Salt Dough Hearts

I think I’m getting into the spirit of Valentine’s Day this year.  These little salt dough hearts are so precious.  Imagine the possibilities - favors, as a save the date, as a pretty place setting decoration… love (no pun intended)!

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Tutorial found at {The Long Thread}

Real Weddings: Matt + Jill

I love winter. It’s such a magical season… when fresh snow blankets the ground there is a peace about the world.  Minneapolis certainly sees its fair share of snow, which makes it a perfect setting for a classic winter wedding.  Matt and Jill’s wedding, captured by the lovely Laura Ivanova, is one of those weddings.  The portraits in the snow make my heart melt.

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Jill chose to accompany her San Patrick gown with her grandmother’s vintage stole and elbow-length gloves.

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We use beautiful high end vintage rhinestone pieces to recreate hair combs as well as necklaces,bracelets and earrings. Most of our work is one of a kind. Customizing for the bride and her party is a specialty.

Before the ceremony.

When last we left off, Andreas and I had just finished our photo shoot on the Greenway and Beacon Hill and were headed back to the Wang for the ceremony.

First though, we took some pictures with our fabulously dapper wedding party. Here’s Andreas with his guys.

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And me with my unbelievably gorgeous ladies.

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Photography Preview!

Right before Christmas our photographer, Angela Stott, sent me a preview of some of our wedding photos and when I first saw them I teared up… She has such an amazing gift to not only find beautiful locations to shoot, but also somehow make Brian and I look our best.

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2010 USPS Stamps

I’m about to send out my Save the Dates and am totally not looking forward to using the polar bear postcard stamps. So, I hunted down the 2010 USPS stamps and I think I may be giving up my dream of using vintage stamps for our wedding. It was just turning out to be such a headache to find the right ones and now that I’ve seen what’s in store I’m about to give in to just going the easy route for our invitations.

My top 2 wedding favorites:

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2010 Love Stamp - Pansies in a Basket, 2010 Butterfly Stamp - for oversized mailings

There are other stamps coming out too.  Here are some more of my favorites that could totally be used with the right wedding:

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Country wedding anyone? The Winslow Homer stamp is for you.  Or how about an old Hollywood wedding with Katharine Hepburn?

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