tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92132301857965475782011-08-02T22:06:21.114-04:00Youn Ok and Nathan are getting married!Youn Ok and Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899091723188652987noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213230185796547578.post-46043277679945140042009-06-14T07:17:00.001-04:002009-06-14T08:02:33.024-04:00

The day before the wedding the girls and I went and got manicures and pedicures after a "Thank You" brunch for the bridesmaids at Elmo's Diner in Carrboro.  My sister Queena brought some pre-wedding presents from the family.  She even picked up on the lace theme from the wedding for the wrapping.  Love her.She picked out a blue garter from the famous Agent Provocateur store in LA for me to wear,

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Ginny, Khristina, and Meaghan made it into town Thursday and we hit the town for a fun (and thankfully tame) bachelorette celebration.  We did dinner at my favorite restaurant,  Lantern.I should get some credit for wearing my assigned bridal accessories all night :)It wouldn't be a bachelorette party without a few items inspired by the male anatomy :)The straws were a hit!  When else do you get a

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There were a few things I meant to blog about before the wedding but as you can probably guess, it got really crazy the week before the wedding and I never got around to it.We went to the Durham courthouse to get our marriage license (which was just the beginning of the marriage license craziness to come).As you may recall, we booked our wedding date one year early at Duke Gardens to at least try

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Style Me Pretty might just be the best wedding blog out there and  I definitely read it constantly while planning the wedding. So it's super fabulous that our wedding got featured on the site today!Abby Larson is the woman who runs the site and she'll be posting pics throughout the day so definitely check it out! Next week I'll start posting even more of the official wedding pictures and

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We tried to take some video along the trip and I edited it to make a short highlight reel. The places we went were all so spectacular, you really do get the feel better in the video than in pictures. Enjoy!Y & N's Honeymoon from Y L on Vimeo.

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One last order of chilaquiles.Our last morning called for a breakfast of outrageous proportions.  I placed our breakfast and lunch room service orders the day before so we could just relax and the food would show up on its own. They brought more food than we could eat and mimosas to boot!We did not wait the requisite hour after breakfast to get back into the water.  There was still time for one

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We spent the rest of the day enjoying the new digs, laying on the beach, taking a dip in the ocean, and of course, filling the tub.It was really windy, but we didn't complain.My old flip flops never had it so good.That evening we walked to a restaurant next door for some pre-dinner margaritas and in a stroke of honeymoon luck, there was a mariachi band playing.  They went around the tables for

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After lunch we checked into our final hotel.  What made it so great was that it was about as non-hotel as it gets.  Azulik is a collection of beachfront villas.  They don't have electricity or phones but they do have tons of character and have I mentioned the view?Our villa from the beach.Originally I had planned on making us reservations at a little bed and breakfast in town.  When they were

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Another day, another amazing sunrise at the cabana . . . This morning was a bit of a whirlwind.  Originally we had scheduled a lazy day but we decided to fit in another ruin site and do some shopping in-land, further away from the tourist spots.  After a quick (and yummy) breakfast we headed back into the interior of Quintana Roo.Sadly our camera was finally giving up the ghost, so we didn't

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After we finished visiting the Tulum ruins in the morning we headed over to Edventure Tours to pick up our tour guide for the rest of the day.  And let me just say that "Edventure Tours" sounds cheesy and their website could use some updating but this was possibly the best thing we got all honeymoon.  I highly recommend them, I can't imagine not having had the day we spent with our guide.  We did

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We woke up and wandered into town to grab breakfast before another full day of excitement.  Of course I got chilaquiles.Early morning sun and coffee at a sidewalk cafe in Mexico . . . loved it.Pesos and aqua fresca.After a leisurely breakfast in town we headed to the beach ruins to start our day.  The ruins were great, but I'll admit the beach here is what really made them worth visiting.Nothing

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The church is the focal point of the town square in Valledolid, it was really cute so I'm sad I didn't get a photo of the whole spot.After leaving the craziness of Chichen Itza we drove down the highway to the town of Valledolid.  It was really nice and I wish we could have stayed here for a couple of days.  It's a small town that has a rich history with lots of old buildings and a

