Inspiration Board - Retro Romance

Mood: romantic, elegant, feminine, retro glam
Color Palette: soft blush, pink and wine


Images: Top rowfrom left: Atelier Aimee dress, southern gothic (unknown),church at theknot.com, Jenny Yoo bridesmaid dress
Second row: bridesmaids at theknot.com, flowers at theknot.com
Middle row: rose bouquet by Nancy Cohn at WeddingChannel.com, cake at theknot.com, ring by Jose Villa
Bottom row: desk at alkemie, bowl at Green with Glamour, flowers at theknot.com, table at martha stewart weddings, room at alkemie

The Most Important Day of the Year!

Or at least my love thinks so. It's her bday today so I'll be nice and agree with her. We're going to celebrate tonite with a nice dinner at Del Posto. Can't wait to spoil her silly! Happy Birthday honey!

Image: found here

The Name Game

I came across The Name Game on WeddingChannel.com. Although J & I are not changing our last names right now, we've always tried to come up with options for a blended last name in case we ever have children. Most we've come up with are pretty funny, our most favorite being Johniello. The weddingchannel options are just hysterical! Try it out for yourselves!

I'm a Wedding Chicks Blogger too!

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! I'm all decked out in my new green top and am feeling very lucky today.

Yesterday I was thrilled to receive an invitation to become a real bride blogger at Wedding Chicks! I am so excited and honored since I've been an avid reader of that fabulous blog for months now. So now in addition to here, I can also be found at So You're EnGAYged and Wedding Chicks! I'm going to be blogging my heart out! I just hope that J still wants to marry me after all of this :)

So You're EnGAYged launch!

I am so excited for the launch of So You're EnGAYged today, a fabulous new website for newly engaged gay couples created by the awesome Kelly Pritzel of Film Noir Photography and Two Brides Blog and Lara Swanson of Lara Swanson Photography. So You're EnGAYged is a great resource that helps match same-sex and allied couples with wedding vendors who actively support LGBT rights and freedoms. The site features same-sex couples blogging about their wedding planning experiences and I am thrilled to be part of this exciting endeavor! Check it out when you have a chance.

Making Progress!

Image: Just Daves Photos

We had a very exciting weekend and made a ton of progress on the wedding. We started it off with a trip to the jewelers on Saturday to pick up our wedding rings. We love them! Js is on the left and mine is on the right. Then Sunday we met with an officiant who we loved! She was absolutely perfect and I found myself tearing up when she read us sample readings. It all seems so official now and I am beyond excited!

Chin Up!

Oh what a day, what a day! Had a big curve ball thrown our way today but we're staying positive.

We do have some fun things on the agenda this weekend. Our rings came in so we're going to pick them up tomorrow. And we're going to meet with an officiant on Sunday so we'll keep moving along.

Have a wonderful Friday everyone!

Image: from Auburn & Ivory

Style Lust

OK I must admit I LOVE Olivia Palermo. I know she comes across as a total u know what on the City but since I adore her sense of style I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt and chalk it all up to MTV editing her to look that way...

I just love how her hair looks in the pix. It's exactly what I want for the wedding!

Inspiration Board - Peach Dreams

Mood: sweet, girlish, charming

Color Palette: warm glowing range of peaches & pinks

Images: Top row from left: London sunset (unknown), cake from Modern Bride
April/May '09, girl from Glamour April '09
Middle row from left: votives from Luna Bazaar, table from Martha Stewart Weddings
Bottom row from left: place cards from Martha Stewart Weddings, dress from British Vogue, place setting from Modern Bride April/May '09

I want I want I want!

Long sexy legs so I can rock this dress at the after-party!

Great Gift Idea!

I came across this great magnetic frame today at I Heart Luxe. They come assorted colors & designs and are sold in sets of 3. I think they would be great as gift for our attendants!

Fabulous Photos - Jose Villa

I spent many hours this past weekend pouring over the blog of photographer extraordinaire Jose Villa. His images are truly stunning and I can't get them out of my mind. Here are a just a few of my favorites.




Images: All from Jose Villa's blog