tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84094914469900612182024-03-24T13:40:57.390-07:00Z's Wedding BlogZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-70076415250737737252010-01-30T14:02:00.001-08:002010-01-30T14:05:21.197-08:00My new blogNow that the wedding is over I'm blogging over <a href="http://purchaseworthy.blogspot.com/">here</a> instead. If you're interested check it out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-E42xzpu1gzPYhVVdWL3aovKoyXCpTVD3KJAqu4nCKY6niNH1oiJFzSMHuwctQLIIpvh8SauB3u0RXbbZDZ-ncs4AHTZ7qJfBMnTwDNnVwGO3yic23ZoRmGIGDIU65U-xKKsSiJu4-E/s1600-h/Purchase+Worthy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-E42xzpu1gzPYhVVdWL3aovKoyXCpTVD3KJAqu4nCKY6niNH1oiJFzSMHuwctQLIIpvh8SauB3u0RXbbZDZ-ncs4AHTZ7qJfBMnTwDNnVwGO3yic23ZoRmGIGDIU65U-xKKsSiJu4-E/s400/Purchase+Worthy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432657245892063922" /></a>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-28533466007231801702009-10-30T12:00:00.000-07:002009-10-30T12:20:32.396-07:00The Finished Product! (Part 2)<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That said, I wouldn't mind doing it for someone else! It is a job that encompasses everything I love!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDddBvDEcGCI-fJd7wargYGzmrwzjyjkjLMYz4caAH77WRP-hcbh0PUsX6n-eJkuj_9O9EqFOcmWIAOcymJHxhdJ_DkE2DYUFnRkTqZXW3wjtW6MLpIu349W6RWMXfiFxAj8X-Hqw-hh0/s400/IMG_0996.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398472423959031042" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYpixtIbVWsv0fqmZxpC29NijOwBwxf1RwGMBMeLGjpXM_ui-KKkNwVOlxPFN0SnbTVqFTxCl6VXGiDKosql0igEHS65_mNd9yGA_v1Gm7OLodDlPmKkJCjovmIT5VLkBDY7I9Ox58IA/s400/DSC_0820.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398470777426691218" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquDQ1Js4pt5xBcOvmKHGqn5XdYODMqwsNxzRzvCEXvlhp7sg_A4eYzCCWCHKs6TfozLHlv06iOfHIxLDjIUl5qTlrv44tA3WaywC7mGyk-NWzp3BmVpAW2HRmGRtMeSruRuSLTbSI94I/s400/IMG_0421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398472679307462754" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFN88jk4j1dCEz9e9F3a5VxBq-6Ed1rVtRxVKa_igBFXY2M2myektbzoC6sajY2vCEXZPrmsvreGQYf-eraQ_L-kP4JOGUagTuLEadWowwQpuJUu-8rFkU2Ek7YfUuQHfFPg7lCwepsho/s400/IMG_5823.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398474785102716770" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF4ewmgZ8eyVvG6VPO4-o19IgatpK2bBZ9wcZxtsKTbCI_DNYmchpZ4qlVuZOo7gXy6IHH27NA4_fXJE7-gRnBNq8iKhtM23He80yGFAbmIlWtoRHVEN0kdikbwsDxltK9z_EoCyZ_VI/s400/IMG_6056.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398474773374343730" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3HJ-O0CkL17-yjKJ3MlN0EA2706fY9dvlC-bFP71P6b6bMaOfHqZD2UlUAMZMarwmWS6WJCmjRnsffdLun5_S9EvcXBM2wYg8iynupt2wfssD4CQTMFLVRkq1iykiXMzE1TibIa-bbg/s400/IMG_6117.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398473488949495250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ7QTtKvEaX3NdfRBw1-P_NqhkvhNXehWkxSzvS6kPlLaDxudLqsD3TmcCrzSptZcJy0oj9vGgLNs4CHfHRygdo3TbfeIo3MztM_Cj0HZQFjLEtrN7ineINnuameuHn75l0S42zsDIi4/s400/IMG_0276.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398473166584513618" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUgZw8wTOkls5ksDZl3xNDsAh-zRm590SjEUJ1dM7poWDtQGwz0Z1F1dBVk9rHS3gSqQiavdVrpxNS-pfjmFi-QwijZJTkpJUCum9qlJsoktU2YFbTIezgrOSaRMKF7DpPlJOHakUnLY/s400/DSC_1310.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398470791268197746" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPZPDXbpkEnCyLXAgn3YuTm8JqftWSx5GRmKzIALIvTz8a78ew5SsewzfnX3UOvrz6MXNUf1tGu9UYhxFFtwoJBgPPL242YSMNj3JNLIOQxjC4gyzmnT0np1rCtafBYVuW_zgjt41WA0/s400/DSC_1168.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398470784233910082" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-16778721832912552392009-10-30T11:09:00.000-07:002009-10-30T12:24:32.558-07:00The Finished Product!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Well it's all over and I definitely learned a few things. Such as the planning gets less and less fun as you go along. That it's twice as much time, money and stress as you think it will be. That in the month or so before you'll just want it to be over, and a couple of things will absolutely go wrong. But I'm definitely happy with how it turned out, and even happier being married. Some photographic evidence of all my (our) hard work! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclRxqBy0SNtb94525ozYwsf57dFTmTHaCrRqYOcV0QGtOgXrCDsZCBhsoK9GjD1GTRRqrvGFpXIUcYrI3Dqw-Pi40dwwQ2mbjRJWhwAiyQHg7zzDT8kWFzqa9LES5GY2FP-eKO6WTDgk/s400/7522_1233860888171_1278656517_702491_6073514_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398467131210121362" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihOuICbBwY50go545zenTqA8naJlhS24MxsM4dCp0KU0-L38Rwenq8O4z6uOMJJbQjcv8_-iXacCIvBDhKLZti5pSaSx5dpnLOc_f15Cdxx0TIC_wBoiCOrUGfcJyFIO4YrgZdDsk_dE/s400/IMG_1002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398466610176143106" /><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZJpb6Y_1San5OjIsy1tCH4-qAtn6BSf3X-jW3GfiThF7XfCz3ZInR3645t6fv33TGt19dZKGcV71NTp_MUn81btJsmo4DvZ107nYKkH24mMOUNtbvti4m3RckYpse76n1BAhKBec8ZA/s400/57000022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398465328734693858" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcotZr68qrn6mgHmKRVLk42w_aS_yjtW03v3iOQjHWWAHmWBGZ1ToYMAvSdjs53elAr_JUgJB67PI2a3buhz0ij6tMVDUB71IaGSsTv1aSCo890eNniEFqcYHp_sOgTf9kjX0OEDLS70/s400/DSC_0592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398459163409076194" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwM1m4bHiMpeHFwjn8P7T6Y5wtZjj0vQGezaKCwB7tC45lsj9SPvyvxWpuRNN2enynZQ_NaV_YyEu73YHyjk1bEOwV9tml1xquEjoCFXHYwTeldK75IMwgQ0UVDtnOywiHw3cm9hIf54/s400/DSC_0567_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398459167743753458" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-43271771480544712802009-07-28T17:30:00.000-07:002009-07-28T17:59:21.083-07:00My new obsession: Smoons<div><br /></div><div>I recently discovered "Smoons" and I am OBSESSED. I found them at <a href="http://www.malibumarket.net/">Malibu Market & Design</a> (which by the way is amazing and really worth a visit, they also have a great location for cocktail parties and such at the very top of the property which I would love to use for my rehearsal dinner if it was a little cheaper). </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld6RQDGfozbfl-oztjw6q46IFSNYSc995aY4ezgJCMmPc-0fTJT8CqN1wifOzM7f5k5LMBd7r2_nlcON4_kB0kra831AMJuB3J1LHuqSRgb9mpP0w5ByVdVE8-eCmmV4duRfW26pYebA/s1600-h/smoon_art-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld6RQDGfozbfl-oztjw6q46IFSNYSc995aY4ezgJCMmPc-0fTJT8CqN1wifOzM7f5k5LMBd7r2_nlcON4_kB0kra831AMJuB3J1LHuqSRgb9mpP0w5ByVdVE8-eCmmV4duRfW26pYebA/s400/smoon_art-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363676988617865394" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Smoons are solar powered, can be used plugged in or cordless, are sensitive (you just touch them to turn them off) and waterproof, so you can just throw them in the pool. I think they are AMAZING, and I want at least 20 of them - except I believe they cost around $1,400 each! </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvdNcnhI_ymqvArsGDojnvrv0u7qxMDtl4dzwtZtYq7B1e0giOuLr_zifkRojtPX2qeQIqkIXA0A1-DhWmLu6dHDaEhOBS5oCxn4ZiVahwDo2EON4_dYps7uiEpkj15LoKtQAstmuZ-M/s400/watersmoon-light.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363674334153950370" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I was hoping to be able to rent them, but I'm not having any luck so far in tracking down many U.S. retailers, let alone someone who would rent them, but how amazing would they be scattered around on the grass and under trees for my wedding?! Magical!! </div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCiPB3q8kuIiMIekWTQb61ggZ0r9JrvIMBIm0QRQ50lMFws53kIxMyavaj8SFNUZpewyn5yyZbssScp44xmK2vloafKqaqSnAjJWHNkbGwRpqLA3Ft3opDNlis89yrk4OZxbCNKnYI90/s400/6a00d83451b60269e200e554a5d9f78834-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363673212006996546" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I actually first became aware of them via a venue that I was interested for our wedding. They had smoons throughout the property, and it looked so great, as you can see from the photos below! I really wanted to have my wedding at this venue, but that's another story! I do by the way have the venue locked, in Malibu, did I forget to mention that? Yeah, a few weeks ago, and just in the nick of time!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt1wjmgNsAXay00YWGvUev1RyfxEsBbN2jzFQ33fh3X7srs7xvWdgjNMxSDMD5Q9SvKRY3t916VAR1IU19fSDCXOgYM6iHCDEa8Emu9z8O7XUAtw4DybxI9ig5urUDjrdo3blBcz_NdE/s400/get_image-8.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363673221832212002" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoktJ-k-6oBdloAvvXnuyJ5xyzoQcJldkgpkox_fSOS-Yih6wTSeqMiO4tjqeqR7_uS_FrexTWGxfo_ULHQhxdJ-CUI7kc4FAKQt-9yuMWKbx5F8YhVUh4gityvozpg712VkphHPbqYY/s1600-h/get_image-10.php.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoktJ-k-6oBdloAvvXnuyJ5xyzoQcJldkgpkox_fSOS-Yih6wTSeqMiO4tjqeqR7_uS_FrexTWGxfo_ULHQhxdJ-CUI7kc4FAKQt-9yuMWKbx5F8YhVUh4gityvozpg712VkphHPbqYY/s400/get_image-10.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363674343407093202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uWq2VRT5dtFtv0-Df7qMckWRwNt-ANzdKb39J3Td6GITZR5ehUpgptMLc2MBsRdAAvzGdVbzocWK0r3q9YDy6IJxLeeJkAaQhZ3UDwrigJ2mOfRxMrN-8Y11w0fAtv_oikV3D7AqNbI/s400/get_image-13.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363674327866929938" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">By the way wouldn't that bougainvillea covered structure in the photo below have been perfect for us to get married under, surrounded by city lights? Not to mention easier and more convenient than Malibu? No regrets though right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIkb9da1pS3VUgyQDHNowv1jyVouwf_CJ46o7oJpbfs-4lOLVB0k5ojLxl78u528SfEsLwmfljj1nxKpyedc4IDELMGtoBG3Kc-NU7XA-P8rnjL1nmgZnPEMYHuyhQQP9JLB9UXmHVyw/s400/get_image-11.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363674336636795026" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-84133769485917491012009-07-27T19:48:00.000-07:002009-07-27T19:53:46.841-07:00Wedding Lighting<div><br /></div><div>Apologies for the rather awful scan, but I'm intrigued by this lighting and I need to find out how expensive something like this might be, and whether it would actually work at our venue. I had hoped to get away with tons of fairly lights, lanterns and candles, but apparently it gets pretty dark at our location and that may not cut it, so this could be an interesting option...</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVed8Bsxh_RKdDH4UOfNE36XnamwvLQPjDn7Eh4TbfiSS_WQHiQ5KZOgFxmo1WyZ3lc4ZpedU2aW9XCAhr_JkAETG_55oaVc-Hd28-xo1N7vTDT_COZIvzpkPuvtVCCvXwvx2bvKUkj-o/s1600-h/Wedding+Lighting+Vanity+Fair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVed8Bsxh_RKdDH4UOfNE36XnamwvLQPjDn7Eh4TbfiSS_WQHiQ5KZOgFxmo1WyZ3lc4ZpedU2aW9XCAhr_JkAETG_55oaVc-Hd28-xo1N7vTDT_COZIvzpkPuvtVCCvXwvx2bvKUkj-o/s400/Wedding+Lighting+Vanity+Fair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363338058363382018" /></a>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-21481689897948625052009-07-23T01:00:00.000-07:002009-07-23T01:25:45.735-07:001st Dibs - more things I want!<div><br /></div><div>Absolutely swamped with wedding stuff, kind of un-fun right now, but I did find some time to browse <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/">1st Dibs</a> the other day, and thought I'd take a quick sec to post some of the items I'm lusting after! </div><div><br /></div><div>LOVING this Chanel bracelet! $1,100:</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD30343Z-tWz-f5CMdXcrZBXP-4DnMIlEBl1tG3kcfQZs01X17fTsdBMAxTwF6_Ea-IW30LrHi08OezX0_lbg4nVVKDXvSbiY9HnfgrLrHqy1GiKdhbLEQu1VnFPEe0CB-_iuem0vI_gY/s400/1st+dibs+chanelbracelet_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563468442408018" /><br /><div>This Pucci jumpsuit is amazing, $1,400:<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8vM9cz_YFXXS1d7W_9VGdKQRLRmAz-lC1O3XFz7iMjINFcE50LaMh8LnLsTqycxgL7Fe6mgwxG59ZzHkK0OqPvlJmG4ZDC58EzBCRmlN2AAUv0DpaMVafDAk08NpZS4Yezt6LPOB12U/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_pucci.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8vM9cz_YFXXS1d7W_9VGdKQRLRmAz-lC1O3XFz7iMjINFcE50LaMh8LnLsTqycxgL7Fe6mgwxG59ZzHkK0OqPvlJmG4ZDC58EzBCRmlN2AAUv0DpaMVafDAk08NpZS4Yezt6LPOB12U/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_pucci.