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A Wonder of the WorldWe arrived at Chichen Itza right on schedule around 9:30AM and the parking lot was pretty empty, only one person was in line at the ticket book ahead of us.  It's a big site but once you walk out of the visitor's center the main temple is pretty much right there, so it's "wow" from the start.The place was pretty deserted early, which we came to really appreciate.I read online

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Our new accommodations: Cabanas La Luna in Tulum.Day 2 we woke up bright and early at 6:00AM so we could get started on what turned out to be another long and busy day.  We'd driven the night before from Playa del Carmen to Tulum and were totally exhausted from the long day we'd had so we slept very well.Our cabana was the "Christopher Columbus"The new hotel was not really a hotel at all; they

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Avenida QuintaAfter relaxing at the hotel we took a stroll on Fifth Avenue in Playa, it's sort of like the Bourbon Street of the Yucatan.  Lots of nice shops, restaurants and of course, the beach.  We didn't do too much shopping at all on the trip but we picked up some essentials: sunglasses, sunblock and dorky hats to keep the sun off of our faces.Sunglasses? Check.  Sunblock? Check.  Grandpa

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We woke up early (a trend that continued all week) and caught sunrise from our terrace. The weather was great, warm and humid but not hot and sticky.  We ordered breakfast in and it was fabulous, the hotel's restaurant was one of the best places we ate all week!  We took photos of every meal because it all looked so delicious but also because most of our meals were gifts from our honeymoon

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After we landed we picked up a rental car and drove from Cancun to Playa del Carmen.  It's really short and on the way Nathan re-learned how to drive a stick shift.  Don't worry, it came back quick :)We haphazardly made it to our first hotel, La Tortuga a little tired and frazzled but they were fantastic.  As soon as I walked in Lisa at the front desk immediately deduced who we were, took our

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We just got back from the honeymoon and are totally exhausted.  The wedding was wonderful, I had no idea just how amazing everything (and everyone) would be.  Thanks to all of our family and friends who came together to make the day special, it's really something we'll cherish forever.It'll be a while until the photographer gets us our photos so until then I'll go backwards and share our

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I thought I'd get a chance to post more blog entries but it's Thursday April 2 and all the bridesmaids are arriving and family is starting to show up!  The forecast calls for sun and 72 degrees!See everyone "on the other side"!(and yes, every sentence in this post ends in an exclamation point!)

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When deciding what type of wine to get for the reception we knew immediately where we were going to go. We happen to have a fantastic local wine shop in the neighborhood called Wine Authorities.I've never been disappointed by a recommendation from the owners this shop. It's conveniently right down the street whenever we need a bottle, but we're no wine experts so we handed over a copy of our

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After the rehearsal dinner we're having an informal meet-and-greet at Six Plates Wine Bar in Durham.  It should be fun to get everyone together before the big day so folks from out of town get a chance to unwind and spend some time with people they don't get to see very often.Finding a bar for this has been a bit of a challenge since the wedding overlaps with the Full Frame Film Fest (not to

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It's less than two weeks out and we still have a todo list 10 miles long, so I'm starting to check one of the more fun things off the list by packing for the honeymoon.  One of the last wedding-related orders I made arrived: a new pair of sandals.  It's been chilly here lately so these made me think of summer and warmer places that we're headed to after the wedding. Piperlime has exciting packing

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Meaghan and Ben came into town to throw us a couple's wedding shower.  It was really awesome and lots of fun, thanks so much!  And thank everyone who made it, it was definitely good times!Meaghan put together an impressive spread, complete with tacos and enchilada from La Vaquita! Mmmm.Since it was a couple's thing and not a traditional girls-only shower, Meaghan suggested a honeymoon-inspired

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Nathan's Dad was the guest of honor.We just got back in town from visiting my family in LA before the wedding (T-minus 18 days and counting!) for the first official visit between the families.  In Korean culture usually the groom's and bride's fathers meet before the wedding so Nathan's Dad came out to California to meet everyone.Everyone was impressed with my Dad's garden.We spent a lot of time

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This is it!So I know I've blogged about the shoes and the pins, somehow I never actually shared the bridesmaids' dresses with everyone. I like the dresses, they're nice for spring and they have some really pretty touches without looking too traditional. The girls will be able to wear it again (I hope!).Meaghan was super helpful and scouted out lavender wraps for everyone. They'll really top the

