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It’s no secret that turquoise/teal/any sort of combination of the two are my most favorite colors of all time. Hence, turquoise being the main color choice throughout the wedding (with subtle pops of orange creamsicle here and there, of course).

The thing is…what is turquoise? When I first started planning, I had one specific color in mind.

Bam. Super turquoise.

But then when I was working with my graphic designer friend Michelle, we settled on the following color for a large chunk of the invites.
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We are officially less than four months away from the wedding. Four months. Stupid.

Once I realized this, I realized that I miiiiight want to get started on the ever growing list of DIY projects I have. And what better place to start than with the bubbles?!

After an afternoon of tedious work, they are about 98% done and definitely ready to share! As a reminder, these were my inspirations:

Image via Hostess with the Mostess

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I feel like there’s been a lot of talk about “unplugged” weddings lately—cameras down, little to no Facebook sharing, etc. There seems to be a turn towards yesteryear, towards leaving the media to the pros via a photographer and videographer and having guests leave the gadgets off, at home, or in their pockets. Which I absolutely get. But what about the other side of it? What about the super techy weddings?

I bring this up because it was a topic of conversation on a popular local radio station this morning. They mentioned techy wedding “trends” that I have never even fathomed, and it really got me thinking! What about that other side? Some up and coming trends, according to the talk show:

1. QR codes

First off, I had no freaking idea what they were talking about when they brought this up. In case you don’t either, it’s this:

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This past weekend was Brideslady M’s bridal shower. Now, this is a girl who loves to plan, loves to have control, and is not usually one for surprises…but against all odds, she was actually surprised at this!! Go us.

This was clearly after some gifts (and some drinks).

It was held at a winery (awesome) with lots of good eats, fun presents, and draaanks.

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I came home from work yesterday to this:

I spy a puppers!

Holy moose. All I could think was, “what on earth did I order?!”

Oh right. That would be a bajillion glasses and jars for the wedding.
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First thing’s first: Brideslady M (aka my dearest wedding twin): vamoose. This post does not concern you.

Fox image via Roseanna Piter

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Remember how much I love-love-looooved the glamelia style bouquet a while back? Not much has changed, I still love them. But I must admit that ultimately, I will not be sporting one on our wedding day. In the end, I decided against using fake petals or flowers of any kind, and that a real version was just out of the budget.

The important part about those glamelias, though, is that they are what sparked my interest in wedding flowers in general. Before I discovered their beauty, I really didn’t care about it either way. Flowers seemed like an extra expense, something we didn’t need, something that could be easily replaced by candles or bamboo or something of the sort. Which I still think they can be…but all of a sudden, I didn’t want flower replacements at our wedding; I wanted actual, fresh, living flowers. Scratch that. Needed them. Thus began my wedding flower pinning spree.

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Here’s the deal: since our venue is located in a cute little residential neighborhood, there is a noise ordinance in effect all nights, weekends included. Thus, our reception needs to be over by 9:30PM.

Foxy and I both decided that this was much too early to end the evening. This wedding will be over two years in the making—we want to enjoy the day and the night as much as humanly possible! Wouldn’t you?! Enter: the after party.

Apparently this is a very common thing at the Vandiver. 99% of newlyweds and their guests head the whole three blocks over to “downtown” Havre de Grace after their reception to continue partying the night away with participating friends and family. Having visited the two main bars in the area several times, we’ve decided on a place to go that we will have our DJ announce shortly before the reception is over. We’ll also have our DOC call the bar and warn them a wedding fiesta is coming their way. I’m incredibly stoked about it all.

The only issue this presents is that of my wedding dress. I asked Foxy if he thought I should just wear it out to the bar, which he didn’t think was a very good idea. I don’t think he realized it at the time, but he basically told me to get another dress. Boom.
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Remember my newfound love affair with ribbons? Ribbon chandeliers, chair ribbons, ribbons on bouquets, ribbon backdrops…ugh, it’s all just so. good. Ribbon-tastic, if you will. Some of you were awesome enough to point out that I didn’t mention ribbon wands—how silly of me to forget those! They’re fun, festive, and make for fabulous photo ops.

Image via Hey Gorgeous

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Earrings, that is. I like long earrings. Don’t be gross.

I’ve seen a lot of pictures and articles lately about big statement necklaces to go with wedding day ensembles (like Miss Opossum’s!), but not so much about big statement earrings to go with your look. And I? I’m a total hussy for huge, big, statement earrings, a la Lady Duff here.