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8vM9cz_YFXXS1d7W_9VGdKQRLRmAz-lC1O3XFz7iMjINFcE50LaMh8LnLsTqycxgL7Fe6mgwxG59ZzHkK0OqPvlJmG4ZDC58EzBCRmlN2AAUv0DpaMVafDAk08NpZS4Yezt6LPOB12U/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_pucci.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563912239812562" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">These "ginko" earrings are from the 40's are lovely, $445: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv00b5-MMx_pATD1MooZnVNTTL2lEln9zRVtmREAfCMi75rzCi6VENIePWo-X1wBgapkoBUUq1qeQWx5-jUebSJSV3Dtd07z0YJI4yswXflaG5WbPIjjIpETWUIDsHkd6J_bpVT9D_eU/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_mwlc_celeste_blue_gingk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv00b5-MMx_pATD1MooZnVNTTL2lEln9zRVtmREAfCMi75rzCi6VENIePWo-X1wBgapkoBUUq1qeQWx5-jUebSJSV3Dtd07z0YJI4yswXflaG5WbPIjjIpETWUIDsHkd6J_bpVT9D_eU/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_mwlc_celeste_blue_gingk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563906166801106" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This Traina "gauze summer evening dress" is so lovely, I would wear it tomorrow! $875:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLukDKy-SXDBDB14PJmm4f7-mnhErmUUUgbPhwGzVm32YjRn5AgJBLnF3W_enk4rlTqf_eq6UfEp5QybrQYxvVTm9D2EuK_z39fiOK0dA9FQX25rXLFN6jmkgYl4WLTOv5rBNHC386_Oo/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_m_traina_magenta_print_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLukDKy-SXDBDB14PJmm4f7-mnhErmUUUgbPhwGzVm32YjRn5AgJBLnF3W_enk4rlTqf_eq6UfEp5QybrQYxvVTm9D2EuK_z39fiOK0dA9FQX25rXLFN6jmkgYl4WLTOv5rBNHC386_Oo/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_m_traina_magenta_print_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563901454857426" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This Chanel camellia cluster pin is gorgeous, $395:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6P3kr41m8IHVTPCs11piSotmHjLlCedGYLNClXTU33Y8QVrn-o1nSK8vfwKySeSKew2zl9hMmQPa_rztro0qduGT8u_VOkonsiYDDMtzyqpuKcP9rC26TuPb9lL5YEislsyPy3pTl1E/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_chanel_flower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563707594261346" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This Pucci mini dress is adorable, $375:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxyFlLjpmW_odVM05TGT7RaDIZoVbmtUE0f2rydjQsA-BWx7IjccECXVADL2ifs62PX3-S06vMsi1Ik1ZxQQpjiVHcw3IalJMSt7AJNbz-M67UgT2xxXin2Ohyphenhyphene9bBeNhtv9fKOELC2E/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_l_pink_blue_nylon_pucci.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxyFlLjpmW_odVM05TGT7RaDIZoVbmtUE0f2rydjQsA-BWx7IjccECXVADL2ifs62PX3-S06vMsi1Ik1ZxQQpjiVHcw3IalJMSt7AJNbz-M67UgT2xxXin2Ohyphenhyphene9bBeNhtv9fKOELC2E/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_l_pink_blue_nylon_pucci.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563899600030466" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">White Birkin, insanely expensive at $17,500:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3vsOIRiY_OGtmJjyP4i-WJfWu685wGGJwMY2gx5cTqnJEQ_iIcLzD2YldCYTa-TFhGD3-QS7ZYBkCTerlXPGEdr3goTdiM_IU1UTQizsviSPXMperVXvNzi4_-Z4dxH1EbKhuo_b19E/s400/1st+dibs+white+hermes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563701519654098" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lanvin 1970's Aztec print dress, $850:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3zl57L9CRiFYhbV-7VXXeS9lu6ZRcsJ8xUMryc2Z9ks-VOjXTCv120jlBILOYEtciKa3Iqo0VZTVMiJ9JcC2EWWFEz4K4U11MEssjcYMWMNFXIr_u73WkcjFWtcGWthHZyweE-9kqCo/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_024fr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3zl57L9CRiFYhbV-7VXXeS9lu6ZRcsJ8xUMryc2Z9ks-VOjXTCv120jlBILOYEtciKa3Iqo0VZTVMiJ9JcC2EWWFEz4K4U11MEssjcYMWMNFXIr_u73WkcjFWtcGWthHZyweE-9kqCo/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_024fr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563704721532706" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Pearl & diamond earrings, price upon request:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZFqbwiwSN24IBTwQ4VjvpA0nUSZ5wMRXcF2ZCumv0E2cMlgXlBKKSaKWGvPXgdKl1QSWEwCCTk5RZjGLK3RE4t5RXz5c59nYdJnv5EIPsx-LY5DY9OwsXAsKCvy9RKbl9J3hm3_c9kI/s400/1st+dibs+pearl+diamond+r0012894.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563695044548802" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Not my colors but I love this Geoffrey Beene 70's dress, $795:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OI1KrrlH9S_QSLkKeApiKpn5vclJPQksFNLcmC8-uQs654Ex1z8ZVln6jfx3Ockt2bn-0QduGApo7H6KttqUgTer4UWnnk7X5yoNhBvFkUaJZOZyvr3MC9XUHSg2mOBdtTm7HmH6kkc/s1600-h/1st+dibs+XXX_006fr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OI1KrrlH9S_QSLkKeApiKpn5vclJPQksFNLcmC8-uQs654Ex1z8ZVln6jfx3Ockt2bn-0QduGApo7H6KttqUgTer4UWnnk7X5yoNhBvFkUaJZOZyvr3MC9XUHSg2mOBdtTm7HmH6kkc/s400/1st+dibs+XXX_006fr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563707103758226" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Italian "Asian Goddess" Pendant with turquoise and coral, circa 1975, $8,500:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp7V69LC6-c52aiTEs_QcpTxyrbpkxDCTUzW3gc3Jnz4-AlRFk-kcGhZEXmfiEhSG2zcPJPM6Le4jH7-LZJuvASB2YN1swJKy2S1YPCdtp6CKRjda6Ck16by-Oml16Uftiq0Qi9g2Mpc/s400/1st+dibs+goddess+dscn0270.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563493553185266" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love kimonos. I was tempted to have a white kimono like this as my wedding dress. John Paul Gaultier Black Silk Kimono, price upon request:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wat3xDXsqVKG9I3A9p2cfOXRau7HnlufKsihF0oEMsF_5yYb5FPRIdBUs0_O8RWuyCwZfX7AvNpX4eTwP5IxrnBESx48NGc8pUj1ZLU1FcE8YxC_WbMixDN-wnN8OAHXe3rC5SEB6eU/s1600-h/1st+dibs+kimono+XXX_l103009201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wat3xDXsqVKG9I3A9p2cfOXRau7HnlufKsihF0oEMsF_5yYb5FPRIdBUs0_O8RWuyCwZfX7AvNpX4eTwP5IxrnBESx48NGc8pUj1ZLU1FcE8YxC_WbMixDN-wnN8OAHXe3rC5SEB6eU/s400/1st+dibs+kimono+XXX_l103009201.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563501059761698" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left; ">I LOVE these earrings. Har Egyptian Revival Earrings in gold, turquoise, ruby and pearl, from the 50's, sold:</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETewVrsaiycXEh4l2qVo2SGU6XBFiidJ1KpO0N3Xvm46Z0pZ_g_OuGI735GsEo2byv0xJzGcd8JSReHM6dkiS23AZnjmvwIzrFBF3pQgi84dQ5dwiKBFMgZQl4pF4KV0CI_2jQfy2p2I/s400/1st+dibs+egyptian+revival+xIMG_4738.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563485778624802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love Chanel costume jewelry, and the combination of gold and cobalt blue on this 80's necklace is stunning. $2,500:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_OGDLeOsYYrAfogPfwpJmXb7eO5fktGIuM3KJL8SiMrbPX4jsB7LzS40wBhSuG2_IWJAV122AW5GX8J2FmoOGdDutUFvgCA2NwCWFo1r3m3xS5NYlOi7M2K6OOt6Yv27rzOzRRAStE/s1600-h/1st+dibs+chanelnecklacea_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_OGDLeOsYYrAfogPfwpJmXb7eO5fktGIuM3KJL8SiMrbPX4jsB7LzS40wBhSuG2_IWJAV122AW5GX8J2FmoOGdDutUFvgCA2NwCWFo1r3m3xS5NYlOi7M2K6OOt6Yv27rzOzRRAStE/s400/1st+dibs+chanelnecklacea_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361563474371848450" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-63709915280043085772009-07-03T11:32:00.001-07:002009-07-03T12:33:11.583-07:00Bridesmaid dress options<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>So I am still spending lots of time thinking (stressing) about wedding attendants, and leaning towards no (having none or just one each). Andy is leaning towards yes (having 4-5). Uh oh. Easier for the boys side though isn't it? Boutonnières are inexpensive, no hair or make up to worry about. They can wear an existing suit or rent one, and if they do buy one there's a fairly good chance they'll wear it again. Girls, not so much. We have to work it out in the next few days. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, I've been doing some searching and have finally found a few dress options that meet most or all of my key criteria (floor length, empire waist, chiffon, very simple and classic, and available in a variety of bright colors). </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm told that <a href="http://bridal.threaddesign.com/">Thread</a> are very likely to be able to meet my deadline, and are reasonable, and they do have some options that would work including <a href="http://bridal.threaddesign.com/collections/pages/i731_77.php">Jasmine</a>, shown below in tea length but is available full length:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 171px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-LvP6L2SDgtvVq5arIgn2jGnDR99GI3vv6MA_vAq6rShdN59B4oundg1oCslRENvh7UKyyKzaY_sRBvI6UwyAYGE6b6YBWe8fMFoNClR63o34GyEtsa5lmKmxpLmQSQfH1-7qnrDjyJg/s400/THREAD+Jasmine_019.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354317940686745122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>The <a href="http://www.jennyyoo.com/chiffon03.html#">Anessa Long</a> from Jenny Yoo is cute, and does come in some nice bright colors, though I would skip the optional contrast charmeuse trim:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmeQW3EJeiGJKP5SdEEN4ido-9u2APmaD-xaA9yC3ixvnptOX_hL0i08J5YY0Jh1QwZqEc6synTJfzWw9Sq7QsS7ahtVJDJZZsLN8-WVIEM_7Vi1kS-8Yv-TSEKnqmADW7Ovh6TlogXs/s400/Anessa-long.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354316960866442050" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>I did spend some time trying to find non-bridesmaid dress options, which led me to this perhaps risky option from Victoria's Secret. It's ultimately probably a little too casual, and is very likely to be ill-fitting, but it does come in some amazing colors (including "ultra teal" below) and it's cheap!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aBnlPNlQWhH3oT0jSN4edW8xU62UsxNQWXvTX-e9wAIqgklj9w3OEY7xnc0H1gLS1MQ_GA1GsrStGjIjkSb352n_UZS55dAdAN1bz5xM5KHz6Zg6FUBdwBxTuWCPxecfOy6ODP7OUzg/s400/Victoria's+Secret+V272457.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354318339600128530" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I really like <a href="http://www.amsale.com/bnp/index.shtml">Amsale</a>'s crinkle chiffon options, especially as my dress is also crinkle chiffon:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMMffIh6mYgXOw9rcTa-Pts8Lw0q0LBgTJQdb0jDXqvnQcfyk_hMreue8Kl648LWQajslLa31my_Js2MpeklBlpG_lA6UOkFjepaVXYfeCdQAoOG7_WjjQ3lJB_dnZy8VMadFO7yKZkc/s400/Amsale+Ad.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307134206753666" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>They have some lovely blues (see "ocean" and "pacific" above), as well as a hot pinks ("flamingo" or "rhubarb"), orange ("spice") and purple ("cerise"), so that's one color each for five maids, and I'd be happy to have my maids choose a style from three the below (well, I have mixed feelings about the halter option but I could deal):</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEM366Y-JJG5QfwCVgnUb1KeZrqCCiMuTyz0mva5vzuMekRlY4Jr_jwN3CzihQvBMBHhphCUpUV_BMok8Rdj_qZK5OeIUUXnmnBZBLfIc3iUrpmW99H1Wv9pYPVBfgDc3A5l5VQDViS8/s400/Amsale+g458c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307053300983730" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pU1ji0_mxZPA5KKcDTpEJgcecmv2D8Qn_x3BgaFzJ6Q05sJKrGM_4alrW6MlqyxcgwOGksuKti8RDkBAP1lL8-59VcVa43gFcpTnBwLNTlPyfm6ezKMIJyhJoiLOLuRFSIxtSZYgJPk/s400/Amsale+g463c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307049852671506" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqD-0kn3quPf40URksrmnDcvo8-Zgtfa9cAHdw5zEYHwgbDdcD9ZFCti_b-H8a9lt2lzRCVKPP1qVEfH_QVpiRruweq1ta3JR_1NFyH8FQh-94WtwUM-6yOyIMU13TIwstCI_MS5S2KI/s400/Amsale+g464c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307040142761506" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">This style is also <a href="http://www.amsale.com/bnp/bridesmaids/090107/g477j.shtml">Amsale</a> but is not crinkle chiffon, and instead I guess is a kind of jersey? The neckline is similar to my dress, and I love how simple it is. Less color options, but I do like their "poppy" and "peacock" colors (hot pink and turquoise).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvcYm35vB6IDtyvCehh22sngUwRhSPKXXP_wvPZCVofvMUtWd7UWzmVaV64W__Hoo7kmq96N5KS2WEJAJa3jkr7mIvQUy4KBn-Suhj7koyjzoQKnUtWFbnDUBuX0NuNKKaSgZUFTTTs8/s400/Amsale+g477j.