#38 My Little Flowerzilla

I am the eldest of the bunch that is my family.

No, the vague bananas reference is not entirely unintentional...

My youngest sister -Miss I- is a wee thing of only 4 years old & being so much younger than the rest of our family, she often 'speaks old'.

We recently asked her to be a Flower-girl at our wedding.

Here are some exerts of that conversation... (Please indulge me & imagine a "Charlie & Lola" induced British accent & incredibly matter of fact tone as you read?)

Me: So you know how 'Mr N' & I are getting married?

I:Yes.

Me: Well that means we will have a wedding, do you know what a wedding is? Have you ever been to one?

I: Look, I've read about them in books & I've seen them in movies, so yes, I know what they are.

Me: So then you probably know how there is a path, & 'Mr N' will stand at one end to wait for me, & before I come to meet him, some of my friends who will be called Bridesmaids will walk down the path & also some children who will be called Flowergirls?

I: (Most impatiently) Yes Yes yes, I've seen it in a MOVIE ok?

Me: Well Mr N & I were wondering if perhaps you would like to be a Flowergirl at our wedding? (In all honesty, I'm expecting some excitement at this)

I: Look 'C', it's yours & 'Mr Ns' wedding, so really, it's your choice ok? Do whatever you want?

Me: We already spoke about it & we would love you to, if you would like to?

I: Hmmmmm...................... Look 'C', I'm just not sure. I'll have a little think about it & get back to you ok? I can't decide right now.

Me: Ok, well there's plenty of time, you don't need to decide right now, but just so you know, you would get to wear a beautiful dress too...

I: I might just want to watch? I might not want to walk. I might just like to watch everyone else. Me: If you did decide to, & you don't have to decide right now, you wouldn't have to do it by yourself - interrupted-

I: I just don't know who I would do it with? I'm not sure who would want to do it...

Me: Well there will be other children & you would get to meet them before hand & all walk down together...

I: Look, 'C', I'll think about it, it's a lot to think about & I just don't know how I will feel on the day. I might just want to watch....

(A photo of Miss I on her last visit to see us)

And tonight talking on skype with her & the eldest of my younger siblings, my sister E.

E brought it up again & asked her of she had decided yet, & did she realise that it would be with her since E will be a Bridesmaid. I chimed in here with the info of what colour dress she will (?) be wearing, this particular colour, she excitedly informed me, was her most VERY favourite. After a little think she proclaimed, to E -

"Look, if you go? I'll go. If you will do it? Then I will do it."

There was then some discussion about flower petal scattering & whether or not it is allowed at our venue & the possibility of carrying something else for me, (I'm keeping secrets) at the suggestion of this she firmly put her foot down.

" No no, I don't really like ___?I'll carry flowers down instead. Yep. I'll carry some flowers. Like this (hands clasped in front)."

I then entered into delicate negotiations with Miss I regarding what would & wouldn't be carried/worn/done.

Uh oh....

What room is there for Bridezillas when there are Flowerzillas about?!?!

I don't have a hope. So there goes that plan eh! ;)

So. If someone turns up in our wedding photos dressed as nemo...or an elf...or a horse... no explanation necessary right?

x

#37 Tea For Two

I find this to be utterly delightful.

And also somewhat amusing.

Which results in me find it even more delightful.

In short? Yes. This delights me.

Via crazyfortea (naturally!)

#36 Trashing the Dresses Angelsmith Style!

I have been most suprised to find how many people have not heard of Trash the Dress sessions...

I first heard about them years ago & I think it's an absolutely fabulous idea.

Our gorgeous, sweet, hilarious & INCREDIBLY talented photographer Karalee of Angelsmith Photography recently shot this session with a twist - not one, but 2 beautiful brides!

Below is just a tiny portion of the shoot & more loveliness can be seen on the Anglesmith website (follow the link below this snippet of sneak peek).

A huge Thank You to the stunning brides Amy & Kat, & to the enviably amazing Karalee for letting me bring these to show and tell ;)

Via Angelsmith Photography

Breathtaking indeed.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts on the concept???

x

#35 Once Upon a Time

Sometimes you find love in the most unexpected of places.

Once upon a time i found love in a news agency.

And I guess you never know your luck because once I found it waiting for me on the footpath at the bus stop too.

Luck must know where I live hey?

And that I don't drive.

x

#34 Men in Grey

It would seem I'm on a roll (or not?!) with the dad jokes?

