INVITATIONS PREVIEW

Today we mailed out our (Clayton and Kelsey's) wedding invitations! Still can't show all of them since, well, it's Sunday and the mail hasn't even been picked up yet... but soon! Here's a sneak peek!

Dear Obama, please attend! That would pretty much make my life. Thanks!

Clayton and Kelsey- Engagement Photos

Happy Friday! Here's a little Christmas Eve treat- Kelsey and Clayton's engagement pictures.
Taken by Clayton's Best Man the talented Mr Jesse Garrison who did a beautiful job of capturing their silly sweetness. Don't you think?

Love you sister and brother-in-law to be! 

Wedding Wednesday- super cute Save the Date

Wouldn't this shot make a clever little Save the Date?

{picture by a simple photograph, via Ruffled}

Will you be my bridesmaid?

As many of you probably imagined, I'm going to be a DIY bride... to every extent possible. I'm really hoping to do invites and save-the-dates entirely DIY-- along with decorations, thank-yous, etc.

This is for two reasons. 1) Our budget. I want an awesome wedding... but we're 23 and 25 and footing most of the bill entirely on our own. and most importantly 2) We want our wedding to be US, first and foremost. And cookie-cutter invites are definitely not me.

But I haven't even started thinking about invitations (okay that's a partial lie). However, asking my bridesmaids to be in the wedding? Done and done. I wanted to ask in a really sweet and personal way. We decided on 5 attendants each-- it worked out perfectly. Clayton has Jesse, his best friend from college, as his best man, and then Mike and Brenton, his two high school besties, plus his two best friends and film buddies from NYC, Justyn and Christopher.

Crissie is obviously my maid-of-honor (and well on her way to becoming a professional maid-of-honor). Then I have my two besties from college-- Juliana and Sarah -- and, of course, Clayton's two younger sisters, Livi and Hannah.

So I bought 4 bridesmaid books and one maid-of-honor book and then composed 5 lovely notes, asking each girl to please be my bridesmaid.

The wrapping paper I used was actually leftover scraps of the paper we bought to wrap Meghan and Mike's wedding present.

The cards came out perfectly!! Even without a paper-cutter... which I really should invest in. Or maybe register for? (No, I need it before then!!) Most importantly, I want each bridesmaid to feel unique throughout this experience. This is why each girl will wear a different dress in multiple colors, and choose own accessories-- but now I am infringing on an upcoming post. Crissie is a genius. I'll leave it at that. :)

Wedding Wednesday- Kelsey's Colors

We are in full force planning mode here right now-- picking colors, dresses, venues....! Luckily I get to do all the fun stuff- like collecting pictures for inspiration and designing flower girl dresses {more to come on that front...} while Kelsey {and Mom} have to struggle with the guest list and accommodations... Here's the first look at Kelsey's wedding inspiration--

{row one: style me pretty 1, 2, martha stewart. row two: the knot, martha stewart, once wed. row three: style me pretty, oh hello friend, live w mcs. row four: the knot, once wed}

I'M ENGAGED

Hello all!!

Yesterday my boyfriend (or fiance I suppose...) asked me to marry him! Yes! I am engaged! Engaged engaged engaged engaged!!! Prepare for massive wedding planning and over-posting and a crazy DIY bride! And, of course, I've already asked Crissie to be my Maid-of-Honor.

(showing off my bling)

I can't even begin to express how happy I am! And the ring is amazing. It's his great-grandmother's from the 1920s. It actually hurts my finger a little because it is so heavy. I guess I just have to get used to wearing a massive diamond on my left hand. I think I can deal :)

What Happens at the Lake...

I usually roll my eyes when people use the "What happens in Vegas..." cliche. But this is just too cute--

And as I am currently attending a lake-side wedding, it seems only appropriate. 

Check out all of this sweet wedding on Style Me Pretty:

FYI- I'm in love with this couple and may or may not wish they were my new best friends... (sorry Meghan and Mike....) ;)

{Orange Girl Photographs via SMP}

Help!

Hi lovelies- I don't often ask for help when it comes to fashion- but I need it right now. I need jewelry for this Bridesmaid ensemble (heading to Tahoe for the wedding in 2 weeks!):

My thought is to work the bows from the shoes into the jewelry- maybe one of these:

 Is that too much? I also like this:

What do you think? 

(dress: Jessica McClintock, wristlet: Dooney & Burke, shoes: RSVP, necklaces: 1-kt designs2- Betsey Johnson, 3- SAM) 

wedding wednesday: meghan and mike

Last summer my dearest friend got engaged. All year I've shared peaks of the inspirations and ideas as she planned her special day--This is the girl I've been friends with since we learned to read... We've helped each other through first kisses, first loves, heartbreaks, teen angst, packing for college {if you saw all the shoes she took you'd know why were BFFs} leaving home, getting jobs, going BACK to school... and so many horrible hair cuts it isn't worth counting.
So the fact that I was included so much in the planning of her wedding really means more than I could ever say. 


And now, I am every so pleased to present the Getz-Metzger wedding- from inspiration to reality.

{inspiration- 1, 2}

{at the Arts Club in Washington DC}

{the beautiful bride and me}

{first look}

{the wedding party! and our magical shoes...}

{first dance to Kiss the Girl}

{wedding pie- all the way form Michigan!}


*photos by the always inspiring Kate Headley, flowers by Holly Heider Chapple, programs and invitations by Aaron Lewis...and just for fun- Meghan and me circa 1994:

 

Wedding!

As we anxiously await the photographers pictures of Meghan & Mike's wedding- I thought I'd share a peek at a few taken by various wedding guests... 

less than a week....

My best friend, Meghan, is getting married-- ON SUNDAY. And I finally have my bridesmaid ensemble completed. Well- almost. I JUST found the shoes (yesterday, yikes) and they haven't arrived yet. But (knock-on-wood) they are perfect. 

{dress and sash: J. Crew; shoes: Nina via postcards and pretties; nail polish: Essie- mademoiselle and mod squad}




I think magical is the only word to describe it. 


{*}sash search
{*} inspiration board
{*}engagement pics




So excited- I cannot believe how fast it got here!