Bridesmaid Dress!

So now that I have my ladies I have started focusing on a dress for them to wear. I found this one at Priscilla of Boston and am totally and completely in love! The only problem is that the dress is a little more expensive than I wanted and I am worried that it will be even more if they have to get alterations. What do you think is fair for a bridesmaid dress?

Facelift!

I think it is time my blog got a little facelift, what do you think? I will be playing around with some ideas this afternoon so let me know if you like any of them!

The big reveal...

I can tell that you all have been anxiously awaiting the reveal of how I asked my bridesmaids, so here it goes...

I found a designer called Decadent Designs, LLC on my favorite website (etsy) who made "will you be my bridesmaids" cards that I really liked. I decided to email her because the website said she could do custom orders so after going back and forth with her a few times about my colors, her papers, ribbons, etc she came up with these:

and I absolutely love how they turned out! On the outside they say "will you be my bridesmaid" (or "maid of honor" for my sister) and on the inside it says "because my day will be perfect with you by my side"! Most of my ladies already knew I wanted them in my wedding but I thought it would be fun to do something special when I asked. Hence, the cards!

Update...

I am just waiting to hear back from two more ladies (they live in the middle of nowhere so apparently mail takes longer!) and then I will post pics! Here is a sneak peak...

I am so excited, and I just can't hide it!

(yes, I am singing in my title)

Yesterday morning I was casually drinking my coffee and browsing through my morning line-up of blogs (er, I mean working) when came across a posting at Brooklyn Bride that literally made me jump up and down and clap at my desk (I almost knocked over my coffee!). I then proceeded to forward the link to anyone who was on gchat at the moment and would talk to me!

The middle picture on the post is exactly what I want my color pallet to be for my wedding!

Now one would think I would just take the picture as inspiration and be done with it. Well, not Future Mrs. Smith. I found the ladies on etsy (my other favorite website to browse) and asked them if they could potentially create a save the date or even invitations for me! I just got an email back this afternoon (again, caused more jumping and clapping) so I will keep you posted on how it goes...

Shoes!

I really want to do something different with my bridal shoes vs the traditional white or ivory strappy sandals most brides wear. My first love was from Jcrew:But I wasn't sure if I wanted to drop $235 on my shoes so I held off and have started looking for some cheaper alternatives. After doing some research I found that Nine West actually has some great wedding shoes! Here are a few of my faves:

I really like the last pair because it incorporates my light aqua and green color but part of me thinks they are a little too much for how classic my dress is. Another option is picking a pair of dye able shoes and making them whatever color I want but I think I am a little scared of that option!

Here are the dream shoes I would purchase if I was a celebrity or had $800...I love you Christian Louboutin!

Another favorite flower!

Mr. Smith and I went to our local farmers market this past weekend and he picked me out a beautiful bouquet of flowers from a local florist (lucky girl, huh?). What he didn't know is that in this floral arraignment I would find another new favorite flower - peonies! None of them had bloomed when we bought them but the second we got them home and put them in water they turned into gorgeous, white, fluffy awesomeness! I think they would go really well in a bridal bouquet with my other favorite, hydrangeas! Here is a great pic I found on theknot.com which shows how great they look together:However, I would want mine to be all white!

Bridesmaid

So in all of my excitement I forgot to take pictures of how I am asking my bridesmaids. However, once they all receive the item I will post about it and tell you where I got the fantastic little item! I hope they all say "yes"!

They're here, they're here!

The way I am going to ask my bridesmaids is finally here! I will post pictures after it is all said and done!