brides hand. Now if you happen to marry Johnny Depp (who is in the picture in the lo...
...m my engagement shoot I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my wedding. Not only am I inspired by the dark side of life, but there is also an old soul that lingers in my heart.
In the end ...
... Ok so on my lunch break I admit that I was looking for damask, but after I checked Target and Micheal's I was done. So I headed to Safeway to grab a salad and this is what I see as soon as I ...
... This weekend I am at the beach with my mom for our annual mother-daughter trip... but with Tropical Storm Hannah we didn't get much beach time. So.. we went shopping! We hit Micheal's, Marsha...
... day decor. They will fit in so well with this theme, and they will be my “something old.” There will be damask patterns and flourishes in black and white, and lots of crystal and glass candle h...