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354307036655347618" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>Yesterday I found these <a href="http://www.jlmcouture.com/Jim-Hjelm-Occasions/Bridesmaid/">Jim Hjelm Occasions</a> bridesmaid dresses that I really like too, also in chiffon. Their colors are a little more muted than I'd like but they have some that would work including "Hot Pink", "Caribbean", "Papaya", "Fuchsia" and "Turquoise". Not totally sold on the wrap version but the first two options are great:</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrWVaEnwY4RTZriQj5R8MxMmwpQJ-jBZwmvonMmkGzJAHvWZ0cKqHIPzvCaaKwn6hwq3Dn43wOjMyeJie7FUJClF8HCmgKWTb6LYKnEJiC5x8UvQOZOX4C9lU8H8_T_TgKe7CoNFiJ6o/s400/Jim+Hjelm+Occasions+5924.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354309853360867618" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmv-Y4B_EiTaoLd1_4I0Er1yZTKTloB93N5CZnWIGIbyY_KY_CF0WZAx81rLJ5ONByixt2sioAyfcPzOXTyPZoUagCgNTkyQzvA6iKQeDbyDQBiAm02IeLreT1XAQ2x1rdQFkezti87yU/s400/Jim+Hjelm+Occasions+5736.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354309851099887826" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoViCcf6aWpjDxx7dMc8lfKskYDWDfQ0hQFahghrnP0dfY0rbcaO3TebWYON6sQRCiGU2B5_Z9bPTwvqxvGFmVl7Vs59QwPb5c337nO7UYH1-THXoLl3J3XBl3eaqvh8R73k5SoMKGNM/s400/Jim+Hjelm+Occasions+5724.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354309846822195122" /><br /></div><div>These two options from <a href="http://alixkelly.com/">Alix & Kelly</a> are also interesting, although I'm not sure I love the two-tone effect:</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux8hCjrwdBFDI7eQqC9XoVX-pcPPZUhFlRa0tDJUbnWHHMeXDl5FMzCsftShpBT00RJ3jkRd04unu3nrh3fEo06mnrjan2Nnz4B3044vXXPV7lqq_YTMiINFbpMP_fCjELlHPDb-I2FY/s400/Alix+%26+Kelly.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354313540158887954" /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately all of these seem to be in the $350 - $400 range, and ordering now would incur a $50 or similar rush fee per dress, if they can be made in time at all. Why can't J Crew have more than one long bridesmaid dress option!?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div> </div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-46807759972584492612009-07-01T15:50:00.000-07:002009-07-01T16:05:26.075-07:00Floating Carnation Test<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>I had a feeling that the amazing florist who was working up an estimate for me was going to come back with an amount several times higher than my budget. And she did. About 5 x my budget. While I would love to spend lots of money on flowers (I really would, I am so into flowers that I still think about becoming a florist AT LEAST once a week!) it's just not in the cards for this wedding. And part of the reason I wanted to do a garden wedding was to avoid spending a ton on flowers. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I may see if she wants to just work on the personal flowers instead and over the weekend I visited a local florist/ nursery in Malibu to see if they could order me carnations in bulk/ wholesale prices, which I could then make garlands out of of and scatter in the pool and on the lawn myself - enlisting friends and family to help of course which would save money and add to the feel I want of us really hosting this wedding and making it fun and collaborative.</div><div><br /></div><div>The local florist was very helpful, and while I'm still waiting on a price, she did give me a great suggestion: do a flotation test first. She said sometimes when you see flowers floating in pools they're attached to leaves to ensure they'll float, and wouldn't it be awful to try it on the day and they all sink? </div><div><br /></div><div>So I bought some hot pink carnations last night so I could do a test. The florist suggested pulling them open a bit so they were as wide as possible, and that turned out to be SUCH a great tip! I found that no matter what length you snip off the stem - really close or leaving on an inch or two - they float perfectly if you just pull them open a bit first. </div><div><br /></div><div>See photos of my test below, I'm loving the combination of hot pink and turquoise!</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHIbWgeME0wdRhvCmCpoZeq6iWEHIk48tjthHjhgixIF7922fdB3reoO3dKTzQ6gHY-OhAMIy-zaM4zQL5UyUNhGB14CRJDhcT7bLGCZCi7hfpJn3LnxMguycZCicqevR2RxnqYbLfQDs/s400/DSC08679.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353629578279101154" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi334XufrLU5IPCrB-X5Ke2UPwjFNxLi-ErzvpX6LG_xMBk1jIG98XpQPxhaPhRH0i_62p-08fEMailsifyDVx2uWfJ3e7AKMJcvTdRJ8fvkOUIH3XtH8_djpuMPFdY8pPzLbbCldeSfvA/s400/DSC08667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353629574785252418" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBbmdp1fo7qqM-XAmrSavS0yuFPngn5mg8nKTeuX_MVwlBPTPiCiLHkT_FP77Tl2J4hvPOcRzX-hKIjQ-wMvaCCcI_M_gogXxgkWJl_rbDF5cDq83Hh3hHmtKxVIw9tpHoy8aOC1znEw/s400/DSC08666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353629567459374706" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AyIKr6mOXrCHrF3BbEjXtp_bHWuVzwKCgP6wKyKERzhgPoXVEoHl3ZBHFjzQiaxycFrNb4vYaLUmPMW4SnvT58QmE6ig2pV5cyjtEaF0tu7s4qMfulsR67LBUjXcboBj0xNtUaoLCXQ/s400/DSC08671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353629571848598434" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-51207970589984891942009-06-27T20:47:00.000-07:002009-06-27T21:42:12.127-07:00Bridesmaid dress colors<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We still haven't decided if we're having a bridal party, even though we're only 9 weeks before the wedding. We've been going back and forth about it since day one. To me it just seems like a stress best avoided. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Unless I want more than 6 maids (and I really really don't want more than 6) I'm going to have to leave someone or even a few people out, so someone is going to end up hurt and/ or offended. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Plus, at this late stage, I'm going to incur a rush fee on the dresses, and I really hate the idea of choosing a dress for someone to wear to my wedding and making them pay for it, but I'm not sure I can take that cost on myself. Also, I've always wanted my maids to wear really simple spaghetti strap empire waist chiffon floor length dresses (with no shoes) and that's proving to be nearly impossible to find - well affordable versions anyway. Not to mention the added costs of getting bouquets for them all, and I guess thank you gifts too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The one thing that makes the idea of maids very tempting is that when I was probably around 17, maybe even younger, I decided that if and when I got married, I would have each of my bridesmaids wear a different color, rather than having them all wear the same color. I even spent a considerable amount of time thinking about which friend should wear which color (although back in the day I imagined them in pastels, whereas these days I imagine them in brights). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I do really love the idea of being surrounded by my close friends, each wearing one of these bright colors below, which are also sort of our wedding colors. I'm just not sure I should let THAT be the reason we choose to do it!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWPcSunQZikFsuck6lee0cOSFlVKY8hJShgOqPF8SqKvgxW9omuWoQXJP8Okp5uB57SSelPwiAkY1TJjFDkiTk46mQBVqb8YHeouWcwnL_Ose4u0mWEl8c23rAcZzWzrnCv3fUBrud90/s400/bridesmaid+colors+v1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352225463977110994" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We'll have to decide soon either way, we just can't make up our minds! Ultimately we may do what we pretty much said we would do from day one - he has his brother and I have my sister. Surely no one can be offended by that, but then, what color?? Might have to be a pattern instead!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-52907012318159062009-06-27T15:04:00.001-07:002009-06-28T12:11:07.521-07:001st Dibs - things for the home<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Okay, so this is a little off topic, but I love browsing the furniture and other items on </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1st Dibs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> too, so many gorgeous things!!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Demilune sectional velvet sofa (I am obsessed with velvet furniture!) circa 1950, $16,500 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=313016"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Aero</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73gBYR-PXmsSVLTAM790Ab3QC7r3iI4Zv1RY03JI5Ik8VWIzftT4IsLigkRkBfrN35B6NfT7ja5ngxpbDqZvuv1tDPivCd4q7ZzsMad3v9C-3O3zPzJffTDSuvT-0RMPNvoW3-MFCiYM/s1600-h/xIMG_5548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73gBYR-PXmsSVLTAM790Ab3QC7r3iI4Zv1RY03JI5Ik8VWIzftT4IsLigkRkBfrN35B6NfT7ja5ngxpbDqZvuv1tDPivCd4q7ZzsMad3v9C-3O3zPzJffTDSuvT-0RMPNvoW3-MFCiYM/s400/xIMG_5548.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352133028018166514" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">These are truly DIVINE. I want them. Bad. Opaline Barber/ Cologne bottles, circa 1930 by Portieux Vallerysthal, $600 for the pair from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=277413"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">LA Moderne</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8CjD8ThAmMtj3te5lYYQii2WtMjBVmPOgnuSnC_Aw74ZuQE3nuK39TvqfjvjiIOyQrC_54iMrhMZlWPHajmQ3CEs3iwXBRh13YxFayYD5A0oqrdkXU9lExEGDPKQMgdR_NXvgyuQicM/s1600-h/xDSC_0394.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8CjD8ThAmMtj3te5lYYQii2WtMjBVmPOgnuSnC_Aw74ZuQE3nuK39TvqfjvjiIOyQrC_54iMrhMZlWPHajmQ3CEs3iwXBRh13YxFayYD5A0oqrdkXU9lExEGDPKQMgdR_NXvgyuQicM/s400/xDSC_0394.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132940306235410" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><div class="title-head" style=" line-height: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">These are a little freaky, but amazing. Brass wire sconces, $6,205 for the pair, from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=168845"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Dana John</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9ECQa1sPn9cJsLYF6TlryGvNlJ5fInFowyDO4iKkrJTMrvaHacfE0USfo1akZxZWbdSP9vI5zNW9Czk6wVDQO2iCx4nywPo_aNXteOY4fT-zX0heegMO2heGleuOxk7_KByltyQ5pOE/s1600-h/xDSC_0316.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9ECQa1sPn9cJsLYF6TlryGvNlJ5fInFowyDO4iKkrJTMrvaHacfE0USfo1akZxZWbdSP9vI5zNW9Czk6wVDQO2iCx4nywPo_aNXteOY4fT-zX0heegMO2heGleuOxk7_KByltyQ5pOE/s400/xDSC_0316.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132935701074082" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We love mini-antlers like these, providing they are antiques, and this set is adorable and reasonably priced too. Decorative Horn Plaques, $145, </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=248797"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Jefferson West Inc.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VoJYDQGWrASyTqmEHsrCVaxWhQ8Ju5BqAdI3yWQ2HmAF_0ZpRG-Yl10stFM4PWY8kcg3qhZZxbycBrXPLEPKcIK8wKkc6EEcz1qjb8gRI0kuhSPB269UC-kBIqk5csyI8Ym-LOcJCmY/s1600-h/xDSC_0301.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VoJYDQGWrASyTqmEHsrCVaxWhQ8Ju5BqAdI3yWQ2HmAF_0ZpRG-Yl10stFM4PWY8kcg3qhZZxbycBrXPLEPKcIK8wKkc6EEcz1qjb8gRI0kuhSPB269UC-kBIqk5csyI8Ym-LOcJCmY/s400/xDSC_0301.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132932574531906" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I love porcelain glove molds, and have had them on my list list for a while now. These ones are circa 1920 and from Germany. Fairly reasonably priced at $100 for the set too, from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=243288"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Mary Ann Jones</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Glaj6YwL_0Yrwb5GLcpM_GLPKh09neA6HhudFjhQF7BpzJmkXw-adtvL_hjKTeDvIPOc0vh2gJUdj3L-USMo1Nn6N029jzC2LJ29xq1vlYiTYiHos-xB3Yr8qtV7QfRaktn32r-e5dY/s1600-h/xDSC_0295.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Glaj6YwL_0Yrwb5GLcpM_GLPKh09neA6HhudFjhQF7BpzJmkXw-adtvL_hjKTeDvIPOc0vh2gJUdj3L-USMo1Nn6N029jzC2LJ29xq1vlYiTYiHos-xB3Yr8qtV7QfRaktn32r-e5dY/s400/xDSC_0295.