Boutonniere is hard to spell

But hopefully they are easy to make because I've decided to make them myself for our wedding. The top one with the green fabric pinwheels is my fave-I love the unconventional materials and whimsy!

(Sorry for the short post, a bit of wedding stress is zapping my sleep...a little worn out today.
On that note, any girl who says wedding planning never stressed her out is lying-haha!)

Have a lovely Wednesday all!

XO
-L

LOVE the fabric idea!!!! So cute.
Image by Ellie Grover via Elizabeth Ann Designs

I'm kinda obsessed with the little yellow billy balls.
Image by Leo Patrone via Ruffled

Image & DIY Instructions via Event Essentials

I adore how the Orange Dahlia matches his tie!
Image via Bon Mariage

Image via Wish Special Events

Burlap: Suprisingly Elegant

Good Monday to you all! I hope you had a great weekend!
We did- lots of rest and a little too much junk food, but whatever...

On Sunday I made a trek to the fabric store in search of odds and ends to make some crafts that have been on my list for a while. New spring fabric for dog bandannas? Check! Fabric for various wedding projects? Check! Felt for backing some retooled brooches? Yep-got that too. And one surprising purchase: burlap. I remember seeing these adorable pennant banners from Funkyshique on etsy a while back and thinking how pretty they were. How brilliant to take something as utilitarian as burlap and make it romantic! I will be making one that says "Just Married" to adorn either our cake table or getaway car!! And then I though how cute it would be to use burlap on the tables to tie in the pennant banners. Plus, it'll make the white china and orange napkins really pop! Apparently a lot of other people had this same idea: I was able to find so many cute examples and even directions to make my own runners on Style Me Pretty. How devine!

XO
-L

Burlap LOVE Banner by Funkyshique on etsy

Burlap Last Name Banner by Funkyshique on etsy

Phot via Style Me Pretty

Photo by Carrie Patterson
DIY Burlap Instructions via Style Me Pretty

Image via The Knot

"Rehearsal Dinner" does not mean we are practicing eating...

But it does mean I get a new dress! I have this romantic idea that wearing white extends my "bridehood" for a few extra hours...Here are my picks for the perfect rehearsal dinner dress.

Happy Tuesday all! 
XO
-L 

Calvin Klein Petal Applique Dress via Nordi's.

Rising Battenberg Dress via Anthro.

All Seasons Shirtdress via Anthro.

Ruffle Tube Dress via AE.

Cotton Cady Alexa Dress via J. Crew.

There once was a paper bride...

who tried and tried and tried,
to design her perfect day,
and keep jitters at bay,
and enjoy this crazy joyride!

Haha! I totally crack myself up with my terrible limericks! No one else thinks they're funny, but that's not really important, right? Hmmmm...

Anywho...back to today's post featuring The Paper Bride by Esther K. Smith. The title immediately caught my eye at the bookstore the other day: "I love paper! I'm a Bride!" This book is chock-full of cute ideas for personalizing your wedding with crafty goodness. Want to line your invitation envelopes? The Paper Bride will show you how. Feeling super crafty? Try your hand at pop-up maps, guest book garland, or hand-stitched photo albums. Paper is definitely playing a big part in our wedding-and I can't wait to scour this book for great ideas.

XO
-L 

Check out this free free download of Save-The-Date Self Mailer project from The Paper Bride here.
All images from The Paper Bride. 

It IS easy being green!

So far, I have to say I have not been an indecisive bride. I chose the first venue I looked at, and have had a very clear image of the look and feel of our wedding from the get-go. The one thing I keep waffling on is my shoes. I ordered these super cute green ballet flats a while back because we are having an outdoor ceremony on grass and I didn't want my heels to sink in. But I am a high heels girl at heart. And don't you want to wear the most fabulous, perfect shoes on your wedding day? The answer is HELL YES. And now that I've found these, I can sport some stilettos without them becoming a grassy mess. 4" Green lovelies, come to mama!

Perfect shoes via Nina.
You can build your own! Check it out here.