{bay area brides} sample sale

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{ideas} gifts that glitter...

for those of you who don't have the time, or maybe you don't know how to make jewelry, erin gallagher can help you out...

customize necklaces, bracelets, or earrings for your bridesmaids:

she even offers free ground shipping! check her out here.

{ideas} back to it..bouquets & bridesmaids

and i'm back. i knew i couldn't stay away from wedding decision making for too long. ;) perusing my fav blogs this morning, i came across a darling wedding over at snippet & ink. seriously. this is what i'm talkin' about! none of that uber frou-frou stuff...simple, charming, lovable - kinda reminds me of my fh. and check out this bouquet! i luuurve it. although i think i would add a few big white peonies to soften it up and a few crazy wild sprigs of sea oats or rosemary:

and for the guys, i would take one of those yellow ball thingies and pair it with a piece of rosemary and call it a day! simple. rustic. woodsy. i like it. what do you think?

p.s. bridesmaids dresses solved. let them wear grey!


i've decided that this wedding isn't just about me and what i want...it's making sure everyone is comfortable so that they can relax and celebrate the triumph of love. i think they are going to be stunning in these dresses, and i like the way yellow flowers will pop off this beautiful dreamy shade called oyster..

{bm dresses} i thought it was all figured out when...

oh lord. please help me get through this..without hurting anyone, while being true to myself...

when my brooklyn bridesmaid came to visit, we tried on many, many dresses...and hallelujah. we found one. when my nashville girls came to visit, we tried on the same dresses...and hallelujah, they liked the same one my brooklyn girl liked. well..almost. my moh felt uncomfortable with bare shoulders. that's easy. a pretty shrug will be beautiful and help her stand out from the other girls. fixed. my other nashville girl...threw up a little in her mouth when she saw the color. we held it to her skin, and all agreed that it would not be a very flattering color for her. so we chose a beautiful "oyster" color (think polished platinum) that would be lovely..and go with my theme. i can live with that. but now the plot thickens..my brooklyn girl now wants the grey color as well. so i have 2 greys and 1 yellow...not the bright happy garden wedding i had in mind...

here are my options...as i see it:
(these are totally photoshopped and not a true representative of the colors)

Option #1: 1 yellow with silver shrug, 2 oysters:


Option #2: 1 yellow with silver shrug, 1 oyster, 1 yellow:


Option #3: to hell with what i want...all three oysters:


Option #4: it's all about me bridezilla-esque...all three yellow:


I seriously feel a big lump in my throat. i want to cry. but then i think...the most important thing is that i will be married...to my dream man at the end of the day. that's what i really want. that's what it's all about...a celebration of a love found and a desire to keep that love for as long as i can walk this earth. so why does it matter what they wear? who cares? with the economy where it is, i'm asking my best girls to fork up a few hundred dollars for something that they don't particularly want. i think it's huge that they are willing to do that for lil ole me. but then again...i feel like the happy garden party is turning into a drab fashion show. and i don't know what to do. my heart says, "let them be happy!" but my bridezilla says, "wait guys, that's not what i asked for!"

i'm thinking of going with option #3. my fh says we can just dress it up with some fab yellow bouquets...but...but..

what do you think? anyone else having trouble with dress colors and conflicting tastes?

{random} gone for the weekend...

if you don't hear from me, don't worry...my best girls in the whole wide world showed up on my doorstep last night...they flew all the way from nashville to surprise me and...they will be trying on the bridesmaids dresses for me .. in person. (huge..i mean huge..smile on my face).

oh..and tomorrow's my birthday. have a great weekend everyone!