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132932797931138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I had a faded sort of purple blue sofa exactly like this back home, wish I could afford to have it brought over here. This lime green version is lovely. Circa 1950's, $4,250 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=244584"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Assemblage</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj03qlseOY3ArI_cJ2WQVIohlLIoWz0x6zOkee70wh11mciP8n3ABPYXw37eYBydZcCFLQNs7P3f1TdH2FVybwBXaCCe00FnaTImvLKyBDcXDduawJVP1MJsbJsSRzjdPYTas9ezLpzmm8/s400/0040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132119859133938" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUJSgkpe8-kxGYtnKKxODrB6nvJ8ypXlTIJ84gwBTlLWiXlYA_Om5yVBJmiHjK781QKZ-UZOWIXVANy358vXH3iwsyzKOREzv8eBll74xxQhlxJM9b0fW2IQY4rP-woxy3VMOrSg7Krk/s1600-h/xDSC_0132.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">My Aunt (a set decorator with amazing taste) has a polar bear very similar to this but in marble, and I've lusted after it for years. This cast concrete version is also lovely though a little more rustic. It's from the 1940's - 50's and is $500 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=222970"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Paul Marra Design</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUJSgkpe8-kxGYtnKKxODrB6nvJ8ypXlTIJ84gwBTlLWiXlYA_Om5yVBJmiHjK781QKZ-UZOWIXVANy358vXH3iwsyzKOREzv8eBll74xxQhlxJM9b0fW2IQY4rP-woxy3VMOrSg7Krk/s1600-h/xDSC_0132.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdUJSgkpe8-kxGYtnKKxODrB6nvJ8ypXlTIJ84gwBTlLWiXlYA_Om5yVBJmiHjK781QKZ-UZOWIXVANy358vXH3iwsyzKOREzv8eBll74xxQhlxJM9b0fW2IQY4rP-woxy3VMOrSg7Krk/s400/xDSC_0132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132927479049298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />This cradle is amazing, it's a limited edition Piero Fornasetti, 1999, and is $8,000 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=255541"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Dragonettte Limited</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">. I shouldn't say, but surely very easy/ cheap to copy, no?</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelD57dqyLVnlIcEj6HczqpfKJDGm1V07s0uyevFCWSpoHCdUJ6baE_Pqy6QDAZ9rbXcfYMyzq-hXqWcouWhgbOYGfp91_mSYGuOvqho72enqJbDmRt9C71U67O65CsBXk8DC-d5XmRKw/s1600-h/xDSC_0042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelD57dqyLVnlIcEj6HczqpfKJDGm1V07s0uyevFCWSpoHCdUJ6baE_Pqy6QDAZ9rbXcfYMyzq-hXqWcouWhgbOYGfp91_mSYGuOvqho72enqJbDmRt9C71U67O65CsBXk8DC-d5XmRKw/s400/xDSC_0042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132572649967874" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I love the different shades of blue in this italian chandelier from the 30's. It's $2,400 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=310564"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Fernworks Antiques</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqYevQkJu5fu9xs1mE3etmdtWaWX1BeJNr0355Zq_IqDkpgMPtIt2mdkF2PuTYG70w-pGdcvhqZ1GMb82ftlXVR_jhpNh-DPN-8L5cZn6B_r1Rfyjyereb6Z93p_YonvciklW-WYFIUk/s1600-h/xDSC_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqYevQkJu5fu9xs1mE3etmdtWaWX1BeJNr0355Zq_IqDkpgMPtIt2mdkF2PuTYG70w-pGdcvhqZ1GMb82ftlXVR_jhpNh-DPN-8L5cZn6B_r1Rfyjyereb6Z93p_YonvciklW-WYFIUk/s400/xDSC_0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132565286063922" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I love geodes and these amethyst geode bookends are really lovely. Circa 1950, $700 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=292854"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Fernwood Antiques</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiQnkUUdSLjcGisBgyZfFgM6D_1VGcmjV26m8nnwmT2hfWOwXi3NXSKOAk4qFh6afZJA6jptrObHU4PfpNIKuj9pfuqYoa68FoVnuwi5V-fR_9LT3EEF_AnS0fj7yihvX7fiXHSR2L9U/s1600-h/x.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiQnkUUdSLjcGisBgyZfFgM6D_1VGcmjV26m8nnwmT2hfWOwXi3NXSKOAk4qFh6afZJA6jptrObHU4PfpNIKuj9pfuqYoa68FoVnuwi5V-fR_9LT3EEF_AnS0fj7yihvX7fiXHSR2L9U/s400/x.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132561760326066" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><div class="title-head" style=" line-height: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZdJ9E3DVLc-fENR-4aUF5syIWSxysj0FjWarVNoW2MdwKgWONBq57W_GwjJY3DfvRHP9vpsPzZL0uL4s9U8jNl1PAWlBzroYs2PP0Jl4CupGFYz5yE-zbCqueJK2qWuiVXQTiupZpb0/s1600-h/seltzer_bottle_1stdibs_1_of_7.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Collection of colored seltzer bottles from Brazil, circa 1900, price upon request, from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=227437"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Voila: Art for the Modern Eye</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZdJ9E3DVLc-fENR-4aUF5syIWSxysj0FjWarVNoW2MdwKgWONBq57W_GwjJY3DfvRHP9vpsPzZL0uL4s9U8jNl1PAWlBzroYs2PP0Jl4CupGFYz5yE-zbCqueJK2qWuiVXQTiupZpb0/s1600-h/seltzer_bottle_1stdibs_1_of_7.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZdJ9E3DVLc-fENR-4aUF5syIWSxysj0FjWarVNoW2MdwKgWONBq57W_GwjJY3DfvRHP9vpsPzZL0uL4s9U8jNl1PAWlBzroYs2PP0Jl4CupGFYz5yE-zbCqueJK2qWuiVXQTiupZpb0/s400/seltzer_bottle_1stdibs_1_of_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132560755451826" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Stunning </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Flavio Poli for Seguso Sommerso Vase. 1950's, Italian, $2,200 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=232978"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Modern One</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxqHIrG1juRjBhnHi2gZLn_9MEMXhkYyBBQCO7k0luTt-qzlsij0a7RPNHAaTy31aLV8QAKyWWBIhPmKPmAgnCzpLQ6yYgaolEPZu3bwPkoV74An6jzuXkIxQRuBZdO09YIImSZjvET8/s400/limegreenvasewithblueo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132361388967186" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJSKmCeXRaz2NTFnNDuwgTyLkKaLN7WRhbl0CROj0yPAQR0N9EcCpc3iCkid2tpQTm0LnzpxAJdlAaOb2lc7x93LvPkin6tooJwEmk3bFezB4CZ68UAVkaEbl06UERYIm0SHdpZzD6EQ/s1600-h/new_1stdibs_064.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I LOVE these "sunburst" sconces. Italian, 1960's, $2,400 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=251803"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Emmerson Troop Inc.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJSKmCeXRaz2NTFnNDuwgTyLkKaLN7WRhbl0CROj0yPAQR0N9EcCpc3iCkid2tpQTm0LnzpxAJdlAaOb2lc7x93LvPkin6tooJwEmk3bFezB4CZ68UAVkaEbl06UERYIm0SHdpZzD6EQ/s1600-h/new_1stdibs_064.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJSKmCeXRaz2NTFnNDuwgTyLkKaLN7WRhbl0CROj0yPAQR0N9EcCpc3iCkid2tpQTm0LnzpxAJdlAaOb2lc7x93LvPkin6tooJwEmk3bFezB4CZ68UAVkaEbl06UERYIm0SHdpZzD6EQ/s400/new_1stdibs_064.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132359190294914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />I love lamps. If I had my way (and money was no object) I would have a house FULL of lamps. This one is Flavio Poli for Seguso Murano Lamps, Italian, from the 1950's, and is $5,500 (for the pair) from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=315172"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Downtown</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfIk-RR7no6LFk8-zquwkvQfER7SfLcsB4hfh1sCrPBqtWiX2WsSZ7cX5YhvXnHFiBzXvhyphenhyphenAX4khXhsylShBz_dp9q6bZADoiVYQFHVONF5vqDh90TIBj37KdJ6lVI1Zgg1ROSptL7mo/s400/img_2122.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132351914532546" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbifEsKj3d296iwRuhSd83eh3TO0LUBpztxqmTpElZIo7wNx2l2veZ1yQQuLUg7y_NUi11dt1nxC9p4Y1YD83KczU2WmEvGyxWN49YySAca451CJqquwkPr3Zwyjwai2UMeBWn5eXXxY/s1600-h/img_9278.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I first spotted this barnacle and glass sculpture almost a year ago and was quite fascinated by it. It's by Robert Hooper for the "House of Mermaid" in Laguna Beach. 1980's, $4,900 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=159062"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Adesso</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbifEsKj3d296iwRuhSd83eh3TO0LUBpztxqmTpElZIo7wNx2l2veZ1yQQuLUg7y_NUi11dt1nxC9p4Y1YD83KczU2WmEvGyxWN49YySAca451CJqquwkPr3Zwyjwai2UMeBWn5eXXxY/s1600-h/img_9278.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbifEsKj3d296iwRuhSd83eh3TO0LUBpztxqmTpElZIo7wNx2l2veZ1yQQuLUg7y_NUi11dt1nxC9p4Y1YD83KczU2WmEvGyxWN49YySAca451CJqquwkPr3Zwyjwai2UMeBWn5eXXxY/s400/img_9278.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132356565407522" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />This is my dream sofa. I love love LOVE this sofa. It's a 19th century English roll arm button-back Chesterfield sofa in red velvet. Price upon request from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=159867"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Yew Tree House</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKT0WKhjGnh2WrB971r2MBu5AzXRPSf3uTPfqGsfDQn5rgf8_4sFYAcC_cJWqJRMyiWVkP_PMPTkOfDV51EdLwGaQ4TkP95saR5u3B-ba9qbDl8K6PQCAOl5FYnXQC4MADNxFxAGGSl1k/s400/dscn2513.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132129900152210" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBM3YpMwQaDncUrSQE32Xpd0F2xAR9ENiPZwatG9cw24SL4sMIKNdv7VUeKZZGu8-4TMhK_KKkfVcD-cD-_LaBllvGWbM3iXx0fSIuaaF-WZdgF4_7EnIk_PdcdP-udG0YZaJkqu4wlU/s1600-h/img_1217.jpg"></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">This is a great spanish iron lantern. Apparently it was bought from the Hearst Estate in the 1950's by JW Bullock of Bullock Department stores in LA. In storage for 50 years then refurbished and rewired. Sold. From </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=299375"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Outside Downtown</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBM3YpMwQaDncUrSQE32Xpd0F2xAR9ENiPZwatG9cw24SL4sMIKNdv7VUeKZZGu8-4TMhK_KKkfVcD-cD-_LaBllvGWbM3iXx0fSIuaaF-WZdgF4_7EnIk_PdcdP-udG0YZaJkqu4wlU/s1600-h/img_1217.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBM3YpMwQaDncUrSQE32Xpd0F2xAR9ENiPZwatG9cw24SL4sMIKNdv7VUeKZZGu8-4TMhK_KKkfVcD-cD-_LaBllvGWbM3iXx0fSIuaaF-WZdgF4_7EnIk_PdcdP-udG0YZaJkqu4wlU/s400/img_1217.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132346484769538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Orrefors hand blown glass candleholders, circa 1960's, $1,400 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=234750"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Rewire</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmymX2xCYrWRxkYIcPecVolwyuvG6Af-DVajWt9OqMU_tE040RFPK2tS8Hz3qz0iHfYVWTGKj6tIGkBOcW6rojnoWt3iwtcd1KjRbNKwol14MOQQj8D2mCX0HZ0o-tLV_HOgmvuFJBNk/s1600-h/glass1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmymX2xCYrWRxkYIcPecVolwyuvG6Af-DVajWt9OqMU_tE040RFPK2tS8Hz3qz0iHfYVWTGKj6tIGkBOcW6rojnoWt3iwtcd1KjRbNKwol14MOQQj8D2mCX0HZ0o-tLV_HOgmvuFJBNk/s400/glass1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132130889963666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Gorgeous pair of glass sconces, Italian, 20th Century, $7,500 from </span></span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=264542"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lucca Antiques</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLu694QVWtU78lONJYUaxdWAQx9AcPXBNPTiZPd94OIM8LLU1obXqmAl979MnJ-WvoP2w1yh6EPUgpIzcC-nggyfLSqNHBGLKKnqC95d_5VaH9EJ7Lo1LvVBl87x-LrQSt6WpdRegQZo/s400/1_29_08_07058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352132120417163442" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-40983782359373600202009-06-27T14:10:00.001-07:002009-06-27T14:53:59.303-07:00Jewelry from 1st Dibs<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">I love </span><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1stdibs.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">. I can, and do, browse it for hours and hours. I was having a bit of a browse the other day, and while I didn't find anything suitable for the wedding (and not that I could afford it if I did!) I did find some really stunning pieces. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Quartz, diamond and gold brooch from the 1960's, $4,650, from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=3222"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Primavera Gallery</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIQ5mIv7h2n94DuClXHrZL-mUKDNNsYhC5qA-fd_LO4FlLIASp52Psr6qNTNFOYeAqDnIHY_lN_u15J5Py6mIq6SSzt4ICRvSCsmCtvOI9HuU71ojNJFPDJ8s74c6BkqIZjASJinqqYQ/s1600-h/xIMG_0985.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIQ5mIv7h2n94DuClXHrZL-mUKDNNsYhC5qA-fd_LO4FlLIASp52Psr6qNTNFOYeAqDnIHY_lN_u15J5Py6mIq6SSzt4ICRvSCsmCtvOI9HuU71ojNJFPDJ8s74c6BkqIZjASJinqqYQ/s400/xIMG_0985.