Mr. Boddington's Studio

Wow- October is over?! How did that happen?! October was very busy for me- if you follow me on instagram you may have seen that I traveled back-to-back weekends to New York City and then home to Atlanta. The next week Matt and I closed on our first house and so now we in a full on purging and packing mode. I have been doing a lot of shopping for the new house and I have loved loved loved all the holiday decor being out in the stores. Also the temps have dropped here in Dallas (only in the 60's during the day this week!) and so it really feels like we moving into the Holiday season. I thought I would share today one of my favorite designer for stationery and cards- Mr. Boddington's Studio. What I love so much about Mr. Boddington's is that doesn't take itself too seriously. I love all the hand illustrations and the quality is amazing. If you have some down time take a look at some of their custom wedding invites- seriously to die for. I have sent their Holiday cards before and I may or may not be using Mr. Boddington's Nephew for my moving announcement *hint hint wink wink* I love how their Holiday cards use so much color and the look is always their own. I'll try and share a couple more card designers I love this week and next!

Wedding Wednesday

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For my first Wedding Wednesday back at blogging I thought it would be fun to share my save the date today. Planning a wedding is such hard work and really I would never want to plan another one (ha!) but looking back I love the way everything came together. I felt a lot of pressure to have an original save the date and really I had a tough time finding something that I felt like "us" until I saw this Martha Stewart editorial and then I knew I had found something that I loved. We had our save the dates printed locally in Dallas on white linen cocktail napkins which we thought would set the tone for the kind of wedding we wanted (festive and fun!) We then mounted them on Waste Not Paper so they could be mailed and so we would have somewhere to include the detail. Looking back I still love them!

Wedding Wednesday

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I have a confession- I am wedding blog obsessed... and it started before I was ever engaged... same with bridal magazines too! I just love them- the pictures, the ideas, the brides, the grooms, everything really. I am not sure that I will be able to 100% give them up come May 28th and I have already allowed myself the excuse that I do sell paper for a living and should be "in the know" on bridal trends... ha! But really the blogs and magazines have created and fueled any idea that I have. Below is a link to my daily (or multiple times a day) blogs that I love!

Style Me Pretty

Snippet and Ink

Ruffled

100 Layer Cake

Green Wedding Shoes

Oh So Beautiful Paper

Martha Stewart Weddings

Wedding Wednesday

{From top; Crate and Barrel Cora Glass; Riedel Glasses from William Sonoma; Juliska}

I have not felt well for about 5 days- a crazy case of hives from an allergic reaction to an antibiotic I was taking for my skin... after a trip back to the doctor yesterday I am hoping that start to feel better soon! We have our first wedding shower this weekend- it is a Stock the Bar shower! I can't tell you how excited I am to start to celebrate our wedding with our friends and family! One thing I am excited to receive is champagne glasses- we dont have any and I just love the shape options! Champagne is not a drink I can drink all night (well I can but I do not like the hangover that comes with that....) but I do love having a glass of champagne- I think when you drink champagne you just feel special! Here are some champagne glasses I think are fab!

Wedding Wednesday

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This week it really feels like I am getting married- less than 3 months! We had our first wedding present arrive, we have a shower next week, and *drumroll please* I picked up our wedding invitations yesterday! I have to say I am in love. I am going to wait and share them after it is all said and done but in the mean time here is the inspiration that I used to get to the final copy of our invitation! I love the romance of calligraphy and I really felt inspired by many calligraphers in the whole wedding planning process- it really is art! Again, Pinterest was a great source to use to get inspiration and help me "see the big picture".

Wedding Wednesday

{All photos from Pinterest}

I am getting married in 95 days (sidenote: I wake up to an email everyday from some site I signed up for early on that tells me how many days until our wedding.... just a little clarification that I am not marking down a calendar :) ) I have for the most part refrained from talking about things relating to the wedding on my blog- A. Because I change my mind pretty regularly and B. Because I don't want to give too much away! and C. Up until this month it has felt so far away! I would say that I should not quit my day job to become a full time wedding planner- it is tough! The reality is, is there are thousands of ways you can have a beautiful wedding. Luckily I have super amazing, creative, talented, genius friends who have helped me get these ideas to hopefully come to light. I also do not know what I would have done without the help of Pinterest. It has provided the inspiration for our Save The Dates, Wedding Invitations and just overall decor. Seriously, it has kept my thoughts organized and I feel like let me see my "big picture." Above are some of the ideas that I have loved seeing on Pinterest! (And here's to hoping the next 95 days aren't too stressful!)

I'm engaged!

{View from our room where Matt proposed overlooking the Bellagio fountains}

As most of you probably already know I got engaged last weekend!! I couldn't be happier- it was amazing and I feel so incredibly lucky to get Matt for the rest of my life! The whole weekend in Las Vegas was perfect and now will always hold a special place in my heart! I would be lying if I said I was completely caught off guard but I was shocked by how much Matt had planned for us- Dinners, shows, the spa- I have never felt so pampered in my life!

Drum Roll please.... let the planning begin :)

Cristina Perry Events

{A photo from the 100 Layer Cake shoot by photographer Kate Belle;

Invite by Folgio Press;Flowers by Amy Osaba;

Stylist Cristina Perry Events}

Goooood Morning! Yesterday I received an email from my dear friend Cristina Perry, of Cristina Perry Events, that a wedding shoot she styled was being featured on the 100 layer cake blog so I clicked over and WOW!!!- what a stunningly beautiful wedding shoot! I must say I was so proud of my friend because I know that the passion she has for wedding design is all coming together for her! Cristina has impeccable taste and great style- if you are getting married and need someone who knows what they are doing talk to Cristina! Check out her wedding featured on 100 Layer Cake here