Ideas For My Dream Wedding (Part 1)

Okay, so I really want to get married outside in the morning on a farm in the summer.  I want the reception to be outdoors during the afternoon and into the evening.  Josh, my FFI (future future intended) suggested that we also invite our wedding party and close friends to camp over night.  Now we are really getting somewhere!  The last few weeks my mind has been a-buzz with all the pretty ideas I'd want to use for our special day/weekend. I decided to make this post for inspiration.

Firstly, I absolutely love old, blue canning jars.  I'd want these everywhere, on every table as a vase, place-setting skewer holder, etc.  Love them.  The only problem is finding them is difficult, and paying for them is expensive.  During a Google search for "blue canning jars" I was delighted to find a tutorial on how to make your own blue jars out of regular old canning jars!  I also want to use the regular glass canning jars as glasses. Hey, at least I already own one blue jar!

Something else I love are vintage cake stands.  These will come in handy, especially since instead of a wedding cake I want to have a table full of baked goodies... cupcakes, macaroons, cookies, you name it!  This cake stand I found in FBvintage's Etsy shop.  So cute!  I want them in all coordinating colors to match my (as of yet undetermined) color scheme.

What better accessory for a cake stand (besides a cake) than beautiful contained cupcakes?  This is where Bake It Pretty will come in handy.  This is a one stop online shop chock full of fabulously fun finds for all your baking needs.  Cups, liners, molds... and also another things I'll desperately want to provide my guests with...

Bakery boxes and other containers from Bake It Pretty!  I want to have such an abundant supply of treats that we'll want -nay, need! - guest's to help us out a little, and bring some home for later.

So, since I don't want a cake... I want to find a cake topper that can fit on a cupcake or separate bride and groom ones to fit on two cupcakes.  I do have these super cute green lovebirds salt and pepper shakers that I've been thinking about using... as long as they fit in with the color scheme.  But I do like this cake topper to the left, from WeddingStar.  It's even more appropriate because Jessie does this awesome thing called The Un-Booth, and she has a frame that can be used as a prop... could this be a sign??

I really love all the colors from this Playful Vineyard Wedding featured on Once Wed, photographs by Our Labor of Love Photography.

This wedding on Snippet & Ink is incredible.  Definitely the vibe I want to capture.  And how cute are those handmade corsages and boutonnieres the bride made?  Find more pictures of the couple on Loved despite great faults.

I love this DIY pinwheel tutorial on Style Me Pretty.  Such a great idea!

I definitely want to get a custom silhouette done of each of us, have them framed, and hang them somewhere in the reception.

I've pretty much decided to get my dress off of Etsy when the time comes.  Check out this beautiful gem of a dress I found on there!

These Fabric Flower Garlands are super cute.  I want them all over at my wedding!

Inspiration: New Color Palettes

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I subscribe to The Knot's newsletter. Today I received an email containing "20 (New!) Wedding Color Combos", so of course I had to look! The above two are my favorite of the bunch. It makes me want to revisit that post I made a while ago about color palettes, and do some more work. What are your favorite colors?

DIY Wedding: More Ideas

Okay, I promise I'm not a Martha Stewart junky!  She just has some really pretty ideas. Although I am not yet engaged, I like thinking about what my dream wedding would be like. I'm the creative, hands-on type. And since I have all this time to think about, and look forward to my wedding, I have plenty of time to squirrel away ideas for the future. A DIY wedding sounds right up my alley.  I've always enjoyed creating things, and what better way to celebrate a unique relationship than with personalized, hand-made decorations?

I think my dream wedding would be outside, at a friends' farm, in the summer. Just something about all the fresh air and greenery sounds dreamy. I would want the ceremony and reception to both take place there, with the ceremony in the late morning, followed by brunch, and then the festivities! Lots of our friends are in bands, so we are thinking a low-key music "festival" would be fun. We'd have a late afternoon/early evening meal spread of our favorite foods, and bite-size treats for dessert.  And I want it all captured by Jessie and Kris.  They take the most beautiful photos.  You have to go check out their portfolio.  You may now commence the swooning.

DIY Wedding: Poms

I'm all about DIY wedding ideas. One thing I really like are those pretty tissue pom-poms. They can be used for so many different things! And the colors can be completely customized to match your color scheme.  I found this article on Martha Stewart Weddings about DIY pom-poms and luminarias. Super cute!  All you'll need is tissue paper and 24-gauge white cloth-covered floral wire.

If you don't want to, or can't, make them yourself, you can always support the Etsy community.  Just do an Etsy search for pom-poms!