hello friends. it seems that work projects and a busy social life have kept us apart for a few days! on top of the usual hustle bustle at work, we’ve reached the 6 month milestone in our wedding planning. the reality of our to-do list is setting in and all of these big plans i’ve made need to become real projects and i need to actually start them. which is exciting, daunting and so much fun.
so… this is your warning: things might get a little wedding heavy over here for the next few months and i hope i don’t completely annoy you all with it. i can’t say i didn’t warn you.
so why the pretty pink pictures? i’m not really sure. i found a few of these in my wedding inspiration folder and i still like them, even though there’s nothing about them that relates our wedding. so, i hope you like them too.
images: 1. scanned from domino, 2. no source, in my wedding inspiration folder 3. pinkish lavender bed from {this is glamorous} 4: spring in japan via narumi via everything fabulous
*thanks for the link
i love these delicate flower arrangements in eclectic containers. wouldn’t these be so pretty on little tables with crisp white linens?
via creature comforts
more images here. and on ethanollie’s flickr stream.
these pictures are too pretty not to share on a day like today. check out the rest of the set at green wedding shoes. i hope everyone is enjoying easter sunday as much as i am!
photographer: galaxie andrews
… when i tell them we’ve been collecting mismatched china for our wedding in october. i hear things like “so.. the plates are NOT going to match?” and “isn’t that a huge pain in the ass?”. and i politely answer those questions with “yes and yes”.
but look at this —>
makes all the trouble seem totally worth it, right? i found these images at lanalou, a blog i discovered on city sage last night. be sure to check out the rest of the image set over at lanalou, her blog is amazing!
ok, this is one of those i-wish-i-thought-of-that moments! check out this adorable save the date over at FPO. the couple got engaged in paris and in true parisian style, they took inspiration from (one of my favorite) french films, the red ballon. and boom! totally unique save the dates. they’re so simple and so perfect. design was created by the couple, who runs L’Office Optimiste.
… i love that the fabric feels like the feather included in their invitations….
lovely bouquet made from antique jewelery, pins and brooches. via june bug weddings
i love this color palette. so pretty for a spring wedding.
via style me pretty
i have about 250 vintage tea cups and no use for them yet. and then… i saw this. get. out. time to have a little chat with my cake lady. is one of those “are you crazy” ideas?
via style me pretty
The majority of these went out the middle of this week. We still have a handful more to put together but I couldn’t resist putting them up.
Here are some printing specs for those of you who have shown interest:
QUANTITY PRODUCED
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i’m crazy about the sophisticated yet whimsical styling of this shoot. i’m in love with the confetti, flowers and shoes!!
you don’t have to be planning a wedding to enjoy style me pretty‘s side project style circle. sign up for an account and you’ll have access to a quick way to put together inspiration boards like this. feel free to pursue the talented member’s boards, they’re chalk full of great inspiration. every few weeks abby (the stylish genius behind style me pretty) picks one outstanding board and recreates the board in real life with an all-star line up of vendors. it’s serious visual overload and i can’t get enough of it.
you can view my profile here for image sources and other sappy wedding thoughts.
hi there. i want you to meet Fredrick, Mavis and Ignatius. they are handmade in Gujarat, India and are a fair-trade product whose sale benefits communities in need. as they are really too cute for words, all i can say is that i must have them all.
here’s a little bit about my favorite, Ignatius the Critter:
“Ignatius is a very curious critter and loves to explore and sniff out new adventures with his pointy little nose. If you ever go on a trip to a new place, Ignatius is a very good companion because he is brave and adventurous and always discovers new and fun things to do!
Ignatius is a very good climber and his long spindly legs mean that he can wrap himself excellently around tree branches or play equipment – he does, however, have a little trouble balancing when he walks, and you may need to hold one of his hands to help him along.
Ignatius is extremely ticklish and has a contagious laugh. If ever Ignatius is in a sad mood, just tickle the bottoms of his feet. This will definitely cheer him up.
