inspiration board

some of you might know what and inspiration board is... I see it as a combination of images that actuality portray a 'look'... this board was inspired by the mason jar / daisy picture in my previous post... hope you all enjoy :)

daisies

someone was reading my mind. I came across this picture today.

How cute is big al?

Sooooo cute :)
A nice little announcement and christmas card combo.
Designer : Myself
Portrait Photographer : Amy Carroll

Greg - this ones for you!

Surfin the internet I came across a awesome ring idea for greg. I don't know what the corrent etiquet is for picking out rings for you soon - to -be husband ... is it a surprise or what?
Any who... this is the concept...
titanium with a wood inlay. I think it is sooo Greg - dont know if it will stand the test of time though.
see the etsy store it came from ---> HERE <---

Greg - what do you think?

Oh Christmas Tree

Yesterday my family and I setup and decorated the christmas tree. As we decorated the tree we reminisced about past christmas, our traditions and silly ornaments. Next year I will still join my family to decorate the tree, but Greg and I will be starting our own traditions...

I cannot wait to have ornaments like these adorning our tree....

first physical purchase...

for our wedding (other than magazines)!!!! I'm excited about it... So, I've been working on our Save the Dates - and them style of them is vintage travel postcard... because its kind of a road trip destination. I'm not ready to share them yet, you'll have to wait until after the new year. So - when I was at good ol' hobby lobby and came across a blank photo album with vintage postcards all over the cover I just couldn't resist! I'm planning on turning it into a guest book with Polaroids and such ... (once again I have a vision)... it's not the colors of our wedding - but who gives a crap, it will make a GREAT coffee table book.



I have also begun my collection of assorted teal mason jars. PLEASE let me know if you have one or someone who does, I would love to buy it, borrow it or even rent it!
Isent the teal of the glasses fabulous?

Would you like more info about Save the Date cards? Pearls Events justed posted a nice blurb about them per my request. Aletha at Pearls Events is our 'Day of' wedding coordinator... this means she makes everything we've planned happen smoothly the day of the wedding. She is also available via email for any of my question concerns. LADIES - hire Pearls Events (even you out of town-ers)! And YES - you can afford her!!!

Also - I'm going to be deleting my post on voting for colors. Somehow it messed up the color of my blog and I cannot fix it - so get your votes in now. hehe

designs...

I'm currently working on a birth announcment but in the mean time I thought I would share the programs Megan and I came up with for their wedding a couple weeks back. The design was nothing too complicated or over the top, they were simple - easy - and we wouldn't cry when they got left behind or thrown away.

my first DIY (for OUR wedding)...

Made some tin can lanterns this Sunday… Don’t worry – they are not my center pieces… Imagine them scattered around the outside of the reception hall lining the wooden walk ways… ooo la la!

Enjoy!
Thought or ideas? I not even sure yet what the designs should be... it was just a test.

ALSO -
I have some readers who are NOT commenting... please comment - its nice to know you are out there reading and enjoying my blog.
I'm thinking about a color post here pretty soon... ! Did i really pick colors!?!?!?!?!

This weekend is the annual holiday art sale at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. There will be TONS of fabulous AFFORDABLE original pieces of art. I will even be selling a couple pieces both print and glass.

It is a must attend event :)
more info HERE

bridesmaid dresses

Target- not only do they have wedding dresses - but also - bridesmaids dresses. My girls will already be spending so much $$$ on our wedding... why not get a cheap dress (that doesn't look cheap)?

see it at target

Pre-Christmas Purchase

No not the perfume.
I purchased my 3rd canon digital elf today. I've been known to be a bit rough on my cameras and have broken my last 2... oops. Why do a still go back to canon? they have the BEST pocket size camera on the market - by far. I wouldn't mind trying out the Olympus 770sw - because its shock proof - water proof - crush proof - but with retail at $350.00 i just can't do it.
I'm a design snob and I'm not sure that i like the look of the camera I just bought. They reverted to a 'boxy' design - and I don't know how I feel about this... regardless I have a new camera ! YES YES yES! Happy early christmas to me!

smelly

marc jacobs has a new perfume called daisy.

