wedding

It a small inconvenience that our guests have to shuttle in from a parking area to our wedding venue. The club is on a one-way residential street in the hills; there isn’t room for cars. I’ve been trying to think of a way to make the short ride a little more fun. I might be…

Snippet & Ink’s latest real wedding set my heart all aflutter. After I stressed out for a second looking at all the perfect details of this event, I realized that this lovely evening is almost exactly what we already have planned. Check out the matches: Rustic North Bay locationVintage family wedding dressAfternoon eventYellow, ivory, green…

Time to redo the bridal party mock-up with the new bridesmaid dresses. And possibly suits! The rental place where we ordered Rob’s tux for the Ball seems much nicer than most. They rent black suits too, which might be an affordable and easy way to get the men dressed. I was worried about the mix…

Christina Applegate is adorable on Samantha Who. Her white dress, blonde curl, urban style would be perfect for a downtown cocktail reception wedding. I’m using her as inspiration for my own ongoing second-dress hunt.

I’m happy about the vintage wedding band I found. It goes really well with my big ring, which is is also silver with diamonds and gold on the band. I don’t think I’ll usually wear them both at the same time, but I could. I know it isn’t traditional to buy your own wedding ring,…

Now that I saved approximately $480 on bridesmaid dresses, I feel like I can splurge on bridal party gifts. The hard part will be picking what to give. Should I go for an “heirloom” piece or something fun and functional? Here are some ideas I looked at while brainstorming: 1. Picture Frame– This would be…

I’m excited that my sister is making me a cake topper! Before she offered, I was just going to use fresh flowers. There are so many terrible cake toppers out there. The only lovely one I’ve found is this paper version from MissAvocado via Etsy (They’re named Esther and Edwin!). I like that it isn’t…

I love when two wedding dilemmas have one answer! What to do with the gorgeous engagement pictures Paul took? What to do about a guest book for the wedding? Voila! Make a photo guest book at Blurb.com. Meg gets credit for turning me on to this idea! For about $25, you can make a lovely…

Margaret found these lovely silk/cotton dresses at her shop in Burlingame. They’re the nicest color with a universally flattering fit, satin lining, delicate buttons up the back and fabric covered beads in the front. And at $40 a pop with her discount, I get to treat my bridesmaids to their dresses. The brand is Esley…

I’m lucky to have an heirloom necklace to wear at the wedding. It’s a small gold basket with pearl and diamond flowers. You can sort of see it in this photo from my cousin’s wedding. If you don’t have an heirloom or a couple extra thousand dollars lying around, don’t fret. You can create your…