elena loves pip loves elena

les shoooooes

2009-04-26T07:15:00.000-07:00

I've been looking at shoes, more shoes, and way more shoes in the past few days. In my opinion, there is just too much going on with shoes these days. If you have a floor-length dress you can wear pretty much anything, but since my dress is tea-length, the shoes have to go with the style of the dress, and they have to be cute. The dress is vintage-ey, so the shoes can't be ultra-modern. These are the only pair under $500 that I love:

I found a coupon online that gave me $30 off the price at Bluefly, and if they come and I don't love them any more I can easily return them.

That look...

2009-04-15T08:38:00.000-07:00

Without giving too much away, I'll say that my dress is very 50s.

So I'm thinking - set my hair, matte face, red lips, defined eyebrows.

The right amount of eyeliner.

And lots of sit-ups between now and then...

All images from myvintagevogue via mustard & sage.

first bunch of invites out

2009-04-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

There are a few more to send, but some people have already received theirs! This is probably bad etiquette, but don't get me started about all the crazy etiquette...

Can you tell how happy I am to get these in the mail? Verging on the maniacal, some might say. No invite photos until they're all received, though...

some of my favorite bouquets...

2009-04-13T18:11:00.000-07:00

Well... there have to be hiccups in wedding planning, and one of these unavoidable things hit us. Our lovely invitation designer/florist trainee is now gainfully employed and now unable to do the wedding flowers.

I could feel the crazy coming on when I got her sweet and sad email, but then I realised that it's just flowers for one party and it's not something to get bent out of shape over. So, a few phone calls later we've got a new florist - Poppies, on Queen west west. I've been in there a bazillion times and particularly admired their potted arrangements, so it's a happy ending. It's turning into a very Queen W W wedding - but I'm glad we've got Wanda's Pie in the Sky to throw some Kensington Market into the mix.
So while our first florist and I had crazy mind-meld with regards to flowers, now I pull together some inspiration images to bring to our meeting next Monday.

Hence, these lovelies from Brooklyn's Saipua. Their arrangements just SLAY ME.

grace kelly

2009-04-07T06:46:00.000-07:00

Martha B. over at Nibs did a post today on Grace Kelly's wedding dress. All I can say is oooooh. The dress reminds me very much of this Vogue pattern:

I've loved this pattern for ages and thought about having it made for our wedding, but then I realized that I don't have Grace Kelly's waistline and that it requires about a million yards of fabric and that good lace is rather expensive and chose another pattern that's perfect (and secret). But there you go - if you want to look like Grace Kelly and you have a good seamstress - voila!

One more picture via Nibs, though, just to provoke another oooooooh:

Blommorna

2009-04-01T17:02:00.000-07:00

This lovely arrangement from Skona hem makes me think of firecrackers. Those Roman Candle-esque blooms look rather like alliums, which I'd forgotten I like over the winter.

We're headed to Stockholm a couple of days after our wedding so really, checking Skona hem is like research, right?

Crazy-making lists

2009-04-01T08:02:00.000-07:00

Meg wrote an absolutely fantastic post on A Practical Wedding today about how the various checklists out there can drive you mad with prompts to "bond in a creative way with your wedding party" or "go for cake testings" as in multiple tastes of multiple cakes from multiple bakeries. Once again, she has cut the cr@p and figured out how to do what needs to be done in a sensible and meaningful way: use a local bakery, simple chocolate and chocolate cake, done and done.

We're going to do something similar. We'll be getting a cake or two, some pies, some cookies, and some squares from Wanda's Pie in the Sky. I was absolutely shocked at the price of cakes. I had thought that since we weren't planning on having a giant tiered wedding cake but rather a selection of normal cakes etc. for people to choose from. Compared with the venue and the rest of the catering it's small, but still! But Wanda's is reasonable, nummy, we've actually BEEN there before, our friends like them, and we only have to order like a week ahead of time.

Take that, crazy-making list!!!

GLOVES!

2009-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:00

I just bought these beauties on Etsy from Cassie's Attic. I did a search for "crocheted wedding gloves" in the vintage section and ba-boom! Done!