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We got our cake topper in the mail today! I'm really torn whether I should keep it a secret or not, so I'll sort of do both.In continuing with the Etsy love, we got Goosegrease to make our topper. I know it's sort of random when and where in the wedding stuff we're going modern (I'm just considering the whole thing a bit of a hodge-podge at this point) but there really just aren't many options

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Since there are many people traveling into town for the wedding we made some information packets to help with everyone's travel plans. I used Pages on the Mac to design the layout. I'm not an obsessed with Mac type person, but Pages is pretty neat and really easy to use.Nathan and I brainstormed a list of local attractions, restaurants and other tips that might be useful to include. We also

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Printed with the Gocco!I've already mentioned getting the rehearsal invitation cards so here's a couple photos of the finished product.I started with the blank cards, they don't need anymore decoration, just the invite info on the inside.I just used the same font and design as the other Gocco projects and added the text on the inside. It was really easy and they all came out really crisp. I

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Fresh from the framing shop.  The glass goes in after everyone's gotten a chance to sign.You may recall that in lieu of a traditional guest book we're opting instead to use a really fun poster.  The poster arrived and we got it framed and ready to go for everyone to sign at the wedding.  I know we'll be defacing the print by having everyone sign under the "ever" but it'll make for a pretty neat

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I'm not lucky enough to have a Gocco machine myself, and now that they're discontinuing them there doesn't really seem to be a point in buying one. Luckily it turns out that one of my friends already owns one and we've been getting together to craft every couple weeks until the supplies dry up. It's been so much fun!After a couple projects I think I finally got the hang of it. Here's some new

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 Fun stuff from Smock.We didn't get letterpress wedding invitations but we did get some pretty letterpress cards for the rehearsal dinner invitations.  I love the designs at Smock paper, and while their wedding stationary was a bit out of our budget, they did have a much more reasonable (and still amazing) line of note cards.  I really liked this design called "Bloom".  It incorporates a lilac

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Bright socks!We've got socks and ties for the groomsmen, here's some inspiration pictures that helped me choose them. Photos like these really help visualizing everything together, which is hard for me sometimes.These have stripes! Just like the ones we have.Nathan's tie is ivory, it'll keep him from looking like one of the groomsmen I think.(Although I think we may pass on a photo this cheesy)

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Here are the first two to come back to us! Keep 'em coming.It's exciting to go to the mailbox every day and pull out a couple of our purple return envelopes. I wonder who's responded every time I see them. And thanks to everyone for all of the complements on the invites, it was fun to make them!I just also realized that I never posted photos of Tamara's amazing work on the actual invite cards.

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Fresh out of the box.In case you've been following the plans for the groomsmens' ties, our order came in! Here's the color we went with in the end along with socks we picked up (on sale!).I like the print! Although I won't claim that printed plum purple ties are super re-wearable . . .I think these will look great with the navy suits they'll wear.One more thing checked off the to-do list!

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Me! I'm so excited that our invitations won the Elizabeth Anne Designs DIY project contest! Thanks again to Nathan, Victoria and Meaghan who helped actually get them all done according to plan.  Here's the original prototype:And here are photos from the mass production:All 80 done and ready to go!  Can you feel the sense of accomplishment!

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After much searching we've finally nailed down our rehearsal dinner venue: Piedmont Restaurant.   Durham is a foodie town and there are LOTS of really good restaurants to choose from.  We have a sentimental attachment to Nana's (we had our first date there, and it's a phenomenal restaurant).   Sadly they were already booked, but after eating at Piedmont again today, we feel great about the

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Okay, the invites are finally DONE and in the mail! You should receive yours shortly (I'm so excited to have actually finished them all, with lots of help of course). I put together an ambitious design for the invites in part as entries into a couple DIY wedding contests. Honestly though, I'm just impressed that we got all 80 of these done as planned.I'm going to hold out posting pictures of

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I know I've been blogging about these invitations for weeks now, but they really took that long to get done. I'm currently working on the very last steps, addressing and stamping them all. In the mean time I'll give an extra thanks to Meaghan and Victoria for helping. It would have taken me weeks to do this much work by myself! It was not a DIY project for the faint of heart.Every inner

