Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wedding Wednesday: Vol. 2

We have set a date- May 21, 2011.

The colors! I want our colors to represent who we are as a couple and our individual personalities.

The backstory! Ryan and I both graduated from Appalachian State University and had season football tickets. We just happened to have tickets next to each other and got to know each other throughout the 2008 football season. Our first date was to a cold, snowy football playoff game at our Alma Mater. It is only fitting then, that I have found inspiration in Appalachian's colors- black, white, and yellow.

The flowers! At this point I am thinking about using white daisies, yellow gerber daisies, and possibly white and yellow roses. I plan on making the bouquets and centerpieces myself. Both of those are just thoughts at the moment...

The cake! A friend from college, Jessica McGloin, has started a cake business in Durham, NC and I'm so inspired by her cake. I have posted a picture of her cake in my collage and I picture mine with black ribbon and fresh flowers all around.

An inspiration collage I made in Picasa:


Photo Credits
Pictures of us- Family, friends, and self
Cake- Jessicake
Bouquet #1- FTD.com- Vera Wang Hello Sunshine
Bouquet #2- The Bloomery

Something a little bit scrappy: In order to keep up with lists and ideas, and to keep myself on track schedule wise, I created a wedding planner for myself.
I used the cover from an old planner...

Added pages and sections and bound it all together with my my Bind It All...

Printed of checklists from a wedding website...




So this will be where I keep all important things for my wedding- I love the Pink Paislee and how it goes with my wedding colors.

We are planning away and I get more excited each day!!!

15 comments:

Leigh said...

i'm so excited to see all of this starting to come together- i love your color scheme & the backstory. i adore the organizer you whipped up- GORGEOUS!

Tasha said...

Love the color story! Your organizer is really pretty! I love when I can use my supplies for something other than a scrapbook.

Sue Althouse said...

Love the colors and your organizer! I used yellow and white daisies and roses in my wedding and they were beautiful - very fresh and classy!

Jingle said...

Look at you all cute and organized. I was a total random mess and then, due to moving the wedding up 6 months because of a location cancellation I ended up planning the whole shebang in a months time. LOL! Your flower ideas sound great!

Get the Picture by Kathy said...

Sounds like your on your way to a great wedding...

The planner is an awesome idea!

Your colors sound interesting!

Blessed Ladybug said...

very nicely done... love the colors

Pam said...

My cousin had daisies in her wedding bouquet and decor and it was BEAUTIFUL! Love the organizer. Congratulations on your wedding!

Frauke said...

I love your organizer. And you're really organized ;o)

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your comment on my blog! Always nice to see new people there and take a look at their blogs... so I see you are about to get married! Congrats! LOVE your wedding planner and the colour combo!!!

Nenne said...

LOVE the wedding planner!

Aussie TM5 Thermomixer said...

Great idea with the wedding planner! Exciting!

Sarah aka Byclops said...

Awww cool I love the colours and the meaning behind it, and that organiser is just gorgeous!

Amy Harle said...

Congrats on setting a date!! I love that you are going to use your school colors - that's a fantastic idea!!!

Anonymous said...

Love this idea!!! The planner looks wonderful!!! Blessings and Hugs!!

LG said...

so so happy for you Rach! Love your wedding planner journal. Wishing you Ryan the best of luck during the planning process. May it be smooth and stress free