This post is for my good friend Amy. 1. Because she loves Disney and 2. She just started her last year in law school, I wanted to give her a cheery break from the law). The girl loves Disney more than anyone I know and if she were planning a wedding (or, better yet, if I was helping her plan), these would (and should) be involved.
Tinywater Photography
I love the idea of a bride and groom incorporating one element into their photos that really characterizes something they have in common, or something they both share a love for. And, besides that, everyone has a special place for Minnie and Mickey in their hearts (you know you do). How can images like these not put a smile on your face or allow you to appreciate the little things in relationships?
(And, to Amy — Best wishes for your final year in law school!!)
Woot (borrowing this from Sarah)! The Landlocked Bride won her very first blogger award, and I must say I’m beyond excited. When I started this little bloggity blog, it was mostly for friends and family and grew into a source of inspiration and hot spot for Midwestern brides (and beyond)!
Thanks to Sarah over at A Life More Exciting, I got this little award!
Needless to say, I’m honored and thrilled. AND, since you’re supposed to pass these lovelies on, I’m awarding this to the following lovely bloggers:
Maggie over at A Freckled Citizen (especially for her lovely wedding recaps on EAD)
Anna of Anna and the Ring
Darci at With This Ring (she had some great wedding shower ideas recently, LOVE….I’ll blog about soon)
Thanks for the blog love ladies and for giving us brides to be some inspiration!
The FI and I decided pretty early on that we were going to write our own vows. This stemmed on the fact that we really wanted a family member or friend to officiate our ceremony. You see, neither of us are very religious and we don’t attend church. We weren’t raised that way either. It only seemed natural that we have a friend take care of the ceremony in a way that truly represents us. And, it only seemed natural that we write our own vows. Both of these elements, we feel, will really help to make the ceremony “ours” and personalized in a way that is a reflection of our relationship.
We are at the point right now where our decision is in each of us writing our own separate vows or writing our vows together so that we both make the same promises to each other. Their are pros and cons to both (if that is even possible).
If we write our vows separately, it will allow for us to tell the story of our relationship from our own perspectives. It will be from our individual voices, and a true representation of the relationship from each side. However, this could also result in our vows being so vastly different in tone, that they don’t complement each other. Not only that, but each could differ in length. There are ways to prevent that, which include having a family member or friend reading each of our vows beforehand to let us know if we need to make any tweaks. I’m not really a fan of that idea, as I want our vows to be an element of surprise (a loving surprise) for our guests.
If we write our vows together, we can collaborate on what to say and choose words that mean a lot to the both of us. It will also ensure that the tone is consistent and length is just right. BUT, the downside here is that what I say to him won’t be a surprise and same for what he says to me.
I like the idea of having his vows and words be fresh and new on our wedding day. I also like the idea of us making the same promises to each other. So, we’re stuck, to say the least. We have plenty of time to go back and forth on this, but it’s something I think about regularly, especially when I am at a wedding or perusing the pages of the internet.
How about you? Will you want to write your own vows or stick to tradition and use the standard vows at your ceremony?
Are these two not the cutest flower children ever? I wonder if she bribed them to do that!
Megan Thiele Photography
Shout out to local photographer, Megan Thiele.
Maybe it’s just the modernity or untraditional in me, but if our wedding budget were uber grande, this dress would be worn by yours truly. Not to mention the red belt. I think this dress was meant for me.
Le swoon……BIG time. Oh Oscar, how you break my heart.
Martha Stewart Weddings
No, I’m not going to talk about my bling. I’m talking about this bling.
Hoffer Photography
Most brides don’t want it to rain on their wedding day, but I say: 1. Rain is good luck on a wedding day and 2. How gorgeous is this ring shot? Wouldn’t have gotten that shot without the rain!
And, for any East Coast brides out there, Tony is a great Philly photographer. I found his work through a gal I work through/with at my job. I recommend him if you’re in the area!
Okay…so this is not an actual quote, but it’s pretty cute.
Daily Pep via You’re Beautiful
How can you not love this color combination?
Betsy White
There is just something so modern and elegant about that majolica blue. Dramatic, yet fresh. Bold, but fun. Swoon. And I’m a sucker for slate. Slate is such a great accent color and I wish more brides would use it. That warm olive color? It looks so delicious against the slate and majolica blue.
I’m begging you, please, PLEASE use these colors for your wedding and send me photos so I can lust over them.
And, for the record, I love our color choices and have no intention of changing them.
You’ll only understand this if you watched Friends, but I couldn’t resist sharing, thanks to Daily Pep Talk From a Best Friend.
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Side Note: This is the Landlocked Bride’s 100th blog post! Woot!
