Rehearsal Dinner Venue - Booked

Hi all,

Sorry for the unexpected hiatus. Thesis is kicking my butt and the year (as well as college in general) is wrapping up and I am so ridiculously busy. Anyways, I thought I'd give you a little update.

Jared booked out rehearsal dinner venue this week! We have the shelter at Ecola State Park booked for the night before the wedding. I am s excited. I'll be coming up with a menu this summer and we'll be cooking out. I'm starting to gather some ideas about how to decorate the shelter to dress it up a bit and my friend, Ryan is finishing up my adorable dress. I can't believe we managed to book it so close to the date! This park is used in movies all the time.

Only 127 days until the wedding!

For the right wedding...

How gorgeous are these piece of jewelry? They are TRULY works of art in my opinion. I found these while surfing etsy in Rebecca3030's shop and instantly fell in love. I totally recognize they may not be for everyone since they certainly make a statement, but I think the also have a beautiful sense of softness and femininity to them that would be lovely as a bridal piece. They would be lovely for a bridesmaid too (she has so more understated pieces in there as well). I just had to share. I got so excited when I saw them.


Sorry I've been MIA lately by the way. My computer has been on the fritz (hence in inconsistency in photo size as well) and it will soon be replaced with a new, shiny, WORKING computer. My thesis paper is finished (Phew!) and I'm starting my project as well as finishing up my self branding suite (letterhead, biz cards, etc.) and working on preparing my portfolio (re-rendering everything from Junior year). So I'm still a busy girl, but I will try and update more often. Stick with me. :)

PS: Oh what I wouldn't give for this charm bracelet by Rebecca3030. How gorgeous is that? MUSTS SAVE MONEY!

Lela Rose at Payless

For those of us who can't afford one of Lela Rose's gorgeous dream dresses but want to wear a little bit of Lela on our wedding day (or any day for that matter), Payless has jumped on the designer bandwagon! Lela designed a line of shoes and handbags that can now be purchased in Payless stores or online. Here are a few of my favorites, but you can find the full line and learn about Lela here.

Tres Fabu Bridal of Portland Closing.

For those of Portland brides in search of a dress, Tres Fabu will be closing (their last day being TOMORROW) and all their sample dresses are 50% off! Including Pronovias, Watters and Maggie Sotteros. You may find an amazing deal if you go today or tomorrow.

For those of us (including myself) who had a dress there, make sure you pick it up by tomorrow! I'm really glad I didn't end up getting our suits from them now.

It really is a shame though. I hate to see places like this go out of business due to the economy. They were so wonderful to me there and I wish all the wonderful ladies who worked there the very best. I found my dream dress with them and I can't thank them enough for their assistance. Especially Destiny, she was such a wonderful girl and was so helpful.

In other news, all deposits have been officially paid! Woot! And back to my paper I go. Have a great weekend!

Ag! THESIS.

Hope you all are doing well.

I apologize now for the inconsistency of posting lately. My thesis paper got bumped up a week (eek!) and I have to present my paper to a panel this upcoming Tuesday! So needless to say, I'm working away on that all this week and weekend. I will try and post some things tomorrow or Saturday or at least get some stuff lined up for next week, but no promises.

Only 11 weeks until graduation and then I'm free to spend my time how I wish! Yay for crafting and blogging until I find a real job!

PS: Got a domain name and online portfolio set up. It's all starting to come together. Check me out at interiorlindsey.com.

Real Wedding - Joanna & Wyl - Threehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Some more beautiful photos from Jo & Wyl's wedding. Plus some vendor raves.

Here are a few vendor's Jo would love to recommend.

"Our flowers. I honestly didn't care all that much about them beforehand, other than to make sure our florist kept out a few flowers (gladiolas, daisies) and included herbs and fruit her product. But the day of, when I saw my bouquet... I fell in love. There's something transformative about fresh flowers that make you feel special. Vendor: Viviana at Petal Play Design.

My dress. I got a sample Christos gown from a few years back at White Chicago, a designer gown resale shop. The dress was in perfect condition and it felt like it was made for me! I was comfortable all night and felt absolutely beautiful in my entire ensemble. I got most of my attire over the internet, actually My hair comb was Naugi, my earrings were Redot, my bracelet was White Aisle, my veil was Veilshop, and my shoes were from Zappos! It was much easier to shop at home than get swept up in the limited selection and high prices of a bridal shop. I made the sash myself, and used an old pin I had for my something old.

