photo credits : 1.
Happy
little trees, 2. ranunculus
print, 3. inspired:august,
4. 308:
12.5.07, 5. hello
spring, 6. film.174,
7. bumble
and bumble in the meatpacking, 8. 09.28.08
{running}, 9. oranges,
10. Untitled,
11. Untitled,
12. spare,
13. Fresh,
14. to:
you, from: me, 15. Above the
crib, 16. Untitled
At this point, all I know is that I am marrying Paul and that my dad will walk me down the aisle. I guess I also know that there will be an aisle. And I do know that there will be a dress - probably cream, not white. And my hair will be up. So, I know five things.
I spend a lot of my time at Paper Source talking to new brides about their options for wedding invitations, programs, table cards and etc. Often during the conversations, their eyes start to glass over or they start to look really anxious. It is right around then where I mention the most important thing that they will do in this planning process is learn how to edit.
Wedding planning, it seems, is a lesson in editing. It is taking two million ideas and cutting through them to see what works for you (+ the groom). Because ultimately, you cannot do every fabulous idea that has ever appeared in Martha Stewart Weddings. You get to do about six of them if you are lucky.
The photos are some of my flickr favorites that fit the very abstract idea in my head for what our celebration will be like. I am not going to do balloons AND paper lanterns AND half cut grapefruit, but I do love the combination of oranges, yellows, grays and whites in the above photos. The pictures are warm and homemade. I love that.
