such a good idea

When C and I where looking at venues for the wedding we thought a lot about weather and how it would effect everything. I would really loved to have had the entire wedding outside but I just didn't trust we'd get the weather particularly after the engagement party mess.

If we had our wedding outside we'd have to have a marque. I have nothing against a marque but I just didn't want a marquee, if it did rain it would be a pain to get guest in and out and if it didn't rain we'd have this amazing location and the marquee would be totally blocking the view.

But today I saw this photo and thought it was an awesome idea, if the weather is good don't put the cover over the frame, if the weather is bad but the cover on. It looks really good.

Found on martha stewart weddings

PARTY

So I've reached that point in the planning process when you become very busy with all the last minute jobs and parties. Because everyone will be paying for accommodation for the wedding I didn't really feel comfortable having anything else that would cost people money so I said no parties. However some things just aren't in my control. My sisters are putting on a bridal shower. And it was made clear by everyone that it would be a big let down to everyone if I didn't have a hens.

So a parties we are having, the hens is still being worked out but I'm also having a shower in 2 1/2 weeks. I don't really know much about whats going on, just when and where, I did ask for them to say no presents (again don't want people to think they have to spend money) but I'm not sure they did that. Since we are having party now I have 2 requests

1. we play the toilet paper dress game - looks like some much fun
2. we have a Decorate your own cup cake stand

I 1st saw the Decorate your own cup cake stand on weddingchicks.com and after checking out the entire party at Boutwell Studio I decided I must have it. So simple, you start with the cake, tell people to decorate, provided some decorations, and there you have it fun.


The whole party is put together so well, I can't wait until I have a backyard to do something like this in.

Check out more over at Boutwell Studio

100% postive

that it will rain on my wedding day, its a family tradition my parents and both my sisters had rainy wedding days and I expect I will be no different - I admit I do hope that we had our share of rain for our engagement party. I'm ready for it though, so if it rains it rains and we put our back up plan into action. The only thing I'm a little worried about is photos so I've been thinking about it. Craig property has a run down broken old barn that would look really cool and I'm preparing myself to get wet, and I may need to get some gum boots and a brightly coloured umbrella. I think if it rains I'd like a photo of me jumping in a paddle.

Found on classicbride

I'm sure no matter what happens we'll get something good out of it.

its going to look great

I've come to the conclusion after looking around at lots of flower inspiration its impossible for them to look bad. I mean if you get flowers you like you can't go wrong mix a few different flowers together or get lots of the same and bunch than all together. I admit i do like the loss more informal flowers best but flowers are pretty so its hard to go wrong.

I'm not doing a practice run of mine until closer to the date, so I'm practicing with whats in session for the wedding, but I'm looking forward to it, I think this will be a fun project.

So more inspiration.

Found on greenweddingshoes

Found on duet weddings

Inspiration

I've been working on the invite set on and off for the last few weeks, very hard work. As a designer this is the hardest part of my wedding process, whenever I design a wedding invite I design heaps of variations and really try and make it fit the people an the wedding perfectly, I enjoying working with the couple, tweaking and changing to make sure they get exactly what they want. But when its your own invite you don't have that outsiders, you have so many ideas about your wedding its hard to fit them all in and work seamlessly. I'm not 100% happy with what I've done yet but I can't figure out whats annoying me about it.

So I'm look at inspirations, not necessarily invites like mine just looking at designs I love, hopefully looking at them I can figure out where mine is off.

Found on minnadesigns.com

Found on oncewed.com

Found on www.bellafigura.com

More ideas

So I said I still had more idea for the lolly bar backdrop and I wasn't joking. Ideas are

Garlands of coloured circles, either hanging vertically uneven throughout the space or made to look like a big top.

Image from tenthousandonly.blogspot.com

Just imagine it colourful, fun right. i just hope not too fun, don't want it to start looking like a kids party.

Image from tenthousandonly.blogspot.com

Set up like a bit top, cool right and classy, they did this one using material flags but thats a little expensive for us, so we'd we doing coloured circles cut from paper. I think it would look fun and be a good use of the space.

But wait I'm still not done.

When I 1st saw these I wanted to use them for the ceremony, until I decided I didn't want to decorate the ceremony, let the beauty of the place speak for itself. More garlands this time made from with either coffee filters or cup cake cases, I like the idea of using lots of patterned cupcake cases.

Image from tenthousandonly.blogspot.com

Image from tenthousandonly.blogspot.com

Decorations

So I'm almost finished with the vases and I've been thinking about decorating the space behind our lolly bar. haven't decided if I defiantly want to decorate it or not yet, not sure if it will be to much or create a cool feature within the space.

1st the space - on the raised section, so we have quick a bit of space, the area is rather deep - space we aren't likely to need or use.


1st idea is to have multi-coloured ribbons randomly hanging from the roof uneven and deep. I think this might be a bit wasteful, I'd need a huge amount of ribbon to make this look good, and I'm not sure what I'd ever do with that much ribbon ever again.

2nd options - this is my favourite idea, to have a few fabric flowers garlands hanging vertically from the roof on string. Again hanging them from unevenly using the depth in the space.

Images from one of my favourite wedding ever - check out more pictures at oncewed.com

You can buys these on Etsy, personally I'd be making them, Martha Stewart has how too for a few different flower styles that could be mixed and matched. I wouldn't need a huge amount and it would be a really fun project, but material is expensive. A friend had earlier in the process offered to help with material and I had thought if they had off cuts we could use for free to create the flowers - however I'm not sure they will have the kind of colours will need, and the budget isn't going to allow for material.