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119449379334226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Boucheron London platinum diamond bracelet, 1940's, price upon request, from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=157"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Frank Pollack & Sons</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqUDM1x0I21T3IqALQvtmKfWMnJGDGmoFMYbJpJeoDiwECTHHWPCTqge6lkLakL1Jqwy-UNeQDccGFl_Cj1NQlWll8YdGvgM7jeSM0w768Z9AjwnWPXSmQXHqBeaFNjvg0K6W4VMrXYY/s1600-h/xIMG_0498.jpg"></a></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqUDM1x0I21T3IqALQvtmKfWMnJGDGmoFMYbJpJeoDiwECTHHWPCTqge6lkLakL1Jqwy-UNeQDccGFl_Cj1NQlWll8YdGvgM7jeSM0w768Z9AjwnWPXSmQXHqBeaFNjvg0K6W4VMrXYY/s1600-h/xIMG_0498.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqUDM1x0I21T3IqALQvtmKfWMnJGDGmoFMYbJpJeoDiwECTHHWPCTqge6lkLakL1Jqwy-UNeQDccGFl_Cj1NQlWll8YdGvgM7jeSM0w768Z9AjwnWPXSmQXHqBeaFNjvg0K6W4VMrXYY/s400/xIMG_0498.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119443665701538" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Turquoise cabochon earrings from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=808"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Valerie Danenberg</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, $1,800:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6RqFIbIwfUqWAxWD_mLK8udOL7NDjS6exIw5-ki2U-jP2_CQHB8Li1vw1eYXoDY076YfVWRw2zDoE2HXU08cT4mGlkjChvaGgDiHADh8LYIgtiWLlSRemaFU35MlorsMJdcfXJmalko/s1600-h/xDSC_3466.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6RqFIbIwfUqWAxWD_mLK8udOL7NDjS6exIw5-ki2U-jP2_CQHB8Li1vw1eYXoDY076YfVWRw2zDoE2HXU08cT4mGlkjChvaGgDiHADh8LYIgtiWLlSRemaFU35MlorsMJdcfXJmalko/s400/xDSC_3466.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119323104233474" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-title" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Gold and diamond tree brooch by </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=563"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Julius Cohen</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">, $12,000:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSULPSLNnyHl4YWE1U2gcryNFD_WVnT_vRD-L6egkHvj9Wm5aWAt5HF8nFHTKUWeZYiz3k5XJHC4yW7PMpx2IUkZdUtP2XpEX-0N6locFzshlVn8URkTZM46wowEeQaCGo_O9hwhceikY/s1600-h/tree4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSULPSLNnyHl4YWE1U2gcryNFD_WVnT_vRD-L6egkHvj9Wm5aWAt5HF8nFHTKUWeZYiz3k5XJHC4yW7PMpx2IUkZdUtP2XpEX-0N6locFzshlVn8URkTZM46wowEeQaCGo_O9hwhceikY/s400/tree4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119314025655442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Austro-Hungarian sapphire and diamond stag beetle brooch in silver and gold, circa 1890, $48,000, from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=2122"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A La Vieille Russie</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjUrrSs_rhwC6bf9MJ-1wbNQt9Q5PSpSORDLvp7KOSGW2-66sW-S5uC471-CFD9Yog24ZfaReWYXbcOhcazqRQWgucklyEkUaD8hdlvnf-Ty_204cPpMuvysAQnkFWaP3qvpCviKnHQE/s1600-h/stag_beetle.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjUrrSs_rhwC6bf9MJ-1wbNQt9Q5PSpSORDLvp7KOSGW2-66sW-S5uC471-CFD9Yog24ZfaReWYXbcOhcazqRQWgucklyEkUaD8hdlvnf-Ty_204cPpMuvysAQnkFWaP3qvpCviKnHQE/s400/stag_beetle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119308605679586" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Foo Dog brooch in gold, diamonds, rubies and sapphires, circa 1950's, $5,000 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=495"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Dragonette</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">: </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Tm4ieuN3lX7_I76rbk_XbqP77Is3P0lKh-IIQ488EUsc-IqcRbhYH5nuA-1Lgnqw1tByVBmWNl5oftRmDwv268CsSbppz1fN_aHxmk62pFBldHUGrzOz4LndQ4uC3n8NlTl9rMJvBew/s1600-h/img_2419.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Tm4ieuN3lX7_I76rbk_XbqP77Is3P0lKh-IIQ488EUsc-IqcRbhYH5nuA-1Lgnqw1tByVBmWNl5oftRmDwv268CsSbppz1fN_aHxmk62pFBldHUGrzOz4LndQ4uC3n8NlTl9rMJvBew/s400/img_2419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119068574803794" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Fouquet Art Deco turquoise, onyx and diamond brooch, circa 1928, </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=27"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A La Vieille Russie</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm5SysQw_jtXzROuNGfQc2J_RRfkLJhjKYPSaADmCWnpeEaw7UPLF33zoBrQDzSzqpeBE-m7w5tyjf8PcFIwH4LdtCVHPqyT2NJ66wzI0xcsMsfjaZdra9g13oNEpIGEiIM4BR8B0dJQ/s1600-h/fouquetpin1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkm5SysQw_jtXzROuNGfQc2J_RRfkLJhjKYPSaADmCWnpeEaw7UPLF33zoBrQDzSzqpeBE-m7w5tyjf8PcFIwH4LdtCVHPqyT2NJ66wzI0xcsMsfjaZdra9g13oNEpIGEiIM4BR8B0dJQ/s400/fouquetpin1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119063955344258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-title" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Diamond and emerald white gold cuff bracelet, later 19th century, $15,000 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=3006"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Fourtane</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBxUoNN0IXcfYiLueAjtgCdPJLscbdVBDe-FcYM6nmbCnL-K-PLnwQ-05VSyJMrVdpLENoykSmNErhYde9sNft95iE0wvGTaD9YTZjYNNNlb2_SHVXBzGDr7gIH1u59l51fVGRw0TNn4/s1600-h/emeralddiamaondwgbracelet.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBxUoNN0IXcfYiLueAjtgCdPJLscbdVBDe-FcYM6nmbCnL-K-PLnwQ-05VSyJMrVdpLENoykSmNErhYde9sNft95iE0wvGTaD9YTZjYNNNlb2_SHVXBzGDr7gIH1u59l51fVGRw0TNn4/s400/emeralddiamaondwgbracelet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352119060206322434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-title" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">David Webb turquoise and gold bracelet and earclips, circa 1960, $16,500, </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=3479"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXPP7r9TfX0PcZ1V2uZCpiErVzhRXwKlNA7p1WIByz_-xyigLc6uIk5x2-blDVORF846q8Afo1r3I_HwdzmJSs3KXkv2DMZGxBIZdgJUNuz5QyTTw_pGM55YSJS2Orn-puJ3q5DY1fT0/s1600-h/dscn0607.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXPP7r9TfX0PcZ1V2uZCpiErVzhRXwKlNA7p1WIByz_-xyigLc6uIk5x2-blDVORF846q8Afo1r3I_HwdzmJSs3KXkv2DMZGxBIZdgJUNuz5QyTTw_pGM55YSJS2Orn-puJ3q5DY1fT0/s400/dscn0607.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118833207282706" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Seaman Schepps turquoise, amethyst and diamond earclips, sold, also from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=3480"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZiJh6mNqMPlr7q1qqRcTVRBZjdfS-YB9Z19qH0k7SN_SN2Sp-L9Be94JG7_hvfxQfWs5Tih8l6xQubBjNjqc3EysDXcGeDdQzlJHy1FUyDGivPJ5k-EPBdRNJXu6DEaW-ST2xkkuDCc/s1600-h/dscn0604.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZiJh6mNqMPlr7q1qqRcTVRBZjdfS-YB9Z19qH0k7SN_SN2Sp-L9Be94JG7_hvfxQfWs5Tih8l6xQubBjNjqc3EysDXcGeDdQzlJHy1FUyDGivPJ5k-EPBdRNJXu6DEaW-ST2xkkuDCc/s400/dscn0604.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118829167460738" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lapis Lazuli and diamond brooch, Italian, circa 1965, sold, from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=919"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgTzeO2foWuPi2N_f2LRlZMpb2qbOINfv35qddEit76JY5_rfTIRkVAbstFwDrKxw87g7C6aoQi9WrW09Vjtq5vSoM8lyLjUMRDE2Lllzrmy7epP0N86pKcJ50T12CzlWIM-CS1NrAYM/s400/dscn0419.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118820439295650" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Suzanne Belperron diamond clip earrings, circa 1935, price upon request from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=2525"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsghTSOcvjarPb4GT4l_F8bZ85azPsvqhJ1-vjbt1WRGpfKzaPGkMGYx355YR05kcELLxLpHToYRU0pUSiEkMe1FZPtuWWrc3wEl8EUxy20xOiqxhKEqxLzjrpvqJQH4HaVSZilEsc2I/s1600-h/dscn0555.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsghTSOcvjarPb4GT4l_F8bZ85azPsvqhJ1-vjbt1WRGpfKzaPGkMGYx355YR05kcELLxLpHToYRU0pUSiEkMe1FZPtuWWrc3wEl8EUxy20xOiqxhKEqxLzjrpvqJQH4HaVSZilEsc2I/s400/dscn0555.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118825190408194" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lapis lazuli, turquoise & diamond spray earclips from the 1960's, $4,500 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=918"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZXuK7buy5fmZTcuOUocN6GoQOlNiLmZUPUo4LfNEjvFATP2xEaq7cVkoOvPyFP9WkLweu4E8PtNT-xIIcYevFlzzt4af4mZB_U_s0Kq5OdOhJ13dw61eFrrX6Wr6o0hNNiQgv-C77Oc/s1600-h/dscn0416.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZXuK7buy5fmZTcuOUocN6GoQOlNiLmZUPUo4LfNEjvFATP2xEaq7cVkoOvPyFP9WkLweu4E8PtNT-xIIcYevFlzzt4af4mZB_U_s0Kq5OdOhJ13dw61eFrrX6Wr6o0hNNiQgv-C77Oc/s400/dscn0416.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118814415405314" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br />David Webb coral and turquoise brooch with diamond, circa 1962-63, $13,500, </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=692"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Neil Marrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmKkziumhcEHdG44DmL4566uXT5_K7PwCUjNPLtaEM9w65GXREprWgUvNjROISUr9HjVnIaeJQi2QfJUOGCBr0XJFLavflBpIudAip1AFUYZv5VM4UETVCFK2_111ZNLi-kiVaivLGkU/s1600-h/dscn0001_3.jpg"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmKkziumhcEHdG44DmL4566uXT5_K7PwCUjNPLtaEM9w65GXREprWgUvNjROISUr9HjVnIaeJQi2QfJUOGCBr0XJFLavflBpIudAip1AFUYZv5VM4UETVCFK2_111ZNLi-kiVaivLGkU/s1600-h/dscn0001_3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmKkziumhcEHdG44DmL4566uXT5_K7PwCUjNPLtaEM9w65GXREprWgUvNjROISUr9HjVnIaeJQi2QfJUOGCBr0XJFLavflBpIudAip1AFUYZv5VM4UETVCFK2_111ZNLi-kiVaivLGkU/s400/dscn0001_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118589235587602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-title" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="item-price" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">William de Lillo Maltese cross brooch or pendant, 1960's - 1970's, $1,850 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=1755"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Douglas Rosin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></p><p class="item-price" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UhQA_RDrDjKN3frmd-lzzmUuF8J62tIgT-MZCv1aB0Kh8xCLGRioR0chqZ7_3apzsFXRLK6MOlAZRu16TbNKQgnSeTlRmCJxGRzn02WYnxqqzNvd7aD3FcpC4WlzJvgKJOuxRLPmBt8/s1600-h/cross_pin_w_blue_stones.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UhQA_RDrDjKN3frmd-lzzmUuF8J62tIgT-MZCv1aB0Kh8xCLGRioR0chqZ7_3apzsFXRLK6MOlAZRu16TbNKQgnSeTlRmCJxGRzn02WYnxqqzNvd7aD3FcpC4WlzJvgKJOuxRLPmBt8/s400/cross_pin_w_blue_stones.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118584299632594" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-specifications" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Yellow gold and diamond enamel cuff, circa 1960's, $25,000 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=2737"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">DK Bressler</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:</span></p><p class="item-specifications" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing4X70DtnxquNQuXbTcDaXMKYFDOJ3IHT_bzT4wMTr-p6qWQYw-B3vAe3bNQULI6hYANp07tNVz17Csf60fUHBW57BwOmGCiiflrRnX8vCContPkkkDbZmR07xvYeMkkHZS8dwFHMhTU/s1600-h/cimg6905.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing4X70DtnxquNQuXbTcDaXMKYFDOJ3IHT_bzT4wMTr-p6qWQYw-B3vAe3bNQULI6hYANp07tNVz17Csf60fUHBW57BwOmGCiiflrRnX8vCContPkkkDbZmR07xvYeMkkHZS8dwFHMhTU/s400/cimg6905.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118573561052578" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-price" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Gold and diamond ring, circa 1970, $4,600 from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=1661"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Kimberly Klosterman Jewelry</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">:<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EU_vnpxrFJ_BqKJlXaQJUXQg3PhVjMDMAAo7-OrTvRx1ec6OdRIVuntbOFdTIt2_vCoJvnFJ7hww144NnBxQuq8nenNVbzKKODhSX3YoveXC0G9pwZW2plHl-lbJy0Ho8sU-vaIY3_c/s1600-h/1789.jpg"></a></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EU_vnpxrFJ_BqKJlXaQJUXQg3PhVjMDMAAo7-OrTvRx1ec6OdRIVuntbOFdTIt2_vCoJvnFJ7hww144NnBxQuq8nenNVbzKKODhSX3YoveXC0G9pwZW2plHl-lbJy0Ho8sU-vaIY3_c/s1600-h/1789.