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August 7, 2012

This Saturday was my bridal shower! I love this wedding tradition--getting to spend time with your favorite women, drinking cocktails, eating good food and having wonderful conversation. Ok, I guess being the guest of honor don't hurt either. ;) My bridesmaids did an amazing job putting the shower together. Tissue paper poofs decorated the trees and pottered herbs served as centerpieces. We drank bellinis while playing games and opening gifts. Isn't it pretty!?

Chances are, you're not only a bride but a guest, or even host, at lots of showers as well. In fact, I went to a shower of a family friend on Sunday, so it was a shower filled weekend. At each and every event, I'm taking notes for good ideas, cute decorations or clever gifts. Here are some of my favorite ideas and tips.

I think a shower should feel special. It doesn't have to be over the top, but a few decorations and games really make the event feel important. And when it comes to decor, I say go girlie! The bride is probably trying to keep the wedding sophisticated, so let the shower be vibrant, feminine and fun!

Pink and Black, Chalk Hearts, Poofs, Monogram

Or, how about making it a unique activity. How cute is this picnic shower?

Picnic Shower

I don't know about you, but I'm always trying to brainstorm unique gift ideas. Registry gifts are great, but sometimes feel impersonal. For a shower, why not give the bride something that she can use at the wedding! How adorable are these personalized hangers and signs? Or Kate Spade's gorgeous "mrs." necklace. LOVE. (Full disclosure, these were not my ideas. My Co-MOH and college friend gave me both the hanger and the "mrs." necklace and I just love them so much!)

Kate Space Necklace, Embroidered Sign, Personalized Hanger

One favorite shower tradition is the ribbon bouquet. You end up with such a masterpiece to use at your rehearsal! As I guest, I think you should have fun with your wrapping so that the bride has an amazing bouquet. How about cute fabric flowers or colorful string?

Ribbon Bouquet,Ribbon Bouquet, Colored Ribbon Packaging, Paper Flowers, Fabric Flowers

Tell me about your wedding shower! Any good ideas to share? I have plenty more showers to attend in the future! :)

::invitation wording:: & a sneak preview

August 7, 2012

The most difficult task in planning a wedding was finding a venue. The second most difficult task (for me) was researching proper wedding invitation verbiage. Why was this so difficult you may ask? Well, who knew there were so many different ways to skin a cat! If you come from a divorced family (which 50% of us do these days) it changes the traditional format. Of course, there are no strict rules to this. If you're having a casual wedding you can write whatever you'd like. However, if you're having a more formal affair (which I am), then I think it's safe to safe people have expectations that the wording will reflect that. Here's one tid-bit I learned from my research: I learned that if your parents are divorced, their names should each go on their own line (mother's name first). If both sets of parents are contributing to the wedding you'd say "together with." I was surprised by how many questions came up for me while planning out my invites. Here are just a few:

When do invitations go out to guests?
When should the RSVP be due?
If everyone is contributing to the wedding, how do we phrase that on the invitation?
How much detailed info should be on the invite? Do we need an insert or should we just direct them to the website?
Should we include an insert RSVP for the rehearsal dinner?
How do we make the wording formal and important without sounding too stuffy?
We haven't had our food tasting yet, but we need to get the invites out.... should we include meal (type) options? i.e. meat or fish?

Here are some sites I found useful for answering all of my questions and helped with guidelines in creating the ideal wedding invitation wording for us:

And now for a sneak peek at our wedding invites created by LIZELLY at LizzyBLoves, an invitation and stationary design studio.

We have not gone to print yet, so these are just PDF designs.... but you'll get the idea for what we're going for. And you'll get to see the wedding wording we came up with that made all of the moms happy ;-)

Looking forward to sharing the final product with you soon! Lizelly has been amazing in creating a custom wedding invitation that fits the vibe and theme of what we're going for. I can't wait to get them soon!!!

How was your invitation experience? Did you go the custom route? What challenges did you have (if any)? Please share!

Quick check-in

August 7, 2012

The three month count down has begun and I am consequently BUSY! So this is just a quick check-in to let you know I am alive! This weekend was particularly busy. Niall and I spent the majority of the weekend attending a marriage prep class. Yep, you heard right! I promise to share more details. Oh yeah and our invitations came in! So there is lots of licking, stamping and stuffing going on in this house! This upcoming weekend, my family and my fiance's family is coming in for our Jack & Jill shower! I am so excited! But in the meantime, I've got lots to do!

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The three month count down has begun and I am consequently BUSY! So this is just a quick check-in to let you know I am alive!

