Road Block

After all the drama I went through trying to get a venue on the date our church was available...after I put my deposit down at the church and finally relaxed a little...I got a phone call from the pastor who informed me that the sanctuary is going to be "all torn up" and undersonstruction for the new organ on Oct 3 - SO after a lot of anger ony side and Todd's dad's side - the church has us set up at The Good Sheperd in Duluth - Honestly, I am really disappointed - it is significantly farther away from the Radisson, it is not nearly as beautiful as First Lutheran, it's really dark and dreary inside, and it's not where Kathy and Jim/ Ryan and Emily got married. Grr.

I went there to see what it is like and I guess we really don't have any other options at this point. So I think I am going to have to find some good ways to lighten it up in there.

Bridesmaid Dress

I finally found a bridesmaid dress that I really love. I called The Princess Bride here in Duluth and the said this dress was about $216. However, I have seen several websites where the dress is priced at $160.

I think it's fabulous. I want one.

save-the-dates

we weren't planning on sending save-the-dates, but we might send them to a select few. Here is what I am thinking...these remind me of the boy scouts (todd) and they would be fun to make outselves

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vintageglamblog.com/Images/DIY/STD-VWR.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vintageglamblog.com/%3Fp%3D1287&usg=__VhSCGRBeYvciS_waVcSYdy18kzs=&h=471&w=400&sz=33&hl=en&start=21&um=1&tbnid=hENjpeXjTW9OaM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=110&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcreative%2Bsave%2Bthe%2Bdates%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

earrings

I love these, and I think with my veil and earrings I wouldn't wear a necklace

Okay THE veil

This is the veil I am officially obsessed with

by Sarah Gabriel

http://www.saragabriel.com/collection/veils/products/112-wendy

more veil

I think this fabric could go better with my dress though and this is way cheaper too

http://eventsandoccasions.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2884670

Sunday After the Wedding

http://www.bayfield.org/visitor/applefestival.asp

I think we are going here the day after the wedding. Everyone is going

Seating Cards to Die for

I liked the pumpkin one, butI think it looks pretty messy, huh? Which do you all like the best? The one on the bottom looks like the paper has a birch wood pattern which would go nicely with out candle holders. but the one above is super cute too! what about the pinecones?

Skeleton Leaves

These would be fun to incorporate into the invitations

There are 50 leaves for $4.99 and it's a nice touch

Napkin Rings

These would be fun and very affordable to make

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/grapwreat3.html

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/minigarland.html

The actua rings are .25 cents each, and they are actually pretty by themselves.

and the leaf garland is 12 feet for $2.99

Mom can help make these too, huh mom?

More on Centerpiece

Todd got really excited about this picture because there are so many birch trees here we can make candles similar to these ourslelves (carv out a hold in the top of a real tree piece and place a tea-light inside. Plus I LOVE the red berries AND the branches. I think though that I could purchase pine cones instead of nuts for the brown filler here

http://www.save-on-crafts.com/birchcones.html

Plus Mom because you are coming early, you could help us put these together too. I think that we want to go find the branches before the leaves come though, but we can work on the candle holders any time.

New Centerpiece Ideas

Todd really wants to do centerpieces that reflect the Minnesota Fall feeling and I think he has a great point there. I also think that we could build our own centerpieces and save a lot of money because we are getting close to buget.

I still want to keep the Purple in my fall colors and I found these silk leaves that we could lay out on the tables around the centerpieces and possibly write on them for placecards too?

Some Bridesmaid Dresses I like

These are all at Nordstroms:

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2964427/0~2376776~2374327~2374331~6020250?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6020250&P=4


http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2991070?refsid=213701&refcat=0%7e2376776%7e2374327%7e6005464%7e6005511%7e6005548&SourceID=&SlotID=2&origin=related

The Reception

We are having the reception in The Viking Room of the Radisson.

http://www.radisson.com/duluthmn

The Church

First Lutheran in Duluth. Todd's parents got married here and Todd's oldest brother got married here.

http://www.flcduluth.org/

My Dress

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=3740&prodgroup=10

up do

PomPom

These are fun and would be easy to make.

These colors (red, orange, yellow, and purple of course) are what I am leaning towards since our venue has white linens and red napkins.
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/pom-poms-and-luminarias?autonomy_kw=tissue%20paper&rsc=header_3

Our cake

Our cake is going to lookalmost exactly like this. The only difference will be the color of the flowers and we will have a colored ribbon around the bottom of each tier.

branch site

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.decoratemywedding.com/IMAGES_08/homepage/crystal_tree1_280.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.decoratemywedding.com/&usg=__fM9UTueGDZS7ZW4RZd6Q8PPf2RY=&h=397&w=280&sz=44&hl=en&start=11&um=1&tbnid=4TyrdFwsC-EchM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=87&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcrystal%2Btree%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

Red Branch Centerpiece