Married in a Barn

Updates

2009-09-25T12:19:00.002-04:00

The final count down has begun and we are six weeks away from the big event. However, I am sad to say that I am no longer able to maintain this blog. If you would like to follow up on me and my wedding planning you can do so here or here. Thanks!

In full planning mode...

2009-05-09T19:44:00.005-04:00

Wow, it's been a long time since I posted here! Mike and I are finally settled in Florida. We moved from New York about a month ago, shortly after I lost my job. I had a major freak out moment a couple of weeks ago when I realized that the wedding was quickly approaching and we had done absolutely nothing to plan for it! So...we are now in full planning mode, along with house hunting and attempting to build my business...needless to say, there is a ton of stuff on our plate right now. The stress level is high but I'm excited about what the future holds.

All that being said, I have to post this photo because I absolutely love her hair. This is exactly the look I want, it goes so well with my dress too.

Photo: Lizelle Lotter via Once Wed

Favor idea

2009-03-09T17:11:00.003-04:00

Wouldn't this be a cute idea for a wedding favor, with one of my handmade soaps in it?!

Photo: Acero Studio

A little barn inspiration

2009-03-09T15:52:00.003-04:00

I LOVE this photo!

Photo: The Wiebners Photography via Weddingparty.com

Putting things on hold....again

2009-03-05T10:19:00.002-05:00

If you keep up with my personal blog, you might know that I was recently laid off from my job. This has put the wedding planning on the back burner for a little while. Mike and I need to re-group and figure out where we are going from here. Posting may be light for a while as I begin to focus on other things.

A Bicycle Built for Two...

2009-03-03T18:21:00.003-05:00

Photos: The Knot

A little green and brown inspiration

2009-03-03T18:13:00.003-05:00

Perfect for a F all wedding...

Photo: The Knot

Titanium Knights Wedding Bands

2009-03-02T13:52:00.004-05:00

I LOVE this titanium wedding band for Mike. It's so simple and classic. A friend of mine has a titanium wedding band and I love the way it looks. The shop has several other styles available.

Photo: Titanium Knights

Ethereal

2009-03-02T10:00:00.000-05:00

Photo: Cooper Carras Photography

A little barn inspiration

2009-03-02T09:45:00.004-05:00

Even though I'm no longer getting married in a barn, I still come across beautiful barn weddings that inspire me. I love this photo. This is actually one of the places Mike and I considered when we were looking for potential wedding sites.

Photo: Faith West Photography via Brides.com

Sarah Seven

2009-02-27T19:22:00.002-05:00

I love this wedding gown by Sarah Seven...so beautiful!

Photo: Sarah Seven

Hairstyles

2009-02-27T14:10:00.005-05:00

I've always loved Jennifer Aniston's wedding hairstyle. I love the idea of wearing my hair down. Of course, right before I got engaged I went and chopped my hair short so now I am willing it to grow back before the wedding so I can have the long, flowy hairstyle. These are some of my favorites looks.

Photos: People Magazine, Wire Image, Brides.com, Wire Image

Viv & Ingrid

2009-02-26T14:06:00.005-05:00

This Viv & Ingrid necklace would make a great gift for your bridesmaids. They are so affordable you could even pick up one for yourself. I think they are adorable!

Photo: Viv & Ingrid

Lavender inspiration

2009-02-26T12:13:00.001-05:00

Photo: Domino Magazine

Oops

2009-02-26T11:56:00.004-05:00

This could be a great argument for not having your dog at your wedding...

Photo: Tackyweddings.com

Beverage service in style

2009-02-25T16:30:00.004-05:00

I like this idea, pre-ceremony, since ours will be outdoors (and in Florida!) Guests can grab a beverage while waiting for things to begin.

Photo: Modern Bride Magazine

More lantern inspiration

2009-02-25T15:04:00.003-05:00

This might be a bit over the top but I kind of like it...

