napkins

this is what i was thinking of doing for the napkins/silverware so folks can just grab.  need to have a ribbon-tying party, too!  lots of diy'ing going on...i hope we can pull it off!

photo from martha stewart weddings via ritzy bee

cool photo shoot

from {frolic}, just some amazing photography inspiration. 

project brigade: {cake stands part deux}

we had an impromptu project brigade this weekend.  i went to the thrift store & craig & georgia bought epoxy, so we decided to put a few cake stands together!  they look amazing.  they were very easy to make & fun to put the different plates together.  i also went on ebay & bought some more platters, hopefully enough to finish off the project.

project brigade: {stuff invites}

 georgia stamping the address stamp

almost all stuffed!
rsvp cards waiting for stamps!

the "suite":  wedding invite & rsvp postcard.  we decided to do an rsvp postcard to save paper by not having an envelope.  the invites & the envelopes are made from recycled paper. and they are printed in soy ink.




so georgia, wedding planner extraordinaire, came over on friday night & we stuffed the invitations!  we are still waiting for the custom postage stamps--which better come today!!  patty will help me stamp & seal, and hopefully they will go out tomorrow!  yay! 

check it off the list

we checked these off the list this week:

- met with caterer

- booked photographer

- chose linens, tables, chairs, plates, etc

- received invitations

i'm so excited about the caterer--she's a friend who i've worked with before--she had lots of great ideas and was totally into our "upscale italian picnic"!  she also knows a lot of organic, local farmers in pasadena, where she will get her veggies from.  her company is called geschenk and it means "gift" in german.  perfect. (her website may not be up & running quite yet, but check back, it's worth it!)

i'm also thrilled with our photographer, chris strother ...a friend of georgia's and coincidentally, an old neighbor of patty's!  her work is amazing.  she uses several different mediums, and yes, she uses film.  i know it's not the most green option, but it's so classic & beautiful.  another non-green splurge that i'm not going to beat myself up about!

photo copyright chris strother from flickr

garden transformation: coming along...

the garden is coming along.  kate helped me pick out a bunch of plants & we had them planted last week.  it's getting there. but, wow, so overwhelming!  there's a lot of yard.  we still want to finish it with some wood chips around the new plantings, take out the rose bushes & plant succulents & get a BUNCH more potted plants to break up all the concrete/brick area.

monogram

i love our monogram.  tristan from bella bella co created it.  it's on the invite & i'm trying to incorporate it into other areas.