We are being less than efficient when it comes to getting invitations out, so to make myself feel a little better, I'm going to go ahead & share our save the date which we have been moderately efficient about & have already sent out.
I came across this jewelers work on etsy a while ago & I must say I am quite impressed. Jewelery by Johan features rings for women & rings for men as well as wedding sets.
I particularly like his mens range, which include more classic contemporary pieces like the first two pictured below...
And the last two, a little more unusual with inlaid wood stripes & a diamond setting, or a matte titanium finish.
But my absolute clear favourite are these unique pieces...
Aren't they just wonderful???
Mr N likes them too so I think at this stage that one of these rings is definitely the front runner for the big day & ever after!
Which one? Well that is quite another matter...
Also, another piece of eye candy from Jewelery by Johan, & in the spirit of something blue?
Dear Weather Gods,
Thank you for finally remembering where the control dial is... Keep up the good work!
Love C x
My second youngest sister is staying with us from interstate at the moment, ever so lovely to see her.
Received a most exciting text message before breakfast today from a darling friend of mine, en route to the hospital in labour with baby number two...
HOORAY!!!
Plus, my ma, brother & youngest sister arrive on Friday to stay a few days...
Yes. Yes I will be imprisoning them in my wedding project sweat shop on a production line.
melanie horsnell - can I kiss you again
Um, how wonderful is our Melanie?
The answer is A. Wonderful.
Hope your week is full of the best kinds of marvelous.
I'll start honestly by saying, I'm really not a fan of bedazzlement.
When I first started wedding planning I was truly aghast at the truckloads of sequins & diamontes that seem to the overwhelmingly prevalent option, at every turn.
That said, although not to my usual taste, there's something about these two photos by Flo & Percy that got my attention...
I saw them on love my dress & unusually, my instinct to dismiss all things shiny (& pearls) failed to kick in.
Is it because I have found an exception to my anti-glitter rule?
Is it perhaps because the little roses aren't spangled?
Is it because the photographs & model are a bit cute?
It's a complete mystery to me, but I thought whilst in a magpie mood, I should take advantage of the fact by having a look through the rest of the Flo & Percy collections.
The mystery deepened as I found more twinkly things that took my fancy...
Oh the glistening... Next thing you know I'll be sobbing about double rainbows...
Jokes aside, if sparkle is your thing, well worth checking out!
I am love love loving the pop of colour trend for accessories & shoes that is absolutely everywhere worth looking at the moment. I generally like things less when lots & lots & LOTS of other people like them too... Mary Mary Syndrome? Yeah maybe. Anyhow, that sentiment doesn't extend so far as that I like the colour trend any less, or that I'm going to stop loving mysweetmuse anytime soon...
I love that mysweetmuse has the perfect jewelery for either a more traditional wedding piece (albeit extra spunky) or a vivid punch of colour piece.
Speaking of spunky... yep, that gorgeous model is the genius behind the jewels, the fabulous Eva Carter.
SUPER excited that we will be featuring an interview with the lady herself very soon...
all images via mysweetmuse
I love this piece, imagine that with a white or even champagne/oyster wedding dress....
Knock out.
And yes. Custom pieces are also available, as well as any colour you can dream of.
As if we needed any more encouragement?
Would be uber awesome as bridesmaids gifts too I'm thinking...
Ok, perhaps a not so glamorous version of that anyhow...
Fine fine. A LOT less glamorous.
I felt flat all week for no particular reason that I could think of. I just ignored the feeling.
Seems that was a mistake as by Friday I was a blubbering mess.
Still none the wiser as to why...
Feeling a little overwhelmed by the size of my to do list? Feeling homesick/dearfriendsick? A bit of anger thrown in there towards a certain someone? Feeling disappointed at myself for still feeling anger towards said someone? Feeling frustrated with myself for not holding it all together?
Bit from column A, bit from column B, & a good whack of mystery reasons too...
You know. One of those days.
I absolutely hate feeling like I am complaining, yet somehow I feel that it is all I do?
I'm an over thinker you see... Hardcore. It doesn't help.
I think I often sound like I'm complaining when I'm not too? I try to be too honest maybe?
Oh wait, what? I'm over thinking this? Why yes. Yes I am.
Thank goodness for amazing friends who know just when to call, who know just what to say to make you dissolve into the tears that need to be shed, who know just what to say to pick you up & show you the sunshine.
Thank goodness for Mr N too, who came home to mess of a house & a very red eyed me & didn't even blink. Just gave me a hug.
I'll confess that I've been avoiding blogging.
In fact I've been avoiding everything.
Plus, I've misplaced my upload cables.
It's probably with my fabric knife...
I'm hoping I've put them away somewhere silly & that it isn't the little Mr who has squirreled them away?
I do have photos for sharing, so when the cables reappear...
Here is a bunch of random, perhaps largely uninteresting, stuff that to me is exciting & lovely.
It was totally lovely to have my sister & Mr B come to stay, they leave for India in a month! Eek.
I am an aunty again! Welcome to the world beautiful Clara Heather!!!
I bought the boys braces for the wedding, & their ties. I've finished 3 wedding table runners.
I have a new outdoor setting (replacing the one we didn't have) spring just got a whole lot sweeter.
My dear friend C (nope not referring to myself in the third person, another C) will baby any day now... any day...
I've been horribly slack this past week. I've felt a bit overwhelmed with list.
Should probably ban list talk for a while shall we?!
Unless of course it's to share that I've been ticking things off ;)
This weekend we had the kind of weather that makes me thinks that actually it might not be freezing cold for ever & ever & ever...
I'm hopeful! I'm so ridiculously ready for spring this year.
My weekend was mowing lawns (which sounds dull but comes back to weather, not to mention the smell of spring so was actually mighty exciting!) , some grocery shopping (that was dull), a bit of babysitting, some new shoes for the small one & myself AND a lot of fabric shopping for wedding related projects!
Spent last night divided between watching "Away we go" (which was cute), mediating via phone (which was not fun), & giving myself gigantic blisters & welts as I put in a push toward getting wedding table runners ticked off the list (they are not).
I was saying to Mr N yesterday, I think maybe we've forgotten how to have a weekend. Like a real one???
Here's my James...
"How sweet it is" - James Taylor
James have i told you lately that I love you?
Even though I should be posting a little more frequently this week, the truth of the matter is that I probably won't because... MY SISTER IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm just a little bit excited... She is after all the greatest sister that ever ever was.
Our friend Mr B is also coming & I just can't wait to see them.
Eeee!!!