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So now that I've found the lost wedding planner I have the tie swatches for the groomsmen's ties back. I mentioned Toybreaker ties in a previous post along with the design that will probably have printed on them, but still haven't ordered the ties since I didn't know where the color swatches were.Here are the available colors, I'm leaning toward plum and lavender. Now, should they all be the

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We started after breakfast over coffee.Last weekend Meaghan came to visit Victoria and I in Durham so we planned a wedding crafting party to get the invitations ready for mailing. This project was admittedly very challenging and the girls may have gotten more crafting than they had bargained for. At first it was a lot of simple stuff, like cutting and sticking stamps. Good thing Meaghan's an

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The invitations have been in for a couple of weeks now and I've begun to chip away at the different assembly sub-projects (yes, there are sub-projects). Nathan helped make all the odds and ends a couple weekends ago, and I've somehow found some time here and there to do some of the stamping. I'm keeping the invites and the main part under wraps until the invitations get mailed but here's a

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You may recall that we lost our wedding planning binder for several months.  Well we found it!Technically it wasn't all that lost.  Nathan cleaned the entire house while I was out of town (something for which I am always grateful) and had piled up all of the wedding and wedding related crafting supplies in a storage spot in the attic.  We looked through all that stuff before but missed the

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As most of you out there know, I decided pretty early on that lace would work really well with how I wanted the wedding to look. So then I invested in a case of paper lace doily placemats (1,000 of them!) and set out to use them all in all of the wedding projects. Like the thank you notes, favor boxes, programs, and invitations. I don't know if I'll actually be able to use them all, by my

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I didn't plan on buying a purse just for the wedding, who needs one really?  But, I found this lovely one on sale at J.Crew and couldn't resist snagging it before they sell out.Totally an impulse wedding purchase, but I can use it after the wedding . . . right?

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With only 3 months left I'm realizing that there's not that much time to tackle all of the projects I've got lined up for the wedding. I decided to try to make some major headway in January so things don't get too behind. So last weekend I got out all of the supplies and hunkered down in the dining room for a weekend filled with stamping, cutting and gluing.I'll let you ponder what these might

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First off, let me say that I am extremely grateful to Tamara from Modern Radar she did a fantastic job and was great to work with (especially when I wasn't the best at getting back to her right away). The whole process was great and it all worked out better than I imagined. It was also really memorable to have found a local designer and to work with her to design and print the invitations.

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I'm a terrible decision maker.  Without fail, at restaurants I always want a little bit of 3 different things.  This makes all the wedding planning a little difficult since the whole thing is a bunch of decisions.I couldn't decide if I wanted accessories from Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey or Easter Yu of Muscari Design so I went with both!  You've already seen some of the things from Twigs and

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I can't believe that it's already the end of the year!  Only 3 months left to get everything done!  We're not going to worry about all that until we get back from Little Rock.  Happy holidays everyone!

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Here they are, boxed-up until the big day.We've been really busy lately so the progress on the craft projects has been slow, but I do have progress to share on the favor boxes front. I glued all of the doilies on the boxes and Nathan punched the tags and paper discs.  They'll be stored until we get ready to assemble them and fill them with stuff.  I say "we" because I might need some help come

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We have to be careful about the order we put our initials in or people might think we're obsessed with New York :) Anthropologie might be my favorite store, especially for things around the house. I have always liked these monogram mugs they carry and decided that table centerpieces would make for a good excuse to finally buy some.When I met with the florist we decided on using these on every

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I didn't choose a J.Crew dress as "the dress" but I really have a thing for all of their dresses.  I, along with a bagillion people out there, really loved the "daphne" wedding dress they came out with last year.  Apparently, this dress sold out in days and ever since hundreds of people have been trying to get one.  Who knew a dress could have a cult following.  It is a pretty awesome dress, you

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It's solid green, the photo of Martha isn't glued to the cover thankfully.  :)Sadly, we just lost our wedding planning binder.  For those who might be confused, most folks use these binders to organize all of the various receipts, contracts, business cards, photos, swatches, and other helpful planning things in one place.We have no clue where ours went.  It's sort of hard to miss, it's a light

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Hi everyone, you may now comment away on this blog.  I didn't realize that I'd set the blog to only allow comments by registered users before.  I just changed the settings so anyone can comment, so feel free to leave us a message!

