inspiration

as with most things in my life, the internet is my go-to guy for wedding planning. sites like weddingbee, once wed, & style me pretty provide me with hours of lovely wedding pictures, helpful advice, & ideas. sure, some of these ideas are no good (no, we can't have a photo-booth, even DIY or chivari chairs), but over the past few months i've really narrowed down what i want our wedding to be like. AND i put it into a picture collage (heretofor known as "inspiration boards" in wedding lingo). then, i looked at all the pictures we've got of wedding items already created and/or decided upon. i'm happy with how closely they're related.

planning inspiration
Row 1: (L) bottle centerpieces; (M) ceremony site; (top R) reception toasts; (bottom R) twig escort cards.
Row 2: (2 L) wooden direction signs; (R) original dream dress
Row 4: (far L) ring shot; (L) cake; (M) table number display; (R) wildflower bouquet
Row 5: (L) reception games; (top M) Love - aaw; (bottom M) guestbook

actual happenings
Row 1: (L) our invitations [have you got it yet?!]; (M) our venue at night; (top R) cake stand; bottom (R) ring bearer nest [instead of pillow -- i made that!]
Row 2: (L) my dress; (M) my ring; (R) flower boy basket
Row 3: (far L) my shoes!; (L) my hair trial [you'll be seeing more of this soon]; (M) lights at the venue; (R) my newly decided firmly upon ceremony spot
Row 4: (L) some flagstaff flowers [actually outside our apartment]; (top M) michael's tie; (bottom M) zinnias, the main flower of our wedding

stay tuned for more on my hair trial & new ceremony site!!