The wedding was a blast!

The wedding was perfect! I don't know how it was pulled off in only 28 DAYS, but it was amazing. I am so happy for Lisa and Jason, and wish them only the best with love and happiness all their lives! It's going to be hard for me to beat that wedding, I tell you what! ;) So I don't think I will.. but I'll sure give it a shot when it's my turn! hahahaha

Here's some pictures from Friday. Not all excellent (I didn't take them.. they were between my dad and whoever he passed the camera off to all evening!) but you can get the idea of how happy everyone was.
REALLY.. really really awesome. She deserves the best!


Okay, this is me. But the flowers were so beautiful and that red dress was so hot! ;)

This is my family, plus the marry-ins and "prospectives".. :)

Chicken Dance! Lisa got to be the center of attention all night. Rock out, sister!

All my love,

Wedding Feature Part 4: Something Blue

Something old, something new, something borrowed, and now something blue!


This wedding cake topper from mykonos is super cute and sweet.. featuring little felted doggies dressed up as a bride and groom! "Her" dress is polka-dotted blue, and the base has a blue grosgrain ribbon with white lace adorning it.

And I thought that was fitting as a close of this week's celebration.. the cake topper!


I'm sorry this post was so late! This has been a crazy week, and yesterday was busier than I thought.. but my sister got married and everything went perfectly! The ceremony was great, the priest (the state's Knights of Columbus chaplain) told some funny stories and it was very good.. I cried like a baby when my sister came down the aisle!

I'll have to post more about it later once I have some pictures to show! :O)


Now it's time for some barbeque lunch - we got a huge catered meal and it was just delivered to the house.. just waiting for everyone to get here!

xoxo,

Wedding Feature Part 3: Something Borrowed

Part 3 of this 4-day Wedding Feature's theme is: Something Borrowed

So maybe these pages were just 'borrowed' from a romance novel (to create another in a new life?). Sparklepants on Etsy created these old romance novel paper flowers, and you can get a dozen for $30. These would be beautiful incorporated into centerpieces or anything, really! Plus, they can serve as wedding gifts for your guests - meaning they may 'borrow' them for an extended time (or forever, whichever works!) ;) In any case, these flowers are simple and sweet, and really make one elegant statement.



CorkeyCreations, an Etsy seller, thought of this really interesting idea I never could have imagined - she repurposed wine corks into Custom Printed Wine Cork Place Card Holders. See, this could be borrowing too, right? Taking the corks that would be used as bottle stoppers, making them into something else.. I'm sure if you really wanted to they could be used for wine bottles again (but your wine might go badthe cork might fall in.. they've been flattened on the bottom!). Or if you're super sweet and have a friend getting married, they can borrow these from you or you can pass them on. :O) In any case, these are such a great idea, and way cute!

Wedding Feature Part 2: Something New

Here for Part 2 of my 4-part wedding series, today's theme is: Something New.


This lovely print is an unframed Personalized Wedding Name Frame Print (8x20) from Etsy seller savoiefairephoto. At only $25, this is a very affordable personalized wedding gift that shows the new couple just how thoughtful you are. Registries are over-rated.. right? This would be the perfect addition to the newlywed couple to start their new life together, and to start many new memories together. How sweet!


Now when you get married, you've got a lot of adjusting to do.. including changing your return address labels! Sweetpaperie will make this custom address stamp for you however you like, for only $20. Paired with a nice stamp pad, this would be a great gift for the newlyweds if you're looking for something unique and off the registry!



Yes, today's Wednesday, and yes, it's supposed to be our mid-week feature. But I figure I'm featuring 4 days of awesome sellers, and that's pretty rad, right?!

Wedding Feature Part 1: Something Old

For the first day of my 4-day wedding feature (in celebration of my sister's wedding this Friday!) I'm featuring handmade wedding items each day until then.

Today's theme: Something old

Here are some items I found on etsy that are very sweet to include in a wedding, to bring the old in with the new marriage.


This is Wedding Invitation/Reception Poster -Vintage, made by Etsy seller UnlessSomeoneLikeYou. It sells for $75, and Leslie takes the time to create this custom poster for you, in regards to the footer, the season, venue, everything! A super sweet addition to your vintage-inspired wedding, and it is something you can frame and keep for many years - great as a guestbook that your guests can sign at the reception! She even suggests sending them AS the invitation.. how cool is that?!


Now these are some more really neat vintage-inspired Punch Card Save the Date Tickets, from Etsy seller lilribbers. They are priced at $2.50 a piece and include these punch-ready tickets for when you decide your date. It's a great way to add some classy fun to your wedding, and it will definitely get your wedding guests anxious for the big day!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's Wedding Feature, Part 2!



Tonight's your last chance to enter Michele's giveaway.. ends in under 4 hours! Hurry and run over to THIS POST to enter to win your favorite 5x7 print from her shop! :O)

Big news!

My sister called me yesterday afternoon with some incredible news.
She's getting married in a month!
She got her date, it's February 20th in a stunning cathedral downtown. I'm so jealous of her!

I am the maid of honor and have LOTS of work to do to help plan this out! I'm so excited and can't wait! :O)

I've been anxiously looking at bridesmaids dresses so I can try to help pick a color for the MOH dress (she's thinking red for the bridesmaids, but we haven't figured out a second color for me and the BM). I suggested pink or black, she thought maybe purple if we find the right shade to match, and my roommate suggested gold wouldn't be a bad color either! Lots of options.
Found a few dresses at Davids Bridal that look very nice.. just a matter of how they look on non-models! ;D
I'm sure once I go trying on dresses though, nothing I will have checked out before-hand will even be options.. haha!



There's lots more dresses that look great on the website, but DB looks like it's down for the count right now.. probably website maintenance. boo!

Anywho, I can't wait to go home this weekend to see what dress her and my mom picked and fell in love with for her! She called me and said it was perfect :O)