Simple outdoor centerpieces

Its simple, clean and refined....

dancing, swaying. i'm i LOVE RIBBONS

Seriously I cannot control the thoughts...ribbon swaying in the Summer-September winds.....

(found at michelle rago ltd)

Green Over-Over

Found at Michelle Rago, Ltd

Huge-ass flowers

Flipping through blogs (yes that is exactly what I said), I found a post by Design*Sponge on Zoe Bradley's exhibit at Kate's Paperie.....WHOA check it out!

we set a DATE (thus the name change)

09-19-09

AND A PLACE: Lake Trout Retreats - in Stroudsburg, PA

More info: http://www.weddingwire.com/shannonandjason

Okay I'll write more in a bit but I'm SOOOOOO excited :0)

oooo letter press oooo

Well as for an obsession for any bride the invitations are the beautiful thing that is supposed to excite all invitees and say - i cannot WAIT to go to this wedding! Its as if you order tickets to a baseball game (ahem NYY vs BOS), you wait in anticipation and when they finally arrive its Christmas morning (or July 13th) and you open them up, inspect them and are just thrilled to hold them in your hand - knowing full well that when you get to this game (or wedding) the excitement will explode onto an awesome event.

Enter letter press - the choice (re: expensive) of all exclusive brides. I am not however as fortunate to afford such a luxury item as I am saving (anywhere) to afford not only throwing an awesome wedding/ceremony/reception - but a weekend full of activity PLUS the extra for our honeymoon.

So when I saw this post on Perfect Bound - i nearly had a heart attack!

So i jump over to Dingbat's Letterpress.....and read the rules and want to cry. My thoughts for a wedding invite to go with our uuber casual wedding in the woods - how awesome would it be to get FREE design AND invitations. My OCD may be in overdrive because it's not my design but as I flip through pages and pages on their blog and website....my heart SOARS!
(image Dingbat on etsy)
I certainly don't need 100 invites - my mere wedding of 90 can be kept to wraps w/ 50 invites, etc. but heck they're BEAUTIFUL! I particularly love all of the floral references....and although delicate the simplicity of the colors, just amazing.

So....we wait and see!

Cak-ish Ideas!

What a beautiful setup....this wedding was awesome all over, but i cannot get over this cute idea.

[Found at Sarah K Chen Photography]

Cool Feathers..

I love the peacock feathers....From Sarah K Chen Photography

Insurance

Gotta have it

Wed Safe

Suc-who, SUCC-U!

BOUT - soooooo awesome! From InStyle Weddings Fall 2007 via Brooklyn Bride

Mini-Succulents :0) (from Martha Stewart)

Gourds in white

I saw a display in Better Homes & Gardens today and it featured white gourds. How cool to tie in the end of summer with white gourds in with the ferns?

It's raining...........pink?

So i've made it known to my MOH & mom that if they're going to throw me a shower then out of respect for my paternal grandmother that I would like the theme of the party to be centered around breast cancer. My grandma, Mary Adelade Meyer Donovan was one of the single most important people in my life. Her death was a crush to me and I think of her every day. Many people in my family refer to me as mini-Mae or Mae's clone - something that I am truely proud of - the good and the bad :0)

I recieved an email today from the New York botanical society and i LOVE the graphic (pink)

Hairy and Floral?

I L-O-V-E the smell of gardenia's....unfortunatley they get junky right after you remove the water source...so having the one in the back of my head (for my hair) is iffy.

then i found this:

On Etsy!

Food Glorious Food

Jay's words - I kid you not - sooooo now that we've decided on a place what were you thinking for a menu of....................

NOTE: Rachel Ray was cookin' up some to-die-for meal as this is going on

Here's a quick stab:

PRE- Ceremony:
(1) Wine & Cheddar Cheese
(2) Deviled Eggs
(3) Pancetta wrapped Asparagus
(4) Mini-Turkey balls on a stick

*Jay wants a sign in front of the Asparagus that says "Everything's Better Wrapped in Bacon"*

Dinner
(1) Horseradish & Rosemarry Mashed Potatoes
(2) Veggie-Somosa's
(3) Biscuits (and of course Butter)
(4) Veggie option - curried chickpeas & cauliflower

Just thoughts for now