here’s a terrific idea for a laid-back, home-style wedding: bun cakes in lieu of the traditional wedding cake (or even pies, an idea which i also love by the way). this is something i’ve never seen before and i really like it! ah and don’t those lovely cake stands and branches of lavender complement them beautifully?
i bet the bride and groom had manila tags as escort cards. wouldn’t that go so perfectly?
(via once wed)
p.s. i really want bun cake now.
p.p.s. bun cake, tee-hee!
these bridesmaids are quite lovely, i think. this was a fashion shoot though, so we can’t be too jealous.
(via style me pretty)
February 7, 2010 - 11:46 am - Can I have hair like that for your wedding? Like, 50's pin-up girl hair?
February 7, 2010 - 6:40 pm - you are more than encouraged to do so!!
i adore christian louboutin shoes. i am lucky enough to own a pair, and despite the fact that they are death to my feet, i just love them. mine are a classic black, mat leather with a medium heel; a very safe choice but i’d love to own a more “risky” pair. depending on how much my dress costs (if it’s inexpensive, my mom said she’d cover it for me) i might just save enough money for daniel to be ok with me buying another pair as my wedding shoes. yes, this is my strategy. after all, i’ll never wear the dress again, but the shoes and i have a lifetime of happiness ahead of us!
regardless of how much i end up paying, i’m pretty set on having a colored shoe – and what better color for a wedding than blue!
check out these lovely louboutins, worn by real brides:
(photos by our labor of love, jerry yoon and angelica glass)
February 4, 2010 - 2:22 pm - I love them all, but the shiny ones are spectacular.
i forgot to mention that we have launched our roadtrip blog, so this is the us, eh? so you can go check that out. i hope you’ll follow our adventure over the next 2 months! (we leave in 2 weeks so don’t worry, i still have a few more posts to share on here)
once wed is the holy grail of wedding blogs, as far as i’m concerned, and i never cease to be amazed by the ideas and diy projects they feature. while in miami, i made a pom pom using victoria’s secret tissue paper and a bobby pin based on their instructions! (it was raining that evening, don’t judge me!).
i recently came across this idea by ashley of dolci odille and i thought it was pretty clever. she spray painted some icing tips for really inexpensive and different place card holders. cute, right?
daniel and i are photographing the wedding of a cake maker this summer and i think she NEEDS to do this! i’ll volunteer to help, that’s how excited i am!
February 3, 2010 - 8:41 pm - I LOVE this idea! Oh, the possibilities...maybe as little sign holders on the dessert bar...
i’m back! daniel and i had a fantastic time in miami, soaking up some sun and just enjoying each others’ company. it was so nice to leave everything behind and just totally let go. aside from hitting the gym, we did nothing at all but eat and lie down (ok, maybe a few other things… wink, wink)
now that we’re back, i can finally share some photos from the save-the-date making night i had with magali, cassie, lisa, and arielle who joined us later (marie-eve is in europe and kate had a last minute emergency). with sex and the city playing in the background, we cut, wrapped and cut twine, attached manila tags, stuffed and sealed envelopes, stuck labels and stamps, and of course sipped some wine and indulged in some chocolate fondue (yum!). it was a great night and i was so incredibly thankful for their help. it took us a few hours of hard work, so it probably would have taken we weeks if i had been at it alone. thanks girls!
here are a few photos from the night itself (i haven’t sent out the save-the-dates yet so you’ll have to wait until then our guests have received them to see them, sorry!):
as you can see (above), even coco got in on the action. she licked the bowl of water we were using to seal the envelopes. that was her contribution.
poor lisa (below) struggled with the crafty stuff, but we decided we’d keep her on the team despite that (in other words, we still love her):
thanks so much for your help, girls! i’m so lucky to have you! xoxo
February 2, 2010 - 10:45 am - don't worry lisa. if i was there i would have struggled with you ;)
February 2, 2010 - 10:45 am - oh! pressed "post comment" too fast. looks like fun girlies! so sorry i missed it!! xo
February 2, 2010 - 1:44 pm - VERY sad to have missed out on this evening!! Can't wait to see the final result! ooxx
February 2, 2010 - 6:14 pm - yyyaaaaaayyyyy!!!! too many things to say right now!!! 1. notice how coco is on MY lap 2. my teeth are so darn huge 3. not only am I featured, I am also featured as a "photographer" because of that beautiful picture of you 4. it would have been great to have you there kate and marie-eve 5. deep down in my heart I would never actually kick lisa off the team 6. it was my pleasure to help out and I cant wait for the next project!!!