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We've decided on a bakery for the wedding cakes. Nathan and I went cake tasting and made some decisions about the cake buffet. After spending an afternoon last week eating 7 pieces of cake, we made the command decision: Sugarland!There will be 5 different flavors of cake for everyone to choose from, so hopefully everyone will go home happy. We think we've settled on carrot cake, red velvet

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We decided to head to the Yucatan for our honeymoon! We're really excited and we've already started making a list all of the stuff we want to do (for those who don't know, I never vacation without an itinerary).Going to see Chichen Itza is definitely on the list (I've wanted to see it ever since I was little), along with snorkeling the reefs in Playa Del Carmen, and spending some time

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We haven't yet picked a destination for the honeymoon but we have narrowed it down to a short list. There are lots of variables to consider, and one of the trickiest ones is season. In early April it's still pretty cold in lots of places and neither of us are huge fans of wintery destinations.The top three choices that are optimal in early spring are road tripping through Monterey and Carmel,

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I've been meeting with our invitation designer, the talented Tamara from Modern Radar, and we're *this* close to having a final design ready for printing. I know it's early, but I wanted to have plenty of time to get them ready to send out to everyone. (Since I have a couple crafty ideas I want to incorporate in the assemblage).I found Tamara sort of by accident. I had been looking and scouring

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Domino is probably my favorite magazine and I've gotten lots of ideas from it to try in the house (although some have turned out better than others); so when I saw this poster on the cover of one of the issues I immediately started imagining where I could put it.[image: Domino Magazine]I never got around to figuring out a good spot for it but I saw it again recently and got the bright idea that

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Here's the final item we had made by Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey.A bridal hair piece:[Images: Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey]This one is really great too.  I almost didn't post it because I didn't want to ruin the surprise, but I can't help myself.  I still can't really imagine what it'll all look like together, hopefully everything will work!Again, modeled by the lovely Myra Callan

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I know weddings tend to be very bride-centric, but we wanted make sure that some of the guy details are covered too.  The groomsmen list hasn't been finalized but that doesn't mean some of the guy details aren't being ironed out.There are so many different options out there for the guys these days.  Fun ties, socks, shoes.  On the tie front I'm currently really into Toybreaker TieLab on Etsy.  

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I've mentioned my shoes once already, but since then I've seen a couple other weddings where brides chose similar shoes.  I'm glad to see these since they give me a better idea of what mine will end up looking like on the big day (which is good since I already bought them!).[image: from Style Me Pretty]I know most people go with white or ivory, but I really like pop of color underneath the dress.

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I really like to bake, and my specialty is homemade buttercream icing, so there are a few things I already have in mind when it comes to our wedding cake.  First and foremost, there must be buttercream.  No fondant for me.  And I mean real buttercream, no powdered sugar or shortening allowed.  If you've never had the good stuff, I highly recommend you try it (you won't look at a grocery store

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Here's another preview of what we had made by Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey: Boutonnieres! I'm particularly in love with this one, it's so fantastic!Here are the rest. I'm a huge fan of the fact that each one is a little different, and since they're made with fabric and feathers they can make great little mementos. She's so creative.[Images: Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey]Thank you Myra!

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There's a bridal accessories company named Tigerlilly that designs some really pretty items and they just advertised a new promotion on lots of the wedding blogs (like The Bride's Cafe and Something old, Something new).  They're selling samples of most of their items for 50% off! So of course I went to their website and impulse-purchased a couple things.  I'm excited for them to arrive!I didn't

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I've finished the first batch of Thank You notes! Here are a couple photos of the crafting blitz:Drying inked cards isn't really what a wine rack is for but it works beautifully. :)The envelopes got stamped too. These are pinned to our curtains to dry.

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I've recently been spending way too much time looking at and thinking about invitations. This sentiment is just what I need to keep everything in perspective.

