Progress Report :-)

Okay, so I posted a few weeks ago about the brooch bouquet and we have made a lot of progress!

We have acquired several brooches! Thanks to everyone who has purchased, or donated brooches to the cause! I am so grateful :-). Mo has officially started wiring them. They look awesome! I think we will probably end up painting some of them...but they already look awesome together so the paint is a minor detail.

*sneak peek*

Here are a few of them together. And this is not even all of them. :-) So excited!

I'm looking into invitations right now. Josh and I already have a pretty awesome idea for save the dates that will be pretty cheap, which is a good thing - because our preliminary guest list is a little bit HUGE. 

Here are a few that I think are super cute:

Source: thehumblenest.com via Kristen on Pinterest

These are super cute quirky!

Source: elloelloinvitations.blogspot.com via Jessica on Pinterest

...We know how I feel about vinyl.

Source: weddingcometrue.com via Beckie on Pinterest

Obsessed with Hot Air balloons...

Source: tumblr.com via Marie on Pinterest

LOVE this cinema style invite!

That's all for now. Official countdown: 288 days

much love,

KP

confession time: flowers

I have a confession to make: I don't really like flowers. Maybe that's the wrong way to put it...because I don't dislike them either. How about I have a confession to make: I'm indifferent to flowers.

I probably can't even name 10 different kinds of flowers, that's how little I know about them. And now I'm getting married and it's like in the top 5 questions that people keep asking me. The truth is, I just don't know. I've been looking around at bouquets, and weighing some more untraditional options (big surprise, right)

I looked at some of these felt flower bouquets. I think they're cute and crafty, but not really the style I'm going for in my wedding.

Source: etsy.com via Lyndi on Pinterest

Then I looked at newspaper flower bouquets...which is a bit closer to what I'm thinking. I am definitely a fan...not completely sold on it though.

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Just so you guys don't think I'm crazy...I did look at fresh flower bouquets as well.

Source: floralsunshine.com via Emily on Pinterest

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But, what really caught my eye...weeks ago actually were brooch bouquets. This was confirmed when my future mother-in-law suggested it the other day. She even offered to help make it! She's amazing...and I'm super excited! She even purchased the first brooch the other day! :-)...I'm pretty excited about it because it will be a sweet keepsake from the big day...and it will look awesome in pictures!

Source: etsy.com via Debra on Pinterest

Source: wanelo.com via Lindsay on Pinterest

Source: washingtonian.com via Kaitie on Pinterest

Now, before any of you leave thinking I'm just trying to be untraditional for the sake of being untraditional...Here are a couple reasons I am going for this brooch bouquet.
1. It will last forever. Flowers are dead as soon as you pick them.
2. We will possibly (if we can locate it) be using some old family jewelry, which would just add to the cool history in this wedding.
3. It looks so cool! (am I right?)
4. I will be the only one with this kind of bouquet. My bridesmaids will have real flowers and the groomsmen will have real flower boutonnieres. We will probably make a fake bouquet for tossing - haven't worked the details out that far yet...but I don't want to give someone a concussion by throwing a bunch of enamel brooches into a crowd.

My style choices may not be typical...but I am more than fine with that. I'm so excited!! But every decision is one that I will be proud of in 50 years when I'm looking back at the wedding pictures :-).

P.S. Mandy found this recently...It's becoming my mantra haha

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xoxo
Krystle

Down to business: bridesmaid dresses.

JUST FOR THE RECORD: I absolutely am going to be wearing my mom's dress on my big day. Our remodel of her original dress is practically completed. I will not be putting any pictures of it up on the blog...because I want it to be a surprise. Very few people will know what it looks like before the wedding. BUT just so you know, the dress remodel is successful...be excited with me! :-)

Now down to business. Let's talk bridesmaid dresses. I've already mentioned that I want to have gray dresses and yellow shoes/accessories. Here is my dilemma: should I make them all wear the same dress? Or three different dresses from one collection? Or just give them all a swatch of fabric and let them pick one out for themselves? I do not know what to do!

