four hundred one

four hundred one days left to the wedding, unchecked items on my huge list include: florist, church (officially), videographer (if we need one), bridal party transportation, some cake items, engagement rings, all the stationary imaginable, guest list... and more things that i can't remember.

have i mentioned how wonderful my groom is? i can't tell you how much he has helped with all this stuff. this past weekend we worked together on one piece of our stationary, the program. i went through all of my old paper from school and found some amazing paper to use. it has a great texture and is a nice ivory/antique white. jordan is the one who came up with the idea to hold the four pages together. it looks superb! you will all have to see for yourself. he also had an amazing idea for our guest book... but i refuse to say more, again you'll have to see for yourself!

here is another photo dump of my favorites:

four hundred fifty nine

okay bear with me, certain things about this wedding planning make me extremely excited, but i realize that sometimes to you, they are the most boring thing ever. well today's post might just put you in a stupor, realizing that, i apologize up front and ask you to again, bear with me.

centerpieces....duhn duhn duhhhhhhhn (i warned you), i have officially chosen four centerpieces to alternate between the many tables at the reception. one of which will be your home base for the evening. not wanting to spoil the surprise completely i have sketched them out for you.

one will be a lantern, another will be an iron work scroll thing that holds votives, the third one will be this charming little reminds-me-of-a-milk-jug vase that will hold roses, and the last one will be a tall elegant vase that holds some sort of amazing flower....yep this is what i am so very excited about. but the thing that makes me even more stoked about these centerpieces, is the most wonderful deal i got at joanne's fabric for votive holders and candles. seriously i ended up walking out of there with 72 glass votive holders and 96 candles! this probably doesn't get a hallelujah chorus but it still made my day.

five hundred fourteen

more ideas...looking at these photos it seems that i am drawn to natural elements and textures. more specifically, styles with a slight sophisticated/rustic feel. i absolutely love the burlap runners on one of the tables below with the square candles. moss is such a soft touch, and the rose bucket is fabulous. hmmm expect to see some of these elements in five hundred and fourteen days.