Engagement pictures: round one.

First round of engagement pictures.

Miss Hollis Pearson come save me!

FLOWERS...
Procrastination to the max. I have been putting off finding a florist for the longest time. This needs to change.

Recently I was looking our budget and have come to the realization that we need to make some cuts. Doing the invitations myself has saved me a couple hundred dollars. We also found a DJ that was under budget. With these savings, we still manage to be over budget. One word: photography.

It's just my style.

I wanted to put these pictures up because it reminds me a lot of my wedding style. I did these for graphic design class a year ago. How perfectly fitting. I almost used the flower as a theme for invites, but decided to go a different route. (The assignment was to make up and brand a business for perfume.)

Finally, invitations!

I just got my return address rubber stamp in my PO Box, which is super exciting. I designed the stamp and ordered it off of rubberstamps.net. Not this week, but the next I'm going to sit down and write out, stamp, and send out all my invitations. I'm so in love with the design I've decided on.

Here are some inspiration invites that I worked off of:

Because I love my bridesmaids- a thank you gift.

OK, I'm just putting this up.  I know, it's about a month too late.

I made these gifts for my bridesmaids when we went dress shopping.  For a reminder, my reception is held in Wabasha at Slippery's Restaurant & Bar-- the famous place of Grumpy Old Men.  So I thought it would be appropriate if my bridesmaids were all to see the movie; you know, educate them.

It's a handmade photobooth!

I am pretty excited about this little collection of pictures I've gathered for my photobooth post.  I'm still working on the photographer situation.  My friend Jordan Obinger is going to be the second photographer at the wedding if all goes to plan, which I'm so thrilled about!  He is an amazing photographer-- check out his work!

Birthday inspiration.

Thanks everyone for birthday wishes-- my birthday was wonderful.

Engagement session.

ANDREA CARYLE PHOTOGRAPHY

Here are pictures I found as inspiration for our big e-session photo shoot!

From rush to flutter.

Last weekend my bridesmaids Jeana, Pippa, Paige, and Meghan and I went to get bridesmaid dresses!

Hair plus veil.

Picture from theprettyblog

I'm so lucky to have one of my best friends as a hairstylist.  Pippa, one of my bridesmaids, is going to be doing my hair (and my M of H Paige) for the wedding.  

To my ushers.

I'm excited to announce, officially, the ushers at the wedding.

The peacock teapot.

Sources: HOME DEPOT & HOME BUNCH

So we did register. You can find us at Macy's and Target. Trying to decide what I wanted required a lot of work. I couldn't just walk in and 'gun' everything I liked. Before registration, I thumbed through a number of house mags to get inspiration and then decided on paint colors and style before choosing a wish list.

Applesauce.

Now accepting all forms of applesauce and like-type jars!
Grandma Shirley has collected 20 jars so far-- now that is a lot of applesauce, and even more pickles.

For the centerpieces, the tables are going to be filled with lights. I'm hoping 250ish. I found out that Slippery's is repainting their reception hall burgundy.  Not at all what I would have chose if I were decorator.  With such a dark room, I'm really going to need to add light.  Let's start with the tables.  Being a visual person, I put together my craft in pictures.  Take a look:

Happy thought of the day.

Future Mother-in-law Shelly wrote to me a while back with a note of encouragement.  It touched my heart so I want to share it today.

"'Marriage will work with any two people in the world as long as they are both willing to change when needed.' You will not stay the same in your life and neither does Paul. Each of you have to change to accomodate the other's change if you are to make it work."

No matter who you are or if you are married or not, this can apply to most relationships-- friends, roommates, family, spouses...  Remember to make changes for other people and to act self-lessly.  These relationships are the type of investments that will last.


Thats all for today.  I've been busy with wedding plans this week being Spring Break and all.  More to come soon!
Best,
Amber

Something black?

Two of my favorite things in life: weddings and houses.  I get to plan both in the next six months, how exciting! (semi sarcastic and semi for real)

images from Macy & Target websites

Best maid of honor.

Sometimes when life gets too hard, or when you feel lonely, or stressed out from wedding plans......

a great maid of honor comes along and makes your day special.  

Bridesmaid dresses.

The end of March my five bridesmaids and I are taking on dress shopping.  I have been searching and searching for the perfect dresses.  I'm looking for something not too bridesmaid-y so the ladies can wear the dresses again.  Something that feels summery and comes in blush pink, of course.