Not much time for a long post today; I’m headed out to the Virginia country-side to get my wine on with the girls this weekend.
Last Saturday I had my hair trial in Ocean City. Here’s the inspiration board:
Basically, I asked for something wavy and loose, mostly pulled up but with some pieces framing my face.
Here’s the result:
I wish my hair could be naturally curly …
*sigh*
I decided many months ago that I would not be ordering flowers for the wedding. I wanted to try my hand my making my own bouquet and Nice Mama missed her calling in life as a florist.
That left a question about what the men would wear for boutonnieres and the women as corsages. As I started researching coastal weddings on the Knot and Martha Stewart I found lots of great choices made from shells.
I loved the concept, but it was hard for me to figure out how to put them together and I tried a few concepts. I finally figured out the best way and was able to make three completely different kinds of options.
First, there is very simple version for those who will serve an official role at the wedding or reception - our readers, toasters and the mistress of ceremonies.
Then there are the boutonnieres for Don (the starfish pictured below) and my dad, his dad, his brother and his brother’s partner (all different types of shells).
Finally, I used very small white shells to make the corsages for my mom and Don’s mom (this picture is a little blurry).
I really like how they turned out. What do you think? Will anyone miss the flowers?
As I mentioned when I went through the first trial run of my wedding bouquet, I think I’d rather have a single type flower represented. We have people coming for dinner tomorrow night, so I wanted some flowers. I figured it was a good chance to try out a new bouquet style.
We were at Giant picking up some groceries and I popped a bouquet of cream colored spray roses in the cart. One bouquet - six stems. Total cost $4.
I followed the same procedure as the first dry run, including using clear packing tape and straight pins. This time I wrapped the bouquet in the ivory ribbon that matches my dress and added my something blue to the arrangement - a brooch with an aquamarine that belonged to my grandmother (her birthstone).
I really like the results.
Here’s a close up of the brooch.
It’s so simple and pretty - exactly what I wanted. And, again $4! Seriously, $4.
*happy dance*