Before Ignatius was a fully-grown critter, he lived inside a cocoon for 3 months, just like a butterfly. Should you ever find Ignatius down at the very end of your bed, hiding under your sheets and blankets, don’t worry: he isn’t upset. He is just pretending that he is back in his cocoon in India.
Critters love thunderstorms, and although they really don’t like to get wet, they love to listen to the thunder from inside the house. Whenever there is a thunderstorm, make sure that Ignatius is somewhere where he can hear it. Window sills are best.
You can’t really tell from looking at them, but Critters are excellent dancers, and Ignatius is especially good at it. Just put on some music and Ignatius will dance with you all day long!
Ignatius the Critter was first dreamt up by a little boy or girl, just like you, but on the other side of the world in a little village in India.”
these little guys were found while nick and i began to set up our registry. they may look a little out of place next to the frying pan and blender, but we just couldn’t resist!
check out our fun new bed side lamps. they look a little bit bright here but nick hooked them up with dimmer switches so we can adjust the intensity. i feel like i could get a tan if i sat next to one long enough.
anyone want to tell me where november went!? i blink twice and its thanksgiving. but i’m psyched up about turkeys. stuffing. pumpkin bread. and pie… as this year i will also be giving thanks for getting a teeny tiny bit of a break from my very long to do list! things have been excitingly busy around here and i’m looking forward to sharing some of the things i’ve been working on. the good people at cue are hauling a** right now, getting ready to roll out a whole slew of new work (2 years in the making) that we are all anxiously excited to share with the world. i’ve also have some new freelance and blogging opportunities that i am VERY excited to share with you. so sit tight, cross my heart and kiss my elbow, i’ll be sharing good things with you soon*.
* a term i’ve come to use loosely these days.
image via design crush
nick and i took our engagement photos last week at an apple orchard outside of the city. we brought a picnic basket with a baguette, brie and olives and enjoyed a perfect fall evening. eric, our photographer, captured some stunning photographs! be sure to check out his blog and portfolio, he’s incredibly talented and focused, I can’t wait to see the work he produces in the future.
i bought a romona kevaza wedding dress on saturday and i’ve had this funky/giddy/excited feeling in my stomach since i tried it on. so today i am posting images that have been sitting on my desktop for quite some time- for no reason other than that they give me the same feeling as my beautiful dress (which is not pictured below).
we’ve got another wedding this weekend! we’re heading back to my home town to see one of my high school girlfriends get married. i really can’t wait to be home… all i am thinking about is chomping into a delicious portillo’s cheeseburger as soon as we roll down randall road. nothing says “welcome home” better than that… well… besides my parents.
* images from nick’s first trip to the magical portillo’s
we’re working on putting up a little website/blog for all of our wedding planning and couple-ish adventures. most of our friends and family live far away and we’d like to keep them up to date and as informed as they want to be. we want our wedding to (at least) seem cohesive and simple, so i started with i know best, an icon that incorporates our look and feel.
i’m doing some odds and ends today that are wedding related… mainly deciding on a color palette so I can get my bridesmaids-to-be their official invitations (more on those later). i already decided long ago that i didn’t want my bridesmaids to match. they are all so unique in their own right, i want everyone to see the personality and style of people closest to me. SO that means giving them some idea of the color palette and letting them run free.
the space we decided on is very different than the one i had imagined having my wedding in. an industrial type place with lofted ceilings and exposed brick was always at the top of my mind, and then I got roped into the idea of doing ( the some-what-trendy) barn wedding. turns out i’m not a hardcore outdoorsy type and the industrial spaces available left either too many restrictions or too much time and effort to transform. so, we ended up at a mansion. there couldn’t be a space more romantic and perfect for our “great gatsby” inspired evening, i don’t know why it took me so long to come around to it.
the ballroom is surprisingly light and soft, with cool blues and gold tones throughout the fresco painted ceiling, light-gold cushioned seating around the periphery of the room, and an old stain glass window between two sets of french doors.
so we’ve settled on these colors: light silver/gray, charcoal, champagne, pale blueish gray, and a pink champagne. Those are totally made up names for very specific colors, mainly 3 shades of gray, a light gold and a light pink. Oh boy.