My fingers are longer than the average 1940s woman, though, so hopefully they'll work out....

My soon-to-be-sister-in-law wore lovely crocheted gloves to her Tokyo wedding and I remembered how sweet they are. They get at the pretty, vintage, bride-ey look without being hot (temperature-wise) or OTT.

Registries

2009-03-23T07:57:00.000-07:00

So Pip and I did a couple of registries... one at William Ashleys for dishes, cutlery, teapots, etc. and one at the Bay for sheets and pots and pans and things.

I kinda thought it would be fun to do this... like shopping with other peoples' money, but it was kinda icky and un-fun. Icky because we're basically telling people to buy us stuff, and un-fun because it's hard to get excited about towels (cream or white?) and pots and pans, especially when the salespeople were completely NUTS.

I kept thinking "I wish I could just register at IKEA" since they have cuter and more useful stuff and it's so very reasonable. But they don't do registries. For instance, I'd love to get a white slipcover for our currently red corduroy couch. But whateves... it's not about that, right?

une robe pour ma soeur

2009-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Yay!!! Another thing accomplished! My matron of honour/sister now has a dress. It is sooooo cute on her. Probably because she is soooooo cute!

Still alive, still getting married

2009-02-11T07:00:00.000-08:00

So as of today it is officially TWO WHOLE MONTHS since I've posted. I've talked to a lot of brides, and I hear that a phase of wedding-overload-don't-show-me-another-bloody-centerpiece-or-clutch-or-ANYTHING is completely normal, and I think I just went through mine.

These days there is just so much information out there for us brides to be. It's fantastic! I don't have to buy those frou-frouey magazines (except Martha, always) that make me feel sick to my stomach because there are so many hip, crafty people out there who are free and easy with their wonderful ideas. On the other hand, though, is the information overload. As a librarian, I'm careful to avoid going overboard with my patrons ("if you want to find everything you have to search five gazillion places, but for your little assignment you can just tip tap type and you're done").

Like the doctor who ignores her symptoms, I ignored mine. I flew through the wedding feeds in my Google Reader in favor of knitting, design, travel... and weeks and months went by without anything being ticked off our loooooonnng list of to-dos from The Knot. UGH. But now we're slowly accomplishing things. We know where we're going to have our rehearsal dinner, we know where we're getting our cakes and things from, I know what I'm wearing, I know what I'm doing with my hair... phew!

So, some details in no particular order:

Our venue, the Gladstone Hotel, was featured this week on some of my favorite blogs: Design*Sponge, and poppytalk.

I'm working with the lovely Chelsea of ohmydeer on something pretty for my hair. Chelsea and talented hubby Tec had, I think, my favorite. wedding. ever. Although, now that I think about it, Lena Corwin's is right up there too...

Back to more regular posting as of riiiight..... NOW!

HUN-E-MOON!

2008-12-11T07:26:00.000-08:00

So we're banging along now, booking stuff, planning stuff, waiting for stuff, talking about stuff... feelin' good.

Last weekend Pip and I sat down and thought of all the places we wanted to go, discussed merits and drawbacks, checked prices of things, and then booked flights to Stockholm!

We found travel.yahoo.com to be really useful as it checks all sorts of sites (including other aggregators) and the prices it cites include all those crazy taxes. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying taxes, but certain airport taxes are just crazy. For example, a flight to the UK was in the ballpark of $200 plus $400 tax?!?! That's not reasonable at all.

We're looking to have a good balance of Stockholm city excitement and somewhere else in Sweden country relaxation. Do some hiking, eat some good food, sleep in, chill, experience some culture, try out a new language... a nice laid back holiday. So I'm thinking, a good gift for someone to give us would be this very classic rucksack from L.L. Bean.

Not that it's about the presents, just I know people want to get us things, and this is something I would like and that would be useful :)

Len and Pip take a 180

2008-11-26T16:43:00.000-08:00

So a week ago our initial choice for the venue, the Ward's Island Association Clubhouse, told us that they'd be raising their prices for next year by 80%. Hmm. Kinda took the fun out of it. A few tears, a few beers, and some frantic googling later.... we're all booked in at a fantastic new venue:
We've signed stuff, we've paid the deposit, we're happy, we're incredulous, we're GETTING MARRIED!!!! I can't tell you what a relief it is to just have this booked, and how happy it makes me to know that we have a place and a caterer let alone how freaking cool the place is.