Our photographers. Oh man, I will recommend Carasco Photography to anyone that listens. Scott Nava literally laid in the street (a busy, downtown street, with cars driving my his head) to get the shots he wanted. His constantly creative eye discovered special places in my hometown that I'd driven by for twenty years and not realized were there. He brought out the best in me, Wyl, our wedding party, and all our guests. I'm still looking at photos and finding things that I think are special.

Our DJs. Rachel and Kate from Toast & Jam Djs were never, not for one second, cliche. We asked for very specific music (sixites motown, Sam Cooke, Oldies, Rat Pack and Big Band for the cocktail hour, and a list of specific songs) and they never once played something that didn't fit is fabulously. The dance floor was packed from the first dance to the last, with even the old folks whooping it up. K & R even handled the added challenge of Greek music and dancing flawlessly!"

Thank you so much to Jo and Wyl for sharing their day with us. Big thanks to Crasco Photography once again for sharing the beautiful photos. And of course, congratulations to the happy couple! We wish you the very best.

Real Wedding - Joanna & Wyl - Two

The wedding took place in the most beautiful Greek Orthodox church. The bride and groom were kind enough to share some Greek tradition with their guests and us.

"I kept many traditions that most Non-Greeks don't see in weddings. Obviously, the ceremony was different than most people's. A Greek Orthodox ceremony has no vows. What it does have is three parts - the Betrothal (ring exchange), the Crowning (the part where we actually become husband and wife) and the Dance of Isaiah (the celebration of the new marriage). We made sure our programs had detailed explanations of each part of the ceremony, since most of our guests were not Greek. Another tradition I kept was to carry a mati on me - that blue eye on the chain you see in the first few shots of the slideshow. It's to protect me from evil spirits, and also served as my something blue. I also carried a necklace my husband had given me and a gold coin to honor his Roma heritage (gypsies exchange gold coins as part of their betrothal ceremony). We also kept the tradition of the Greek money dance - instead of everyone taking a turn dancing with the bride and groom, the wedding party performs a circle dance and guests throw money on the dance floor. A couple of American traditions that we didn't keep were the bouquet and garter toss (I didn't even wear a garter) and the smashing of the cake."

More gorgeous photos coming later.

Real Wedding - Joanna & Wyl - One

I'm so excited to bring you this wedding. I have been following Jo and Wyl's plans for awhile now and it's so exciting to see how it all came together in a beautiful Greek fall wedding. Everything about this wedding is perfection. Personal, cozy, well thought out and warm. Everything a wedding should be. They're photography was done by the Crasco Photography.


Here is what Jo had to say on the overall wedding theme's and details:

"Looking back at these pictures, I think I finally get a clear articulation of the feeling I was going for on our day. Up until now, I'd just been following my instinct as to what felt right and good... Your wedding day is probably the one day in your life when you have permission to be as mushily romantic as you want to, and I was going to take advantage of that! Every texture, fabric, color, and arrangement was meant to evoke a sense of lush, cozy romance. I wanted to invite our guests to be relaxed and comfortable in an intimate atmosphere.

The season we chose for the wedding (October) really dictated a lot of our colors and textures. The deep burgundies and chocolates, the damask linens, the wheat on the cake, the lace, the herbs and fruit in the arrangements - they all were evoked by the richness of fall. Wouldn't it figure that our wedding day was one of the hottest October days in a long time!

My main objective was simple: To have fun (and get everyone else to have fun), get married, and look good doing it. I was so happy to see all of our guests, most of whom traveled from out of state, having the time of their lives. I've never felt such love and happiness surrounding us, and it made the little stresses of the past months fall away."

Check back later for more pictures from the ceremony and reception.

Has it really been 5 and a half years? (more mushy stuff)

(Lindsey' Junior Homecomming, September 2003. Jared, 18 & Lindsey, 16.)

Only 6 months until the big day and I can hardly believe it's actually been 5 and half years since that first date at Hudson Spring Park. I love you so much and I'm so excited to start our real life together.

PS: Sorry Jared, I couldn't help sharing one of these pictures. We honestly haven't changed that much in looks.

Happy Valentines Day.

(Summer 2008 at a friend's wedding in Columbus, Ohio.)

Happy Valentines Day to all of my readers. I hope you are are celebrating with the one you love and doing something special. Here's to celebrating love!

Next week: Hopefully a full picture post of Jo & Wyl's beautiful wedding as well as some other new goodies. My thesis paper is due soon, but I'll try and get some things lined up way ahead of time.