October 10, 2008
Ceremony & Reception Inspiration: Colors, Flowers, Centerpieces, The Dress Hunt: Bridal & Bridesmaids, Jewelry, Shoes, & other Accessories Vendors & Reviews Favorite Links Frequently Asked for Files - stationary, templates, pics - (knottie sharing)
~many of the photots listed are not mine and used for this website for planning purposes only. if you see a photo that is yours and need it to be removed or credited, please let me know. you can always page me on the northern new jersey... thanks!~ | Ceremony & Reception Saint Joseph Church, West Milford, NJ
The Chateau Hathorn, Warwick, NY
Inspiration: Flowers, Colors, Centerpieces, Decorations, Cakes, Favors, Hair, Makeup, Stationary... Flowers & Colors The colors: Brown, Ivory, Gold with autumny hints of orange! My bouquet will be mostly ivory-colors and the girls will have brown, orange, and ivory. I'm flying in my favorites - ranunculus and peonies - and I don't care if they aren't autumny ;P The church will have mums and the pews will have copper buckets tied with gold organza and filled with flowers.
Favors/Centerpieces/Decorations
Hair & Makeup Ideas...
Stationary
DIY'ing my programs -- they will be similar to the ones with the wheat in the basket above -- these are just me playing around; they will be churchfold on textured cardstock with belly band or ribbon or raffeta or both & wheat. They are going to take forever but they're important to me and I think they'll turn out pretty great:
my handmade "will you be my bridesmaid?" cards... cheesy but cute ;) our wedding webpage (made with mywedding.com) save the dates (large magnets edited in VistaPrint) save the date inserts (made in PowerPoint, printed/cut at Staples) here are all the pieces... with matching labels (VistaPrint) ...matching direction & photo upload direction cards (VistaPrint) will be at reception and in the church. our invitations... by Invitations by Dawn
...and water bottle labels (thanks futureisgold)
The Dress Hunt: The girls are wearing Saison Blanche 2091:
my pretty and patient sister!
The Rings
by chris jorda, 10/10/08
My wedding band & e-ring (sorry so blurry, my camera died and this is taken with my cell)... Bill's Ring
The Wedding Dress
I must have tried on 100+ dresses in 10+ stores around NJ/NY. There were a few I liked, a few I hated, and what eventually turned out to be "the one"... it's by Maggie Sottero, Rhianna Royale, in champagne/light gold (awesome color!!!)... You can check her out here: http://tinyurl.com/3exqce. I will wear a very simple one-tier cathedral veil in dark ivory.
Jewelry, Shoes & Accessories
I love these shoes but can only wear a 2-3" heel because otherwise my dress will be too short... boo :( I hate, hate, HATE dyeables.. and no, I am not telling my bridesmaids what kind of shoes to wear. I think matching dresses is as matchy as people should be!
Here are the shoes I went with, found at Lord & Taylor:
Earrings I bought for me... not 100% certain on because not sure about my hair and necklaces, etc.
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Vendors & Reviews (updated post-wedding) *Ceremony Location - St. Joseph's Church, West Milford, NJ - A *Florist - Brookside Florist, Vernon, NJ - A- *Photographer - Chris Jorda (www.chrisjorda.com) - A+ *Disc Jockey/Musicians - Stolen Moments Entertainment, Dobbs Ferry, NY - A *Bag Piper - Joe Smolinski - A *Invitations - Invitations by Dawn (www.invitationsbydawn.com) - B+ *Jewelry - Thomas Edipson - New York Exchange - A *Jewelry - Anthony Roberts - Spring Valley Rt. 59 Exchange - A *Jewelry - Zales - Nyack and Garden State Plaza - D *Jewelry – Bijou Bridal – A *Favors – Daffy Apples (www.daffyapple.com) – A *Guestbook, Posters, Photo Cards – Snapfish (www.snapfish.com ) – A *Veil – Veil Shop (www.veilshop.com) – A *Makeup Artist - Carrie Halper - A- *Hair Stylist - Kathleen Ancheta - A- *Transportation - Silver Cloud Limousine, Hasbrouck Heights – A-
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thanks for looking! xxoo, alliecarrie41