so instead of going to bed like i should have, i played around on style me pretty’s newest feature, the style circle.
it’s a clever little community of other brides to be and wedding enthusiasts but i didn’t explore that part of the feature instead opting to play with their handy, dandy inspiration board builder instead. it’s as awesome as fantastically melty grilled cheese sandwiches!
okay so seriously, i’ve been trying to fit together some of the pictures i’ve collected to try to build my own board but i’ve failed each time i’ve attempted, but this, this actually works. there’s even an entire library of pretty pictures that you can drag and drop into your choice of layouts [that you can further customize]. i am actually pretty excited about the board i built and i feel like i may be on the right track to the laid back, casual, and fun wedding the boy and i both want.
so, what do you think? pretty close, yes?
oooh, someone’s getting warmer!
you do have to sign up for an account before you can start playing but i say go for it and build your own board. and if you do, share your final design with the class!
i was blessed to have been a bridesmaid for two of my friends. it was actually a lot of fun. the first one pulled me aside and asked, which meant i got to jump up and down and hug her as i accepted and my bestie called me the day after her engagement [they had been camping] and asked me via voicemail, which meant i got to jump up and down with excitement.
how will i ask the two girls i plan on having in my bridal party? i’m not entirely sure but i would like to do something formal for the two in question even though they already know they’re the two in question.
that said, i’ve seen lots of different ways people have asked their nearest and dearest to join them on their wedding day with cards, little gifts and so forth. cards like what i saw on once wed today
which i think is adorable and maybe doable. i’d only have to make three connecting girls. and who didn’t like making the doll chains growing up?
oh, me. but i think i an remember to not cut the folded side this time around.
emily was kind enough to write up a tutorial so check it out!
don’t you hate it when you see a picture of something and you think, that is perfect! it’s lovely! it’s exactly what i think i might want to do!
and then you DON’T SAVE IT?
and then you realize that, yes, that IS something you actually want to do and you had the perfect proof that it isn’t some crazy hare-brained scheme. that it’s actually doable and looks fabulous.
i’m having one of those moments right now.
you see, i saw this picture a while back of some wedding where the couple had hung tissue paper pomanders in the trees and it just looked so lovely and casual and laid back, which is what i’m shooting for. of course, at the time i thought just how perfect it would be and would come back to bookmark it. alas, i forgot and now, months and months later, i don’t even have the slightest idea of where i saw it because there are MILLIONS of wedding blogs. and that makes me sad.
so the moral of this story: if you see a picture of something you think you might want to do, for the love of bob the builder, SAVE IT. don’t be like me.
if you’re one of the lucky ones to live within driving distance of a paper source, i highly recommend you check this workshop out. i haven’t been to one but from what i read on weddingbee, they’re pretty good. i wish i could go this year but unfortunately i don’t think my econ professor would accept this as a viable excuse for missing class.
boo.
check out all the information on paper source!
and if you go, can you let me know how it went?