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EU_vnpxrFJ_BqKJlXaQJUXQg3PhVjMDMAAo7-OrTvRx1ec6OdRIVuntbOFdTIt2_vCoJvnFJ7hww144NnBxQuq8nenNVbzKKODhSX3YoveXC0G9pwZW2plHl-lbJy0Ho8sU-vaIY3_c/s400/1789.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118355986376962" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px; "><p class="item-title" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></span></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Chanel diamond and cabochon emerald brooch, price upon request from </span><a href="http://jewelry.1stdibs.com/jewelry_item_detail.php?id=1188"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Hollis Reh & Shariff</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v_E1rQf5m7TPLM4hzvbvfAHumd3PftNfKmYib6SF4ExLLe7AIYz8486Tdg5EnzwsfTRrgL1DbjYvXOPBtFUZd7_CIeQbDJBqavfTW86MIZwUE8hX3pgOrYP_daQ9j0meFTMCIypRJ2c/s1600-h/1210_011_copy.jpg"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v_E1rQf5m7TPLM4hzvbvfAHumd3PftNfKmYib6SF4ExLLe7AIYz8486Tdg5EnzwsfTRrgL1DbjYvXOPBtFUZd7_CIeQbDJBqavfTW86MIZwUE8hX3pgOrYP_daQ9j0meFTMCIypRJ2c/s1600-h/1210_011_copy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 377px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8v_E1rQf5m7TPLM4hzvbvfAHumd3PftNfKmYib6SF4ExLLe7AIYz8486Tdg5EnzwsfTRrgL1DbjYvXOPBtFUZd7_CIeQbDJBqavfTW86MIZwUE8hX3pgOrYP_daQ9j0meFTMCIypRJ2c/s400/1210_011_copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352118351683285682" /></a><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-74123440084273902222009-06-26T18:59:00.000-07:002009-06-28T00:00:57.909-07:00Wedding venue - another update!<div><br /></div><div>Okay now here's a dilemma, just as we decide to put an offer on the last house I blogged about (which we'll call "Sea Vista"), we finally hear back from the one we saw Sunday (which we'll call "Key West") that they're willing to drop their price to what we wanted. </div><div><br /></div><div>This house (Key West, see pictures below) is smaller, less bedrooms, the pool is in the back, the yard is smaller but still big enough for the wedding, it's much deeper in Malibu which is a minus, but it has private beach access (which is a plus and the other house does not have), and since these photos were taken they've done a lot of work on the yard, leveling it off and terracing it, brand new grass, gorgeous flowers and landscaping, it really is stunning, much prettier than the photos, but it's also a 1/3 of the house and the land for not that much less cost. What to do?? Not long to decide!! Let me know what you think!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXLZzw4DyVxXxtGqFpvqIgfEObeBjlw9cPcI-E5k0UGW4VwyTZ-P_5FhaGgj9i6tIPeezOUqogPcf5fPFHkzV2KhjQGsJOL9vUDDXgLBZoK3vpkY_SLfNA3seXCtTGayGbbSG5oAwgCk/s1600-h/get_image-4.php.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXLZzw4DyVxXxtGqFpvqIgfEObeBjlw9cPcI-E5k0UGW4VwyTZ-P_5FhaGgj9i6tIPeezOUqogPcf5fPFHkzV2KhjQGsJOL9vUDDXgLBZoK3vpkY_SLfNA3seXCtTGayGbbSG5oAwgCk/s400/get_image-4.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351821650210402482" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq4RlYHkm5fq1zk7AKa0IQZ9u6yHv5aqc7BorJbcZ5Te9W4reNhU1TGYsnappEuCi2eaUJYOEDOtdHzQfqVIuJ8E2aTIWvOhY93bS_uj6wAUWxJ9s5lCIU2ASiELeE1a6bJ1xkxyPb6f4/s400/get_image-3.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351821457112643250" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPzBCv5sp-HyCxFtvz2248ko_KYszBfkY50o1oI7ePE9rQwn6yl8SIT6-M16VgSW20gjwHEzS3RQxHZ7AvxpGppsxQ715F_CJyl7odDLtlHJLgfF0uVq8jn_IqMhKLmQC0NXIMa4ZfPg/s400/get_image-2.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351821453942153554" /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKxXbzG9offKXGIZOljnSY4LK7HWaMUQihVUxna1g5abNypsyFtVL2T3MXF6SpCzjTQN3p7ms-eC9fjLmWeN98nZfBnjrgbvRjhNCfJbEirpNnSz2lYXmsOgP4o6joDiwBwgoxZa2Wow/s400/get_image-1.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351821449631332178" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoHw3Gum1fQASnIXq5m7GRcTMaVVMvPdG0k6Jb1lXbTWNjqn2M1cpTQ2hdsr1Pm5vztUmmhON88Dqz5FzdpTCT5M6ZJE4aDNdrTzbYnt5JbLwpSnkF_x1lcSlCu17tWwzsJXwWRwVl5U/s400/get_image.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351821447790727650" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-29899287073862454272009-06-24T21:36:00.000-07:002009-06-24T22:36:56.071-07:00Invitation update<div><br /></div><div>So I dashed all over town today looking at paper stock, envelopes, houses and meeting with printers and our very talented graphic designer friend, who I'll call K/B, or B/K, and the invitations are coming together! </div><div><br /></div><div>My major battle has been an unexpected one: since day one I've wanted cobalt or turquoise blue invitation with white text. Turns out that none of the usual suspects can really print opaque white ink. It's either really faded looking or it's a really expensive process i.e. foil. Not only that, but it's been impossible to find the "right" color paper and envelopes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, finally a breakthrough: it occurred to me that should just do it the opposite way around and print all of the blue and not the text onto white card, so that the white card shows through the blue = white text. Does that make sense? Probably not, it's been a long day and it's complicated, but it's relatively inexpensive, will take about 6 days (2 days of which are drying time because it's so much ink), and it's exactly what I want. Yay! I'm waiting on the official estimate, but I think it's a go as soon as the venue is locked and therefore the layout is locked. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today I also finally found hot pink envelopes and bought 170 of them (figuring I'd need lots of spares), and the plan is for the printers to start printing the return address on them in white (yes it will be faded but it's just a return address) tomorrow, so that I can start addressing them mid next week (I'm thinking of handwriting all addresses myself with silver ink like I did with the Save The Dates). That way I'll have all of the envelopes addressed by the time the invitations and the RSVP postcards are printed, and they can ship right away, about 7 weeks before the wedding (it's currently 9 and a half weeks before). That would be pretty amazing considering we don't even have a venue yet!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm so grateful that I had the time to do all of this running around and exploring different options, rather than choosing the paths of least resistance - either an invitation I didn't particularly like, or spending much more than we budgeted/ seems rational. Hopefully they'll turn out as planned and all my efforts will be worth it!</div><div><br /></div><div>They're definitely colorful - turquoise, cobalt blue and hot pink - but I wanted them to really set the tone for the wedding, bright, fun, festive, and definitely not your typical wedding! I'll post pictures when they're done!</div><div><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-82682742683180386802009-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:002009-06-24T21:36:19.897-07:00Another venue update<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The last house I posted about in Malibu was stunning but wasn't big enough (so sad), the one we saw on Sunday was gorgeous and big enough, though the price wasn't right (not as sad), but this one below might be juuust right! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The lawn is a lot more sloping that it looks (I'm learning this is the case for most of the houses in Malibu), and little smaller than it looks, and the grass/ landscaping isn't in great shape due to the water restrictions in Malibu, however they're confident that they can get it to look like the photos for the wedding. Feel a bit guilty about that (water usage) but pushing it out of my mind in a very bride-like way!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So it's gorgeous, it's big enough, it's within the budget (I think), and it's not <i>too</i> deep Malibu, so it just might be the one, fingers crossed!! We'll know for sure by this time next week, if not earlier. The funny part is, it's one I spotted online way back when I first started searching late last year, but they weren't open to short term rentals till just this week! Fate?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhUsAKTUd1Dw6jQ5Ap72yTR-1icYyMookEx18lDgOHObZl83YigXcY-NyQWnAJcftu7h3KZddAn3-L3WdwDLkLmpLyRWTZCarQlz9kQUyHPhrN2eE0gx6qD8YeR0_8vaFXuMvWqry0hY/s400/mediaservice-9.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351111654897565394" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBTdok91upALkvGqf7JyqjuDInrWFNdTk4vcLVusQ-_Hhi9b8net7XgT-cYmVKSrW1ighrELnUWoXpkdY5AnerQJkamtQBE1vjgYRPQKtqY6R-g4lw8EEHZ39b3vJEwD6HyUEDabDnmc/s400/mediaservice-7.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351109885839300610" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkZaCkzteYtJrZUaeUVq7ysqeppse_mV6O5r1EeWbjUVIZ61Pyo2ccE0QecLcBk3vsM3O5J2c3Wa2Z21-09OuE5qUr_FlCWaY0XCw53tPSF6jvkFJ9OGsl-1ZUJEkSa_7lTEhCngxIi0/s400/mediaservice-3.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351109681661634082" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IisUfZm_GdAo65Tu9f7fubD5KlE9mX-SvzeIsJedtxz0Qk5BrrDzLooXe9UW4c2TLtCs8QLBYCa1sGc6yLBj6EbiJvRCuHzG6LGbgaAejVp9dACwF5DXTNwKp3dy-9DPm9U3-wLxj24/s400/mediaservice-6.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351109878250425682" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGgJiWA3wqGLNoYl0nrmBwya7zTQRHgsJ_Rjzzte7UE8cHgl8cPioNITDYS4CYTBg8uXbd5qJLZeveJP3-eO-9k6bgfD0uW5ktXAdU-du3QJRN5AU-aUb4K1N4EUgeF0YGnvAqKYJ4oM/s400/mediaservice.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351109667771570098" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jYlr-jaYXDj9Sh_vWb_7c5TcqC_NLSRtO6bID-WqVH6ybsasbQagTo61tAe-67gdOcz-NZhfunQmOs1vvVNp92bKtik9EEoz-_quz3ja8hrOciPb-2NygkkDN1ihyT1kIUEJiGwFN3w/s400/mediaservice-2.themls.com.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351109679592509074" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-34131275420636891262009-06-11T13:51:00.001-07:002009-06-11T14:16:11.572-07:00Erin Cole in "my" dress!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I've written before about the genesis of my wedding dress: how it was custom made by </span><a href="http://www.rivini.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rivini</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> for </span><a href="http://www.erincole.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Erin Cole</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (the owner of the bridal boutique in Costa Mesa where I bought my dress), and then included in the Rivini collection. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Century Gothic';"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have never been able to find any photos of the dress online, other than the one that originally lead me to the dress, so I was excited to find these photos of Erin Cole at her wedding last year. My version won't have the long sleeves, or the train, and I probably won't wear that much jewelry, but it's great to see how it photographs, and I think she looks stunning!