#36 paper heaven

So my mom has been bugging me about our invitations because I'm designing them and she gets a little psycho about the progress of wedding things from time to time. That being said, don't fret...I have been working on them...it's just sooooo hard...because I have all these ideas about what I want them to look like, and you only get one shot...once you send them out they become "Our Wedding Invitations"...and there's no turning back...lol!

Well I was over at Ruffled...one of my fav wedding blogs and I happened upon a post of theirs from yesterday and I thought I share it with you. Minted just came out with a whole bunch of new paper goodies and I am absolutely in love with pretty much all of them!

I am still determined to design my own, however, because I HAVE TO...I'm a designer for heaven's sake! But if I felt a little less creative or maybe even just a little less of a control freak...I would probably choose several of these and send out like 5 different suites to our guests.

If you love paper like me...you MUST check them out...so amazing!

These are my favorites and I have so many I'll split them into several posts...for now, "down-home" backyard weddings...if our wedding was outside, you bet I would've used the mason jar, firefly one! Love <3

This one would be perfect for childhood sweethearts...

This one would be perfect for "grandma-style-loving" people...aka...me...according to Lauren...or people who like to cross-stitch...OH! Those cross-stitched hearts are soooooooooooooo perfect!

This would be perfect for a wedding at a farm...OR...by a farmer's market...eh...like us...

Again perfect for a farm wedding...love the kraft paper...

And now for something completely different...up next I will share my favs for typography/iconography lovers...stay posted!

All images can be found on Minted's website...click!

#17 playin around

After the last somber reflection, I feel like my blog needs something fluffy to get us all back in a happy mood. So I'll let you all in on what I've been working on...

So who needs real flowers when you've got mad craft skills...lol...I don't know how great these are yet, but with a little practice, I think they could look pretty cool!


1) They didn't take me long to make...2) They look like the garden roses from my inspiration board...3) I can have complete control of the color they get spray painted (and we all know how much I love being in control!)...4)They're a little artsy, which is a little me, maybe, definitely...AND...

5)THEY WOULD BE SOOOOOOO MUCH CHEAPER THAN REAL FLOWERS!!!!

Cons:

None...oh except my mom wants to whine about how I should have real flowers...because these, of course, don't fit into her perfect idea of what my wedding should look like...i.e.-think copious amounts of tulle, beading, flowers, hor d' oeuvres before a 5 course meal.

The only con I can think of as I'm racking my brain...paper+candles=fire...so either we 86 candles or...have them arranged in such a way as to avoid fire hazards...that means my cousin Ryan sits off in a corner by himself, possibly chained to a chair or some other permanent means of imprisoning him.

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