Some progress..finally!

So we finally got save the dates out! Which in wedding webisphere speak, is abbreviated to STDs. Hence, why I hate abbreviations. We had some of our engagement pics printed into postcards and they came out so cute!

Here is the front:


and the back:



Sorry the pictures are so crudy. I took them at work and the lighting here is a horrible yellow dark little thing.

On a side note, Grace, my teeny-tiny 4 year-old evil genius of a sister, just told me that she needs a new arm bone. Because her current one is not missing but is made out of "sorn." Apparently, she tried to get it to work but it just won't. Also, she added in that she found a really good wedding dress for me on a blog. Oh that strange little girl!

And that's all for now, loves!

Shoes and maids....

I love these as bridesmaid dresses!

This is from J. Crew, which is so amazing if you don't know. J. Crew is quickly becoming my favorite!

And this little diddy....
It is Jenny Yoo, who has lots of lovely stuff...

My biggest dilemma is shoes...I want to wear a different pair for every hour of my wedding! And why can't you wear heels on sand?


These will be my ceremony shoes because they are classy and simple and beachy...
They are Capri Sandals by J. Crew.


I think I'll alternate between the sandals and bare feet for our reception as I plan to dance it up!


I want to get a pair of heels to wear for my going away outfit, but I have no decision making skills, so I just drool over heels and never choose...sad.

These are the contenders.

How fantastic are these? I have dreams about these shoes! They are also J. Crew and called Avignon patterned peep toes!



I also love these lovelies! The J. Crew Lyla Printed Peep Toes are just so colorful and fun and I would love to wear them!


And then we have the J. Crew (I know I'm obsessed!) Liza Satin Peep Toe Flats. While not heels, these are funkily amazing and I must have them!

So that's that, pals! I can't pick out shoes because I love them all....

Wedding!!

So we have a wedding date!! September 13, 2009! Only 8ish months to go....eek.

Well, here's what we have picked out so far.

This is my location! I love it so much! It's a beach house in Oceanside. We are doing the ceremony and reception there so it makes things so much simpler!

Our Ceremony will be on the beach out front...ah, Oceanside...so gorgeous!

Our Reception will be in the 'backyard beach' of the beach house. It's such a perfect size and I absolutely adore the view!

This is also a weekly rental, so Michael and I will be able to honeymoon here too! Ah, so simple and beach-chic!

Dress!!!

Ok, so this took a long time! But I finally decided on this amazing J. Crew number! I was going to go for short at first, but you only get to wear a wedding dress once so why not go long and glam? I love how this dress manages to be beachy, beautiful, chic, elegant, classic, and simple all at once! Quite a tough fete for one dress! I will also get a short dress similar to this for dancing at the reception with some added color.

And the back....

Bridesmaids

Since my bridesmaids are so fabulously different, I'm want them to pick their own style dress. Something shorter, pretty, and some sort of blue in the turquiose/light aqua/lighter blue family is all I care about! Ashley, my maid of honor, will be wearing navy. I'm excited to see what they come up with! They are going to be gorgeous.

Here is one that I like!

Invitations

Ok, this is our inspiration. We are do them without the giant sea star considering its a bit too much! I want to DIY these so I'm altering them a bit. So here's the inspiration but definitely not the final deal!

FOOOOOOD!!!

We are having Port of Subs cater. A beachy, classier twist on the sub sandwich? Perfect!

Men

Michael is wearing a Ralph Lauren Navy Blue Blazer like this one...

These pants...

A sweater like this (for our subtle hints of pink)...

A white french cuff....

A Turquoise ties...

And his boat shoes....

We still need to find some cool cufflinks so keeping my eyes pealed!

The rest of the guys will wear the same thing except no pink sweater.

Ring Bearer

Fraser is going to be the ring bearer. He is extremely honored. Its quite funny.

He will wear the same outfit as the guys, but I might have him wear a pink sweater like michael.

Instead of a pillow for the rings, I'm taking my inspiration from this:

I already have the shell. Oh, I love it!

Ceremony Bamboo Arch

I love this kind of thing. It will be beautiful!

Gracie will, or course, be the flower girl. She is very excited. I'm still not totally sure about her dress yet!

Ok, so that's it for now but I have to get stuff down now! See ya!