four hundred fourteen

bridesmaids dresses are done and chosen! again, its super early, but it's done, one less thing to think about and it worked out so perfectly, my cousin bailey came in town and one of my bridesmaids megan was going to leave the following monday for kc. so everyone was in town for this friday.

we met up at the wedding gallery in st. charles which has the largest selection of bridesmaids dresses in the midwest. this is the shop where i got my beautiful and amazing dress (which has been out of my mind, well until now, and is carefully tucked away in my aunts gracious closet for safe keeping for another four hundred plus days) unfortunately my mom was out of town but my two aunts and cousin's grandma were wonderful step-ins. we arrived as soon as it opened and walked into a completely dark building...no power. ha well that didn't stop us! we were completely fine with using the light from the door to see these dresses! we would go to the men's dressing rooms in the front of the dark building, then race up to the door to take a look, quite the experience. after a few minutes of searching and trying in darkness the lights flickered to life and we continued without a hitch.

with four girls to try on dresses we basically took up their entire back room. we had about twenty different dresses that were swapped, switched and tossed between dressing rooms so everyone could try on each dress. i knew i was leaning towards chiffon fabric, and i loved empire waists but we tried on other options as well. however in the end whether from the general consensus or my slight nudges (i say slight nudges, but since we ended up with my original favorite dress i guess there were some definite shoves from me that helped in our "General Consensus") we ended up with a perfect dress. though i might be biased i think it looks wonderful on everyone. its elegant but simple and not over the top 'bridesmaid' ... well you'll have to be the true judge on that.

i won't show you a picture but i will tell you that it is the same color as that jeep in my previous post and it is chiffon fabric. i love it and hope my wonderful, beautiful, talented, amazing girls will like it too.

more wonderful pictures that inspire me daily:

four hundred twenty nine

my color so i have been struggling to find a real-world example of the green color that i am aiming for for the wedding. i've seen it on an online picture of a bridesmaids dress but that's been the only time. well as i was walking outside during my lunch today i saw it. THE color, the one i have been trying to explain away. and guess what i found it on?! .... a jeep. simply perfect. so everyone, this is the color that i have been trying, unsuccessfully, to explain/show you. according to jeep this is called optic green metallic, according to my favorite dress swatch its called metallic sage. therefore i have concluded that it is a metallicy green/sage color. hereinafter referred to as sage. hooray

four hundred eighty four

color inspiration....here is the first color, the main color. i want a sage green. this would possibly be used for the bridesmaid's dresses, flowers, decorations...etc. this first swatch is the closest color, then different shades will be mixed with the white/ivory.

i am in love with this cake/candy table. the green is used sparingly with white as the predominant shade. the balloons and the overall washed out picture give this table a light, airy feeling. perfect for a wedding setting. stunning!

i've also found that this green and ivory combination is natural enough to blend with the rich wood at the reception. i just wish i could mimic this table setting and have these amazing chairs. however the hall comes with some nice black folding chairs, which will work just fine.

after seeing this cup and the pearl/jade jewelry, i wonder if this color is budding from my ceramic work... this cup is glazed in a celedon hue. now granted 'celedon' can refer to a color that is green to a color that is more blue as seen below...

five hundred nineteen

Stationary. this is an important part for me, being a graphic designer and all. i really have no idea where i want to head style wise. im drawn to a semi classic style but with some modern twists... who knows what that means.
the colors we have chosen are going to be a sage green and a navy blue. (now for those of you who don't understand 'picking colors,' and there are quite a few of you out there, this means that these are the accent colors throughout the whole wedding. yes white is a given, but there needs to be some kind of color scheme to accent all this white. so the sage is going to be the main accent with the navy as the secondary accent.)
here are a few stationary designs that have caught my eye. the third picture is an adorable idea where the couple takes pictures holding different numbers that correspond with the table numbering. then they are either placed at the table or within the escort cards. so adorable. which brings me to another point... i finally chose my photographer! SJMacky Photography take a look at her at her site, she has a very fun energetic style. great candid shots. i'm so very excited.