wine barrels

mr. roundy has worked very hard on these wine barrels we found on craigslist for $70.  They will eventually become the gift table.

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bridesmaid dresses

All of the dresses will be in the color "quarry" as shown on the bottom half of the first dress.

{Johanna}

watters and watters style 4423

{Melody}

watters and watters style 2486

{Maddie}

watters and watters style 4826

{Emma}

watters and watters style 4417

mercury glass

I just may be obsessed… with imitation mercury glass!  As soon as I was engaged I started hunting for my centerpieces. One night while shopping at TJ Maxx (another obsession) I discovered mercury glass.  The rest is history, I've been picking up pieces here and there since October of last year.  Here are some pics of my collection…

No centerpiece arrangement will be the same.  We also plan to have candles in some of the pieces and flowers in others.

And here are my inspiration photos...

                  

balsa wood flowers

Let's talk bridal party bouquets today. So during my recent blog hunts I've noticed a lot of brides using these "wood" flowers in their bouquets.

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style me pretty

Come to find out these adorable paper like flowers are handmade in Thailand using ecologically sustainable tapioca wood that never wilts, dies or fades.  And finally after a lot of online hunting I found them on a website we've already been using for wedding items Save-on-Crafts.

      
Not sure yet how I will incorporate them into our bouquets, but they are way too adorable to pass up!  For reference, here are two inspiration images for my bridesmaid bouquets…

As for the bride, I would like an all white bouquet.  Maybe something like this with the balsa wood flowers instead of the greenery…