Peacock Color Creations

Photo Credit: Studio Wed

As you know, the main colors for our wedding are champagne and ivory!! The ceremony will feature a sea of these colors. However, we will be bringing in some color for both the cocktail hour and the reception. While we won't have a huge variety of colors, I am so in love with the variety of colors in the peacock feather. My dining room is actually decorated with colors from the peacock. So, when I saw these photos, I was so inspired by the colors, and will definitely be using some of the peacock color inspiration throughout the wedding. Where? You will have to wait and see, but it will be beautiful.

All Things.....

Okay, okay, I know this week was supposed to be "all things groom", however, for me, this week has been all things "basketball"!! For anyone who is or is not a basketball fan, I have to say that this year has been THE BEST year of NBA playoff basketball since the Jordan era. So, this week, I did take a mini break from all things wedding, and went all things "NBA basketball"! I guess that you could say, in a tiny way, that this is "all things groom"! Where there's a groom, there's basketball, and for my fabulous fiance, there's also, his soon to be bride!

Photo Credit: David Christensen Photography

A Bride's Best Friends

Yesterday was Mother's Day, and what a blessing it was to be with my mother and have both my younger brother and little sister home to celebrate. The two ladies in the photo below are the two most important women in my life. The gorgeous woman in the middle is my mother and the beautiful lady on the other side of her is my baby sister, AKA, my maid of honor. I had planned on writing about my mom and Mother's Day weekend, and today I was even more inspired. Today I met three of the most phenomenal ladies, ever!! These three ladies reminded me of the relationship between myself, my mom, and my little sister. The ladies that I met were a mom and her two lovely daughters, who completely blew me away. The love, care, and respect that the three of them had for one another, truly, warmed my heart. Throughout life, there is nothing like having a mother as your best friend! For me, there is nothing like having my mother as a best friend. We go throughout our day, going to work, wedding planning, making deadlines, and quite frankly, being caught up in our own worlds. Today, my eyes were opened wide, to the many spectacular souls that surround us everyday. I saw in those lovely ladies, me and my family, many years ago....I was around the age of 16 when I first fell in love and wondered, in so many ways, what the future would hold. I was just beginning to discover myself and discover what love really was. Today, I am all grown up, and I have found the love of my life, who at 16, I didn't even know his name. I looked at this mother and her two daughters today, knowing that true love does exist and it can either be standing next to you on a daily basis or it is out there,waiting to be found......nameless, precious, priceless, and one of a kind.

Myself, Mother, & Sister

Colors, Colors, Colors

Happy Friday! Okay, one of the things that happens when you give yourself so much time to plan your wedding is that you......change your mind!! You begin to rethink colors, styles, guest count, everything!! So, today it is the wedding colors. We are still sticking with champagne and ivory, however, pink and black are starting to slowly creep into the wedding plans. I love the color inspiration of these colors. I will be sure to keep you posted once we make a final decision!

Photo Credit: Martha Stewart Weddings

Beautiful Inspiration

It was almost two years ago that this most unbelievable proposal took place. It was the proposal heard and seen around the world. The first time I viewed this proposal, tears streamed from my eyes, and it just reassured me of the love that God blesses us with each day. If you haven't viewed this proposal before, then you are truly in for a treat. Find a quiet moment in your day, and view the love that is shared between this couple, their family, and their friends. If you have seen the proposal, it is always a great one to go back to, just to celebrate life and love. I am completely inspired and humbled by the love that is expressed!!

View proposal here

Photo Credit: Ross Oscar Knight

Obama: First 100 Days

Today I wanted to take a moment and recognize the fact that it is President Obama's 100th day in office. How time flies! It seems like we were all wrapped up in the world wind of the amazing campaign just yesterday. I think today also gives us a time to reflect on our own lives....where we were 100 days ago in our day to day lives, where we were in the wedding planning process, and what we've contributed to make our lives and the lives of our neighbors better!! Planning a wedding can be so overwhelming and stressful, but it is so important to take one day at a time, and enjoy every single moment. Just as President Obama will only have the moment of his first 100 days, just this once, we as brides, only have the moments of being engaged and being a bride, for this moment. So....Enjoy it! Congrats to President Obama and his first 100 days!!

Candy Land

One of the popular things at weddings, as I'm sure you know, are CANDY BARS!! And guess what.....we have to have one. It just makes you feel like a kid again. I love the idea of of our guests being able to go and pick from some of our favorite treats. We are planning on adding a few of our own twists to the candy bar, but you can be sure that it will be like being in candy land!!

The Dogwood Tree

There is nothing like driving down an old country road, in the middle of spring, and seeing the dogwood trees swaying in the wind. The beauty that is captured in the dogwood offers both insight and inspiration to everyday living. The appearance of the dogwood represents the beginning of spring, a fresh start, a renewal, a rebirth. And isn't that what your wedding day is all about.......the beginning of two lives joining as one to begin their fresh start. So I hope that on our wedding day, we will be so blessed to see, swaying in the wind, the beauty and symbolism of our fresh start as husband and wife.....The Dogwood Tree!

Photo Credit: Hudson Valley Painter

Photo Credit: Dogwood ©2004 Karen Mathison Schmidt

Photo Credit: Faulkner's Dogwood

Photo Credit: Fine Art America

Photo Credit: Rose Thistle Artwork

Happy Easter

With Easter being this Sunday and thousands of weddings taking place, I thought it would be great to look at some Easter inspired wedding ideas. Easter is a time to celebrate life, love, birth ,and rebirth, and what a great time of the year to have a wedding. With spring colors, bright sunshine, and delicate flowers, what a gorgeous occasion an Easter themed wedding is sure to be.

The Little Wedding

I am originally from a small, charming town called Rome, GA. Every year, there are lots of special events that take place around town. However, there is one special event that takes place at Berry College, that is truly unforgettable. That event is the Berry College Annual Kindergarten Wedding. This is one of the most sweet and loving things you will ever see. To see these children learning about being friends and loving one another, simply warms my soul. The kids vow to each other to be friends forever, and isn't that what we all are shooting for. We, as adults, join hands in marriage because we have found the person that we want to spend the rest of our lives with, our best friend forever. There are so many lessons that we can learn from children and the care and innocence, that you see on these children's faces, is priceless. Congrats to these children, who have chosen to commit to one another by becoming friends for life!

Photo Credit: 6 of Four

Carolina Blue

In the spirit of the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions, the North Carolina Tarheels, I thought that I would join in the celebration with a Tarheel inspired wedding. Although I will always be a true Georgia girl, I have to admit that Carolina has a piece of my heart. Congrats to the Tarheels!

Photo Credit: Kellie Kano Photography