rough cut: December 2010

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

more engagement shoot dresses

this one would go so well with my new capelet!

number one fan dress by modcloth

more portraits from 26 merton road

So I thought those images below were awesome enough, then I found more from the portrait session. I lurve this photographer.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

more dessert :P

kuidaore

cannelle et vanille

artisan sweets

sweet & saucy

Any advice for those planning now? Stay organized, prioritize what is most important to you and let go of everything else. We couldn’t spend a lot of money, so instead I spent a lot of time crafting everything. Although it was months and months of DIY projects, I enjoyed every moment.

A lot of the decor for the wedding we purchased with the intent of using in our home after the wedding was over. So much money goes into planning and paying for a wedding and it felt like a shame to just get rid of everything once the night was over. The frames we used in the gazebo are now hung in our bedroom, the wooden quotes of our grandmothers are now decorations in the living room. It is really neat to still be surrounded from memories of the wedding in our home.

Save money where you can. Weddings grow out of control real quick so pick and choose where to spend your money and where to save. We opted for a beautiful cake from Sweet & Saucy in Long Beach. To save on the cost of a cake to serve everyone, we opted for a smaller cake to serve 50 guests and then supplemented with different individual small bakery bites. All the flower decorations were done by me and my maid of honor in the garage a few days before the wedding. We purchased the flowers wholesale ad arranged them in mason jars. It really fit well with the whole vintage theme of our wedding and really helped to save on costs.

Stalk blogs and get as much inspiration as you can but make your wedding your own. It is your chance to show your family and friends exactly who you are as a couple. Good luck and enjoy the journey! It’s a fast trip but an amazing one.

stacy + paul

Saturday, December 11, 2010

more engagement shoot inspiration

cup o jo

26 merton road

oh hello friend

nichole jordan

more short dresses

laced up with love dress at ruche **under $50!**

tulle around town dress at ruche **less than $100!**

morandi

amazing porcelain by sargadelos

...we need to take engagement photos already...

We've been engaged for six months now and haven't taken engagement photos. You need cute photos to release an engagement on the internet nowadays.
The engagement happened so suddenly and the months since then have flown by so quickly. We just never really got around to it, I guess...

I've had my eyes on this since the first day I started working at Anthropologie. We had ONE in the back, and I tried to put something in front of it so no one would see it. But once it went on sale it just disappeared. Today I saw a girl waiting in line for the fitting room with this tucked underneath of some other items. I kept my cool, though. I waited until I was sure she was done and then pulled it out of the fro room...she didn't buy it. So I did... perfect inspiration to get my butt in gear and plan for engagement photos. Now, I just need a dress to go along with it...