beautiful rings from Satomi Kawakita.

it’s been awhile since I posted about a ring… today I simply could not choose one.

our wedding was a dream.  after months of planning, it was so much fun to see things unveil throughout the day.  from the invitations to the dessert table, each and every detail was planned and formulated by us.  proof that you don’t need a planner for a pretty wedding!

my dress: “once worn” J. Crew gown from Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses
my pearls:  my “something borrowed” from my mom & grandmother
my hair:  Kira Pinski did an amazing job with my hair.  she flipped and curled and played around until we found a style that suited me best.  I picked out two airplants that I had her attach in my hair and we even sang wedding songs while she was dolling me up!
DLB’s outfit:  suit – J. Crew, shirt – Nordstrom, shoes – Cole Haan
ties:  Fieldguided with Liberty of London fabric.
invites & paper goods:  all designed, letterpressed, stamped, tied and typed by DLB and me.
flowers & centerpieces: the wonderfully talented Megan from Fieldwork Floral Operation put together our bouquets and provided all the plants for our center pieces.  I told her I like weird and unusual but still graceful and she did such a great job.  I ordered all the airplants online, purchased the cloches, amber reagent bottles, 20ml graduated cylinders and 100ml beakers and gave her a semi-set up but really just told her to have at it.  I la la la LOVED what she did, especially the little nasturtiums in the tiny graduated cylinders.  my bouquet was a combination of pale peach roses, scented geranium, green blackberries, string of pearls and tillandsia and it was tied off with my something old, my great-grandmother’s hanky.
catering & pies: Phresh Organic Catering.  we served meat burgers, bean burgers and fancy sausages as our main food, combo’d with some incredible sides.
pound cake: made by my favorite baker, my mom.  this is the same pound cake she used to overnight to me on special occasions when I was in college!
cake flags: Herriott Grace
venue: Bridal Veil Lakes, a beautiful venue surrounding a lake in the mid­dle of the old growth for­est in the Colum­bia River Gorge, complete with wildlife from our wildlife cheat sheet: salamanders in the lake, dragonflies, a few little chipmunks and a baby bear!  95% of our guests trav­eled from out of town for our wed­ding, so we wanted them to fall in love with the Oregon outdoors, just as we had on our first adventures in the Pacific Northwest.
photography:  Erin of Erin Grace Photography was truly a dream to work with.  she captured some incredible moments and I’m so lucky to have found her!

I want to graciously thank the ladies at 100 Layer Cake for featuring our wedding among so many other gorgeous Real Weddings.  I feel so special, really ladies!  if you missed it this morning, hop over to 100 Layer Cake for some more photos from our day.

thanks for letting me share more photos from our wedding with you.  it was truly the most amazing, memorable, love-filled day of my life.

{all photos by Erin Grace Photography}

finally!!!  our wedding is up today on one of my favorite wedding blogs, 100 Layer Cake.  I’m so excited to share with you, go have a look and I’ll post a few more pictures later.

thanks for letting me share my wedding with your ‘Cakelets’, ladies!!

{photo by Erin Grace Photography}

my friend Zoe posted about this amazing wedding on facebook today, featuring Betsy Dunlap’s beautiful calligraphy and her family’s floral company, Botanica.  I saw those specimen center pieces and just about died.  amazing, right?  you can see more of this beautiful Florida wedding on Martha Stewart Weddings.

{photos by missy mclamb}

our wedding invitations and a few sneak peeks from our wedding are up on Oh So Beautiful Paper.  go have a look!

thanks for having us, Nole!

{the rest of the wedding soon friends!}

during our wedding planning, I always found myself bookmarking bouquets and center pieces from weddings in Australia.  while I like my share of roses, I love interesting and unique flora the most.  those giant protea are amazing, aren’t they?

{top photo from 100 Layer Cake by Louise Bailey, middle photos from Once Wed by Angel Smith, bottom photos by Jonas Peterson}

loving these bowties from Something’s Hiding In Here. wouldn’t they be perfect for a groom?  the packaging even makes for a pretty sweet gift.

{from the curiosity shoppe}

stunning rings from Cathy Waterman…

{from Twist}

we did it.  it was the most magical day of my life and I’m officially married to the most amazing man a girl could ask for.

enjoying my last day of post-wedding bliss.  a huge thank you to my outstanding guest bloggers.  chat with you tomorrow, friends.

{photo by kimi kolba, who was a wonderful guest at our wedding!}

Since Alyson’s big day is today, I thought I’d share a tiny bit of advice for any other newlyweds out there – write love letters.  My husband and I have been married for more than two years, and my husband still sends me little love notes every now and then.  The timing is totally random, and every time one shows up – either in our mailbox or as a note left on a pillow or desk top – I can’t help but smile.  My husband and I see each other every single day and it can be easy to get bogged down by all the things that go into daily life – cleaning our apartment, paying bills, running errands on the weekends.  These little notes are a sweet reminder of our love for each other and the fact that we chose to spend the rest of our lives together, both the fun parts and the not-so-fun parts.   I’ve kept every single note in a little box on my bedside table and every time I look through that box I realize all over again why he’s the perfect person for me.

Congratulations Alyson!

From Nole of Oh So Beautiful Paper.