Simply Stunning Looks
October 10th, 2008 @ 5:26 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
Being that the wedding is in Louisiana, in what is our early summer season, there is no way you will see this future bride in heavy beading, an overly poufy Cinderella dress, etc.
Looking at Jenna Bush’s beautiful ranch wedding, I love how comfortable and beautiful she looks in her dress. Of course, her dress was thousands, probably, but at the same time, I would love a look similar to that. I would love to be comfortable, elegant and of course, in budget.
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There Are Way Too Many…
October 10th, 2008 @ 12:53 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
FONTS!
When I was an R.A. in college, I loved going to websites and choosing funky, fun fonts for posters, class notes, etc. Now that I’m a bride, fonts are starting to intimidate me just a little bit.
I mean, I can’t possibly be expected to just choose one or two fonts for our invites right? There are just so many beautiful fonts. I already chose one for our STD’s, but should I carry that over into our invites to incorporate a theme somehow? I guess we could do that, but we have a few more months to choose!
I love free fonts, by the way. The cheaper, the better, in my eyes. If you are starting your font search, here are my two favorite sites to check out!
You can find all of these wonderful fonts on DaFont. I haven’t had time to go to 1001 Fonts yet. So, in my search so far, here are some of my favorites!
Calligraphy/Script Options:
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Fleur Delish
October 9th, 2008 @ 5:05 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
The fleur de lis is slowly becoming a motif for our wedding. The funny thing is, I used to despise the fleur de lis. See, as a football fan and being from New Orleans, I’m “supposed” to like the New Orleans Saints. However, I don’t. It’s nothing against the team, because, well, they have good players and solid coaching now. However, it wasn’t like that before, and I remember always being let down as a kid watching the Saints games (when I did). The fleur de lis is the main part of the graphic for the New Orleans Saints, and ever since I was a kid with my dislike for the Saints, I haven’t liked the fleur de lis. I’m ridiculous, I know. For the curious, I have an NFL team that I do like. I cheer for the Indianapolis Colts though, and I can get away with some sort of local cheering: Peyton Manning (from New Orleans) and Joseph Addai (from LSU).
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Sorry hive. I love football. I could go on and on. (but I won’t since this is a wedding blog after all…)
Since being engaged though, I’ve slowly grown to love this little symbol. I see it EVERYWHERE, so it seems.
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A Fun Trip to Dallas
October 8th, 2008 @ 1:30 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
I have three bridesmaids and a maid of honor in my bridal party for the big day. One of them lives in Dallas, so I knew I would HAVE to go see her because:
- We are literally like sisters and haven’t seen each other in a long time.
- Dallas… hello? That’s a big city!
Miss K and I started making a list of things to do in Dallas. The main thing to do was, of course, to get a bridesmaid dress for her at Alfred Angelo. Then, the list grew and grew! Here was the list of what we wanted to do:
- Alfred Angelo
- Paper-Source
- Penzey’s (for the foodies…this is an AWESOME spice store)
- Corner Bakery
- Melting Pot
- Sprinkles Cupcakes
- Sam-Moon
- Dave and Buster’s
- Cheesecake Factory
- Express Jeans (big sale on denim for Miss K)
- Panera (due to forgetfulness, this didn’t happen)
We got it all done that weekend, and funny thing is, this bad boy was beaming down on us the weekend of the trip:
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Being This Tall Makes Things a Challenge…
October 7th, 2008 @ 12:32 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
Hi, I’m Miss Ballet Flat, and I’m a tall girl. How tall, you probably wonder? Well, let’s just say my fiance and I have another thing in common…we are both 5′11″. *Crickets chirp*
I would feel really awkward being taller than my fiance on our wedding day. So, I’ve enlisted the help of some great shoes that would suit Mr. Ballet Flat well in this situation…
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Calling All DIY Brides!
October 6th, 2008 @ 5:13 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
I have a coupon for you for Michael’s! 25% off your TOTAL purchase valid until Oct. 11, 2008. Oh! And if you want, you can be a nice bride, print out a bunch and hand them out to random people in the store as an act of kindness.
You better believe Miss Ballet Flat will be at Michael’s soon for some fun purchases!
Southern California Snaps
October 6th, 2008 @ 11:28 am by Miss Sweet Tea
Shortly before Mr. Sweet Tea and I were officially engaged, we floated around the idea of having our wedding right here in sunny San Diego. While that clearly didn’t last, I remember being the most excited about the possibility of having some of the amazing Southern California-based photographers capture our special day. You may already know the work of Apertura and Leigh Miller from the other lovely bees that have used them, so I thought I’d share the work of some others I am in awe of, that you may not yet have heard about.
Theorie, formerly Weddings by Amy
I Knew You’d Have One of These
October 6th, 2008 @ 10:28 am by Miss Ballet Flat
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m Miss Ballet Flat, and I’m in love with organization. Well, I love Mr. Ballet Flat more than organization, just to clarify. When it came to the wedding, I knew I needed a place to put my magazine clippings, possible vendor pamphlets, vendor contracts, wedding ideas, blank forms, coupons (gotta love bridal shows), project mock-ups, future child names, etc. (OK, maybe not child names, but you get the point.) I keep everything to do with our big day (that can fit) in this binder.
A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to my engaged friend, (who is getting married this weekend… YAY!) and she mentioned that she saw these planning binders on Martha Stewart. It made her think of me. I told her that I already had one, mentioning the details of the DIY projects of my dreams, the countdown lists (I think I have one from every bridal magazine in existence), our budget breakdown, and my dream dress. The conversation from then on went something like this…
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Being Budget Friendly (and No One Will EVER Know!)
October 3rd, 2008 @ 5:48 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
I’m always pretty cheap when it comes to spending my own money. Don’t get me wrong, I do make splurges from time to time, but generally, I’m pretty cheap!
Mr. Ballet Flat and I both agree on saving money. In fact, when I see him on weekends, our Friday consists of going out to dinner (fairly inexpensively), and then perusing the clearance aisles at Target for some good finds (and there almost always are GREAT finds!).
So, it comes naturally to us to save as much money as possible! Even though you only get married once, it’s OK to save some money too! Here are some great finds on the essentials you will need for your big day!
The Nest’s Trash to Treasure Board
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Save the Date
October 3rd, 2008 @ 12:34 pm by Miss Ballet Flat
Before joining The Knot, I had never heard of Save the Dates before. In fact, when I started lurking on the Knot’s forums, I remember seeing a lot of talk about STD’s, and I was just really confused as to WHY these brides were comfortable talking so personally on the internet about an STD. I didn’t click on a link for a while to avoid the potentially NSFW (not safe for work) talk. By the way, did I mention I’m a blonde (naturally, and also with some salon enhancements)? However, when I read someone’s wedding blog using the acronym STD, I quickly realized what it stood for on The Knot: Save the Dates.
I loved the idea of simply letting people know way in advance that you are getting married on xx/xx/xxxx date. It’s a great way to announce the big day to your family, and ours being a Memorial Day weekend wedding, people can make the necessary arrangements more than a couple of months in advance. 
So, I stumbled upon a site called Wedding Paper Divas and fell in love with all of the designs. SO many cute possibilities, but wow, they were a little out of my budget. So, I used them for inspiration and we made our own.
Here was my favorite, and Mr. Ballet Flat seemed to like it as well!
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