grooms cake idea

my fiance doesnt really like cake so I figured we'd do something different for his cake like cheesecake balls or even a brownie cake!... or both? I did love this cake (from ultimate cheesecake bakery called "chocolate sin"... best cake ive ever had) that my friend Miyah brought to a dinner party once, maybe something like that!

guest book for photo booth

.... I'm just gonna put a whole bunch of pictures up here to show my inspiration for whatever I decide to do. :-D

escort cards

i need to figure out how to set up the seating chart with escort cards and the names on the table. i do know i want this!!!



I just need to figure out how to organize them so guests can figure out where to go and where to sit.... and i'm contemplating getting a big heart punch to make it easier to do the escort cards... should i attach to a straw and put in a vase?

this is terribly cute too...


i would probably make the grass out of paper though.

this is a really cute idea too.

i could easily create my own chalkboard poster with an easel (or just a foam posterboard) and chalk board paint.

so many ideas!!!


but this, THIS, is the best idea ever! i just dont know if i have the budget or time to do this one!


"Jennifer & James: A Winter Wedding at the Zoo in Chicago, IL

The first thing guests saw when they arrived at the venue was the DIY escort card display Jen had made. She cut a poster of the 1930s Chicago skyline into rectangles and added guests’ names in small print beneath each section. She mounted an identical poster beneath it so that the image would remain visible when guests took their cards. Jen and Jim framed the intact poster after the wedding to hang in their house."

I heart this one tooo!!!

possible hairdo

41 days to go. how did the time pass by so quickly? oh yeah. the three jobs, school, volunteer, babysit, etc etc etc! i'm tired.... but still happily planning out the small details of the wedding :)



this is pretty, no?

solution to covering up tattoo

it's too much of a hassle to do a wedding bolero. i will splurge on a cashmere wrap that i can use throughout the winter then again at the wedding. yeeees!

love this entry

ust a little something to remind me what it's REALLY about... and make me laugh at myself when I get too stressed.

• This is not the most important day of my life. The day Nick and I realized we wanted to spend out lives together was much more significant than the day we will make it legal. I have had more important days than this, and I will continue to have more important days.

• I refuse to pretend to be someone I'm not in order to please other people. I will not fool myself into thinking my family and friends have to drop their lives to help me with my wedding.

• I will not put on airs. I will not kid myself or pretend to be something, or someone, that I am not. I am not wealthy, I am not a princess, I am not super-formal or cookie-cutter. I do not fit in with the crowd. I am a beautiful, elegant, unique person, and I will let my real self shine on this day.

• I will let my worries about what other people think GO, and not be swayed so easily by what other people think (but isn't neccessarily right or the best thing). I MUST remember this, no matter how much I love them.

• I will try to not be stressed. I will try to not be too sensitive, as I usually am.

• I will not lose it if the flowers aren't everything I hoped for or the cake isn't the color I wanted.

• I will not care if I cry too much and the pictures show it.

• I will be flexible. I will not cry if the song order is wrong, or I trip on my way out of the carriage.

• I will relax. I will take time to just enjoy all our favorite people.

• I will take in all the love instead of worrying about when to cut the cake.

• I will kiss my groom whenever possible.

• I will kiss my mother whenever possible.

• I will think about the words during the ceremony, and feel them, and squeeze my husband's hand.

• I will LAUGH, and HUG EVERYONE, and DANCE!

About monicawesome:

monicawesome spent her youth riding horses for a living, so she's always been a gypsy at heart. Now she's staying in one spot, to pursue another dream, and to be with her lovely man-friend/husband to be. They are both musicians, she sings opera, and he plays bass in a punk band, and their wedding in Ybor City, FL will bring together the best of each of them -- the elegant and the eclectic.

To get to know monicawesome better, click here.

http://offbeatbride.com/2010/11/brides-vows-to-herself

possible to hold the wedding cakes if have to do separate tiers