We've booked the ballroom, which means we've got the cafe and the concert-ey space at the back. There's exposed brick, heritage, a raucous sound system, gorgeous restored wood floors, hep-cats around every corner. Have I mentioned how happy I am? The bones are so gorgeous that we don't need to do much by way of decorating. Some candles, some casual floral arrangements, but nothing ostentatious is necessary. Huzzah! Here are some pics from their site. See how gorgeous?

Happy! So now things are happening. Still 7 months to go...

don't call this a comeback

2008-11-04T18:28:00.000-08:00

i have been asked to write another entry for this wedding blog as the staggering toll of updates is wearing Elena down. i thought i'd give everyone a break this week. i will not be asking you to decide between Fendi leather banana or Pedro Garcia Sonia flats. clearly a trick question and, let's be honest, we all have to make so many decisions in our lives it's not fair to dump ours on you...or is it?

a) if you think it's fair and
b) if you think you've got enough on your plate

i thought instead i would tell you about how i'm feeling about the wedding: um...great *shrug*. really, everything's going really well. we have china picked out, a photographer, Elena's dress, a location, invitations being made, flowers. it's coming along nicely. only real snags so far are the caterer's not really pulling through for us (which i am getting over). and that someone read my mind and stole my idea for our entrance / first dance. pay attention to the dance when they land and in particular his first little solo dance. hello?! i do that ALL the time!

also please support my dad in his mustache growing competition for men's depression and prostate cancer awareness...

until next time,
pip

Invitation sneak-peek

2008-10-24T08:57:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I mentioned that Tim & April had sent the preliminary sketches for our invites. I think I also mentioned that I LOVE them. They are so creative and cute AND informative.
Here are some of the highlights:

The cover - with a layout adapted from an old book cover, I believe. A sweet modification:
is the picture of a boat, since we're getting married over on the island and people will need to ferry over.

On the inside, Pip and I will have to decide what wording we want, etc., but I love the idea of having the map included since getting there is a little bit of an adventure. These maps are quite the little trend - I think it would be neat to point out things like where Centreville is, and where the nude beach (yes!) is if there's space.

For the RSVPs April and Tim had the genius idea of using a check-out card, since we're librarians. We'll have to figure out a way to make it work as a post-card since it would make it simpler AND cheaper. Some are available on etsy, but I'm gonna check out some library vendors too.

Cute, huh? Tim and April are just starting out in the invite biz, and April's also about to start arranging flowers as well - such a talented (and super nice) couple!

they're not on sale yet :(

2008-10-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

But I'll keep checking. I won't bore you with more shoe talk but now I'm thinking maybe some simple metallic ballet flats from J.Crew would be good enough. Okay I just bored you with more shoe talk!

So things are happening again! Lovely April & Tim, our invitation artists, got back to us with the first sketches and they are really really great. Very cool, and bookish, and library-ish (yes, it's possible). Pip and I have been pondering a change in venue... the ferry trip over the island poses some logistical challenges... but we'll wait until we go over on October 29 with our coordinator Jyl to make the final decision. It's a little tiresome... I find myself less into the wedding blogs, or interested in talking about details with people, but I think this lull in excitement is normal. Pip and I just need to keep focused on what the point of it all is (to commit to eachother, to celebrate with friends and family!) and it will all be fine.

Deep breaths...

4 times the cost of my dress

2008-10-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

But ohhhh so pretty. Maloles ballet flats, via net-a-porter. I wannnnt them. They are just perfect. Relaxed, chic, pretty, not too showy. They'll go on sale, right?

...now back to shoes

2008-10-01T12:07:00.000-07:00

Which do you prefer:

a) Fendi leather banana (?) flats
or b) Pedro Garcia Sonia flat sandals

tomatoes!

