Krysta and Andrew's Classic Wedding Part 2

Ok lovelies...are you ready for some incredible getting ready and ceremony details shots?

Below, you'll see an upclose shot of Krysta's flower belt that was made out of her Mother's wedding dress.

The Tulip House is the name of Krysta's childhood home where she has so many memories..she was thrilled to be able to get ready here for her wedding.

The swing has been in her family for decades...her Mother used to rock her in it when she was a baby!

Krysta gave Andrew a custom fly rod with the wedding date inscribed in the handle...

Here is a great shot of Krysta's Dad working on his speech.

I love that they incorporated Andrew's family plaid in the pocket squares.

Krysta's flowers were done by her very talented sister..this is her bouquet

Krysta was so inspired by Portia de Rossi's wedding hair, that she used it as her inspiration. She also used shoe clips as her hair clips!

Here you'll see closer shots of the precious flower girl and ring bearer and Krysta's lovely bridesmaids who all wore dresses in different shades of champagne. The bagpipes leading her down and back up the aisle was such an incredible touch-and so stunning in the gorgeous church where the ceremony took place. The flowers and Krysta's veil are some of my favorite details. I love that family was so involved, with her sister doing the flowers and the veil being her Mothers!

Coming up...the couples beautiful Parisian inspired reception!

-All images taken by the talented Melissa Louise

The Skinny on Ties...

So here's the deal.  I love skinny ties.  There is just something about the way guys look in them that makes me swoon.  I found a website called narrowties.com.

These ties are awesome!  

Here are two I love...

How cute will Vince's 7 adorable buds be in these socks?!

They are going to be so cute!  

Now if we could only be cool enough to have them all in matching Converse...

Or these adorable Vans....

le sigh...

Hot Ring Shots...

Oh I just love ring shots.  I know they are so trendy, but I cannot get enough of them!  

Here are a few I have saved in my wedding favorites...

This one is my new favorite...

GORGEOUS!!!

My Number One

SERIOUSLY???

When I think about the wedding I will have some day, I use some advice I got from Sara at 2000dollarwedding.com.  I like to think about what I want the guests and Vince and I to think and feel when the wedding is over.  I make the list in my head often, and the first thing that always comes to my mind is: FUN.  

Now to me, fun does not mean having an ice sculpture with our initials.  It does not mean having a huge band.  It does not mean an expensive dress, a ton of flowers, a perfectly matching wedding party, a huge tasteless cake, or an old remodeled car to leave in.  In fact, these details sound like a headache to me.  The opposite of fun.

To me, fun means just that.  FUN.  Entertainment.  Laughter.  Drinking.  These things are what I want our wedding to be about.  I want people to leave thinking, "wow, I didn't even notice if the cocktail napkins had the couples initials on them because I was having so much fun!"  I want people to laugh and feel relaxed.  I do NOT want people to feel like they are outsiders at an exclusive show.  

At many weddings I have attended I have found that unless you are in the wedding party, you're kind of on the outside.  Most people who are not directly involved in the wedding end up sitting at their table watching the wedding party get drunk and dance.  This is something I want to avoid.  I want to have things that everyone can do, so no one is bored if they don't feel like dancing.

These pictures are from a wedding I saw awhile ago on offbeatbride.com.  I think they are hilarious.  I love the idea of having a flowerguy instead of a flower girl.  I love ideas that take the stress and seriousness out of a wedding and just make it fun and funny.