Of all the decisions I’ve made for the wedding, by far the most difficult and the one that I am ALL OVER the board on is the ring. Everyday I show JB ring upon ring from wide to thin, diamond-filled to etched, I simply don’t have the power to make up my mind on this one.

I want to be able to wear my band by itself, or with my engagement ring and at the moment (this literal moment, as I’m writing this) I’m leaning toward minimal or no diamonds (who needs ‘em…have you seen my engagement ring?! JB rocked it).

My main problem is that the rings I want aren’t sold in store (etsy-love), or they’re not sold near me (NYC has the main stock of rings I want), so I can’t try them on with my engagement ring. That’s why I need your help, what do you think?

Here are some of my options in all their glory…I’ve tried to narrow it down to my faves, but honestly there are probably more that I may like better, or at least like better for a few minutes (my indecisiveness is RAMPANT). Because there is such a long list of possibilities coming your way, I’ve broken them down in to groups so that you can easily source each image. Plus, ALL of these can be ordered online and they’re all well under $1,000.

P.S. Which ever ring I decide on, I will order in white gold (so no worries on the yellow v. white gold issue).

I was going to try to list my favorites from each group…but I can’t even decide on that.

Clockwise from top left: one, two, three, four, five

These next ones match my engagement ring, they’re made by Eidel Precious and would clearly fit well with my current ring, but I think they’re just a little too classic for me. However they are SO gorgeous and sparkly!

The next set I absolutely adore. I love that number 3 is vintage, but I think it might be a bit too wide. I really love the placement of the stones on numbers two and four. I just generally like number one.

Clockwise from top left: one, two, three, four

Number three of the next four is from BHLDN and I LOVE it, but I don’t know if I love it as a wedding ring or just as a ring.

Clockwise from top left: one, two, three, four

This final grouping is maybe my favorite…maybe.

Clockwise from top left: one, two, three

What do you think? Which is your favorite? Which would look best with my ring?

Videography is something that I’ve always wanted incredibly bad for our wedding, but nothing (until now) ever quite seemed to work out. Have you seen some of the incredible wedding videos out there?! They are AMAZING, dreamy, whimsical….more than simply a tape-recording of the day, that’s for sure! Here are two videos that I keep going back to because I simply can’t get enough. Stick with me because *gasp* the second video isn’t a wedding video, but it is BEAUTIFUL and the aesthetic that I want for my wedding (also, I’m absolutely in love with food, so this video [for me] is quite fitting).
This first one gets me EVERYTIME. The pink church, the gifts and Wonderwall…just watch, you’ll see.

Now, this is the wedding-less video, but I’m pretty sure that you’re about to fall in LOVE with Tiger in a Jar just like I have. The dreamy lighting, documentary style and just wait for the ombre pine nuts!

Now that you’ve seen those two BEAUTIES! Look at Jonathon Link Studios, the amazing videographers that I am going to have the privilege to work with for my wedding. They are an adorable husband-wife duo and JB and I are thrilled to have them on our team. Here is one of my favorite videos they’ve done, but really I love them all!

Two of my favorite things about Jonathon and Kristin Link are: 1. They are attending our rehearsal to get a better feel for how the day is going to go down. 2. They are shooting our wedding with 3 cameras (!!!). We met with them this past weekend to talk about details and were just so impressed with everything they had to say, I can’t wait to watch our video for years to come!

I love the gift exchange from the first video and I always love when videos include pre-wedding preparations, but what are some other things that I have to make sure to leave time for my videographers to capture (other than the obvious ceremony and reception traditions)?

P.S. I’m less than 5-months out! Also, I found this the other day in a book at Pottery Barn and had to share…

I think it’s official. We have reached truly obnoxious beer nerd status. On our drive home from Lake Tahoe today, we were talking about how we couldn’t drink Budweiser, Coors, or Miller if you paid us (well, maybe if you paid us…). I am a total snob when it comes to beer. But it’s only because I love flavor and creativity so much!

Anyways, the whole point of that was because we’re making beer an integral part of our wedding reception. We’ve talked about a couple of different ways to incorporate our love and appreciation for craft beer with something else important about the wedding. Because we’re also doing a little travel theme, we thought about featuring a beer or wine from each place we’ve each traveled over the years. We also talked about highlighting California beers because they’re local (i.e. eco-friendly), and, well… awesome.

No decision yet as to how we’re going to do it, but we’re definitely having a “beer bible” to tell a story about each of the beers, how they taste, maybe throw in a cute story about how that beer relates to one or both of us, where we first tasted it, etc.

Whatever we do, we’re going to force craft beer on our friends and family so we can have more beer nerd friends. And if a wedding isn’t a place to force people to follow your ideals, then where is? ;)

Here is some more beer inspiration I’ve been looking at:

I just love those customized pint glasses! And these beer koozies for the wedding party are awesome.

Sources: 1, 2-3, 4, 5-12, 13

So what do you think we should go with, California or International beers? Are you incorporating your favorite drink into your wedding? What are some of the ways you’re highlighting the things that are important to you both?