Found On…
Dec. 8 09
Who needs a drab plastic hanger when you can have a personalized wire masterpiece by Lila Frances?
I spotted these on Naturally Nina, via Once Wed. and think they’d make such a fantastic gift, especially for a bride-to-be or a new baby. Plus, they’re supremely affordable. Aren’t they fabulous?
{silver lingerie bridal dress hanger; eight inch personalized wire hanger}
Happy Tuesday!
Kathryn
Making Floral Bouquets
Sep. 9 09
Yesterday, Kristina of 100 Layer Cake (one of my favorite wedding blogs) wrote a feature about our wedding. And today, I am back over on 100 Layer Cake with a tutorial for making bouquets step-by-step. Hope you’ll check it out!
Style Swap: Manta Dress
Jul. 30 09
Hey everyone! Nicole of Lillyella here with a new Style Swap. This week’s Staple is the Racer Back Manta Dress by zelaya. Have a summer full of weddings to attend? Instead of buying a new dress for each one, find a simple, versatile piece and change your look with accessories! Pair it with a long necklace, wedge sandals and colorful clutch for an outdoor afternoon celebration or dress it up with some ruffles and a little sparkle for a fancier evening soiree.
Style Staple: Racer Back Manta Dress 1. Blue Lotus Clutch 2. Leslie Necklace
3. Ice Cream Twist Wedges
Style Staple: Racer Back Manta Dress 1. Single Bloom Necklace 2. Ruffled Silk Bolero 3. Ruffle Peep-Toe
Have a great weekend and I’ll see you next Thursday! ~ lillyella
Tying the Knot…Part I
Jul. 9 09
Well, I had every intention of getting some of our wedding photos up on the blog earlier this week and it just took a lot longer than expected, with over 800 photos to go through- all taken by the lovely (and talented) Jeanne Ciasullo. But here are a few to start… We were married in a park called Treaty Oak, under an over 200 year old oak tree. It is even more massive than it looks and some of its branches actually touch the ground. So, it felt very enclosed and intimate.
Of course, there were MANY (probably too many) diy projects that I took on for the wedding. One of the things we made was the fabric banner that hung above us during the ceremony. It was really fun and easy to make, and it didn’t take very long either (a couple of hours). So I may do a tutorial next week for the blog if anyone is interested. Our colors were white, golden yellow and charcoal gray, with hints of grayish-blue, and a kraft-colored brown. We stuck to those colors pretty loosely and tried to just have fun with it.
We decided to order all of our flowers from Whole Foods and I did all of the floral arrangements and bouquets myself. My mom made all the boutonnieres for the groomsmen and Jeff. I think they turned out really nice- I was going for a woodsy romance vibe. I love arranging flowers, so I knew I would want to do it myself from the very start, but I will say that it was a lot, and I do mean a lot, of work. I found vintage handkerchiefs at a thrift store to wrap around all the bouquets and tied them off with craft string and then secured a pendant to each.
I made personalized clay pendants for each of the bridesmaids and myself…unfortuanately, I lost one of the pendants, so the image on the right shows a vintage pin that I already had, that I used for that bouquet at the last minute.
Jeff designed the programs and we printed them off the computer and cut them to size. Very easy! But the simplest project of all was the holder for our rings, which was a book with a cut out “cubby hole” and some ribbon. So simple. Our reception was held at the rooftop atrium of library, so we tried to tie the book theme into the ceremony. And Jeff’s brother-in-law (now mine too), who married us, used an Andrew Wyeth book as his “binder” for the ceremony script.
Since both Jeff and I wanted to make sure our personalities were represented, we decided to write the ceremony and our vows ourselves. We had no music during the ceremony, except for a guitar. Jeff played a song (even brought an amp but didn’t use it) as I walked down the aisle with my parents to meet him and then my brother played a song as we walked out. It was one of my favorite parts.
After the ceremony, we took some pictures on the train tracks, which was fun! Made for some time to just relax and hang out by ourselves before the reception. So, now that I have rambled on and on, I think I will stop myself before I make this the longest post ever created. I will post more next week.