Photo: Bridalguide.com

Favor Bag How-To

2009-02-24T13:46:00.002-05:00

Brooklyn Bride has a great tutorial on Etsy today on these super cute favor bags.

Beth Cyr Jewelry

2009-02-23T17:18:00.003-05:00

LOVE these wedding bands from Beth Cyr Jewelry

Must have this...

2009-02-23T16:04:00.004-05:00

I was flipping through the Williams-Sonoma catalog this weekend, looking for new stuff to add to our registry when I found this amazing little gadget from Breville. It's basically like an electric tea kettle only smarter because it will bring your water to the exact brewing temperature for Green Tea, White Tea, Oolong Tea, Coffee, or Black Tea. It even has a feature that lets you hold the temperature for 20 minutes. Mike and I are avid tea drinkers and we usually drink black tea but when we do want green or oolong it's so hard to get the temperature right with our stove top kettle. This is perfect!!

Oh and I promise this will be the last "gift" post for a while ;) I've gotten a little carried away lately!

Another cute gift idea

2009-02-19T12:58:00.004-05:00

Here's another cute and personalized wedding gift idea.

Photo: Miniature Rhino

Nella Designs

2009-02-19T11:06:00.006-05:00

Wouldn't this make an adorable wedding gift! The shop has lots of adorable prints and paper goods, including save the dates and wedding invitations. Very cute.

Photo: Nella Designs

Tea Tins

2009-02-19T10:00:00.005-05:00

I would love to use tea tins for flower centerpieces at the wedding. I think it goes really well with the garden and bike theme. I have a small collection of tea tins at home that I sometimes put flowers in. This site has a great assortment of colored tins.

Photos: I Suwanee

More lantern inspiration

2009-02-18T16:15:00.004-05:00

This is the sort of look I'm going for with the lanterns....

Photo: Paul Johnson Photography

Night Owl Paper Goods Wedding Invitations

2009-02-18T10:00:00.003-05:00

Check out these unique wooden wedding invitations and save the date cards from Night Owl Paper Goods. The invites are printed on eco-friendly sustainably harvested birch wood. Such a cool idea.

Photos: Night Owl Paper Goods

Win a Honeymoon in Greece...

2009-02-17T14:14:00.004-05:00

Enter for a chance to win online at J.Crew.com.

DIY

2009-02-17T10:00:00.006-05:00

I love this idea...Jen from Purl Soho (one of my favorite fabric and knitting shops in the city) recently got married. Since she has an AMAZING fabric hook-up, she began collecting fabrics to make linens for all the tables at the reception.

She became worried at one point when she realized she was going to be left with several orange and green napkins after the wedding. Luckily many of her guests wanted to take theirs home with them, and with the ones that got left behind...she made this amazing quilt! What a great momentum from the wedding!

The pattern for the quilt is available in Joelle Hoverson's book, Last Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts

For more details on Jen's wedding, check out the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.

Photos: Purl Bee

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T10:00:00.000-05:00

Photo: Le Love

The reveal...

2009-02-13T13:28:00.003-05:00

I love these photos of couples seeing each other for the first time right before the wedding.

Photos: Paul Johnson Photography; Kate Headly Photography

Cute

2009-02-13T13:12:00.002-05:00

I couldn't resist posting this adorable dachshund. I'm starting to look for wedding photographers and came across this pic from a couple's engagement session, taken by Kara Pennington. So cute.

Lantern Love

2009-02-12T14:43:00.003-05:00

One thing is for sure, as soon as I saw the wedding location, I knew it would look beautiful at night with lanterns strung everywhere. Which is where the inspiration for this post came from. Can I have them all?!

Photos: Toast; Chiasso; Canadian Family; Gifts Unusual

Planning the honeymoon...

2009-02-11T16:01:00.006-05:00

is proving to be more difficult than finding a location for the wedding.

We originally wanted to go to Thailand but then we thought maybe the Maldives or the Seychelles would be nice. Now we're back to Thailand. I want everything to be perfect which is just making it more difficult to plan!

