...zing photo opportunities (away from the fence line, of course). Perfect location for the Ceremony, only 14 minutes away from the reception location, with traffic :]....
Hey there, I am new to WBC and would like to see how many Seattle/Tacoma area brides are on this blog. I would love to talk vendors and experiences! I guess we could call this a **Roll Call**...
Ten days to go & I still didn't have a garter for the garter toss. I started to wonder if I was going to even make it happen. But at the spur of the moment I saw this Seahawks garter set ...
This weekend is my bachelorette! We rented a beach house from a mutual friend of my mother's who knocked off the price for us. We're going Ocean Shores, WA & I can't wait for a girls week...
...f my bridesmaids who’s a photo buff & dabbles in photography told me about this camera. After her showing me the kind of photos it takes I really wanted to get one & then I thought how c...
We decided to do shot glasses as our favors. I wanted to get half pink & half black but since discount mugs doesn’t total the amount of the same item as the discounted bulk price & in...
...f my bridesmaids. We decided to have it at Buca Di Bepo since finding someone’s house to have it was proving to be a little difficult. This way no one has to clean up or set up anything either. ...
... Finished my TOJ's. I got the tags custom made by Posh Printables on Etsys. She also did my napkin wraps, address wraps & place cards. All her stuff is awesome & she is extremely sweet...
Got the guy's bouts in the mail today! Got these from Etsy as usual. I think they'll look great instead of typical fuchsia flowers they were going to have.
A local favorite. Riesling, Chardonnay & Merlot. YUM…
I went to go order the disposable cameras for the tables & was pleasantly surprised they had black ones added! Finally ones that don’t look cheesy!
...do a photo guestbook but after some time of thinking about it & not having an adequate way of taking pictures of people as they arrive along with the thought of it being stored on a shelf re...
...y my hair covers them all so everyone forgets I have them anyway!). My tragus is already a tiny clear diamond stud. I found these cute Industrial bars & bought both the clear & the black...
... the cake topper. super glued the ring of feathers together & viola! All I have to do is slip it over the top. I got the idea from seeing black feathers displayed on our cake... =)...
... had flower ones but decided I LOVE the feather bouts soo much more. I'm also getting 4 of these same ines but with pink polka dot feathers instead of the black & white. They'll be wrapped i...
... Since we aren’t doing arranged seating I figured I would make the reserved table for our parents & grandparents look a little bit nicer with a reserved sign, chair covers w/sashes & p...
Got these in the mail today & I think they're pretty cute =)
Since we're having an outdoor wedding & we do know some people that smoke. I bought these personalized matchbooks to p...
I got this a while ago but since I couldn't get the picture to upload until I figured out a way to get them to actually show up... I couldn't post it till now.
Anyway, I LOVE birdcage vei...
If you are looking for some cute damask stationary items for your event you should check out The Posh Event on Etsy.
I purchased these Fleur De Lis printable tent place cards for $3. She ...
I got this in my email this AM & thought I would share it with anyone who may be using Silver Replica flatware as I am.
[Our caterer provides his own plastic flatware/paper plates/tabl...
Finally ordered & got my black crystals from Cristalier so I started (& finished!) my pomanders. I made a wonderful mess too :)
I went to check out a local party rental place yesterday to rent some linens from. When I got there they were having a garage sale with a ton of linens & other various things. I ended up ...
...s my bridesmaids & in June, we will be having an engagement party with close family & friends.
I'm exicted to share my wedding plans with everyone & get new ideas as well as meet ...
...f my bridesmaids has a nose & a Monroe piercing. But if she takes it out there is a black pock mark so that’s not cute. She’s had it FOREVER. I hardly notice they’re there. She also has tatt...
... his ring from Titanium Kay & it's an awesome ring! It fits him perfectly. I guessed just the right size & width for his hand . I'm soo happy with it & he really loves it too. I sent...
...zing bouquet. Originally I wanted an all white bouquet but now I’m thinking this is definitely more me & it would pull all my colors together perfectly. It’s funky, romantic & so differe...
