Following a June filled with invitation construction, we needed a break from the Gocco. But this past weekend — the last one before the wedding! — we got reacquainted with our old friend.

Project #1: Cocktail Napkins

My mom suggested we add our monogram to red and orange cocktail napkins to use during the cocktail hour and to distribute with our cupcakes …

Here are some things I am loving this week!

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Love this idea- Having different soda bottles lined up at the reception- a Soda bar! And this would give a shout-out to my hometown fav – Faygo!

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The photo of old-fashioned clocks inspired this board – full of clutter, trinkets, and vintage treasures.

Clockwise from top left: vintage-inspired clocks from Sköna Hem via Pillow Talk and Sarah’s Fab Day, end table with trinkets from House Beautiful via Absolutely Beautiful Things, vintage glass bottles in rack from Tongue in Cheek via The Paris Apartment, birdcage necklace from Sea Unicorn’s …

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So, about 2 months ago Garrett and I talked about eloping. This isn’t the first time we’d talked about it, and based on the many occasions I see engaged people blog or comment about just wanting to elope and get rid of the stress, we weren’t alone. Because of the intimacy and privacy that elopement entailed, we were planning to …

We were so happy with the way our reception turned out…unfortunately, due to the rain and ceremony switch, it ended up taking an hour to set up!  This meant less time for toasts, less time for dancing…it was all very complicated, and it was definitely the last thing we expected.  We decided to go with white tables and brown runners, …

I puffy pink heart Sara from Stinkerpants Designs.  She’s so sweet and uber-talented and her hand-drawn stationery is just to die for!

This week, EAD and Stinkerpants are teaming up to give one lucky EAD winner a sweet prize – your choice of:

* 100 Save the Dates
* 100 Thank You Cards
* 1 Framed Family Portrait
* or 100 Holiday Cards!

Just check out …

About a month ago I made thank you cards. Lots and lots of them. With lined envelopes, of course. I love sending paper cards. Writing them feels a little decadent, and opening the mailbox to a pretty envelope makes my day. Some of my friends send wonderful mail, so I have a set standard already.

I again used the pewter design …

With 11 months to go and the school year right around the corner, I’m a bit more antsy to make some more decisions about the wedding. I’m not talking about cake flavors or napkin folds or anything, but I feel like it might be good if I had SOME sort of idea of what this whole shindig should look like, …

I don’t know what it is about orange weddings that gets me.

I absolutely adore Laura from Laura Kay Photo (and her fabulous new blog, go check it out) – her work is so classic and she was a perfect choice for Melissa and Steve’s beautiful Virginia wedding.

What’s so great about this wedding is the sweetness of it!  OK, without further …

….and I love every minute of it!

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I know what you are thinking, “I thought Abby decided that she was going to wear her original dress?”  Well, that was true until I changed my mind (AGAIN.)

Remember when I went to try on dresses at Vera Wang the first time? There was one dress in particular that I absolutely loved …