Sunday, March 30, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
contest
I just submitted this to the "I Do with Mirassou" Contest where i wound up recieving
Mirassou invites you to save on the purchase of your wedding wine through our partner TheBarrelRoom.com. Simply enter code Ido2008 and receive 20% off your purchase of 2 or more cases plus free shipping!
for applying to the contest.
But that's not why i solely write. In the event that we do NOT get chosen i wanted to share with you my vision for the wedding.....
"We do not want a 'destination' wedding but rather a slightly-just-up-the-road-away-from-home 'wedding'. We want this enchanting weekend to be full of fun, laughter and good times had by all. We intend on having our closest of family and friends attend this weekend. A chance to rekindle relationship, retell old stories and make new ones. We envision the daytime filled with activities, possibly tubing down a river, a stress-free enjoyable afternoon. A low-key, classy, free-wheeling outdoorsy woman, I envision our setting to take place alongside a body of water (ironically as we’re from the Jersey Shore we are not thinking ocean as to avoid sand blown in crevices to be found days later). We would love the foreground to include trees adorned with ribbons and hanging jars with candles and if the setting calls for, off in the background the mist of mountains hidden behind the far shoreline tree canopy. We want a magical outdoors reception that will allow us to dance through the night with the stars as our guiding lights. As we are whole-heartedly not champagne drinkers we already are dead-set on a wine toast – possibly our favorite Pinot Noir. An idea we dreamt up at one of our main celebrations/milestones attending wine festivals and tastings. Summing it all up, we hope to enjoy lots of sun and laughter in the daytime filled with smiles and stars in the evening."
OH and I absolutely LOVE this new blog The Grooms Truth: They're All Crazy
Mirassou invites you to save on the purchase of your wedding wine through our partner TheBarrelRoom.com. Simply enter code Ido2008 and receive 20% off your purchase of 2 or more cases plus free shipping!
for applying to the contest.
But that's not why i solely write. In the event that we do NOT get chosen i wanted to share with you my vision for the wedding.....
"We do not want a 'destination' wedding but rather a slightly-just-up-the-road-away-from-home 'wedding'. We want this enchanting weekend to be full of fun, laughter and good times had by all. We intend on having our closest of family and friends attend this weekend. A chance to rekindle relationship, retell old stories and make new ones. We envision the daytime filled with activities, possibly tubing down a river, a stress-free enjoyable afternoon. A low-key, classy, free-wheeling outdoorsy woman, I envision our setting to take place alongside a body of water (ironically as we’re from the Jersey Shore we are not thinking ocean as to avoid sand blown in crevices to be found days later). We would love the foreground to include trees adorned with ribbons and hanging jars with candles and if the setting calls for, off in the background the mist of mountains hidden behind the far shoreline tree canopy. We want a magical outdoors reception that will allow us to dance through the night with the stars as our guiding lights. As we are whole-heartedly not champagne drinkers we already are dead-set on a wine toast – possibly our favorite Pinot Noir. An idea we dreamt up at one of our main celebrations/milestones attending wine festivals and tastings. Summing it all up, we hope to enjoy lots of sun and laughter in the daytime filled with smiles and stars in the evening."
OH and I absolutely LOVE this new blog The Grooms Truth: They're All Crazy
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Mason Jars
Engagement Party
Well after MANY MANY hours of discussion we've finally come to the conclusion that as two-thirds of the engagement party attendees are aged 45+ that having a park/club themed party is out of the question. We are both adament about having an interactive party, as really if we just want people to eat then we'd rather not have a party. Final conclusion - we're going to have the engagement party at Grape Beginnings. We're still working out the monetary details and the type, etc. But what this allows is a small party for the family & wedding party to meet, an activity for everyone to partake in, and the parting gift, wine for the wedding itself! We're both very happy and very excited. We do however have to complete this activity ASAP in order to obtain this wine by September of 2009. Since my entire party (john, laura & danny) are all out-of-towners and of course people are busy busy busy in May (when the grapes come in) we're actually going to have the party January 24th. And this will be the final stage (prior to actually drinking the wine) - the bottling. It's the activity that requires the most amount of help and it should be a lot of fun. I hope that the weather will be decent that weekend, but its the only weekend that my godparents are in town and right before my parents embark on another one of there trips
Monday, March 3, 2008
bride dresses
Rehearsal Dinner Dress - Nicole Miller Strapless Print Silk Sheath-$410
Silk taffeta Sabine gown - $695 From J. Crew
New From J. Crew
The wedding party - shannon has a bestfriend that's a girl?!?!
