{vendor appreciation} Vintage Florals.

i know i promised details and the dress, but i'm pretty sure y'all are tired of looking at me and would much rather look at these beautiful flowers vintage florals arranged for the day...

photos by daniel meigs

i actually found melissa thru a wholesale flower shop that i used to frequent when i lived in nashville..i emailed the shop, asking if he had any recommendations for a floral designer..and luckily..he knew melissa.

the moment i spoke to her on the phone, i knew she was going to be fantastic. she seemed to know exactly what i was looking for and was just as excited to arrange them, as i was to have them there on the big day.

Do: be prepared. do some research as to what is in season on or around your wedding date. if you must have a flower that isn't readily available..be prepared to pay. try the wedding flower finder on real simple.

Don't: expect her to read your mind. bring pictures of designs/colors you like to your floral designer so you are clear about what it is you do and do not want. try the color image finder on google.com.

Do: check out your options. there are many ladies (and guys!) out there who do this sort of thing for a living out of their own home while trying to raise a family. you might get a better price and fresher flowers than if you use a florist. (but not always..there are good florists out there who won't charge extra just because the word "wedding" comes out your mouth).

{beauty} my big fat face..or makeup..

doing some serious catching up at work, but i really wanted to let you in on the whole makeup/hair ordeal. as a matter of fact..there are so many things i learned from my own wedding and i cannot wait to share those with you...but for now..let's do the makeup thing...

remember how i went out and bought a ton of makeup? and i did a ton of research on how i wanted my hair? well..that all got thrown out the window...

photo by daniel meigs

i didn't use a drop of the $150 worth of makeup. lesson here is to find out from your makeup artist if she will be using her own stuff...chances are that's the way you want to go anyway...she/he will be able to see things that you might not..like color, texture, etc...in fact..she airbrushed my foundation on..and it lasted for-ev-er. as for the hair...well, she knew i never wear my hair up..so she came up with her own little do..and it turned out great!

so think about who you are and who you want to see when you look at your pictures years from now.. who cares if it's customary for the bride to wear an updo...do what feels right to you, and you can't go wrong.

{tada} mr. & mrs.

ahhh. on the honeymoon...and oh so relaxed. i have so much to write about! but wanted to check in and tell you that the day went off without a glitch (that i was aware of anyway). it turned out better than i imagined and the whole thing was worth every single additional gray hair on my crazy little head. every single one of my vendors was super fantastic and i can't wait to go over every detail with you..but for now, feast your eyes on these babies:


holy moly. aren't those pics fantastic!!!!??? we ADORED our photog...daniel...not only was he totally professional, he was cute, nice as can be, and really comfortable to be around.

you guys! we are married! i can't stop calling him husband..it's so much fun..and feels sooo right. more to come...but right now..i'm headded to the beach with husband... ;)

{vendor appreciation} houston..we have a photographer

holy moly y'all. i can't believe it. i seriously thought we would have to forgo the whole fancy photographer due to lack of money...but nope! i was mistaken! not only is this guy totally within our budget, but he freakin' rocks...check these babies out:





and that's just from his wedding collection.

he does other stuff too:




don't be jealous! you can book him too! just not on may 30th...that day, he's mine!

interested?
Daniel Meigs
danielmeigs@mac.com
www.danielmeigsweddings.com
www.danielmeigs.com