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84Cv_vvlJxHv3_N7yp-5rlFr_kEKpqFCfuLfYKDfX0TH3azSBgQa6U5hq8pV4CX5VFXRMG0kfYXmxIsHIk7QuCXAJXGz_pU3sNfMcTgTOUJBPKEqC-D7MfWvG8hvrAhwrbCbDtUmdQyc/s400/Erin+Cole+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346175821846588482" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m7yXCg1PStWtjnM2qHJRofzssnKYxfYTlRfrTbczvTDjVKtZHUMzS6tQOQGRJ4V0fIc-UPgC5Nq2a_LUARb1siTtck47Iz9cU7PZuaCDmwGF1ANjpwphYwbZBZjHOugdrZurcbzSaSs/s400/Erin+Cole+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346175823699703554" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4lLzXz5BAr0EY3itpzzKbVtWuUTEr2sLB5XyQfWSP5CNeLMKhlY9C454WCz1zMoFvylMmB_kpJioqztbsON-6xNy26-9DSVipbEVSMBqvVhN3qkYtQEjCg2iqtbUxSHnbqYiET2gtYMY/s400/Erin+Cole+13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346176180555330754" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTAoba9syfsJ03yz93McDrrNgzKoNFPM50Ov0kRm6SDFCx-Zwo-77JNZFs1lSiI4aG_p1iCYacJFeLV87OS1yyPT53MKOO8bDfHTCqNIvpn-7ZJT5glvuVJR5Jk_1vvJAABdwRwHwbW8/s400/Erin+Cole+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346180220597031762" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iU4XvJFY-C2gEyUtpRGRELx6z66nxWDsrDbJzw_A1gp1IwaTxSkllwMVGKm9PAo-FAn_AkoqoqpBjOwYrEfDSfUYeAbWRD3qSZp-ZCFqj15lcj-lAXnCBKB-jzrFzs_EcKyNQm8DPPY/s400/Erin+Cole+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346175817706011122" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5vl5xdq0vht7OnRIVfnHtpSpQLbmZ50J1Io2UEHAqX_YC-S0211Cjsye1YcnDQFpcJyPX_jHSL53sem29AOt0Q28r3uL496luboW0IOsMr1D9YmlI0MQXTOJQtCAr5Ue7CbC9bfMJhiI/s400/Erin+Cole+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346176063247671826" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ66ql8dGuCoVmNZA2z6LoH571_kU6nKU_z7xt0sVVfqINrGidTp4SWn-ptUARDKf9FlFHcsxo6WZy_EQaBmHj9tJ1bGxkpHpQ-1sq_XXfkCuG1yPV-5qeYikdVrH21RCNg0gezNY0TZg/s400/Erin+Cole+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346176050169991298" /></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wy5h-sCdxdLeU7vtaR5IQnO6V2fYbqvRZUhM1heo0jrhnh2KPO43840Nc5Vag-8XI7edHxbfvjKu-OPwCewyX6qTLwOkDwJQByUy_WxgHIYkSXxossSOT1fneI1T3KpVPzZx10hDvqQ/s400/Erin+Cole+12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346176178106343746" />Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-78056559371044128152009-06-10T12:36:00.000-07:002009-06-10T15:56:54.519-07:00Paperwhites Photography Part Two<div><br /></div><div>I left this one out of my <a href="http://www.paperwhitesphotography.com/">Paperwhites Photography</a> favorites & I really love it so I had to include! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuhX0G0vZzsAgB-N9A0YMEtLFRxmuUkI24XxbmQTW3fRDF2LFmQcAf685cLh16x7mQecqGFtL8TIMLheO-1o9PMKBV0xnHxryO6O3xnDKnQI_G4R886aFf2vgdVKmQKIJkHP1GGgTQxA/s1600-h/Paperwhite+bride+bouquet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkuhX0G0vZzsAgB-N9A0YMEtLFRxmuUkI24XxbmQTW3fRDF2LFmQcAf685cLh16x7mQecqGFtL8TIMLheO-1o9PMKBV0xnHxryO6O3xnDKnQI_G4R886aFf2vgdVKmQKIJkHP1GGgTQxA/s400/Paperwhite+bride+bouquet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345785619753981762" /></a><div><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-24615676941759553542009-06-10T12:20:00.000-07:002009-06-10T12:36:41.627-07:00Wanted: Pear shaped diamond earrings<div><br /></div><div>I LOVED the pear shaped diamond earrings that Felicity Huffman wore to the Oscars in 2006. So simple and stunning. They've always really stuck in my mind and when I recently started thinking about what jewelry I would want wear for my wedding, I immediately thought of them again.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGkHrfF4zTtEfpdSoGFaxUspbPsGrh8yCD-dLJIrEOkdn-seB4MChi6SMUxLbV6EyGogjKo5KOchQcF017nFdlnBxc_XlkfYBO_OppOUYJfaokbql0vyMDVb5LEjMzUvkugrtXk3bQ9k/s400/FHuffman+Pearl+Earrings+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345783769069597314" /><div><br /></div><div>They're by <a href="http://www.martinkatz.com/">Martin Katz</a>, and I believe they cost around $750,000, a little rich for me! But I'm on the hunt for something similar, maybe in swarovski crystal?</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaBGZqR9sAwG5PwTogNzdImTxQVjgctrPqoTxh9r2ESvMcpvWJzLZwfhO0YdOTdoZeeJbcaoqGX8XocSfiTFuGUVwxKFvcQkvpxhcV7gJzkBlrwnwBWKhaOAj10u7cKT3ErO-GvzXqf4/s400/FHuffman+Pear+Earrings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345781258527878146" /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">How cute is this photo of Felicity & her husband William H Macy by the way?!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KOfjxj6Gl_rjPQ8LGYQM3IKgMzDyRs0hQql5SSqFuzpKNAPksOSIr7-GJwjHR5YSYJWRdL9C2oKUEDuA8uiNyAV7NzgXuZ87CRAzDbTnJ6nhrr8O_m1UnwBtzZsOGCuYPVQADMmQ49c/s1600-h/FHuffman+Pearl+Earrings+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhdOv6adE8LRhszu0JlEvJX7zgmddrh-dleg8KdVN1Nns0__CX90TqvixdPz1KdDOadHKF6Iog8XbmnoHWuge2pp8IZ1neKTqOBUa7AYdZ0bGIHu3dbWfumw7LZtzb8S365TS4MIO3yo/s400/FHuffman+Pearl+Earrings+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345781264076887330" /></a></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-88368419859021358432009-06-09T20:20:00.001-07:002009-06-09T20:48:39.736-07:00Paperwhites Photography<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm loving the wedding photography of <a href="http://www.paperwhitesphotography.com/">Paperwhites Photography</a> right now! I'm talking to them about potentially shooting our wedding, fingers crossed we can work something out! Here are some of my favorite shots from their website:</div><div><br /></div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrfBNvJXefoJ99Vi4um6fIC3-9N4w6-358nSoSBPeLTx1CNjL3kuQTC37WxFzi4gNMRC2rT8pz1gPcOFOfYGIqy-YOPZYaIOnbTvtGuwroRJm_tOfKml7XCUbL3l67LvVvdzDLX9hY4M/s400/Paperwhites+upside+down.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345535842600080594" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghS9bTifUoHYRDIXl2rnj99U7FiuHg0h65evwoM07OdCruw48ncaJOrm-bVgvktvkWOvgl2hrWxlrA_LhyphenhyphenlYv22jzk9dOEtzhquDeVKD1IWnQX_Or3R6K-gHL0y73rwLTFcRJGHB30V48/s400/Paperwhites+pink+orange+bride.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345535836340064706" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOaYyfExq6QV8V9c6X5YvhAifQvKXPwsUwRzEdY0OzvfG5inRUsadfiN3kQOQZUiS84pvVvvk5qrRDTx632CJgMAeBWLc_73Tc7mVbfjBCmtD_ws-Yfmt4Hfh8jrL_xO1pZZcIe_hXlg/s400/Paperwhite+action+on+the+stairs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345534293722016866" /></div><div><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-17652453251371734722009-06-06T23:43:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:49:43.629-07:00Balinese Temple Umbrellas<div><br /></div><div>Speaking of Balinese Temple Umbrellas, I don't know if I've said this before but I love them. We used to have one in my house growing up, and I want one for our apartment now (especially since we have 25 foot ceilings in our living room!). I found a place in Downtown LA that sells them (<a href="http://www.sweetsmilinghome.com/balitemple.htm">Sweet Smiling Home</a>) and they're quite reasonable. I just re-found this photo from my inspiration collection and it reminded me - they would make excellent framing for the ceremony, no? See below from a wedding set up in Bali. Something to keep in mind... </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusA9l6teeJRita8DP40SqniwT_ZgvZ6KuTASEpRJpTnyLXtCpZFKswrRZSdu4wMmwW6Yhy-1iHU1O4u2wb1Ef75kydZgANzIlum6GkSh3gU_qZRoc4Zm-cSnVSMDUI1rHjfQqZpyQySk/s1600-h/Balinese+Wedding+Venue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjusA9l6teeJRita8DP40SqniwT_ZgvZ6KuTASEpRJpTnyLXtCpZFKswrRZSdu4wMmwW6Yhy-1iHU1O4u2wb1Ef75kydZgANzIlum6GkSh3gU_qZRoc4Zm-cSnVSMDUI1rHjfQqZpyQySk/s400/Balinese+Wedding+Venue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344472884787600258" /></a>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-46817966400195757532009-06-06T20:41:00.000-07:002009-06-06T23:39:19.035-07:00Vision... crystallizing<div><br /></div><div>The venue stuff has gotten über-stressful. I'm sure it will work itself out in the next week or so, but in the meantime, I thought I'd focus on the fun stuff for a little while!</div><div><br /></div><div>I've blogged about lots of different styles, and things that I like, but my vision has really crystalized over the past few months and so I thought I would have a go at defining it again, using words and images, some I've already posted, some new, to try to convey my vision. Who knows if I'll be able to make all of this actually happen, but here's what I'd really love to do.</div><div><br /></div><div>I want a large green lawn. Funnily enough this is the one thing I actually will not budge on. Everything else, I will compromise if I have to, but I must have grass underfoot. So yeah, a large green lawn, ideally with a city or ocean view. Ideally also adjacent to a pool, which I could then border with candles - either tall plain white novena candles per the below or small tea-lights in cobalt blue glasses. </div><div><br /></div><div>There will be no sit down dinner, so no tables and chairs. Instead scattered Moroccan leather ottomans in bright pink, orange, turquoise, silver and gold as well as maybe the occasional simple rectangular wooden benches with white leather cushions for some sturdier seating options. Tall "novena" candles everywhere. I'm talking everywhere, likely hundreds - luckily they're only 99c each! (Not only are they really cheap, they're extremely long lasting, pretty safe as far as candles go and beautiful, what more could you ask for in a candle?!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe some Indian style flower wreaths draped here and there of yellow, orange and pink carnations. The same color combination of carnations floating in the pool. Andy likes the idea of floating candles also, so I'm researching and trying to find ones that aren't plastic-y & tacky (easier said than done). Maybe strands of simple round white paper lanterns hung from here to there? </div><div><br /></div><div>Brass Moroccan tray tables laden with aforementioned candles, big full single flowers in Moroccan tea glasses, scatterings of - yes again - colorful carnations (in keeping with my theme as well as being cheap!), as well as maybe the occasional lemons and limes (sounds weird but when done well it looks great). </div><div><br /></div><div>Oversized Moroccan lanterns filled with glimmering candles. One or two brightly colored Balinese temple umbrellas, and maybe even some Moroccan rugs scattered about picnic style with cushions for people to lounge on? Or will people not lounge because it's not that kind of event and they're not dressed for lounging? I'm thinking of making the dress code "comfortable glam" which should help?</div><div><br /></div><div><div>If I had to pick two colors.. (which all the experts </div><div>say you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">must </span>do) well, I couldn't. But I could maybe pick three - turquoise, pink and orange - but then I'd have to add in hints of green (the grass), white (because I love how clean and fresh white is), as well as touches of gold and silver (cos I love me some sparkle), oh yeah and cobalt blue, red... the list goes on!</div><div><br /></div></div><div>So basically we're going for festive, bright, fun and casual. Not very wedding-y really is it? But it seems "us" and that's the important thing, right?! Hopefully it will look lush and eclectic and gorgeous, not amateurish, but we'll just have to see!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIpvDTr0O9O0kOba0heqRXzdtspELxhpSxub94sD9ZMjuBWnMgQmIvW018OrenYGg89sLzgrjNkNIzVnlsHGLEuN4x5CwhBQZt8yv_CNOkBFoUueAHJT6Jet_cxiruFtH6SdJgitChCM/s400/Pink+Ottoman+2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344431936129275874" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkYCm9s90ahlKkYR3b8sof3FQaktkCUgQorrHcAroQLNK-reRwjYFwwhIvNk8A8ubneBZknzkDDSoGV2FXNRX-nleGRjxQtj_p4lmMjqrksBPy64stQQ1k2oF01-UpMNQ9zSGntbVlydE/s400/Orange+Ottoman.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344429712358274738" /><img style="display:block; 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Here is the house I'm hopefully seeing in the next few days. It is in Malibu, but not deep Malibu. It's exactly what I've been looking for, kind of Hawaii in Malibu, but there are a few catches so we'll see...</div><div> <br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKBZcytu34cds600lE0GRVwluzKxg4BiQIVJmIrb4p2e2V_dXARdc7pjd-sTshpYgwZi-5D3A42JbXWtmsXItwz3mQEPpl0YZ2sECq-RsFf-xMnv2tyqShxJm_6dchRrOjFGZ6H-I7wM/s400/Malibu+House+7.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970492112662210" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJs5DIOXe64mpzO_PNh_B3TRHzp_3P21SkHb6-otybaVcB_q-r27gGjdzcjmvAT8DZd8CF3RhJTHwoB9k4VAAV04v88REq5nJmJcTWVDU1JwWqKqMA-lwo5JwyjwuvKphwPJ7U2zNrdgY/s400/Malibu+House+6.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970497653138178" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszb8ddztTU668nrF-cZ13C_qG0VJohVBpIwl9rqucTjWkQAfNIAsXwi3nYboV7xjSy7IScj2GDtfFsqNDw7eOZyiTTotv7ctokyu42XMW6RFr8M3V8dClWY2YRpZtlC6kVut0ILqaiBI/s400/Malibu+House+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970678717557986" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBBj9O5ZE_EeUe7xU2ckSPyPfXeKGulw1r-xRfYmhnQMzC9SMWlT8BG138ZNWxCd0eLQ72-i6JA3ST7GZYTWfMNyOqOmbICMxaqfRE8r32KDwF9M6i5Q2N0zrHqvxFMNamy5axnEteqw/s400/Malibu+House+3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970681855232690" /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5bWgZb7V2jnx6Y7qxYWCBNFrJObqiFp3ebNgJ8tZzHH8bQDW4eebgRKlI4rKmH_sbXO775NNjQ8DvTn2KcH_J3hmkZ0gDGsaufV2otDIjqNP-OXjsnDr4nNGVVSThriziNAhQHrkDuA/s400/Malibu+House+8.