2008-10-01T11:57:00.000-07:00

So I made some of the tomato favours. I think they're pretty darned cute. I ordered the fabric... some kind of shot cotton and some felt from Purl. I also ordered some embroidery thread but can't for the life of me find it in the coach house!

I've got seven done, I think... so just 43 to go!

Great guest book idea

2008-10-01T08:19:00.000-07:00

I think we'll probably just have a normal guest book (can't have too many crazy elements!) but this idea from a Washington State (oh, to live in Washington State) featured on A Practical Wedding used old typewriters and a rolodex-ish set-up. Very hip.

Must. do. crafts.

2008-09-23T18:29:00.000-07:00

Remember how I posted wayyyyy back about those tomato pincushions from Martha? Well I did a test run, and it wasn't too hard and they're pretty cute, so I've ordered the proper fabric to do a bunch of red ones and a couple of token green ones.

Now I just have to work up the energy to make them. Being an academic librarian in September really takes it out of one, let me tell you. Man alive! And my plans for getting back in shape have been disrupted somewhat although I had one heck of a run on the treadmill yesterday and am keen to get back on it tomorrow (when I've got the day off - yeah!).

We've both been in a planning lull, but I got an e-mail from the knot today saying that the wedding is 9 months away and when I relayed the info to Pip he had a mini freak out so I think it's time to pick it up again. Meetings! Crafts! Working out! Shopping! Registering!

Oof... I'm tired just thinking of it.

Red green and yellow?

2008-09-10T05:51:00.000-07:00

Another great board from Snippet & Ink. The yellow really cheers it up... I remember listening to the director's voice over thing for Amelie with Jean-Pierre Jeunet and he described his use of colour in the film. Red and green were the primary colours, but each scene had another colour to make it work well - often a rich bottle blue. The yellow here reminds me of that principle. Hmm.

It makes me think that our red green and wheat idea might be a little sedate. Maybe some pops of yellow. Arg who knows.

This morning I was thinking that it would be great to just do a civil ceremony earlier in the week with a couple of witnesses and just party on the "wedding" day.

The look... of Pip

2008-09-06T09:09:00.000-07:00

hey. s'pipster. so i'm thinking if it's going to be semi-informal i should forego the jacket and just go with a vest. i think this is a nice summertimey look [editor's note: from j.crew]. elena is making me write this. we sorted out the guest list today. most of you are not invited. let's just get that out there right now. elena is always saying "someone from Finland is reading the site!". you are not invited. sorry. i mean i'm sure it would add a bit of color to the proceedings but what can you do. budgets being what they are and us not actually knowing you and all. we will put pictures up here i'm sure. well, i have to go now. bye.

shooooooes

2008-09-03T18:16:00.000-07:00

Since I got such a deal on the dress, I've been thinking about other parts of the budget that can absorb the extra dough. There are all too many options... and I believe the dough is already absorbed but... oooooh. On sale at netaporter, some just perfect Louboutins:

ooooh fun

2008-08-24T17:42:00.000-07:00

I've liked the idea of the chalkboard fabric for a while now and this is a fun use for it. I also like the porcelain vessels incl. the milk bottles. Someone has her finger on the pulse of craft trends.

Apparently featured on Martha Weddings, via the just-added-to-my-feed-reader "we met in a bar"

Upon last discussion, we're going with red and white gingham table cloths with kraft paper on top and crayons for the wee ones. As a person who owns ONE table cloth and VERY RARELY uses it, let me say that it is very weird to have table dressings planned for a dinner not quite a year away. Weddings are weird, man.

I think I've got my dress...

2008-08-22T11:43:00.000-07:00

So the ebay dress did come after all. It's just too easy. It can't be done, can it?
It fits, but it's hard to say much else about it since it's so creased but this weekend I should be able to get a better idea of what it's like.

Aside from that, the wedding planning is on a natural pause. We've got everything sort of booked, but nothing fully booked and I'm trying not to let that stress me out. I did a trial run of the tomato favours, and they look cute but I need red fabric for sure. White with red polka dots just doesn't cut it I'm afraid.

