wedding

Rob and I are doing our engagement photo shoot on the 26th. I think I want to get a little more dressed up than the traditional sweater and jeans recipe. Maybe a cute dress for me, slacks and shirt for Rob? And some sort of prop…A vintage suitcase to go along with our honeymoon road…

Wedding Wednesday is early because I’m off on a spa day! It’s funny, of all the things I’ve planned for this wedding…the actual wedding timeline hasn’t received that much thought. Ha ha….okay, now I going to freak out. We had been planning on the ceremony starting at 2:30. But that time looks a little weird…

Two more from Martha Stewart. I like both of these because they are compact and really let the garden roses shine.

Two more bouquet inspirations, this time from Martha Stewart. The yellow version is a little more “tropical” but you could replace the orchids with roses. I love the lightness. The teal version is a little denser but I really like the ivory filler.

I have my appointment with the florist this afternoon. We’re making our own centerpieces but I wanted to have a professional make the bouquets and boutonnieres. The idea is to use garden roses that will coordinate with the other flowers. I want the bouquets to be fairly small and looser rather than tighter. I’ll be…

The boss signed off on our honeymoon vacation request for 30 days off! And thanks to all your tips, we have a pretty good itinerary planned out. I can’t wait to unplug from work for a full 4 weeks. Neither of us have ever been to Yellowstone and we have about a week to explore…

Etsy is such a great resource for finding wedding items with unique style. One of my readers (sorry, I can’t seem to find the original comment) posted a link a while ago to Muscari by Easter Yu. With feathers and a sophisticated, whimsical style, she makes ring pillows, baskets, boutonnières and other adorable little things…

I looked into renting an old fashioned photobooth for the wedding, but it turned out to be difficult and expensive. Instead, we’re going to set up one of our own. The plan is to make a little “stage” out of a wood picture frame with yellow curtains that guests can pose behind. A digital camera…

So many of the big wedding decisions are done now. It’s come down to the little details. Booking hotels, planning showers, picking out things like ring pillows. I’m on the last week of letting my hair’s roots grow out so I can try to get back toward my original color for the wedding. Another week…

Just in time for Wedding Wednesday, I received my first place setting of china in the mail! Rob ordered this for my Valentine’s Day gift. In true Gump’s fashion, each piece came meticulously wrapped in folded tissue paper and bubble wrap with circles of gray felt to protect from scratching. Those ladies in the wrapping…