more about my dream wedding

So, I was trying to think of some ways that I could incorporate more of the boutique style that I love into my own wedding...I came up with a couple of interesting touches that I think I am sold on...

I love walking into a wedding where the bride has picked very intricate table settings. Full on with chargers, place settings, elaborate center pieces, neat favors etc....full place settings....

So, here are some of my ideas...
For my place settings, I think I want to have images of old vintage cameras...each one from a different decade done in a sketch style...marking the year of the camera and obviously that would be the table number. I also have a large number of cameras that I could use to also place on the tables as well for some added dimension....

The other thing is that Mike, my husband, is a musician...so I have a few old instruments that would be really neat to put out on display also...again, adding to the unique feel for what I want....

Another thing that drives me crazy at weddings is to walk up to a fancy table and see salt and pepper shakers and sugar packets on tables...so, I thought that I would find little bird salt and pepper shakers. You all know how I love my birds...so the birds would eliminate that generic feel and add something more personal to the tables.


I also came across something the other day...Since I am an artist...and my lead second shooter is an artist...I am thinking about filling most of the wall space in my preferred venue with small paintings done by family/friends...and giving them away as favors. They will be completely framed and all uniform..but I think it's a really neat idea!

Vital Family Shoot

Sometimes, a family walks in to your life and they inspire you and touch your soul.

I wont share their story with you, because honestly----I don't think that anything in the world matters as much as how much these guys just...mesh. There isn't even a word for their interactions together and how they seemed to respect each other and work together.

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Dream wedding

Most people will wear my favorite color is purple...it's not, it's actually blue. Not teal, not navy...but a dusty gray blue. So, it makes sense that I would create my dream wedding around my favorite color...
I was just browsing and I found these flowers...I love that they mimic the texture of the dress that I posted earlier...and all the interesting types of flowers. I'll have to do some research to find out exactly what each of these flowers are...


I started thinking about where I would have my wedding. The first place that came to my mind was Virginia House in Richmond. I'd also love to think about Agecroft Hall...I'll have to find some photos to post so I can share it.

There are some things I have absolutely loved when I have looked at wedding photos online...one, is the details. So few brides invest the time or thought into planning out little things...such as the socks the groosmen will wear, or the type of shoes they will slip on their feet. Beyond a doubt, I will be wearing Manolo Blahnik's "Something Blues" at my dream wedding. My husband however, will be thought about later. I do think I'd love for him to have on a pair of cream/grey argyle socks...and I am pretty sure I'd want my groosmen to be wearing argyle sweater vests. I found this photo online a long time ago and I have been in love with this pattern ever since.



To ease mike into doing this, I will promise him a tailor made Armani suit. he's always wanted one and maybe this could be my way into having my dream wedding:)

I also found these dresses for bridesmaids...they mimic the style of my dress and are in a charcoal grey.

What if....

A good friend of mine had a strange dream that I had a wedding....that my husband and I decided to renew our vows and she had this crazy notion that if I planned a wedding I would be wearing a cape and so would everyone else. After considering this for a minute, I thought it would be a really fun idea if I planned my own wedding here on my blog and shared my ideas and things I would do. The crazy part is that I have NO idea what I would even do if I planned my own wedding! So....here goes nothing....

First thing I would pick would be my dress. For me, an entire wedding is based on the brides gown.

Dress A: Anyone who knows me knows I love Christo's wedding dresses. I love texture and a flowey feel to fabric, or something architectural. I like this dress because There is so much movement in the gown that it wont feel stiff. This dress would be in my top 5 dresses to try on.

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