In Response to Ashlie's Post

Birdcage veils....

I love love love them.

They come in many different sizes and shapes but I like the one below.

I don't like veils at all so I'm giving in to Ashlie
by having one at all, but my compromise is that
my veil with be itty-bitty tiny!

Now, its just about finding the right
fascinator.

-Ri

A Rustic, Woodland Love

What started this nonsense:

My Etsy Treasury

*le sigh*

I may have changed my mind.

As much as I love my green and clean wedding,
there is something about this rustic, burgundy and cream
theme.

This also allows me to wear a light cream colored
dress and not look weird against my bridesmaids or the white
accents of my previous idea.

I love these colors, I love the idea of getting married
in the fall, I love that I can do this without including pumpkins.

And it would/could still take place at night. But I would
stay away from the "fairytale" or "magical" wedding theme.

I like it all, but I'm going to really think about all of this.

I think it is all very beautiful.

-Ri

Aisle Flowers

This is more a note to myself rather than a blog post, but seeing as I don't own a "Wedding Notebook" per-say...this will have to do.

While I really like this idea above, I have a train on my wedding

dress. I don't want to be at the alter and realize I've taken 73% of the flowers

with me.

This, I believe, is a much better idea. I like the flower

placement, I just hope guests don't kick them all over the place.

There will be a beating. :)

I also LOVE the hanging flower bunch but I think I'm going to go with

just your basic white daisy, (Hey! I like 'em!), with christmas lights, of course.

Basically, I want my wedding the be a blaze of soft lighting. It looks great in the

pictures too.

Just be sure to bring your bug spray, k? Thanks.

-Ri

ps. My computer is being weird with the formatting of this post. Don't worry, it's pissing me off too lol

Venue Distress

So. Pissed. Off.

I can't find the Houston equivalent to Red Corral Ranch.

And I don't want to get married in a flippin' gazebo. Doesn't it ruin the outside feel of your wedding if you are INSIDE!

Hmm?! HMM!!??

So, I am thinking to do it here: Oakwind Bed and Breakfast.

I'm just concerned about the changing areas. I don't want all my bridesmaids crammed in a tiny room trying to do hair and makeup. I'll run away. I swear I will.

And their christmas lights suck. We will have to do something about that.

Reception area. I like the dance floor in the trees, except that I'm pretty sure it's right where I'm supposed to get married.

So, things to check out:

1. How many people will the place support.

2. What do the prep areas look like.

3. Double check that they do night weddings and how long can we stay.

*le sigh*

-Ri

Something to chew on...

Possibility for wedding hair style? I think so!

Carrie's style is much like my original thought (wedding dress picture). It's just not as messy and the barrette is off to the side. I would like very much to be sexy on my wedding day and I really like the disheveled look but let's be serious, the aisle is not a runway and it shouldn't be treated as such.

So...my To Do List:

1. Find dress . :)

2. Find barrette.

3. Take dress, make up artist, and Ashlie to a hair salon and try out both hairstyles. Take glamorous photos in the make up aisles (I get my hair done at Ulta :)) and see which one I like better.

-Ri

Wedding Cake

I am so desperate to get married it is ridiculous lol. Poor Barry, he has had to listen to me for the past two days. I would say poor Ashlie but she loves it. :)

So, as Barry has not yet popped the question I've decided to write a mini-(and I do mean MINI)blog on my wedding cake.

My wedding cake has been the source of great frustration for me. I had a cake in mind, but I just don't think that it will work. It was a mosaic piece, very beautiful but since it is mosaic it has a lot of hard lines and for my flow-y wedding, hard lines are a no-no.

So here it is: My Wedding Cake.




It will not be yellow, as much as I love the color. It will be a pale pale mint green, almost white. I really do like it and it has taken me a while to find it. I was really lucky that this was on the first two pages of TheKnot. Otherwise, I would have been totally overwhelmed and would have quit the search almost immediately. I hate it when I think I've found something perfect and it doesn't work out. I never want to look after that, it is like I found it, took it off my to-do list and it's done. To-Dones do not go back on the to-do list. It goes against physics...or something.

