... the decor (pics to come!) and then we went and ordered my cake and cupcakes!!! I am sooo excited!
Heres what I chose for my cake and cupcakes! I only the top part of the cake will be real s...
... the bridesmaidsdresses!
The flowergirl dresses we found at The Bay and were on sale from $50 to $35 each!! What a steal! And the ring bearer outfit was a 4 peice suit we found a sears (ves...
... our bridesmaiddresses after visits to a local bridal shop -Charme- and -David's Bridal-... we have found their dresses! They are long, cheffon, sweetheart cut, eggplant purple. They are very c...
...s of bouquets and came across this gorgeous one...which just goes so nicely with the colour dresses the girls are wearing... so im settled on that pink (if i can find the real thing that is...)....
...t my dress from is closing :( Unfortunately these smaller fmaily owned businesses cannot compete with the bigger stores. It is so sad...it was a mother and daughter owned salon and they were soo...
...e my bridesmaidsdresses that way, why would she think I could choose the tuxes like that?!?!
So I told her I would really appreciate it if my FH could try on at least the jacket and she act...
...rom
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came in today!
I always order my ribbon from them.
It's good quality & cheap!!
I ordered Grey, Lt. Pink & Taupe.
I think they look ...
...isle Decor Inspiration.
I plan on using 32oz Mason Jars,
hanging them with Grey Ribbon
and putting some White Hydrangea
and some Light Pink Roses in them.
I can't wait to see them come ...
...f my wedding dress eprcetly! The only problem is it's a $250 dress and there's no way Im making my flower girls' mom pay a total of $500 for their dresses! Anyone know ehre i can find something ...
... Hey Dolls... VistaPrint is having their "End of Year Blow-out" and I had to share with you the fact that I ... RACKED UP!!! I only paid $23.77 for a lot of stuff.
-250 business cards that...
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I WAS SITTING HERE LOOKING AND THE DIFFERENT INSPIRATION BOARD AND THEY ARE GORGEOUS! I THINK I HAVE DECIDED THAT THE COLORS WILL BE 2 SHADES OF PINK, GREY AND CREAM. WHAT YA THINK...
...p my bridesmaidsdresses under 100.00 so that if need be they will have wiggle room for alterations, I am looking for vintage looking tiffany blue or medium grey cocktail looking dresses anyone ...
...away bouquet- $5
white hairflower ($3)
flower girl pink rhinestone bracelet- $4
2 bags of black diamond table confetti- $1 ea - 1 small bag .50
white submersible led lights- 50 $1 per light...
...d my bridesmaiddresses (I'll post pics in my next note) and my FH has his suit which is a dark grey. It was all going to plan with PURPLE AND GREY...
Then I saw my dress and it is a light ch...
...NTRY MUSIC" and Tract 2) "Cake Cutting". How could this be gotten wrong? I told someone it was the wrong music and our music guy came over (at this point I'm getting a bit nervous) and I said it...
...rple flowers - no idea what yet - suggestions would be awesome. But I need grey/silver in there!!! Grey is my other main colour while I only want hints of orange. So while adding orange flowers ...
... the photographer was making sure we'd get up to the reception in time (which, was only one block away from this park - our third and final location).
Tell me which is your fav!! :-D
I...
... the photos have the watermark on them.. I do have the full resolution versions but they are 3MB each and I really don't have the time to downsize them all. The photographer kindly include this ...
... her cake business, grey and yellow and loved it!!
My love is currently in the army and since i am unsure when he will be home, our wedding date is still tentative, but i decided to start g...
...f my bridesmaidsdress - who would have thought!! And fabulous quality, love it!
Whoo I ordered my linens this past weekend, and they will be in the next few weeks.
I'm renting chair cover...
...irls dresses today! They are by After Six. I am not sure if they should be pink or grey? What do you ladies think?
I'm leaning toward feather bouquets and would go white if they have pink dres...
...only bridesmaid's) dresses.
They have been done for a while, but I only just stuck the pink ribbon and lace around the middle this week, so I'm producing the evidence now.
They turned out f...
Just a quick post (so excited hehe...).
My banners finally arrived yesterday.. phew - I was so sure they
weren't going to make it to Australia from USA with all the flood
dramas we've ...
So what kind of guest book is everyone doing? Are you going the traditional route or doing something a little more spicy?
We were going to do the whole leaf thumb print tree thing but then...
I talked with my FH and he said he didnt like the first color selection I made because they were my high school colors. His high school was rivals with mine.
So last night we sat down and ...
