Pretty Inspired

Hi friends! Yes, you must be forewarned that my wedding planning will most likely be taking over a large portion of my blog over the next 8 months! I'm just too excited not to share, so thanks in advance for sticking with me...I promise to still keep you up to date on furniture redo's and other fun things as well.

Well, so far I have so many wedding ideas swirling around in my head - thanks to all the lovely wedding blogs like Style Me Pretty, Ruffled, OnceWed and DIYBride!

I was blown away by this simple, pretty look worn by the bride in a casual, at-home wedding on Once Wed.  Ever since I caught a glance, it's been my inspiration for my wedding look. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a comfy kind of gal. I'm tall so I'm always in flats and cardigans are my go-to cover-up almost every day!

{images via oncewed}

Isn's she sweet? I know it's a bit unconventional for some...but I really want to feel like myself on my wedding day (okay a spiffier, prettier version!). So for me - glam = a white dress, cute flats and a pretty cardigan. Our venue is rustic and casual as well, so I think they will suit each other! I happened to find the above dress on Etsy, it's waaaaay above my budget but it's definitely my starting inspiration point!

 {image via The English Dept}

 I'm also coveting this cardigan and flats from J.Crew...I'm pretty sure my wedding colours will be a soft teal blue (of course!) with soft tones of grey and cream and white. It's been so hard to hold myself back from clicking the 'buy' button!!

 

{images via jcrew}

How did you decide on your wedding look? I love to hear your bridal wisdom!

This and That

Hi! I'm missing you all but I'm finding it hard to keep up with the blog lately, so I'm popping in with a quick update.  This is what I'm painting this week...

A massive dresser for my friend M's little boy's room.

 And this treasure we rescued and discovered was solid maple for C and J's bedroom!

I've also been working on painting these personalized knobs for dresser #1 (hint - I'll be adding numbers and letters to each one!)...

Trying to figure out this new toy...

Diving into these...

Yes folks, I'm THAT bride. Totally jumping into research and planning. Would you believe we already have a date and a venue? September 2nd of this year, we'll be getting hitched at the Hitch 'N Post Ranch - an old family farm and ranch just outside the city! Yup, I'm a get-er-done kind of gal! Now for the fun part...all the little details! You know I'm a DIY bride so I'd love to hear any suggestions!

And dreaming of a honeymoon destination. This is a vintage Florida Keys print I got J for Christmas to remember our trip last year...

Any suggestions? J wants to lie on a beach and I'd love to explore a cool city, we have to find that happy medium!

Have a lovely night friends!

Happy New Year!

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I'm blissfully enjoying my second to last day of holidays...before January madness begins. I thought things would slow down in the new year but it's looking like that will not be the case! Between Lather commissions that are rolling in, work and our big January office move, a few other projects I'll be sharing soon and wedding planning - I think's going to be a busy one. So I'm maximizing my chill time with lots of movies in bed, reading, cooking and visiting family and friends.

How is you January shaping up friends - anything that has you extra excited for 2011?