paper boats!

Wow do I ever wish these adorable paper boats fit the theme of my wedding!

I absolutely love them!

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yellow therapy

This past weekend, my fiance introduced me to the psychological affects of decorating with the colour yellow. This sparked interest in me and led to a two-hour research stint on the colour. Turns out, yellow is a pretty powerful colour! Being the first colour your eye will notice, it reflects a lot of light into your eye and apparently increases serotonin levels in the brain (if someone is low on serotonin they quickly can become depressed). Creativity and metabolism are also both increased by yellow. But it's not all daisies (get it? daisies are yellow...) Yellow can be overdone and result in feelings of aggression and over stimulation. Babies cry more in bright yellow rooms and people are more easily irritated. 

So yellow.... is it worth it?

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Also, I found this lovely inspiration board by Brooklyn Bride! How perfect for this post!

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treasures

Here are some of my latest joys in wedding planning, hopefully this gives you just a TASTE of what the wedding will be like!

vintage dishes from MCC! 

Since our wedding is entirely outdoors and a picnic (yes, a PICNIC!) we had to decide if we wanted to rent dishes or just use paper dishes. Since renting can get quite expensive, and paper dishes are not environmentally friendly, we decided to buy vintage dishes from the local thrift stores! At 10-20 cents a plate this is a very affordable solution, that looks super cute and fits our vintage themed picnic perfectly! So far, we have 75 and need about 75 more, so if you find some, let me know!!

 wedding party dresses!

Here are just 4 of the 6 dresses the girls will be wearing (if you did the math, that makes a wedding party of 12! 14 including me and Ryan!) Our aim with the wedding party was to not feel limited to size. We see it as a bunch of awsome friends, that we want to be part of our day. All the dresses are totally different, except for one thing: they all have a small floral print with a pastel colour scheme. All purchased of Mod Cloth.

fabric triangles!

This is one of my favourite design ideas: fabric triangle streamers. These streamers will be hung all over the yard, creating a whimzical environment, mmmmmmm love! All the fabric came in roles, big and small, for an average of 10 cents a role! You guessed it, the local MCC!

Hope you enjoyed the taste of what's to come!

Feel free to leave a comment, I'd love to know who's reading!

love!