My obsession with these flats is taking over my life. I cannot find them in white or gold in my size and I'm going nuts over it! If anyone can find these Jeffery Campbell flats in a size 8 somewhere I'll be forever grateful.

Hotel Shuttle - Need feedback!

So I picked the hotel and am in the process of setting up the room blocks/shuttle services. The hotel will offer a shuttle service for my guests, but the shuttle only holds 14 ppl, so I'm not sure how many people are actually going to be staying at the hotel AND using the shuttle. Here are my options for shuttle usage:

Option 1:
Offering 2 runs from the reception to the hotel at the end of the night
can transport 30 people

Option 2:
Offering a run from the hotel to the reception site AND a run from the reception to the hotel at the end of the night
Can transport 15 people
-this option would involve those staying at the hotel driving independently to the ceremony, stopping back at the hotel after the ceremony and getting on the shuttle to the reception

Option 3:
Offering 2 Shuttle runs to the Ceremony, then 2 Shuttle runs to the reception, then 2 shuttle runs to the reception
Can transport 30 people
This would be the easiest for our guests


My biggest concern is how many people we'll have staying at the hotel. If it's more than 30, than we'll have to work something else out regarding the shuttles. Also, are people going to even use the shuttle?

BM dresses

I FINALLY decided on BM dresses, so here they are. They'll all be in black and the girls are choosing which style they personally want to wear, so hopefully everyone is happy.

THE DRESS

Soooo I bought my wedding dress...!!!! Last Friday I went shopping with my mom, Jake's mom, and our sisters. I didn't really expect to find anything but I ended up falling in love with a dress! The whole experience was amazing and so much fun. I kind of can't believe its over already, but everytime I look at my dress I die with excitement :) I've taken to stalking it on the web... is this creepy? Maybe.

I'm not going to post any pics of me in the dress because I want a little bit of surprise at the wedding :) But I know everyone is curious so here are some shots of other brides in the dress...

This website features a whole wedding (which is fabulous FYI) and the bride is actually wearing my dress.

And here is a pic of another real bride, which shows the back of the dress

Ok I'll be honest. I am *this* close to packing up my life and moving to wherever the Martha Stewart offices are located. These are images from their crafts department storeroom...






SO MANY CRAFT SUPPLIES!!!! why do I not work here?

In other news...

I think we've found a photographer. Me and my mom met with him last night and I liked him a lot. Turns out he lived in the same dorm as me at OSU (not at the same time lol) and his wife teaches sunday school at our church. Go check out his work...

Kevin Keefer

Unless I decide to move into the Martha Stewart store room the wedding planning seems to be coming along quite nicely now :)

Long Tables

This post is mostly for my mom... so that she may see the goodness and beauty that is long tables...

I am in love with the look of long straight tables at the reception. Something about those round tables just doesn't speak to me. Long tables look much more sleek and make the room look less cluttered in my opinion. Plus, it opens up a lot more options in terms of table decorating and centerpieces. sigh.

Venue

We have finally settled on a venue. My mom put the deposit down today so it's official! I'm very excited about this place! Its super convenient, right off Polaris parkway and Old State Road. It's really pretty and seems a perfect size for the number of guests we have. Also, they have a huge stone fireplace in the entry that pretty much sold me. Also, as a side note, the Hilton Polaris runs a free shuttle from the venue to the hotel for those interested in drinking and not having to worry about driving.

I'm considering looking into blocking off some rooms as well as seeing about getting a hospitality suite for an after party. I'm not sure how many of our friends would be interested in getting rooms though? The guy who owns our venue said that usually when you reserve a wedding block and use the shuttle thing rooms are only about $100 a night, and I'm sure people could cram in?

Anyways, back to the venue. It is Little Bear Golf Club. I'm not super enthused about the name but I promise it doesn't look like a lodge! Another plus at this place is that we can bring in our own caterer. Since I've already fallen in love with caterer this is a must.

Here's some pics I stole from their website. I actually think it looks better in person than pictures... so here it is.

Dresses

I know I already posted about bridesmaids attire, but I haven't posted pictures of any dresses I actually like, so I thought I'd do it now :) I orignially thought strapless dresses, but after finding a million cute ones I might be changing my mind...

Calvin Klein


Found at Nordstroms



Adrianna Papell Ruffle Dress



Milly One Shoulder Satin Dress



Taylor Dresses Rosette Trim Halter




Donna Rico Satin Flounce Hem


Donna Rico One Shoulder Satin

Soooo here's some more possible save the dates. I may or may not have looked outside at the gently fallen snow and said... JAKE lets go outside and have a photo shoot! I kind of love winter picture save the dates for a winter wedding. The other photos I was using came from apple picking, the beach, and this summer. They are cute but don't match the season of our wedding! Please tell me if I'm totally crazy?

Save the Dates

So I'm thinking of sending Save the Dates... mostly because I think they are cute. Plus since our wedding is around Christmas, and we've changed the date a million times I want to give people a definite heads up in advance. Here's some that I'm considering... opinions?

Guest Book

I think the traditional guest book idea is pretty boring. I mean... just signing your name? What's the point. I found this cute alternative courtesy of Martha (love her). You could put up a sign instructing people to complete the sentences. Do you think people would really do this?

I'm back!

I haven't blogged in quite some time, but now i'm back! Things have been crazy the past month or so and wedding planning/blogging has definitely suffered.

Martha Stewart definitely has my heart when it comes to weddings. I found this cake on her website and i'm in LOVE. I hope I can find someone to recreate this beauty for me. The bulbs at the bottom are actually blown sugar...i mean. seriously. I just love how simple yet visually interesting the whole thing is.