our save the dates!

The first product/item/whatever for our wedding has been finished!  Our save-the-dates have been designed, and all I have to do is order them.  They are by capturedmomentsbyamy on Etsy.  She has a variety and suites and her love birdies were just perfect for me - I love them!

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wedding diy projects

In an effort to save money and give the wedding a personal touch, I have been looking into do-it-yourself projects that I could do.  Here are a few that I love - I'm hoping that I'll have time to do some of them.

 How cute is this?  And they're in our letters already!  These will be very easy to make because I have a machine at school that can cut things out precisely, so I get to pick whatever font I want !  I am going to do a B and D as seen above, and also "i do!" for the cake display

DIY favor bags that are so easy!  All you need is a paper lunch bag, a cutout punch, and a custom stamp! 

I think it's a cute idea to have a mixed CD of the couples' favorite songs as a favor.  These are also very easy to make and could be done in the wedding colors and spruced up with a ribbon and a custom stamp (which you can find at Etsy).

These fan programs are something that I definitely want to do.  Since I'm having an outdoor summer wedding, I think this is a great solution to help people beat the heat.

They're really easy to make, too!  These people had the back printed with a word search (a cute idea) and attached pencils  I'm not sure if I would do that or not, because it would cut costs to just use them for a program.  I'm thinking of having maybe one of our engagement photos on the back, but I'm still open to suggestions!

Another cute summer idea!  This is a mason jar filled with all the ingredients to make ice cream.  It's basically the ice cream experiment you do in chemistry class in high school (which I only vaguely remember).

I like this because it gives the opportunity to make cute tags.  That's one thing I am excited about is designing signage for the ceremony and reception.  I'm a nerd.

my palette

I wanted to post some inspiration pictures of my color palette to give a better idea of what I want.  I feel like the colors I've fallen in love with offer a very narrow hit or miss window, so I need to find the right balance and not let it get out of control.  I just think it's so beautiful when done right!

{pictures from TheKnot.com}

engagement portraits

Our engagement session has been scheduled for October 26th and I'm so excited!  We are having them done by Kristin Partin, whose work can be found here.  I'm especially excited because she's coming up to Blacksburg to do our portraits in campus!  I think it's going to be adorable because there are so many cute backdrops and it's a place that's special to us.  I just hope the fall colors are still in full swing because it's already so pretty here!

Here are a few of my favorites of Kristin's work from here website.

 Here are a few places on campus that I'm considering for our engagement shoot.

 

This is the Burchard plaza where Dionis proposed.

 

Burruss and the drill field.

 

War Memorial.

 

The duck pond.  (It should be very pretty in the fall!)

 

This is what I'm really excited about, if it works out.  We are trying to see if we can get into the stadium to get cute pictures on the field and running through the tunnel... I think it's going to be awesome if it works 0ut!

invitations & save-the-dates

I'm trying to be proactive in making decisions regarding the wedding, but there are so many ideas constantly running through my mind that it makes it hard to nail anything down completely.  I've been using Etsy to search for save-the-dates and invitations because there are lots of creative invitations that are completely customizable.  The theme I want is lovebirds and my colors are light blue and red, so I am trying to find a suite that fits the my style.  While I think silhouettes of realistic birds are beautiful, I love abstracted fat birds!  I think they fit my personality better.

My wedding colors.  I want red to be used as an accent color to the light blue.  These are fresh, fun colors that have won my heart.

 

This is the set is at the top of my list.  I've already contacted the seller and she has very reasonable rates.  Of course I am horrible at making decisions so I haven't decided for sure.

 

I think this is adorable too!  Fat birds! <3

 These are gorgeous, but I don't think the birds are fat enough for me.  I love the style, though.

 

My friend Lauren found this for me yesterday and I think it is too cute.  It's very simple but it works.

wedding image board

I am getting married next summer, and while the wedding date is still up in the air, I have a pretty good idea or how I want it to feel.  It's going to be held outside on my family farm in Wytheville VA, so I want a laid back, rustic atmosphere.  Here's the rough image board I came up with.  I need to refine it a bit, but I threw it together for my mom so I thought I'd throw it on here too!

my little blog.

I'm Becca.  As my chosen URL suggests,  I'm a pretty scatterbrained person.  I'm in grad school, engaged, trying to plan a wedding and attempting to have a life, so my mind really is all over the place all the time.  I'm going to use this to post ideas, inspirations, and updates about my wedding planning adventures!  Hopefully it will help me organize my thoughts and figure out exactly what I want for my special day!  Enjoy!