Wedding Blog

I adore the inside of our church. The walls are a soothing green and the dark wood pews maintain a very elegant atmosphere. It’s a reverently decorated church, yet very comforting. To me, it feels like home. Since the church will still be decorated for Christmas on our wedding day, we haven’t planned much in the way of other decorations. In fact, I had let…

After drooling over some gorgeous vintage inspired engagement shoots, I knew that I had to incorporate some vintage styled clothing into a few of the Lamba-bop-shoo-bop’s e-shoot pics. I combed through Etsy trying to find a dress with the right measurements and the right price tag. Here are some of the dresses I tagged along the way:

I like thinking philosophically about what marriage means to me. I like critiquing the wedding industry and avoiding the black hole of unrealistic expectations (even though I sometimes fail at this). I like smart women. That’s why I read A Practical Wedding.

As I was catching up with last week’s posts, I ran across Michelle and Josh’s story. Michelle’s words reached out of the computer and…

I ran across these darlings from The Felted Pair during my daily Etsy troll:

They’re so appropriate for the hive! Can you imagine this on top of some delicious lemon buttercream or vanilla buttercream?

I sent them off with a kiss and tear. Since they’ve made their way by land and sea to our guests, it’s now time to introduce them to you!

The outer envelope serves as the preview, if you will. We had planned on my grandmother addressing them, but for various reasons I ended up testing one myself. Not half bad, so I went for the whole…

So many lovely hostesses helped make my shower special and I wanted to give them small tokens of my appreciation. I decided to make them some magnets that they could use on their fridges or in the office. I loved crafting them by hand and hoped that they seemed extra special to the ladies!

I was really excited that I already had most items that I…

I received this lovely invitation in the mail at the beginning of September.

Then in October, Ewe Mother, Lambaid Maid of Honor and a slew of helpers and Lambaids hosted the most beautiful shower. Ewe Mother turned her house into a bona fide tea room with real china tea settings and lots of special touches. In the photograph below, you can see some of the spread and the table where Mr. Lamb’s family and my family mingled over Earl Grey.

We were recently at a wedding and my future-mewether-in-law lamented that the traditional farewell toss was not bestowed on the couple. I was glad to tell her that we had one planned for our exit from the church. While other brides before me have debated the nature and material of their tosses (two of my favorites being Mrs. Kitten’s lavender and Mrs. Caterpillar’s petal cones),…

If you saw my guestbook trial and thought: ‘Oh girl! You better come up with something better than magic markers,’ then I hope this post doesn’t disappoint you too badly. I’m actually quite proud of how this turned out and can’t wait to see all of our flock (i.e. guests) leafing their thumbprint for an awesome memento. This is going to be a photo-licious, DIY guide…

The last time Ewe Mother was visiting me, we decided to combine the visit with a hair and makeup trial. I started with my hair down and a clean face, like a good little lamb.

I had a few pictures of inspiration that revolved mostly around old Hollywood styling, similar to Lauren Bacall’s hair that I added to my overall look inspiration.

A while ago, I took the advice of the hive into consideration and bought myself a pair of vintage earrings from an Etsy seller. They came in the mail the other day and I had a little photo shoot with them!

First off, these bad boys are a lot bigger than I thought they would be. To refresh your memory, here’s the pic from Etsy over at Fincara along with "my look" board:

Do you know how sometimes, you’re at a ball game, and you really enjoy ball games, but at this ball game someone who doesn’t really like ball games is there? And that person spreads his misery so that you can’t enjoy it either? Or do you know how sometimes, you’re out shopping for something important to you, but someone who doesn’t care as much about that something…

From the time they were conceived as an idea in my mind, until I gave them wings to fly across the country, creating these bad boys has been the project most resembling the child rearing process to me.

At first, I thought invitations were “nice”. Other people’s invitations were just lovely, but they seemed like a really big commitment. They were something that I always wanted, but didn’t feel ready to take…

This is my little blue book - full of wedding vendors, to do lists, and inspiration. It has been my constant companion, even through my seasonal purse change.

My dear Aunt sent it to me shortly after my engagement and inscribed the first page with a note and a verse from the Bible.

My master’s work involved lengthy research on veiling in the Middle East. My choice to veil is much less political, and not even entirely religious. I love the look of it, actually. Regardless of the symbolism, the veil appeals to me as delicious and delicate. Take at a look at these gorgeous photos by David Schwartz (a top tier local photographer) of Maya and Eric.

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