68 more days!!!
Couple: Emily & Dave
Wedding Date: 1/29/11
Location: Carmel, CA
Theme: Vintage with a little bit of wintery pine cone whimsy
How we Met: October 2008, via Meetup.com. Dave started a heavy metal meetup and hosted a bbq at his apartment. By chance, I joined his meetup about a week before his bbq, was intrigued by the event and his user profile, and we hit it off immediately. You could even call it love at first sight. I know what you're thinking, heavy metal?!? Yes, we're huge metal heads.
Here we are in Vegas for my work conference: March 2010. Btw my hair has grown leaps and bounds since this picture. Thank you Mane & Tail!
My beautiful vintage 1950's ring! From Lang Antiques in San Francisco, Granat Bros. BFF Leina's rings are on the left, mine is on the right. :)
We used this picture for our save the dates. This one's courtesy of my dad, who happens to be a wedding photographer. I had some drama with him and the photography that some of you might remember... oh I'd rather not relive it though. Seriously.
My lovely dress. I'll give the short sweet version of this story. I went to a vintage store that I frequent and there were only 2 wedding dresses there, no joke. This one fit me like a glove with no alterations. As cliche as it sounds, it really was meant to be.
This is my awesome veil, courtesy of CRBoggsDesigns on Etsy. This was an alchemy request and she made the veil of my dreams.
My hair trial & inspiration: I am going for sort of a rockabilly pinup look.
My BFF and bridesmaid Leina is knitting me a capelet (fittingly nam
ed Emily by Ysolda) and I am so excited to see the final product. Here's what it looks like:
My 1950's rhinestone earrings (I need to take a picture of my awesome rhinestone necklace!)
My bracelet: I found someone who made this just for my tiny wrist, yay!
I loooove my clutch! Courtesy of hulagypsy on Etsy:
I am a HUGE Vancouver Canucks fan (hey, keep your booing to a minimum other hockey fans. :D) so when I found this on Etsy I could NOT pass it up! Seller is crystalcreationsbyj
My bouquet inspiration: this is a biedermeier style bouquet that I am IN LOVE WITH. My bouquet will be a 3 layer biedermeier the top layer with dark purple hydrangea and stephanotis sprinkled on top, the middle layer will have cherry brandy roses and red hypericum berries, and the bottom will have hot pink mini carnations, pine cones, and green button mums. My florist is Sarah Pink of Pink Petals in Felton, CA.
Here are our AMAZING invitations. Don't stalk us unless you plan on bringing presents. ;)
The lovely Leina modeling the BM dress. Purchased at Nordstrom's.
And here is the MOH dress that my sweet Angela will wear.
Here are their shoes: Nina Paladin in chocolate brown.
I just bought my mom's dress on Sunday! It's a beautiful eggplant color and I think, perfect for a winter wedding. She doesn't have to know I picked it from the bridesmaid dress section, teehee. Courtesy of Nordstrom.com and it's sold out already!
Here are the attendant gifts:
1. Clutches: ivory for the moms, chocolate brown for my gals. Etsy seller: ItsSoClutch
2. Earrings for my MOH and bridesmaids: amazingly priced at $3 by Etsy seller amula.
3. Compact mirrors: these are GORGEOUS mother of pearl compacts from nacreart on Etsy.
Here is the most awesome ring bearer pillow EVER! Courtesy of WhiteThistleBridal on Etsy
Ceremony venue pics! The Carmel Mission is one of 21 original missions in California and the favorite of Junipero Serra.
Reception venue pics! Carmel Mission Inn is a mile away from the Mission and perfect for crashing when the party's over. Weather pending, an outdoor cocktail hour will be held. *crosses fingers*
Favors, which double as chair decorations: a heart shaped pine cone pomander, these will be 6-8 inches long and will have ribbon the sides to tie a bow to the front of the chair and there will be no silly bow on top.
Birdcage for our cards! Got an awesome deal for a 20 inch birdcage for only $25. :)
Wedding cake! Courtesy of Patisserie Bechler in Pacific Grove, CA. Flavors: Brie au Kirsch: Vanilla sponge cake, vanilla custard, almond meringue and Kirsch. Second flavor is the St. Michel: Chocolate sponge cake, dark, milk and white chocolate mousse, with a splash of Grand Marnier liquor. Our good friend Constantina is also making cupcakes: carrot and red velvet, mmmm.
Photographer: Jonathan Towle aka Dakarai. http://www.apollofotografie.com. Here are a couple of engagement photos. :D
DJ: Cedric of Reignforest Collective. http://www.reignforestcollective.com.
Honeymoon: we're spending 2 weeks in Turkey! The first 10 days are a guided tour all over Turkey, and then we're spending the last 4 days on our own in Istanbul. SO EXCITED! :)
If you made it this far, I commend you. :)