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970490509118066" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0kHmvyjHrya232b10uEJwA-2Jk8xGYRKkvjWVxA6noHU12OXrxf2FlLsPsXcHhGSbg9mu3Sd3yY7OxPJol5nYcBeHNSym9f-dzGYVFxwU9xaC42GoRREUUhcFyzuO_N0ViXQfsO5lcw/s400/Malibu+House+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970677328240338" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>On the flip side, here is a completely different house that my realtor is looking into, located in Beverly Hills. Totally different look, but equally beautiful... it's kind of rustic farm in Beverly Hills, which I love!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95FGHQ_WPUr6fcxi_N-HUOB3Bb_MwbIXx8Gm5jDBooKOVXmnae6hbZbGZCbtvFoMTYbPuHtMYhmYDle0fJMhR0cTTcSylFyXhcYtCxAgzQpQBu3gmwFqKrcFJXbf8LFeoMelrgOQxQq8/s400/Oak+Pass+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970029288274290" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kXxYfgZDmZyIpOnWmNDVI6oH6r6QxBStksdlYTZ0KYUm2C88SRaF9PelS2UqXDOx1agnmhxU8y-LQwcYVCdpJCynCI2EvTGRCJaPU-ayBAEZSiz8Ly8hNvocR3tE8kzu_YBGwVpzrcY/s400/Oak+Pass+3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970038231926626" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdryNE78KEfApMznda_BrTMZsEzlBFW_2XNw_FUwq9m72erLPzZks-ueDCtctaFxm8aAMRVbVbHKj8e08naXsm5TWJiPt48jBVola2KKjQUZMhDor5HROgaOAUPgPQFon65DapfLFdqi4/s400/Oak+Pass+2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970033598264930" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeue5uCD56RZYl-cDKmXW48MzFJgJW6-6c9xYAvQXca4HMgYTH70O9DF5JXkM0X_5mAVEIs0jXcGyaTWSLfwX6R32hPpAmmzOAsz4LJtJALUEf6lFdkhl_Kfx1oOo9Xq1IxaX0ZbGBW28/s400/Oak+Pass+4.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970042012576658" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9R3yh7RdGI26yztwW08A56HyonEL3QYv8rtDJ1aFaPaTSpppa3rep0DMSmiaiiMEE7XscuwTeBTQHD6uksCVBMsmeUtfRk_7Y3iYhgZQ5ZbKU17tqiE3q_pSx_m8-lvxK4kKSXrmkVCA/s400/Oak+Pass+5.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340970041847043346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-437985671613617662009-05-27T13:20:00.000-07:002009-05-27T13:57:21.591-07:00Dibbern China<div><br /></div><div>Some of our friends have been trying to convince me to include something other than plain white dinnerware on my registry. I saw their point but I couldn't find any colored or patterned china that I really loved that was remotely affordable. Then while in Australia in April I discovered and fell deeply in love with the <a href="http://www.dibbern.de/">Dibbern</a> Solid Color Range. </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFdpKXoRN9Wyu6ESFHu8CJ-iDswEeLaWxeeCER6f3BjNMrfEy9Vpy6H8n0_zbnRowhN_IFmhvJooagQceTFKpg8KSD_uHO3TEqch4fmXXFVFPNn8OUqdxhBs7MABXyhdppl_-x_2zalE/s400/Dibber+multi+color+cups+big.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606677884986690" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I learned that they are manufactured in Germany, the shape was created in the 1930's, and the Solid Color range was apparently a huge hit in the 80's. It's very durable, and it's available in 34 gorgeous colors, and are all applied by hand! They are microwave safe and oven-proof, and also dishwasher safe (with the exception of plum, bordeaux and bright red). Practical, not too expensive and stunning, sign me up!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfKELqOjZguj3DjwBNUSKlWb5Owa2BryQig8pWTAmGPxgENKaIKt3wXJIDEEG2_LD1hvWjSBVji7VFLHp3w2e33Us00mR_nGPU6xZ7lE9jU79O_1lids6k0_rwkaij8rpTjrfunkBg94/s400/Dibbern+multi+color.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606688560331426" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>The only problem was that I couldn't find anyone in the U.S. that stocked the Solid Color range. Plenty of places stock their Gold Forest, Black Forest and Pure ranges, but no one seemed to stock the Solid Colors. Then yesterday, a breakthrough. I was setting up our register at <a href="http://www.barneys.com/">Barney's New York</a> and was told by the lovely Barney's registrar Paul that since they stock other Dibbern products, we can register for the Solid Colors through them. Joy!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now comes the hard part - deciding which colors!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIO41nvgJNs_T1b0odPms7rkUFdJBedSnIw_W1eS-eOh2iGOL4flTuGE2GLZZlV48-7PHq5qzvSfStQ9OnXvwTfMAp-nAnzrBZ2I-WsicGOn7D4eQdgorYGSkQ6BbnIxjjihOp_e4mr0/s400/Dibbern+pitchers.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606821537103186" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8CtxYS1qp_UM8vHUDDpjBvgy9BU1tFyVN74Fb6mJsvL-ZhmzZv-lGLku34MPfG94IbzYaj5P9pO8XCWTAuS6qRqgtK7xg52KLVdKKBdwNAlcL0ePlxPNlvwkfM8n2AoXSIqBrimE6mQ/s400/Dibbern+cups.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606681133780450" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElxnqCVZIfIVa3QEE46mXKVR7LaF8XarmA3IMRzya3x49EpAVs3sbra_ISLjbv2EMk9PFhCUC_nbnRqMBNgh37cs7cg3a3YgrMxazjk03iLq2neF0VMiFBxHFNBRZqk0n8SM8i68bjFI/s400/Dibbern+plates+greens.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606820245191778" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1SDSgl8sMg1_jz2LaQyESSDhMinv1ttRcvW_j4bnB9d3tdDCgPClx4yZusXvgqjuLFCzPAPZdGgbZs8Y6HPR3NeNie4xlAw0HEr0SOWCo6xwMWwl3R1VrLgvoclxEuK7vzbRml0fY-0/s400/Dibbern+blue.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606677651565858" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I definitely like my brights, and while I usually lean towards blue, this green is calling me! We could of course do say a cornflower blue dinner plate, sky blue salad plate, and multi-colored mugs?! So exciting!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNavKjq0K8wVHRxK-bJq9tqL11f3kCRP4C0vw9vxsFfwp54fVV6gXcEP1uav8LoOfj6CMQ1Y-HmOyums_DA_tF9bdIHFe3qjHOnuv1viSbvf2GOVGblYUuGe6GA3ED1ZxBGnPktZ_w6E/s400/Dibbern+green+mug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340606687596195938" /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-30487774002451949352009-05-27T12:43:00.001-07:002009-05-27T13:09:15.074-07:00Spring 2010 Bridal Collections<div><br /></div><div>Okay so I know I already have my dress but I couldn't resist checking out some of the Spring 2010 bridal collections. Here are some of my favorites!</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2BgKLZdsVFr_3krrLwdsaoQ6jqtx3L9SIS_qRr99c64Ssxc8Zjq8r54SZmF7ZeysPWPjOLjDrR4VztyMhVUWRaW_jz8u7fSka7tbfaHyAE9ZRev7ZxCe3cId1P3H9e9GLMeI_wTAob0/s320/Spring+2010+Monique.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593256654622050" /><br /><div>The model is distractingly skinny but the dress is gorgeous. <a href="http://www.moniquelhuillier.com/">Monique Lhuillier</a>.</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF8SKWJgRLMhp5y6rkOnI0pdsrAz1DAscU_P8bzvODUcaSj0v5IEFIX3PSKGeUOs1lBgtkiz71Il57Zefj0u57Mp7069oK2W6m4nvBzfi8lLlilvDeDH__AYYIbiTMTKreOoXklGKwNE/s320/Spring+2010+Priscilla+of+Boston%3F.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593140176573938" /><br /></div><div>I love this look for a winter wedding. <a href="http://www.priscillaofboston.com/dress_return.jsp?gid=110">Platinum by Priscilla of Boston</a>.</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAvCwDwd2fDid06zdGeP6RGBdNNyW8BnCx19GgvH9BzjGhSha4P7dc2TM4Q3srJQd2Gw8z9GkAWgGVIqFmks4teAeHQi3vm3xuLZzZiBpb_FkUqQo1hv4wWXe27jwupOlTH4JDUoy1A8/s320/Spring+2010+J+Pack+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593134293871602" /><br /></div><div>This is not me but it's adorable. <a href="http://www.jennypackhambride.com/jp/">Jenny Packham</a>.</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYKlaPTi0KeKUVHi5zBgoLwkWPU3zwGl3Te_3pdpJTiFKkFHiHD3JaMqTgEuTia0ABXA6ET4Cgx2eIrQngsUgTh5jzVzWnXLG7T2QmcfR21zT0KjCaQ8zChRn18BYcdHEoegsm9tLYlI/s320/Spring+2010+J+Pack.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593130324497154" /><br /></div><div>This is me. If I were not sorted I would have to track it down and try it on. Also <a href="http://www.jennypackhambride.com/jp/">Jenny Packham</a>.</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8iYq896YZypCiO0H0z6EQfNmcLk9ofEniQ65k82Qt-0Atjxfmly_Q89cHLbzWvnRSLLxZbfRfThticJMFnMt9itAIxPOAXXcj2u58FRLTSTrq9wxPKDlDe-5ROfWUhKP_-gD-KZHb88/s320/Spring+2010+ODLR+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593127297712626" /><div><br /></div><div>LOVING this lace, insane! <a href="http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/collections/bridal/">Oscar de la Renta</a>, of course. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4klrNyIu9s_b-Pi1DGCaI2DX6sJ8AeWmwWe06jipnTbwGV7zQ31pwEkc8HU4z2MssMAaWRXy-FOFIRwl1EGT6RtEqj-Igz7SUsOme5wrhgt9NxhTs-tB5ojkQMJyWDzgZu_by3Xn5JI/s320/Bridal+Spring+2010+ODLR+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340593122115989330" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Such a cute option!!! Also by <a href="http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/collections/bridal/">Oscar de la Renta</a>.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-9461701413478409032009-05-16T11:15:00.001-07:002009-05-16T11:22:06.658-07:00Wedding Venue Woes<div><br /></div>Still no venue, woe is me. BUT I have good reason to believe that it will be locked by the end of the month. We're getting real close. And then the real planning can begin! Oh, and I just heard that the dress arrives mid-June. Starting to feel really real!!! My now standard response to the slightly hysterical reaction I get from people when I tell them that the wedding is in late August - approx. 3 and a half months away - and I don't have a venue is that I have the dress, and I've booked the In-N-Out truck, so the two most important things are taken care of, plus LA is a big town, with a million possible venues, it will work out. No point stressing about it. It will happen. And hopefully soon, so I can stop biting my nails again and get into the nitty gritty of planning - can't wait!!! I am proud of myself for not turning into a bridezilla - but I suppose there is still time for that!! Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8409491446990061218.post-42142612082379294002009-05-05T00:34:00.001-07:002009-05-05T00:50:49.878-07:00Gorgeous bride part 2<div><br /></div><div>Some more photos from Christine's wedding as featured on <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2009/04/15/real-wedding-christine-and-michael/">Style Me Pretty</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have since learned that the dress is by my favorite bridal designer Monique Lhuillier - I should have known! </div><div><br /></div><div>I've also learned that Christine is a "paper product designer" and I need to make time to check out her wares at <a href="http://www.cevd.com/">cevd</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5871461">Etsy</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mcDFDhAt01lyQlWFxApgl_ScxIr9QGobxqAq7FGcWFNGF8fryH7f2BcXEcJrc3UBrzr2hxBl5ic_Mwuo_kkkmMiKTfxFZ_sfCrY3209UX9uh41RuayM06Xd3z2wYK2dzNdrRrK979gM/s400/Christine+Wedding+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241387224719346" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzwuPFbqUoY7srnICR2J3ZLOBLizRtWVu1mH1h_nnj0KOy3qe_LR25DCB8517p18Vs6fxQAWNQyphfFOWeuQbcaCNNjy0_iU8ZOjwH_U1diyvEyyHjE4Bg1Zb3qroIEbHnZ7wtkUokUQ/s400/Christine+Wedding+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241993182895938" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqp_y6JSIJQZNC_QOdmufSSekfOcgqGY3OxplTw1-WZFQlZv7gYjqGkC3SmvPZmwnqYF1pIYKmADzsuxc82cSIvbIGxsjO0cAbs2TxxZZpRlWYiUD5-cRrnuGcikfYYS7JDBmnEc9oUo/s400/Christine+Wedding+7b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241470763257650" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0evVqLK3Wi3AoOEsdyJG9s1xwltKsbHEembdFPgUyOYKT8ahXcqQ_AkArZFm_ILWytrfpMX83lpQ4mI2p5ghQd1pJn2ngdIAp7EeaeyEs7cCwNa9meNGbTKihaDuEcUnHBb7m0FFKJE/s400/Christine+Wedding+7a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241395697073442" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pFD7_FMwv2W4evNOiDhto21L_uCLKYbz25lhXgIMpqCOoSZVKSAKW2dWblEr9AzjYgRqKbbkCHXpC4vAlzZlKctRn9qzYwPuvuMCQSzhoXVy7aGjTjMD8j8tpSqiIob6XKteXH64Fh0/s400/Christine+Wedding+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241388243719090" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq8JFBxGpqfdrtx2egG_KsbZc4VkRHeIY6A7lKezQTtnGA1H8wUotNf9HQLYosjVtAGH967csHTp83V9PGgtcPt-gdEBCIYodVR76piAQSd7oDTMKPK3TVVZms6QsHerRrxmi_ycmSQM/s400/Christine+Wedding+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332241390489630802" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00508903972112580631noreply@blogger.com0