Miss Tomato?
November 16th, 2006 @ 1:28 pm by Mrs. Lime
Mr. Lime loves tomatoes. He also loves ketchup. I also heart fresh tomatoes however, I don’t like ketchup much. I do love it once I mix some Tabasco and fresh-ground pepper in, though. I also like it fine when it’s already on foods that require it such as burgers, meatloaf, etc.
I was looking at an older MS Weddings issue last night while trying to sleep, and I loved the picnic wedding spread in the Summer 2006 issue, although it probably isn’t quite “us.”
chair nerd
November 15th, 2006 @ 4:50 pm by Mrs. Lime
Awhile back at an industry event, I had a fleeting thought about how great it would be to have designer chairs at a big sit-down event or wedding. For a wedding, I thought that the white Panton chair or any of Phillippe Starck’s clear chairs would make an awesome statement with minimalist linens and centerpieces.
Roberta Karsch offers the Starck Louis Ghost Chairs as rentals, but I will probably have to go with whatever chairs my venue includes.
Wedding-Related Weekend
November 14th, 2006 @ 1:29 pm by Mrs. Lime
I was so exhausted after last weekend I couldn’t post right away, but here goes a week later. Unfortunately, it was not *my* wedding to which my activities were related. I’ve been losing momentum in that area, lately. I had two bachelorettes parties, a friend’s b-day party, and a bridal shower to attend in one weekend. How did this usually anti-social lime fit that all in? Well, here goes…
First, to Burke Williams in Pasadena for early morning spa treatments on Saturday. It was just V, the bride-to-be, and three other ladies. My massage was so-so, but this location is pretty nice overall. It got VERY crowded about midday on a Saturday, though.
[image from pasadena.com]
My E-ring Pics Ahh Betta Than Yaah’s, I Could Teach You But I’d Hafta Charge
November 10th, 2006 @ 3:55 pm by Mrs. Lime
JK. Here are my tips, free of charge. They come from a total amateur, though.
[Tip #1] As others have said, natural light is best.
It’s All About The Process…
November 10th, 2006 @ 12:04 pm by Mrs. Lime
…but the process is killing me.
First of all, sorry for being so MIA. Here comes a nice, long, stream-of-consciousness post for you all to attempt to make up for it. Work is kicking my booty big time right now and probably will until year-end. I’ve been trying to get some real wedding planning done too, so that takes up most of my non-working hours. Not to mention trying to do the other stuff in my life neither work nor wedding related. Also, I’ve been ‘knotting’ a lot lately, in order to get my butt into gear by getting local vendor recommendations, rather than blogging. This thought reminds me of…
…the hot topic of inviting ‘online friends’ to your wedding. I know some of the local knotties have done it as some have become really good friends IRL. Would I? I’ll have to see when the time rolls around to send out invites and when my RSVP’s roll in.
Speaking of invites, I’ve been working on a ‘logo’ for our wedding (I refuse to say monogram, although that is what it is. I don’t like how stuffy that word sounds…what?). Which brings us back to…
Photographer Find
November 2nd, 2006 @ 2:45 pm by Mrs. Lime
A few local knotties have recently been posting and raving about a new, up-and-coming photgrapher, Renee Broughton. I’ve already booked my photographer, whom I love, but you can’t beat Renee’s prices (posted on her website). The prices do not include albums, but that’s perfect for someone like me who would rather have the rights to the images and the high-res images on CD anyway. I’m sure her rates will be going up shortly once she has more experience. She’s just starting out and building her portfolio, but it looks great so far.
My Dress-Buying Journey
October 31st, 2006 @ 11:31 am by Mrs. Lime
I “visited” my dress this weekend, so it inspired me to post about it. I have no closet space at my place to store the thing, so it’s currently hanging at my mom’s. Mr. Lime and I housesat for her this weekend, so he saw it too, (albeit still wrapped up in plastic. I know, I know, I shouldn’t keep it in plastic). Since he’s seen it, I might as well share with the world.
