Decoration

This is a really well done and awe inspiring inspiration board that I found on a website sometime back. The first picture is of Elizabeth Messina's wedding and the one with the flags is from Lisa Vorce of Oh How Charming. I wish I knew where the others were from. I love the chiffon blue flags and am trying to replicate some out of bamboo poles and silk chiffon. They are going to flank the entrance in slim aluminum pots bought at Ikea.

Beach Decor

This is a lovely beachy decor of sophistication and style. I love how the colors chosen work with and not in contrast to the natural beauty of the view. And what a view! The dresses below just emphasize the colors. I'm sorry, I do not know who makes each of the dresses. The decor is from MindyWeiss.

Invitations or Favors

This is a darling invitation that I found via Oh Happy Day blog. They were made by Lily Darby. That is so clever - red Swedish fish with the red fortune telling fish. I wanted to incorporate the fortune telling fish into my wedding invitations and bought 100 of them on Ebay but in the end, they just didnt tie in well with the design. I'll keep them for a future party maybe with invites printed to go inside.

My Wedding Dress

And now for the big reveal - my wedding dress. It is made of ivory silk chiffon with a sublte striped pattern and it flows so beautifully. It is from BCBG and alterated to perfection by Steve at Old City. It is the third wedding dress I bought. The other two didn't work out. The first one was on sale at a thrift store that I bought over a year ago but when I tried it on recently, it didn't fit at all. The second one was also a BCBG dress, but the size was also too large and the material frayed on the edges which I didn't like for a wedding dress. This one is perfect for the beach. I am wearing gold shoes and have gold/pearl/turquoise accessories. It should come back from the tailors any day now. I just bought a strapless bra from Victoria's Secret for it and will wear Spanx to provide structure.

Baby pictures

Jeremy and I are getting a bunch of pictures together from when we were kids to display at our wedding. We were thinking about lining them up on a string with wooden clips but if it is too blustery, I'll put them in an album. He is in the process of making copies of all the originals so that we display the copies (least they blow away or get lost). The above picture is me at 1 month old. I am trying to find someone who would be able to restore the photo. What I like best about the photo is my mom behind the chair holding me up.

My dress

This is the beautiful shrug I bought for my dress in case it is cold. The flower will be a carmel color. I thought of a wrap but I wanted the beauty of the dress uncovered and I didnt want the wrap constantly needing adjusting. My dress is ivory. This was made my etsy seller trendyknitting from Istanbul. She has beautiful stuff.

Less than 2 weeks Away

I apologize if the next few weeks are sporadic. My wedding is less than 2 weeks away. This weekend, we picked up my fiance's suit which needs some collar alterations. He had it custom made in India and due to language problems, what should have been a Nehru collar turned into a zoot suit collar. Really wide and big. I saw it and burst out laughing. But luckily the amazing Indian tailor at Deen Fashions in Iselin, New Jersey fixed it up nicely. I called my tailor to see whether the alterations I needed were done but they seemed like they hadn't started. I told them I needed it this weekend. That should give a week of leeway time if needed.

We also visited the venue and looked at electrical outlet placement and to check the weather. It was kinda cold and overcast so again, the tent question remains in the back of our minds. We dont need a tent but it would be really nice to have in the event of rain or cold. Just more space to talk.

Double Fish Icon

This is one of the icons from our wedding. It is from Paper Source and is a stamp of this size. We are using it on our programs but it also found it's way into our save the dates. It is perfect for us because it has Indian elements, it is perfect for the beach (fish) and it is a couple. Since it doesn't scream wedding, it can also be used for many things afterwards too.

This week I am on call. I may not get to post again this week, so I apologize in advance. Things are really starting to get in full swing for wedding preparations since we have less than 4 weeks to go and this wedding is very DIY.

Paper Flowers

This is a lovely playful paper blossom that would look good in with any paper. Papersource has some flower patterns that might fit the bill and it is especially nice for couples whose colors are in the blues, greens, and silvers because you aren't just stuck with white flowers. I think this is from Martha Stewart Weddings but I am not sure.