I could literally sit on a deserted island with Mike and have a blast so I know I'm worrying over nothing but this has seriously been the most difficult vacation I have ever planned!

So today, instead of pouring over hotel web sites and reading trip reviews, I decided to have a little fun and put together a post on things I want to take on my honeymoon!

Photos: Melissa Odabash tunic; Geo Travel Passport Wallet; Michael Kors Sandals; Maxwell Scott Bags

Dessert anyone?

2009-02-11T11:49:00.004-05:00

I am so inspired by the food photography on Cannelle et Vanille. I want the desserts at my wedding to look like this! So beautiful...

Photos: Cannelle et Vanille

Cool wedding photo...

2009-02-10T17:28:00.001-05:00

Photo: Union Photo via Snippet & Ink

Fun Registry Gifts

2009-02-10T10:08:00.005-05:00

How cool is this countertop water filtration system. It's incredibly eco-friendly and a lot better looking than those office-style water coolers. I also love the glass water bottles, I am definitely adding those to my registry!

Refreshments anyone?

2009-02-05T15:07:00.003-05:00

Photos: Kyle Hale Photography; Squire Fox via Snippet and Ink

Another gorgeous invite

2009-02-04T12:54:00.004-05:00

Here's another beautiful invite, using calligraphy but with that great contrast of black and white (or maybe it's silver, I can't tell!) Anyway, I love it, and she used vintage stamps as well

Photos: A Lovely Morning

Aisles of Style

2009-02-04T12:35:00.004-05:00

I'm getting lots of inspiration for our ceremony aisle...these are some of my favorite.

I like the burlap with the design printed on it because you could re-use it for a table runner after the wedding but there is also something so romantic about an aisle of flower petals.

Photos: Brides.com

Our Signature Cocktail...

2009-02-03T20:45:00.007-05:00

This is something I have been thinking a lot about. Mike and I have more or less decided to do a beer and wine bar. To make things more interesting we definitely want to introduce a signature cocktail during cocktail hour. Since lavender is sort of an underlying theme in our wedding I thought it might be fun to create a drink with lavender. I was thinking a lavender infused vodka lemonade served in mason jars.

Of course Martha has some fun lavender infused cocktails on her site. Specifically, a lavender champagne and a lavender whiskey sour. I'll have to do some more research on this and play around with some recipes to see what tastes good.

NY Mag has some great suggestions on how to serve your signature cocktail, like keeping the cocktails to cocktail hour only to keep the experience memorable and ensure that people don't get tired of drinking the same thing throughout the length of the reception.

Photos: Martha Stewart

Invites

2009-01-30T10:00:00.004-05:00

I was researching using vintage stamps on our wedding invitations and found this picture. I love the block lettering and the contrasting dark envelopes. It really makes the invites stand out. Plus I can do this myself and won't have to pay a calligrapher.

Photo: The Wedding Workroom

S'mores please!

2009-01-29T15:00:00.000-05:00

I really love the idea of "midnight snacks" during the reception.

This is such a cute idea. The house we are having the wedding at has a fire pit, so this may even be do-able!

Photo: Brides.com

Cocktail Hour

2009-01-29T10:00:00.001-05:00

Photos: Brides.com

Programs

2009-01-28T14:20:00.005-05:00

I really love this idea from Martha Stewart for wedding programs. I think these would look great in my wedding colors with a sprig of lavender tucked into each one, or maybe I could find a way to make the handle out of lavender...

Photo: Martha Stewart

Dress love

2009-01-28T10:00:00.004-05:00

I already have my dress but I love the simple elegance of this dress and the gorgeous green sash! The bride took the sash from her maid of honor's dress to hide a broach on the dress she didn't care for.

Photo: Bhg.com

Barn inspiration

2009-01-27T20:14:00.005-05:00

Even though I'm no longer having a barn wedding, I still get so inspired by beautiful barn wedding images like this one from Blue Hill at Stone Barns.

