Red Carpet Inspiration
January 31st, 2008 @ 11:28 am by Mrs. Radish
If you caught the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night you probably noticed some stunning gowns, along with all the beautiful hair and makeup that Mrs. Butterscotch blogged about. I thought some of these dresses could provide great inspiration for anyone out there thinking of having a custom wedding gown made.
My choice for best dressed at the SAGs is definitely French starlet Marion Cotillard in this absolutely breathtaking gown from Nina Ricci. Wouldn’t it make a fabulous wedding dress in white or ivory? Or maybe even in grey for the less traditional bride. It’s so romantic and dreamy and would be flattering on many body types. I also love her hair and makeup. Very understated and natural.
My DIY Ring “Pillow”
January 28th, 2008 @ 2:59 pm by Mrs. Radish
I’m going to interrupt my post-wedding posts for a moment and flashback to some pre-wedding stuff that I got too busy to blog about at the time… like my ring pillow.
I was very indecisive about getting a ring pillow. I couldn’t seem to find one anywhere that I liked. I thought about getting some fabric and making one myself but that plan never came to fruition. Then I found myself two days before the wedding with no ring pillow. At that point, I couldn’t order anything in time and there was nothing good at the store, so it was going to have to be DIY.
Earlier in my planning I had come accross these gorgeous ring “pillows” on the knot and fell in love with the idea of something like this. Of course, I didn’t have the time to make anything quite as good as these, but they were my inspiration.
(from knottie girlinthemoon)
Part III: Here Comes The Bride
January 25th, 2008 @ 5:40 pm by Mrs. Radish
Part I: Here Comes the Groom
Part II: My Ladies in Waiting
Here I am, putting the finishing touches on my makeup and I’m almost ready to get dressed. You can see my Uncle Jim next to me in the mirror. He walked me down the aisle and arrived at my hotel suite to take me to the church, since we skipped out on renting a limo to save some money.
Part II: My Ladies In Waiting
January 16th, 2008 @ 4:10 pm by Mrs. Radish
I decided to rent a hotel suite instead of staying at my parents’ house on my wedding’s eve. My parents’ house isn’t very big and only has one shower for five people, so I figured it would be easier/less stressful to get a room. A good friend of mine who came from Chicago for the wedding, my two sisters, and one of my bridesmaids all stayed in the suite with me. My remaining bridesmaids and my other sisters (who live in Florida) stayed in hotels that were within walking distance so they all came over and hung out after the rehearsal dinner. We had some last minute things to do and it was a chance for us to have a little time together. I’m glad I did this. It was kind of like a slumber party!
The wedding ceremony was early, at 11:30 am, so everyone got up bright and early to have breakfast together at the hotel and get ready. My photographer, Tim Forbes, came bright and early (8:30 am!) to capture the action. Here are some highlights.
I wore this at the rehearsal the night before. It is actually very ironic… I’ll explain why in a future post.
Part I: Here Comes The Groom
January 9th, 2008 @ 4:19 pm by Mrs. Radish
Our wedding was in August, but I’m just finally getting around to posting our wonderful pro pictures. Our wedding photographer was Tim Forbes of Forbes Creative Photography. Since Tim was with me at my hotel while I was getting ready, he sent his second shooter, Scott McQuarrie, to take these pictures of Mr. Radish and his best man preparing for the big day. Scott actually has his own wedding photo business based in Toronto called Re:Action Inc. and he got some great shots for us and was really nice to work with.
Well… here it is, the first installment in my wedding story. More to come!
The Radishes’ First Christmas
January 7th, 2008 @ 2:57 pm by Mrs. Radish
Mrs. Radish here wishing you all a very belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Mr. Radish and I are just getting settled back in at home in Chicago after a busy holiday season filled with wintry traveling to our families’ homes in Upstate New York.
(The Radishes at a Christmas Party… clearly, Mr. Radish was feeling a little Scroogey)
Bird Theme Ring Pillows
December 9th, 2007 @ 2:29 pm by Mrs. Radish
Since everyone loves birds, I thought I’d share this find. A comment on Miss Penguin’s recent post about her bird cake toppers led me to the Rain’s End Etsy shop where I saw these adorable ring pillows. They run about $25 and and you can custom order them in your own color choice.
My Poor, Neglected Cello
November 20th, 2007 @ 3:45 pm by Mrs. Radish
Back in the good old days before I became wedding-centric, I used to play my cello almost every day. It was always there for me and ready to work whenever I needed it to. Sure, there have been some broken strings and wolf notes along the way, but overall it was a dependable old friend. Sadly, we started to grow apart as I found myself more and more immersed in the crazy world of wedding planning.
…and look what became of my cello! A fine hand-carved German instrument suffered the indignity of becoming the place where I pile my clothes. I didn’t even take my cello out of the case for almost four full months! Poor thing.
DIY Direction/Map Cards
October 23rd, 2007 @ 4:42 pm by Mrs. Radish
Yet another thing I forgot to blog about before our wedding was making the direction/map card to insert with our invitations. Similar to when I made our after party invites, I decided to make them myself because I’m cheap and, since I am Adobe challenged, I used Microsoft Publisher to design the card. I got the clip art from a few good public domain sites (see below for links). That part was pretty easy. Making the map, however, was kind of a pain. I used the directions from the MapBio on the Knot, and it probably took me a t least 5 hours to make the darn thing. But on the bright side, it was free and it came out pretty well.
Front (I whited out our last names for privacy)
My Favorite Green Wedding Resources: Books
October 18th, 2007 @ 1:07 pm by Mrs. Radish
As I mentioned a few months ago, we did our best to make our wedding as as environmentally (and socially) responsible as possible. Now that the wedding is over, I will post a “report card” on how we did later on, but for now I wanted to share a few of my favorite green planning books with you.
My top two favorite books in this category are Eco Chic Weddings by Emily Anderson and Simply Green Parties by Danny Seo.
Mrs. Radish, Chicago/Syracuse
Age and Occupation: 27, Executive Assistant/Journalism Student/Musician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Anthropologist/Musician
Engagement Date: December 20, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
Blogging Since: June 26, 2007
Venue: The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NY
About Me: Mr. Radish and I are both from upstate New York, so we are planning a wedding in Syracuse from about 700 miles away. When I’m not obsessing about our wedding I play the cello in my band (which Mr. Radish is in too), read as much as I can, sleep even more, travel whenever possible, and try to find time to have fun with my friends. I’m also working on finishing up my journalism degree with a concentration in environmental reporting and I’m the VP of my campus Amnesty International chapter… so I’m a pretty busy bee.
