omg will the craft obsession ever end

think i might have to start a whole other blog just about craft links!
here are more fabric flowers - as if the world needs more! and here is a tutorial on how to turn a sweater into a bag (and then stick a fabric flower on it!)

Behind the scenes

OOHH I absolutley forgot we also met the Registrar in Llangefni she was really young and attractive we were really impressed she is marrying us. Had a lovely time meeting her and the other people in her team we had a wander round Llangefni and everyone was sooo nice.
OH and we went to Plas Newydd to pay some money and we had to go th Lord Angleseys flat and creep around it was like being back stage in a theatre so cool. The music room was set up for a wedding the following day and munch got insanely excited.

SUPERBLOG

Well last week was fab! Munch surprised me with an overnight stay at The Beach Hut a lovely little B and B in Holyhead it was wonderful and so lovely of her to surprise me (I actually cried) but it was probably from shock more than anything haha. It was a lovely little place and we went to an Italian restaurant and had chicken and brie salad which was divine. This meant that we didn’t have to travel from home on the Friday, it was great we were up and out for half 8. We had a fab day looking at all the possible venues holiday cottages and hotels and we liked them all. The decision is now I think but like everything else this is subject to change that we are going to stay in holiday cottages and have a small party on the sat night instead of giving the reception from there, and hire a venue for the reception separately.
We definitely want to stay with our friends and family at cerrig y barcud having met the owner Ann Marie who is easily the nicest person I’ve ever met and seen the beautiful cottages it was a no brainer, we had to stay there. This means that we need to stay in the area of Llanfair pg really so this rules out Oak Lodge where I really wanted to go originally which is a shame as they were going to do us a bbq which is what munch wanted. This leaves us with Gwesty Carrig Mon which I have to say we both loved but not to sure on prices etc.
However the delightful Ann Marie had a suggestion…Around the corner from her place is Anglesey Sea Zoo owned by her friend Dylan, her idea was if we were looking for something unique why not go and ask him if he would do a wedding reception at the zoo. This as you can imagine is right up our alley and off we went. The Sea Zoo was closed but we found Dylan who took us to the room the reception would be in, they had never done a wedding before and he seemed really keen, they have a liquor license and a music license and the room holds 80 people. Perfect he would even leave the sea zoo open for guests to wander around. Sounds fantastic right! We loved him and decided we wanted it there immediately. Now I’m not so sure I cant see a wedding reception being held in that room, I cant see where there would be a dance floor, I’m concerned we would run out of alcohol and there is nowhere to get any, there is a shop next to the restaurant what happens to all that stuff…I have loads of questions but I cant think of them now, I love the idea and its right near Cerrig but I just cant picture it.

ribbon stuff from martha

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/fit-to-be-tied?lnc=8b99cf380e1dd010VgnVCM1000005b09a00aRCRD&page=3&rsc=articlecontent_weddings

Ideas

Ev mentioned on her visit that she went to a wedding where the couple gave as a favour a CD of songs that meant something to them we are definaely going to do that. I also found a gorge ring cushion on mylifeexamined.blogspot she also said about the men wearing coloured socks to match the bridesmaids which I think will be really cute.

New Sites

Found a couple of interesting new sites
Style Me Pretty and Cheap Wedding Blog loads of tips and ideas, great to have something new to look at.
This is also really good its Uk Top Ten planning sites loads of info about all sorts of things.

CALL OFF THE SEARCH

This is it I can totally feel it in my waters, I can even picture us here, I feel sick its so perfect...
Cerrig y Barcud


Munch has pointed out that perfect would have to be somewhere that also allowed campers and tents which is very true...I really just think now that oak lodge would be so much easier...I hope we have a decision on friday! Then again if we do what else is there to think about...

More good sites

Munch has found a great website in the search for our reception accomodation.
This place could be an option too, Trewan Sands

Oh my god I want to have it here in fact i want to live here i love it so gorgeous

Erm munch you really need to look at this

Hope for the guests

Just had a little look what is going on with the 2000 dollar budget wedding blog today and I found a lovely thing that she had wrote about what she wants her guests to get out of the wedding and the plans she had made for them, it is totally what we are about and we want from ours. in fact it actually looks like we have copied but i've only just read it...how funny

Cant think of a title

I thought we had definately settled on olive and aubergine but no munch is now swaying back to yellow and grey. I'm not sure which I prefer I do really like yellow for summer but I would like a sunshine more lemon yellow and I think she means like a marigold colour, oh will we ever decide I'm going to think of some really random colours and throw them on the table.

Tears of Joy

Found these on a stationery website, they are tissues with names and the date on them so adorable I actually have to have them...well actually they are 12.99 for 10 so I dont think i'll be allowed them lol but they are ace.



OOOH they are that price for 20 I'm havin em

Stationery - useful links

http://www.pureinvitation.co.uk/index.php

http://www.weddingcrafter.co.uk/

http://www.thehandcraftedcardcompany.co.uk/

http://www.moo.com/

http://www.the-craft-cabin.co.uk/index.php

http://www.daintreepaper.co.uk/ look at italy, monaco, peru, tibet and java designs

Love Martha

Martha says that attendants such as Bridesmaids and Best Man should pay for their own clothes etc,
So many of my sentences these days begin with Martha says....

hotel

what about a hotel? Gwesty Carreg Mon Hotel in ll pg

Riding and accom

there is a fab riding school right by Plas newydd with stunning views of caenarvon called Tal y Foel and the accom there looks lovely.
It is in the village of Dwyran. other accom that i've found nearby is Y Potel Inc which also has a massive garden so could be a possible. Brynsiencyn is the other village where there is some accom. we really need to check this area out when we go on the 21st. Pen Braint at Penlon, Newborough looks like a good prospect too.

i'm also thinking about large guest houses with big gardens and a large dining room might be a good idea. found Rhianfa but its in bull bay which might be a tad far. Parc yr Odyn in Pentraeth seems big and not too far.

wohoo found a multi purpose site in pentraeth Clai Mawr has a b&B with 2 rooms, statics and pitches for tourers.

Pomegranate

I really like this pomegranate mood board from Brenda's wedding Blog

I especially like the earings from Etsy

each pic links to the appropraite page

Matchbook Notepads

How cute would these be as favours - especially if handmade by us in the same colours and papers as the rest of our stationery.

and clever ol me has found an online tutorial here

to buy them from Etsy click on the pics.

Love Martha

I'm obsessed with Martha Stewart I cant tear myself away from her site, its like a good book you cant put down. I've emailed Matt and Shelly a piece on their roles in the ceremony and the traditions and etiquette. At the moment i'm looking at vows and writing your own. There is so much to learn.

Glamourous Gowns

this site has got every conceivable style and colour bride, bridesmaid and flowergirl dresses. you can order cravats and other accessories in the same colours as the dresses. brill site.

THE Dress

kel has found a pic of our monsoon dress on a forum

doesn't it look divine!

the perfect shoe

from LK Bennet.

Away with words

Having spoken to Cheshire registry offices we have seen their ceremony is written beautifully and just how we would like it. However llangefni may be completely different and we wont know until next week. Alot of people we have spoken to (registrars, photographers and friends) have said they love the idea of writing your own vows and how wonderful it is. Munch most certainly doesn't want to do this as it is a bit too personal for her. I'm not keen for a different reason I think its a bit tacky. What I would consider is a reading, our friends Paul and Graham had Paul's sister do a reading at their do and I think if it is a simple ceremony it would be lovely. I'm not sure who would do it...would love Lew to but I don't think he would. Here is a reading I have found care of In The Pink

Flower Stationery

From Martha (as usual!)

Your personal correspondence will bloom like spring flowers when you make a garden's worth of these note cards. Convert store-bought cards into this pop-up flower stationery, or create your own from lovely patterned papers. Before you send off your spring wishes, adorn each envelope with a matching flower seal.
Note How-To:

To make note cards, use spray mount to affix two different patterned papers of the same size back to back; allow to set, then crease paper in half. Photocopy the flower template, enlarging or shrinking it to a desired size; cut out the shape. Unfold your homemade card or store-bought card and place the template over the middle of the crease; trace half the flower in pencil on one half of the card, abutting the fold.

On a cutting mat, use a utility knife to cut out the half-flower. For the flower seals, shrink the template, then cut out the shape. Trace the flower onto paper and cut out; use a glue stick to adhere to envelopes.

Keepsake Pockets

I've become obsessed with fabric pockets and what they will contain. At the moment I see them embroidered with the words 'A celebration of love' which I think we have decided will be on the save the dates or invites. In them I see lots of things that we have found that mean something to us and are fun for the guests to keep and read. They are:- The letter to the Bride, the words to flaws and all which I think we are having at some point during the ceremony, The 10 Important Things letter that I have found , Martha's piece on the meaning of buttons and of course the personality tree piece I think this will change and grow between now and the CP but I love the idea of the guest having a keepsake of our thoughts and our reasons for having the ceremony.

A Purple Wedding

From Martha

Purple and power have always been linked. In ancient Rome, purple dyes made from mollusks were so rare only the very rich could afford them. Today, the lovely hue bedecks bouquets, dresses, decorations, and desserts, but it still maintains an aura of elegance and richness. For a classic look, pair a deep purple with blues and browns; for a modern edge, accent lavender with bright green or yellow. Either way, purple is sure to ignite the passion in you.

Flower-Topped Fantasy
Use a pretty monogrammed cake as the pedestal for a cluster of anemones, tulips, lilacs, sweet peas, stephanotis, and allium tied with luxurious taffeta ribbon. Before the first slice is cut, the bride can retrieve the bouquet for the ceremonial toss. By Wendy Kromer.

Chocolate Blooms
These truffles, made from a rich chocolate ganache dusted in cocoa powder and adorned with miniature blooms, are perfect served after dinner or on a dessert buffet. After all, why not let them eat cake and rich confections, too?

Sequined Bouquet
Cool silver makes bold fuschia shine even brighter! This bouquet combines sweet peas, roses, and feathery astilbe with helichrysum and beaded leaves. To give it a magical shimmer, pink sequins affixed to wire stems are interspersed among the blooms.

Succulent Centerpiece
In a table setting that evokes an English garden, roses and flowering oregano in mauve tones contrast with succulents (brown-tinged echeverias and trailing crassula) and curly fiddleheads.

Leafy Boutonnieres
Decorate groomsmen's lapels with fresh and fabric boutonnieres. The leaves are made of handsome textiles, the patterns mimicking the veins of real leaves. To play on your theme, match the contrasting green sprigs to the bridal bouquet.

UPDATE
tutorial for truffles here

yellow and grey moodboard

Hi for the last few days I started to like the idea of yellow and grey. I thought it was quite summery and sophisticated and also I'd gone off the aubergine and olive idea because it is so difficult to match the colours and everyone thinks they are different shades of purple and red so we would struggle to keep coordination. However we have since discovered that green and purple are the suffragette colours so it seems quite apt that we would use those colours.
Anyhow here is the mood board I came up with...


Here are the websites where you can find more info about the pics
partyperfectblog.blogspot.com
thoughtfulday.blogspot.com
Others are courtesy of Martha and Snippet and Ink

DIY Stationery

Found a great new site to help us design our invites and stuff.

In the Pink

Hurrah we have actually begun! Last night we invited round In The Pink Photography who are very local to us and specialise in CPs. I'm sure I have mentioned them before on here, I love their photos so much, Ev the photographer has a great eye and loves to take quirky pics, just take a look. Munch has sorted out monthly payments so hurrah we are good to go.
Munch has also sorted out the monthly payments to Plas Newydd and we can do our own champagne which is just brilliant. So well done munch! The two most important aspects of the day are sorted.

cute jewellery idea

Circle of love tags from www.mummytags.com

well!

Well blow me ! i've just discovered on my fave site of the moment a picture and tutorial of my fave craftiness of the moment!

Top 10 Wedding Don'ts

10. Don't pick the location based on its physical beauty.

Pick it based on how fun it is. Seriously. People will enjoy having a good time more than they will enjoy looking at a stunning vista. Tonight's wedding was at a children's science museum. They rented out the whole place, and we were free to romp around like kids (if only I had worn shorts under my dress!). We played in the bubble room, climbed on the vertical maze, and talked in the whisper phone.

9. Don't wear an uncomfortable dress.

You don't really need to live out some warped princess fairy tale. The more comfortable you are, the more beautiful you will look. You need to be able to walk and move and dance around your wedding. The bride at tonight's wedding wore a random sun dress with colored stripes. Was it cute? Yes. Was it spectacular? Not particularly. Did she look spectacular anyway? Absolutely. She was radiant (not because of some mineral make-up). She was deeply content. The dress, hair, and make-up were irrelevant.

8. Don't let anyone put fondant on your wedding cake.
Admit it. It's disgusting. It has the texture (and taste) of plastic. And what the cake tastes like is more important than what it looks like. At tonight's wedding they had several real cakes. Real ones. They were absolutely delicious. I was forced to eat two pieces.

7. Don't let someone else's voice dominate your ceremony.
It's your wedding. It's about you and your future partner and the coming together of your lives. Why should someone else talk all about it? At tonight's wedding, the bride and groom walked out together. The bride's sister did a brief introduction and then left the bride and groom alone up there. They talked about each other and then to each other. It lasted only about seven minutes, but it was the most sincere and touching ceremony I have ever witnessed. Tears streamed down my cheeks (and that never happens to me at weddings!).

6. Don't hire an obnoxious photographer.

The experience is more important than pictures of the experience (and you'll have plenty of pictures anyway if you just ask your friends and family to share their photos). At receptions, I honestly avoid dancing next to the bride or groom because the photographer is always right there with an interrogation bulb flashing in your face. Argh! At tonight's wedding, in the absence of such a photographer, it occurred to me just how annoying they really are!

5. Don't hire a DJ.You don't really need one.

Either have a live band or hook up an iPod. You just need good, danceable music. Well, if you do hire a DJ, just use him/her to monitor the mood of the crowd and select the most appropriate song. Whatever you do, don't let them speak. They really don't contribute anything to the experience. At tonight's wedding, we just danced to some classic dance tunes coming from an iPod.

4. Don't serve a sit-down dinner.

Sit-down dinners are long, stuffy, and contrived. People have to be assigned to tables. If they aren't interested in the people or the conversation at their table, they have to suffer through it. It's just not necessary. At tonight's wedding, we just served ourselves buffet style. We could eat when we were hungry, we could go back for leftovers, and we could sit next to whomever we wanted.

3. Don't spend an insane amount of money on the alcohol.
Beer and wine are fine. Seriously. People can still get their drink on with those classics. The addition of a signature drink (they did Grandma's Punch) is definitely cool, but you don't need to blow your savings on something that hinders people's ability to remember the event.

2. Don't invite people who aren't close to you.

The more random family friends you invite, the more uncomfortable you're going to feel. Don't feel obligated to invite anyone you don't want to. Invite people you're close to and leave it at that. At tonight's wedding, it was very clear that only the most important people were invited. And the atmosphere felt a lot more intimate and comfortable because of it.

1. Don't obsess about details.

Wedding colors don't really matter. Flowers don't matter all that much. Napkins don't matter. Remember that a wedding is a public declaration and celebration of your mutual love and commitment amidst a community of support. Focus on those things. Write your own vows. Make yourself and everyone else as comfortable as possible so you can really celebrate. And only invite a community of support.

Courtesy of 2000 dollar budget wedding

Letter to the Brides

Here is a lovely piece from 2000 Dollar Budget Wedding

Letter to the Bride

Dearest Bride-to-Be:

The 12-18 months of wedding planning will pass in a matter of hours or days. When it’s all said and done, the photos will be the primary artifact remaining.

My wish for you—when you look back at those photos—is for you to think:

Look at how relaxed I was.

Fully present in the moment.

Basking in it. Soaking it in.

I was not saturated in stress.

My shoes and dress were comfortable enough for dancing. My beauty radiated out of me; it was not applied to me.

I got to spend quality time with my friends and family. I was myself, not a show. In fact, I was my fullest expression of self.

I do not remember whether the invitations were letterpress or whether the flowers at the ceremony were the same ones at the reception.

The wedding favors or the fanciness of the food did not make memories. The sincerity did. The connection did. The time together did.

It did not matter whether every last detail conformed to the signature colors. Instead of saying, “What a beautiful bouquet,” the guests said, “What a beautiful love.”

This is my wish to you, dear brides, as you pore over wedding magazines and read daily blogs. Some of it matters. Most of it does not. Casting your net in the wrong direction will most surely mean you miss the things you most dearly want to catch.

May your wedding be just one sincere, authentic, happiest day in a long line of many.

This is my wish to you.

All my best,

Sara

Unusual & Unique

Wedding Bouquets From Martha Stewart

Button Details

From Martha

As metaphors for marriage go, buttons make an ideally humble one: By joining two things together, they keep you warm and protected. Always useful, they're often beautiful to boot -- which may be why grandmas everywhere once kept jars of them
around. And while they may not be heirlooms, they're certainly keepsakes, imparting a sense of attachment to the past. All of which makes incorporating buttons into your wedding as adornments and favors an especially sweet notion.
Peruse these pages of ideas, and we bet you'll be hooked.

Pillow Talk Mismatched pearl buttons, vintage and new, lend this ring pillow (above) a homespun note. Simple to make from two pieces of felt and a bit of polyfill stuffing, its edges cut with scallop shears, it even incorporates a hint of "something bleu." Gold bands by Cartier.

Oh No More Fabric Flowers

Again from the perfect Martha Stewart

"Fabric flowers make a pretty, wilt-proof way for guests to find their seats and then sport as corsages or boutonnieres. Simply use floral tape to attach a brooch pin to the stem of a fabric flower (these are from Dulken & Derrick). Have a calligrapher pen names onto strips of card stock, then punch small holes on one end, and slip pins through."

DIY Ideas

Make your own wedding cake stand
A wedding program extra
Homemade taffeta wedding program jackets
cute and funky thank you postcards
Make Patterned paper bookmark favours
Make your own unique wire card holders

Fabric Flower - again!

See i knew i was on the right idea with a fabric flower corsage - how darling is this flower girl - it'll be just perfect for our Kacey.

image and how to instructions can be found at http://www.marthastewart.com

New Mood board

Working on a couple of different mood boards here is Tropical Citrus web address to follow underneath.

Todays Musings

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense or is not grammatically correct just needing to scribble down what I've thought of today.
I have sat and done a breakdown of prices only estimations of what things will cost
Plas £1235, Photographer £1000, Car Free, Cake £100, Stationery £100, Clothes £600, Shoes £200, Hair Free, BBQ £100, Beers and Food £500, Rings £200, Flowers £50, Stereo and Karaoke £250. Obviously we are doing most of the work ourselves so this can all change depending on what we have to buy to make stuff.
Things we don't know about costing wise are the registrar, the reception venue, accommodation, and the legal costs of naming ceremony. So in the next couple of weeks we will need to do a reccy and arrange to go to coed cottages , Llandonna, and oak lodge, Also it must be a weekday so we can go to llangefni registry office to check out the procedure. Munch to arrange day off asap so we can call to make appointments.
Also I'm starting to think maybe oak lodge will be cheaper or as cheap considering the hassle, I worked the reception out to about £1000 but that was just a guess we will know more when we visit. So if you look at all the money we would need to spend on buying a BBQ, food, music, drink etc it might be worthwhile having BBQ there, no work for us before or after. I just don't know now. It would mean we would'nt get to make all the delicious food on the mood board.
Also must remember to get Plas stuff out for photographers visit Sunday pm.

Flower Ring Cushion

Brilliant idea from Martha Stewart weddings via Snippet & Ink's Tiffany Blue and Tangerine mood board . Click on flower for instructions.

Singing in the rain? (god I hope not!)

This morning on my way to work I saw my friend Brian who is my BFF's husband, it reminded me of the time we did Robbie and Kylie at a party on the Karaoke and it got me thinking about us having it at the reception...especially if we don't have a DJ

nice pics

Just found this site randomly it has some lovely pics of Plas Newydd and Anglesey that might come in useful http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/sites/inpictures/pages/anglesey.shtml?8

Just saving this website on here might come in handy http://www.ezeemarquees.co.uk/

stencils

just posting his link so i know where it is when ive got more time to look into it! http://www.stencilwarehouse.com/

The Album

Defo the best find so far is this. Basically we fell in love with the coffee book/ magazine layout style wedding album that Damian showed us. But we discussed it and felt that we could really do with cutting back on the photography budget. I had a look around the web and came up with Fotoinsight who produce a really similar product for you from your photos. Obviously with Damian you get his eye for design and style with the layout and with this option the layout is totally down to you but for this price i think i can handle it!

Flower Power - what an obvious title!

I've been making fabric flowers all night! the first one was a bit rubbish but the rest are lovely now that I've got the hang of it. I also deconstructed a shop bought artificial flower and mixed those petals with my fabric petals - it looks good - I'll take a pic and post it when i find the data cable!
also found these other homemade flowers that i thought were worth remembering.

each picture links to its site

Invited to a bit of a do

Got the whole weekend off Hurrah! I am looking forward to Sunday. We are going to Wrenbury Hall which is owned by an acquaintance of ours, Des. He was at the wedding fayre and really wants us to get married at his venue. It is absolutely gorgeous and would be perfect for a lot of couples but the whole wedding breakfast formality is just not for us. Anyway on Sunday they are having a bit of an open day with some civil partnerships taking place etc so you can see what goes on. It will be so much fun to keep us in the wedding spirit.

Black and White Mood Board

Ok so I got totally carried away wanting to change the theme to Black and White just because I found some shoes I loved and when I did the mood board they just didnt fit so are not even on here...nevermind. Here it is, quite nice but now I want citrus colours...mood board for that coming up.
White dress by Stewart Parvin at Weddingo
Polka Dot dress via http://mygirldresses.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html
Group of men via Snippet and Ink
POSY via- http://art-candy.blogspot.com/2008/05/nice-day-for-black-and-white-wedding.html
Ring by DiamondHarmony.com
Cake - wherebridesgo.com
Links for other images to follow

I'd rather spend time than money!

This is munchs motto of the day and I love it.
We finally have our samples of invites and save the dates from the lovely ladies we met at the fayre, they are gorgeous but I think munch really wants to do them herself and frankly I think thats a great idea most things we want to do ourselves so why not this too, a really personal affair. This way we can totally stay true to our theme...once we can decide on what that is!

Things to remember

Kel has just told me i could do with doing a mood board to show what kind of pictures we like so the photographer can get a better idea. My fav pic of the day is this one from Christina and Patty's wedding as featured on Snippet & Ink.

I also need to remember the website for the digital photobook printer i found last night and do a blog about it!

fabric flowers

Found a great tutorial for fabric flowers here. There is also a flikr group for people to showcase their creations. What i love about this idea is that it will go with any colours we decide - and i can get making some now in any fabric just to see how they look!

Aren't they lovely!

More Moods

I cant stop thinking about the colours and themes of the wedding. Its just that there are so many different things to choose i cant stay focused on one, i keep being enthused by another! Been looking at some lovely blogs today. First as usual started at snippet & ink reading about Patty and Christina's wedding. So then had a look at their blog because there are a couple of similar themes to ours namely - gay, homemade stuff and a picnic/garden style reception! From there i found Etsy Wedding and that's when i got overwhelmed by the idea that i need to do a whole new mood board! Well not completely new - still the purple and green colours but with a more vintage, homespun feel. Less glam and glitzy more afternoon tea in 1930.

I love the idea of fabric flowers.

Maybe use lots of different but similarly coloured fabrics to make vintage feel flowers as the corsages and button holes. Use the same fabrics on the invitation flower detail and keep the button centre. use squares of the mismatched fabrics as napkins and wrap around the cutlery and tie with the purple ribbon - see where i got this idea!

there is sort of a similar theme here

Click this dress for a flower girl mood board that fits perfectly with this idea - all pretty whimsical printed fabrics.

all pics are links to their sites

UPDATE instead of using the fabric as napkins what about making the fabric flowers napkin rings - sew them onto ribbon and tie around plain napkins then they can be a keepsake for guests too.

Look what i've found!

Courtesy of Etsy Wedding

The photo links to its shop.

Location, location, location

OH MY look at all that gorgeous food...
Well today we have been working on the wedding all day, we have looked at dresses, shoes, cakes, BBQ food, accommodation, reception, photographers, you name it ideas have been batted around, completely changed and totally re thought.
We have decided that Kacey should wear a little white dress as you can see below.
We have worked out with lovely Barbara that we can pay Plas Newyyd monthly which should really help us out.
Also I know what we said about not compromising on having Damion as a photographer but I really think we need to. We simply cannot justify 2 grand when there is a local photographer that I think is really good for half for the price, I'm leaving it with munch to decide.
We are looking at hiring a country home for the reception where alot of people can sleep and we can have the BBQ in the grounds, its very close to Plas Newydd so that's a bonus. Also there is a campsite with cottages to rent that I love but its an hour away. I think we need to go and view these locations as soon as possible. In case they get booked up.
So yes alot has gone on today, I also think I want to do a black and white mood board as I've seen some shoes I really want!

Food Mood Board

This is the type of food we would like at the BBQ reception.
All the food pictured is from BBC Good Food.

Current Definites Mood Board

Stuff we have decided so far:

Colours: Aubergine & Olive
Theme: Dots & Flowers

Location:
Civil Ceremony - Plas Newydd, Anglesey
Reception - somewhere on Anglesey suitable for a large family barbecue with holiday cottages and other mixed accommodation like static caravans etc. To be catered by the family. Atmosphere like Phil's World Cup Parties.

Munch - Aubergine dress and green chrysanthemum wrist corsage
Kel - Grey halterneck waistcoat suit, aubergine pinstripe if possible. Green and aubergine buttonhole.
Matthew and Lewis - Grey suit with aubergine cravat or tie and waistcoat. Green chrysanthemum buttonhole
Wilson - Green dress and purple chrysanthemum hair corsage.
Kacey - white flower girl dress with aubergine sash in bow at back with front green flower detail

Food & Drink
Cocktails - Mojito and Pink Champagne
Food - BBQ, possibly hog or lamb roast, lots of salads incl artichoke and feta cous-cous and Mandy's homemade coleslaw.
Desert - not decided maybe just wedding cake or other homemade cakes.
Wedding Cake - 3 tier. Bottom tier - white iced with green dots and base aubergine ribbon. Middle tier -Apple white iced and base aubergine ribbon. Top Tier white iced with dotty icing flower and base aubergine ribbon.

Transport
Brian's Silver Audi A5

The Body

Just seen my perfect outfit
photo set via http://ladiesinvests.blogspot.com

Oh my god its 1.30 in the morning and we are still looking at wedding stuff now we are on mens clothes for matt and lew, and have found the perfect waistcoat and scrunchie that will be about £100 for each of the boys. We are thinking grey suits at the moment and oh dear munch has just started sketching button holes...

Sites of the day! 1

Here are the websites I have found useful/interesting today.
www.weddingwardrobe.co.uk
www.oliviamae.com
www.monsoon.co.uk
www.marksandspencers.co.uk
www.twiceasnice.co.uk
www.kissthebride.co.uk
All of the above were to look at dresses and I found some really good options.
I also looked at www.minted.com this is an american stationery company that I love, we have entered a competition to win save the date cards from them.
Lastly munch found www.vistaprint.co.uk that specialise in magnets at an absolutely bargain price of £9.99 for 50 so if we dont win minted comp we will definately be having these.
Also looking at the amazing cakes on AprilReed.com

So Cute

Just found this gorgeous bracelet, was googleing purple and green material and this came up so its on here for future inspiration.

Dress code

Ok so munch has come up with this new colour scheme and although concerned that it might be a little dark for the summer I actually love it love it love it. So now as she sits designing invitations at my side, I get to look at dresses even though I'm not wearing one and would not wear one I still like to look at them. So how's this for Kacey's dress I love Monsoon its the best shop in the world you can buy an outfit for any occasion






UPDATED
Found a much better flower girl dress here

Aubergine & Olive Mood Board

I know i said I'd do spots and flowers next but i couldn't do it! What i really wanted to do was incorporate this aubergine & olive with a spotty cake in the same colours and some more rustic outdoorsy locations but i couldn't find anything suitable. For now i have drawn the cake that we are thinking of and that'll have to do!

sources:
row 1 -groom - Photo by Geoff White. Table setting - http://www.kathleendeerydesign.com/ Flowers by Ink and Peat. Dress from House of Brides.
Row 2 - Shoes from Elizabeth Ann Designs. Venue via www.gopetal.com
purple chrysanthemum photo by Laurie Jackson . Tie photo on Snippet and Ink
Row 3 dress from House of Brides. Mojito photography by Paul Shoul . Invite by Jaelyn K Designs Table centre - http://www.kathleendeerydesign.com/ Cake by The Funky Cake Co

Munch's creations

Del has just bought home an invite which she has designed and loads of cake ideas so exciting...Also how about we drive ourselves to Menai straights then meet the boat there and arrive and leave via the boat from Plas Newydd just an idea that i know i just disregarded but that is going to happen so often I'm afraid dear blog you will have to get used to it. Have to go now we are looking after our gorgeous flower girl Kacey.

crafty

Here are lots of websites munch has found to help me make my own stationary.
http://www.squires-shop.com
http://www.thepapermillshop.co.uk
http://www.marthastewart.com/crafts
http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/postcard-magnets.
Putting them on here to help others and remind myself.
We did find a lovely couple at the wedding fayre who have a card shop in Alsager that are making up some samples for us but it might be fun to make our own. It depends on costs cos once you have bought all the card and bits and bobs it may just be cheaper to buy them complete.
Also going to enter competion for some as mentioned on snippet and ink.

Liscence to drive

Ok just a quick thought re the wedding car. I just went to drop off Caits bday card and Bri's car was in the drive and i thought...we are supposed to be saving money so why am i thinking about spending so much (well i dont know how much as it is impossible to get a blooming price from anywhere) when there is sexy new audi right there and thinking about it auntie christine has an audi tt i mean we know plenty of people with money and therefore hot cars so i guess the lovely vintage and the sailing boat have to go...

Dots and Flowers

I've been inspired by a few things, this wedding featured on snippet & ink, the invite Kel previously posted and a few dotty wedding cakes I've seen so I'm going to be doing a dots and flowers mood board and I'm going to try to incorporate the greens and purples if possible starting with this pic from the wedding i just mentioned.

New Colour Idea?

Kel, what do you think of mixing up our colour ideas - aubergine and chocolate /pink and green to make aubergine and green? The main colours could be neutrals - browns and creams with accents of aubergine and olive? what do you think? I was just thinking about the aubergine scheme and thinking that it works at Plas Newyyd coz its formal and a bit glam but then does it work at the BBQ which would be more rustic and outdoorsy and maybe crafty and homespun? The BBQ would suit green more so then thought about tying the 2 together? god knows how tho, so will do a bit of research tomorrow and try to do my own mood board and not just copy snippet & ink!

Expresso and Marigold

Mood board from Snippet & Ink