Photo: Brides.com

Wedding Favors

2009-01-27T19:53:00.003-05:00

My head is spinning with ideas for wedding favors...I really want to do something homemade and I have come across so many ideas that I like. When I was home a few weeks ago I was at my future mother-in-law's house and I was showing my mom the cookbook we made for them over Christmas, courtesy of Blurb .

We all had the idea that a cookbook would make a great wedding favor. I really love the idea. Mike and I had so much fun putting his parent's book together and it really is a great representation of us as a couple because we love to cook. I also love it because it's useful, most gifts I get at receptions are kind of cheesy and usually don't even make it home with me after the wedding is over but this is something that I feel like our guests will actually use.

On display

2009-01-23T10:00:00.000-05:00

Who says stationary food displays have to look boring...

Photo: Brides.com

A little lavender love...

2009-01-22T10:00:00.003-05:00

I love these lavender elements

Photos: Martha Stewart

Garden wedding inspiration

2009-01-21T10:44:00.005-05:00

I'm not sure where these photos came from, I have them saved in my wedding inspiration folder. I just love the look and elegance of them.

We found a location!

2009-01-20T14:58:00.006-05:00

I am so relieved! We went over the weekend to look at my mom's friend's house and it was just amazing. Nothing like a barn, but everything else I have ever wanted in my wedding location.

I am so excited and relieved that this part of the process is over and we can begin to move forward with planning. Both of our families and Mike and I are really excited! So much time had passed between our engagement and finding a place to get married that I almost feel like I got engaged all over again.

I think we have chosen a date as well. Since we are doing it in a private home we have a lot of flexibility with our dates. Right now it looks like November 7th. It's still beautiful in Florida during that time of year and we are almost out of hurricane season.

Now I need to get busy with save the dates. I have lots of ideas floating around in my head and I think according to wedding rules, they need to go out by April or May.

Here are some pics we took of the property.

Adorable

2009-01-20T10:00:00.003-05:00

I love these save the dates, inspired by The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. I was such a fan of his books as a child. The template is available here so you can create your own.

Heading down South this weekend

2009-01-16T10:00:00.001-05:00

My best friend just had a baby so I'm headed down to spend time with her but this trip isn't all pleasure, I'm also scouting out a potential wedding location! A friend of my mom's offered up his house for our wedding so we are going to check it out in Sunday. Wish me luck. Have a great weekend everyone!

Fun Registry Gift

2009-01-15T10:00:00.000-05:00

Sure we need things like a food processor and a slow cooker and a million other little gadgets for the kitchen but there's not much fun in that. I want to register for a few fun items too! I love this docking station for the iPod/iPhone from Philips. The docking station we have now isn't compatible with our iPhones so this is perfect! Now if I can just get Mike to agree that we should register for camping equipment too...

Favors

2009-01-14T10:13:00.004-05:00

There are so many cute diy favor ideas out there, I want to make them all! I love the soap pictured here. Since I already know how to make soap this would be super easy and I love the way they have it presented here (and in my wedding colors!)

Photo: Martha Stewart

More lavender inspiration

2009-01-14T10:00:00.004-05:00

Keeping up with the lavender theme, I love the idea of having something like this at the wedding....maybe green buckets instead of yellow to keep with the colors of the wedding. They might be nice placed near the guest book table.

Photo: Family Style Food Blog

2009-01-13T15:00:00.004-05:00

I love the leaf motif on these welcome tote bags, and it's something guests will want to use again. Perfect for a fall wedding.

Photo: Martha Stewart

2009-01-13T10:00:00.004-05:00

I love lavender and want to incorporate hints of it throughout my wedding. I am even considering carrying a simple lavender bouquet. I love this idea of lavender in my hair. Even though I have always wanted to wear my hair down I really love the earthy and bohemian look of this hair style.