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The Twigs and Honey pins for the bridesmaids' dresses came a little while ago, so here they are! I'm really in love with them, they're each so different. The dresses are an eggplant-y purple and these will really add something special. I can't wait to see everyone in their dresses with these! Here's the lovely Myra modeling one of the pins.We ordered several other pieces from her, so stay

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The next project is the ceremony programs. These are a bit early since we don't exactly have all of the ceremony details pinned own yet, but at least I've got the design and supplies ready. Here's how I made these:I started with these pre-cut program backings from Paper-Source, cotton paper, and some sheets of lilac vellum. Then I printed the paper pages on my laser printer using a great

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Paper Doily Project #2, Favor Boxes.Here's a close-up of the top. These will be doing double-duty as place cards too, so there will be one at each table setting with a different name on the tag.Here's how I made them:I trimmed the edge of the doily so it would wrap around the boxes.I ordered these purple boxes in bulk online, about $10 for 100. I took each flattened box and glued the doily trim

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You can click on the photo for a close up, the texture of the lace paper is fantastic.For one of the many DIY/craft projects I'm doing for the wedding I've decided to decorate my own thank you notes. Since lace is an element of the vintage-feel that's a part of the wedding theme, I invested in a bulk case of paper doily place mats and I've been trying to think of good ways of putting them to use.

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The veil is here!  It's fantastic.  Emily Rohm did a great job. I love that the english netting has the little dots.   It's softer than tulle, with less body, so it drapes instead of poof-ing out.  The alencon lace trim matches the dress really well even though the dress is made from chantilly (nobody notices these things except women trying on wedding dresses).  I'm not sure what else to say

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We've got florists!When I first was planning the flowers I was sold on ordering them wholesale and arranging them myself. After-all, I was going for a fresh from the garden look rather than formally arranged statue-esque urns or centerpieces. Looking into this more I discovered that doing this would be really labor intensive, with the unpacking, cleaning, trimming, storing, arranging and then

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Here it is! Ready to be magneted to fridges everywhere :)[photo: Ken Luallen, design: minted.com]Everyone has probably received their save the date card so no need to stay mum about it (I hope everyone liked them as much as I did).Formal invitations will be coming your way sometime in February, so we've got more things headed for all your mailboxes in the coming months.When it came to these

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The Save the Date cards are all done. I've stuffed, addressed and sealed the envelopes. I'm waiting on a few last addresses and then they'll be in the mail to everyone.I'd like to try to keep this little detail a secret but I can't help myself. I'll let the cards be a surprise but we did get Photostamps to put on them.It was really easy, I just uploaded a photo and ordered them online. In

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This time I've found some ideas from Dingbat Press. They're also running a contest right now:The Dingbat's Agenda: GIVEAWAY 3, A Sweet SuiteThey're giving away invites (for all you other guys and gals who are also engaged and knee-deep in wedding planning). I have about 4 friends who are taking the plunge and planning weddings right now too. We have been chatting (a lot) about wedding stuff,

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To continue the Etsy love, here's another Etsy vendor that we're using: Myra Callan of Twigs and Honey.She makes really pretty custom pins, broaches, hair accessories, boutonnieres, and more. I'm glad that we contacted her early because since then she's made the rounds on many of the wedding blogs out there and now she's really booked.This morning she sent me a preview of the flower pins she's

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Since it doesn't look like we'll be having a ring bearer or a flower girl, we'll also be doing away with the ring pillow.  I've actually seen some really fun looking ones out there  in my dogged search for uncommonly charming wedding-related stuff on the internet (like the ones by Brooklyn Bride), but nothing's really changed my mind on the ring pillow front. (I know, I can't believe I've spent

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When we went dress shopping the saleslady stuck a veil in my hair the final time I was trying on the dress. I wasn't really certain if I would go the veil route, but the veil did tie the whole thing together so I decided to go with a single layer veil.When I asked her how much that particular veil cost she coolly responded "five-fifty". Sharon leaned over and whispered, "Did she just say $55o?"

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I am trying to mobilize all of the self-control I can muster not to purchase this dress:Wouldn't it be the cutest to wear to some wedding-related function? Day of? Farewell brunch? Anything!The front. The Back

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I'm going to be meeting with some potential designers for our invitations. So, with the save the dates ordered I've been poking around a bunch of stationary design websites and thinking more about the invitations.I want them to be different and not formal, so I'll be forgoing the traditional black engraved on ecru cardstock. The more I look the more I like the quirky designs, I just hope they

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The wedding is in about 7 months and all of the planning calendars tell me that I should be sending out save the date cards to give out of town folks some lead time to make their travel plans. This is a pretty silly detail to get all stressed about, but it's tough to choose a design.Here are the finalists that we didn't go with. I wish we could send all 5 of them! You'll have to wait until yours

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The pics from the engagement party aren't all accumulated yet so we'll wait until we get them all before we post some. In the meantime, we wanted to say a big "Thank You" to everyone and to the wonderful hosts Victoria & Ricky and Meaghan!You guys really outdid yourselves. All of the fantastic touches, good food, and wine. And let's not forget the lights! I almost thought we were actually in

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. . . and, we got our pics back from the photographer.Updates coming soon!

