Ah, To Dream

I have fallen in love with a photographer! Unfortunately she's based in Kansas City and totally out of our price range. But a girl can dream!

{darbi g. photography}

Backdrop

Look, I know we aren't getting married on a beach, but I think that somehow we can rig up something like this. It could be just as beautiful without the bamboo, right?

{brenda's wedding blog}

All Tied Up

So I have uncovered a distinct tie possibility. There are simply two problems:

1. A white accent would really make the pattern distinct, something that I want.
2. Since these are online, I can't physically see the colors and coral is such an odd color I want to make sure it's right.

Either way, if we can't find anything else these could definitely suffice.

{the tie bar}

More Flower Justification

So here it is! This is the exact kind of bouquet I want. Maybe a few minor variations to distinguish between the bride bouquet, the maid of honor bouquet, and the bridesmaids bouquets.

{joel ross photography via brenda's wedding blog}

Taking it in a Craftier Direction...

Another possibility for the invitations:


A handmade replication of this for the invitations. This takes it in a slightly more DIY mode, something which (I think) we're going for. On the other hand, painting all of these would take a good amount of labor and time.

{courtney khail stationery via snippet & ink}

Still addressing could be made a lot easier by trying out a calligraphy alternative. Regardless of if I decide to hand-paint flowers on every invitation, this looks much easier (and much cuter) than stuffy old calligraphy:

{lettergirl via life.love.lipstick.}

EDIT :: My lovely wonderful Maid of Honor reminded me of a wonderful invention called the photocopier. If we can photocopy an original watercolor and ink onto some card-stock this will be the direction I'm headed.

Jamming in the Photo Session

In the interest of time, the best way to tackle the wedding photos might be taking them before the wedding.

Or possibly we could take pictures with the wedding party before the ceremony, then the bride/groom and family pictures after wards? That might work if each session took about a half an hour. But then again I don't really understand time, so who knows...

Shoes!

Decision on the shoes:

Derek (that's me!) will be wearing stunning yellow Chuck Taylor Converses, whilst the rest of the groomsman will be wearing standard issue white on black Converses.

The chicks are in sandals.

Left-overs

Right now I'm toying with idea of having the wedding party in coral and then me and Derek in yellow. Obviously the men wouldn't be completely in coral and I have no intention of seeing Derek in head-to-toe yellow. More like coral ties for the groomsmen and a yellow tie for Derek, only if we could do this all in the same pattern though. I want the bridesmaids in coral either way.

If we could go though with that, I would see about getting a yellow ribbon tied around the waist of my dress.

Last order of business: Welcome bag. Since we plan on having the wedding in my parent's back yard and there is no acceptable reception hall anywhere near there, a welcome bag will definitely be a necessity. Inside guests will find a program, directions to wherever we end up having the reception (maybe at the Gala Event Center in Union?), and sunblock. Maybe funny yellow sunglasses?

Unloading a Truck of Flower Ideas

I want a lot of color in this wedding (We're colorful people, no?), so I want the bouquet to be mostly color. The details are fuzzy, but these are some parameters.

This the must, Tiger Lilies:

As for the yellow, I'm not quite sure, but here are the finalists. We've got a yellow rose and two types of yellow lilies.











So that leaves the accents as white Jasmine:

The most likely combo would be the Tiger Lilies, Yellow Roses, and Jasmine. Heavy on the Tiger Lilies for me and heavy on the roses for the bridesmaids. Boutonnieres: Derek would probably end up with a Tiger Lily and the groomsmen with yellow roses. Bam!

Color Template Redux: The Meaning of "Coral"

I have been informed by my lovely fiance that the color that I had introduced as coral was in fact pink. To clarify, when I say coral I mean an orangish pink, emphasis on the orange. So, in the interest of full disclosure, when I say "coral" this is what I mean:

Head Bands

On the off chance that I can manage to grow out any amount of hair over the next two years, something like this might be in line from Feathers and Frills:

Invitaciónes!

Since we aren't exactly putting on a destination wedding, I don't think that a Save the Date is in order. An invitation, on the other hand, probably is. Here's an invitation idea from The Wedding Paper Divas. I think with some card-stock, a printer, and a little photoshop magic we could come up with something similar in the correct color. Also, save money! Yay!

Dress Idea

Here's an idea for the wedding dress. Of course, I can't make it easy and want the actual wedding dress. Nope, I'm too difficult for that. I want the bridesmaid's dress in white. The draping effect, the chiffon, the length... if only it were white! Found at some utterly bizarre site.

First thing's first: Color Template

Here we go, colors for the wedding. Probably less orange in the overall scheme of things. A simple coral, yellow, and white scheme. Very spring-ish. The ginormous floral cake and pastel bridesmaid dress are a pretty hard no, but the patterned tie is a must. Yellow for the groom and coral for the groomsmen, perhaps? Found at My Personal Artist.