Photo: Brides.com

Getting back on track

2009-01-12T10:00:00.002-05:00

I'm back from a very long and relaxing vacation and blogging break. I am ready to get back into the swing of wedding planning. I had sort of a freak out, panic moment over my vacation realizing that Mike and I have been engaged for almost 5 months and we have NOTHING done! I am switching gears a bit with the original barn idea. I just can't seem to find anything out there that is elegant and rustic and affordable! I am now onto a new idea, a garden wedding at a private home. I am searching homeaway.com, my new favorite site for potential locations. Home Away is a vacation rental site and in searching, I have found several locations that are willing to rent their home for a wedding. I have a long list of potential houses, I just have to stick the list in front of Mike so we can narrow it down and start making some decisions.

Tea and cookies

2008-12-15T16:42:00.005-05:00

So I know I said I was taking a small break but I was able to find a few spare minutes today to drool over wedding inspirations... I love this idea, maybe for the welcome bags? Ok, now I'm gone for real....pretend you never saw me! Back in January!

Photo: Martha Stewart

Be back soon...

2008-12-10T14:30:00.002-05:00

With all the craziness from the holiday season, I'm taking a short blogging break. I will be back after the New Year (after I've scoped out some locations down South) and hope to be in full wedding planning mode!! Happy Holidays!

2008-12-08T13:29:00.000-05:00

I really like the idea of having candles everywhere at the reception. I think this is a great way to spice up the look of glass hurricanes and if you are going with the whole monogram thing, it gives you a great opportunity to use it!

Photo: Bhg.com

Pooch pic

2008-12-08T13:13:00.000-05:00

I can't resist a cute photo of a dog in a wedding.

Photo: Danny Baker/Epic Imagery via People.com

It's an Etsy wedding...

2008-12-04T13:19:00.000-05:00

I am all about a handmade, diy wedding and what I can't make myself I am definitely going to search for on Etsy. They offer so many beautiful, handmade goods.

Photos: Palomasnest; SilverGarden; EmmaGordonLondon; Chprfan

Roses

2008-12-04T13:08:00.000-05:00

I love this idea, these would look so pretty hanging from a tree above the ceremony site

Photo: Geoff White

For the welcome bags

2008-12-02T14:30:00.000-05:00

I am very pro-welcome bag. I think they are such a cute idea, especially since we are doing a destination wedding and some of our out of town guests are traveling VERY far to attend (i.e. Germany!).
I think this is such a cute addition to the bags, I'm sure these were intended to be favors but I like the idea more for welcome bags.

Photo: Chewing the Cud via Style Me Pretty

It's all about the details...

2008-12-02T14:06:00.001-05:00

Photos: Brides.com

A simple solution...

2008-12-01T14:36:00.000-05:00

I have always known that I wanted our dog Peewee in our wedding. I just wasn't sure how it would work logistically. He is a small dog and he has some pretty bad separation anxiety, to the point where I know he would not behave sitting on someone's lap during the ceremony, unless it was mine or Mike's! But he is a part of our family and I want him there.

Then I spotted this great idea on Brides.com...allow the dog to procede down the aisle with you, then reward him with a special doggie cake...genius! He'll be busy eating the cake while we are getting married. I love it, and it just might work!

Photo: Brides.com

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T13:00:00.000-05:00

Have a wonderful holiday everyone!

Photo

Green and Brown...

2008-11-26T11:13:00.000-05:00

Are my wedding colors and according to Martha, a perfect color palette! At least I know I'm doing something right with all this planning!

Photos: Laura Novak Photography; Eric Cable via the Knot; Ken Kochey via Rebecca Thuss; She Walks in Beauty Blog

J. Crew

2008-11-25T14:21:00.000-05:00

I love these options for bridesmaid dresses from J. Crew

Wedding status update...

2008-11-24T13:45:00.001-05:00

Well we've been engaged for almost 3 months, we STILL don't have a date set! We're going down South for Christmas so hopefully we'll find something then. I really can't wait for this task to be crossed off the list! I feel like I can sit and look at photos and ideas all day long but until I know the exact location of the wedding, everything else is insignificant.

