Puttin' A Ring On It

Speaking of bridesmaids - here I am with mine, in their purple...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:43:00 -0700

Speaking of bridesmaids - here I am with mine, in their purple dresses.

photo credit James Hall Photography (aka Jimmy James!)

Our wedding is over, but it’s just the beginning of...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:40:00 -0700

Our wedding is over, but it’s just the beginning of wedding season ‘round these parts.

Two of my best ladypals (and bridesmaids) are getting married in September and October, respectively. I am also a bridesmaid in their weddings! So. much. wedding. up. in. here.

I got the above dress (Leighton, from J.Crew bridal), but in light grey, for Laura’s wedding in October. We’re all wearing different styles & shades of grey (much like my bridesmaids did, but with shades of purple).

This dress was actually one that I liked for our wedding, but it was a bit too formal for my bridesmaids & the setting. Now I get the pleasure of wearing it in another wedding! It’s fate, I tell you.

Sweet Williams! Found these at the flower mart on Saturday &...

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:42:27 -0700

Sweet Williams! Found these at the flower mart on Saturday & they’re perfect for our bouquets!

LOVE this wedding - and especially love her vintage Bob Mackie...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:03:26 -0700

LOVE this wedding - and especially love her vintage Bob Mackie gown (once worn by Diahann Carroll) that she wacked one sleeve off of! Ballsy!

Also, purple bridesmaid dresses!

Another craft project I started yesterday - the flowers on the...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:12:00 -0700

Another craft project I started yesterday - the flowers on the left are made out of cupcake liners & tissue paper and the flowers on the right are made out of yarn.

I also started making fabric flowers tonight, but oh man, they are really labor intensive. I smell a craft weekend brewin’!

(Side view of the bride…er, me!)

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:09:00 -0700

(Side view of the bride…er, me!)

Cake toppers! Yesterday afternoon I made DIY personalized cake...

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:04:00 -0700

Cake toppers!

Yesterday afternoon I made DIY personalized cake toppers, inspired by this blog post & Etsy. (I made a tiny Spoon too, but it’s lacking some floppy ears as a finishing touch.)

Oh, hey! We have a real wedding website now too!

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:33:25 -0800

Feast your eyes on putaringon.it - yep, I really own that domain!

Funnily enough, I’m the one that built the website (on Virb - which, btw, is completely radtastical and SO easy to use) instead of my geeky future husband who builds websites (or rather, one website) ALL DAY LONG. :)

Today I made a veil. Booyah! Well, it’s 99% done. I have...

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:08:13 -0800

Today I made a veil. Booyah!

Well, it’s 99% done. I have some flair to add to it and then it will be complete. Eeee!

To all the betrothed ladies out there, you can do this - it’s really not that hard*! And it cost me a whooping $15 to make. I bought Russian netting for the under layer because it’s sturdier and more maleable, and the top/outer layer is actually a piece of netting I cut out of my Mom’s veil. (Awwww.)

(*I used this Hip Hostess tutorial as a guide, but did tweak it slightly to suit my veil preference.)

I met with Julie, the makeup artist for the wedding, tonight for...

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:55:44 -0800

I met with Julie, the makeup artist for the wedding, tonight for my trial run. These are the results! Nothing too crazy, I want to look like myself but also want to be photographable (is that a word?).

The craziest thing is that she made my skin look flawless! I’m not a foundation kind of girl, I’m more of a tinted moisturizer sort of lady - because I am too lazy to put real effort into applying strategic coverup. Anyway, Julie is awesomesauce and I will take her makeup magic if it makes me look like a person who puts more than 10 mins of effort into putting her face on.

Invitations are in. the. mail. Booyah!

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:54:01 -0800

Invitations are in. the. mail. Booyah!

(photo via GWS) This BHLDN dress is adorable…and yes, I am...

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:56:53 -0800

(photo via GWS)

This BHLDN dress is adorable…and yes, I am still (always) looking for a reception/party dress even though I already have one. I can’t help it!

Oh my sweet Lord...there is an Anthropologie wedding line.

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 11:52:20 -0800

Launching on Monday! ZOMG.

(GWS did a preview here & here.)

This is speaking to me right about now.

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:45:25 -0800

This is speaking to me right about now.

And just for kicks, I tried on the whole darn contraption...

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:59:00 -0800

And just for kicks, I tried on the whole darn contraption tonight when I was trying on the aforementioned H&M party dress that (finally!) arrived from ebay.

*I really look like my mom in this photo - spooky!

(Here’s my mom wearing the veil.)

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:56:08 -0800

(Here’s my mom wearing the veil.)

When I was in North Carolina for my brother’s wedding in...

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:48:00 -0800

When I was in North Carolina for my brother’s wedding in October, my mom brought her veil (from her wedding to my dad) and gave it to me to use as I wish in my wedding. It’s a three-layer veil with a giant embroidered & beaded headpiece. As Victoria Beckham would say, it’s MAYJAH!

It’s in great condition, so I think I’m going to try to make my birdcage out of part of it - there’s a lotta veil to go around so there’s no shortage of material!

Late to the comment party on this one, I suppose. However! I...

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:04:54 -0800

Late to the comment party on this one, I suppose. However! I don’t know about you guys, but I did NOT like Nicole Richie’s custom Marchesa wedding gown.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Marchesa. It just didn’t seem like her style! So weird to me.

Spoon checks out my new ginormously heeled wedding shoes.

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:18:28 -0800

Spoon checks out my new ginormously heeled wedding shoes.

I’m still on the hunt for a reception/party dress....

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 14:24:00 -0800

I’m still on the hunt for a reception/party dress. Yesterday I was at H&M and found this dress, but of course they didn’t have my size - I even tried a size up because I figured I could always buy it & then alter it. (As well as the size down but nowayjose was that gonna fit.) Alas, the size bigger didn’t really lend itself to alterations…

I went to the Internets to see if I could track it down and behold! I found it on ebay. It’s more expensive that it was in the store ($29.99 vs. $55.00) but still - pretty affordable. I’d def wear it with an embellished belt of some sort & lots of chunky jewelry.

I’m trying to decide if I should just ~~buy it & decide on wearing it later or hold off and keep searching~~. (UPDATE: I bought the dress! Thanks for the input, friends!)

Ah, a quandry! What do y’all think?