I think I *ahem* we have decided on grey suits.

This kind of pale shade of grey.

I have however, discovered that I am a little (ok a lot) suit ignorant?

There's so much to learn!

So apparently you can wear either brown, black or grey shoes with a grey suit.

I'm thinking that perhaps grey shoes could have a leaning towards being very...white shoe-ish though?

I haven't seen anyone, either about the place or in photos wearing brown shoes so I'm not sure what i think about that, and I'm thinking that black shoes look good - but do you think that means that you have to wear a black tie as well???

What would you think of a green tie? And would you think a charcoal grey tie would also be ok?

And that's not even getting into morning suits, dinner suits, yadda yadda yadda...

Not that I care too much what you are 'supposed' to do? hehe

I have a preference for the suits to be quite casual I guess, or maybe I mean semi-formal?

I've talked Mr N down from tuxedo-ing it at any rate.

I love vests. I love skinny ties. I love braces. I love hats?

So! What I would like to know, is what your preference is for a wedding suit - both in colours and styles???

#33 Toppers that take the Cake...

Ooo dad joke much?

Now don't get me wrong. I like the top of cakes.

There's sometimes icing there - that's fun.

There's sometimes nice stuff written there - that's nice & sweet (even if your name is spelt wrong)

There's sometimes candles there - that can be fun depending how many there are & whether they are those type that make you laugh once because they won't blow out & then just make you angry when they continue to not blow out & then require everyone else add their spit to the cake below & then make the kitchen bin catch fire 3 hours later.

I also like the crust sort of bit on the top of cakes as long as it isn't a dry cake. I like when it's a bit chewy?

I'm not sure about cake toppers. I've seen some lovely ones but for whatever reason, it just ain't my thing.

So, I like them? But don't want one.

I want cake toppage. Half a cake just won't do after all! Cake toppers & 'top of cake decoration' - a fine line? And yet at the same time, somehow very different?

Do you like them? Did you have one/Will you have one? What do you think of the different styles? ie: Couple vs Animals vs Initials

Here are some pretties anyhow...

These first ones are paper can you believe?! Nifty.

Via Etsy - concarta

Via Etsy - urastarhouse

Via Etsy - danceswithclay

The birds are super cute I reckon, & I do like a lot of bird weddingness that I come across, the thing is, birds=wedding...why? That's a whole post unto itself though. Oh the perplexment!

P.S My lack of posts of late. I wasn't giving you lovelies the silent treatment I swear, we moved house and phone companies suck. You know? Course you do. hehe

xxx

#32 Chrysanthemum (umumums)

Green ones.

I love them.

Everything about them.

Actually, I wish their name was a little easier to remember how to spell...

But other than that!

We go to the markets on the weekends & there is a brilliant florist there that often has them.

I don't usually buy flowers (for myself) but sometimes I have a moment of weakness & buy a bunch of these little darlings...

I LOVE the shape of them & the 'pop' of the colour.

I'm thinking of including them someplace along the way as well as basing our highlight of green on this shade...

#31 Booked!

Big news. A fair bit of it really!

So firstly, we have officially (Finally - Thank goodness she has the patience of a saint) booked Karalee from Angelsmith Photography.

It took us SO long to get around to it, even though we pretty much decided as soon as we saw her work, & decided for certain when we met her way back in November :s

Thank goodness she didn't kick us to the kerb 'eh?

Thank you Karalee!

This weekend just past, we booked our venue.

This is hugely exciting, both because I was starting to feel fairly stressed that nothing ticked all the boxes & even at a compromise the dates were so filled up for next year...

Also, this venue, is the very first i looked at - fell in love with - but we thought we wouldn't be able to afford it.

Having gone over our guest list a few times since then, we didn't realise we had made enough changes to effect our ability to choose this venue until Mr N's parents heard of the place from someone else & re-suggested it...

We decided that it best not to delay given it's popularity so on the fantastic recommendations it has received & the mother outlaw having visited, We booked it.

So here it is, both our ceremony & reception venue - Glen Ewin Estate!

I don't want to give too much away about the decisions we make because I still want there to be suprises for our guests on the day, so I think one photo from afar will do ;)

We have decided to go with Glen Ewin's partner caterers, D&G Catering.

They seem very flexible & receptive to our ideas which is fantastic - because we have a few!

Looking forward to talking menus :)

Lastly, we have changed our wedding date.

