I think it’s ridiculous when I see women dropping serious cash on wedding veils, because unless they’re heavily embellished or jewel-encrusted, they’re a really easy DIY project. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but even if you’ve never made anything before you can make this. The hardest part of making mine was finding the netting. Local fabric stores […]
Friday Favorites
You’ve got to love My Daguerreotype Boyfriend. Old photographs of hot men? Sign me up. We got an ice cream maker as a wedding gift, plus the weather has been super hot here lately, so I had to try it out by making mint chocolate chip ice cream. This recipe uses real mint, and it […]
Networking
It took me long enough, but I finally joined Pinterest. I started to join a couple of times, but was put off over the need to wait for an invitation. Within a few minutes of requesting one, though, I was signed up and pinning away, and I haven’t stopped since! Especially since my del.icio.us plugin […]
Chain Store Chic
Whew, staying cool around here is tough. Living in San Francisco for the last 5 years, I kind of forgot about how to deal with real heat (and we just don’t have the kind of humidity in Oregon that they have out east). In an attempt to keep the sun off my face I pulled […]
Portland Raindrops
The Pacific Northwest is known for being just a tad bit rainy, especially in the winter. After the wedding we stopped into some cute little shops near our hotel, and Steven bought some Portland raindrop magnets to put on our refrigerator. You can get your own set right here from bishopart. They’re just about the […]
My Favorite Wedding Blogs
If you’re planning a wedding, there are a ton of blogs out there with great ideas and advice. I flipped through a couple of bridal magazines, but with the exception of Martha Stewart Weddings, I found them all pretty boring and uninspiring. Most “traditional” wedding stuff just isn’t my taste, and I wanted to handmake […]
Sweets
Photo by Karla Z. We won’t have any of the official wedding photos for awhile, but I thought I’d share some of the ones taken by family and friends. I figured I’d start with the sweet stuff. As I’ve mentioned a few times, my sister Andrea made our cake. She spent several days in the […]
Catching my breath
It’s been a crazy week, but we got married on Sunday! For now we are trying to just relax and enjoy a few days together in Portland before we go back to the East coast, but I thought I’d share of few peaks from the wedding so no one dies of anticipation (kidding!) I’ll have […]
Wedding Invitations
Today we’re leaving for Portland to get married next weekend. I thought it would be a good time to share the wedding invitations that we sent our guests. Steven and I collaborated on them. I did an initial sketch, we went back and forth with the design a bit, then he inked, painted, and lettered […]