This weekend was particularly busy. Niall and I spent the majority of the weekend attending a marriage prep class. Yep, you heard right! I promise to share more details. Oh yeah and our invitations came in! So there is lots of licking, stamping and stuffing going on in this house! This upcoming weekend, my family and my fiance's family is coming in for our Jack & Jill shower! I am so excited! But in the meantime, I've got lots to do!

More to come next week! I am praying I am nowhere near as busy!

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  <p>Over the past few weeks, I've been feeling like I'm on the verge of imploding. Exploding would be too dramatic. Combusting into a ball of nothingness seemed more appropriate. (Remember <a target="_blank" href="/engaged-inspired/2012/06/28/want-to-elope">my elopement post</a>?)
And here's the reason I'm marrying Kyle. He knows exactly when I need to get away. It seemed like this trip he planned for my birthday three months ago had been perfectly aligned with my impending implosion. This couldn't have come at a better time.</p>
<p>Kyle planned a surprise trip away to one of my favorite places on the planet: Big Sur. The best part was that we had just bought an incredible <a target="_blank" href="/engaged-inspired/2012/07/20/from-fantasy-to-reality">vintage convertible</a> that was just begging to be driven down Hwy 1. So we did just that.</p>
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<p><img height="438" alt="" width="292" class="alignnone  wp-image-18119" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a1e4b06c7acd01a05f/1380782497774/MG_4256-e1343798147239.jpg?format=original" /> <img height="439" alt="" width="292" class="alignnone  wp-image-18120" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a1e4b06c7acd01a068/1380782497939/MG_4308-e1343798205936.jpg?format=original" /><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a2e4b06c7acd01a06b/1380782498103/IMG_4384.jpg?format=original"><img height="519" alt="" width="590" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18123" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a2e4b06c7acd01a06e/1380782498270/IMG_4384-e1343798428633.jpg?format=original" /></a></p>
<p>I have to say, that this weekend away was just what I needed. A couple of days in the cleansing breeze that washes off the Big Sur cliffs stripped away a few pounds of the weight on my shoulders.</p>
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<p>I know we all deal with it. Wedding planning. Life planning. It can get unfathomably overwhelming. I encourage you to take a weekend off and do what makes you both happiest. Whatever that is for you. Just take some time to get back to what is most meaningful to you and what inspires you.</p>
<p>It may just serve as a good piece of duct tape until you can make it through your wedding, but sometimes duct tape does a pretty damn good job.</p>
<p><strong>What was the most peaceful, relaxing thing you did during the stress of wedding planning?</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d10b9e4b06c7acd018396/1380782265915/kalistas-wedding?format=original"><img height="76" alt="" width="590" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18125" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a2e4b06c7acd01a077/1380782498783/kalista4.jpg?format=original" /></a><a class="sbi_search sbi_temporary_link" href="http://www.google.com/searchbyimage?sbisrc=ff_1_0_7&image_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engagedandinspired.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F07%2Fkalista4.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="sbi_search" style="width: 29px; height: 27px; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; background-color: transparent;" src="//sbi/skin/empty.png" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: left">The Mister and I had the pleasure of attending our friend Mary's wedding to her dashing fella Jared on June 16th in Fresno, California. This wedding wowed! So before I dive into the details, meet Mary & Jared!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">Aren't they beautiful? Mary and Jared really wanted a vintage feel to their wedding and with the help of friends and family they accomplished that in just three months.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">Tons of family help went into the DIY elements of their wedding. In fact the only true vendor they used besides the venue, which was their church, was their photographer <a title="Rachel McNamara" href="http://www.rachelmcnamaraphotography.com/" target="_blank">Rachel McNamara</a>. Between the paper flowers that hung from the ceiling during their reception, all of the table decor, a beautiful song that was played by Mary's talented sister, and the sweet guest "book" art, Mary & Jared's wedding turned out beautiful and very personal.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left">I loved Mary's dress, the detail was beautiful and she looked stunning in it. Mary made her own veil. As her "something borrowed" she wore her mother's pearls. The pearls were a gift from Mary's father to her mother whom had passed two years prior (but I know was right there beside Mary). She also included lace that her mother had at each of the tables. For shoes Mary wore Toms to match Jared's which was too cute for words and an amazing way to avoid uncomfortable heels!</p>
<p style="text-align: left">You all know how much I love sweets and not only was the cake delicious, it was also super cute! The song decorated onto the main cake is an actual song, how neat is that? The song is Cantaloop by Flip Fantasia. A couple days after Jared and Mary started dating, the song came on the radio and he sang along with it. It was the moment Mary started falling in love with him! I mean seriously? It doesn't get cuter than that...except when you hear about how Mary had the rings attached to the sweet plush dog Jared used to propose to her with as a surprise during the ceremony. This day was so full of love.</p>
