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MORE progress on the road!

i just posted about our stop at the quakertown market on our roadtrip blog, but i wanted to stop by here and tell you all about the latest wedding progress we’ve been making, which was aided by this interesting little place!
we’ve decided to go with vintage milk glass vases (along with the vintage cameras) for our wedding centerpieces and we’re having a great time hunting for them so far! i had picked one up at my local salvation army and we bought a bunch from an interesting lady at the quakertown flea market yesterday. then today, at a great thrift store in philly, we hit the jackpot with some more. we’ve got so many in our car that we might have to ship them back home so we don’t have to take them all over the country with us.

they’re packed away in the car right now, but i found this photo to give you an idea of what we’re going for. we’ll probably go with some white peonies and lots of candles mixed in (i know, i know. flowers! the one thing i said i didn’t want!).

(photo from here)

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February 24, 2010 - 6:19 pm Michelle - I looove milk glass vases, it's gonna look amazing!

i said yes…

to a dress!!!!!!!!! (i know that’s an absurd amount of exclamation points but i think this occasion merits it!)

can you believe it? i don’t think it’s settled in yet! i’m still freaking out!

ok, ok, so let’s start at the beginning… yesterday, daniel and i went for our second appointments at pronovias and kleinfleld. i still wasn’t blown away by the pronovias dress when i tried in on a second time; i just didn’t have the feeling i thought i should have. so by the time we went to kleinfeld i had very little expectation and was pretty discouraged. i had also visited another store the day before and was even less impressed with the selection there. despite this, i still tried to go to my appointment with some optimism! one of our brides who was also in new york this week had an appointment earlier that day and she loved her consultant jacqueline so she recommended her and she was right! she was just amazing and knew what i wanted right away. she brought me to pnina tornai’s section, and while i was a little hesitant at first, she was totally right. the best part is pnina herself was there and she helped us out, even picking the dress that ended up being “the one.” i just ADORED this dress! i put it on and daniel and i were both in tears. i was starting to think that i wasn’t going to get that feeling, but i TOTALLY got it! jacqueline brought me to the big room where there are many other brides (and some camera people as they were shooting for say yes to the dress) and i have to say, once a dozen people have sent compliments your way (including the owner of the store and the dress’ designer), it kinda helps to seal the deal! there was also an element i loved in another of pnina’s dresses and she agreed to add it on to my dress as a gift. she was awesome and the whole experience was just wonderful!

omgicantbelieveit!!! i’m freaking out over here. ok. i have no photo to share as i want to keep some elements a surprise, but i just had to share the news with you!

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February 19, 2010 - 11:02 am Laura - CONGRATULATIONS! I am so happy that you found your dress and I am sure you will look beautiful in it!

February 19, 2010 - 11:59 am kate - YAY doesn't really describe what i feel. how the hell am i supposed to wait to see you?! sooooo happy for you! xoxo

February 19, 2010 - 12:54 pm Vanessa - Ahhh! Congrats :)

February 19, 2010 - 2:19 pm azar - I can't wait to see it!! Sounds like an amazing experience for the both of you. congrats. xoxoxox

February 19, 2010 - 3:34 pm kathleen - Oh wow!! Congratulations! I'm so intrigued to see it eventually!

February 19, 2010 - 6:18 pm Michelle - Yay!!! I'm so happy! Yay! Yay! xx

February 19, 2010 - 7:27 pm molina - THIS!!!!!!!!!!

February 19, 2010 - 10:52 pm Mikhail - Congratulations, Davina!!!!! But where is the picture? lol

February 20, 2010 - 12:15 am davina - thanks you guys! you'll have to wait for a photo! (although i do have one... stuck one in while they weren't looking!). oh and laura, it's a "va-va-voom" dress too!!

February 20, 2010 - 11:04 am Gabrielle - Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! I'm super happy for you! :o)

February 20, 2010 - 12:47 pm Vanisha - :)

some progress on the road!

hello from nyc, our first stop on the roadtrip!

daniel and i had some free time to wander around the city yesterday and we stopped by an amazing paper store where we found this great vintage-inspired notebook:

i believe meve used these exact notebooks at her wedding and i just loved them! we picked one up and we’ll be using is as our guestbook, for guests to write messages in (duh!) and we can later stick their polaroid photos into it. it fits our vintage theme and our black, white and gray color scheme, and (here’s the best part) it was 4$!
win, win win!

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February 19, 2010 - 11:00 am Mikhail - Very cool! And I am so happy that I know your colorscheme now, because it is my favorite too (and I will bring my vintage Mamiya too)

February 19, 2010 - 6:10 pm Courtney - So cute! Any idea where you found it? I live in NYC and I'm wondering what amazing store sells these?