...g my dress-paper-pattern roses yet again, I have made 4 boutonnieres for the guys!!
What do you think? Looking at the main blog picture now, this particular one needs the heshen sack leaf tri...
...onal cake decorator) and going through ALL my cake inspiration pictures, we composed a masterpiece that involved all the things I liked most from them, only to find... THIS CAKE (pictured) on a ...
...ade (DIY) chiffon flowers (I have a step-by-step post about how to make these!) in the middle.. VOIA!
I borrowed a piece of magic called "Big Shot" who is better known as an embossing machine...
... our bridesmaid Vanessa and groomsan Jose. Vanessa wore her dress so we could see it next to the suits. We chose a medium grey Sean John suit with a light pink shirt. We purchased their ties at ...
... So my FH told me the other day that he would like to have himself and all the guys in grey suits. I think grey suits and plum ties/vests would look great but we are having a fall wedding, so ...
...real invitations, and I would like to change some wording here and there.
What I need your advice on is whether to use orange paint for the centre of the flowers or the orange rhinestones.
...
Ladies,
I wanted to go for peach with grey and white. Well, of course, the local florists don't have much in the bright peach department.
What they DO have plenty of, however, are YELL...
...pion cake decorator... how lucky am I??!!!!
I had the daunting task of picking "any cake, made anyway I want"... whoa.
So here's the plan. Fruit on bottom, top 2 out of mud. Shaped like ...
I am going to have 30 tables at our wedding. 15 of them will have these mansanita crystal trees. I am still undecided on what I should do for the remaining 15 tables.
I know, I know.. this should have been my first blog!
My wedding theme is pink and grey. Silver will have to make an appearance here and there I'm sure, but hopfully soft, matte grey will...
...y be flowers (I am picturing a mixture of purple and orange tulips), and maybe orange ties for the guys or something... girls will be in purple dresses with grey shoes.
Looking at the picture...
...
My dress is grey and white. It's short and strapless and I'm looking for silver shoes and going with vintage silver rhinestone necklace and earrings.
Luis is wearing black and white with a ...
... the Photo Shoot I was so lucky to get to be apart of. I am so excited to finally have something to share with you girls - YAY! I came home last night to find an email from my photographer Rebec...
...ible dresses. These all have more of a vintage look, but are still cute.
The yellow is going to be so much fun, its a color i really like, but never really choose to wear it. For the grey dres...
... for bridesmaids are in the coral-peach tones, while retro stuff we want to incorporate in the wedding (polaroid camera & typewriters) come in pinks.
What do you think?...
...onth engagement was way too long because it's given me too much time to think about my colors and I keep changing them. It's time to decide once and for all. . .help me!
I have my dress so no...
I've posted a lot in the last 24 hours, I'm sorry. ♥
Looking at guy's clothing, mostly for FH. I admit I really thought suits were lame until I saw the one with the scarf (if you look at m...
I received my invitations a couple of weeks ago and I am in love. I went with a simple palette with an elegant twist. They were expensive but I love how they came out.
...NINE Bridesmaids.......Everyone is picking their own shoes, so I can't wait to see everyones different heels. This is the dress, all my bridesmaids have them already! We ordered through Davids B...
...real flowers ...I picked out everything and made an appointment a year before WELL guess what I didn't get a call back the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th time I tried calling and leaving a message for ...
Ok so i found these table numbers somewhere online (i dont recall where) & i couldn't sleep last night so i made my table numbers!
Yay! Thats another thing checked off from my wedding...
... the bridesmaids will be in navy blue.
I think grey is a really nice alternative since we don't want black (just too dark for the light-summery look we're aiming for).
The only problem is ...
It's been about a month since the last time I was on WBC and I just couldn't think anymore. I really liked the theme but I couldn't go anywhere with it so it was time for a change. We decided...
..., my wedding dress, my ring, etc. so any and all input is more than welcome!
Oh and in a week I am going to pick up my dress because it is in!!!!!! I know I've ordered it way way in advance, ...
... the invitation. That would definitely dress it up a bit, and would also provide a place to stick the enclosures. Hmmm... I just can't decided because I don't know if I want to commit to such ...
I haven't posted in a while because I started my own blog on blogger, but I decided to start posting here again to get more input from other brides-to-be. I made the save the dates on my own...
... My groom will be wearing his RAF uniform.... (so hot!) and his groomsmen... we want them to be in grey to compliment his uniform. We cant afford to buy all their suits though... He's having 2...
