Wedding - Flower Girl Dresses

I have a few more details I want to document about our wedding day, so I hope you'll bear with me through just a few more wedding related posts.

I had a hard time trying to find cute yet affordable flower girl dresses so decided to make them myself. I think colored flower girl dresses are cuter than the traditional white flower girl dress. Also, I selfishly wanted to be the only one wearing white.

I found the perfect fabric at G Street fabrics - a light, but rich purple dupioni silk and used Simplicity 4647 for the pattern. The dupioni was very easy to work with, and the pattern went together quickly.

For the sash, I used purple ribbon that matched the color of the bridesmaid dresses (which were cocktail dresses from Nordstrom, by the way). I pinned the sash with a silk flower I found at Joann's.

I seriously love how cute the dresses turned out. I was afraid the girls wouldn't like them, but they LOVED them too. They danced happily in them all night long!

Wedding - part two

The weather was gorgeous. We were lucky.
The days right before and after were cold and rainy.

I loved my bouquet and all of its dangling ribbons.

The girls loved their dresses.

A handsome bunch, don't you think?

The ceremony, my favorite part of the day.

So happy.

Can't forget the details.

Taking a moment.

Dancing, this way.

The food was delicious.

The cakes were too (carrot cake, chocolate ganache cake, rasberry chiffon cake and apple pie).

The donut stand was a hit. Best.donuts.ever.

A photo booth captured some hilarious moments.
It was a fun day.

(Images by Cramer Photo)

Wedding - part one

It was a beautiful day.

(Images by Cramer Photo)

Dancing, this way

Our wedding photos are in! Images and wedding details to come later this week.

Photo above by Cramer Photo.

Halloween Recap

I've always loved Halloween. Growing up, I would decorate my bedroom with pictures of cats dressed up as witches and haunted houses. I used to read a lot of ghost stories too, which is odd because I now avoid scary movies. I must have been a tough kid!

I don't decorate for Halloween anymore, (maybe someday when we own our house), but I still like to dress up. Because of our wedding and honeymoon this fall, Halloween was kind of an afterthought. I still managed to come up with a decent costume I think. Peter and I dressed up as Archie and Victoria Lodge. I think my costume only made sense when I was right next to Peter - I mean Archie - though.


Last year I was Audrey Hepburn and Peter dressed up as a 1920's gangster. I already know what I'm going to be next year - but it's a surprise so you'll have to wait 12 months to find out.

P.S. How is it November already?

In love with Love

I'm back from our honeymoon in Italy! It was fantastic - we ate, hiked, rode bicycles, stood in awe in front of ruins and paintings, and enjoyed being newly married. After being away for two weeks though, it's nice to be home.

I don't have much to share right now, as we haven 't gone through our Italy pictures yet and we're waiting for wedding photos from the photographer (I've seen some sneak peeks and they are gorgeous so far!). Right now my house is a mess and filled with registry boxes, a very needy kitty is on my lap (he'd rather I pet him than type this post - he has let me know), and I need to get ready for my first day back at work. But I hope to find some time to sew soon, especially after seeing an announcement in my email box that Amy Butler has done it again - a new fabric line, Love, and some new patterns. Have you seen? I'm loving her new Love fabrics, especially the one featured on her new Liverpool shirt pattern (I like that pattern too):

How very Boden it is! I love it. Hmmm, I might just skip work, ignore my messy house and sew instead today! One can wish...

We're married!

It was amazing - more than I could have ever hoped for. More pictures and details to come when we return from our honeymoon. Enjoy October!