For some brides, maybe that's the first thing they do. There are dozens of magazines and books that showcase these gorgeous color palettes and all the elements that coordinate under the umbrella of Tiffany blue or chocolate or coral. I added the wedding blogs to my general time-killing web rotation months ago, and some like indiebride have actually proved very helpful in some planning aspects. But in general I haven't made an "inspiration board" or picked a theme or colors or anything, though I wonder if I should, or if I still will.
I really do appreciate the value of an event that was put together thoughtfully, with personal touches and good degree of grace, I just haven't been the woman for that particular job somehow. Not sure why. Maybe it's because of the challenges of planning things from afar, and not seeing any of our venues yet. Maybe it's just me.
So I don't really have colors. But. I do have a pretty invitation style in mind, and it is modern and fun, and happens to have polka dots on it. I sort of grabbed onto that and now I don't know where I am. Do I go gung-ho for it? Or do I need to put. down. the polka.
I submit for your consideration the following facts:
1. The invitation. Maybe.
2. I liked the idea of wearing some dainty little vintage gloves with my vintage-minded GDBD dress. And bopping around the internets, I came upon these:
Afraid of my own instincts, I did a quick check with A, and she said "10,000 yeses," so I paypal-ed away.
3. The gloves were waiting for me when I returned from my biz trip to Albuquerque. They are way more adorable than they look in that picture, and also way more OFF-white than they look, too. The fabric for my dress (which I haven't seen) is supposedly pretty white. I don't think the gloves will work unless I find the perfect shoes to tie it all together somehow.
4. And then I found these:
Which put me in a polka panic. Is this all going too far?
5. I really need to stop googling.
Girls, I don't know what the dot I'm doing. Help!
4 comments:
i ADORE the shoes. very girlie. vintage and modern. and with a touch of cream/off-white that the gloves might just do. this would be THE a time when you can get away with a well-thought out theme. "too themey?" if you choose the invite, which is darling!, you might sprinkle a couple more dots throughout the BDGD and we all will love it so. especially the bride.
love.
L.O.V.E.
I think the shoes are perfect
The gloves I'm not sure (I haven't scrolled down to see your other details!) but come on- you MUST get the shoes!
everyone loves!
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