Wedding Wednesday... Naked!

I've really been admiring this new naked trend lately. So much so, that I think I'm going to jump on board with it for my upcoming wedding. What's underneath is so beautiful and unique looking. I never would have thought to take off all of the layers. I'm so excited to have stumbled upon...

 

"Naked" Wedding Cakes

 

There's a new wedding cake in town, and it's becoming increasingly popular. It's basically a cake without the frosting; hence the word "naked".

 

What exactly did you think I was talking about?

 

Such dirty minds. 

 

  Anyways, now that we've got that established... on to the cakes!

 

Here are a few of my favorites thus far:

 

 ...and my top three favorites, I saved for last

So, what are your thoughts on this new cake trend for weddings? Do you love it or hate it?

 

It's different; simple yet elegant, and very much unique. I think it would fit perfectly with the rustic / boho / whimsical theme we have going for the wedding. I love simple, and really love unique. It's perfect. Not to mention, we'll be saving money because it's cheaper to make. Score!



Wedding Wednesday!

I've missed "Wedding talk" these last few Wednesday's...

 I know. Shame on me!

 

Work has gotten in the way of blogging these last couple of weeks. Finishing up a 4 year long project, and moving on to the next. I'm not going to bore you with work related crud, on to the topic at hand we go.

 

The Guestbook

 

I was pretty set on wanting to cut up a tree and using wood slices for our guestbook that we could later set on easels to display in our home. I really like the idea, and it ties in perfectly to our theme and setting. I love how it's different, unique, and can be displayed easily.

 

 

Another idea that I really love, and is in close running with the wood slices, is vintage postcards. I've made it pretty clear that I'm a lover of all things old and vintage. There's just something about old rugged pieces of anything that hold stories over all these years. Anything from the 1900's era. I think it would be awesome to pickup old postcards from thrift shops, antique stores, yard sales, etc. for everyone to choose and leave well wishes on the back for us to later read as husband and wife.

 

 

Although K and I aren't able to travel as much as we'd like, we love exploring new places. Old postcards with cities all over the world would be perfect to incorporate in our wedding somehow. The idea of them being used as postcards is just fun and different.

 

My deciding factor will be going to different places, and browsing to see if I can find enough vintage postcards to use in the place of a "guestbook". It might be impossible, but we'll see.

 

K and I are anything but traditional, so our entire wedding will be unique to fit us and things that we like. Being different is our normal.

 

What are some unique ways that you've found to use in place of a "guestbook" for wedding's?



Wedding Wednesday!

I've got to be honest... This whole wedding planning thing is not at all what it's cracked up to be. I'm so over it. Wedding planning is so much fun they said. You'll love it they said. I'm not entirely sure who they are, maybe someone who hired a wedding planner to do all of the work, or maybe someone who loves being stressed to the hilt, but whoever they may be, they are liars! This process has not at all been fun, and I can promise you that I don't love it. Not one bit. It's tough stuff, there are too many details to keep track of, I'm handing over money left and right, and I've never been so stressed out in my life!

 

Seriously people, I'm about ready to throw in the towel, say screw the deposits that's been made, and high tail it to Vegas and get married by "Elvis". Yep, I'm so close to that breaking point, and I still have eight months to go! Sometimes I ask myself if it's even worth it. All of this work, stressing out, a year and a half worth of planning... for one day. Not even an entire day, more like a few hours. All of this for a few HOURS! At the end of the day, I'll be married to my best friend, but we can save a shit ton of money by eloping and still be married. 

 

Anyways, on to the positives of wedding planning...

 

All of my bridesmaids have purchased their dresses. I've found all of the flower girl dresses, and those will be purchased soon. K and I have decided on a cake, and made the deposit on it - I'm excited for the cake tasting portion. We have spent the past two weeks listening to songs, and choosing our ceremony music along with some reception music. The DJ has already been reserved, so that has been checked off of our list. I had lunch with our photographer a couple of weeks ago, and discussed thoughts and ideas for the wedding and engagement session. We're making headway on the major decisions.