Image via Dina’s Days

They’re classy, fun, bold; the perfect accessory, if you ask me. And nine times out of ten, you’ll find me sporting some version of big ear bling myself.
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I’ve been waiting (not so) patiently for our cake tasting ever since we made the appointment back in October (or, to be honest, since we got engaged). I mean…it’s cake. It’s hard to go wrong.

Unless you’re like Foxy and don’t eat sweets, cake included. Needless to say, this was not his favorite wedding related task. (Not to mention, we combined it with a flower consultation on the same day—poor Foxy, he’s a trooper!) However, as luck would have it, Foxy Mama was able to make the drive down from NY to meet up with us again, as she did for our linens/room assignment meeting. Having her there was a total life saver.

But back to the cake: one of the awesome things about our venue is that said cake is included in the catering cost. They commission it out to a wonderful, little local place called Desserts by Rita; thank goodness, too, because I really didn’t feel like having to research local bakers and be continuously shocked at how much people can charge per slice or as a cake cutting fee. The easier, the better, I say! I was ready to get this party started.

First things first:
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Back at Thanksgiving, Foxy Mama was meandering around the kitchen looking for something she clearly could not find. She then stopped, looked at Foxy and me and said “You really need a shower.” I kid you not.

A few choice comments later, it turns out she meant that I needed a bridal shower. I was also urged to get off my lazy bum and actually register for things so that she could indeed throw me said shower. While I’ve been thinking about registering for pretty new things since the day we got engaged, it eventually became one of those things that I kept putting off, thinking it was too early to do so. And then I realized we only had five months left. Best get on that registering, no?

So this past Monday, Foxy and I headed out to Bed Bath & Beyond, seeing as it’s the one store we both absolutely adore and literally want everything from. Will we register at other stores? I say maybe. Foxy says maybe not. Our loyalty to that store runs deep, yo.

Anyway, once we got to BBB, we had to fill out some forms before getting our fun little scanner gun.

I’ve heard from other folks that BBB is notorious for having a sales associate go around the store with you while you register, but for a brief second, I thought we were in the clear. I prefer to do things independently, especially when I need to meander and think and am not exactly sure what I’m even looking for. Foxy and I started to make our way towards the dinnerware on our own…

and then James entered the picture.

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First, I wanted to reiterate what Mrs. Sparkler recently mentioned: In terms of wedding planning, do whatever you can, as early as you can.

Hearing it from a married woman made me feel instantly better about my obsession with getting things done way too early (like booking everything two years out). It turns out, though, that it’s really not all that crazy of a notion. A few personal examples:

1. Our DJ. We booked him just short of two years out; in the time between when we met with him and when we actually put a deposit down (about a month), he informed us that another couple wanted to book him on the same day. We still had first dibs, so we jumped on that. Had we not met with him so obnoxiously early, we wouldn’t be having the fantastic DJ that we will (at a great price, to boot).

2. My dress. Told you all about that one. Had I waited until a “normal” time to start looking/actually buy something, I would have been stressing out a lot (I mean.. a lot) more than I did.

3. Our rings. Jared’s told us we didn’t need to start seriously thinking about them or order anything, even a custom band, until about 2 months out. Seeing as it took exactly two months to get my ring and about three months to get Foxy’s.. I’d say it’s a good thing we got started early.

Now onto the good stuff.
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Have you heard of the little web series called “Shit Girls Say” on YouTube? If not, go here. It’s hysterical. There have been all sorts of versions and varieties made on this concept—one of my recent favorites is “Shit Ballerinas Say.” Having been a dancer for many years, 90% of it rang all. too. true. (OMG, it’s whole milk.)

So imagine my surprise and complete delight when I saw the newest edition.

Yes, it is none other than “Shit Brides Say.” Watch it. Laugh at it. Love it.

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This past Wednesday, Project Wedding sent me their daily email (where they count down every. single. day. - gotta give ’em credit) with the title “Start Building Your Immunity Now.” At first I laughed - this? thrown in among the reasons buttercream tastes better than fondant and what to gift your bridesmaids and how to find a photographer? - but a second thought made me stifle that laugh. We all focus on wanting to look our best for the big day, but what about feeling our best, physically? I’d say that should rank pretty high, as well.

Image via Project Wedding

Of course I was extra sensitive to this whole immunity/feel-your-best stuff since I just went through a pretty terrible bought of food poisoning on Monday (fabulous way to lose 5 pounds, by the way). I distinctly remember a moment, in the midst of all the grossness, that I thought “god HELP me if I get food poisoning the night before the wedding,” or heck - even the week of the wedding.
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