Thing's Decided

Here are some final things decided on for the wedding and reception.

Colors. (ignore the yellow it is supposed to represent an old gold)

Centerpieces. Almost like mini terrariums with the single Airplant.  Height added with the glass cylinder filled with moss underneath. Very simple and clean.
We had a little party with our coordinator and the bridesmaid who could make it and my photographer.  They had all the materials and we got to just play and figure out what I wanted my centerpieces to look like.  It was one of the best things ever!

And addition decoration around the buffet, table placement/favor table and outdoor park area. Large single air plants and potted orchids.

The Reception Venue is still the lovely North Bank Pavillion

Some hanging Jelly fish type Decoration with Blue LED's inside of the ceiling of the outside tent.

The cake is going to be White and Lemon cake with raspberry filling and almond butter cream frosting.

The design will match this.

Being married at my home church which has a very dramatic interior so it doesn't need much.

But on every 3rd aisle there are candle holders that stand about 6 ft tall.  I am going to hang tissue pom pom's off of them something like two white and one green or gold stringed together per each one along the aisle.

My Ceremony Shoes which I already have and are broken in

My reception Shoes

The Save the Date Magnets printed on Chip board by letterpress

We are going to have a self made Photo booth set up.
Not sure if it will involve a laptop also or photo printer yet.  It also won't be cardboard but some sort of Wooden set up to cover the tripod and laptop.

 and the picture taking area to resemble something Similar.

CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!

That's all I can remember for now also a Yoshi in each Bridesmaid Bouquets with Dried green Hydrangeas from our garden.

Wedding Songs list

So here is my master list of Songs for the Reception.

Wedding Songs List

Strength to Endure The Ramones

Just a Ride Jem

It’s Amazing Jem

Today the Suns on Us Sophie Ellis Bextor

Love Shack B-52’s

Bennie and the Jets 

Sabatoge Beastie Boys

Love Song The Cure

Fight All Night Dance Hall Crashers

I Believe In a thing called love The Darkness

Fly me to the Moon Frank Sinatra (Daughter father dance)

Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves

Can’t take my eyes off you Morten Harket

Standy By Me BB King

Friday I’m in Love The Cure

It’s good to be in Love Frou Frou

More then a Feeling Boston

Summer Loving Grease (TJ May want to sing this)

Steal Me Jupiter Sunrise (small indie band)

Joker And the Thief Wolf Mother

I’ll stop the World Modern English

Come on Eileen

Closer to the heart Rush

The Lion Sleeps Tonight Tokens

Woman Wolf Mother

Jenny 867-5309 Tommy Tutone

Baby, It’s a Fact Hello Goodbye

Sweet Caroline (Glee Version)

How deep is your Love Bee Gees

Just like Heaven The Cure

What I like about you (the ramones?)

Take on Me Sara Barielles Version & AHA Version

Do you wanna Dance The Ramones

Have you ever seen the Sun The Ramones

One Sweet Love Sara Bareilles

Love will Come through Travis

Oh, It is Love Hello Goodbye

Such Great Heights (Whichever version is best)

Welcome to the Jungle Guns and Roses (Possibly our entrance Song)

Blue Eyes Carey Brothers (First Dance as couple song)

Lucky (Glee Version)

Thank you Dido

Close to me The Cure

Tribute Tenacious D

We Belong Together Los Lobos

Somewhere over the Rainbow Israel Kamakawiwo Version

Songs that you probably can’t play but are on the list for fillers/breaks But if you can play any of them AWESOME!

Is it Any Wonder Sophie Ellis Bextor

Intergalactic Beastie Boys

Like a Prayer Madonna

Butterfly DDR

Informer Snow

Love Sick SanE (K-pop)

Everybodys Free Rozalla

Happy Boys & Girls Aqua

Music gets the best of Me Sophie Ellis Bextor

Good Vibrations Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

Pleats in progress

I got in my 11 yards of silk Organza and now I am finding that I have run into a total block.  I did another swatch of the embroidery on organza with colors to see if I like them. Then I started on the ruffles and pleats and I was totally lost.  I guess it's just hard because I don't have a clear picture in my head of what I want and what I am going for.

Finally I took the time and put together a small mood board and pleat ruffle guide.  I know I want three layers or pleats or ruffles and for them to vary in size.  they will be covered over with a single layer of organza so you can see them but they aren't the outer section.  I think that I feared to intentionally sketch it out because I didn't want to be stuck with just one things, one idea.  I just need to force myself to plow through and remember this first dress may not be the last dress or the wedding dress.

So here is my current inspiration guide board on the pleats

Headpieces

I've fallen in love with this headpiece from BHLDN but of course I don't want to make my Bridesmaids pay $80 for something they will wear perhaps once and also for color that is not going to be flattering with them or the rest of the wedding.  The colors by the way are below.  Don't mind the yellow that is just supposed to represent Gold.

 

Now the Head bands below.

 

Dismantling this in my head is it most likely a wire metal frame that has a braided cord slipped over all the ends.  I wish I could see better the way the middle is attached.  I think it is just more of the braided ribbon/cord used to wrap around the wire head band to keep it consistent.  I've figured out the best way to do this is with a thick wire.  I had a really hard time searching but I think I have a super cheap solution. Originally I was tyring to find a thick base metal bezel wire but that was a total crap shot.  The I realized the cheapest metal was given to me nearly every week from the dry cleaners in the form of wire clothes hangers!  I think these will do the trick,  they are annoying to bend so they will keep their shape, if I screw up I don't have to worry about money being flushed down the drain just grab another.  It won't have that flatness I want but I'm hoping to find either a cord or make my own bias ribbon to cover it with.  We shall see how this goes.

Starting the Dress

My biggest and most stressful project has officially started to take some shape.  This project that I speak of is a dress for my wedding, not necessarily my wedding dress but it might be.  We'll see where it goes from here.

Here is what I have started thus far.  I don't think I will keep the bow at the top but who knows ones I get them into the right fabrics.  This right now is my mock up for size, pleating and measurements.

The one nice thing while I am working is the Kitty's are really interested in all of it so I get company in that cold cold basement. The materials for the final will be either a silk charmeuse lining or a light weight cotton/linen blend.  I know they are vastly different, it just depends how the weight of each one goes with the out skirts.  The final exterior will be all silk organza.

Engagement Photos from SKBG

I don't think I really need to say anything more about them.

Save the Date Letterpress Party

This past weekend I had a small party for my Bridesmaids so that they could all meet and also to talk about the wedding because without these girls I would be an overly creative disorganized mess of ideas.
I decided I wanted to do something Letterpress for the Save the Dates to make them more unique. So I designed two yoshi's with a heart and our name and date on it. We Letterpressed into Chip Board and then attached magnets to the back. I am very fortunate that we have a Local place in Columbus, Ohio called Igloo Letterpress with all the machinery to do it ourselves! It was a great time and The owner Alison is a wonderful host.
Here are the pics from the Party - (The mom's actually did all the work while we brainstormed ~lol~)



Our Joke Centerpiece of putting everything we messed up in a pile together ~lol~

This was the Final Product!

This is a picture I took in Toronto awhile ago at a Paper store but it is going to be one of our big inspirations for my decorations to still keep up with the Sea theme in a non-cheesy way.