...some photos from the weekend, Bryan and I spent the day in Seattle after getting my new iPhone! :) These are my first few pictures taken with it
1. The cherry blossom trees are in full bloom ...
I ordered the fuchsia Nathalie pumps from Payless' Unforgettable Moments last night. Now to decided whether I want the blue "I Do", our initials "A J" or having my girls sign the bottom of th...
We booked our ride from the venue to the hotel. A vintage 1950 Bentley MK VI. SO excited & I can't wait to see everyone's faces when this rolls up!
...p;My bridesmaid Kelsie & I went up to the bridal store where I got my dress to look at the selection of bridesmaid dresses & totally fell in love with this one! We really loved that it ...
... our engagement photos today with the WONDERFUL Tasha Owen, if you are in the Seattle area and you need a photographer still, please let me give you her info, she's amazing! :) We sure showed th...
... our engagement pictures done
-Meet with officiant and his wife
-Talk about a couple songs for the wedding (ei: cake, garter toss, etc.)
-Contact Trophy cupcakes and let them know our new quo...
... our photographer! I booked with Alison Livengood who owns Venia Beauty www.veniabeauty.com. She use to work for Gene Juarez & now has her own business. She won't even charge me for doing it...
J will be wearing black tux, black shirt, black vest, white tie. While the guys will be wearing black tux, white shirt, white vest, black tie.
...ning wedding music & how it’s oriented towards YOU. He even gave us 15 mins of extra candlelight music for when our guests arrive outside the 5 hours, 1 hr for ceremony, 4hrs for the recepti...
... our cake with the feathers on top really made me think of changing the topper to feathers even though I really like ours. It's very classic to me & I don't want to loose that look either. S...
... the decor so no funny fondant taste! I may reverse the the middle layer to white on black. They are going to test out the icings to make sure the colors won't bleed first. I might also have som...
... the reception & get people in that good party mode so I chose The Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
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... our invitations. I can’t wait till I get the final product in my hands! I ordered them from Decadent Designs LLC off her shop on Etsy. Lynsey is awesome & really helpful. I ♥ her stuff! She...
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4 bridesmaids bouquets
4 grandmother's pins
Grooms bout - white with black wrap
4 grooms men bouts (fuchsia with black wrap)
1 dad's bout with black wrap
1 grandfathers bout with black w...
... the ring!
Eventually after the wedding I'm going to have to get my ring re-sized again cause it's 5 1/4 & moves around quite a bit while my bands are a 5...
...sing flowers & when I explained our wine ceremony she helped with a few red choices I took a bottle of each home to try. I love the New Age & so does the fiance. The red we weren't as cr...
...it's wedding planning time. Buttttttttttttt right after that's over we are planning to relocate our new family else where. Being from the DC area... we LOVE a good CITY. Big Metro areas. Any sug...
...g my photographer. The first step I took was inviting his mom to come with us to check out our photographer. The morning of he called her & suddenly seemed like she didn't want to come anymo...
...heir reception & who we’re now using for ours! Larry’s Smokehouse! They had awesome prices with such bomb food! It’s family owned & ran by Larry, his daughters & their kids so we fee...
... our invitations that otherwise we had put off till we had the start time, Yay!
The second picture is our officiant Patricia, you can see she's a very bubbly, kind & happy person. I feel ...
...uy a wedding dress if you are in the area.
After my nightmare experience in buying my first wedding dress I was hesistant to buy a wedding dress and just living with the stain clad dress I or...
...ning wedding cakes and I think he's most famous among my flock of friends for his Dungeons and Dragons Cake seen here:
I also have to say that I about flipped when I saw the Alice in Wond...
... ahhh... I adore the photography of OneLovePhoto, Seattle, WA. Heather is poetic, lovely and incredibly romantic. We had to have been sisters in a past life.
Anyway, I wonder if they would...
...zing Photos by Treasure Photography, San Francisco.
The rest of Chad & Lauren's pics are availalbe online here:
http://www.treasurephotography.com/client/solbakken/index.html...
