Amazing First Dance

This is the sweetest first dance video ever (courtesy of Angeli). I wish I could get down like that in a wedding sari/lengha.

Bridesmaids Goodies

I'm blogging from India. Haha. I know that everyone will be mocking this heavily but I've got a few hours at night with not a lot to do but unwind after an entire day of shopping. Shopping here has been crazy (traffic, goats, heat, annoying merchants, mom who thinks she is also a bride) but its also been pretty successful. We have got pretty much everything we need to get - which is good since we leave on Saturday (its Thursday evening here). All the stuff we bought is being tailored or having the falls put in, etc. but I did manage to snag a few pics of the bridesmaids jewelry I got made today. Its pretty large and bling-ed out but the sari's we are having made are so simple we thought they'd need a little more sparkle.

Churi set 1 (for two of the girls)
Churi set 2 (for the other two girls)
Earrings (Changing the hanging beads to a deep purple color to match the saris)
Necklace (Again, changing the hanging beads to a deep purple to match the saris)
Full jewelry set:

Inspiration Board

Here is my stab at a collection of photos that will serve as inspiration pieces for my wedding. I'm not totally sure how I feel about it and might be modifying over the next little while. Thoughts? Comments?

Top Row: Hanging Jasmine Flowers (Saima Says Design), Centerpiece (Square Root Designs), Floral Bouquet (JM Flora), Vesak Lanterns (Image off of Flickr),
Middle Two Rows: Willow Tree at my wedding site Saddlerock Ranch (Bride Magazine Article), Hanging Lanterns and Orange Tent (Raj Tents), Reception Outfit (Satya Paul), Sari Inspired Cake (Sugar Cakes), Center picture of Indian Bride (Andrena Photography)
Bottom Row: Invitation Set (Saima Says Design), White Peony Bridal Bouquet (JM Flora), Graphic Lotus Flowers (Saima Says Design),

My wedding photographer!

I choose a wedding photographer! I was feeling panicked and I stumbled upon Andrena Photography over thanksgiving and fell in love. I wasn't blown away by the others so when I went through her website and realized I liked almost all her pictures I knew I had to have her. I was going to wait until I got some more information from the other photographers (just to be safe) but I called her today just because I had this gut instinct she'd be taken. Turns out someone was coming in tomorrow to see her for the same date. So I just talked to her for a bit and booked her on the fly. She seems great - very outgoing and I love her style so I think I will be incredibly happy. Not only was she my favorite she was the most affordable so I think it'll make everyone happy.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from her website (I made them into collages so there wouldn't be so many pictures)