I know what I like, but honestly I want them to like their dresses too!

I've been scouring sites like esty.com, modcloth.com, and shopruche.com here are some finds that I am partial to. (Oh p.s. and btw they are all under $80)

Source: None via Krystle on Pinterest

I think these three kind of look cohesive together. The top right and bottom one are actually from the same seller on Etsy.

Source: shopruche.com via Krystle on Pinterest

I actually really like this one! I think there are endless possibilities for accessorizing it!

Source: modcloth.com via Krystle on Pinterest

I also like this one, it's a bit less formal but I think it's cute.




I would love to show you some accessory ideas...but I really need to make a dress decision first :-p


I'm going to submit these to my lovely bridesmaids and see what they think...very soon.


much love,
Krystle

We. Have. Set. A. Date.

Okay, a date has been set! We are getting married on July 7, 2012. I'm really excited about this because my parents were married on July 8, 1972. AND my mom and I are making my dress out of her dress, that she made almost 40 years ago to the day. I think that's a really cool piece of history to have at a wedding. :-)

So, about this dress. I don't want to give too much away...but I'll tell you a bit about it. It's going to be a strapless, sweetheart neckline, short dress. My mom's original dress was covered in lace and we are keeping a lot of the lace. We only bought extra material for the bodice of the dress. And the lining is all original, we had to take it in a teensy bit but then we just cut it to the shorter length and hemmed it. I'm so excited to see how it turns out. I think it's going to be beautiful!

I'm going home this weekend, so I'm going to try and get a couple wedding pictures from my parents wedding so I can show you what the original dress looked like. It's going to be a complete transformation, I think you'll be surprised.

So mark your calendars for July 7, 2012! It's the big day and it's 310 days away!!

xoxo
Krystle

decisions, decisions: reception food

Ok, we've talked engagement story, colors, and tiny bit of decor. Now it's time to talk food. Honestly, this whole food thing scares me a little bit. Two reasons really: 1. Not sure how many people will end up on the guest list so no clue how many mouths to feed. 2. I have no idea what kind of food I want on the menu. Two positive things I know are: 1. I do want it to be buffet style. 2. I know I want to have a local smoothie place set up a smoothie bar! (how fantastic would that be??!)

I have seen some pretty amazing wedding reception food ideas on pinterest though. so for the sake of inspiration here are some some that caught my eye.

Source: saraspartyperfect.com via Karlin on Pinterest

Source: stylemepretty.com via Tim on Pinterest

Source: online.wsj.com via Jean on Pinterest

personal favorite: food truck wedding! What? so cute.

xoxo
Krystle

paper lantern addiction.

Confession: I am so addicted to paper lanterns...must have!

Source: stylemepretty.com via Krystle on Pinterest

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They look so magical! I definitely want to incorporate this into the decor...I was looking for some crafting supplies in Hobby Lobby the other day and someone had left a package of yellow paper lanterns laying in the scrapbook aisle...3 for 4.99. I'm not really sure if that's as cheap as I want or not. But seeing them made me really excited :-). They also had mini ones! How cute right?? They were like 15.00 for 10 though...eek. I don't think they're 15.00 cute.

Just some thoughts. I have to get them out on the blog so I can get it out of my system and focus on other things like...school. So glad I'll be done in December!!

-Krystle

color scheme: GRAY and YELLOW

First official wedding decision: color scheme gray and yellow.

I'm so excited! I'm shooting for gray dresses and yellow shoes and gray tuxes. I've got my eye on some cute pics that kind of capture my vision.

Source: projectwedding.com via Krystle on Pinterest

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Source: ruffledblog.com via Krystle on Pinterest

Super excited!! I got my rings resized Monday and just picked them up. They fit perfectly and I found an amazing local jeweler...after I was treated horribly by another. Ugh I really don't appreciate snobs, but thanks to the ones I encountered I found a really great business. Who I will definitely be using in the future!

Much love,

Krackle