Floral Frenzy July 12, 2008

When I tell people that I want red flowers with aqua dresses they think I’m crazy. Some think the color combo is horrendous and others think that red is blan and boring. Well, I generally don’t care who likes my color combo but I can see where red is overused and can seem somewhat generic. I want something bright and vibrant like this bouquet:

Red roses are classic but not what I would consider exciting and unique-the color is incredible though!

I want something with more texture, loose, and with a variety of flowers-a little funky maybe.

So pretty…and so not the right color. I don’t know anything about flowers so I don’t know if all these can come in vibrant red. This bouquet is a great combo of peonies, roses, lilies, fern, and ranunculus. So, the search continues…

Yay! I love this one, not so sure about the white though. This bouquet consists of peonies, poppies, ranunculus, and parrot tulips.

Hopefully, these pics are enough to show my potential florists when I meet with them in a couple of weeks.

1st picture source:theknot.com
2nd picture source: brides.com
3rd picture source: brides.com

Sweet Treats July 10, 2008

Looking through budget websites I found that one option for saving on food at the reception is to have a dessert reception. Dessert reception? Yeah, definetly hadn’t heard of that before. Ofcourse, images start filling my head of decadent chocolates, ice cream, and any other treats you could possibly imagine.

My fiance and I are definetly sweets people. He can eat a sheet cake in one sitting and I could pretty much slaughter a tub of ice cream in 30 minutes. So I was psyched that we could save money AND have all of our favorite sweets. Well, in my research I discovered that I could have the latter of those two, but saving money, probably not going to happen.

I may have gone a tad overboard…below is SOME of my inspiration.

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Arippke July 9, 2008

Searching on etsy.com for some custom invites, I found Arippke. Her invitations are great and reasonably priced! It’s odd, I was searching through some of my favorite blogs before I went to write this post and found that the great etsy blog was highlighting this vendor also! Here are a few of my favorite invitations that are in the running to be my invitation. Tell me which one is your favorite!

1. Wedding Invitation #13 $270 for 100 Invites and Response Cards

I love this design and funky feeling. It definetly fits with the theme of my wedding. Ofcourse, I would customize it to my wedding colors.

2. Wedding Invitation #17 $260 for 100 Invites and Response Cards

Great Design! It’s more classic than the first one but still has that extra umph.

3. Wedding Invitation #20 $275 for 100 Invites and Response Cards

LOVE this one, but I’m thinking it’s a little more appropriate for a STD. What do you think?

Go check out Arippke’s site!

When Nature Calls July 8, 2008

This next topic is not personally related to my wedding at all, but was suggested to me by a fellow Knottie. It’s something I have not given much thought to, but it truly is something to consider-and get a few laughs from! Going to the bathroom in your wedding dress-how does it work?

Ehow.com gives brides out there a few tips on bathroom how to’s in a wedding gown. Some of my favs are listed below.
1. Don’t drink too many liquids on the big day (not to the point of dehydration!)
2. Take an attendent, family member, or friend to help lift your dress.
3. Use the handicapped stall.

Here is a great picture I found nycityweddings.com.

If in doubt-you can always wear a dress made from toilet paper-yes I said it, toilet paper!

*Toilet paper gown image found on CheapChicWeddings.com

Color Crazy July 7, 2008

My colors have changed from purple bridesmaid’s dresses with bright fun colors to red bridesmaid’s dresses with white flowers to my all time favorite-Aqua and Red! I have strayed a little, thinking I may do pink instead of red-but in the end, I ALWAYS come back to my favorite.

Below is an inspiration board I created on my favorite editor-Polyvore. My greatest fear is that the pallete is too patriotic-what do you think?

*Click on image for photo credits.

Okay…Here We Go July 7, 2008

The very first thing I had to take care of when I got engaged was hiring a photographer. I spent hours and hours searching through websites and reviews. These are a few of the many requirements that I was looking for..

• Artsy, photojournalist who would capture the day’s events
• Fun, creative photographer who my fiance and I would feel comfortable with
• Engagement Session
• Trash the Dress Session
• Enough time alloted on the day of to prevent me from feeling pressured or rushed
• Rehearsal Coverage
• All the proofs from the day
• Album included in package, or credit for the album
• Something for the parents-albums, print credit, etc.
• Option of buying a print release for all of the images
• A second shooter
• Photographer with a personality to take charge and get things done
• DVD of the images

Not only did I get to put a check next to every single item, but I got so much more. My photographer, Tara Kneiser with Dixie Pixel Photography, also offered a package with a custom guest book and unlimited custom thank you cards. She also uses, in addition to digital, a cool camera called Holga. It’s this cheap plastic camera that has multiple defects that creates really cool effects in the picture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ofcourse, all credit for the pictures goes to Tara. Check out her blog—>link on the right!

Virgin Blogger July 7, 2008

So I’m not quite sure how to introduce myself or hype up the blog-but I hope the posts will become increasingly more interesting as I continue the blogging adventures.