It's not the best picture (or in the best lighting, being in a convention center with florescent lighting and a lady's shoulder in front of it, taken by my cell phone camera). But I love the idea -- if you can't tell, it's willow branches with little flowers wired onto the ends and with matted photos of the couple (in sepia, I believe) hanging from the branches.
When I saw it, it took my breath away.
My second theme centers around a lot of the natural autumn beauty that's in this region. I could also easily work in some Celtic touches with my DIY stuff -- actually, if I want nice Celtic stuff that isn't just in snow white and freakin' shamrock green, that's the only way to do it (without paying out the butt). Nobody seems to want anything pretty and Celtic and wedding-y and affordable... except me, hehe :) Two words: rubber stamps. They will be key. I'm also hoping that I could achieve a slight, subtle Middle Earth feel to everything without it being in-yo-face LotR, so it would be very personal to us both, slightly geeky, but not so overwhelmingly so that all our old relatives would be confused.
- Colors: antique lavender (like the little purple flowers that bloom on Western NC roadsides in autumn) and various fall shades (mostly brown, a little burnt orange maybe).
- More of a formal feel from the Celtic knotwork and seasonal length of dresses.
- Fall foods! Thanksgiving-y small sandwiches (think cranberry chutney and turkey salad), chai and other tea and coffee, pumpkin stuff, possibly carrot cake.
- Candles candles candles, autumn leaves, and woodsy touches.
I was all set to vote for the first theme because I do like those invitations with the fireflies, but "Middle Earth feel" wins out over everything. Really, though, I think there's no wrong choice; either theme will be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYay! I think one of the most fun parts is thinking about where all I can throw Middle Earth touches that will be subtle yet recognizeable -- and all of the younger/geekier people will also say "yay" without it being all-out LotR-y, with older people thinking they stumbled into a Ren Faire. (As awesome as a Ren Faire wedding would be, most of our family members would be super confused :P)
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