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pretty pretty wedding.

{photo and links from Lucky Me!}
{Bride, Letters, Necklace (Kenneth Lane - Gilt Groupe), Tea Lights, Earrings, Candles, Cake, Bouquet}

Dressing your man...

There has been a great debate for what the Mr. will wear on the big day, so I am posting some helpful suggestions (you know just in case he sneaks a peak at my blog. trust me I drop hints on here all the time)!


I love the tailored suit idea with a nice skinny tie..

(photo from The Bride's Cafe Blog)

(completely gratuitous photos of Robert Pattinson)

My favorite wedding...

Of my Monday!!!!!!






{from Once Wed Blog}

Feathers!

I am looking at flats for my ceremony ad cocktail hour (outfit number one)... and I am kind of loving these Shannon Britt lil pieces of heaven.

I have been on Etsy ALL DAY

I think we all know that etsy is the easiest way to avoid work... and that's what I have been doing all day. I have been searching for the perfect wedding invitation for my friend who is a graphic designer to use as inspiration for the creation of my invitations! yaya! As a result I ended up finding too much inspiration and now more than ever I have too many ideas... I need more time to contemplate all this but while I was searching I found this AMAZING wedding program from ohsosuite's shop. Check it out and let me now what you think!

Cupcake Swag!

We are having a cupcake bar at the wedding and when i saw these adorable flags from buttercreambee's shop, I squealed with excitement. I wonder if I could make them myself... I am going to investigate. ;)

who doesn't love free stuff?!

I saw this post on christabaca about DIY favor boxes and I was super excited. Click here to download.

Side Note: The Father of the Bride House...

I just watched Father of the Bride for the millionth, and it always leaves me in tears... it brought memory of me at age 10 watching, and dreaming about my own wedding and what it would be one day. If older me would have told younger me that I would running off to Vegas to do it I would have scolded and said..."But, I am going to have a Banks wedding". The other thing that I still to this day walk away with from that movie is that "one day I will have a house like that...". Hey a girl can dream right?

Alice in bridal-land...

Or just a mental note for when I have a little girl one day... this is the cutest Alice In Wonderland Tea Party. Check out the details and the "how to" create this pretty party in your own backyard at Project Wedding.

I just about died!

Because I absolutely love this new Poppy collection by Coach! When I saw this on perfect bound, I had to Blog Envy this.

Getting to know... ME!

I am just now realizing that you might not know me that well. In fact you probably know my wedding better then my personality... My favorite thing to do when I was younger was interview myself in the mirror. It was be about the usual stuff, winning the Oscar, practicing my ice skating moves (only during the Olympic season), or confessing in my interviews for Letterman. I swear my biggest fear when I was 12 was that I would answer Dave's question with "Well, you see Jay". No way to live, but I have out grown that. I have given up the dream of being a famous actress... life happened... BUT I never given up the interviews, besides it a great exercise for the imagination. I thought this could be the perfect forum for me to live the life long dream of being on Inside the Actors Studio, with the questions that are asked in each episode...by Bernard Pivot.. ;) And yes I do think of Will Farrell every time I think of James Lipton.

1. What is your favorite word? Forever, In the "no matter what" kind of way.
   
2. What is your least favorite word? Fine. I hate that word, its feels so angry and finite. Fights that end in Fine never end well.
   
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Security. Knowing that I have room to grow, that I can make mistakes, and that I will be able to lean from them.
   
4. What turns you off creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Restrictions. Hearing that I can't do something, I will be the judge of that thank you.
   
5. What sound or noise do you love? Mr.'s voice when he answers the phone, or when he first wakes up. Its my own special voice, its the voice he invented for me, and it gives me chills.
   
6. What sound or noise do you hate? The alarm clock. I just wish I could be where I want to be for a little while longer, alarm clocks follow me constantly.
   
7. What is your favorite curse word? Son of a bitch. It always get the point across.
   
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Singer, but I guess I would have to be a good singer to qualify for that.... If not that, a surgeon. I have the temperament for it I think..
   
9. What profession would you not like to do? Anything that would have to put an animals down, like a vet tech, that would be awful.
   
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Everyone's here, and we all are watching movies and playing cards, come in and have some apple pie and a California burrito because guess what... you cant gain any weight here :). OK so you can tell where my minds at right now...

xoxo Elle

Etsy.com: Where Dreams Live.

After the truly depressing episode of Jon and Kate plus 8, I needed a pick me up. So, I like any logical Bride I turn to weddings and shopping for weddings. If you are in the same boat ... flip on the Bachelorette, visit Wedding Chicks and move past the Jon and Kate Downer that most likely ended with you in tears... On a happier note, look personalized Bridesmaid, and Maid of Honor T-Shirts! Hope this helps!!

Themed Engagement Photos.

Are my new favorite things!



{photos via Style Me Pretty}

if your goal is...

to have your wedding look effortless, adorable and well planned... then this is the perfect idea from Lollipop Events & Design. The chalk boards are the icing on the cake, and your guest can take the flowers home, plant them and think of you every time they see it.

Wedding Picnics. DIY

I have a problem, while I am supposed working and writing reports I am strateging my next DIY project. I have hunted, and found that the best website to feed my addiction is Project Wedding. Even though I am not having a picnic wedding, you bet your bottom dollar that I am stealing this idea for the next party I host (bridal party, baby shower? I think so!).

What you''ll need:

1. Labels shapes and full sheets of label paper, purchased for $5 at Office Supply Store

2. Colored Tissue Paper, purchased for $2

3. White Food Bags from Paper Mart, the cost is only $.10 each!

4. Gable Boxes from Paper Mart at $.45 Each

5. Ribbon from Paper Mart for $3

6. Labels for lunch box from Office Depot

{Photos and supply list from Project Wedding}

Must Have For Any Couple...

Loving this stamp from Pretty Pen Jen! It would save so much time with invites and thank you's its not even funny. And hey if you get a little "stamp happy" you could always use it for birthday cards, sending your rent check to you landlord, bills...

One stop shopping.

I just found the mother load for wedding accessories shopping ladies at 5eizen... and the topper, they are gorgeous and affordable... what are the odds? here are a couple of my favorite things.

I love this shall.

and this garter...



these hair pieces are to die for...



and its a tie between all of these ring bearer pillows!

what do you think?

headband obsessed!

I found these DIY Headbands from Heart of Light on Lucky Me! and I cannot wait to to try!

This one is my favorite!