REGARDLESS, I actually skipped this twice. Notice: Twice, that's cause I went back to look at it. That should have been the "uh hello!" moment, but you know me. So I went back a third time and decided that I loved it. I love the almost fragile coloring. It's not overpowering but it does add a little pizzazz. I also like that the whole cake isn't one color.

I also love that it is not short and squatty. I'M short and squatty, I don't want my cake to be. So, it's a tall cake and thin, but not lanky lol. It's also well designed, without being overpowering. There is just enough creativity in it so that it doesn't look like we went to Kroger, but it's not so overpowering that it looks like a "statement" cake.

All in all, I really like it.

-Ri

Freaking Awesome Wedding Idea!!

HOW FREAKING AWESOME IS THIS!!!!!



So...I was reading Sugar Plum Invitation's wedding blog and I saw this. Smores. Campfire. PERFECT FOR MY FLIPPIN' WEDDING! Can you see that I'm excited! lol I think it's a fantastic and ingenious idea. I'm stealing it.





Also a fantastic idea. But...I'm thinking an early spring wedding...at night. It might be chilly. What would be cool....an ADULT sno cone maker. As in not Strawberry flavored...but Strawberry DAQUIRI flavored. Alcohol included. hehehe. And since the reception/best party of all time will be in a hotel lobby I wouldn't have to worry about people getting cold!

Ah! Excited!!!!


-Ri

Crisp Wedding

It's just...so beautiful!!!! *cry*


My beautiful, lovely, enchanting, slightly frilly wedding dress. It will be in all white. I love everything about this photo. I'm copying it completely! I love the wild hair, the subdued jewelry, sexy bust and waist and traditional bottom. LOVE IT!



While I have no real choice in the ring matter, I've made it VERY obvious that I love this ring. I love the setting and the curve of the ring holders.



My favorite flower...that doesn't grow anywhere in the south. *le sigh* It will be very expensive and at first I thought that I would use it everywhere but in the end better sense won. It will only be in the bouquet and maybe MAYBE in the guys' lapels. I'm still not sure.



The tulips wont be as crazy as this. They will be in square, clear vases with only about six or seven blooms. Very simple. I might put white Christmas lights around them, still not sure if that would be too much. I'm thinking it is.

















Bridesmaids! I couldn't find what I wanted so I love the cut of the brown dress, the color will be a very light mint green (like the Lily of the Valley leaves) with a wide white sash under the bust. White shoes would be preferable.





The venue, Red Corral Ranch. It's between Houston and Austin and unfortunately they don't do full night parties. SO I'm thinking, have the wedding there, with dinner, the first dance, cake carving etc. and then move to a close by hotel and party till the sun comes up. That way no one will have to drive tipsy and we wont have to worry about moving the party in the middle of the night. Plus, free mint juleps. :) I figure it's a popular drink but not so easy on the stomach that everyone will be drinking it. I'm evil...I know.




Dinner tables will be set with white tablecloth (the chairs are white) and I haven't decided on the table settings.



The wedding itself will be at night. The circular area will be lit with large white paper lanterns in the trees. Once everyone is set and vows begun, the lights will dim. At the wedding vows, it will be mostly dark until the vows themselves are done but by the time the kissing comes around the lights will be up again. (eat your heart out photographer).



The Reception will be casual in that you can change into more comfortable slacks lol. I still want some dress up but you can change to a polo shirt and slacks or a more comfortable dress, as long as no one is wearing jeans and a t shirt. I will be jealous. It will be held at a nearby hotel.

This is only the beginning of the planning lol. I still need to find a cake (I have one in mind but I don't think it will work), invitations, save the dates, party ideas, party favors and Barry still hasn't asked me so that's a minor inconvenience that I will need to work on. :)

-Ri