Wedding Blog

To avoid forest animal overload, we’re keeping the bunny theme subtle. Small. In the details.

You see, I would really love to have an elegant wedding. Pretty, sophisticated, and formal. And that’s the plan so far! But my heart lives for cuteness. And the one detail that I can go crazy-freaking-cute with is the favors! We have no idea what we’re going to do for our…

So many lovely hostesses helped make my shower special and I wanted to give them small tokens of my appreciation. I decided to make them some magnets that they could use on their fridges or in the office. I loved crafting them by hand and hoped that they seemed extra special to the ladies!

I was really excited that I already had most items that I…

When it comes to shabby, country chic, I think lavender flowers take the (wedding) cake for reflecting that sensibility. It’s not a flashy, overstated flower; it’s sweet, simple and smells divine.

I thought about using lavender for my bouquet. Something like this:

We were recently at a wedding and my future-mewether-in-law lamented that the traditional farewell toss was not bestowed on the couple. I was glad to tell her that we had one planned for our exit from the church. While other brides before me have debated the nature and material of their tosses (two of my favorites being Mrs. Kitten’s lavender and Mrs. Caterpillar’s petal cones),…

Wow! It’s been a while since I posted! I’m still waiting to get my pro pictures on a CD so I can start my recaps, but I found some forgotten pictures on my iPhone for a couple of projects I worked on the week of the wedding. First up: Personalized Matchboxes!

This was just one little detail that was completely unnecessary, but done because I knew…

*This recipe actually belongs to Bridesmaid Georgia’s mom and was only featured in The Cowboy Boots’ out-of-town bags. Luckily, The Georgias were generous enough to share it with us! Believe me, this is good, people! There were trades going on like taffy for more granola, because people loved it so much.

So I totally ”borrowed” this idea from Cowboy Boot and Apple Cider. Their little bags were just too adorable, I wanted some of my very own. Plus, I don’t own a Gocco, and I certainly don’t know how to print on bags, so this out of town guest bag was born.

During this wedding planning process I’ve learned that stamps are my best friends. I don’t…

“Goody bags” is probably a more appropriate name for our out-of-town bags. And that’s because we gave one to every guest in attendance. Out-of-town bags would also be appropriate, though, because all of our guests were from out of town. Either way you look at it, these darlings were stuffed to the brim.

I blogged about the baggies and their adorning stamps, here. Beyond the muslin…

I knew I would be making vanilla extract favors for MOH-Ho’s shower before I came up with the ’Sugar Spice Nice’ theme, decided to serve desserts, or remotely considered any other detail. It was kind of a given in my mind because of MOH-Ho’s love for baking. I also love that it’s consumable, renewable, and has that personal homemade touch.

Our out of town bags were a labor of love, but lacked a plan of delivery! Sadly, I think half of our guests went home without them because we forgot to drop them off at the hotels, and then forgot to bring them to the reception! Luckily we were able to pass some of the baggies out, so it wasn’t a total failure of delivery!…

There are so many ways to say thank you! But my favorite? Why, the favor, of course! It's just a sweet little sentiment to say a non-verbal thank you. From the beginning, we knew that we wanted to do edible favors. With edible favors, guests rarely wait 30 seconds after sitting down to gobble the goodies. Here are my top contenders for edible favors:

Earlier this year, when we had so many days on the Wedding Countdown Calendar that I think it was in the 400 range, we met with a florist. She was a lovely gal, and I could see that she was quite talented. I told her what we wanted, which included bouquets, flowers for the guys, and centerpieces for around 10 tables (simple centerpieces: tightly packed…

To categorize the Old Navy $1 flip flop sale as one of the top ten craziest things I’ve ever done doesn’t make me sound like a Hip Chip. So let’s put it in the top 25 craziest things I’ve done, and certainly the number one of the craziest wedding things I’ve ever done. There. That certainly fits the bill.

Anyone who knows me knows better than to ask…

Spring is a wishy-washy month, especially in Chicago. For example:

• I’ve always had Spring Breaks from school in late March. The trouble with having Spring Break in late March is that it feels eerily like Winter Break, Part Two. Brrr.
• My birthday is in May. I remember many hot, sunny birthdays in years past. I also remember times when it snowed on my birthday!
• At the end of…

I’ve been wanting to make bags for our out of town guests for a while now. And then I found these cheap tote bags from, where else? Cheap Totes. And at 89 cents each? I think I can handle that. Then I saw that you can use a stamp to decorate them, a la Mrs. Mascara.

I know a lot of couples tend to use their…