Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Braids and Lavendar in Capri
I want to steal the white flowers ringing the balcony, the braid, and the lavendar on the plate settings.....
Friday, December 23, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Inspired again
Isn't it funny how life alerts you when you've made a wrong turn? A sense of stalled-ness, a questioning, an almost-invisible feeling of discomfort...
I just bought my dream wedding dress. And I had already bought one.....Drat. I hate feeling like a bridezilla. I have the right priorities, I swear!
But all of a sudden, I no longer was interested in planning the wedding, I sort of put it on hold with the original dress, with the thought "In time, I will love..." or "After I lose the weight, I will feel fabulous in it..." or etc.
So then I started dwelling on why I was feeling 'wrong' about it. And it came to me - I picked it to please others, which is actually a damn good reason to pick something, unless it conflicts with your own personal needs. I wanted to pick the dress while my sister was here...I wanted to pick it while I had everybody sitting and waiting expectantly while I tried on dresses. And trust me, I picked the best of the best on that day. Everybody said it looked beautiful in me. And it was classic - I could see myself walking up the aisle in it. But it just wasn't a dress that I was excited to wear...Instead, it just kind of...worked well.
Then, I was browsing the Priscilla of Boston website, because they were going out of business, and came across a dream dress. And on 11/11/11, I felt the urge to call the salon and ask if they still had the sample dress. They had one. In my size. For...$111 dollars. Good news and bad news. Good: the price. Ironic for the date. A mark down from $4k. That is just CRAZY. Bad news: rip on the back. The organza overlay is ripped.
I had to go to the salon to try it on...I knew if I continued on with my life and went the practical route, I would wonder about the dress until I drove myself crazy. So I went. I tried it on. I twirled and smiled and relaxed and fell in love. I felt sexy and beautiful and comfortable and myself in the dress. And the attendant asked, "If you left, and someone else bought it....would it bother you?" And I bought it on the spot. I said yes to the dress!
I love Mom, Sarah, Diana, Mac, and everyone so much - Please forgive me for changing my mind, but I'm so happy!! I hope you love it as much as I do and know that you were there with me in spirit. I love you all so much.
I just bought my dream wedding dress. And I had already bought one.....Drat. I hate feeling like a bridezilla. I have the right priorities, I swear!
But all of a sudden, I no longer was interested in planning the wedding, I sort of put it on hold with the original dress, with the thought "In time, I will love..." or "After I lose the weight, I will feel fabulous in it..." or etc.
So then I started dwelling on why I was feeling 'wrong' about it. And it came to me - I picked it to please others, which is actually a damn good reason to pick something, unless it conflicts with your own personal needs. I wanted to pick the dress while my sister was here...I wanted to pick it while I had everybody sitting and waiting expectantly while I tried on dresses. And trust me, I picked the best of the best on that day. Everybody said it looked beautiful in me. And it was classic - I could see myself walking up the aisle in it. But it just wasn't a dress that I was excited to wear...Instead, it just kind of...worked well.
Then, I was browsing the Priscilla of Boston website, because they were going out of business, and came across a dream dress. And on 11/11/11, I felt the urge to call the salon and ask if they still had the sample dress. They had one. In my size. For...$111 dollars. Good news and bad news. Good: the price. Ironic for the date. A mark down from $4k. That is just CRAZY. Bad news: rip on the back. The organza overlay is ripped.
I had to go to the salon to try it on...I knew if I continued on with my life and went the practical route, I would wonder about the dress until I drove myself crazy. So I went. I tried it on. I twirled and smiled and relaxed and fell in love. I felt sexy and beautiful and comfortable and myself in the dress. And the attendant asked, "If you left, and someone else bought it....would it bother you?" And I bought it on the spot. I said yes to the dress!
I love Mom, Sarah, Diana, Mac, and everyone so much - Please forgive me for changing my mind, but I'm so happy!! I hope you love it as much as I do and know that you were there with me in spirit. I love you all so much.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Inspiration on a Tuesday
I am so appreciating all the beautiful inspiration presented by 100layercake.com's blog! Lovely ideas for me to ponder....
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Priorities
Something to remember, as part of the wedding planning process...
All creating a wedding is, is trying to creatively express the same love and forgiveness and joy and faithfulness and generosity that has been shown to them in the gift of their fiance. These pictures below sort of remind me of that attempt.
All creating a wedding is, is trying to creatively express the same love and forgiveness and joy and faithfulness and generosity that has been shown to them in the gift of their fiance. These pictures below sort of remind me of that attempt.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Love this Quilt....
This is my favorite style quilt - cozy small squares of love. From thesweetestoccasion.com
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Ceremony & Reception Sites
This is Sugar Pine National Park & State Forest, down by the waters of Lake Tahoe...There's a big grassy section right on the water extending from the tree on the left to about 20 feet over to a tree on the right (not pictured). There's also lots of places for photo opps, like the dock on the left...
The grassy section above is actually on the right of the path of the below photo...Above is the Ehrman Mansion, a beautiful stone building dating back to the 1920's, I believe.
This is where guests will walk in (Mansion above in front), and then they will walk down toward the water for the ceremony.
This is a picture of our cul-de-sac in Tahoe, in Glenridge. Unfortunately due to shadows and cars it's kinda hard to show you what we picture, but let's go to the next photo and I'll show you...
This is our cabin: porches on 1st and 2nd floors, stone-centered flower bed (sans flowers right now) in the middle of the driveway that wraps around like a U in front of the house. Our house is the first on the left when you pull into the cul-de-sac. We would go to Tahoe Tree Company and fill the property with flowers prior to the event, white tents where the 2nd white car is and elsewhere, plus a stage for dancing....
The grassy section above is actually on the right of the path of the below photo...Above is the Ehrman Mansion, a beautiful stone building dating back to the 1920's, I believe.
This is where guests will walk in (Mansion above in front), and then they will walk down toward the water for the ceremony.
This is a picture of our cul-de-sac in Tahoe, in Glenridge. Unfortunately due to shadows and cars it's kinda hard to show you what we picture, but let's go to the next photo and I'll show you...
This is our cabin: porches on 1st and 2nd floors, stone-centered flower bed (sans flowers right now) in the middle of the driveway that wraps around like a U in front of the house. Our house is the first on the left when you pull into the cul-de-sac. We would go to Tahoe Tree Company and fill the property with flowers prior to the event, white tents where the 2nd white car is and elsewhere, plus a stage for dancing....
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