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I'm into color and would probably never wear white satin pumps again, and I feel silly enough getting a fancy dress I'll probably never wear again, so I was totally sold on getting non-white wedding shoes from the beginning.Originally, I was thinking of getting a pair of blue ones to be my "something blue" but I changed my tune after I saw a few photos like this one:It's fun to wear the same

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In taking the DIY, charming garden theme and running with it, I really like the idea of using paper for the decor.Here's paper lanterns hung up in the patio area at the Doris Duke Center where the cocktail hour will be.  [image:  Tre Bella]I'm making paper poms like the ones below in shades of plum and getting tissue paper festooning to hang in the patio (with lanterns like above) and in the hall

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I want to try to incorporate as many DIY projects as I can in the wedding. They save a little money, but more importantly I think they help personalize it and connect with everyone there. It's a little something that I care about enough to make for each guest myself instead of just having a vendor do it.With that said, here's project #1, inspired by Martha of course :)Paper Flowers!You can click

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First off, don't get too excited: the dress below is NOT the dress. It's just the first one I tried on.BUT, I did find one that I love. Nathan was busy in DC and I was passing through Little Rock without him so I figured it was a good time to go dress shopping. I went with Nathan's mom, Sharon, and tried on a few dresses and that was that. Easy as pie.While I wasn't intending on settling on

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We had engagement photos taken in Durham today. Shelby was included in the first set we took at the house. She was not exactly the most ideal subject, with all of the barking and drooling, but I think our photographer was able to get a few good shots. Most of the shoot was in the neighborhood near the Durham Co-Op and he took photos of us in neat little spots that I've never noticed. It was

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After looking over an embarrassing number of wedding websites I've put together a few "inspiration boards" - collections of photos to help me get ideas for the wedding. Some of the pictures are things that I'm definitely going to use, but most of them are just things that I like and seem to go well with the theme.Click on the pics to take a look, if you've got any other ideas let me know! [From

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I'm starting to meet with florists, so I here are a few ideas that I like.I'm trying to find flowers for April to go with a homespun vintage garden theme. Not too country, not too Victorian. I guess I'm looking for sort of rustic romantic? French country garden?!? I'm not sure what to call it. I really like the cream colored Anemones against the purple, lavender colored ones would look good

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The reception will be at the hall at the Duke Gardens so everyone will be able to enjoy a nice walk through the gardens from the ceremony up to the reception location. We're thinking the cocktail hour will be on the patio behind the hall:Here's what the inside of the hall looks like:I love the rich wood beams and botanical-themed lights.The Doris Duke center is really open and I especially like

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Here are the wedding colors:I made this palette on colourlovers.com.I wanted to use purple for a couple reasons, the first was that purple was my late mother's favorite color. It also made sense since the wisteria at Duke gardens was a big part of what I love about the ceremony location and it's close to a lilac or lavender color. (My fingers are still crossed that it will be in bloom come

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and I never win anything!So I've been checking out lots of wedding blogs out there for ideas and on a fluke entered a contest for invitations at theweddingchicks.com site, and I won one of the prizes, custom invitation design by Joceybella . Check out their announcement:There's my name, exciting!I can't wait to see what they come up with. I'll keep you posted.

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So here's some of the wedding details.The venue: The Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NCThe gardens are big and there are lots of places that we could choose from. I already knew I really wanted to do it by the pergola when the wisteria was in bloom having remembered how beautiful it was from one of the times we spent the day at the gardens. We inquired about when the wisteria blooms, and get

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We're engaged!We decided to get married before we did any ring shopping so it wasn't exactly a total surprise but Nathan really did surprise me with an impromptu trip to Philadelphia!This trip was really special because Nathan and I went on our first vacation together to Philly four years ago and had a fantastic time there. I still love to tell stories about all the things we did and saw around

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