No Toes

Shoes!  Glorious shoes.  It has come to my attention that in beginning to think about sewing dresses, we also need to be thinking about shoes.  My mother brought this up with a couple of my bridesmaids, so she does not cut any fabric too short.  Immediately, the question was tossed my way: What kind of shoes are we wearing?!  The following is a description of my vision although it still remains pretty vague.

I would prefer black shoes.  I do not have a height requirement of any kind.  If one is worried about being in heels all day, please wear flats.  If one is vertically challenged and feels the need for a lift, hit the heels.  My only great concern is the amount of toe showing.  I'd prefer a closed toe shoe, however, I would never say no to a peep toe.  My reasoning is this:  I do not want to have to dictate what color toe nail polish everyone must wear, that's just silly.  As this is also a semi formal event, I really don't want to see more foot than shoe.  Finally, let's face it, none of us are extremely tan.  A stark white foot underneath a beautiful, black bridesmaid dress will be rather distracting.  

I think that exhausts all kinds of shoe/foot logic.  I think my mom and I will have fabric sent out by October... I think.  I know that I'm anxious for everything to get rolling.  

Light sabers, anyone?

As long as I am in the posting mood... I thought I would share and get reactions to a little something I found a few weeks ago. It really does pay to go into the hardware and garden store with Lowell on a Sunday afternoon. While he was rummaging for some nuts or bolts or sour cherry balls, I was browsing the shelves near the checkout. Oddsbodkins! I saw what looked like a mini-light saber!

It is actually a little glow light, with an LED flashlight and whistle, all in one. I bought the blue one, but they are available in several different colors. In the photo above (yeah, my hand is not always steady with the camera in my phone, but you should get the idea) I have both the glow and the flashlight turned on, standing in a tall hurricane glass. I am thinking of the reception, and the possibility of somehow incorporating them into the table centerpieces... what do you all think? I might also add that if we were to go this route, I think I might consider taking off the whistle part, since it would only take two or three people discovering that capability to sort of spoil the party for the MOB.

And just to make clear, I believe firmly in the dignity and sacredness of the church ceremony, but as far as I am concerned, the reception is the party, so, let the Force be with us!!

~Karen

Good Things in All Sizes of Packages!

It has been a busy day for delivery people out here at the farm. Two very major and special receipts are the roll of black silk charmeuse for the bridesmaid dresses, and for Amalie's eyes only, a package from the UK! It looks very pretty, and I am so excited to work with it! I laid it out in your room, Amer, but I will have to pick it up and secret it away before your intended might happen across it!

But, back to the bridesmaids' fabric. I still need to get the lining fabric, and then we should be able to send out the measures of fabrics with the patterns. It may seem a bit early, in one sense, because it is still a little more than nine months away, but I want to make sure you all have time to make arrangements for a seamstress, or to let me know how much work I should plan on doing. I do have measurements from Marlena and Kylie, and I should start on muslin practices dresses for you in the near future. If anyone else wants to enlist my seamstress services, let me know! You don't have to post measurements here; you can e-mail that information to momappleton@gmail.com

I think I am having more fun than even the MOB should have!

~Karen

TUESDAY!!

YEA Random Tuesday!!  So, I don't have much time for a suggestion today, so I'm going to keep this a little short.  I need to catch a very large plane tomorrow morning. ;)

My suggestion today is more for Betsy.  And it's cupcakes for the wedding cake.

And now we wait to see when Betsy sees this.  (Please still pick me up from the airport!!)

Tuesday Randomness!! (Save the Dates)

Okay, so it isn't Tuesday.  But I have an excuse.  It involves electricity to run an internet router.  And by involves, I mean it lacks involvement.  :)

So this week's idea is about the save the date cards.  Some ways to do unique things with these would be to include little games on them.  You could do a crossword that hints at important parts of the wedding.  Goom's name, bride's name, month that comes before July, etc.  Or you could do a word-find.  It would be different from other save-the-dates, and could be whimsical.  Of course, for the party poopers on the invite list, you'd want to include all the necessary info on the back.  But you could make it tiny and force them to find magnifying glasses. ;)

Random Ideas (Floral Stuff)

Yea, Random Tuesday!!  Tuesday Randomness!!  (I need a better name for this...)

So for my second random idea, I have an idea for the aesthetic of the wedding party (more for the ladies).  Instead of flowers, we could carry brooch bouquets.  One of my sorority sisters did this, and each bouquet was made to reflect the bridesmaid who carried it--with colors and styles, etc.  It isn't too difficult to make it (how-to linked here).  But it seems that the more difficult thing would be finding all the brooches... 

Just a quick shout out to my sorority sister who did this (one of the classiest women I've ever met, btw--very Audrey Hepburn...similar to someone else I know...), her blog has lots of pictures of the bouquets made for her wedding and three can be seen in the picture linked here.

And for the record, I have already told Amalie that some of my random ideas (this one in particular) will probably be something I very seriously consider when/if I get married.  So she's already agreed not to get mad if I do some of the ideas I post here (like this one).  It's on the Intarwebs so it is documented FOR-EV-ER. ;);) :):)

Random Ideas (Reception)

I've picked up a few ideas from weddings in the past that I've liked.  The one I can think of off the top of my head has to do with the reception.  A wedding I attended during college had a bowl with the names of all the other couples who were attending the wedding up at the bride and groom's table.  Every time the bride and groom stood up to kiss with the clinking of glasses, they'd also draw the names of another couple in the room who also were to stand up and kiss.

I'll do what I can to keep a theme like this going for you.  YEA, Randomness!!