Why hello there!

The last time we hung out was around a year ago and so much has happened! I am 95 days away from marrying my sweet bear of a fiance! The dress was picked, the scene has been set and I'm left to tie up all the loose strings! There are many, but I know I can do it!

I am very proud to say that I have fulfilled a mini dream of mine, which is to design my own wedding invitations. It was not at all easy, and I was all over the place about it every step of the way, but in the end, I did it! I think I really nailed the style of my wedding with it, so my guests can know what to expect. As much as I love the idea of a light and airy wedding or a really nice DIY daytime farm wedding, our wedding will be neither. It is going to be full of tradition, all about family and friends (the more the merrier), an all-day affair ending with dancing and food and drink and chandeliers. I wanted to share them in their flat Illustrator file state. They will go through a wonderful transformation at the hand of a lovely print shop on the south shore of Long Island. They will be letterpressed on the most amazing cotton paper with gold foil edge painting and the swirl on the reception card will be printed in gold foil. They are just so extravagant, I love it! 

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I just purchased yet another headpiece for the big day. I had already bought a gorgeous one from the ladies over at ban.do but today I fell victim to the literally 1,000 e-mails I get every day from retailers. 100 Layer Cake has started doing pop-up shops which are mostly wedding related. I loved the first one I got at ban.do, but I wasn't sure it had the right amount of oomph. I'm an oomph kind of gal. I love the opposite of subtlety. And, I love feathers. I really want some contrast and excitement up in my hair and these beautiful pieces just fit the bill. Tell me your thoughts.

{ban.do crystal swirl pin}

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{lo boheme goose + ostrich feather}

 

I wish I could wear them both! That wouldn't be tacky, would it? :-)

 

Comments

[stefanie]

Thanksss!! Is it wrong that I included the "black tie" because it makes the invite assymetrical and fills space? Because that's kinda why I did it! hehe. I don't care what the men wear as long as it's not jeans!

[nicole]

first off, love love love the invites. so beautiful and elegant. i cannot wait to see the final pieces! of course, odds of getting the croatian men to put on a tux are slim.

now to those amazing headpieces -- you have quite the dilemma, both are equally beautiful. are you wearing a veil? would the feathery one work with it in place? that one definitely has more oomph!