I'm not sure what to do next... we guess just wait. Wait until we hear back from the caterer, wait until we hear back from the venue person, but they've all said they're in, and we just need quotes and to sign things. Waiting is not my forte, but wait I will do.

see, this is what i'm thinking:

2008-08-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

The ladies in different dresses, with the same colour in mind. Although in my case - red! And see how the bride's dress is nice and simple? Yeah, I like that too.

Photography by Josh McCullock via Elizabeth Anne Designs

I wanna stay here

2008-08-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

The nights before and after we tie the knot. Now, don't you book it for those dates!

Swan's End Guest house on Algonquin. Thanks to our photographer Derek for the tip.

Rustic abundance

2008-08-14T07:36:00.000-07:00

is the mood of this inspiration board from snippet & ink. The colours are red, wheat and green... exactly our colours. The wheat was the part I was struggling with describing... I kept saying "you know, an undyed cotton or linen colour. not white."

Neat mesquite!

sooo pretty

2008-08-07T12:06:00.000-07:00

are these dresses from myfavoritevintage. This week I've been thinking of doing some vintage hunting with my best gals in lieu of buying new. Vintage does not work for me, since I'm all tall and womanly, but my ladies in waiting are more vintage-friendly. These would fit the bill. And this one. Oooooh. Via a cup of Jo.

weather on the island

2008-08-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

What kind of librarian would I be if I couldn't compare the average weather in June on Toronto Island with that of mainland Toronto?

A bad kind of librarian. Which I am not.

So it's a bit cooler and equally rainy on the island when compared to the mainland. But there's little to no chance of snow.

and he drives a vespa!

2008-08-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

So we've chosen a photographer and I'm really happy about it. Like so many things with our wedding so far, it wasn't even like we had to plan and research etc. Things keep happening serendipitously... like when we went to sell CDs at Sonic Boom and in the course of conversation we found out that the fella behind the counter his fiancee do screen printing. Hello invitations.

Likewise, I went to play soccer with a colleague, and at post-game-commiseration drinks found out that one of the stand up fellows on the team is a photographer with a really neat style. Hello photographer!

Derek Wuenschirs works independently and with BizPhoto. He's also really nice. Below are some of his photos from weddings. Very cool and unsappy. Great colour sense. And now I will stop pretending I know stuff about photography.

i am fascinated

2008-08-06T08:48:00.000-07:00

by fascinators. This one from PinkTigersDen on Etsy. This would be great in "buttermilk." I don't have very voluminous hair, so something a little more minimal would probably be best. But what do I know?

ban.do bandwagon

2008-08-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous, bohemian headbands and fascinators from ban.do.

I think I would have a hard time getting my sister to wear one of these, but I'm tempted for myself... via my probable fave, Oh Joy!.

Love

2008-08-06T07:04:00.000-07:00

The vest & rolled up sleeves look on Mr. Pegaja, aka mr. oh my deer. The willows are lovely, too. And this video their friend made on a super 8. Good golly. Can Pip and I just pop ourselves into this wedding?

Cute dress!

2008-08-06T04:02:00.000-07:00

Nice price, too. From Joules. I think drapey fabrics suit me a bit better, but this would be lovely on my friend Meaghan, who's also getting married next summer.

Rustic Red

2008-08-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

Another lovely inspiration board from Elizabeth Anne Designs. I like having the candles in jars. Maybe candles in jars, flowers in cans? I dunno. Too many details!

Registry?

2008-07-31T10:01:00.000-07:00

Pip and I haven't thought much about whether and where we'll have a registry but we'll probably have at least one. If only so we don't run out of forks and spoons quite so quickly.

This bedding is cute... I should learn what a reasonable price for this stuff is, these ones from Porridge Home seem a little expensive... but then I bought my last duvet cover at the grocery store, so I'm no expert.

canned daisies

2008-07-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, I'm really not trying to cheap out too much on this wedding, I just tend to like more rustic things which can be cheap. I also like lots of expensive things - just ask Pip!

But, these daisies set in a recycled aluminum can are clean and sweet.

From Party Basics for New Nesters, via Hostess with the mostess

oriana's dress

2008-07-24T10:46:00.000-07:00

I think I am more excited about our flower girl's dress than my own.

