BelhurstBride

Below are some ideas I have collected since I began knotting in May 2006.
They've definitely evolved over the time I've been planning, and as much fun as this time has been I'm getting very anxious to get married!

 
Planning Photos


Wedding Colors

Espresso, ivory and light pink with accents of deep red.   


Ceremony
St. Stephen's Church, Geneva, NY.



 
Pew decorations, but with ivory ribbon.
Petal cones. photo credit: ilovemycoastie3
 

Altar decorations; eight vases of peonies.

Reception
Belhurst Castle, Geneva, NY

 


The view. 
 
Bouquets
  
My bouquet is going to be similar to the ones pictured above, made of peonies and roses. 
The BM bouquets will be the same as mine, but more pink and smaller.

 

Centerpieces
I'm going to have two different centerpieces.

 
Inspiration pictures for half of the centerpieces; these will be on tall vases.  
Photo credit: djrs
 
  
 
 
Inspiration pictures for the second centerpieces.
 
 
Another knotties' DIY results.
photocredit: MrsBruin
 

The Details
 
 Our tables will be dressed in ivory damask linens and brown napkins. The favors will be placed at each place setting.
photocredit: gap907
 
 
Favors: Homemade chocolate covered peanut butter balls, our favorite treat.
A headtable is one thing I'm having a ridiculously hard time talking FI out of doing. I plan on using pillar candles and the BM bouquets to decorate it.  
 
  
We're going to include a collection of photographs of our families' weddings somewhere at the reception. Throughout that display we want to include
 pictures of our dogs all dolled up for the occassion. This is as close as they're getting to the wedding! photocredit: MrsDonkey

  
FI's favorite part, a cigar bar.
 
 
We are using this book as our guestbook.
FI and I each grew up in the Finger Lakes Region and were excited to flip through this book and find so many
beautiful pictures of the places we love to spend time at.
 

We are renting a boat to transport the wedding party, their signficant others and our parents to the reception.
It's definitely not the 67' Vicem pictured here, but it is something that will allow us to relax with those closest to us,
on our favorite source of recreation, Seneca Lake.
photocredit: MrsHoya

Cakes
 
First picture: The bridal cake.
Second picture: Groom's Cake. photocredit: specialtycakes.org
 
My Dress
Melissa Sweet Hallie
  


I had an additional foot added to the length of the train.
My first fitting will be in March. 
 
It's finally here!
I bought my dress at Kleinfeld in NYC in May of 2007.
When it arrived I had it shipped to my parent's home in Upstate NY.
 
I was very pleased with how the dress arrived. Considering that it wasn't a large poofy dress I was extremely surprised at the size of the box.
Inside the box the dress was completely stuffed with tissue to prevent any wrinkling, this method proved to be successful. :)
I can now say that I am 100% satisfied with my Kleinfeld experience.
 

 It needs to be taken in. 

 
The additional length on the train.
 

I ordered my 130" drop veil from Occansey Designs. (obridal.com)
 

With my mom in her dress.
 
First Fitting Pictures
 
 
Final Fitting
  
 
 
Hair Trial
  
 
  
 
Accessories
 
Haute Bride from perfectdetails.com
 
 
Haute Bride from perfectdetails.com

  
Shoes

 
Something Old
 
My grandmother gave me this bracelet to wear. The bracelet was a gift to her mother on her mother's confirmation.
She predicts that it is 114 years old.
 
Something Borrowed
 Both the purse and rosary are borrowed from FI's grandmother. The purse is the purse she used for her wedding. 
The rosary she purchased during a trip to Italy, directly from the Vatican.  
 

 

The Groom and his Groomsmen and Groomswomen

Tuxedos by Lauren by Ralph Lauren.
FI will be wearing an ivory vest and tie, the groomsmen will be in a black vest and tie.

The Groomswomen will wear whatever they please.



Bridesmaids Dresses
 
For the bridesmaids, dress from Ann Taylor Celebrations.  
 

My sister and I in our dresses.
 
 I ordered pink pashminas for the BM in case the boat ride is chilly.
 
 
*gasp* different dresses
photocredit: Mrs.Happy
 
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cc36b3127ccec2b78ff2a10f00000016108AZuHDluzZtwe3nwI 
The overall look for the bridal party.
photo credit: MrsRobsButton, MrsBryn
 
 
 
Black and brown wedding parties
photo credit: abaroo, MrsBryn, Adrienne610, MrsLana
 
The Flowergirl
 
The dress was picked out by the flowergirl, from mygirldress.com
 
 
 
 
The Rings

 
I never thought I'd be a ring AWer- but I'm so excited!
 
