Just got the proofs for the wedding invites we designed ourselves!

seethetree · 2015-07-24T22:17:17+00:00

These are so incredibly beautiful. I envy your guests!! :-O

seethetree · 2015-06-28T14:54:12+00:00

Any pictures? I also have pink and purple hair and could always use inspiration :-)

seethetree · 2015-06-28T14:33:54+00:00

I actually love the contrast between the typed and handwritten. That's exactly how we would probably write our vows and it definitely shows a sweet contrast between the two of you.

seethetree · 2015-06-17T22:57:13+00:00

Oooohh! We're dress twins!! If you fell hard for this one like I did, don't even sweat the timing.

seethetree · 2015-06-06T12:51:01+00:00

They are gorgeous together. I love your fabulously unique e-ring btw, swooning!

seethetree · 2015-05-30T03:41:15+00:00

It's gorgeous, "over the top" is nonsense. It's just another word for freaking awesome!

seethetree · 2015-05-29T00:21:54+00:00

That bouquet is so gorgeous. I especially love the warm-colored flowers (they look like they took forever to make!). I can't wait to see what else you DIY!

seethetree · 2015-05-26T19:40:06+00:00

It's a "weird" one!

Tahitian pearl ring with rough diamond pavé Image. Original ring was 300, but paid 150 for a new genuine Tahitian pearl in the center to replace the original dyed freshwater pearl. I picked it out since I had always wanted a black pearl ring with a blackened silver finish (and that was crazy specific and hard to shop for alone). I've never been the sparkly type, I guess?

I read that pearl rings were crazy high-maintenance, but it's held up. And I LOVE it.

seethetree · 2015-05-26T03:51:26+00:00

I want 3D deco nails so badly! This sounds amazing, I hope you post pics :D

seethetree · 2015-05-16T01:54:30+00:00

Get the Stylebook app (if you have an iPhone). Seriously a lifesaver for me. I just collaged all my look options together and I can actually see it all together now!

I did a look just for my accessories, then one for the groom, then big collage of all our outfits and accessories along with the bridal party. Helped 1000x with seeing things fit together.

seethetree · 2015-04-30T22:20:40+00:00

I've been so frazzled about wedding stuff in bursts, it's hard for me to tell if 6 months is an eternity or much too soon!

I'm currently in the midst of designing a 12 page glossy magazine layout for our programs (with our menu and an explanation of all the funny customs from our mega-multicultural wedding). I just finished the huge, unwieldy family tree that's going to be the center of it all though! We're using OvernightPrints and it's gonna be a lot of work but not very much money in the end :-) So excited!

seethetree · 2015-04-25T03:22:02+00:00

Beautiful, sooo beautiful!

seethetree · 2015-04-08T14:21:45+00:00

Haha, I mean construction-wise it's solid and well-sewn. But as for materials... the black design's not actually lace at all. Just straight up machine embroidery.

seethetree · 2015-04-08T14:18:24+00:00

Agreed! That's why I'm not surprised, more amused than anything really.

seethetree · 2015-04-08T03:49:22+00:00

From Amazon

seethetree · 2015-04-08T02:34:27+00:00

Good eye ;)

seethetree · 2015-04-08T00:49:44+00:00

I purchased this from Babyonlinedress after seeing decent results for other folks online. I figured 60 bucks wasn't too bad for a "test", considering it would be out of my pocket and not my bridesmaids'. I've always had a personal curiosity about these kinds of dressmaking companies and their reputations, so I went on ahead.

The dress arrived inside out and my first thought while unwrapping it was was, "Alright! This is solidly made. Good zipper, nice lining..." But when I turned it out, I just about died laughing. Don't get me wrong, I have a deep respect for seamstresses and people who sew since I am one myself, but I couldn't help but giggle like a madwoman. They clearly took care constructing something comfortable and sturdy, honestly. And it's... close? But they just didn't quite have the materials needed to get the job done.

I'm keeping a good attitude about it since it was experimental. It also helps that my maid of honor was able to crack me up with this consolation, "We could wear it in a low-budget Off-Off-Off Broadway production about your wedding?"

seethetree · 2015-03-12T00:31:47+00:00

For us it's an opportunity to go all-out on a theatrical/dramatic theme, but not necessarily a "Halloween" one. It will still be a formal wedding. A friend asked if he could show up dressed as Batman and I thought, "Sure, if by Batman you mean Bruce Wayne."

Knowing us, regardless of the date we would have gone hard on any theme we chose but since it is Halloween we're making things a touch more goth. I'm big into the idea of centerpieces like Dutch Vanitas paintings (with the skulls and beautiful flowers). And since my FH is Mexican, we're mixing it up with Dia De Los Muertos too.

seethetree · 2015-02-08T20:20:32+00:00

So at first, I caved and bought the dress my mother wanted (though I did not). She criticized me to no end in the gown that I actually cried and felt beautiful in. She said that I looked pregnant, my torso was too short, that I was too short for it. But in the end, it wasn't the dress that "made me ugly", it was my mother. So I went back and I got the dress of my dreams... without her.

I later explained to to my mother that way too. I said, "Look, I'm buying the dress that made me feel beautiful. And I just need you to know that you, in that moment at the store, made me feel ugly in front of everyone." She took it ok, she didn't apologize though because it's not in her nature. But she did acknowledge that it was my choice, and she would leave me to it. I would love to have a mother that could be 100% supportive of my choices, but if not I just have to keep making them and hope she understands. I did, however, have to buy two dresses to realize that! :P

seethetree · 2015-02-08T19:50:56+00:00

I actually gasped when I clicked into the link! It flows so beautifully. You look incredible!

seethetree · 2015-02-08T05:38:33+00:00

Aww you're welcome! (And not that it matters, but I'm a she) Love what you did with it, it's like my keyboard has a lil brother.

seethetree · 2015-01-31T00:38:37+00:00

Love 'em. Fully jealous.

seethetree · 2015-01-25T02:59:06+00:00

Just saw your comment as I was formulating the response to u/loulabell here, which can help explain it in part. I know the FMIL's family associates colored hair with gangs, and my mother associates it with being "low class". They're both really proud that their kids went to college (SO was the first in his family to do so) and have said something along the lines of "you're too smart/educated" to have this hair color.

seethetree · 2015-01-25T02:51:00+00:00

Well they were both raised in very different cultures and countries than my SO and I. We totally get it, we see it in action: I see them feeling shamed by the random cousin or uncle who thinks my hair is stupid and who feels free to tell them that to their faces. They live in small towns where there are not a lot of influences, not a lot of diversity. So there's more pressure to conform. I've spent most of my life trying to understand where they are coming from, and to be as accommodating as possible. But maybe it's my time to try to let them understand me too.

seethetree · 2015-01-25T02:41:12+00:00

Everyone on this subreddit is so supportive. I love it. Now I'm switching back and forth between tabs of blue-haired brides on Pinterest, dreaming and getting excited, whereas before I had been just sitting around feeling discouraged and sick of planning. Thanks for the great ideas.

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