Wedding Blog

First of all, sorry I let about a million years lapse since my last post, but I have to do what I can to keep my self-imposed title of “World’s Worst Bee.”

Secondly, and most importantly, Paper Source is coming to Atlanta!!! Now Georgia brides don’t have to be jealous of the rest of the nation. Click here for more info and a schedule of events.…

Not until after family portraits.  Here are a few of my favorites:

You may or may not have noticed that I have completely failed to mention my mother in any of my posts. When I was 18, she passed away. As selfish as this may seem, during the entire planning process, I ached to have my mom guide me and share my excitement. I didn’t let the wise women figures in my life assist too much with…

Pre-Ceremony
This and That
The Gals
Gettin’ Purty
The Guys
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My cousin started things off on the violin.

This and That
The Gals
Gettin’ Purty
The Guys
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I LOVE these pre-ceremony shots! I had to share them!

My dad with my grandpa in the background:

My photographers Heidi and her wingman, Courtney, captured some beautiful images of the John Oliver Michael House before the ceremony.

Gettin’ Purty
The Guys
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I really don’t care to have my portrait taken, but these I could manage. I get by with a little help from my friends…..

From left to right: SIL, MOH, DUH, BFF

The Guys
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Truth be told, I was completely sleep-deprived and down-right exhausted weeks before the wedding. I elected to take the summer off from school which allotted me just enough time to finish planning every aspect of the wedding by my little ol’ self. While executing the details that I could in the time I had, I let my health and general appearance fall by…

But it’s okay, since there are plenty of regular-posting, fresher bees to entertain you! I’ve just been catching up on the past couple of weeks, and man, I can’t wait to see their weddings! They are going to be fantastic. But I digress…It’s professional photo time! Here are pics of the boys at their most dapper, complete with my most idiotic commentary:

Swoon

The Thanksgiving holiday…. the perfect time to catch up on wedding related projects, no? A long time ago, I promised a nifty Illustrator trick. I think it’s time for me to deliver.If you happen to be a quiz kid on Illustrator, this probably won’t interest you. (Just a fair warning!)

When I received my wedding invitations, I immediately fell in love with the font. Due to…

When I created my inspiration board, it felt somewhat scattered. Being totally scatterbrained myself, I made a second board that helped me pull my wedding elements into a focused “event design.”

First one:

Because I strolled in asking for plywood, screws, and drill bits. What would some little girl want with those things? Well, I’ll show you.

One of my DIY projects came directly from Southern Weddings, a book with which I have an unhealthy obsession. The front of my reception hall was rather bare looking. To spruce it up, I (all on my own) constructed these trays to…

I wanted to share a little bit about my bridal shower. It was held at my aunt’s house and was thrown my by best friend/sorority sister/bridesmaid. Naturally, it featured some good ol’ southern food: pimento cheese sandwiches!

More paper stuff!

In addition to ceremony programs, I decided to DIY butler cards, place cards, menu cards, table numbers, and the guest book. To keep things simple, I made personalized menu cards that doubled as place cards. Each menu card had only what each guest ordered on the invitation reply card, and were color coded to reduce confusion for the caterers. It worked out…

This was one of the most time consuming projects! I only say that because I had to redo the inner sheet that contained all the information. Teehee. That’s all. You think I would have learned not to do so much during those hours after midnight from this b00-b00!

Initially, I had a tough time deciding on how I wanted the programs to look.

From Knottie Jsue photographed…