I thought this would be the easy part! Sometimes I feel like I am getting too caught up in finding "the perfect place." Maybe it doesn't exist, or it does but it's in California or Italy and just too far for us to travel or too expensive. This is definitely not the fun on easy part! It's got to get better from here....right?!

Flowers in water

2008-11-24T13:40:00.000-05:00

I LOVE this look. It's so beautiful and elegant, yet very clean and simple. I really like the lilies in the first photo. Usually when you see this done it's with orchids but the lilies look just as beautiful.

Photos: Geoff White, Ksenija Savic Photography via the Knot

Cake ideas

2008-11-24T13:11:00.000-05:00

I love this idea for the cake

Photo: Jose Villa Photography

Winter wedding...

2008-11-19T15:07:00.001-05:00

I know I have my heart set on a Fall wedding but I also love the idea of a winter white theme like this

Photo via Coco + Kelly Blog

Caketoppers

2008-11-19T15:01:00.001-05:00

I love these caketoppers, they are great!

Candlelight

2008-11-18T13:41:00.000-05:00

I like the idea of mixing in modern touches like these CB2 candleholders with the rustic barn theme.

Cheese and wine

2008-11-18T13:01:00.000-05:00

Mike and I love cheese and red wine. On Sundays we will usually head over to Whole Foods (ours has a great Fromagerie) and pick out a yummy cheese and then head to our favorite wine shop for a fabulous bottle of red. We usually grab other accompaniments too like olives, grape leaves, crackers, a nice salami, whatever we are feeling that day. It's one of our favorite things about Sundays.

Of course I would love to incorporate this into our wedding, maybe in lieu of passed hors d'oeuvres. I like these set ups...

Photos: Flickr

More rustic barn inspiration

2008-11-18T12:54:00.000-05:00

I love the rustic outdoor beauty of this wedding reception...

Photos: Pollen Atlanta

Honeymoon Locales...

2008-11-17T14:51:00.000-05:00

Since before Mike and I were engaged we knew we wanted to go to Thailand for our honeymoon but now we are re-thinking the idea. We don't want to deal with a 24 hour flight and 12+ hours of jetlag going there and coming back. So today I have been researching new locations, closer to home. And then I found this....I think Bali is even farther than Thailand but this place looks like heaven on earth! The photos on the website are even more incredible. I want to go...now...

Photos: Four Seasons

Desserts

2008-11-14T16:39:00.000-05:00

Wouldn't these look lovely on a dessert bar, all wrapped up like little gifts...yum!

Photos: Cannelle et Vanille via Creature Comforts

Shoe Shots

2008-11-13T16:13:00.001-05:00

I can't get enough of shoe shots! I love them!

RedFeather Photography

Humbled Eyes Photography

Jennifer Bowen Photograhpy

Tying the Knot Blog

Tie one on...

2008-11-13T15:18:00.001-05:00

I love this idea of custom silk screened ties for the groom and his men! It would be cool to have these screen printed with bikes to coordinate with my whole bicycle built for two theme...

Photo: toybreaker

Photo Love

2008-11-12T15:27:00.001-05:00

I love this photo

Photo: Michele Wait via A Lovely Morning Blog

Save the date

2008-11-12T12:58:00.000-05:00

Save the date cards are inevitable for us since no matter where we have our wedding, the majority of our guests will have to travel. I want do something fun, post card style, with a photo of us and Peewee, or maybe just Peewee. I love these ideas...

Photos: sashimi-mini; Eclectic Images; amber in norfolk

Groomsmen gift idea

2008-11-12T12:33:00.000-05:00

This would make a beautiful groomsmen gift, or maybe even for the hubby to be!

The Foundry

2008-11-11T15:24:00.000-05:00

We are kind of opposed to doing the wedding in New York because of cost, not only for us but also all those who will be traveling to attend our wedding. However, The Foundry is one of the places on our list...it's sort of like a modern barn, I love the beams and architecture.