Was just reading the purl bee and saw a post about the Nani Iro book I bought at Yuzawaya in Kamata, Tokyo.

Now I'm thinking this dress:

in one of these fabrics (probably the lady bugs):

new decor idea?

2008-07-24T10:14:00.000-07:00

Via Design*Sponge, again.... a designer/bride-to-be Chase Simmering (great name!) is using antique cheese boxes filled, it looks like, with dried lavender and herbs. Very nice, very rustic.

Aparently Ms. Simmering got the boxes off e-bay for around 2 bucks but I just did a quick search and there are lots of them out there but the shipping would be very expensive. I will run the idea past my planner next week and then maybe scour local junk shoppes for them and the clear mason jars.

so what was I saying

2008-07-22T16:18:00.000-07:00

... about getting so many ideas from Elizabeth Anne Designs? I saw these pics just now in my handy dandy feed reader:

Love the red gingham tablecloths, love the daisies, love the apples, love the lunch boxes. From Amorology Weddings, via EAD.

I'm going to White this Saturday to try on some dresses, and then again in a couple of weeks with my wedding planning buddy and former co-bridesmaid Diane, and should be in touch with invite, planner, and caterer (fingers crossed) soon, so there will be more posting on my own planning rather than just what I see in my feeds.

EAD Library

2008-07-22T06:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday evening I got an e-mail from Rebekah and Ami at Elizabeth Anne Designs, announcing the launch of their new library of links to designers, planners, photogs, etc. EAD's site is the source of many a post inspiration for me. The library loads quickly, looks clean, and is humongous.

People like Rebekah and Ami make my life so much easier.

bridesmaid dress

2008-07-21T11:57:00.000-07:00

a possibility for my sister from Marc Jacobs, on sale at netaporter.

if you're not averse...

2008-07-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

... to the idea of getting your wedding dress online, this lovely Phillip Lim number would be perfect. Me, I need to at least try it on in person first.

Elegance is refusal

2008-07-18T21:04:00.000-07:00

Great guest posts on fashion by Elizabeth Dye on {frolic!} today. The last one was accompanied by the above image from the Lyell Spring/Summer 06 collection.

The message of the post was good, the clothes are great, and the hair is spot on. What Megumi and I call Sienna Miller hair since seeing a pic of her in one of Megumi's magazine's with the same 'do.

library-ish wedding invite details.

2008-07-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

all from Sesame letterpress.

We talked to Tim & April our cute invite couple about incorporating some kind of library-ish detail into our invites like a pocket with a checkout card-style rsvp postcard. Since we're both librarians it would be a shame not to capitalize on that theme-wise.

This re-found objects store...

2008-07-15T09:29:00.000-07:00

is very very cool. I like the organization of it. Very clever. And they have such neat stuff!

alfREsco:
REflect:
Revive:
shoRE:

Another thing Pip would vote crazy

2008-07-15T09:21:00.000-07:00

I don't know why, but I find these charming and they'd certainly fit in with our nautical-esque theme. But that would be crazy, right?

Via a cup of Jo, who's also nautical obsessed lately.

favors, yo!

2008-07-14T11:59:00.000-07:00

I was taking a look at my budget on the knot, which we're trying to keep at a reasonable 10 to 15 grand and the favor budget is measley... so it would be more of a token thing than anything really wild and extravagant.

Enter these rad shell candies:

From Koppers Chocolates found via The Bride's Guide. I can't imagine they'd be very expensive, and wrapped in a little cellophane bag tied with an el cheapo ribbon, some raffia, or a wee sticker (hello! I have stickers!), how cute!

Whew, I feel better. Now I just need to find out what candy store stocks these bad boys.

cute dress!

2008-07-11T12:03:00.000-07:00

I forget where I orignally heard about Aurelio Costarella, but this dress from his Spring/Summer 08 is just too cute. I like how the hem is petal-like. And the straps! Perfection. I don't think this would be too becoming on my womanly figure but it's cute as a button on the wee model.

And what's with all the amazing Aussie designers? Where did they all come from?

Yes, I know... Australia...

for your maids to clutch.

