two hundred forty seven

drowning in burlap... yup that's right. i've taken on another project that is kinda big (no surprise there) no big details but don't be surprised if you walk into the reception to find burlapeverwhere. lol and when you do see anything burlap it was made by your's truly.

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i have recently been compiling a "to do list" and lets say that it is getting longer by the hour. currently i have racked up fifty-five different projects/things to do. from table runners to gathering smooth stones to put in vase's centerpieces... i am currently working on the save-the-date as of now. trying to decide what to do, what to use, etc. this is the part where i will be most critical of myself. worrying about typography, uniqueness, texture, overall design, the way the design is carried across different media. i love it! but i just hope i choose well, i have a tendency of choosing one thing then a few months later thinking well shoot i should have done it this way. i guess that's the way with all artists... continually critiquing their work. ah well.

two hundred sixty seven

I absolutely love this! every bride has a picture of her dress hanging just before she puts it on, well i found the perfect accessory for that classic shot. your own personal hanger! so adorable.
not until elena's wedding did i know about the final line in the "something old" ryhme. For those of you who don't know it goes:Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a silver sixpence in her shoe.

three hundred sixty four

finally! we are officially at the year mark. we have exactly one year left! yes yes yes! i am soo very excited. today is a perfect day, perfect temperature. there were six roses on my rose bush in full beautiful bloom. i missed traffic on my way to work this morning. so far soo good. so i believe september twenty fourths are forever going to be good for me. i really love this wedding process.

another good thing that is happening today is i am picking up my bridesmaid's dresses! ha so they get to sit in a closet for exactly a year.

three hundred sixty seven (b)

new ideas!

oh i love these pictures!
first a great old galvanized tub (i found one downstairs in my basement! whoo hoo i love it!)
































































Hydrangeas for centerpieces! oh! by the way we have found our florist and i am so very super excited: victoria cripps. she is fabulous and did a friend of mine's bridal flowers. they were so very amazing and she is so extremely reasonable! here are some bouquets that she has designed:

three hundred eighty two

happy labor day! this weekend i went to a friends bridal/wedding shower. well i suppose it was a 'wedding' shower since the groom was present....right? any-who i had a wonderful time! there were some adorable traditions that were done there. since i am not a shower expert and have only been to two in my life these adorable things might not be news to you but i loved them! one was the 'bow-quet' where all the bows from all the presents were assembled together to create a bow-quet for her to use at her rehearsal! so adorable.

another amazing idea. one of her neighbors gave her a red full table setting. in the box there was a poem to explain what it was for. basically it was only supposed to be used for special occasions to celebrate one persons achievements such as a raise or when your little ones come home with a good report card. Set up the table with the red place setting just for them to celebrate in a small way. so very cute.

five hundred twenty

okay so i jumped the gun a little bit here....i saw no reason not to, so, i bought my dress. well technically i bought it a month ago. but tonight i have it in my hands. it is beautiful, exceeding all my expectations.

when i first went into the dress shop about two months ago it had been the fourth place i tried. after about 15 dresses i found three that i absolutely loved, so i put them on my card with the intention to keep looking and make a selection this summer. well shel came in town about two weeks after first trying the dresses on so i took her to show her my favorites. when i slipped into 'my' dress to show her she had to do a little imagining since this dress was a whopping size 12. so clamps aside, she seemed to love it as much as i did. well that did it, two days later i came in for a fitting and ordered my dress. they told me on average it takes 5 months to get in, i was feeling good, i definitely had time.

5 months, ha! not even a month later i got a call saying 'your dress has arrived and you can pick it up anytime.' well i literally walked out the door to get there that instant. so now i have my dress and i have to try and 'forget' about it for five hundred and twenty days. then i finally get to wear it. i just can't wait.

since i don't want to spoil the surprise...and just in case jordan takes a peek at this blog, i'm not going to post a whole picture. but i will post a swatch, a little teaser for you all.