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My Wedding

June 5, 2012 8 Comments A Well Crafted Party

I could have sworn that I had posted my wedding on here before…but, searching through my posts I couldn’t find anything about it. My hubby and I are coming up on our six-year anniversary.

That of course has got me thinking about our big day.

I loved our wedding. We worked really hard on making it special (and affordable). We tried to pay for most of the event ourselves, but we were very thankful to have help from friends and family. It was an ideal start for a young couple and it has only got better each and every day that we’ve been married.

We put our wedding together before the invention of Pinterest and the many wedding blogs out there. Part of me looks forward to one of our bigger anniversary dates so I can throw a huge anniversary party utilizing all of those new tools.

Here are some of my favorite details of the wedding:

I married the man of my dreams and my best friend. I’m pretty much the luckiest chic on the planet.

The men looking snazzy in their tuxes

My mom handmade all of the dresses for the wedding party

My aunt made my wedding bouquet and added in a handkerchief and cameo from my great-grandmother

We scraped together enough money to pay for a wonderful Jazz band—I wish that I could pay them three times what we did. They were absolutely amazing.

My family made tasty desserts for our dessert and coffee reception

My little sister was my maid of honor—Isn’t she lovely?

Our wedding party was slightly LARGE—It was nice being surrounded by friends and family

The Mother-of-the-Bride and the Mother-of-the-Groom accidentally got the same dresses… but, they looked gorgeous!

My lovely flower girls walking down the aisle

Tomorrow I’ll have a post about the DIY elements of the wedding. Thanks for letting me share!

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Love in Blossom Pt. 1

June 24, 2011 2 Comments Featured

Yesterday I posted the inspiration board for this concept shoot.

Today…

THE PHOTOS!

Again, I’m so excited to be able to share these photos with you because I got to work with fabulous people and we worked really hard on this shoot! I have so many pictures that I thought I’d divide them into two posts. This post features what I’d imagine the head table could look like for this wedding.

The beautiful photography was done by my friend, and Portland photographer,

Aubrie LeGault of Capturing Grace Photography.

So, with no further ado… the pics!

The lovely bride (model Joan Stevens) is showered in cherry blossom confetti as she looks out at tables adorned with cherry blossom branches, tea lights and small arrangements of white carnations.

Low arrangements make it easier for people to see across the table and allow for more intimate conversations.

For the table settings we played with a mixture of traditional Japanese plates and a more modern look with the wine glasses and tall water glasses.

Cherry Blossom confetti (made from tissue paper) is sprinkled across the table and guests can find their spots by looking at their chopstick holders that double as place cards.

The happy bride shows off her white carnation and cherry blossom bouquet.

Check back later today for images of the dessert table and the amazing cake made by

Alicia Smith of The Sweet Smith blog!

This Love in Blossom concept shoot was featured on Hostess with the Mostess!

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To see the DIY project instructions you can visit Hostess with the Mostess for instructions and photos!

I’ll be posting the DIY projects on this site next week!

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{INSPIRATION BOARD} Love in Blossom A Japanese Inspired Wedding

June 23, 2011 1 Comment Featured

I’ve been holding back this project for a while

(oh so difficult!!!!)

but, was pleasantly surprised yesterday to see it featured on

Hostess with the Mostess!

Which means… I can now share it with you!

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Love in Blossom: A Japanese-Inspired Wedding

I was inspired to create this Mock-Wedding reception from a request for a DIY wedding with the theme of “Around the World.” I have a special place in my heart for Japan because my husband was born and grew up in the Tokyo area. My in-laws were so amazing when I told them about my idea and they brought me some beautiful tableware from Tokyo the last time they came to visit! I wanted to mix Japanese details with some more traditional American wedding details.

I hope I got the right mix!

First off, my inspiration board for this project:

Sources from Top Left Clockwise:

(I’ve lost a few of these sources because I created this board over a year ago… if you know of the source for one of these photos PLEASE let me know so I can give credit!!)

1. Invitations: Martha Stewart Weddings: Sheila and Steve’s Real Wedding

2. Girl with Umbrella: ???

3. DIY origami branches: The Flirty Guide

4. Girls with Wands: Martha Stewart from Matthew Robbins Design

5. Cranes: ???

6. Paper Lantern: Luna Bazaar

7. Cherry Blossom Mochi: ???

I really wanted to focus on creating several

DIY projects for this photoshoot.

In the end I decided on creating cherry blossom branches

(although, I did not go with the above Origami style because I was HORRIBLE at it and I liked a little bit more organic look),

printable chopstick holders that could double as name cards,

cherry blossom confetti and a ribbon wall backdrop.

I then asked my friend Alicia from The Sweet Smith if she’d like to be involved by creating a cherry blossom “wedding cake”— man did she deliver! She came up with a tasty lemon cake with a buttercream frosting and beautiful cherry blossoms made out of chocolate! Check out her DIY over at the Hostess with the Mostess!

I’ll be back later to post photos from the shoot!