2008-07-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

The new Vogue sewing patterns are out for this fall. How great would it be to make clutches for your bridesmaids? Neato! I love the leopard one with the half bow... not in that print... but it's of the right vibe methinks.

silly sailor

2008-07-10T11:12:00.000-07:00

I saw the above image at Elizabeth Anne designs - awesome. Pip and I have been thinking about how to take advantage of the fun nautical potential of our island wedding without giving the (extremely false) impression that we are at all interested in sailing ourselves. I think the sailor hat party prop is completely appropriate and necessary, though. And a corn-cob pipe. Hehe.

Tim & April's Nada Surf poster

2008-07-09T16:58:00.001-07:00

from Wishingline

Nada Surf at Sonic Boom Records
Originally uploaded by Wishingline

More vintagey bookey ideas

2008-07-09T16:23:00.000-07:00

Today Pip and I met with Tim and April, the super cute and awesome couple who are screenprinting our invites etc. They have done a bunch of posters for gigs at Sonic Boom, including an awesome one for the Nada Surf in store that was based on an old Penguin cover.

They might draft up something like that, based on another book in their rad vintage book collection for us. I meant to take pictures but after all the excitement I forgot.

Going through my feeds just now I came across these old nature guide covers and contents on Nibs:

I love the old paper colour and there's something about the ink on these old books. Just so cool.

oooh flowers

2008-07-07T09:06:00.000-07:00

I love how this arrangement from ariella chezar combines loose, cabbagey flowers with fruit. Another way to make things seasonal & local mayhaps...

dresses for wee oriana

2008-07-07T08:36:00.000-07:00

The one on the right, above, in "tomate." So cute! From loopy design.

But I really like the idea of a fancy skirt and t-shirt so that the skirt could be used over again for dress up and the like. Like this skirt in "cranberry" but I think we can find/make one more locally and affordably.

Ah, shoes

2008-06-27T08:08:00.000-07:00

I was poking around online and found the above printable invitation from Crane's. We've already got invite plans, but this inspired me nonethetheless:
Clockwise from top left, sandals from Moschino, Paul Smith, and Belle by Sigerson Morrison.

if we were having a punk wedding

2008-06-26T10:01:00.000-07:00

this Pucci dress would be totally rad:
but we're not.

If I had fab legs and a bigger budget I would get this Temperley dress:

but I don't... yet. Watching the sales.....

desserts

2008-06-23T14:36:00.000-07:00

I think the giant lollipops would fall under pip's idea of crazy, an although they look awesome, who really likes them? If I had a choice between cupcake and lollipop I would choose cupcake... unless I was on a diet, I guess. Macarons are nummy, but expensive.
From Style Me Pretty.

Something to watch...

2008-06-19T11:08:00.000-07:00

Bell'ancora has dresses that were worn once or not at all... a good place to check from time to time. They should have an RSS feed, really.

This Reem Acra gown was regularly 6 grand for 2.5. Not bad, if you're into gowns.

All together now...

2008-06-19T10:57:00.000-07:00

awwwwwwww... From Brides, via Ritzy Bee.

Another nice inspiration board

2008-06-19T10:44:00.000-07:00

I love the old seed packets and the combo of the bright reds and greens with a creamy colour. Nice vintage vibe. Also, notice the blue mason jars. What the heck? They are everywhere.

By Duet Weddings, via Style Me Pretty.

setting the table

2008-06-19T07:07:00.000-07:00

I just found out about these bambu veneerware forks, knives, sporks, plates etc. They're meant to be disposable but they're nice and more enviro friendly, supposedly. Hmm...

Pip is always saying

2008-06-18T11:33:00.000-07:00

That we'll have to be careful to not have too many "crazy" elements in our wedding. I totally know what he means. Yesterday it was the boats, and then today I see this post on the Bride's Guide about making your own windmills... I love all these cute things!!!

...but I will stick to the little plastic boats for now.

Definitely not short of inspiration.

