Momentary Scheme Obsession...

Alright, I know I'm jumping ahead of myself here but I can't stop thinking about color schemes. I blame the fact that I work so closely with color everyday. That might also be the reason why I keep changing my mind about colors. There are just too many amazing possiblities!!

Today I'm digging this aqua and emerald scheme I found over on Martha Stewart Weddings.

pistachios

have you ever had one? They're pretty delicious.

the first time I ever ate a pistachio was about 7 years ago, on a long, late night bus ride in Italy. I was with J.

We had been good friends for a couple years at that point, but our friendship grew stronger on that trip.

While conversing over delicious pistachios, as "just friends" we got the idea in our heads that we were going to get married.

We talked for over an hour about how we would start dating in college because maybe our timing would be right then (and it was), allow for a break-up along the way (we had a few), pursue careers in fields that we loved (check, check) and then, when we were 25 (it just seemed like a good number) and still in love, we would get married.

We called our conversation "the seven year plan" and promised over a pistashio shell that we would try to make it happen. We then split the shell, ate the nut, and each kept half.

I lost my half of the pistachio shell a long time ago, somewhere along the way while moving back and forth from college, but J still has his! What a sweet guy to save something that represents so much in our relationship. I get to marry him!!! :)

that HUGE story just to get to this short point...

I HAVE to find a creative way to incorporate pistachio shells into our wedding!

love-ing...

... this pistachio flower brooch.

found for sale here (triple points for being a michigan seller!)


pistachios shells have a special place in my heart. I promise to explain... soon.

Great Website: Romantic Lake Michigan

Searching for the perfect Lake Michigan Venue for your wedding?

What this site lacks in bells and whistles, it makes up for in great content.

Venue Search: The Inn at Bay Harbor

the inn at bay harbor.

what a beautiful place for a wedding.

lake michigan... check.
lodging... check.
adirondack chairs... check + check.

ahhhh... perfection.

money money money

first things first.

budget.

or is it venue?

well J and I are attempting to go with budget.

Do you have any idea of what the average michigan wedding costs today? uhh... is it just me, or does that seem like A LOT?

We have a budget, (I'm not going to mention the number) but who really knows where we'll end up... I'm a planner, and I've been saving budget friendly wedding ideas for quite a while now. I know some of the things you need to do to get the cost of a wedding down like, planning your wedding off season, entertaining the idea of ANY day of the week besides saturday, or have a lunch or cocktail reception.

I'm not so sure any of those are going to work for us... but I'm not counting ANYTHING out just yet.

I'm starting by contacting venues and making spreadsheets. Since I don't have excel, this is where google docs comes in. Planning ahead is definitely going to save us a lot of money in the long run.

ENGAGED!!!

It happened on April 2nd 2010. Good Friday. A GREAT Friday if you ask me! J asked me that question that I've been playing out in my head for the last seven years and my first words were, "is this a joke?!" ... guess I need to get a handle on my word vomit. Obviously "ummm, OF COURSE!!" was quick to follow.


I'm extremely blog OBSESSED! Constantly searching for inpiration on interiors, fashion, and ...weddings for a few years now. You would NOT believe how many photos I have saved to catagorized inspiration folders.

I need a place to share this inspiration (Lord knows I'll never be able to use it all.) But more importantly, I need a place to savor every moment leading up to our wedding. If you ask anyone who knows me, I'm get stressed out waaay too easily! I don't want my wedding planning to be like that. I want to enjoy every moment, every decision, every dollar spent... thus, this blog is born...


(ahh born!! can't wait till we can start popping out some babies... I mean... I can WAIT, but... eh, you get it.)