The guy and I have been so productive today, and its only the afternoon. We went to the gym, made a nice breakfast, and have done so much wedding organizing! I just ordered a dress to try (ahhhh!), and ordered a bunch of paper for our save the dates.
Temporary tattoos for weddings? Awesome? I am going with yes. (this one found here)
I am lucky that I babysit two of the cutest kids in the world. I have known them since they were born, so it has been a treat to watch them grow into tiny 4-year-old and 2-year-old people.
Little Miss Zoe was a no-brainer here, since she loves pink and girly things, which is perfect for a flower girl. She already thinks she gets to be a princess in the wedding.
But Noah was a bit of a thinker. There are no good ring-bearer things, since weddings are a little girly anyway, and two-year-old boys like cars and throwing things. So I came up with a little dump truck, and went with the “carry” theme. Get it???
You know all those cute little “Will you be my bridesmaid?” cards you see now? Well, I want that. I like the idea of doing something a little special. Its a big deal to me to get married, so hopefully it is a big deal for my besties. (I have it in my head that everyone hates being a bridesmaid. I blame the movies. I think its totally awesome.)
Anyway, I always love the peachy pink Rifle Paper Co. ones when I see them. (Even though it totally says yo instead of you, right?)
But I wanted them like right now, and didn’t want to wait for the shipping, so I played around with a little sketch of my own with marker and stamps. This is what my half-done version looked like:
But then I realized that I could be a little more creative than that. Sometimes I spend too much time browsing at things that are already made, and I just need that one moment of thought to spur a good idea. So I came up with something that was more me. And it features one of my most favorite crafts! I will share it here soon, but I just mailed them and don’t want to ruin the surprise.
Picking wedding colors seems very final. Once you pick them, you are committed, and you spend the rest of your life together.
I was at my sewing desk, and found these bits of color and pattern inspiration. I found out that my work will be closed on Monday (yeah 3-day weekend), so I am going to buckle down and do some hard core color picking.
Ta da! My first wedding book (but not my last…). The New-Fashioned Wedding. And for reals, the book is amazing. So beautiful.
I definitely can’t afford to pull off the weddings actually shown in the book, but it goes through the inspiration and ideas behind the details that make up the wedding. Their style of fun, crafty, and thoughtful weddings gets my creative juices flowing.
I have been a little stressed out about the wedding lately. This book reminded me of the art, beauty, and originality that go into a wedding. Each one is special and perfect because two people are in love.
I have been engaged to this handsome guy for 6 weeks.
And even though wedding planning decisions are kind of hard, the best part is that no matter what, no matter when, no matter how, he is gonna be my husband, and I am gonna be his wife. And it will be the best day there ever ever was.
This morning we looked at a wedding venue! Just to see. Because we are getting married. (I still can’t believe it sometimes.)
We don’t know exactly when or where we are going to get married yet, but I do know I want a more handmade, love-filled, meaningful, our-aunts-each-bring-a-pie type of wedding. I was browsing invitation inspiration, and came across some wedding stamps. The hand lettering on each of these is beautiful, and I love the handmade and unique result of stamping.
guy and his girl 