Colors and Theme

So...what I'm learning is when you start thinking about your wedding there are two things you need to figure out first. COLOR AND THEME. My colors are blue (indigo), cream and black. I went to a ribbon store in NYC and found my colors. My theme is vintage, rustic and CA style.  Once you pick your colors and theme you have some kind of direction in how your wedding is going to look. So, when I was doing my research I picked things that went with my theme and colors. See...

This is a great way to combine my colors while creating a piece of decor. 

Love this box with the blue ribbon. 

I love the blue mason jars with the twine. 

This is a good way to get the colors in to the invites. 

Frames...flowers..cute!

Love these little give aways with our colors. 

I like how this mixes mason jars with sand (CA style)

LOVE- Dress

I'm visiting my best friend in Oklahoma this weekend. She set me up on an appointment to try on dresses. It's kind of weird to try on dresses with her because we've been best friends for over 20 years and  it made me feel like a grown up....you know like we're making the next step in our lives. I mean this is a girl I went to 6th grade camp with, we driven cross country, moved in with each other, she had a baby, I'm engaged..you get it.

Below is the first dress I saw and tried on. It has pockets..of course.  I LOVE IT!! Chris says it's perfect too. It's in my price range and I feel great in it.

Garden to go

I love this look!


-ML

Day Off

Hanging with my two favorite people!!


-ML

Stamp It

I was looking at postage stamps to see what would go good with my blue colored envelopes. What if I put Mother Teresa stamps on my invites...HAHAH! I'm laughing at myself.

I like these Celebrate stamps too.

Did you know you could CUSTOMIZE your stamps too. For a whopping $10 more a sheet (20 come in a sheet) It's cute but not sure if I'm in to the extra $40 I'd have to spend. 

Customize stamps here.

JCrew Love

Went to JCrew with Whitney and Kofi to try on dresses. I fell in love with the Sasha. (I love how all these dresses have names.) The dress is simple, chic (minus the flower) and has pockets. I showed Robert and he says that the bottom looks like a trash bag. I love the way I feel in this dress though.

CA inspiration

Feel I want at my wedding.

Jacqueline Kennedy

I love  her dress...so chic and timeless. 

The Liane

I think I'm falling in love. When I went to Lovely Bride the girl brought me at the last minute this dress.  It's the Wtoo Liane. I was like woo I'm not sure about this one. Then I tried it on and I felt like I should be in Gone With the Wind! I showed Robert and he LOVES it!! I tried it on again and I'm thinking this might be the one BUT something is holding me back. It's a LOT of a dress.  Tomorrow I'm going to Jcrew. We shall see. 

Dress..Which one

Ok, I tried on the BHLDN dress last night. It's SUPER cute BUT it's not long and the boob part on the top is tight. It slightly digs in my chest. I've been eyeing the Watters collection (see photo below). I found a store in NYC called BK Bridal RIGHT by me so I'm going to swing by there. Wish me luck!!

Love at first sight...

So, if you know me you know that I never leave home with out a camera of some sort. Whether it be my Canon G11, Canon powershot OR my iPhone AND I'm always taking photos. Robert found this out very early in our relationship. This is the FIRST photo I took of him on our FIRST date. He probably was like what the hell is wrong with this girl... hhahah. Actually he did tell me he thought it was weird that I always took photos but he's used to it now(ish).

On Stanton and Orchard st. 

Bhldn Wedding Dress

Pronounced "Beholden." It's Anthropologie's wedding gown site. I just bought one online. I got gloves, hair piece and the dress below all for under $800. I hope it looks FAB if not it's ok because I can return it! I want to get an amazing pair of shoes from Jimmy Choo, CL or Manolo..YEAH!!

Working at home

Working on the couch together.

Vintage Photo

There's something about this photo I just love. The dapper dressed man, the elegant  flow of her dress or maybe it's the look in her face. She's about to embark the adventure of her lifetime. 

The Knot- Wedding Website

We're creating our wedding website and I'm doing it through The Knot. You can do it here.  

For $29.99 you can get your own URL.  This is a great way to give our guest all the information about the wedding. 

CA Necklace

Robert got me this CA necklace today at Kaight shop which is right next to By Robert James.

Photo Booth Props

If you know me you know that I LOVE to take photos. I always my Canon camera in tote so naturally I want to have a photo booth at our wedding. I found a FAB photo booth company while I was at a Puma party in Vegas. Party Booth! They charge a little over $1,000 for 6 hours and unlimited photos..DEAL!! I want to make photo props for the booth and found these...how fun! I of course am going to make all of these.

This is a DIY project..LOVE! Click here to find out more about the mustache. 

Click here to get more info on the chalkboards.

Robert The Designer

Robert designing our save the dates. Cute!!

Twitter-Blogspot All Connected

I started a twitter account @mrsrobertjames. I connected this blog to automatically update my twitter account using twitterfeed BUT then I found the blogpress app for my iPhone and that connects everything. My blog, twitter, youtube and facebook. WOW....All I have to do is post on my phone and up it goes up to everything. LOVE IT!! No one knows about this blog but when I'm ready to let the flood gates out watch out. HA!

The Lindsey Dress

I bought two wedding magazines since I've started this whole wedding planning adventure and in one of them (bride) I saw the most amazing dress..with pockets of course. I took a photo of it with my iPhone.

I love how simple, elegant and chic the dress looks. I found it online and GUESS what the style name is Lindsey....IT'S MEANT TO BE!!

    

Check out Priscilla of Boston they have some really great dresses. This one is from the Vineyard Collection. I'm going to try it on in a week. YEAH!!

http://www.priscillaofboston.com/dress_detail.jsp?gid=1&sfid=50941&f5=VY&f2=Ball%20Gown

Robert's List

Robert said he wants a couple things at our wedding:

1. Something at our wedding that has to do with my Chinese heritage. This would be cute right??

http://www.oncewed.com/7578/diy-wedding/favors/diy-fortune-cookie-favors/

2. For me to walk down the isle to "Here Comes The Bride" This youtube video made me laugh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rfx21tVoK8

3. One of his family members to sing....not sure how that will work..maybe while we're getting married??

Plants last forever

Potted plants in vintage glassware for centerpieces...CUTE!!! Robert and I cook with Rosemary all the time and we love the smell. That would be so cute on the tables. LOVE!!

DIY Invites

OMG...there is a template for everything..LOVE! Check out these DIY template invites and the photo booth below. Robert is going to do ALL of our branding so we don't need to use this however it's a great starter. SO EASY!! Click here to see more.

Bride Stand

This is the kin of bride I'm NOT going to be....my friends at the wedding well that might be a whole other question..HA!

San Diego Wedding for $2000

OMG..check out this DIY wedding in San Diego. They spent $2000!! If they can do it so can we. I got so inspired by all the details. LOVE IT!!

Check out the WHOLE wedding here.

Wedding Cake Toppers

How cute are these wedding cake toppers? They are $110 here.

I just emailed my friend Ben Olson to see if he can paint Robert and I if I bought them blank like the ones below. Ohhhhh I want to make one for Lola too. HA!

We'll see.