The dreaded dress

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I'm taking my sister with me on Saturday to shop for a dress for my bridesmaids. I'm hoping to find something great that makes my bridesmaids feel fabulous without hurting their checkbook! We'll see if I can accomplish this difficult mission :)! I know that my bridesmaids will NEVER wear the dress again, but at the very least I want them to feel pretty and not like they are in some awful paper bag. For now, I am leaning towards a short dress in chocolate brown, like the one above....but who knows!

Image via Jenny Yoo

Flower Round Up

I'm headed home in a couple weeks to have an initial meeting with my florist, so I've been going through my inspiration files and have found several flower arrangements that have me swooning...especially this first image from Eva Longoria's wedding designed by Jeff Leatham. I LOVE the candles, rose petals and the jaw dropping (yet simple) arrangements. I am leaning towards all white flowers for the ceremony, but then experimenting with some warm fall colors for the reception. I'd love to incorporate different textures, greenery, berries, and maybe even some artichokes!
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Jeff Leatham

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Style Me Pretty

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Bloemenbinder via Abigail Seymour Photography
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Once Wed
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From Hello to Hitched

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Once Wed

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Jessica Claire Photography via Green Wedding Shoes

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Which arrangement do you like best??

Color Palette

Last night I signed up on Martha Stewart Weddings to get wedding tips emailed to me every day...FUN! Today in my inbox I found a few of Martha's favorite color palette options. Since my wedding is in the fall (OMG I can't believe I'm actually talking about MY wedding...still so surreal!) I am leaning towards base colors of brown, cream and green. I would also love to throw in a little champagne and maybe some pop colors of orange and magenta. Do you think that is too much? Please send me any suggestions!!

Photo via Martha Stewart