5 “swoon-worthy” fall wedding dress trends
Last October, BRIDE magazine offered an overview of all the glamorous styles previewed on the runway during the Fall 2019 Bridal Fashion week. Well, buckle up and get your Pinterest boards ready because we will be sharing the 5 favorite wedding dress trends we cannot WAIT to see down the aisle this season!
indie wed 2014 at ravenswood event center
The only wedding show we ever participate in rolled around last winter and we (per usual) stayed up all night putting the finishing touches on our booth. Indie Wed at the Ravenswood Event Center is one of our favorite times of the year because we get to see so many of our very favorite vendors […]
best thing we saw today: pressed bouquet flowers
Lucy had a brilliant idea to preserve her wedding bouquet flowers in a gorgeous, modern way. After her wedding she disassembled the bouquet, pressed the flowers (along with one her husband picked on their honeymoon!) and placed them between glass frames. This is such a beautiful reminder of her beautiful day – and one I […]
indie wed wedding show at ravenswood event center
Indie Wed is the alternative to traditional wedding expos. From their website “For those in the midst of wedding planning, Indie Wed offers a one stop shop for all the best wedding artisans and professionals around the country. Indie Wed is the longest running independent bridal fair in the U.S. So what exactly does Indie […]
DIY thanksgiving party ideas
The holidays were no less than insane for Anticipation Events. Between holidays parties to plan, a couple of winter weddings to coordinate and some pretty exciting press we received I also threw together my favorite DIY Thanksgiving party ideas for you in Marie Claire. My first full page article and my first byline in all […]
art inspired bridal shower invitations
Look at me go, blogging away these days. I thought you might like to see these invitations I made for Megan’s bridal shower. She is an artist at heart and we played off of that for her party. I also got to whip out the watercolors for this one, which hasn’t happened since at least […]
DIY baby shower invitations
So I have this friend who is a twin. We met in second grade, well, I actually met her twin sister Lindsey because Lindsey was in my class. I didn’t even know there was another one when I did the unthinkable: I invited Lindsey but not Melissa to my second grade birthday party. In my […]
indie wed bridal show at ravenswood event center
What the hell is this Indie Wed thing you keep talking about? From the horse’s mouth: “Indie Wed is THE alternative to the traditional bridal expo. For those in the midst of wedding planning, Indie Wed offers a one stop shop for all the best wedding artisans and professionals from the Midwest and beyond. Not […]
DIY idea for boy baby shower
Meet Mr. Mustachio: Remember Amy of previous blogger fame? Well, she had another baby and this time it was a boy! Anthony Thomas came to greet this great big world in March and I got to help plan a surprise baby shower for the little man. The “sprinkle” (as I found out mini-showers are called […]
classic indian-inspired wedding invitations
Clever title, eh? Well, hopefully you believe us now that we have, in fact, been busy. Want to see the latest edition to the Anticipation Events paper tome? Jerry & Nivi’s wedding invitations were monsters. Perhaps it has something to do with the 600+ people they are inviting to the big day. Perhaps because they […]