3rd options - Paper garlands, as seem during the pop up wedding. we love the idea of creating a thick curtain of hanging paper garlands.

Image from Martha Stewart wedding

I'm just a bit worried that if we do something with our colours will be a bit strongh and overwhelming, our colours are so bright and dark in bulk like this it colour look like too much.

4th option - (yes we are still going I have alot of ideas.) This idea is cheap, easy and cool. Using honeycomb tissue paper balls in a few differnt sizes and colours hanging from the ceiling.

Image from Martha Stewart wedding

I like the idea but I'm not sure if it work in that well with the rest of the look might just be to heavy and over the top.

I still have more ideas. Post those later.

I scream, you scream, we all scream..

for ice cream. I have had a bit of a bad day today and this cheered me up straight away. I love the idea for a "Make Your Own Sundae" Ice cream Parlour. I'm already having a dessert buffet for my wedding, so I need to find another reason to use this one. Maybe for my next bday.

Check out more on www.eatdrinkchic.com

Wedding Spiders

I was curious about the availability of some of the flowers I wanted for the wedding so today I stop passed a florist and casually asked. I was told I was dreaming that all the flowers I asked about wouldn't last for a wedding. I'm not sure why she said this, I mean I've seen heaps of flowers from real wedding using these flowers. But my sister was told the same thing, they said tulips wouldn't last the whole day, but they did - they lasted longer than just the wedding day.

But to be on the safe side I've found a few other flowers I like, and when I do my flower test a few weeks before the wedding (much to the discuss of my sister - who think I should just pay and get them done, or know exactly what I'm doing months in advance) I'll get a bunch of different things to try lots of options. I'm flexable, I go with whats good and available

I really like strange flowers, the kind you would see in Sci-fi movies, alien. So I thought Spider mums would be cool.

found on www.flickr.com

all the mums are pretty cool actually, cushion and football, I can just imagine a single giant white football mum coming out of one of the really bright vases, but a bunch like this could be cool too.

Also found on www.flickr.com

Cushions and Button poms come in lots of different colours, which is fun.

Images from www.wholeblossoms.com

So fun

I have to thank One Boy One Girls for today inspiration, this pre-wedding bash Nixon and Egan throw the day before their wedding would be perfect for a relaxed yet stylish wedding. I love weddings where everything is aimed at being fun. Wedding really should reflect the couple and if you not one for formal events than bbqs and carnival style parties are a great idea. This idea would also work really well for anyone on a budget

found on www.oneboyonegirl.com

Its similar to what i attempted to create for our engagement party however our budget DIY attempt wasn't quite as polished as this.

Brunch

Since I still have heaps of stuff I need to organize for the wedding I thought it appropriate to ignore all of that stuff and focus on the brunch. (joking still doing wedding stuff as well). The recovery brunch for me a a time to relax, eat too much food, talk, swim, kick around a foot ball and generally hang out together. I would still like it to look pretty as well, so I've put together an inspiration board of my thoughts so far.

Images sources 1st row: Sorry not sure where I found this been in my I LOVE folder for ages, this is mine and is the brunch venue, thayerphoto.com, snippetandink.blogspot.com
2nd row: stylemepretty.com, twigandthistle.com, frolic, weddingstyleguide.blogspot.com,
3rd row: weddingstyleguide.blogspot.com, stylemepretty.com, snippetandink.blogspot.com, duet-weddings.com, snippetandink.blogspot.com

More on the plans and making this happen soon.

Me like

I love this lamp, I've been on the hunt for an affordable lamp like this for the study forever. It good work in perfectly with my whole vision for the room.

Found on adaanddarcy.blogspot.com

Cake Alternative

This cake alternative would be perfect for any chocolate lover, the only problem I can see is not wanting to spoil how amazing it looks by eating them. You could even have a few real flowers intermingles to add a pop of colour.

Found on weddingstyleguide.blogspot.com

my colours

Snippet and ink, the inspiration board bible did the sweetest board today, and it used my colours (if you added a bit of light yellow/neutrals).

Found at snippetandink.blogspot.com

Not really my theme so much but shows how nice the colours work. i love the berry's, and I must have a navy striped tops to wear with a cute white shirt.

This has inspired me to create my own board.

Love this

I love this look. I have some old draws I might try it on.

Found on frolic

DIY PhotoBooth

I love Photo Booths, for a homemade one, set up with a digital camera or at polaroid camera on a tripod with a remote and some fun material in the background. Simple

Drink up

We have a few non drinkers coming to the wedding and we want to make sure we cater for them with something nice/special as much as the drinkers. I have been thinking of having a mocktail or homemade ice tea or lemonade. And I have been thinking that it would look really cool to have big glass buckets of whatever punch we choose. A few inspiration photo.

found on www.oncewed.com

found on www.brides.com

I'd even love to have jars for punch cups. but I don't think I could collect enough jars.

found on www.oncewed.com

I heart this house

I hope my house looks this good and better yet each piece is bought for under $100, everything is from Thrift stores of flea markets. 

 found at design sponge online

Check out more on The Brick House

I need to spend more time in second hand stores. So many great pieces. C and I need almost everything - we aren't living together until after the wedding and we have a lot of furniture we are going to have to buy.

Love these guys think they are the best. 

If...

money was no object and I wasn't sure it was going to rain, this is what I'd want my wedding to be like

Image from daisy chain

What isn't to love, outside under the trees (I want to do it in the field by the river) white and blue, I'd add a hint of dark red with red hanging lanterns. Old mismatched blue and white china, cushions. What isn't to love about this. I want my wedding to be one big dinner party of friends. 

Maybe I could get some cushions to go on the chairs outside.