twigs and honey

i don't think i've coveted something for my wedding this much until now. i'm pretty much head over heels in love with the new twigs and honey 2012 collection. i've decided i must stop looking at the pieces though because the ones i love are way out of my budget (that lovely top left number).  too sad.

bhldn.. on your feet!

i've started looking at shoes for my wedding.... i feel like i'm voluntarily torturing myself when i look at attire for my wedding.

looking at the bhldn shoe collection is like eating a pint of ice cream after dinner. you think you're satisfied until you start eating that pint... which tastes so good while you're eating it. when it's over, all you're left with is the extra weight and feeling not so good! not sure if that made any sense...but in any case, the bhldn shoe collection makes me so so sad. especially those versailles booties on the top left. $535! so beautiful. too expensive :(.

seen anything similar for cheaper ladies?

sweet firsts

I know you all are still waiting to hear the details on the proposal and see how wedding planning is coming along, but it's just been too busy! I'm really just letting it all soak in.

This saturday T and I attended a lovely outdoor wedding at an equestrian center in walnut. I experienced two firsts: being a flower girl (yes, a flower girl in her 20's) and going to a wedding as a fiancee. Aside from the initial embarrassment of wearing a yellow dress obviously designed for a little girl, it was so much fun just relaxing with T & old friends and simply being a guest (and not behind the camera). (the above photo was of their cute cupcake table, put together by some of the bride and grooms' lady friends)

I'll try getting on with the proposal photos asap and boarding the wedding planning-blogging train (or, as much as I can without giving away everything!).

dessert first, please!

(1, 2)

How typical of me to have gotten obsessed with dessert ideas for my wedding already. One trend that has won me over: dessert in jars! How cute would it be to have tiny jars of desserts with adorably tiny spoons to match? Think about it! Pies...ice cream sundaes...cake... italian ice! Is it crazy for me to think I can do this on top of making my own bouquet and decorations?

Some pros:

1. no messy transport!
these would be easy to transport in a box without worrying about a mess of epic sized proportions to follow. i'm sure the moisture and humidity inside a closed jar would make the cake even more rich and tasty. don't quote me on that.

2. portion control: you could definitely make individual sized portions for people to enjoy, or even use larger jars to share family-style!

3. the container: who doesn't love mason jars to keep afterwards!

Con:

I'd have to buy hundreds of jars.... maybe I could just have them for my bridal shower. Heh-heh.

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make your own:

15 dessert recipes in a jar!

dinner rolls in a jar!

pies in a jar! (green wedding shoes)

mélangerie Inc

Okay guys. How fricken cool is this viewmaster wedding invite by Mélangerie Inc? "This invite features a nostalgic viewmaster with custom picture reel and insert card for additional information".

They are obviously the masters of charming, whimsical and unique invites. I am head-over-heels for this woodland save-the-date they created! And their hand-painted wedding signage. Ugh. Beautiful.

getting hitched!

Nope, not me :). Recently, I went to a wedding down in temecula at a winery for a sister from college. It was a really beautiful wedding and very surreal because...she's the first from our class to get married!

Times are a'changing...





yeah that light blob on my face bothers me too, but this was the only picture i happened to take with someone that day!






My bestie in the red!

celebrations..

(connie lyu photography)

crystal + jon wedding invites

Wedding invitation I designed for my friend Crystal! My first time working with watercolor + computer. They have a orange-yellow/indigo/chartreuse color palette for their wedding...hence the colors :). They wanted something light-hearted/cartoon-like with craspedia (billy balls) to match their floral choice for their upcoming wedding...which is what the little bride and groom are standing on.

Can't wait for their wedding!

josh + marci (hugh forte photo)

I was checking out the blog of the photographer (hugh forte) for a friend's wedding (you, charissa!) and I really loved the recent wedding he shot:














And loved these from charissa's wedding:




So gorgeous. My favorite wedding photographers shoot + edit like they're painting.

chandeliers

Whenever I see weddings with chandeliers, I'm always enamored. Especially when it's in an unlikely place for chandeliers to be: trees, warehouses, etc.


1. Beth Helmsetter Events: Liz and Chris


Look! I wonder if they were afraid that the chandeliers would fall!

Some other pictures from the wedding:






2. Jose Villa: Ainjil and Chris


this space + chandeliers = transformed!


(isn't that ribbon wall amazing too?)


look at that chandelier on the tree!


What's something you like seeing in weddings?

Olive Manna!

A while back I did a friend's save-the-dates, and she gave me a gift card to Olive Manna to thank me (thank you Charissa!). I'm sad that I can't make it to her wedding because of my horrible finals schedule, but I know it will be such a joyful occasion for her :).

Some things from Natalie Jost's Olive Manna shop that are absolutely adorable!








I'm still trying to decide what to get...everything looks so cute! I'm definitely a sucker for those wooden button magnets :). What do you guys think?