{hair-bows} she's at it again...

i always look forward to the posts chelsea makes over at oh my deer..i mean, she did do my lovely hair-bows too! (i know they really aren't hair-bows, but i have a problem calling anything that goes in my hair..well, a hair-bow.) well..she's at it again...


check out her sweet little blog or etsy shoppe to see the full collection.

{wedding day} dress and details...

photos by: daniel meigs
hair flowers by: oh my deer (chelsea)
purse by: red ruby rose
jewelry by: me!

Do: get your nails done the day of or the day before..not a few days before. just throwing that out there.

Don't: get a strapless dress. ok. this is shocking, i know..but in my experience, if i had to do it all over again, this would be the one big thing i would change. don't get me wrong, i love my dress! but i wish i would have added some lacy straps for 2 reasons: 1. i was so worried about my bewbies flopping out and shocking guests, that i was hunched over in most of my pictures. 2. as the night went on, no matter how tight the dress was to get into, it stretched out..and i had to keep pulling it up. not sexy.

next: more vendor appreciation & seeing each other for the first time...

{beauty} hello lovely..

i am seriously having a hard time breathing right now.. a couple of months ago i asked the ever so talented chelsea of "oh my deer" to work some of her magic for me and my girls..and just look what she came up with:

for my beautiful girls...yellow "ranunuculus" with guinea feathers and "bling":


and for me:


eek! aren't they just perfect?

if you are looking for some lovelies to add to your big day..drop her a line on etsy..and get your very own!

{beauty} oh yea..hair!

i got a note from the lovely miss chelsea yesterday saying that she will be working on the flower for my hair in the coming weeks...which got me thinking about how to wear the hair on the day...

i've imagined from day one that i will wear my hair in a low side bun sort of thing..but loose and romantic. but here's the thing..i loathe wearing my hair up. i have always been that girl who hides behind her hair..mostly because to me...my nose is freaking ginormous and i don't want anyone to see it. it's a vain problem, i know..but i really can't help it. so what am i thinking? i want to feel beautiful..not self conscious...i thought that maybe at least if the bun thing was more on the right with the flower, when i stand at the "alter" with my fh..no one will notice my sniffer.

sigh.

so here are some ideas for the low bun thingie:



of course these beautiful girls have cute little noses...so i've started to wonder if maybe i shouldn't wear my hair down..like this:

what do you think?

{ideas} anticipation..

i am obsessed with chelsea. she amazes me with her incredible sense of style, her craftiness, and true-to-heart kindness. if you haven't already, check out her blog and her etsy store...

photo by jose villa

she's working on some pretty little hair flowers for me & my girls...and i cannot wait to see what she comes up with...

{too cute} today's fab finds...

instead of writing about things i've already found (i will get to that later), let's look at a few things i fell in love with today...

i just love the rosemary plant used as a centerpiece. it can be taken home and planted after the reception! i also adore the china used here...so homey feeling with all it's vintage charm. found on weddingstar.com's online magazine.

wouldn't this flower make a lovely hair accessory? i only wish green was in my color scheme...found on tinsel trading company
I'm definitely going to utilize this next idea posted on inspiredgoodness.com. what a wonderful way to incorporate the "something blue" and make those expensive pair of shoes memorable for more than the price tag.