..... 7 bridesmaids... that's perfect! I'll have 1 extra just in case" .... Even when I was at Michaels the next day it didn't occur to me that each bridesmaid had TWO EARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so ash...
... the wedding decor that i showed him and he says... well i would like to see some blue in there, it's my fav color. Sure i say! How about a light periwinkle blue? no no no... it has to be bright...
since we are getting married in a Catholic church and you cannot use rice bubbles etc..we are using ribbon wands that i made..plus they look great in pics!!
... the bridesmaids.
I'm gonna break them in starting now, hopefully by the wedding date they wil be ready to be worn all day.
I do have a concern, what if I wear them out and get them dirt...
...vory wedding gown and I think grey would look better with stark white.
Style-wise, I love the BM lines by Jim Hjelm, Watters and Love by Enzoani. These dresses are very wearable post-wedding ...
I'm trying to clean up my mac & get rid of some of the files I'll no longer use, and came across a TON of inspiration boards I had saved.
I figure these might help some of you- hope t...
Mirco and I are planning for a Thank You Christmas Card to send to all of our guests on our Wedding Day and to everyone who made this day so memorable to us ( vendors included!). But... we ar...
... Sorry girls, I know this is nothing wedding related really, but tonight I just put on my new Pewter and Purple Bedroom Suite (I got from my mother-in-law-and sister-in-law at my shower) and s...
...
Ok, this is FINALLY an inspiration board for OUR wedding! I'm so picky so I've "tried" to make them on sites, etc... I finally made this by hand in Photoshop (I LOVE YOU PHOTOSHOP) so I'm s...
We picked up the suits we bought a little while ago. They're nicely tailored, and fit Nick very well. But he's got his wedding day outfit before I have mine! Hah!
I thought that since it's j...
... Nick and I got invited to a friend's black tie wedding, and Nick owns neither a tux, nor a black suit. I thought that maybe we could kill two birds with one stone and get him a really nice su...
... the bridesmaids' dresses and shoes, the bride's shoes, the tops of the groomsmens' shoes, and the table cloths. Groomsmen could have pompadour hairstyles, long sideburns, vest with skulls scree...
...rple dresses. And its an outdoor summer wedding, so it would also be lighter weight and not attract the sun as much.
FH doesn't like it though, he's more traditional and wants a black tux, b...
...nate ring keep the luck going, lace lampshades illuminate the reception with glowing speckled patterns, and the air is filled with fiddle music.
I'm looking for more challenges. Does anyone e...
...tant photos instead of a photo booth. There will be more room to pose and have fun, plus you can make sure you KEEP any photos you want.
Now that I've gotten these things off my chest, I thin...
...ly's wedding photos for inspiration.
When D & I talked about the "feel" of our wedding, we knew we wanted personal, nontraditional, relaxed without being casual and something unlike anyo...
...ble) dress pictures on J.Crew & she saw the full length Penelope dress. She decided that if she were to get married outside for her second wedding, she would want a dress just like that one....
...hese dresses with citrus coloured fabric flowers pinned somewhere on the dress. D loves the Lydia dress. I know my 'maid, L really likes the Erica dress in navy (former colors).
Do you like ...
... The bridesmaids will be in silver dresses with pink sashes.
Jeremy, my FH in a white tux, with black pin stripes with deep charcoal tie (the more fat, more formal looking kind ) and charcoal...
... our engagement party invites as well, which were gold and either purple, pink or blue.
wording for Engagement party invites:
Fly away on a magic carpet for a fun colorful evening in Morocco
...
I'm picking out a few since he'll be fitted later on this month. Decisions, decisions! I'd rather have him in soft grey than white.
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Hubby likes the Jean Yves Savoy...
...e of cake but it has been far from it.
I think I have found my wedding colors for real, final answer, no second thoughts....
RED, DARK GREY AND WHITE… I think??!!! Sorry, old habits die har...
This is our vision for what our guys will be wearing. Grey/platinium tuxedos with pink ties. I am thinking of possibly going with a dark grey shirt/and or silver vest. (?)
... her dress. She needs to coordinate with the wedding colors.
I saw an advertisment for group usa in a bridal magazine and they have very reasonable prices. This dress is $159
http://www.grou...
... the ring yet, but why not start planning?! :)
We're going for a rich vintage feel, but what vibes are you feeling from this color story? (Be gentle, it's my first attempt at an inspiration b...
I love inspiration boards. I finally made my own, I'm sure this will warp a million times but I am so proud of myself right now. I used MS publisher to create this