February 2, 2010 - 9:29 pm - Yay! This makes me so happy:) Was so much fun, ladies (Kate and Marie-Eve you were there in spirit!) Oh, and for the record, I was quite successful at cutting the string/ribbon, filling the envelopes, and prepping the chocolate for fondue! (and yes I realize how pathetic that sounds, lol) Kate, thanks for your non-crafty support!:-) Can't wait for the next bridesmaids event!
February 3, 2010 - 11:25 am - oh my gosh this made me teary eyed! it was so much fun! i cant wait to help out some more!!! (eager beaver yes)
this post was supposed to be a recap of saturday night, when a few of my bridesmaids and i completed our save-the-dates. but instead i’m being wisked off to miami, my favorite relaxation destination (we will lie on a bed on the beach for 5 days)! yesterday evening, daniel left to run a few errands and came back with 2 gossip magazines and a little speech about how much he loves me and how happy he is that we are getting married. he booked the flight months ago and while i had suspected something was going on, i was completely surprised when he told me the news!
did i pick the right man or what?!
this is us, the first and only time we ever went to miami, just over 2 years ago. it was our first of many vacations together and i think that’s why i’ve been aching to go back. all i remember from that trip is pure bliss! (yup, i was blonde and daniel had a shaved head!):
i’ll be in touch when i return next week! xoxo
January 26, 2010 - 12:26 pm - Hey Davina! Have a great trip! Love this picture!
January 26, 2010 - 9:31 pm - Yaye MIAMI.... I love that city :) Enjoy your trip!
January 26, 2010 - 10:04 pm - Enjoy! :)
there’s one thing i never changed my mind about (besides daniel of course) and that, my friends, are the barber shop straws i first fell in love with back in september. i have dedicated three posts to them (”my life will never be the same,” “oh happy day!” and “true love” – yeah, that’s right) and mentioned them countless times in other posts. i pulled them out of my wedding box a few days ago and they still make me as happy as the day i first laid eyes on them.
what does that say about me, this obsession with these straws? it’s pathetic, i know! but not as pathetic as this:
hehehehe!
January 25, 2010 - 4:37 pm - You're so cute Dav!
January 25, 2010 - 6:33 pm - Yay for "can't make up my mind Mondays"! And yay for barber shop straws!
January 26, 2010 - 12:21 am - this is true love
February 4, 2010 - 11:58 am - Love those straws. (and your blog). :)
oh the dress. this is one issue that, as you know, is freshly on my mind. i’ve really gone back and forth on this one and i’m still not quite sure where i stand! you may remember that i originally insisted that i wanted a short wedding dress. i have to say that i am still really drawn to this idea, but when i started actually shopping, i found so few short dresses (and NONE that i actually liked) so this idea sort of eliminated itself. then i fell in love with one dress (the blurry photo i posted on the blog) but then when i tried it on a second time, i didn’t feel the love so much. here’s what it looked like (not blurry version):
then i thought i was on the right track with something simple with a flattering mermaid silhouette, but after trying a bunch on realized they just didn’t feel special enough.
so now here i am. my newest obsession (which i haven’t shared with you yet), is this monique lhuillier dress which is a little out of my hoped-for budget, but still somewhat within reach… (pictured here with a bolero that i wouldn’t wear)
having tried on about 40 dresses now and looked at an endless amount online, i think this might work. but i’ve been down that road before so i’m going to try it on at my next kleinfeld appointment with very little expectations!
January 25, 2010 - 1:46 pm - I was basically on the short dress bandwagon until I was actually getting married and I'm glad I switched. Lucky is the girl who gets to walk down the aisle in a Monique Lhuillier!
January 25, 2010 - 3:55 pm - Davina, this reminds me of our recent conversation, lol! I love it! Hope it works out!
next up: bouquets. remember last july when i confessed my dislike of bridal bouquets? i even wrote: “one measly walk up and down the aisle – and poof! their job is done and you’ve spent how many hundreds of dollars?” (yes, i’m quoting myself again). in my defense, i foresaw a change in opinion as i added: “i might just end up with one on my own wedding day too, just because i’ll cave in to tradition.”
well i think i am caving after all! i recently browsed through bride and bloom magazine while i was in new york and i found myself being drawn to so many of their bouquets. i even started thinking that if my bridesmaids do wear different dresses (another thing i keep changing my mind about), having identical bouquets might be a nice way of tying them all together (gasp!).
my true love still lies with the black and white anemones though, i must admit. so there ya go. some consistency!
(paul johnson photography)
by davina
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