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I have shared my love for ruffled wedding cakes, my admiration for Martha’s cake designs, and my decision (by that I of course mean “our decision” - I love you Mr. D!) to have an ombre wedding cake. Now I think it is time for a little something to top things off! Okay, that was a stretch…I’m talking, of course, about cake toppers!
What will be atop the mountain of frosting at our wedding? This:
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Not only is this is vintage design, it actually is vintage (if you consider the 1970s vintage). And not only is it vintage, it has very personal meaning to me.
While us girls were getting all made up, the boys had other ideas. They spent the morning doing ‘guy’ things. Which really just consisted of hanging out, eating lunch and watching some sporting event (or guy movie) on TV.
I owe you an apology.
How can I possibly share my wedding journey with you if I don’t even tell you about how it started??
Well, I hope you can forgive me because that’s not what this post is going to be about. I was actually going to explain to you how we started venue hunting in this post, but I am easily distracted and it somehow morphed into the story of the night Mr. Coyote hung me out to dry.
I guarantee it’s way better than talking about venues, so I hope you enjoy this little detour.
The real story begins in 2005, but it would take me like six years to tell you that story (I tell stories like Ted Mosby), so I’m going to be really random and start somewhere else. I’m not even going to tell you about the night he proposed. OK…I swear I will share that story with you eventually, but for now here’s a sneak peek:
Personal photo / The night we got engaged. Aren’t we adorable??
Of course, as soon as he popped the question I called my parents to share the wonderful news and a week later we went to visit them.
In my wedding-warped world, a nightmare consists of SYTTD streaming 24/7 and the consultants in my mind asking “How do you want to look on your wedding day?” over and over and over…
Who would have thought a simple question could be so terrifying!
My bridal attire will be forever immortalized in wedding pictures, video, and memories, and I will be standing up in front of 100 people all looking straight at me, so I better look good. The definition of looking good can vary from bride to bride; some brides say they want to look sexy, some want to look hot, some want to be a princess for a day. For my wedding I want to go in a different direction: not particularly sexy (I’m leaving sexy for the LBD hanging unworn in the closet) or hot (that’s what I feel like in sweaty exercise clothing) and definitely not like a princess.
I want to walk down the aisle and have heads turn…and for people to gasp as they see me. I want them to feel like the heavens have opened up and dropped me on the chapel floor. I want to float down the aisle in a happy light bliss and have my dress reflect that exact feeling. That feeling that all is right in the world and you could just float off into the sunset, hand in hand with the love of your life.
With that incredibly cheesy picture in mind, I have pored over magazines, websites, and blogs in search of the perfect light, airy dress that moves beautifully and will give me the ethereal, angelic look I’m going for.
The top contenders for fulfilling my bridal-gown dream are:
Image via San Patrick
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Remember how I talked about using a wine box for our ceremony and then promptly never mentioned the subject again? Yeah, I’ve been a bad bride. We bought an unfinished wine box with the intention of staining it and wood burning our names on it. Well, the box has been sitting in our apartment for months now, just begging to get all fancied up. Long story short? We lacked the motivation to get going on the thing. Every now and then I would get short bursts of motivation. One day I went out and bought a wood burning kit. Then something came up and I didn’t think of the box again for two months. Another time I bought foam inserts and a X-Acto knife…and the box sat for months. You get the idea. A few weeks ago, I set aside a specific day to tackle this project. I was tired of looking at the unfinished box with all of the tools stacked on top of it. So I grabbed the wood burner and practice wood and went to work. Yeah, it turns out wood burning is a much harder skill than I thought.
FAIL!
Hive, I have to tell you that I have never for a minute cared about my nails. Sure, I’ve gotten some manicures in my life for special events! But on a daily basis, my nails are not treated with respect. If I’m being 100% honest, I’m a nail picker. I say this because I don’t really bite my nails (although I will if they are breaking). Instead I pick at the cuticles (I know, gross). It’s a bad habit that got started during stressful schooling.
So I don’t know what has happened to me lately, but I have become completely and utterly obsessed with my nails! Like, I have literally acquired about seven new nail polish colors in the past two months. And not only have I been playing with color, but I’ve been playing with techniques as well!
Thanks to my obsession with Pinterest, I have discovered crazy techniques to make your nails over-the-top ridiculous, like water marbling (as you can see modeled on my hands above).
Currently, my favorite color has become Mink Muffs by Essie (shout out to Miss Mink!). It’s the perfect combination of darkness for the winter with a hint of taupy lightness.
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I didn’t want to waste time thinking of a clever title for this post… I’ve kept the dress from you for way too long (WARNING: lots of self-indulgent photos ahead). Hive, please say hello to my dress, Maldives by Reverie, Melissa Sweet:
Personal photo, after final alterations
I went through quite the journey to find this baby. There were times when I honestly had no idea what I would be wearing on our wedding day. I just couldn’t get a clear idea of what I wanted. Then, one day while obsessively browsing dresses online, something caught my eye. The first time I saw *the* dress was in a photo shoot on Kristen Weaver’s blog, and it was lust at first sight:
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