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The Fabulous Etsy

Posted 06/11/2008 by Alissa in good things, what to wear \ 1 comment

As I discovered some amazing wedding websites and blogs, I was quickly led to Etsy. And the earth shook and angels sang. I became an etsy freak. Bridesmaids gifts? Red Otter and Modern Printed Matter . A gift for Fiance from Kathryn Riechert. Not to mention half of my Christmas gifts. But there were three people I worked with in …

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The Venue

Posted 06/10/2008 by Alissa in venues \ 2 comments

As we were gathering inspiration, we were also gathering information. Figuring out a guest list and a budget. We were hoping for a May wedding – and venues and vendors fill up fast, so we wanted to start looking and booking as soon as possible. I definitely think every bride and groom, before making any decisions, should create a strict …

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The Inspiration

Posted 06/10/2008 by Alissa in color palette, inspiration \ 6 comments

So we have this blank canvas of a wedding sitting before us. Where do you start? Throughout college I had often said that I wanted to become a wedding coordinator someday. I adored weddings, this one day with all of your friends and family together celebrating. I had the Monica-from-Friends binder of every wedding idea I had ever come across. …

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The Photography

Posted 06/09/2008 by Alissa in photography \ 4 comments

As I share our ideas and inspiration, I’m going to share the final images so you can see how it all turned out! So I want to introduce our photographers since we’re starting to get to the good stuff – all of their images.

These are some of my favorite images Lynn captured. This was a great moment out in the park with …

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The Save the Dates

Posted 06/09/2008 by Alissa in DIY, stationery \ 7 comments

We were so happy with our engagement pictures that we decided to use them for our save the date cards. A few years ago I received an invitation to a work event in a vellum envelope. I loved how the graphic on the card showed through the crisp envelope. I held on to that invite and thought it’d be fun …