wedding inspiration boards

Look at all this work I did pre-pinterest!  I was cleaning out the files on my computer and found all of these wedding inspiration boards I used as a guide for decisions.  Funny thing is it took me hours to search for all of this inspiration.  Brides really do have an advantage now with the ever growing pinterest at their disposal.

I apologize for my bad blogger form, I'm not able to site where all of these came from.  Hopefully you can forgive me, it won't happen again!

wine cork board

What can I say,  we like wine!

This is actually my second attempt at this wine cork board.  For the first round I used white foam core for the backing and didn't really plan out the placement of my corks... major fail!  For the second round I used black foam core for the backing and tested the placement of the corks before glueing.

Ok so super simple directions:

1. Cut your selected corks in half (I'm not going to lie, this part is labor intensive!)

2. Hot glue foam core backing to your selected frame. 

3. Lay corks in your desired pattern starting from the center outward.  

4. Hot glue halved corks to the foam core backing.

One other suggestion: Use 3M Command Strips to hang the frame, otherwise every time you push/remove thumb tacks the frame will move.  Eventually annoying you enough to stop using the cork board for its intended purpose.

mr. and mrs. landolt 4.30.11

With great pride I share with you another beautiful wedding at Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad, CA.  This time it was my college roommate Amy and her now husband Jeff.  Enjoy.

flowers by splendid sentiments ❘ vintage mason jars ebay

 brides shoes nina "forbes"

flower girl dresses little kids wear

earrings tejani

peacock wedding accessory kit won on brendas wedding blog

bridesmaids dresses alfred angelo

mrs. landolt hanger betty ann productions

brides dress amour bridal ❘ grooms suit friar tux shop

And my absolute favorite detail of the wedding {besides the hanging mason jars} were the centerpieces!  Oh how I just love the eclectic feel she created. This diy project consisted of stained frames from ikea, fat quarters in various patterns, antique mason jars and a delightful arrangement by Bethany from splendid sentiments.

From the bride... I'm not sure exactly what to say about the wedding except that I really am thrilled with how it came out! There were times during the "crafting" process when I thought I should have made it a simple destination wedding or done something more all-inclusive.  But once the actual day came I was calm and relaxed for most of it and honestly enjoyed it so much. All of my vendors really went out of their way to understand my vision and the pride they all have in their work really showed. I had a great day and I love all the photos. It made me happy and proud to see and hear how special it was for Jeff too. Even though it took endless hours of stalking wedding blogs and doing research, I'm glad I got so involved in the planning and couldn't be happier with the result! I'm so glad my sister is getting married next year so I don't have to go through planning-withdrawls for too long!


{wedding photos by the story keeper}

a photo tease

While unpacking continues here at the roundy household, I thought I would share one beautiful shot from the wedding I helped at on 4.30.11

story keeper