February 20, 2010 - 12:17 am davina - courtney, it was around 19th, 20th or 21st, i can't remember. but definitely between 5th and 6th. they have different sizes and colors, too. good luck!

February 22, 2010 - 12:08 pm Courtney - Oh great, thanks! I'll have to check it out.

February 23, 2010 - 6:49 am marie-eve - yup those are the lovely notebooks we used!! so happy you got some too! perfect for your wedding!

farewell!

today we leave for our roadtrip. i can’t believe it’s finally time! daniel and i have been planning this somewhat secretly for over a year now and i don’t think the reality of it has hit us yet!
our first stop is new york, where i will once again attempt to find my wedding dress. i second appointments at pronovias to re-try the dress daniel and arielle really liked, and one at kleinfelds where i hope to get a better consultant!

i’ll be in touch as soon as i get the chance, but don’t forget to follow our new, roadtrip blog: so this is the u.s, eh?

wish me luck! (both for the roadtrip and the dress search!) i’m going to put out some positivity into the universe by sharing some pretty pictures of pretty dresses with you:

(all images via style me pretty)

photo credits:
1st row: meg baisden, axioo photography, carla ten eyck, olivia leigh
2nd row: jose villa, anna sawin, kristin vining, carla ten eyck

so long!!!!

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February 16, 2010 - 12:29 pm Michelle - :):( I'm so excited and happy for the 2 of you... but I will miss you!! Good luck on the dress search, I'll send some good vibes your way! xx

February 16, 2010 - 2:03 pm kathleen - Good luck in the shops and on the road! Can't wait to hear all about it...

February 17, 2010 - 11:33 am Gabrielle - I'm so excited for you! Hope u have tons of fun! P.S. You make me wanna quit school and travel the world. :o)

the veil issue

i know i shouldn’t be thinking about anything wedding related, what with a 2 month roadtrip coming up in a few days, but lately i can’t help but think about what i want to look like on the wedding day. it’s probably because i’ve been wedding dress shopping. whatever, point is, i’ve been looking into veils. i know i want a birdcage, and i was going to use my friend kate’s, but it doesn’t actually fit my head very nicely. so i’m back on the veil market, so to speak. i’m really into these three, sort of “revisited” birdcages:

(middle image is a maria elena headpiece via lake jane; the other two i just can’t for the life of me remember!)

whatever i go with, i think i will first try to craft it myself. i’m fairly confident in my ability to whip something up and that way i can try lots of different looks before deciding on one (and we all know how i like to change my mind every so often…!)

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February 15, 2010 - 1:08 pm amy - i like the first one, i think it would look nice on you with the rounded look.

just “hi”

hi you,
sorry i’ve been so mia lately. i feel like i’ve been neglecting the blog lately and for this i apologize.
my life has been taken over by travel plans (but i quite like it!).
we leave tomorrow. o.m.g.
that is all.


(photo from here)

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February 15, 2010 - 3:38 pm kathleen - Bon voyage!! drive safe!

a place to lay my head

registering at a place like the bay has it’s downsides. sure we registered for practical things like a blender and a kitchenaid mixer, but what if i want amazing things like these quirky pillow cases?!


(from threeheart, via naturally nina)

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February 11, 2010 - 2:04 pm Gabrielle - I love these pillowcases!

i think i can… i think i can…

i think i can make a skirt like zooey’s here. i used to be decent with a sewing machine (i made my prom dress when i graduated and made my sister’s for her 5 years later) and this looks like a fairly simple project. wide elastic waist with petal-shaped  fabric pieces sew into each other. easy-peasy.


(i’ve had this photo in my “fashion love” folder on my computer for a while now. i just came across it and can’t remember where it’s from)

could be a good option for a rehearsal dinner or sunday brunch outfit. we shall see, we shall see!

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February 9, 2010 - 3:31 pm Jackie - i think that skirt is super cute!!! looks easy enough. maybe even like varying shades of a color? (i would do shades of lavender blending into white, but that's just me) http://www.en-veil.com/ have you seen that by the way? i think you'll enjoy that website, or at least pull some inspiration!

February 9, 2010 - 8:41 pm magali - that is VERY cute. Just remember, its always the things that look easy that are hard!

back to basics

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!

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well aren’t you pretty?

these bridesmaids are quite lovely, i think. this was a fashion shoot though, so we can’t be too jealous.


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February 7, 2010 - 11:46 am marie-eve - Can I have hair like that for your wedding? Like, 50's pin-up girl hair?

February 7, 2010 - 6:40 pm davina - you are more than encouraged to do so!!