Custom Touches: Napkins

I knew from early on in my planning process that personal touches would play a very important role within the reception. I love monograms, photographs, and other various details that make the wedding a little more identifiable with the couple. I will occasionally write a post about ways in which I envision adding a few extras to our afternoon reception.

Today I want to show you some personalized wedding napkins. Because we are having an afternoon reception, I could see many people wanting to eat cake as a delicious snack. What better than to have customized napkins to accompany the cake? I am thinking of ordering personalized cocktail napkins in each of my wedding colors: fuchsia and gray.

They will be so cute on the cake table! What are some ways you plan on adding custom details into your wedding reception?

PS- I found these wedding napkins here.

Vintage Hair Pin

I have been debating what to wear in my hair the day of the wedding. I have been looking at a varitey of veils and headbands, but lately I have been interested in vintage pins. My wedding’s butterfly theme might just be able to carry over into my hairstyle as well.

Here is one of my favorite pins so far. I will be on the lookout for the perfect pin- like with everything, I will know it when I see it!

Outfit Inspiration from Glee

My fiance and I spent some time last night discussing what we would like to wear for our upcoming engagement pictures. I’m planning on wearing basic dresses and some fun boots, but I found a great source of inspiration for my cute fiance from one of our new favorite TV shows, Glee!

 

We love the look Mr. Schuster rocks on Glee.

 Where have you found fashion inspiration recently?

Registry Round One

My fiance and I spent Saturday registering, and it was much more difficult than expected! We wanted to make sure to only select items that will fit in our new apartment, but it can be tricky while walking around multiple stores. We did go into our registry with a plan, which was extremely helpful throughout the day. We also kept a detailed list of items we stil need to look up online over the next few weeks. My favorite part of registering was when we came across surprise items we had never thought about before. They included:

• Vacuums- We want to get a dog after the wedding, but I am worried about the pet hair. We registered for two vacuums (one small, one large) that will hopefully take care of any pet hair problems! 
• Artwork- We found a pretty printed picture that would look beautiful over our couch. It was an unexpected but exciting find.
• Games- My fiance and I would love to eventually have game nights with our friends, but we don’t own any games! We registered for one of our favorites, Taboo, but may add more as time goes on.

Did you put any unexpected finds on your registry? Do share!

Six Month Mark!

Yesterday was a major point on our wedding checklist- the six month mark! Much wedding planning will commence during the next month including:

• Creating our wedding website.
• Mailing out Save the Dates.
• Registering for gifts.
• Booking the honeymoon.
• Shooting our engagement pictures.
• Planning the flowers.
• Booking the music.

I am so happy things are starting to pick up in the planning process. I will have much to talk about over the next few weeks so stay tuned!

(Pretty soon we will be here! This is the view from the back of our venue!)

Almost Time to Save the Date

These past few weeks, my fiance and I have been busy filling up our address spreadsheet. We have been writing content for our wedding website. We are preparing to register and are are researching hotel options for our guests. Why this sudden surge in wedding planning action? Because we are sending our Save the Dates out in a week! They have been designed, ordered, and are currently in the delivery stage.

I will be prepared to address them as soon as they arrive, but in the meantime I am looking into other necessary supplies. Since our Save the Dates are postcards, we need to address them with a high quality, permanent ink.

 

I also need to purchase the postage so we can actually send the cards out. There is only one thing standing in my way…

Sorry Mr. Polar Bear, but you are really cramping my aesthetic. Nevertheless, our beauties will be in the mail very soon, and I couldn’t be more excited!

Engagement Pictures Take 2

My fiance and I were supposed to take our engagement pictures in May, but they were cancelled due to rain. And before we could find time to reschedule them, the weather in Texas became increasingly warmer as each day progressed, making the engagement shoot sound like some form of sweaty torture session. So here we are in September, and my fiance and I finally set a date to take pictures later in the month.

Now  my only problem is the outfits I had planned for the original shoot have been worn throughout the summer. I tried to save them for our engagement pictures, but I couldn’t resist. Now they are looking a bit faded, and I am in need of some fresh inspiration. Stay tuned to find out my final selections, but for right now, I will leave you with this:

This is a dress I may wear to the pictures or to my 80s themed bachelorette (have I mentioned that?) I like that I own a dress that can go either way.

Happy Labor Day!

I hope you are having a great long weekend. I have kept very busy- I had a rental company meeting on Saturday and a wedding to attend on Sunday. Today I am off from work and catching up on all my recorded TV shows!

What have you done over your Labor Day weekend?

Thoughtful Wedding Gifts

My fiance and I are attending a wedding on Sunday for one of my oldest friends. Even though I no longer see her very often, I still have many good memories with her starting in the 1st grade. This being said, I felt a little bit strange just giving her a purely monetary gift or registry item without at least a touch of personalization. I am a huge fan of giving couples what they ask for, but adding a little something extra.I started thinking about what to do for this friend by browsing her wedding website. On the site, they mention they are currently renovating their new home, so giftcards to Lowe’s and Home Depot are appreciated. I loved the idea of combining a home repair gift with something sentimental so I got to brainstorming.

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I thought back to our history, traditions, and memories when the idea hit me. Every year from elementary school all the way through high school, I bought a ballerina ornament for my friend to go with her Christmas gift (she is a ballet dancer by the way). I thought I should do the same for her wedding! There will be the perfect mix of youthful nostagia and grown up practicality that both relate to their new home. 

Have you ever thought of a perfect wedding gift? What did it entail?

Wind Farms

My fiance and I drove through West Texas on a road trip this past summer and let me tell you, there is not a lot to see on the trek. The landscape is a flat and monotonous with just a few stops along the way. However, on this journey westward, I did find one huge point of interest… wind farms. Wind farms are groups of wind turbines all located in one location that produce a renewable source of electricity. I know what you’re thinking. What does this have to do with weddings? Bear with me for a second.

If you have ever seen a grouping of wind turbines, you will know exactly what I mean when I say they look rather majestic all lined up together. (Yes I just used the word majestic.) 

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My fiance and I were supposed to have our engagement pictures taken in May, but had to cancel due to some stormy weather. We are rescheduling our pictures very soon now that it is cooling down in Texas and part of me wishes we could do a photo shoot in front of these beauties. There are probably safety rules to how close you can get to the turbines, but they would make for some interesting background imagery. If only I lived closer to them!

Have you ever had an interesting idea for an engagement portrait location? Did you end up making it happen?