Like most of the female population, when you're a child you envision your wedding being this one type of event. And, I've noticed watching these bride tv shows most women like to transform their idea of a wedding first manufactured at 5 years old into an eleborate, EXPENSIVE, wedding of their dreams. I on the other hand grew up, I'm not 5 years old and frankly don't have the kind of bank to throw off a $500,000 wedding - if i did then i'd have bought a house with it rather than a one day affair. My idea of a wedding went from a true cinderella - with about 15 women flanking my right side - to the practical - who do i really want to stand next to me? I considered my two closest buds, John & Danny as my dudes of honor - but then realized that that is completely a freakshow and would look more like Marilyn Monroe's Diamonds are a girls best friend! So I thought long and hard and put myself in the shoes of all my girlfriends. Which ones i've known the longest, which ones would even want to be up there, which ones are single (matron of honor - i'm more partial to maid) and frankly which ones will allow me to be COOL and do my thing! Low and behold my mind pops to a friend, a friend like no other. Most other friends are first introduced to her by an adjective - one she too uses to refer to me - C-R-A-Z-Y. Yup that's right crazy. Crazy because her ability to look into any situation and have a riot of a time. When we met, it was like two magnets being pulled together. Our friend-life is like a revolving door. We met when I arrived in Frederick & she was leaving. We kept in contact due to our love of adventure and travel. When we finally were able to be in the same location - Washington, DC - it was as if a bulb went bright! I love her like a sister, and couldn't imagine not having this crazy girl in my life. So when it came time to really chose a person to present/represent me in my wedding I couldn't think of a more marvelous and perfect choice than my best girlfriend Laura Emerick. And to this post I dedicate to her - my Maid of Honor.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Bouquets
My Wedding Bouquet! (From Hatch Creative Studio)
THis is SOOOOOO what i want (or at least similar to) and Laura will definitely be holding something similar as I hate when you put down the bouquet and its flat on one side!
cymbidium orchids with greenish-white amaryllis and white eucharis lilies, which have soft green centers. Maidenhair ferns, begonia leaves, anthuriums and hypericum berries
Green / White
Pretty Purple Bouquet
Scented geranium, Cineraria, Star-of-Bethlehem, Tweedia, Glory of the Sun, Scabiosa
THis is SOOOOOO what i want (or at least similar to) and Laura will definitely be holding something similar as I hate when you put down the bouquet and its flat on one side! cymbidium orchids with greenish-white amaryllis and white eucharis lilies, which have soft green centers. Maidenhair ferns, begonia leaves, anthuriums and hypericum berries Green / White Red
Pretty Purple Bouquet Scented geranium, Cineraria, Star-of-Bethlehem, Tweedia, Glory of the Sun, Scabiosabouquet of white lilacs, lily of the valley, sweet peas and muscari (if only lilacs were in season in September)
A wedding tree.....
I have no idea where we're going to have the wedding or the reception, but I do know that J and I are 100% having a mid-September '09 wedding OUTDOORS. The problem is then what's the 'frame'? Do we flank ourselves between trees, use floral pieces, a chuppa? Although I was raised Catholic, I'm not really all that traditional nor do I practice that religion. In fact, to tie-in more to our wedding location, just a point of reference when traveling in Bolivia I found out the name of my made-up religion (I had previously called it 'The Great Outdoors') - Pachamama (Mother Earth! - note that i do not believe in animal or human sacrifice). Anyway, so when I came across this photo via _______) I know this is EXACTLY what I want (with the addition of a water body in the background)
I love the decorated tree to make it seem like its a fantasy!
I love the decorated tree to make it seem like its a fantasy! bridesmaid dresses - for one!
Priscilla's of Boston
So since I only have ONE bridesmaid I've got a lot of freedom in my choices as it only has to look good on one person and compliment the affair. And of course RE-USABLE! The idea to suffer through similar choices I've had to purchase for one time use (note - when its not your wedding you'd like to get more than one use out of a very expensive dress).
Too bad its white - so cute and again would love it to be shortened
Nordstroms - BCBGMAXAZRIA Strapless Crinkle Satin Gown - $360 (boo in white)
So since I only have ONE bridesmaid I've got a lot of freedom in my choices as it only has to look good on one person and compliment the affair. And of course RE-USABLE! The idea to suffer through similar choices I've had to purchase for one time use (note - when its not your wedding you'd like to get more than one use out of a very expensive dress).
I think this is adorable - i wish it was shorter though - maybe hem it?
Nordstroms - Suzi Chin Maggy Boutique Ruched Jersey Dress - $128 in Teal
Too bad its white - so cute and again would love it to be shortened
Nordstroms - BCBGMAXAZRIA Strapless Crinkle Satin Gown - $360 (boo in white)
Again SHORTEN it but LOVE the color of bright blue!
Love how long and relaxed and how simply adorable this is! Plus the cost and the reusable factor...LOVE IT!
Victoria's Secret - Maxi Bra Top dress - $98!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
dresses dresses and more dresses
So i went and picked up the knot's spring/summer 2008 magazine which lists that it has in fact 800 dresses for me to peruse. Of course intrigued (and with a $10 gift card to Barnes & Nobles) i purchased the mag and spent days pouring over it (with my mom too). After dog earring 4o or so pages of things "i like" (and of course the ones my "mom likes") I realized that most of the dresses I'm in love with are somewhere between $5000-12,000! My mom's words and I quote, "So would you either like a wedding or a dress?". After the perspective set in I realized that I'll probably get my dress custom made (maybe even by my mom). If not, here's a dress that I absolutely would LOVE to be wrapped up in on the wedding day!
(From TheKnot Magazine)
I also found this BCBG dress tonight while searching blogs, it reminds me a lot of a Vera Wang 2007 Fall collection dress that I love (........and costs "starting at $12,000" according to the NY office rep my mom called!).
And for $318 - I'll TAKE IT!
I also saw this cute and again inexpensive dress at Nordstroms (Sean Collection Strapless Embroidered Mesh Gown) $346. I'm not sure if I like it because its strapless, or if its just another dress that's not poofy!
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