Programs are always something I thought should look awesome!  I mean they are the only stationary item that is actually in your guests hand for more than 5 mins.  While browsing Etsy a few weeks ago I found these super cute programs made by Paperjo.

I contacted Amy and she is on her way to designing our programs and Flickr Cards!  Yay!  More to come.

Sorry for the title, but that is what I was saying in my head… you know how the trucks make that noise when they are in reverse?? anyone??

Ok, so what I wanted to do was back up to the beginning… I’m talking pre-engagement, pre-ANY-vendors, right about the time I learned of this amazing world of wedding blogs… and etsy!! Two amazing finds right?? Well, it took no time at all to get turned out to Miss Myra over at Twigs & Honey. Before I knew where we were getting married (ok, we had a couple ideas, but nothing was finalized), before I knew what my dress was, before I had even thought of my hair, ladies, I knew what my boutonnieres would look like!! No jokin’, Myra’s bouts were my new found obsession. Her collection of simply spectacular creations was the inspiration behind my first inspiration board… oh, who am I kidding, it WAS my inspiration board…

created using Mosaic Maker

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It is no secret that I have got a ton of wedding inspiration off the web, from my fellow bride-bloggers! There is something about the plethora of easily accessed wedding porn that makes one question their creative abilities… and the web is my prime resource! Now, I would normally consider myself a fairly creative soul, but let’s face it, the left-brain domination inherent in my 9-5 job (or these days, 8-8!) tends to filter the creative juices that would otherwise flow freely through my head at any given time! The engineer in me facilitates the organization of design ideas and plans, sources out appropriate materials, and in general, is skilled enough to carry out any technical components required to complete a project… you see what I mean, left-brain domination!

From johnfenzel.typepad.com

But, when the situation is just right, I can be inspired by others’ right brain magnificence, add a bit of creativity of my own, and come up with a project that I think is pretty cool. This is exactly the case of our Save-the-Dates. I have seen soooo many date-savers that pull on my love of modern, clean, sophisticated stationary, but let’s face it, modern and sophisticated don’t quite set the tone of our wedding. No, it’s more along the lines of fun and casual, un-pretentious and quirky, maybe even different. So when I saw this most fabulously right-brained save-the-date from the broke-ass-bride (who I love by the way…), my otherwise scattered creativity came a bit more into focus!

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If you are looking for something special and unique for your wedding hairstyle, your first stop should be Etsy!  After a quick browse tonight, I am now utterly overwhelmed with all of the beautiful possibilities.  Here are some favourites:

Vintage-look bling from Lulusplendor:

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I already have a gorgeous wedding dress that I love, but I ran across this article the other day and I just had to find out more about the eco-friendly convertible wedding dress from designer Vanessa Fedorkiw.

Photo from isadoraclothing.etsy.com

Photo from isadoraclothing.etsy.com

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