Not Wedding Wednesday

Oprah is so freaking smart.

Lovely List

It's never too late for a bit more inspiration...

{love the baby's breath, picture from Snippet and Ink}

{What a fabulous dress, picture from Wedding Bee}

{Gorgeous bedroom, from This is Glamorous}

{I was thrilled to see pink and gold in the latest Martha}

I swear,

I will pay more attention to you after Thursday...

In the mean time I will be think calm thoughts brought on by these soothing rooms.

{photos from this is glamorous}

I am really beginning to think that I want to have a completely neutral home. I don't think that there is anything boring about these shots.

mmm...Romance

Isn't that lovely.

{snippet and ink}

INSPIRATION...WW

Wedding Wednesday in all it's glory!

Swoon

{this is glamorous}

Wedding Wednesday...the return

My bad, Wedding Wednesday has been MIA the past couple of weeks. It has been incredibly hectic and quite frankly, the wedding has been the last thing on my mind. Fortunately, I have my mother and K (my FMIL) to keep me in line. Today is all about invitations since I am doing a final tweak of the guest list to confirm all formal, proper names and preparing the envelopes to head to the calligrapher. SOO EXCITED! I stumbled across these images on Design Sponge. Although they aren't my calligraphers' work and aren't even similar to what we discussed, they are still very lovely. Don't you love the funky stamps? I sure do!

{images from Design Sponge}

I also ordered labels for the OOT boxes which I had expected to arrive already but to no avail, have not seen yet. If they aren't here tomorrow I will have to call the company and get all BRIDEZILLA on them. Or not. I will probably just politely request to know where they are or how they were shipped so that I can track them because man, I'd really hate to put anyone out.

PS: I hope that you noted the sarcasm on the latter because Bridezilla is what I'd really like to do but polite is just more my pace the majority of the time.

Fabu

I totally want this...

{image from Ryan Portnoy of Kellan Studios via The Bride's Cafe}
I think I missed my era. Full skirts, fur stoles, hat boxes, what's not to love?

For Me...

{designsponge}

Yes, I know. But I love it and think that it would match my kitchen very well. Speaking of which, I need to share pics of our new and improved fridge! It is super fantastic!

For Nikki...

{this is glamorous}

I stumbled across this image and thought of her quest for seating. I completely acknowledge that this may be more my taste than hers. But I'm just sayin'...gotta love a pair of chairs. I wouldn't mind these in my living room.

Monday Milkglass

Love some milkglass! One of the few things in the world that I would contemplate collecting!

photo from {this is glamourous}, maybe my new fave blog!

Sunday Oasis

I found one for D and three for me...

Simple and v. masculine for D, complete with antlers
{this is glamorous}
Oyster shell walls for me
{this is glamorous}
oh lala toile for me
{this is glamorous}

Repurposed headboard for me
{this is glamorous}

Don't you wish that you could stay in bed all day?

uh huh.

Just saw this and found it worthy of sharing. How glorius is this refinish bath? Hope D is paying attention, I wouldn't mind something similar in our next house!

{images from DesignSponge}

I just love how it's modern yet rustic at the same time. Swoon.

Wedding Wednesday, the Quotes

I have been thinking a lot lately about the details. There are so many that it's hard to avoid them! In thinking about the actual ceremony and readings and vows I have come across so many interesting and creative ideas. Some of which, I hope that we will be able to incorporate. Ofcourse, that said, when you marry in a house of God, you do loose a bit of freedom of expression with regards to not only words but to music. I would love to write our own vows, an idea that D isn't particularly keen on. I know that not many males are all that interested in standing in front of 300 of their family members and closest friends and getting all mushy gushy so I plan to let that slide.

Here is a small compilation of quotes, vows and ideas that will hopefully make their way into our wedding.

"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that's what you've given me. That's what I'd hoped to give you forever."
-Noah Calhoun, The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

"Together with you, I want to live a life full of the kind of love and the kind of laughter that makes strangers stop and stare. I will take care of you and give you piece of mind and piece of heart."
-Miss Apple Cider of Weddingbee (as featured on SWMag)
What an amazing vow to make to someone!

"From this day on, I choose you to be my {husband/wife}...
To live you and laugh with you
to stand by your side and sleep in your arms.
To be the joy to your heart and the food to your soul.
To bring out the best in you always.
And for you, to be the most that I can."
-No idea where I found this, it's been in my planning book for over a year and is a very close second pick. Maybe I can combine them?

I also love the idea of the hand ceremony where as you hold your soon to be spouses hands, and the officiant describes how you hands will change over the years that you are commiting to be together. It is told how they will change mirroring the journey your relationship is about to embarq upon.

And as far as poems, I could go on forever. A few favorites come immeadiately to mind,"To Love is Not to Possess" by James Kavanaugh, "To Say Before Going to Sleep" by Rainer Maria Rilke, "Love" by Roy Croft. But anyways. I also think that it would be really special to allow each of our readers to select their own readings to share with us. I think that would really personalize the ceremony and bring in different perspectives.

The final thought for this Wedding Wednesday is the box tradition. The only thing that super conservative and traditional, D and I agree on. Before the wedding, we will both sit down and write letters to one another about what and why we love one another and are choosing to be married. We will seal them in envelopes and nail them into a crate with a bottle (or two) of wine and two glasses. We agree that if our marriage ever faces adversity, before we make any decisions, we will read the letters and drink the wine together and try to remember why we are there. Hopefully, we will never need the box, but it's never too early for a plan.

Winter Wedding Inspiration

What a lovely take on a holiday wedding! See it doesn't have to be all Christmas Trees and red and green. These silver, gold and blue hues are beautiful!

{image from Style Me Pretty}

Wedding Wednesday!

It' wedding Wednesday and I'd like to share a little bit of wedding inspiration with you all today. These are my bridesmaids dress options. I really wanted to let the lovely ladies that I am lucky enough to be a part of D's and my wedding select a dress that would best suit their individual bodies as well as personal taste. The dresses are from JCrew and are shown in Peppermint. I really wanted for each girl to select something that they could each wear again and I hope that as the dresses arrive, they aren't fibbing when they tell me how much they love them. Sometimes I wish that I had chosen black, but if I had, I wouldn't have been true to myself.

I knew the first time that I saw Steel Magnolias, Shelby got it right, "Pink is my signature color," she said. "My colors are blush and bashfull." "Her colors are pink and pink," M'Lynn corrected. I always knew that I wanted a wedding just like Shelby's and that is just what I will have.

Oh Martha!

Guess which of these images is serving as inspiration for my wedding...

Holy Cool Idea Batman

I just stumbled upon the cutest idea...EVA! Wedding invitations themed around famous historical and movie couples.

{Ferris Beuller's Day Off, TheFutureMrsDarcy.com}

{Grease, TheFutureMrsDarcy.com}

And finally, from my favorite movie eva.....

Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun!

{The Notebook, TheFutureMrsDarcy.com}

Today is brought to you by the letter "C"...

For COUNTERTOPS!!! I have new countertops! They are not blue! Life is good!







But like any project that I partake in, they have spurred a desire to revamp the floors. We'll see how D feels. I'll keep you posted.

Baby's Breath

So lovely. So fluffy. So many uses.