Bonus Post! Bouquet sneak peek.

Several people have asked me about my button bouquet, and even when I've tried to explained they still don't get it. So, maybe these photos will help.

These are my raw materials. I spent one whole day sorting through buttons to find these. A woman from craigslist was kind enough to give all of these vintage buttons to me. They were her late grandmother's; I hope my bouquet will make her proud.

Here are 80 stems of button "flowers" that I twisted together with florists' wire. The pictures make the buttons look more orange than they really are. Once I make enough stems, they will all be individually wired to a sturdier, longer stem and fashioned into a traditional bouquet shape.

I still need buttons. If you have any buttons you would like to donate, leave a comment or email me! I will send you an addressed, postage paid envelope if you need it. I'd love to include buttons that are special to you, so even if you have just a few I'd really appreciate them!

Thanks in advance to everyone who will contribute to making my wedding special!

Some of you may have heard, but..

I'm in the middle of planning a wedding. It is very weird. At first I balked at the idea - weddings are stuffy and formal and generally not who I am. I don't do dinners that require precise utilization of different sized forks. I don't care about fanfold vs pyramid folded cloth napkins. Emily Post has no place in my life. And what the heck is handfasting?

So, when we got engaged and everyone asked about our wedding... I just had nothing to say. I didn't know when. I didn't know what or how or what kind. Unlike (seemingly) every other girl, I never sat around and envisioned a wedding in my head. That's just not how I roll. It still isn't.

But then I started looking around on the internet, and there are other people out there who cringe at the idea of petits fours and chiffon.  They still got married. They had awesome weddings. They did things themselves and it turned out cool. I started thinking...

...Well, okay. Maybe I can do that.

I began looking at wedding dresses online. And I took my sisters shopping with me. And I found a dress that is pretty but not stodgy. And I investigated reception sites and imagined  where my brother-in-law will look best making a drunken buffoon out of himself. And I started building my bouquet. And... And.. And...

Now,while  I sit and eat lunch I think, why yes, that would be a good alternative to the traditional guest book.

Somehow I am in 100% wedding mode, and that is alright with me. I'm going to do it my way and it will rock - trust me. If you get an invite in the mail, consider yourself one of the lucky elite few, and remember that no one will be there to judge you if you grab the wrong fork. Come and I have fun. I know I will.