i totally need it.
if it smells really really good... should I -
a. go buy it and use it.
b. go buy it and SAVE it for the wedding day.
c. add it to my christmas book (like a list but longer)

we're getting somewhere

No, I do not have a dress yet.
However - we booked an awesome officiant and a kick ass DJ. yippee!!!
Jackie is our officiate and she is truly one of a kind. We met her at her house where she made us feel very welcome, offered us wine and even let pixel come inside and run around.
... Jackies website ...
Our DJ is George. From the first 5 minutes at his house we could tell he was extremely professional - organized and very very thorough. He has so many great and unique ideas and a great house.
... Georges website ...

another picture from our trip... we didnt take very many with us in them though...
Lastly, Mrs. Sadler just let me know what kinda of art work you want for your blog :)

I failed English the first time around - I cannot spell, I have no regard for grammar, and have the writing style of a 5th grader. I'm sorry for those of you who read my blog and think I'm an idiot. I'm only an idiot when it comes to writing and words. Perhaps I should quite writing and just do little pieces of art work for each blog... interesting idea.

update (kinda)

First, the colors we're still beautiful! This picture was taken through the front window.

We had a great visit at The Homestead, it made me much more confident in our venue choice. They had an update about the ceremony site which is SUPER exciting. Below is a pano I took of the interior, it does NOT do the space justice.
Pixel went with us, she was such a trooper spending the majority of the time in the car.
Ah, the reasons we were there.
Still discussion on officiant.
I think we've picked a DJ, we just need look at the budget
Great Rehearsal dinner place(s)!
back to work now!

road trippin' (again)

We love our road trips. This particular one will be very productive. In 2 short days we will be meeting with 3 officiants, 2 Dj's, and one homestead Events coordinator.
Wish us luck! I hoping to come back confident that we've found a great DJ and a fabulous officiate.

this is a picture from a trip up north about 2 years ago. ah, the memories!
don't worry my readers - I will take pictures.

Who's reading this... Anyone?.. not that it matters. Ithink my blog will be something great for me to refect on someday... something to remember what it took to get us to our wedding day, and what I was thinking!

Happy Halloween!

As some of you may know, i LOVE Halloween. This year I did not get to participate in as many activities as years past but thats okay - i was in a fabulous wedding :)
however, I did dress up for Halloween today (at work) ... pixel and I did another 'couples' costume. I was little bopeep and pixel was my lost black sheep.

Us at work...

Some of my favorite costumes included "A one night stand" & "Cross Walk" very clever and unique...
By the way I made my costume... I taught myself to sew a few years ago. It comes in handy much more than might think! Recently I fixed 4 tree stand seats :)

wedding thingymabobs

I want to send out save the dates soon... thoughts of this lead me to invitations...
I stressing (only a little) over this issue for a couple of reasons...

I believe they set the tone for the whole event whether it be
... glamorous ... vintage... fun... country... nature inspired...
So, i guess I want ours to be vintaglamcasufunature... today, I will have a different answer tomorrow.

with all of the invitation pondering and being the DYI everything bride... I thought of tin can luminaries... and jelly jar candle holders... they totally go with the current theme

The only good pics I could find...

oooo... feeling inspired!

quest continues...

I've added another dress to the list... :)
I may never decide!

decor inspiration

Between moving and projects for other brides, I managed to find time to think about my own wedding...

these are my latest inspirations...


daisies, who would have thought...
then snap dragons - i love snap dragons - the don't seem to fit the color scheme though, oh well!
I seem to be leaning towards, wild flower, natural look.

wedding busy

I've been busy.
Working on wedding stuff.
For other people...
Not complaining, it helps me not over think the details of our wedding.

I will take some photos of the work when its complete... working on ceremony program and place cards for Bueff, and invites for my cousin Sarah...

For now, i will share some good invitation inspiration and supplies!
http://www.paper-source.com/
http://www.thepapermillstore.com/
http://www.envelopemall.com/

not always the cheapest but one of the best selections I've found for ribbon...
http://www.craftersvision.com/

Need some fun and resonable candle holders or vases?
love love love these.
cb2

of course Ikea!

Engagment photos

we had them taken. It was so fun! Like most wedding 'activities' I've been doing, it makes me want to get hitched TOMORROW! Again, I recommend my photographer to everyone. Below is just a little taste of our sure to be fabulous photos....



the history and significance of where are pictures were taken...
Good ol' downtown Kalamazoo... specifically The Union - the location of our first date, aw...
Of course pixel was in a few pictures... she was refusing to look at the camera, but was totally up for giving Amy (our photog) kisses. Lucky I think she got a few good pictures :)

Any more wedding plans?
Not really just looking into some DJ's and planning our mini trip to the homestead next month.