Our Changes.

So I have changed my whole wedding approach at this stage. I am keeping this under wraps in terms of family etc, so hopefully the millions upon millions of people who can potentially be exposed to this blog, can keep a secret ;)

We didn't really have a "theme" as such before, just were going for an "elegant" aka "classic" aka "stuffy" kind of look. Which is nice, I was looking at stuff and thought it was beautiful - But ya know what? It's just not me! I don't know why I gravitated toward that before. A friend of mine inspired me, to explore my own mind and my own ideas, in terms of decorations and what JAYME likes in life - which may not end up being a "traditional" wedding - when it comes to decor - but it'll be MY wedding, mine and Clints which will reflect US as people and reflect our lives, our interests - everything WE love!

So without further ado, I introduce you to Jayme & Clintons:

Italian/French Boutique & antique Inspired Wedding

I LOVE shopping. My ideal job would be to be a BUYER for some type of department or clothing store. That way I could combine two of my passions - (With the exception of these beautiful people I call my family, of course) Shopping and making money. I love all types of beautiful things - I ESPECIALLY love vintage fashions - LOVE parasols, old fashioned cameras, big thick books, LOVE damask wallpapers and thick gold framed mirrors! Love pearls and lace! I love anything that has an antique or a foreign look. I LOVE vintage fashions - I have always been too self conscious to explore my interest in vintage fashions - but I am slowly emerging from my cage, to be the person I am inside. Clint loves vintage and classic cars - which is why we're having all old model Chevrolet cars, they're a mixture of turquoise/aqua colours. They're amazing. So, here are some of the inspirational pictures I have accumulated. I have also brought a few things for the wedding. It is a theme that I have NEVER known anyone to do before. So I am REALLY excited by the concept of having some crazy hat stands around the reception, some parasols, a lot of fairy lights, hat boxes, and lots of lace and pearls - thick rimmed mirrors. A whole lot of beautiful vintage boutique inspired decorations!

The first thing I changed was our cake. The bottom teir, where it is a "swirl" look will be changed to the "damask" decoration. The ribbon will be done with REAL ribbon. Ontop there will not be a bow - there will be our wedding flowers, some pearls and lace and our wedding topper.

I was looking for an example of what I wanted to do on either side of the entry/exit doors, I wanted to have some hat stands, with old fashioned hats and maybe some vintage coats hanging on them, with some lacy parasols, a long with a vase at each entry with pebbles in the bottom and parasols with different handles placed inside, with some nice lace and ribbons entwined with them.

The following are inspirational pictures for my centrepieces, I am going to take my favourite parts from each and try to mimic them. I am tossing up on whether or not to have each centrepiece absolutely identical, or have them similar, but a bit unique on each table..

I of course, wouldn't be having that abundance of birdcages. My intention still is to have the bird cages around the place, with the candles burning inside. The centre pieces are going to be placed on a mirrored dish.

I am going to have a "Dessert buffet", with fish bowls of cookies, lollies, I am going to have a cupcake tower, pavlova and cheese cake

I am going to buy a few of these signs with:

Beverages
Desserts
Gifts

Written on them, and have them on their appropriate tables.

These amazingly cute place card holders, will be holding the table numbers - that indicate to people which table they're meant to be seated at.


I would LOVE feedback on my ideas. I am amazingly excited about the ideas and the thoughts that are rushing through my mind. I am 100% more excited and more ready to organise and watch it all come together, than I was before. Before I was mostly excited about the fact that I was going to be spending the day before with my sisters, and that I was going to spend the night and the week after the wedding with my love and our best friends. But now I am also so excited about the actual wedding! I am excited to have something unique and special to us!