Enchanted Forest Theme!!!!!!!!!

So we have decided on our theme for our wedding!!! Enchanted Forest :-)

Lots of greenery and lighting.
For the reception tables, manzanita branches with hanging votives and crystals.
The bridesmaids can have different colored dresses to create a color variant: rust, gold, burnt orange, cranberry..

Maybe navy blue can be the base color for the suits.

I'm really excited. We are thinking of still having this at the marriott. There are a couple of more venues to visit first before making our decision, plus we want to come to terms on the menu which will determine price.
Of course.. here are the inspirational pics!

I really like this idea replacing trees

This cake is gorgeous!!

Love Potion

Engraved wood invitations maybe?

breaking point..

I'm posting some insprirational photos that I've been saving. I'll be taking a break from all of this.. its causing alot of stress/strain/craziness for me :-(

DIY Programs

Cute!

I found these on weddingbee.com, cute idea!

Here are the instructions posted:
These pocket programs were 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 when folded. Perfect for sticking into a small purse or a suit jacket pocket! They opened up accordion style and had four panels inside. The stickers on the front were able to be run through an ink jet printer.

For the inside, cut the paper for the inside to be a half inch shorter and narrower than the outside. The inside and outside pieces were rubber cemented together.

Also, she used 12 x 12 white cardstock and used her paper cutter to cut it into 12 x 3 inch strips. She ran the 3" strips through the printer. Then again using my paper cutter, she used a scoring blade and scored the paper every 3 inches. She then used an edge rounder to round the edges on the white cardstock. If you do not have an edge rounder, invest in the Fiskars one, she bought two others (that did not work all that well) before she got the Fiskars one. The green paper was cut into 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 squares and then the edges were rounded as well.


Whew! now that I think about it, this task may be a little too tedious for a ceremony program but I will keep it in mind! I'm noticing that edge rounders are popular in wedding diy projects.

Ideas

Audience vow: We will turn to our guests and ask them to stand with us as our friend ask if they will support us in our marriage and help us stay strong when storms come along. He will ask that no one try to pit us against each other or speak ill will of us. Some other things too. I haven't gotten that part written out completely. (I'm on the fence about this one)

Ring Warming Ceremony: our wedding bands will be passed around to the guests and that he asks them to each say a prayer, well wish, or put positive energy into our rings and marriage.

Having Tears of Joy Packets available during the ceremony (maybe)

A really cute bouquet toss. Bride gathers all the single ladies and pretends that she is going to throw it, but instead takes it apart and gave each one of the ladies a flower from it. :) Then for the garter toss they did the normal thing but had a picture taken with all the ladies and their flower around the guy who caught the garter. :)

i think it would be nice to have a video photo booth.
people take pictures and then send us a video message
we could have an interest man the booth
we could get fabric for the booth and borrow some stools from smewhere
and make the props for the pictures ourselves

I think this might be how I will wear my hair (curls) with this netting on my wedding day :)

Same-Sex Brides Featured in Essence

The ladies squeeze each others’ hands tightly as the say their vows.



During their ceremony, Danielle and Aisha had their guests surround them in a circle of love.“It was important that it was a representation of our love and really brought our guests into that love,” Aisha.
This is a nice idea :-)


Here is the link to more of their photos:

http://photos.essence.com/galleries/bridal_bliss_aisha_and_danielle#519011

ceremony

I LOVE how inclusive this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!