For all you pet lovers out there~

Sylvia & Dong min's dog, Yogi will be carrying the ring pillow this coming Saturday and I can't wait until the rehearsal day to practice how he'll be walking down the aisle!!!

Photo Credit: Jennifer S. Rau


Photo Credit: Convey Weddings




Photo Credit: Jules Bianchi

Photo Credit: Image is Found

Life Explained. Man vs. Woman

The reason why...
1) us women are never satisfied.
2) we become bridezillas
3) we can't make up our minds.

I should be thanking my husband more often for putting up with me. haha!

Non-floral wedding centerpieces

I HATE roses.
When I started dating my husband, I told him straight out never to give me a bouquet of roses on any special occasions. Thank God he listens! :)
FYI, I used to work at a flower shop for two years while attending UCI and I dreaded stripping off rose thorns and taking out petals. It's hard labor when you work at a flower shop and to this day, I give major props to all the talented florists in the biz. Maybe because I was surrounded by fresh flowers almost everyday, I couldn't stand why people dry them and hang them as their wall decor. It is not pretty at all and they don't smell good period.
Anyway, working at the shop did spoil me a little, but having the background & knowledge about flowers help me to give an honest advice and insight to wedding planning. Did I also mention that my love for flowers changes every season? For a while, I was obsessed with hydrangea & peonies even until last year.. then it changed to ranunculus, tulips, phalaenopsis orchids to dahlia.. Now I love centerpieces that are non floral that give very organic and natural feel to it.
Have you ever incorporated your wedding with succulents?? I'm currently in love with these and I can't get enough of them! Succulents are fairly easy to keep alive so you can definitely DIY if you really wanted to.

floral design by jl.design

photo credit: Leigh Miller

Speaking of simple DIY centerpieces, I love how the bride and groom put together candles with
green moss.


photo credit: Leigh Miller

Gosh.. I have a bad habit of just saving pretty images when I find them online and I forget the next day where I found them. I definitely want to give a proper photo credit, so let me know which photographer took these lovely photos.

Have a great week everyone! I now leave you with a picture of Grant at 7 weeks. :) After a long
day of non stop eating, pooping & sleeping, he's taking a nice long bath... oh boy, this feels good~

Sweet Sources- What you need to know before you order

Image from Amy Atlas
Candy buffets are becoming more and more popular, but there’s only one down side: planning and paying for one can be costly. Apothecary jars usually run between $10- $30 dollars depending on where you purchase them. You can try Target, Michael's, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel, Save on Crafts (I usually don't recommend buying vases on line because they break easily) and even Marshalls or TJ. Maxx if you get lucky. You need get at least 10 containers to fill up 6 foot table and purchase at least $150-200 dollars worth of bulk candy to fill them up. Remember some of them may look pretty and might match your theme color but that doesn't necessary mean they taste good so make sure you don't try anything too risky.

Making it one step easier for you, here’s a list of our favorite bulk candy vendors to shop and price compare to help you save the most money you can while still getting great quality sweets in the quantity you need.

ACandyStore.com
Best Buy Candy
Bulk Candy Store
Candy Direct
Candy Warehouse
Groovy Candies
Gumballs.com
Hammond’s Candies
Metro Candy

For other options other than candy buffet, click here!

DIY Damask Invitation

The wedding chicks have posted free damask wedding invitation for you to download. Take advantage of this useful tool to personalize your invites.

Directions on how to download are below.

1. Download ALL Damask Zip Wedding Suites Here (The file includes an invites, response card and Thank You card.

2. In order to avoide cutting the invites purchase Flat Card Stock from Paper Source
Invite Card Stock, Response Card Stock and Thank You Card Stock

5. You can download the Calligraphy style font for free here. You have to then install the font on your computer. Or use any fancy font that you like.

4. Open up the document you wish to print such as the invite. Print out your desired amount. We recommend a few extras. The invite will simply have the design on it and have a blank middle.

5. Open up the word documents that are in the word documents folder and type in your personal text. You may have to fiddle with it to get the correct spacing since everyone’s wording will vary.

Silhouettes!

I'm sure you've seen these lately as you are looking for wedding inspirations in the blog world but I think these silhouettes are so adorable! They can work for a vintage theme or more modern wedding theme. Whether you incorporate them on your invitations, desserts, jewelry, or other decor, they will bring a custom feel to your day. I also love the idea of silhouette wall hangings displayed at the wedding with a beautiful ribbon to match your colors.
{Top row from this wedding featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Menu from Artfool, Coasters from etsy seller boriquaz}

{Left invitations from lily darby via style me pretty, top invites from Posh Paperie, top right from unknown, bottom right design suite from Bird and Banner}
{Button from vol25.etsy.com, necklace from luckymebeads.etsy.com}
Kristine Bender of K. Rose Cakes