inspiration #8: alexander mcqueen on gilt

[possible spoiler alert -- JEFFREY IF YOU ARE READING THIS, STOP IMMEDIATELY. LIKE, RIGHT NOW. no, i am NOT supersticious... but get the F#&% off of my blog. okay, normal not-my-fiance-readers, you may continue now]

omigod. i am having a nervous breakdown - convulsions and hyperventilating. on friday morning gilt.com's 'wedding weekend' is launching, with promises of gems such as these yum-azing alexander mqueen [rip.] goddess gowns.

can i do it? can i make this sort of commitment this quickly? we may have to share champagne while shoe shopping, if we don't have the chance for the traditional brides-maids + mother + salon dress shopping extravaganza...

i'm a sucker for contests. AND i have good luck.

check it out. this brilliant lady i know sent me a link to this contest. wouldn't you like to see j + i win it? you can vote for us here.

xo

inspiration #7: poms

dreamy and whimsical. i love it. poms come in all different shapes, colors, sizes and textures. felt, tissue, yarn...

SOME poms even have their own blog. amazing.

x0

spotted: light box letters

love it. spotted at Manor on NW 23rd in pdx. rawr.


xoxo


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inspiration #6: cootie catchers

remember these things? i love them. they are 100% completely and totally middle school. i think every wedding needs a little middle school inspiration. it's sometime around this point in a girl's life when she starts envisioning her wedding, so it's appropriate that bits of this time period are rolled into her big day. right?

i also think that these cootie catchers may have been the beginning of my writing days. i mean... my comedic writing days. these offered an opportunity to write little, sweet, HILARIOUS possibilities for your friends' lives.

definitely a fun table game for any wedding.

[if you don't know how they work, they are a numbers/letters/counting game that ultimately unfolds to reveal your 'fortune' that is written inside. let's play sometime.]

inspiration #5: sarah seven

i am completely {and totally} enamored with portland designer sarah seven. her work is so lovely. how can you not be totally sucked into the delicate pleats, lovely layers, and shades of not-quite-white? i want to live in the land where her dresses live.

love. love. love.

mom and i ventured out to one of the sites today... it wasn't as exciting as i had hoped. i was eager for the 'this is it!' feeling in my stomach, and it never quite hit... but, speaking of stomachs... we went out to dinner tonight at Meriwether's on NW Vaughn. the restaurant owners also own a farm up on Skyline in PDX, which i visited last month. after dinner, my stomach tells me that the Meriwether's venue ought to stay on the table and in the running. {in case you are wondering, i sipped on a gin/grapefruit concoction complete with house grapefruit bitters, we shared prosciutto, risotto fritters, and shrimp deviled eggs, a beet salad with feta and toasted coconut, and dinner was maine lobster with yummy yummy couscous.}

xo

shoe envy #1

i have shown you work from this photographer already... but this set couldn't be passed up. i have {numerous times} said that my shoes will likely cost more than my dress. well, here is one pair of red-soles that i would not say no to. these shoes are one reason we have to wait until next summer for the big durk-kauf bash... so the interest on my pennies in the shoebox will turn into enough for a trip to the louboutin boutique. get ready to eat hot dogs at the d/k wedding so that k.d. can prance around in these.

erin hearts court.

also, marilyn and i are going to check out a venue {my current #1} tomorrow at 11:30am. stay tuned.

xo