calling vegas photographers!

{ welcome to fabulous las vegas print by toucanne }

anyone know of (or are you!) a photographer willing to come meet us for an hour on thursday or friday *this week* for an engagement shoot in vegas?

(mom, we're not eloping, i swear!)

similar to my boston post, which is how we met the amazing emily sterne, for your time and trouble i can offer you a permanent text link on the blog, a post about you and the experience, and dinner if you'd like it!

we're nice people, i promise. let me know in comments or etsywedding (at) gmail, and thanks everyone for your help with this last-minute idea!

xoj

viva las vegas!

 

 



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hello all -- i apologize for being MIA. we shipped the magazine at work, and now i'm at a work conference (i swear!) in las vegas. my first time back since my sister's wedding in '07, which was the reason i started this blog in the first place. so much has changed in my life and hers since then.

more on that when i don't have an *8am* meeting. cruelty, thy name is vegas work conference.

in the meantime, i've been a bad blogger. i owe you results for the watercolor map giveaway, and i have amazing photography and jewelry giveaways on deck if i can get myself organized. thank you as always for your patience! much to do and see, and more soon!
xoj

so happy together

{ set of two "happy" vintage champagne glasses by annietwobraids }

sorry for the lag in posting,  i've been happily:

• shipping a magazine
• buying (and returning) (and reordering) a wedding dress (!)
• entertaining an dear friend in town for the weekend
• carboloading
• running the capitol hill classic 10k (!!)

and... we booked a venue and have a date. america! F*#! yeah!

blogging will be slow this week due to day job, but i promise to post the custom watercolor map giveaway results.

thanks for reading!
xoj

dramatic felted florals: crafts2cherish

{ allure white rose hand-felted choker }

ohhh. i saw another item from crafts2cherish's shop on etsy's front page tonight, and would you look at these flowers?? they are stunning: romantic and feminine. the wool is hand-dyed, hand-carded, and hand-felted in dublin ireland.

 


 
more at crafts2cherish.etsy.com

quick peek: personal

i owe you guys an explanation of why there's been nary a peep about my own wedding on here -- it's kind of a funny story, sorta -- there *has* been progress!

i was using tumblr to share a few ideas over the last few months with my sister, although there aren't many posts -- anyway, here's a peek into my formerly secret tumblog:

nopath.tumblr.com -- password: etsywedding

nothing too earthshaking, but i will pop my ideas in there as they arrive...
thank you all for reading!
xoj

ericabstudios: wedding tutorials for DIYers

{ "make your own boutonniere" pdf tutorial }

i discovered ericabstudios through her lovely gardenia hair flower, see below, but came away intrigued by her boutonniere and birdcage veil tutorials, all sent as pdf instructions on how to make the lovely items you see here, and thought i'd share with you all.

i love the idea of making my own... i can follow simple instructions... maybe? these tutorials don't break the bank, and there's no shipping cost. tempting...

 
 

for more info, see ericabstudios.etsy.com

lady gaga gets etsy wed

 
 
 
 
 


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i saw the dress on the top left in vintage and thought:
*gaga* would wear this.

voila: a little inspiration.

last day extension! enter the custom watercolor map giveaway

ok, i forgot to remind everyone that today was the last day to enter, so if you were thinking of it, one more day: please do! i have *loved* reading everyone's invitation stories -- thank you all so much for sharing.

top ten vintage wedding items on etsy: march 2

 

 


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