I don’t know how, but at some point early in the wedding planning process I suddently became obsessed with finding a dress. This is one thing I originally thought I’d cut back on as I tend to like clean, unfussy, modern stuff for formal dresses (heck, for everything). I came across Ulla Maija’s website, and found THE dress…at least from the pretty published pictures. It had everything I wanted - clean and sculptural, nice draping, nice back, simple (without too much beading or lace) but not too plain, a unique neckline, and an interesting train (it’s detachable, but the dress itself has a tiny sweep train, too!).
Another Color Scheme Entry
October 25th, 2006 @ 8:18 pm by Mrs. Lime
I present my version of the wedding blogger’s requisite color scheme post/poll.
My criteria for the colors:
1. Fresh + Modern.
2. Complement my venue.
3. Not too trendy (I know most of my color scheme choices below don’t satisfy this one, so maybe I should just throw it out).
The schemes I’m currently debating between:
[all white]
Sorry, no picture! My all white pictures are on my home computer. Please indulge me and use your imaginations.
This is the minimalist in me speaking. It might be boring since the building is so white and the lawn/grounds so green. It will save me tons on linens and rentals, though. Also, there are tons of flowers out there in “shades of white.” It’s definitely fresh, clean, and timeless. Maybe I would throw in some chocolate brown to enrich and soften it from being too formal red/white/black Modern minimalist.
[white + blue/blue-green + chocolate brown]
This is my all time favorite. I was definitely going to do it for my old fall date as it would allow my bridesmaids to wear rich, brown dresses. It can still work for summer if I keep the white and blue in crisp, fresh shades.
From my current stash of multipurpose stationery (bought before wedding planning began).
Even our e-pics coordinate!
A combo of this scheme and the next one. It might be fun to mix the two.
[image from papercupdesign]
[white + orange + soft blue]
My favorite complementary color combo. You should see my color studies from AP Art…most were done in some combo of blue and orange. Mr. Lime is not sold on this one, though. He’s not a huge fan of orange, despite the fact that his favorite t-shirt is CalTrans orange.
[image from papercupdesign]
Check out knottie Lecirage’s bio for more orange & blue, although I would use a more saturated orange and a less grey blue.
[white + soft blue/aqua + red]
The red picks up on the random architectural accents at my venue. Also, this is a summery color combo if I consider the seasons.
Red accents at my venue.
As you can see from the items in my closet below, I love this combo fashion-wise. I have a casual Diesel bag in these colors that I forgot take a picture of to add to this mix, too.
Pulling inspiration out of my closet.
Please vote on which you like best. I’d love to have all your input and opinions, even if it’s “I hate all of the options.” Limes are pretty thick-skinned…bring it!
Daily Candy
October 24th, 2006 @ 11:51 am by Mrs. Lime
Today’s Daily Candy for all cities is the wedding edition. Go to dailycandy.com, and select the edition for your city. If the city you live isn’t featured, there is an “everywhere” edition as well.
This is one of the few daily emails I’m subscribed to that I actually read.
Calling All Sprinkles Lovers
October 23rd, 2006 @ 3:10 pm by Mrs. Lime
You too can have your own wooden sporks, just like the ones they give you at Sprinkles Cupcakes (although they aren’t too functional for eating cupcakes, honestly). I’m very tempted to do Sprinkles cupcakes instead of cake for my wedding as knottie jagnsis did(check out her bio to see her beautiful wedding), and personalize these suckers with our “logo” which is in progress.
(image via papercupdesign)
Mrs. Lime, Los Angeles
Age and Occupation in 06: 25, Design
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, IT
Engagement Date: July 7, 2006
Wedding Date: August 5, 2007
Venue: An historic estate
About Me: Between work and wedding planning, I try to squeeze in napping, drawing, random spurts of craftiness, tennis, and eating lots of Sprinkles cupcakes, dark chocolate, and noodles of all kinds. Mr. Lime and I have spent our adult lives growing up together, and we're very excited to finally be getting married!
