DIY Distraction

Since I wasn't feeling great today (recovering from my vacation illness and now herxing after restarting my antibiotics again), I decided to distract myself with a new project. I've seen some ideas for decorating your own votives, and I decided to experiment. I made one with patterned vellum, another with pink paper and heart cutouts, and another with ribbon. Here's how they turned out:

Vellum Votive

Ribbon Votive

Heart Votive

I really like the first 2 for inside, and I think they would look pretty on the reception tables in 4 clusters of 3. (I keep seeing that look, and I really like it.) I think the pink votives with the heart cutouts would look cute outside. Maybe they could outline the terrace, which would look really pretty after the sun sets.

Bridesmaid Dresses

Bridesmaids- check your email for an update on the dress situation. Please get your measurements to me ASAP because I am pretty sure that I am going to go ahead and order the Priscilla dress. I will be out of town Wed-Sun so I won't be posting much, but am probably going to try to get the order started over the phone (if that's possible) because these dresses take 4 1/2 months to come in. Will update more about the dresses as soon as I get some more information from Stefanie at the bridal shop.

Bridesmaid Dresses

Here were my 4 favorites from today (there might have been more, but I ran out of time):

• Vineyards (Priscilla of Boston) - 1608
  
• Dessy - 2792
• Amsale - G544T
• After Six - 6554

The pictures of me turned out terrible and I'm hesitant to post them because they really don't do the dresses any favors-- at all. Obviously, a professional photographer will be taking pictures from more flattering angles and this will not be an issue on the day of the wedding. I will post the one of me in the dress I liked the most. Disregard the weird skin discolorations on my shoulders- I was trying to photoshop my bra straps out to make it look nicer.

And on the model:


The problem with these two dresses is that the one on the left comes in a color I really like, but not what I had planned to have for the wedding and the one on the right- I'm not completely sold on the bow. If there were a way it could hang down and not be so obnoxious- I would really like it.

So, I saved the best two pictures for last. Hahahaha. The 6554 was waaaayyy too big for me, so trying it on really didn't help at all. I think the look on my face here is priceless. My other complaint about that one would be that I'm not too sure about the halter- it is flattering, but might not be fancy enough to go with my dress. The 2792 was also too big, which made it look pretty unflattering when I tried it on. My main reason for posting these two pictures is just to give an idea of how different some of these dresses are once you try them on....

Pink Style Board

I made this pink style board on the Dessy website. I think I'll try again later and pick a shade of pink that is a little closer to the one I want to have for the wedding. Today I have an appointment at 3:00 to look at bridesmaid dresses at Bella Bridesmaid. Will post pictures later!

Reception Cards

Here are the reception cards that are going to go inside the pocket of the invitations. Before I print all of them- any suggestions or anything I should change? Let me know!

Normandy Pics

Normandy at NightSilos Ballroom

Silos Garden (for outdoor ceremony)

On top of the Silos

Wedding Invitations - Take 2

After thinking it over, I realized the original invitations that I quickly designed just weren't going to cut it. I kept hearing "the invitations are the first glimpse of what your wedding will be like" and as much as I would love to ignore that stupid rule, I just couldn't. I really love most of the things I've put together for the wedding (out of town booklets, what I've started of the programs, the save the dates) so I just couldn't convince myself to settle thinking that the invites were just "okay". Needless to say, I've started a new idea and I really like it! It's an invitation that sits in the middle of it's own self-enclosed envelope, and has a little pocket on the left side to hold other information (RSVP info, etc.). So, here they are- what do you think??



I'm still trying to decide on the sticker I want to use to seal the invitation, but I'm using a silver heart sticker for now. I'm also considering using the bride/groom stamp I used from the save the dates. I was thinking I might stamp that on the back of the envelope in silver- not sure, but thought it might tie them together.