<p style="text-align: left">Since not everyone can pull off a wedding so pretty and sweet in just a few months, I asked Mary if she had any tips for brides trying to do so, or tips for planning a wedding in general. Mary had this to say:</p>
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<li>Only select a few ladies closest to you to do most of the helping. Having too many people involve can add stress on you and sometimes if not everyone is in the loop people can start to feel left out.</li>
<li>Make sure you stand up for yourself if your feeling overwhelmed or even not well in general. Trying to tough through it could cause resentment on your end for not having time to yourself and resentment from others who may feel like you're not pulling your weight that day. Even with just a few months to yourself, you need time with your fiancee and time for yourself.</li>
<li>Lastly, soak in all in! You will be sad when the only way you get to see all your hard work and that of those who helped you come together is in pictures. It your day, so make sure you take lots of mental pictures and enjoy the fruits of your labor with your new hubby!</li>
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<div>I also made sure to ask what the favorite memories were from their big day. Mary said that taking pictures in front of the hay and Jared reading his vows were her favorite. Jared's was seeing Mary for the first time that day and I can't blame him, she was stunning!</div>
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<div>I can't end this post without sharing my personal picture of the Mister and I and the lovely newlyweds!</div>
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<p style="text-align: left">Venue: The Bridge Church | Photographer: <a title="Rachel McNamara Photography" href="http://www.rachelmcnamaraphotography.com/" target="_blank">Rachel McNamara</a> | Wedding Dress: <a title="Blossom" href="http://blossomsdress.com/" target="_blank">Blossom Boutique</a> | Cake: Anna Cleary (Bride's Sister) | Floral Arrangements: Kathleen Hoeflinger (Bride's Cousin) | Decorations & Favors: Bride's Sisters, Friends & In-Laws | Bride & Grooms Shoes: <a title="Toms" href="http://www.toms.com" target="_blank">Toms</a> | Stress alleviation and smiles: Jared (the then groom to be!)</p>
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  <p>Hello E & I readers! I am back from a glorious 2 weeks of honeymooning in Hawaii and thought I would stop by to share a few wedding pictures with you. If you followed along throughout my planning process, you already  know that finding the perfect photographer was extremely important to me. In fact, I spent the most time researching and interviewing photographers than any other vendor we hired. 10 months into our engagement and I still had no photographer. I started to question my standards and began to wonder if my perfect photographer exsisted. Then one day, I saw a facebook ad for a photographer I never heard of before, Cassi Claire. I clicked on her website and was immediately hooked. After seeing these perfect images from my dream wedding, I'm sure you'll agree she was worth the wait.
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<p>If you, like me, can't wait to see more, like <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cassiclaire">Cassi on facebook</a> for more updates. And keep an eye out for our wedding, as we plan on submitting it for publication. I'll be back next week with some tips and lessons learned. Leave any questions you want answered in the comments!</p>
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  <p>This is the current state of my (lack of) wedding organization...
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<p>Embarrassing, right?! I need to find a better way before I have a stack that is actually falling over, not just looking like it wants to. While those of us planning our weddings are lucky that we can keep a ton of information on our computers, we inevitably end up with some unsightly wedding-related things with no home. In my stack are magazines, contracts, vendor business cards, a wedding planning book, etc. And while I know I could file some of it on my computer and toss the paper versions, I find that I like to have <em>some</em> things that I can pick up and look at. A good old binder or accordion file would be a good start, but there are other shapes and sizes that wouldn't fit and would end up like the above picture (in a teetering stack).</p>
<p>So, this week, I started thinking about what I'm going to do to organize this mess.</p>
<p>I love these hanging organizers...</p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><a title="Pottery Barn" href="http://www.potterybarn.com/shop/accessories-decor/home-office-accessories/" target="_blank"><em>Source (both)</em></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left">BUT, I live in an apartment in San Francisco, so it goes without saying that I ran out of wall space and extra rooms a while ago. If I had my own office, I would love to use something like the above options. It would be great to have the magazine tear-out pages hanging, and business cards and bridesmaid dress swatches pinned up.</p>
<p> Then there are the typical office-looking organizers. Which, again, could work if I had a dedicated 'office.'</p>
<p style="text-align: center"> <a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a02b/1380782495508/EI3.jpg?format=original"><img height="390" alt="" width="590" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18050" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a02b/1380782495508/EI3.jpg?format=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a title="Real Simple" href="http://www.realsimple.com/home-organizing/organizing/record-keeping/systems-managing-your-mail-10000001019739/index.html" target="_blank"><em>Source</em></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left">What I need is something in between. Functional, yet cute and versatile enough to repurpose after the wedding. I also want something that can fit things of different sizes; from magazines, to books, to invitation samples and stamps. I think any of the below options could work.</p>
