Engagement Dinner
June 2nd, 2006 @ 1:25 pm by Mrs. Snail
Wednesday’s engagement dinner with both of our parents went well. It was a bit quiet and awkward at first, but after a couple of bottles of wine, we were laughing and having conversations like “family.” The parents agreed 2006 would be fine and while they talked among themselves, we flipped through the calendar in our cellphones and chose a date. 12.09.06
This save the date was in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.
Loooooove the idea of this. It’s simple and seems fairly easy to make. I want to jazz it up a little too with some other things that’ll make it seem more wintery. Speaking of, I can’t believe I’m gonna be a winter bride. I always pictured myself getting married in the fall since it is my favorite season.
Color Themes
Originally, to keep my bridesmaids-to-be happy, I was going to choose black gowns with a colored sash for them. But it could look a bit too depressing and a little too close to my work uniform at M.A.C. So right now, I’m thinking of a deep, royal purple for my ladies.
What other colors can I put together without cheesing out the winter theme?
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16 Responses to “Engagement Dinner”
I love the save the date idea. Seems so easy to make.
How about a red gown for your bridesmaids? I think the red will look beautiful in photos.
i love golds for winter. a warm inviting gold, not a cold one.
i’d go with a nice blue or silver
a beautiful dove gray..or a peacock blue? I love the color silver, but it also sometimes feels a bit “new years-ish” to me.
the save the date is just adorable!!!
White, Blue and Silver are beautiful but I’ve seen it to much. Red is my favorite color but being in december it reminds me a lot of Christmas. I would stick with the royal purple, it’s still wintery and elegant.
omg, that’s my wedding date!! 
Maybe a deep burgandy-ish plum with pink and ivory?
Deep purple is gorgeous. Then again, forest green looks good on almost everyone. Green and silver? It’s a pretty combination.
I love the frosty colors of pale blue and light purple mixed with silver.
I love that Save the Date. You could even make it a little more wintery by adding a snowflake die-cut to one of the ends or both. I think that would be really cute
Very cute STD’s! I had my eye on that one in the Martha Stuart mag too!
Hello and congratulations! I’m also using the same save the date cards. We had difficulty getting the number punches and ended up getting them from ebay. A light blue and a burgandy are cool complementary wintery colors. Good luck!
Hello brides! I’m not getting married anytime soon but I love this blog, and I had to comment on this post. A couple years ago my cheerleading coach got married in January and her bridesmaids wore black dresses and had red rose bouquets. I thought it looked beautiful and she definetly stood out in her white dress!
i’m doing deep purple/aubergine for my November wedding, and i think the color is a fantastic one. you might want to check Thread Design, which has an amazing choice of fabric colors in everything from chiffon to seersucker. love the save the date, too. alas, i’m not crafty so had to order mine already made…
We had a December 23 wedding and did a deep jade green, royal navy and silver. I might be a bit biased, but I thought it was beautiful. I tied in silver with my accessories. My dress was layers of chiffon edged with silver thread, and Swarovski crystals sewn into the bodice and headpiece looked very like ice. Belladonna delphiniums, stephanotis, white orchids and ivy worked great for the flowers.
Mrs. Snail (formerly Miss Snail), New York/New Jersey
Age and Occupation: 26, Make-up artist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Making me happy~
Engagement Date: May 7, 2006
Wedding Date: December 2006
Venue: Rockleigh Country Club, New Jersey
About Me: I feel like I've waited so long to officially start the wedding planning process and now I'm all sorts of emotions - overwhelmed, excited, stressed, confused. But I'm a trooper and I have the support of the best friends and family. I hope I'm able to plan an amazing wedding in 6 months that will be talked about years from now.
I really love a silver, bright white and pale blue combination for a winter theme. You can get gorgeous decor, swags etc. in these colors and if you go back a while on Martha Stewart, I remember her having a few ideas as well.
Or if you don’t want to have a defined “winter” theme, you could do a deep fuschia color - that would be beautiful.