 

The biggest obstacle thus far is finding a florist. I've contacted at least five, and have only gotten responses from two. We're getting married out of state, so it's been tough searching for vendors in the small town we're hosting the wedding. I'd rather not pay travel fees, so I'm going to plan a girl's trip to where the wedding will be, and drive around looking for florists. I have decided on the flowers I want, I just need to find a company and get pricing lists. So, if you know of any great florists in South Georgia... help a sister out, and send me the info, please.

 

This is my absolute favorite bouquet:

 

These two come in at a close second:

 

I plan to make the bridesmaids bouquets myself. I'm thinking something along the lines of a thick bouquet of baby's breath, maybe add in a couple of pink garden roses to give it a little something extra... I'm still playing around with the idea.  

 

As for the boutonniere's, I plan to do those myself as well. For K, I am thinking of a garden rose with a touch of baby's breath or even pieces of wheat grass. Here are a few ideas that I like for him...

 

And these are the ideas for the groomsmen:

 

Most all floral pieces have been decided upon, now, if we can just find a florist to bring it all to life. I have chosen centerpiece styles, but will save that to share for a later post. 

 

The planning process has had its dreadful moments, but we have had pleasant moments grace us as well, and believe me, I do cherish those.



Wedding Wednesday!

Today has found me browsing wedding cake after wedding cake in search of styles that I like. I've found quite a few that I could see being displayed on the cake table for our wedding.

 

A friend that I went to school with, has started and owns her own bakery. Every year I have her bake Kaylee's birthday cakes, or desserts for any parties that I may host. She's unbelievably talented and loves what she does; it really shows in her finished products. I knew without a doubt, she would be the baker for our wedding cake and dessert table. If you are getting married in the Florida Panhandle area, having a party, or looking for a caterer, give Heather, the owner of A Bite of Delight a ring, and she will hook you up!
 

So, my day has went a little something like this... Browsing page after page on Google Images and wedding blogs, oooh that's a pretty one!, save picture to the "Wedding" folder on my Desktop, pull up email, send to K for his input, get negative response, browse page after page again, find another pretty one, save to Desktop folder, email to K, met with another negative response... Do you see the pattern here? My guy would be the only one out there to care about what the cake looks like. How lovely. "That one is too plain" "You've shown me better ones in the past" "No way, I don't like that one" "Can't you find something better?". Men can be so infuriating delightful.

Something simple yet beautiful is what I'm in search for. I don't want or need anything fancy or unpretentiously over the top. Simplicity is key.

Here are a select few of the cakes I've sent K today...

1) This was the "plain" cake (his words). I love it, but would downsize it to only three tiers as opposed to the five.

2) I really love the ruffle style of this one. Very simple yet so pretty!

3) I think this is one of my favorites. Again, I think three tiers would suffice, but even with the fourth tier, it doesn't look enormous or overwhelming. I would change some of the flowers to go more with our style being used.

 4) My second favorite. A favorite verse of mine, and I may or may not have already designed the flag toppers in Publisher! The only thing I would do different is add one more tier. 

5) I think this cake is very rustic chic. However, I would want all three tiers to reflect the style of the middle layer.

What are your thoughts on these cake choices? Do you have any cake choices of your own that you'd like to share? Click on Contact page, and send them my way. If you've already experienced this, how did you and your fiancé fair through the cake selection process?
 

 If choosing a style of cake has been this much fun, I don't even want to think about the tasting and selecting a flavor portion. Heaven help me.

I'll gladly accept any words of wisdom during the course of my wedding planning journey. Believe you me; it has been a journey up to this point. I can only imagine how the next nine months are going to be. I can't wait!

Have a lovely Wednesday ladies.


Wedding Wednesday!

Good Morning lovely ladies... and I suppose gentlemen, if there are any of you reading this.

 

I haven't posted a Wedding Wednesday in a few weeks. To be quite honest, every time I've opened my checklist and/or wedding spreadsheet, I've just gotten this really overwhelmed feeling, and exit out of each within a minute. The days and months are passing by so quickly. I feel like we're running out of time, and there is so much left to do. Elopement keeps looking better and better. I wish I could just hire a wedding planner to do it all. If only it were that simple.

 

This week, we have accomplished a few things... Deposits have been made for our DJ, Photographer, and the Details Company. Our March date is now secure and we're locked into a contract with each vendor; which was a huge sigh of relief. After making those deposits, I felt some of the weight on my shoulders melt away, and started browsing whimsical/boho styled weddings. I may or may not have spent a few hours looking through 104 pages of wedding dresses. I have an idea of what I'm looking for, but definitely opened to trying on anything. The dress talk will be saved for an entirely different post though.

