Friday! Snowed In

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Happy Friday!  And if you're on the east coast, happy snow day to you!  Not to me, because I'm not exactly the biggest fan of snow and cold weather, but I do look forward to wearing my coziest sweater to work.  Casual Friday here I come!


And as I was getting ready this morning, looking for my favorite Winter boots, I glanced over at my collection of Chuck Taylors and thought about how much I want Summer back NOW.  And I thought of the Ramones, yeah it's random, I know.  So I'm sharing this with you all, a sweet love song from a kick ass punk rock band as a way of ending this week on a good note (har, "note"). 

Or maybe this is my little way of flipping the bird to Old Man Winter.  

Have a great weekend!

Be Still My Heart

Are these my shoes?

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Because I really, really want them to be.  

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I saw these a few minutes ago, and I thought "wow, those are cute."  Then I saw the heart shaped peep toes and I thought "I WANT THEM."

I mean, HEART SHAPED PEEP TOES! Alexander McQueen Heart Shaped Peep Toe pumps in Satin.  Sigh...My inner shoe troll is seriously chomping at the bit.

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But how would ever be able to afford a pair of these babies, IF I could find them in my size, right?  So I should probably forget about it.  But then I saw that they were on sale.  And then I realized that my size was sold out.  

So I bought the next half size up.  Not sure whether I should hang my head in shame, or wave my wedding to-do list around in victory.

They go with the color palette, they definitely can (and will) be worn again but the heels are 4.5 inches high!  Gulp.


So now I'm impatiently waiting for these lovelies to be delivered to my desk, err, door.  


Have you found your wedding shoes yet?  Were they an impulse buy or did you take your time?

Little White Dress: Coming Up Roses

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This feminine LWD is by ABS and features a gorgeous rosette skirt.  It has all the romance of a full length wedding gown, but the length gives it very flirty feel.  Best of all, it reminds me of this amazing gown:

 

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But at $380, it's a great option for brides on a budget.  Don't you think?

What the Font?!

I've finally decided on our wedding fonts!  Wanna see?


Sidenote:  Did you know that they aren't called fonts?  They're called typefaces.  I angered a professor once by calling them fonts.  But I'm choosing to use the word "font" here to describe the typeface, for any graphic design junkies--don't want to ruffle any feathers.  And I had to use that title!  I couldn't resist! 


Back to what I was saying, it took a lot of experimenting but I think I'm finally happy with what I'm working with!


First, let me introduce you to our headers!


Memoriam Pro:

I fell in love with this font a while back and bought it on a whim.  It was a splurge, so I'm going to have to use it somewhere!  Looking back I should have resisted this purchase and saved the cash for another project, but I'm happy to have it!  And I know it will look gorgeous wherever it turns up!

Next up is Aphrodite Slim:

Since we don't have room in the budget for calligraphy, I had to find something that had the same qualities I loved in calligraphy but without the hefty price tag.  Isn't it pretty?  Aphrodite will be right at home on our invites, maybe even center stage! *hint*hint*

And then there are the fonts that we're going to use in the body of our paper products.  They are decidedly less swirly and more crisp than the fonts above.  

American Typewriter:

American Typewriter has been a favorite of mine for a while now.  It reminds me of books and old correspondence, which is the same feeling I want in some of our paper products.  I used it in our save the dates too, so it's nice to have a little continuity.  Of course, I'm going to be the only person to notice this but it's the little things that make me smile!

Estilo:

And finally my new favorite, Estilo!  I've started to become obsessed with all things Art Deco, especially in design.  This was another impulse buy, but thankfully it worked out!  It's a perfect way to introduce some Art Deco elements to the decor without losing the modern feel we're going for.  I'm thinking this will work for our invites, menu cards, and banners (that I haven't started on yet--ack!).  

And there you have it!  I'm relieved to finally have made some progress on this, and now there is no room for excuses!  Time to roll my sleeves up and get busy!

What do you think?  DIY brides, did you have to find any special fonts or design elements before you started working on your wedding projects?

   

Light Up The Party!

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I've been watching a ton of wedding shows lately, (shocking right?) and one thing I've started to notice, that I never would have considered before, is the lighting.  The right lighting in the room really does set a tone for the night and transforms the space.  But after watching one too many episodes of Platinum Weddings, I've realized that professional event lighting, like in the picture above, is NOT for us. 

So we're going for something a little more low tech.

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And by a "little" low-tech, I mean extremely low-tech and very vintage.  I've officially jumped onto the mercury glass bandwagon and I don't want to jump off!

These tiny candles pack a big punch in decor.  I love the glow and the warm feel that candles can add to an event.  And they're more budget-friendly than professional uplighting.  The only thing is that traditional mercury glass is silver and silver isn't really part of the color palette I had in mind.  But gold is!  So I'm now looking for gold mercury glass votives!  

The next questions is do we rent these or do I add another DIY to the list?  According to the florist they cost about $2 each to rent, so I think I'm going to attempt a DIY on this one.    

What about you?  Are you going for professional lighting or something else?