back of DRESS

I absolutely love the back of this Pronovias Valdemar

Fun Photo

How much was it to make thisphoto????

beautiful invite

how AMAZING is this invitation???



c/o OnceWed

Bluuuuuuuue

SO after spending the day at work, rocking out to LeAnn Rimes "Blue" and realising how lonesome I am when my beau is out of town for work.....i stumbled across the beauties!

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

Links Links and MORE links

So i've been reading a lot of blogs and websites but haven't had the time to clip all the items. So I have to load and keep sorting through - damn wedding season with all your wonderful ideas!

http://tecpetaja.bigfolioblog.com/

http://www.vinenyc.com/weddings.html

http://ohmydeerhandmades.blogspot.com/

http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/post-27.html

http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/post-31.html

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YQD1ViTNOruQ7yKt4ng8qeZ3TC6g8y_I1SfN2dbIu-CY32nxvy_gksKGylVs9CZOeRa1Gh1Y6Y9FgyiYJ1lYh2H3eHwrCgm6eMp26fRTXVbccWOIyLeMfngO0oMgoG1Mj3QR82X7tuc/s1600-h/Run+Jason+Run!.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNDlfX2f3YAkZt6a9SK0ci32AZh3BJn8y16Sgev8XUQOSOLe2xQ0HpNg1BP5ulaMYGj3aW4f_n0ETKXRF0D9cBUR4f4oqzYutU4VxojSWBnBx7E06OLQPB5KtXGtxSsTKkvBhrq4kwGeo/s1600-h/Picture+6.png

http://www.tinytotdressshop.com/whvtaspocdr.html

http://www.beau-coup.com/blog/bridal-showers/top-20-unique-bridal-shower-games

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12524396

http://yellowbrickblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Wedding?updated-max=2008-02-05T07%3A32%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=20

http://with-this-ring-i-thee-obsess.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-07-01T01%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=20

http://awindycitywedding.blogspot.com/

http://inthisinstance.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-06-05T12%3A19%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=5

http://www.whiteboxweddings.com/

http://www.cmart.com/ (in landover, md)

http://www.fiftyflowers.com/product/Centerpiece-with-Height-Combo-Pack_274.htm (flowers)

http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/post-19.html

http://www.invitationsbydawn.com/WE_SearchResults.cfm?prev=1&TempPrev=0&blnPreviewRequestSubmitted=0&recordsperpage=32&CompletedOrder=0&sBasketID=0&lCriteria=247&Group=WedEnsDDa&alogo=1&menu=none&morethanonepage=YES&HostDomain=0&FirstTimeThrough=1&option=WE_SearchResults.cfm&format=WedEnsDDa&CFID=58784976&CFTOKEN=24763250


http://www.magnetstreet.com/store/page/market/517/mloc/ib_french-country.html


http://www.shopwildthings.com/clgecu.html

http://ourjourneydowntheaisle.wordpress.com/

http://wiseoysters.blogspot.com/

http://www.infusecreativity.com/images/idea01.jpg



http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/lighting-paper-lanterns-with-throwies
http://futurlec.com/LEDGen.shtml
http://www.flickr.com/photos/everythingdigital/104038643/in/set-72057594069888500/
http://www.instructables.com/id/EWL9H74LX4EP286JFD/
http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/03/13/paper-lantern-inspiration/

http://brideslittlewhitebook.blogspot.com/2008/07/real-wedding-sherry-and-john.html

http://www.bestweddingblogs.com/

PAPER FLOWERS
http://blumchen.com/craft_shop_crepe_fancy_paper.html#crepepaperfolds

http://theauctionrebel.com/457/dennisons-party-magazines-crepe-paper-and-party-favors/

http://judemiller.com/press1.htm

http://invitemedo.blogspot.com/

http://www.purlbee.com/mollys-party-garland/

http://www.creaturecomforts.typepad.com/

http://racheltrobertson.com/

http://pacificweddings.typepad.com/love_notes/page/4/

https://www.fabulousstationery.com/personal_notes/blush/sakura/

http://pacificweddings.com/destination-wedding/real-weddings

http://thebridescafe.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/real-wedding-je.html?cid=126216360#comment-126216360

http://2000dollarwedding.com/search?updated-max=2008-07-13T11%3A24%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=20

http://www.campchoconut.com/events.html

http://www.frostvalley.org/lodging/family_rates.php

http://www.indiebride.com/index.html

http://www.onesourceweddings.net/

http://budgetsavvybride.wordpress.com/

http://theeverydaybride.blogspot.com/

afternoon delight - starland vocal band

http://www.pgparks.com/places/eleganthistoric/newton_intro.html

http://www.kentisland.cc/kiweddings.htm#target_Event_here

Running of the Brides...okay I walked :0)

So my mom and i drove up to Laurel & Greg's on Thursday night - a LONG drive up as for some reason the Connecticut DOT thinks shutting down an interstate to one lane is a SMART thing to do! Thank you TOM-TOM you made driving a whole lot better. We had a lovely morning with Josie, L&G's adorable little girl. She's gotten so big and absolutely a bundle of joy! Once on the road we were in Boston in no time (again thanks TOM-TOM). All of a sudden we found ourselves at the Hynes Convention Center...and no hoo-ah!?! It was crazy - here I was expecting there to be tons and tons and TONS of crazy screaming people. I guess that's what happens when you show up 4 hours after they open the door. There was still dresses EVERYWHERE, and of course possessiveness over dresses that the other brides (or brides-to-be) were trying on or thinking about. I heard lots of screams of joy and excitement...while i was struggling. It seemed like if you were a wedding dress size 8-12 you were golden. I on the other hand am a size 16-20. Yes I know, I KNOW. Devastated with the size - thank you swimming bust size - and annoyed that the selection was sub-par. I was sort of expecting to walk into the Princeton boutique that currently houses my uuber expensive dress yet all the dresses were under a grand. Sadly, this was NOT the case. A lot of the dresses were cheap looking, a lot of them had LONG sleeves and the rest - well hello ball gowns. So i was definitely disappointed but heck I drove all that way, I'm gonna try some on.

Overall my mom and I had some really good laughs...and I did wind up with a dress. Time will only tell if its the one.