 

Today, I want to talk hairstyles. Updo's, side braids, or down and simple? I was pretty set on what I wanted about a month after K's proposal. Nothing fancy, just a simple messy braid running down my shoulder.  

 

This being my absolute favorite of all, but with a little less volume.

 

.... and a couple of other's I've found along the way.

 

 

 

Once again, Pinterest is clouding my judgment and making me second guess myself. Go figure. I've never been a fan of updo's. I personally just don't care for them. Never really have... until I came across this one on Pinterest. This is the only updo I've found and could actually see myself wearing for our wedding.

 

 

Here are a couple of other simple messy hairstyles I've found and really love too...

 

 

 

 

So, the million dollar question being... Shall I stick with the messy side braid that I've loved from the very beginning, a braided updo, or a wavy yet messy free flowing style? There's such a variety of styles to choose from. I love them all.

 

At least this is one decision I don't have to make until a month prior to the wedding when I go into the salon for my trail run. Yippee for one less stressor at this moment in time.

 

Until next time...Happy Hump Day!



Wedding Wednesday!

Groomsmen and suspenders.

I've always loved the vintage era (I was born during the wrong time). I knew that I wanted the groomsmen to wear suspenders, a tie/bowtie, and a newsboy cap for our wedding. Of course, I had to run this by K, and get his thoughts... since these are his guys. Needless to say, I was slightly euphoric when K agreed and was keen on going with this style for the guys. This look is so dapper and takes me back into an urbane period. For me, this is not a thing of the past.

Now, that we've decided to go with tan for the guys as opposed to the gray, I'm really smitten on this look with the suspenders. Not to mention, these groomsmen are quite charming. Don't tell my fiancé I said that though. Ha!

Source: Vintage Cali Barn Wedding

This is one of my absolute favorite weddings that I've stumbled across to date. I love everything about this look, but would want K in something a bit dressier like slacks. Love the newsboy cap. Love the suspenders.
 

Source: Three Nails Photography

 Source: Danielle and Brian's Wedding


Source: Weddingomania

Of course, we can't forget about our "Ring Security". He will be in something similar to the groomsmen, more along these lines...

How darling is that? I die every time I think about his little outfit! What do you think of this style? I think it couldn't be more perfect for the style we're envisioning for our wedding.

Slowly but surely things are falling into place, and decisions are being made. I can not wait to see these sixteen months of planning come together on the day of.

Have a fabulous day, loves!

Wedding Wednesday!

Flower Girls: (noun) Quite possibly the cutest and sweetest roles taking part in the wedding ceremony.

 

K and I are including his four precious little nieces in our wedding. Flower girls are the cutest to me; I always love watching them walk down the aisle and toss their little flower petals, making their way to wedding party. So sweet. I love that K has such a big family, and that we're including each girl in our special day. I've always envisioned a handful of flower girls walking down the aisle before myself.

 

 Each one of these sweet girls hold a special place in my heart. I introduce to you, our Flower Girls!

 

Allie and Averie

 

Aubrey Jo

 

Arabella

We've got our girls; now we just have to find the dresses. I had envisioned something with a vintage/boho vibe, definitely lace, combined with a pair of ballerina flats, and flower crown. I just love this woodsy look.

 

Photo Source: Tea Princess

 

Photo Source: Ruffled

 

I've voiced my opinion previously on the whole cowgirl boots in a wedding debacle... BUT since running across this picture on Pinterest a couple of months ago, I'm now envisioning cowgirl boots for the flower girls. This dress has to be the most adorable thing I've ever seen. Swoon.

 

Photo Source: Tea Princess

 

So, I of course am now at a crossroad. Do I go with the country chic, or boho chic? Everyone who knows me, knows I've never really been "country". So me having a rustic style wedding, and getting married in a barn (a very nice barn I might add), has been a bit of a shock. Luckily we don't have to purchase the flower girl dresses right this moment, so this decision has a little bit of time for me to make a choice.

 

What will it be?

 

Happy Hump Day loves.