2008-06-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

" Top row from left: photo from New York Magazine, bottle wrap from Martha Stewart, picnic utensils originally seen here
Row 2: oilcloth lunch bag from Martha Stewart, gingham stickers from The Tinies, sandwiches from Domino
Row 3: photo from Country Living, picnic food from Martha Stewart Weddings via Lucky Me!, flowers from Saipua, sodas from Real Simple
Row 4: guitar photo from La Fleur, miniature pies and lined envelope both from Martha Stewart, photo from Jupiter Images"

Snippet & Ink is doing a special set of posts on frolic! this week. Lots more good ideas. Like the cute stickers.

for night time

2008-06-17T17:46:00.000-07:00

more mason jars!!!! From Ulrica and Craig's wedding, featured on The Bride's Cafe

i am officially obsessed with the blue mason jars

2008-06-17T17:38:00.000-07:00

I saved this post from Snippet & Amp; Ink a few days ago and was just reviewing things. Blue mason jars! They're everywhere!

More colour/vibe links

2008-06-17T17:26:00.000-07:00

This post from the Bride's guide shows another example of the colours I'm diggin'. For the paint chips, make the red a bit more red, and replace the bright yellow with a moss green and there you go.

We think we're getting married here

2008-06-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

The Ward's Island Association Clubhouse. So, so cute. Pip and I went to visit on Sunday and we both really like it. We were worried about the size - it might be a little small - but the next two pictures assuaged my fears. We can either put up a tent for the overflow or just squeeze a bunch of people in reallllllly tightly. No problem.

cute-o

2008-06-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

I just nabbed 24 of these cute little boats to put on top of cupcakes or whatever kind of dessert we're gonna have. From abelemporium - they have so many awesome do-dads for cakes and things.

Chippy's Fish and Chips

2008-06-17T10:06:00.001-07:00

Just confirmed with John from Chippy's (Toronto's premier rock and roll chip shop) that they can cater on the island and accomodate 70-90 people.

So rad.

Chippy's Fish and Chips
Originally uploaded by Jon .

2 things I like

2008-06-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

The image on the left - I like the fern tied to the napkin. I think I'd like our cutlery rolled into the napkin too, though, since we're all casual like that

The image on the right - mason jars with that blue tinge. Love them.

I think both of these things will be relatively cheap. I've got ferns in my garden, and I'll hit up my relatives for all those old cobwebby mason jars dwelling in basements. Sweet.

From Toast and Tables, which in turn got it from Country Living Mag.

gift idea

2008-06-13T07:23:00.000-07:00

These are super cute and go with the earth/people friendly strategy I hope to take. This and the last post are via the Bride's Guide.

Favours/decorations

2008-06-13T07:11:00.000-07:00

Love, love, love these "homegrown" tomato pincushions from Martha. If we want to do them we should start NOW.

more red white and green

2008-06-03T13:40:00.000-07:00

so cheery, and so right for late June. Via Snippet & Ink, again.

But then again...

2008-06-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

I quite like this colour scheme and vibe too:

via Snippet and Amp.

Wedding cake

2008-03-17T16:21:00.000-07:00

From Man Stroke Woman, via the unbride.

ladybird chocolates

2008-03-09T16:57:00.000-07:00

From John & Kira's:

sillywets

2008-03-09T16:50:00.000-07:00

From Bird and Banner.

Aha!

2008-03-07T10:46:00.000-08:00

In my browsing a few days ago I saw an invitation that I particularly liked and then lost it.
But as Spenser says, "there is nothing lost, that may be found, if sought."

From An Earthly Affair, Wish:

Colour, again

2008-03-03T05:27:00.000-08:00

From Darling Dexter... I like the orange lanterns.

Colours...

2008-03-02T06:02:00.001-08:00

It seems a bit early to plan, but I'm gravitating towards these colours (case in point, see the image from Martha below).

Board # 157 from Snippet & Amp.

Cake toppers

2008-03-01T12:09:00.001-08:00

Cute, no? From The Small Object.

Also from The Small Object, these cute-as stickers we're thinking of using for our save-the-dates or something:

Palette

2008-03-01T10:50:00.001-08:00

From Martha. This is perfect - I should buy some of this fabric if it's still get-able.

Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy in D1410-018.