What I Want Wednesday!

OK so Wednesday's almost over, but that doesn't mean I will want these things any less tomorrow!

"I Love You Like Dobby Loves Socks"... ahhh, Harry Potter humor.  I'm a dork. from MarsupialMenagerie on etsy

Marimekko Outdoor Umbrella from Crate & Barrel via Pinterest

If I could get married again (to the same person, of course!) this would be my dream invitation. Made of real wood! via Oh So Beautiful Paper (my new favorite blog, everything is so pretty!)

Cute bubble mugs from ArtOnPorcelain on etsy

Woodgrain Flask from Liquid Courage on etsy.  So many cute flasks.  I don't drink liquor but I should get one just to put on a shelf. 

Hope you guys are having a great week!

Weekend Update: Wedding Fun!

I had a very eventful weekend! Bachelorette Party on Friday, Trivia on Saturday, Wedding on Sunday!
Here's a few pics from the weekend (I still haven't gotten a hang of my phone camera, everything turns out really grainy... anyone got any tips?):

Holly, The Bride

My friend Rachel and I at the "Sips n Strokes" Pre-party.  And I just want yall to know that I tried to iron my pretty new dress before putting it on, and apparently it is not an iron-friendly fabric, and it completely ruined my dress, but I wore it anyway.  I'm guessing no one noticed because it's black, but I don't know that I can ever wear it again.  BOOOO.  At least it was only $20 at TJMaxx!

Conor & I at the wedding

With the Bride

And I finally finished my niece's bookbag! I shared the beginning of the process here, and last night I stitched around the doggie, in the white space I left myself between the artwork and the pink border, and I stitched beads on as a necklace and bejeweled the crown.  I think she looks cute! Then, to keep the threads on the inside from getting caught on pencils and such, I used fabric glue to attach a piece of fabric to the inside of the pocket that covered all the loose threads, and hopefully that will keep the beads from getting loose and falling off also.

fill in the blank friday!

 Hi Everyone! sooooo excited it's friday.  this week has really sucked.  last week did too, matter of fact (just the work part of my weeks, everything else was fine!)  

Tonight I'm going to my friend Holly's Bachelorette party, we're doing a wine & painting party then going out dancing! I'm gonna wear my new shoes and hope I don't fall and die.  Then Sunday night is Holly's wedding, I went ahead and took off work Monday morning in anticipation of the fun times, so hopefully I'll be able to sleep in!

 

1.   One of my happiest moments ever was     the day I left for college.  It's just such an amazing feeling to know the big wide world is out there for the taking and that you're about to live by yourself and have so much freedom.  I'm not saying I did the best job of being responsible with that freedom, or that I "took the world", but just knowing that anything is possible is a great feeling. 

2.  Summer is wedding season and weddings are   fun! Well, receptions are, just hanging out with everyone and drinking and dancing.  

3.  This summer     has been hot.  At least our A/C hasn't gone out like it did the past 2 summers.  Just jinxed myself. crap.  I always love fall best, and this year I am really itching for the leaves to turn orange and the weather to get that slight chill.  Makes me feel happy inside.  

4.  My summer food of choice has been   the same as it always is: chipotle! i'm seriously addicted to chipotle.  i go at least twice a week. 

5.  My summer uniform has been     some candies cropped jeans I got a couple months ago, and short sleeved shirts.  I don't wear a lot of shorts, or tank tops. 

6.  If I could spend the entire summer in one location I would choose    a lake that's not too hot.  And that has a bit of some beachy sand instead of muddy dirt.  I like the lake better than the beach because I do not get along with salt water or waves (salt water makes my eyes water and my newly shaved legs burn, waves make me SOOOO sea sick). 

7.  My summer anthem is     anything by Taylor Swift.  Love. Her. 

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to diy, or not to diy....

so, i diy'ed my wedding invites. i just couldn't find anything that was "me", ya know? i had a winter wedding with lots of branches, and i couldn't find anything that went with my theme. so, i spent a million hours putting together my invites, because i decided since i was doing them, i could make an invite that was 3 pages, and hammer in rivets in the top corner to hold everything together (1st page invite, 2nd page map- which took FOREVER to make- 3rd page hotel info & directions).
i'm not sure that was the best idea.
because now that it's over, i find invites everywhere that i am absolutely in love with and that probably would've been cheaper than my 3 page-ness, in addition to my rsvp cards.

enter wedding paper divas.
probably the coolest invites around for the last few years. loves them!
www.weddingpaperdivas.com
I would love love love to have any of these invites...that last one's pic can be customized, and i would so have put my little tree logo and gotten it in blue!

p.s. if you are engaged, i would recommend having a super long engagement so you get to linger in your wedding-ness as long as possible.
i'm so jealous i don't get to have another wedding!

top to bottom: happy branch, echoed dots, twin blooms.

Boring BM Dresses? I Think Not!

so... we here in prissland are totally not on board with the david's bridal-esque line of thinking about your maids' dresses. it is NOT ok to make your girls get a long dress that they will never (ever) wear again. the line "you can just get it cut short after the wedding" is used waaaay too often, and i swear there is no way anyone ever goes out and spends an extra $30 on top of the $150 they just paid to then go and get the (heinous) dress made short, what's the point if it was icky to begin with? i just have issues with long dresses... unless you are some high society housewife going to fundraisers or benefits, when in your life (after college formals) will you ever need a long dress again? (ok unless its a cute casual long dress... but that's no good for weddings...)

so, my solution? let them help pick out dresses. don't be so (controlling) concerned...you want people to be looking at you anyway. (which does NOT give you a free pass to make them wear puke brown dresses so they'll blend in with the walls.) (eww.) don't make them spend $200 on a solid color long boring dress. look at BM dresses as a way to add to the decor of the room and the theme of the day. want a retro-feel? let your maids get vintage tea-length dresses that they can dance the night away in. want a girly fun party? go with the polka dotty fun dress! want a sophisticated trendy soiree? how about the shimmery dress (with pockets!!!! AHHH! and i love love love the back) or the belted dress with the funky but awesome ruffly collar? for outdoor weddings with a sunny feel, rock the super-cute yellow dress with flower sash! (and yellow is SO in this season.)

(clockwise from top left: 50's Style Black Satin from Blue Velvet Vintage, $114.99. XOXO Printed Tube Dress from Macy's, on sale for $51.75. BR Monogram silk embroidered dress from Banana Republic, $250.00. Silk Dress with Flower Sash from Ann Taylor, $199.00. Belted Ruffle Dress from Neiman Marcus, $240.00.)

above all, just pick something you know your BM's will look (and feel) good in, respect their monetary issues, and DO NOT under any circumstances make them wear a shapeless solid-color blob that they will never wear again. seriously. yay!