wedding dress shopping

I realized a few things when I went wedding gown shopping with my Mom and Grandma this past Sunday. 
1. you probably won't like the 1st dress you put on. That only happens on tv and/or to people who are crazy euphorically blinded by love and not ocd like me.
2. those dresses are heavy! who in the hell wants to wear a 50 lb dress all day? Does your body hurt the next day? Is that how pregnant people feel?
3. My dream dress only exists on etsy and the bhldn website.
4. I am strangely comfortable letting random salesladies see me in my underwear
5. no matter how much you pin a size 12 (or 20) it isn't going to look or fit like a 2. Imagination is key.
6. I look horrendous in anything  mermaid-ish or fishtail like. And that makes me sad because Ariel was always my favorite. 

I put a deposit down on a gown but it's a champagne / gold color. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the notion of not wearing white or ivory. Thoughts?

{not my dress of course}

photos linked to origin here

wedding whims part 1

I designed and set up a few tables for a wedding show last weekend.

This one was my favorite. My "campy" picnic table. 

I used black and white gingham napkins, mismatched china, a burlap table runner, cream linens trimmed with lace, postcards from the forties, and pretty green apples as the favors. The centerpiece consisted of old pop bottles, vintage horse books, and simple flowers. Let me know what you think.

this postcard says Lover's Lane. How perfectly perfect?!

silverware was tucked into bob evans sausage bags 

loving the horseshoes

swinging bridge in the Smokey Mtns {I've been there}

washi tape flags

the glass bottles of coke were a last minute addition.

better late than never

some more photos I took for my cousin Tony's "day after" session.

all of these were taken on my parents farm. 

Dad told me he was thinking about repainting the white barn.

I made him promise to leave one side cracked and peeling because it makes such a pretty backdrop.

wedding whims

in case you've missed me, this is what i've been doing.
My cousin Tony got hitched this past weekend
and I had so much fun taking their "day of" and "day after" photos.

we streamered a tree.

(note to self: this does not make my dad a happy man)

I love these fringe banners.

more later.

happy wednesday! 

wedding whims; coconut cake and lace

this wedding (via diana josh wedding [los angeles] • w. scott chester • photo blog) is 79 kinds of awesome.

mmmmm donuts

I would happily eat donuts for atleast 1 meal everyday.
I know, I'm super healthy.

I love when I see donuts incorporated into people's weddings.
sometimes cake is overplayed.

wedding donuts

photography by feather love

donut engagement session

via Ruffled

photography by Heather H

 

Ace Hotel Pool Party Reception by Jesi Haack Design 

(via Picture 36339 « Ace Hotel Pool Party Reception by Jesi Haack Design | The Wedding Chicks)

Photos by Gabriel Ryan Photographers

breakfast shoot by Bows and Arrows

more donuts (wedding)


and some more


and these are the best donuts ever. 

(atleast the best in Ohio)

mini cheesecakes and a cupcake tree

My mom volunteered me to do another wedding "cake" this weekend.
It might be my favorite dessert table so far.
The bride wanted a mini cheesecake tower,
two kinds of cupcakes {red velvet and swiss chocolate}
and a cake.

I made Mini Cheesecakes in 3 flavors.

Pumpkin. Devils Food. Cherry.

the bride had the cutest side bustle on her dress

{actual dress from David's Bridal here}

wedding whims

a few photos from the boyfs sisters wedding

my mom catered and I decorated.

paper flowers

the prettiest (and yummiest) cupcakes ever

handmade cupcake stands

old family wedding portraits

and little heart matchboxes

 vintage matchbooks on the bar

 lace linens

and drinking my beer out of a wine glass

on a side note: I think my hair is turning red