an overdue post.

So I'm fairly certain that with less than two months to go, I've never actually posted about my color scheme. I'm sure you could figure it out based on some of my other posts (like the bridesmaids dresses, groomsmen attire, etc.) but I never officially posted about it. To tell you the truth, I was too lazy to find the correct shades of all the colors and put them together. Don't ask me why, because it probably would have taken all of five minutes, but I didn't do it. But yesterday when I checked my mail, my color scheme was sitting right there on the front page of the Crate and Barrel Fall Preview catalog. So I figured since they put it together for me, I might as well share it with all of you!

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Plum purple, teal blue, olive green, and white. That would be our color scheme friends! Apparently it is on trend at the moment, which is funny since I picked it out last summer. It's also funny because several people have given me looks like "are you sure?" or say things like "oh, that's interesting" when I tell them about our colors. If Crate and Barrel thinks it's cool, then I'm cool with it too. How about you?

Did you find your color scheme to be more "on trend" than you expected? I'll admit it's kind of nice, since now it's not so hard to find things in these colors to use for decor purposes!

and they're off!

This wedding of ours is now official. Our invitations have been mailed! I wish I could say I was the one who dropped them in the mailbox, but since my future father-in-law is a postmaster, there was no need to go to the post office at all. Instead we just handed him this box, and they were magically put through the postal system (not to worry, we did apply appropriate postage).

A few people have received them and I've been getting a good response so far! You'll see the final product next week after I know they've all been delivered to their intended recipients.


Two teasers in a row; I'm cruel aren't I? Lo siento.

shower sneak peek.

This past weekend, I had my second bridal shower. I don't have any pictures back yet from the photographer (yes, there was a photographer) so I don't want to give a full rundown of the event until I get them back. But I do want to share a sneak peek with you of the beautiful tablescapes that were created for the shower! They were so pretty!

The centerpieces consisted of rosemary topiaries and some type of perennial flower (sorry I have no idea what kind!).There was an oleander tree as a centerpiece on the food table.

Beautiful, no? The hostesses did a wonderful job, and I was in awe. I promise to post a full recap of the shower as soon as I get the pictures!

holiday hair trial.

It was a crazy holiday weekend! Friday morning was spent at the salon, where I had my hair trial. Based on the feedback I received from all of you, I brought in all of my inspiration photos (side bun and side ponytail) and asked the stylist what she recommended. I mentioned that it might be fun to do a bun that could transition into a ponytail for the reception. She liked the idea and went to work. After the curling and pinning into a bun, we decided the ponytail might be a better choice. The bun just wasn't doing it for us. The ponytail, on the other hand, looked muuuuch better.

I love the way the ponytail style turned out, although we will be making a few changes for the wedding day look. The sides will be a little bit sleeker and there will be more definition to the different sections that are pinned back to prevent the side without the ponytail from looking to plain. Hopefully my hair will grow out a bit more as well so the ponytail will look a little longer!

I am happy to report that the 'do survived all day long, and I was outside for the majority of the day. I wish I would have taken a picture at the end of the night, but after some fun at the bar celebrating a friend's birthday, hair trial pictures were the last thing on my mind (oops!).

Hair trial, done! At the two month mark, I'm getting way too excited when I check things off the list lately. How do you like the look?

making the trip.

One thing about planning a wedding in a place that you are not currently in is that you have to travel a lot. I just counted, and between the beginning of May and the wedding in September, we will have traveled to the UP eight times. EIGHT! Multiply that by 5 hours each way, and you have 80 hours of driving. That is a lot of hours spent in the car my friends, and that doesn't even include trips to other places during that time period. No bueno.

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I shouldn't complain. I'll admit, I'm not typically the person driving. The boy usually drives and I find things to do to occupy the time. Things like picking potential songs for the ceremony. Things like entering our entire guest list into our table planning software. Things like figuring out who all needs to be at our rehearsal dinner. Oh, and things like choosing our wedding party. Yep, that was done in the car too!

We'll be making the trip yet again this weekend, and it's sure to be a busy weekend once we get there! My hair and makeup trials, finalizing our floral contract, my bridal shower, and a meeting with the ceremony musicians will all take place while we're there. And let's not forget some good old fashioned 4th of July fun! More than anything, what I'm looking forward to the most this weekend is enjoying a nice cold drink on the boat and relaxing with friends and family!

Now all I have to do is think of a way to pass the time during the trip! Any suggestions?

looking for a sponsor?

One topic that I have tried to research while trying to take my blog to the next level is finding sponsors. While I am definitely not an expert on the subject, I thought it might be helpful to tell you how I gained my blog sponsor, UPrinting.com. A couple months ago I had commented (and won!) a giveaway from Bridechka and the Wedding and then received an email asking if I would like to apply for a blog sponsorship. I filled out the simple form online, and before I knew it I had an email in my inbox telling me that UPrinting wanted to sponsor my blog! They are very generous and offer lots of giveaways to their bloggers. If you are interested, here's a little more information about the programs that UPrinting offers:

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hairspiration revisited.

My hair and makeup trials are taking place this coming weekend, and I've been scrambling to put together some pictures to show the stylist the look I'm going for. This is where the problem lies. I'm no longer certain I know exactly what look I'd like to achieve on the big day. If you remember from my last hairspiration post (which was months ago) I wanted a low side bun, much like these two.

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While I still love the low side bun, lately I've been drawn towards photos of the low side ponytail. I know what you're thinking... not much of a departure from the initial inspiration, but enough to warrant another set of pictures!

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I'll probably bring in both sets of photos and have the stylist play with both looks to see what will work best. I am really hoping this trial goes well so I don't have to think about hairstyles anymore!

Which look is your favorite? Are you wearing your hair up or down for your wedding?