Embrace Lace

It's almost always the case that today's "hottest trend" is something coming back from the past in a new light.  Bell-bottoms are today's flares, old Hollywood glamour is channeled on the red carpet, and 80's neon is hot once again.  And more recently, lace is back.  This new lace is not the same stuffy lace your mom wore on her wedding day.  This is modern lace.  And it's not just in the gown - it's seen in cake design, stationary, table linens, etc.  It brings a sense of history, tradition and of course, romance.  When lace is paired with solid color elements it's naturally intricate texture really pops beautifully.



Lace mermaid wedding dress

 

Sweetheart strapless lace satin short wedding dress
  



Organza strapless sweetheart short a-line wedding dress

    

A-Line Lace/Charmeuse Wedding Dress

    


Silk, lace & pearl mini hair clips, set of 2



Floral lace necklace with tiny pearl

 

Lace wedding invitations



Gorgeous lace inspired cakes



Vintage lace wedding cake



So cute lace wedding cupcake holders

Vintage lace tablescape; tented placecards



Lace favor boxes



Lace inspired DIY candy bar wedding favors



  

Honeysuckle and Shades of Gray

Every year Pantone announces the next big color for the upcoming year.  This year's is Honeysuckle ~ a soothing and playful, yet sexy pink color.  I think this pairs well with different shades of gray and blue-grays.  Let's take a moment and enjoy some color therapy... 


Invitation Suite by Oh So Beautiful Paper

  

Floral bouquet mini hat by Etsy shop FlortiniDesigns



tissue paper poms



DIY favor cones by Martha Stewart







Proposal Planning

Did you know that your significant other can actually hire someone to design and plan your entire marriage propsal?  I KNOW!  I heard about Brilliant Event Planning, a company based in New York, from seeing them on Good Morning America.  To my surprise, I found a lot of event planners across the country that specialize in proposals, but BEP in New York seems to be one of the best out there.  They even offer an a la carte menu in case you need help with only part of it.  What I thought was super unique is a fun tool called the Proposal Idea Generator - so cool!  It's a mini quiz that gives you a very specific proposal idea based on your answers.

This is such a sweet and personalized wedding proposal! Him and the guys painted this mural on the side of a building in New York City this past June.  Those are Scrabble pieces ~ so cute. Watch the video and see how he did it and how she reacts.


Greatest Marriage Proposal EVER!!! ~ that's the name of the below proposal video.  I was giggling out load while watching this (ok...maybe tearing up a bit too).  Another creative proposal.

And So It Begins

It makes me smile every time when I say that next April I will marry my best friend! He cleverly proposed in December 2010 by attaching the ring to a Christmas ornament. We had been together for 5 years by that time so you can imagine that the engagement proposal was long awaited! We'll be married on April 14, 2012 in Green Bay, WI where we live.

Like most other brides-to-be I am excited to plan our perfect wedding day and see it all come to fruition. Of course, this has caused me to become obsessed with surfing the internet for ideas! There's so much out there and I love it all but I know I need to edit my choices (it's not like I have the budget for all these things anyway!). That's when I knew that I needed to start this blog...as my wedding therapy...really! I figure that if I can't have it for my wedding then at least I can collect it and admire it all in one place.

I finally can answer the question "What do you collect?" -Answer: peonies, pretty paper and other wedding ideas.