i love a good flower...

I love the softness of this bouquet. It's romantic, and soft, and a little whimsical too.  I think it's a nice alternative from the "compact" bunches that are so popular.  Orchids have always been one of my favorite flowers, and I love how they are paired with the white roses.

Photo found at Style Me Pretty, photography by Jennifer Johnston.

smart savings from a smart pig...

OK, first of all, I am not responsible for the strange frame around this link. Much as I've tried to fix it on my own, it's just NOT working. So I will save it for another day.




If you haven't yet heard of SmartyPig.com, you should hop over and check it out. It's a great way to save, but it's also an online savings account that your friends and family can contribute to (if you choose to invite them to!) and that is currently paying 2.15%. The interest rate alone should be reason enough to start savings. Pick your goal, set your $$ goal, and start saving! I am excited to watch my savings grow!

beautiful, beautiful cake...

Lovely. Beautiful. Fun. Unique.

I love the ribbon-like layers in the frosting. Although these would not be my choice of flowers, this is the start of the cake plans. I am pretty sure I have a cake baker chosen, so I just have to see how close she can come to getting this look.

I am not sure if I want real flowers on the cake, or some other decoration. I have always envisioned a pure white cake, so maybe I need to find another way to enhance the ribbon look. Any ideas?

green invitations...the ultimate in classic simplicity

Lots has changed around our household, including the budget and the wedding plans.  So I am doing a little re-organization, a little updating, and a little more dreaming!  First I am considering a blog name change.  Not that this would have a huge impact on the world, but you know what?  It's time!

I also came across this wonderful site called Glo-bride, that is basically e-vites for brides! How wonderful to have this fun and fabulous option!  I am going to check it out a bit more and I will let you know what I find!

beautiful words...

You've probably seen the Scriptina font, it's been quite popular of late. It's the script I've used for the "Big Wedding" part of my current logo.  Here is a free download of it! If you need help downloading and then making sure you can use it, about.com has a good tutorial.

halloween wedding fun...

We went to a wedding this past weekend. The bride was my cousins cousin, and the wedding was held at Willamette Valley Vineyards. The setting was perfect, the rain stopped for the day, and sun was shining, and the bride and groom were beautiful. It was probably one of the best, most heartfelt and personal weddings I have ever been to. Everyone had a great time, and the hit of the evening was the photo booth. I will have more pictures but I thought I would start here, with the photo booth fun! If you can fit this in your wedding budget I think it's worth it, everyone enjoyed it, and what a great memento to have!