It was a hard decision, given that the original date since was our anniversary & contained both our lucky numbers, but it wasn't available at Glen Ewin.

Also, our original date fell on a Sunday, which isn't the most practical for our interstate guests - of which there are a significant number - whereas now the date falls on a Friday which should be a lot easier for them & also makes it possible for them to get cheaper flights before the weekend begins.

So our new & final wedding date is : Friday 11th February 2011

Lots of my lucky number now! hehe

Annnyhow, in my excitement I have babbled on.

I'm just so relieved to have these things booked & not be feeling stressed about them anymore.

Back to all the fun stuff :)

#30 Garters...

I don't love them.

It may be sad, but it is the truth.

There is just an overwhelming amount of bridal garter kitsch out there! Kitsch is not the right word. Think of a worse word & please apply it.

Once I saw a garter that was gorgeous but the price tag was the kind that pained you to even look at. Haven't been able to find it again so even if my money tree did finally begin to flourish...

I informed Mr N that I would not be partaking in garter-ness. He objected.

So I am rethinking & keeping an eye out for a garter that doesn't give me reason to object.

Here are some that I have found & don't mind....

Via Myrakim/Etsy(Twigs and Honey)

Via JLweddings/Etsy & Plumpfairy/Etsy

Via Woomi/Etsy & GarterLady/Etsy

Or, perhaps I should mix it up? Whatcha reckon? ;)

Via PetereneDesign/Etsy

There is also the matter of the tradition/origin of the 'Garter toss'... It's all a bit much?

Here's an interesting link if you would like a little history lesson...

And really, does the 'modern age man' really give 2 hoots about it all?!

Did you/Didn't you? Will you/Won't you? What do you think of it all?

#29 Again, I Digress...

But surely you'll forgive me once you see this sweetness?!

Besides, it is quite subject related really....

After all, what's life without music? A heck of a lot poorer I say.

Weddings too ;)

Hope you love this piece of lovely as much as I...

#28 Thank You!

The perfect venue/caterer combo continues to elude us.

Feeling a bit down, & a lot stressed out about it today.

Especially as we decided last week to swap our date to the 5th, which is a Saturday = more popular - mostly already booked out since it's under the magical milestone of a year away.

Decided to ignore it all & spend the day with my gorgeous friend Mocha, and her little miss who is my rascals bestie.

Mocha, somewhat ironically, drinks mochaccinos. I'm partial to tea myself. Mostly.

Feel a lot better now. Doubt she does after my venting all day....

She puts up with a lot.

And then I came home to find what is for me & my little page of ramblings, an influx of followers & 'fans' & now I feel extra better!

So, this is for all you Beautiful people - thank you for your comments! - & for my Mocha bear.

Via unlucid mind

Thank you for reminding me how lucky and blessed I am.

xxx

#27 Same Same, But Different!

I'm still loving different bridesmaids dresses in similar shades...

I know I know, I already posted about them but I wanted to share this photo because I think it's just SO sweet & really captures my idea of what the ultimate bridesmaid dresses should look like.

Beautiful. Individual. Flattering.

Via weddingbee

Plus then you know they will likely get plenty more use in the future - hopefully with some lovely memories attached!

I thought I was leaning toward latte/tan/nude kinds of colours but I do love these in shades of grey... And lately I'm leaning toward grey suits too so...

So I don't know. Ha. What do you think???

#26 Numbers Numbers Numbers...

Ah yes. It is THAT time. The dreaded guest list number crunch...

In the pursuit of a wedding size comparable to that of our budget some super hard decisions have been made.

Everyone warns you, but it really is an easy thing to think it won't apply to you until you actually sit down and write the wishful guest list...

Look at the not so kind figures, think of house deposits & school fees, & start to break of the little pieces of your heart that you 'can't afford'...

Via tiny wedding by bleuz

Will they understand? Will they know how much we love them? Will they still know what they mean to us???

One can only hope...

#25 ... and a happy New Year!

Ok so I've been fairly slack lately? I was starting to feel a teensy bit stressed about the planning rather than excited so I thought it best to have a break and jump back in all refreshed and what not...

So! To kick things off again, here is a little something that I find lovelyfull by the most very talented Rob Ryan...

Hope everyone had magnificent Solstice/Christmas/Hanukkah's (and anything else I've missed) & that the New Year is filled with love, laughter & all things wonderful!

xxx