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some girls have their weddings envisioned long before they are engaged, and the planning process is really just an exercise in execution. i am not one of those girls.
however there was one thing i had ideas on prior to victor proposing: the flower girl dresses.
years ago i had seen a pin that encapsulated everything i wanted: simple, cotton eyelet, casual, and age appropriate. over the past year of wedding planning there have been changes and adjustments but this vision has always stayed the same.
i knew only one person could be trusted to bring this vision to life properly: myself. but held off jumping into this project because kids grow and figured it would be best to sew the dresses closer to the wedding.
last month abby flew me up to portland to watch nora and etta while her and scott had overlapping business trips, and i used the opportunity to go to the fabric depot with the girls and buy fabric.
once we found the eyelet section i immediately fell in love with a honeycomb pattern. however nora's reservations and the limited quantity (3 yards) meant i couldn't use it for all the girls. i stood there pondering this conundrum while nora swooned over some white duponi silk and etta touched every lace in the bridal section.
suddenly i had a brilliant idea: i could use this as an opportunity to showcase my sewing skills and do coordinating dresses rather than identical ones. they could all be white cotton eyelet with an accent color but each one could be a different pattern and use slightly different fabrics. people do this all the time with bridesmaids, why not with flower girls?
with this idea we started looking at the other fabrics and all agreed on another eyelet print that would coordinate well. we bought several yards of it along with the rest of the honeycomb and white lawn for the lining.
so what styles will i do? well it should be obvious from my love of oliver + s patterns their styles will play a pretty big role and i've got a few ideas, but i'm sure some more will come to me as i get sewing (and drinking).
with victor away at a bachelor party this weekend it feels like the perfect time to dive in!
love,
aunt maggie
so you want to know the best part about planning a wedding? everyone wants to help!
early on in our engagement my nieces indicated a strong desire to contribute to the wedding. my mom came up with an idea: have them make pot holders as favors for the guests.
it's wedding wednessday!
we've covered the dresses i made for nora, etta, maya, and neela. so now the time has come to talk about their accessories.
when victor and I got engaged I said i wanted our wedding to have three things:
- all my nieces as flower girls
- said nieces in love aunt maggie dresses
- food trucks at the reception
any youngest child will tell you there is often pressure to do things exactly as their siblings have done them.
as previously mentioned i wanted lush overgrown living arrangements (i.e. plants in dirt) for our centerpieces. obviously i decided to grow them myself.
it's wedding wednesday!
since my table signs were so cute i figured they needed a way to be displayed on the tables that was just as adorable.
aside from flower girl dresses and food trucks there is one more thing about our wedding I've had planned for years: the table names.
here is one thing I learned about wedding planning: once you decide on a venue and guest count the amount of money you are going to spend is pretty much set. but while you can't save money you can get more for your money.
now that we've covered maya, neela, and etta's flower girl dresses it's time to make something for nora. i knew whatever I made had to be very special as nora was so very helpful in picking out my dress.
I knew one of the flower girl dresses would need to be my favorite oliver + s pattern: the library dress, and who better to make it for than my rough and tumble namesake etta?
my youngest niece is miss neela banana peela. Now this child is so perfect anything would look great on her.
thus far in our invitation adventure we have:
- embossed the names
- addressed the envelopes
- lined the envelopes
- ordered, then reworked, the actual invites
- made the response cards
- tied it all together with a ribbon and tag
and I have to say all the pieces were looking pretty good.
so far in our wedding invitation saga we have:
- embossed the names on the envelopes
- addressed the envelopes with a copper pen
- lined the envelopes with a fern print
- ordered, then remade, the invites
- made the response cards and embossed the return envelopes
but wait, there's more!
so our invitations have thus far been embossed, addressed, lined, ordered (then reworked). next up was the RSVP cards.
now that the envelopes for our invitations were embossed, addressed, and lined it is time to talk about what we put in them, starting with the actual invitation!
so now that my invites had the names embossed and addressed it was time to turn my attention inside the envelope.
when we last left off with the wedding invitations i had lovingly embossed the names of all our guests on the invitations.
this past weekend my sisters and i went to austin for my "bachelorette" party.
in addition to bridesmaid dress shopping, day drinking, and succulent photographing we made a trip to craft, where for $10/hour you can use all their supplies and tools for whatever creative adventures your heart desires.
some girls have their weddings envisioned long before they are engaged, and the planning process is really just an exercise in execution. i am not one of those girls.
a few weeks ago i came across this giant piece of bark in the woods behind our friend's house.
so in a shockingly turn of events the internet has picked up on the fact that i am a 25-34 year old female who is getting married. this means everyday i get a flood of messages, emails, and ads.
