the dress is perfect, now the hair

man, i can't believe that self-described-80's dress is actually... perfect.

now for the hair piece...



She's so talented! Way to go, Myra Kim :)

okay, and maybe these too

Apepazza Nigeria
Hale Bob's Stella, @ $49

And holy cow, Newport News has a similar one for just $30!

i so want these

Hale Bob Women's Gypsy Flat, $25!! Normally $94! But only if you have super tiny feet :( Boo.

But otherwise, how *perfect*! Blue/gold lace/paisley + funky chiffon ribbon -- rockfest!

etsy love

These colors just make me so damn happy. Go etsy artists.
Each pic linked.

no time but this had to be done

*now* i see how poufy veils work! This is *adorable* -- and i love how even all the bridesmaids look all, i don't know what era that is -- but how *cute* it's like a period piece AND adorable!!

via The Bride's Cafe, Vanessa McKellar Productions.com

Last (wedding) inspiration post!

Phindy Studios, via Bride's Cafe, of Amanda & Stephen -- soooo many wants, and suuuuuch breathtaking photography!

want:

need!

breathtaking:
*adorably* perfect cake-topper!

stunning veil (and couple, yes, that too):

etsy's sarahseven

art of sarahseven

one of her dresses was in the top left corner of etsy's front page -- whoa. such great work. colors, fabrics, pleating, poufing, clean lines... definitely feminine *ee* but with an edge!

*beautiful* vintage dress, somebody buy it!

Put me out of my misery -- silly me falling in love with a dress before (a) the measurements and (b) the price were posted :( Too bad I'm out of range in that first category, and the range is beyond me in that second category... Too sweet though, right?

@Posh Girl Vingate, $359

Invitations!

Okay, really, no more than half an hour more. But somehow I got into invitations. At Target. I know. But i tried searching Etsy earlier, and i super heart letterpress, but again, budget + not wanting to go crazy-go-nuts on this convalidation ceremony/i hope i'm not harboring bitterness towards my family for jumping on board 4 years later (i should be happy!) --

invitations. simple. inexpensive. awesome.

target's
here
here

and here

Ooooh -- I popped over to marthastewartcrafts, thinking there'd be some fab invites (not so much, for me) -- but i love this idea!

my mom used to take my sister & me to a paper store (stationarie?) and let us make our own "personalized" stationary by running copies on papers we'd get to pick (man, that's pretty cool for a mom, huh?). Anyway -- colored stationaries are *so* cheap (compared to invite sets, right?), though perhaps cutting each one + folding, not so much... but still, just an idea. especially with these seals!


and with colored seals, colored envelopes seem silly, and white 4x6" envelopes are *so* cheap! Or whatever the slightly-larger craft-sized envelopes are...

via the knot via the girl next door

Positive affirmation + last etsy stop: pretty lace + office things

I *will* be home by 2am. i *will* be done with this brief, everything correct as i can make it. seven hours, plenty of time.

one last etsy check, ;) -- search for "lace office"....

fun glass magnets, by the Purple Pear (though I know how to make these, and they *are* easy + fun to make, but gosh, these are already done AND pretty!)


and okay, she has a slew of fun office things:

binder clips!

tacks
business card holder, by jennyblasenpottery (steal at $8!)

by rickrackqueen

more magnets, by funkychickendesign

by roseredwinter (on the front page, how could i resist?)

Wowza's!

@shopdress.com, $308. If i knew where to wear this, i would *snap* this up. Assuming i had an extra 3 bens around, too, but that's beside the point...

etsy stop: royaloakcottage + MichaelArras

Clearly I'm a fan of the slightly-distressed/shabby-cottage chic soft + robin's egg color. I wish I could incorporate some of these items in my home somehow...







royaloakcottage

And yet I also love this....
by michaelarras