Nicole and Cabel, Part One
October 24th, 2008 @ 9:32 am by Real Weddings
When Weddingbee reader Sarah introduced me to Nicole and Cabel’s wedding, I knew we had to feature it on Weddingbee, so I contacted them right away. Part One of this Real Wedding series will introduce you to the awesome pixel theme Nicole and Cabel created for their wedding. In Part Two, you’ll get a glimpse into how their theme came together on their fabulous wedding day!
Most of the time we have brides sharing their perspective on the big day, but we’re extra excited that Cabel is giving us the groom’s view today!
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The Brainstorm
I spent a too-long amount of time brainstorming the foundation of our design. First, I knew I wanted to incorporate Nicole’s love of visual contrast — she who is so fond of a super-dark gray cloudy sky with a burst of a blue showing through, or a beautiful flower popping up through tired concrete. Second, I knew that the design had to represent both of us, a little piece of each. I know, right? As much as I’d love to make a wedding invitation with photos of say, photos of the latest flavors of Sun Chips (”You’re invited to our peppercorn-ranchuptuals!”), it probably wouldn’t play too well outside of, uh, me.
Then, two key words popped into my mind:
Pixel flowers.
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Growing My Own Bouquet
October 23rd, 2008 @ 5:03 pm by Miss Cheese
As mentioned previously, we live in a house once owned (for four decades!) by a Master Gardener in a perfect part of the country for growing things. We’re getting married in late May.
In keeping with my sentimental nature, I want a bouquet made of flowers plucked from our neighbors’ yards. I want to anoint our space with flowers cut from our own property. I want the green backdrop of our trees and grass and foliage to be enough “decoration.” Oh, yea, and I don’t want to spend a bunch of money on flowers that will die.
We don’t know a thing about gardening. Let the research begin.
My plan is to use all white for everything else — linens, chairs, napkins. Because I don’t know enough yet about what kinds of flowers we’ll pull from the garden, white is safest.
But, what flowers can we grow and count on in late May? I started with my favorite flowers, then narrowed down the list to those that will bloom at the right time.
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Baby, I Got Your Number
October 23rd, 2008 @ 1:45 pm by Miss Deviled Egg
And it’s chocolate!
For our favors, I will be making chocolate numbers with candy molds I purchased from One Stop Candle. So, why numbers for a wedding favor? These numbers will also serve double duty as part of the escort cards. When each person goes into the reception hall, they will find their name and be seated at their table, indicated by the number spelled out in chocolate. Directional and delicious!
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Fun with Flip Flops
October 22nd, 2008 @ 6:27 pm by Miss Deviled Egg
I purchased some flip flops at Joann’s when they were on clearance for 50¢ a pair. I got enough to keep a basket of them handy at the reception in case anyone’s feet were hurting. Since they are plain-jane boring, I decided to dress them up by covering the soles with decorative, self-adhesive shelf paper.
I started by making a template. This was easily done by tracing the shape of the flip flop onto a piece of card stock and cutting it out.
Door Decor
October 22nd, 2008 @ 11:30 am by Miss Blush
The ever so popular flowered letters!
I’m not sure where I first saw them, but I knew these letters were something I definitely wanted to DIY. So when I was home a few months ago, I ventured to a discount home and garden store where I bought lots of discounted fake flowers, and to Jo-Ann’s where I purchased our letters: J & R.
I searched high and low for peach colored flowers—but there weren’t any I liked! Then… lightbulb! Buy white and pink flowers and MIX THEM! Overall the effect was better than the peach I was looking for. 
Designing the Invitations, Part 2: An Embossing Tutorial
October 21st, 2008 @ 1:45 pm by Miss Fondue
Don’t worry; I won’t keep you guys in suspense!
You’ve previously seen the damask stamp I ordered from Impress Rubber Stamps on projects like our coasters. However, I originally purchased it when I was working on our invitation design last spring.
I showed you all the original designs we considered. But as I was designing all of those, as I mentioned, I decided I wanted something with a little more texture. Now it’s time to reveal the real thing.
Note: If you are invited to our wedding, please do not proceed beyond this point!
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Designing the Invitations, Part 1
October 20th, 2008 @ 4:39 pm by Miss Fondue
I don’t remember when I first fell in love with pocketfold invitations. It was at some point before we were engaged–maybe a year or more–but I knew when we eventually got married, that I wanted pocket folds.
Source: Envelopments
Mr. Fondue was easily convinced (I showed him one example and he said, “Those are awesome.”), so one of our goals during a visit to a local bridal show last January was to price pocketfolds from different companies. The verdict? Too expensive and out of budget. Deflated, but not defeated, I began researching how I could make them on my own.
Let’s Rehearse!
October 20th, 2008 @ 10:30 am by Mrs. Coconut
For our wedding rehearsal invitations, I took the easy route and ordered some invitations from Wedding Paper Divas. I know, I’m lazy. I did, however, Gocco the directions to the rehearsal and the entree choices. Check it. At this point in the planning process, I needed to take some shortcuts and this was certainly one of them. But don’t worry, I got back into the game this past weekend with our programs. You’ll see them soon!
Paper Chandelier
October 19th, 2008 @ 11:05 am by Miss Spring Roll
On a whim I showed Mr. Spring Roll the link to a 3-D paper chandelier from Urban Outfitters. Although the chandeliers were adorable, $36 is a little (okay, a lot) out of our budget.
Mr. Spring Roll stated that he saw paper chandeliers at the Halloween store, and the next day he gave me five paper chandeliers. After a little DIY, I turned a black Halloween chandelier into an ivory chandelier. I plan to hang two chandeliers on each side of the reception hall, and one above the dance floor.
Before
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Project Runway Part Deux
October 17th, 2008 @ 4:56 pm by Miss Blush
Remember my headpiece idea?
I bought simple headbands at H&M - 2 for $3.90 - and just glue-gunned my headpieces right on!
