final invitation design...

i finally made up my mind on the design of the invitation....i've changed it maybe 10 or so times but i'm done! tony and i love it....we feel it's not too fancy and frou frou since that's not our style, and it's more techie lovely with a dash of elegance to show the importance of the event...we love the typewriter font, so old school....i guess a cross between indie organic and whimsical....or whatever....i don't even know if that makes sense! so here it is and of course some info has been changed because this is the world wide web and you can never be too safe than sorry... oh and ps, it looks grainy online but lovely and smooth in my hands...

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i love flowers and this floral image below is so beautiful and such an inspiration. picture this... huge, gorgeous, bold flowers outlining the entrance and columns as if you were in a huge garden and you merely an ant...oh, i love it. maybe not completely doable but i love imagining it and maybe even trying to incorporate the idea somehow...something a little more doable and realistic is inspired by the bottom picture...i've had this idea for awhile but wasn't exactly sure how to pull it off and now i think a clothesline and pin style would work great and would look even better with some pictures hooked on as well... the balloons below that is simply a gorgeous photo...i don't know about balloons but i'm going crazy over the bold colors .....hmmmm, the imagination is definitely stirring with possibilities!!

first dance...

i soon as i heard this song i knew tony would love it too and it would be the "one". ray lamontagne has such a lovely and soulful voice and i love the playfulness and upbeat tempo of the song. after our engagement i went straight to the music first thing. luckily it happened to be the same time lamontagne came out with his album gossip in the grain. tony and i share a love for music and we simply go gaga over talented musicians! i just happened to come across this live version a few minutes ago and ooooh i got all excited and tingly inside i just had to post it immediately since i have yet to even mention our first dance song. ohhh i can't wait!!!!

ahhhh.... *sniff*sniff*

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heat wave...

hair ideas... i'm loving the braids and the gorgeous waves!

pop goes the aqua...

clockwise from the top left...
...flower girl dresses...bride's shoes...groom's tie...
...wedding "party" jewelry...
...more wedding "party" jewelry...flower girl hair pins...

color substitution!

okay team, light blue you're out! navy you're in! and gold, you'll just accessorize... and aqua you'll pop up every now and then. now let's work together and go get'em!

gem love...

i love gems and stones. and gold! i don't know how i became obsessed with it. i guess i started wearing jewelry in middle school and the trend and fad was all about silver. silver bracelets, and silver earrings, and silver anything. i was completely anit-gold. it's only been until recently, like within a couple of years that i have fallen in love with gold. it's so warm and so beautiful and completely timeless. i wish i could remember where i found these pics up above but i just love them and would definitely love to have this style of jewelry for the wedding. love, love, love!

yum yum...

i love love the look of the indie round cakes. i am so feeling the roundness and the adorable cake stands as well. i don't know why the tier cakes aren't appealing to me although they are very popular and common at weddings. well, i guess because they can feed such a big number. and that's another thing, to feed at least 350, that's whole other story. luckily, tony has some sweetaliscious bakers in his family who are graciously willing to do the delicious deed. some flavors that we're been mentally savoring include: banana, italian creme, german chocolate, zucchini (my fav), and some more i can't quite put my finger on... we want to have a desert table with layers and wood tiers of delish sweets... brownies, cookies, etc. we want to go crazy!

the perfect centerpeices!

tony and i's love of nature, uniqueness, and art really shines through with our centerpieces. we have yet to actually complete one but our ideas rock thus far. my love of vintage bottles, candlelight, and blooms plus tony's wood idea led us to our centerpiece idea. so here it is. basically we're going to have a big piece of 2 inch thick wood and upon it will stand three textured glass bottles, and i stress the textured because they are beauties...we have already begun collecting and have several lovely family and friends helping us with the search. all of the three are different heights: tall, medium, and petite. then there will be three textured jars with three candles, each a different height. i found some great pictures that have bits and pieces of what we have in mind.