<p><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a02e/1380782495749/Screen-Shot-2012-07-29-at-8.11.13-PM1.jpg?format=original"><img height="743" alt="" width="590" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a02e/1380782495749/Screen-Shot-2012-07-29-at-8.11.13-PM1.jpg?format=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a title="Martha Stewart" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/340652/spring-organizing-tips/@center/276989/organizing#/228699" target="_blank"><em>Source</em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a037/1380782495953/Screen-Shot-2012-07-29-at-8.12.42-PM.jpg?format=original"><img height="694" alt="" width="590" class="alignnone  wp-image-17977" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119fe4b06c7acd01a037/1380782495953/Screen-Shot-2012-07-29-at-8.12.42-PM.jpg?format=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a title="Boxes" href="http://celebratingeverydaylife.com/getting-organized-martha-stewarts-new-home-office-products-a-giveaway/" target="_blank"><em>Source</em></a></p>
<p> <a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a0e4b06c7acd01a03b/1380782496179/EI5.jpg?format=original"><img height="300" alt="" width="590" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-18060" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d11a0e4b06c7acd01a03b/1380782496179/EI5.jpg?format=original" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a title="Pottery Barn" href="http://www.potterybarn.com/shop/accessories-decor/home-office-accessories/" target="_blank"><em>Source</em></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left">I'm especially liking the last baskets, because they would be so easy to use after the wedding (from storing towels in a bathroom, to books in a bedroom, etc.). The only problem is my cat would think I bought them for him as scratching posts ;-)</p>
<p style="text-align: left">How did you tame your wedding stack of stuff?</p>
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  <p>I have been very lucky in my wedding planning process that I have had a full year to prepare for the big day. My Mr. and I were quick to jump on securing vendors the month after we got engaged and got all of the major decisions done early. Though I have enjoyed having this time to get inspired by all the little details out there in blog land, I found that their is also a balancing act when it comes to wedding planning so that the processes stays fun.
In order to accomplish here are a few things that I have done keep myself from being overwhelmed with all their is to do.</p>
<p>I only allow myself three days a week to work on wedding related activities.  I am sure as we get into the home stretch this will change, but for now this has really helped me to keep the planning process in perspective. I make a list of the items I need and/or want to accomplish that week and set out to get them done in the three day window. Those items that don't get completed get moved to the next week. Some people might think I am crazy, but for me and my Mr. this system works for us. It allows us both  enjoy our time together outside of wedding planning. This includes being able to go on out of town trips with friends or a date night on the weekend.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119de4b06c7acd01a001/1380782493786/EI28.jpg?format=original"><img height="590" alt="" width="590" class="aligncenter" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119de4b06c7acd01a00a/1380782493985/EI28-1024x1024.jpg?format=original" /></a>Source: <a href="http://bridalmusings.com/2012/05/romantic-peachy-beach-engagement-shoot-ak-design-studio-photography/" target="_blank">AK Studio Design</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center">Set a DIY limit. This has been a tough one for me to figure out. It would be great if I had copious amounts of free-time to DIY everything for our wedding but in reality this is not a possibility. I  have a very demanding full time job, so balancing what I can create to what is needed to complete our look is an on going struggle for me.  Currently I have a long list of DIYs to complete but have stuck to my schedule above and should be able to complete everything in time. Along with setting a DIY limit comes stop Pinning! I have found that I started to get so overwhelmed by all the ideas that I couldn't focus on what I needed to do versus what I liked. After a careful review of the Pintrest Wedding board I was able to figure out what I wanted to create versus a style that I might have liked but did necessarily fit with the look of our wedding.<a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119ee4b06c7acd01a00d/1380782494154/EI27.jpg?format=original"><img height="590" alt="" width="590" class="aligncenter  wp-image-18088" src="http://static.squarespace.com/static/512d9e2de4b0b3ec3061efb5/524d0a3be4b06c7acd00b05a/524d119ee4b06c7acd01a010/1380782494346/EI27-1024x1024.jpg?format=original" /></a>Another DIY inspiration:</p>
<p style="text-align: center">I think these bags would be awesome to give bridesmaids gifts in!</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Source: <a href="http://bridalmusings.com/2011/09/a-blush-pink-yellow-diy-wedding-filled-with-lemons-lace-love-scarlett-and-stephen-photography/" target="_blank">Scarlett and Stephen Photography </a></p>
<p style="text-align: center">My last thought on the whole wedding processes comes down to this. When all is said and done and the dust settles, we will be married and to me that is all that matters. Enjoying this process is important but, remembering that it is a small part in the bigger picture of marriage is the most important thing.</p>
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