All photos from The Foundry website

Seating cards

2008-11-11T15:14:00.000-05:00

I may already have an idea for seating cards but if that idea doesn't pan out, I love this idea, especially for an outdoor barn wedding.

Photo: Flickr via Huckleberry Karen Designs Blog

Invite Obama to your wedding...

2008-11-10T09:50:00.000-05:00

I just spotted this at WeddingChannel.com, apparently you can invite the president elect and his wife to your wedding, as long as you are getting married after he is inaugurated on January 20th, 2009. Check out the details over at weddingchannel.com.

Ring Cushion

2008-11-07T15:50:00.000-05:00

So it's not really a cushion but I love the idea, especially for our barn wedding. I had originally planned to make the ring pillows but I love this option.

Photo: EasterYu

Photo Love

2008-11-07T15:34:00.000-05:00

I am collecting tons of shots of wedding photos that I like so hopefully when we hire a photographer he/she can get a sense of the style we are going for. Here is one shot I love, it's similar to the shoe shot I posted last week and I think I remember seeing a flickr pic like this a while back...

Photo: Max Wagner via Brooklyn Bride

Games

2008-11-06T11:59:00.000-05:00

I love the idea of having lawn games for people to play in the interim between the ceremony and reception while Mike and I are having photos taken.

Photos: Jose Villa Photography

More earring love...

2008-11-06T09:37:00.000-05:00

I LOVE these earrings...wow, they are perfect and they are green, one of my wedding colors! These were custom made for a bride by Kris Nations but are now available for sale on her site. The rest of her jewelry is pretty amazing.

Photo: Verite Photography via Style Me Pretty

Flowers

2008-11-05T14:35:00.000-05:00

I definitely want to do my own flowers...this is something I have known since I got engaged. Florists can be sooo expensive and I think I'm capable of arranging flowers myself, apparently a lot of brides are doing this now because when I went to look up wholesale flowers online there were many who seemed to cater to do-it-yourself brides.

I have the luxury of having the flower district here in NY but because we are most likely doing a destination wedding, it would be too difficult to transport fresh flowers myself so I found a few online that I really like.

Growers Box
Blooms by the Box
Fifty Flowers

Photo: flowersandsupplies.com

Bridesmaid jewelry

2008-11-04T15:42:00.000-05:00

I love this necklace for my maid of honor...and it's in my wedding colors!

photo: Moxiedesigns

Dessert Bar

2008-11-04T14:35:00.000-05:00

I definitely want a dessert bar at the wedding. Brides.com has a great article from Amy Atlas, the queen of dessert bars!

photos: Aaron Delesie via Style Me Pretty

Roberta Chiarella

2008-11-04T14:09:00.001-05:00

While I can't show you the dress, I can show you the earrings I am thinking about wearing. I spotted these in Brides magazine this month...I love them!

Our first wedding gift!

2008-11-04T14:02:00.000-05:00

Mike's parents bought us our first wedding gift! We haven't had a chance to start our registries yet so we gave them some ideas of a couple of things we wanted and this was one of them....I'm so excited, it should be delivered today!

Dance Lessons

2008-11-03T13:39:00.000-05:00

Mike and I are thinking about taking dance lessons for our wedding. I have been looking at places in the city, there are a ton and it's not nearly as expensive as I thought it would be.

Of course our first dance may never be as good as this couple's but we can try...

I found a dress!!!

2008-11-03T13:33:00.000-05:00

I went home to Florida for the weekend, my parents threw us a small engagement party and I went dress shopping with my mom, grandma, maid of honor, Mike's mom and Mike's sister...we had a blast and I found the perfect dress. I am not going to post photos here for fear of Mike stumbling across them but the dress is by Pronovias.

I Heart this idea...

2008-10-29T13:36:00.001-04:00

So cute...

Photo: Kate Headley via Classic Bride