Awww

My soon to be mother in law called today and asked me what our wedding colours are. I explained they were black and white and red. Why did she so randomly call and ask that? She wants to make me an artificial flower bouquet for me to toss at the wedding so I can keep my bouquet to take to the cemetery for my mom's grave.
How thoughtful! I'm not usually a fan of artificial flowers but it's such a nice gesture. I'm sure it will be beautiful!

time ticks by ...

Well, it's been forever since I posted.

Things that have happened in my absence:

- Janna and Travis got married! Fantastic wedding! They were so happy!
- Work has been insane. My previous boss has left and we have a new boss for the short term. She is awesome and I'm really enjoying working with her. I'm super busy and learning a lot.
- Rob and I have begun to plan a mini vacation in the Okanagan for the end of June. We will be staying at Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa and visiting several regional wineries.
We've made some design decisions for the wedding and our planner, Reesa has been a big help in getting rentals organized and adding her wisdom to our creativity.
- Janna's dad, John, underwent a very successful heart surgery. He is making incredible progress and we are all relieved that things went so smoothly.

Still, that's no excuse for failing to blog. I also need to update my list of favourite blogs and websites, I have found some gems recently. Stay tuned!

Janna's gettin' hitched!

Today is Janna's wedding!

Janna and Travis are truly a special couple and to me, they have a very inspiring love story. They deserve every happiness and I know that their life together will be beautiful.

Much to do, but I will return with pictures!

Organized, much?

In addition to my wedding day shoes, we also got a white board to start putting wedding related tasks on ... Janna: I hope you are proud. ;)

I guess the labour day rule doesn't apply?

I have never been one to wear white shoes past labour day. Not because I'm a stickler, but because I just never wear white shoes (except maybe runners. The wedding is the exception to this rule. If you scroll way back to the beginning of this blog you'll read about my Bridezilla-ness about red shoes, trying to have them all to myself and then the overwhelming sense of need to wear white shoes with my (essentially) white dress.
So today I found them, and they were even on sale!

Hair

Every time I flip through a magazine, scroll through a website or watch a wedding show, there is always a big deal being made about the back of the wedding gown (since it gets so much "air time" during the ceremony.)
The back of my dress (I'd not go so far as to call it a gown)is simple. In fact it is unadorned. I know it's lame to feel like the back of my dress is inadequate but I am now thinking I should make up for it with hair.
The thing with my hair is that it is fine and straight until it reaches a certain length, then it gets a wee bit wavy. It also doesn't hold a curl very well.
I think if I could make it happen I'd do this:

Luck

Wikipedia's entry on weddings discusses the 'something old, something new ...' poem:

A modern tradition is for brides to wear or carry "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" during the service. It is considered good luck to do so. Often the bride attempts to have one item that meets all of these qualifications, such as a borrowed blue handkerchief which is "new to her" but loaned by her grandmother (thus making it old). Another addition to this custom is to wear a penny in your shoe, this will bring you prosperity.
The full text of the verse is:
Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And silver sixpence in your shoe

Weddings, sure like many rites of passage, comes loaded with lore and superstition. I don't personally prescribe to superstition, usually, but I figure on one's wedding day you can't be too careful. Not only am I not sure what I will use as these talismans, but I'm not sure about the etiquette and I'm having a hard time finding answers. Can you request the borrowed piece? Or does it have to be voluntarily loaned to you? How old is "old"? I have blue eyes, does that count?

Blooming Beauties

Maybe it's because it's spring and our front flower bed is bursting with colour and our street is lined with creamy white cherry trees, but my mind has turned to all things floral.
For me, flowers are an aesthetic element that really set weddings apart from other parties. Whether it's in the bouquet, the centerpieces, ceremony arrangements or boutonnieres, I think it's an area that we should all feel free to go full tilt with.
Here are some looks that I am loving: