Wedding – Page 20 – Snapshots & My Thoughts by Ailee Petrovic

Wedding January 16, 2013

Bridal White Dresses // by McKenzie

On Monday night, I expressed my growing stress to my best friend, McKenzie, and as I’m going to bed, my phone vibrates. I look and there’s an email from her. It’s honestly the most beautifully designed PDF I’ve ever opened. Along with a perfectly uplifting email message about the joys of being engaged, the dress selection is impeccable. I did screenshots of the PDF since they don’t display in WordPress. Isn’t she perfect? I want them all! Especially that beaded number by Parker. You can find these gorgeous dresses at the following links:

First row: 1) alice + olivia Matilda Silk Dress, 2) Rebecca Taylor Pebbled Strapless Dress, 3) Rebecca Taylor Sleeveless Lace Dress, 4) Parker Architect Beaded Dress

Second row: 1) Catherine Malandrino Poplin Cutout Dress, 2) alice + olivia Fierra Y-Back Dress, 3) Rachel Zoe Caroline Faux Wrap Dress, 4) Shoshanna Amber One-Shoulder Bow

Stationery January 9, 2013

‘Under Construction’ Party Invitation

Ages ago (okay, maybe it was in August – time flies!), I saw the most creative ‘I’ve Moved’ card (if you could call it that). I fell in love – not only because I love maps, but also with the neon pink. What a creative idea! (thoughts continue below)

While browsing Oh So Beautiful Paper, I saw Cristina’s home warming party invitation, and I am officially obsessed. With all the work that’s taking place to The Manor, it’s going to be ages before our house is “pretty party ready.” However, Sasha and I already talk at great lengths about throwing fêtes for every little occasion. The idea of having a party while the house is still ‘Under Construction’ is great – it removes a lot of the stress of making sure everything looks gorgeous. This is most probably going to be replicated in the following months.

Stationery January 8, 2013

8 Days without a Planner

It’s January 8, 2013, and I still don’t have an agenda/planner yet. Cue me being all over the place with my calendar – I had to reschedule a reunion with friends twice because I forgot about a wedding I was supposed to attend and the “meet-my-younger-sister’s-boyfriend” dinner. Then there was Serbian Christmas celebrations – whoops, almost missed that too. I decided that it was time to get to work and make the big, belated decision: which planner do I go with? Thank goodness for McKenzie being paper-savvy and Oh So Beautiful Paper’s roundup here.

Last week, McKenzie ordered this Russell + Hazel planner, which is gorgeous. I saw it this morning for the first time and fell in love.

Other options:

1) While I was at the University of Texas, I rocked the momAgenda (like any cool college kid should).

2) McKenzie had a Cavallini planner last year – which was a gorgeously colored leather book, but I wanted to try something a little different.

3) Letter C is a kraft-paper-lover/organization freak’s haven. Check out their collection of calendars.

And then the analysis paralysis hits: there are so many good options. What do I choose? After reading this post on Oh So Beautiful Paper, I was sold. Laurel Denise it is! I went with the gold version of the planner below. I cannot wait for it to arrive.

Featured image from here.

Wedding December 13, 2012

Gorgeous Southern Nuptials

I haven’t gotten on Style Me Pretty in ages, which is weird, as I used to scour it all of the time. When I did get on recently, I spotted this gorgeous soft-summer color palette-d, Southern wedding. I want to stare at these pictures all day long!

Wedding December 6, 2012

His and Hers Cocktails

How fun are “his” and “her” cocktails? Sasha and I will each have our favorite drinks made by the bartenders at Carneros – mine will be a St. Germain Wedding Cocktail and Sasha’s will be a Blueberry Coconut Mojito (à la Cyclone Anaya’s). We’ll leave the creative display up to Amy and Melissa at Atheneum Creative – but I love the plexiglass one below.

Other bar pictures on S&MT here.