 
 DIY and Things Paper

Asking Bridesmaids
I asked each of my bridesmaids by mailing handwritten notes along with a bottle of champagne.
Everyone said they loved them- I think they just liked having alcohol delievered at their door.  
  
 
Bridesmaid Newsletter
  
 
Call me bridezilla, but I created a Bridesmaid Newletter in order to
 make getting information to nine bridesmaids a little bit easier on me.
I would only recommend this if your BMs have expressed an interested in your planning,
if they didn't care before they're really going to laugh at you now.

DIY Save-the-Dates
First picture: Inside of the STD card.
Second picture: All of the inserts we included. These contained additional information about the wedding, the reception and
suggested accommodations.
I also included a small STD for the RD to the OOT guests we would like to include.

Invitations
We DIYed our invitations.
The pocketfolds were ordered from cardsandpockets.com
The linen cardstock was ordered from anchorpaper.com
The envelopes were ordered from paper-source.com
The ribbon and stationary for the envelope liners were bought from Michael's.
The fonts are a mix of fonts from my personal computer.
 
 
I printed the invitations and inserts on 8x11 sized paper and cut after the fact.
It was definitely quite time consuming, but saved me from printing issues related to precut paper in a variety of sizes.
 
 
  
Inserts includes information regarding directions to the ceremony and reception, accomodations, reception and a day after brunch.
 

We decided against doing inner envelopes, instead we personalized each response card to specify who exactly is invited.

 


DIY Calligraphy.

 

Stuffed, sealed and ready to be mailed! :)
 

I decided to use the leftover cardstock to make our own Thank You notes.
 
Rehearsal Dinner Invitations
The pouchette enclosure is from envelopements.com
The paper is leftover Neenah Classic Linen paper from making our wedding invitations.
The stationary is Rusty Pickle paper ordered from stationary.com

Our RD will be taking place in my parents backyard and catered by Dinosaur BBQ.
 
OOT Boxes
Gable boxes were bought from buygiftwrap.com
The ribbon is from papermart.com
The paper is from paper-source and was leftover from other DIY projects.
 
Menu
I designed these in PowerPoint and couldn't even tell you who I knabbed the design idea from.
The linen paper is from anchor-paper.com and the cardstock is from paper-source.com
 
 
 
Ceremony Programs
I designed these in PowerPoint. The Ceremony is going to be a full Catholic mass.  
The linen paper is from anchor-paper.com and the cardstock is from paper-source.com
Ribbon is from save-on-crafts.com
 

An additional page included the wedding party. 
 
  
 Programs, petal cones and favors packed up and ready to get out of my house!
 
 
DIY Centerpiece Trial
 
My test run of my DIY centerpieces. Votives will be added in addition to what's pictured here.
I used a bag of 300 silk rose petals. I ordered 12,000 real rose petals from fiftyflowers.com to use the day of.
 
 
Bridesmaids Gifts
 
Shower thank you gift for the BM.
 

Wedding thank you gifts for the BMs.
Pashminas from wholesalescarves.com, Pearls from topearl.com and Coach wristlets.
 
Other Dresses
 
Rehearsal Dinner
It is going to be catered by Dinosaur BBQ in my parent's backyard.
Dress is BCBG, sandals are from J.Crew. I'm not 100% on the wedges and may wear flats instead...
 
 
Pre Wedding Parties 
Bachelorette Party & Bridesmaid Weekend
Four days in Savannah, GA with five of my bridesmaids!
Day 1: Partying on River St for St. Patrick's Day.
 

  
 

In all sorts of St. Patty?s Day paraphernalia

Day 2: lounging on the beach before visiting Savannah Smiles Dualing Piano Bar

 

My best friend with her husband, he was a real trooper!
He acted as our body guard and drove us around all weekend.

Day 3: Shopping downtown and lunch at the Tea Room

Bridal Shower and Bacholorette Party 

                     
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
Us, Our Friends and Families



Our niece and nephew. They are going to be our ring bearer and flowergirl. 

 
Knottie KRSTN2, is going to be my Matron of Honor
 
 
With my mother and sister; my sister will be my Maid of Honor.

  

 
 We live in the heart of wine country, so of course our favorite pasttime is wine tasting!

And finally,
The real bosses of the house...


Tyson and Nico

 
The monsters and Captain Jack, he's the true boss of the house.


Sometimes they all actually lay down at the same time... 

Bruce, the Bearded Dragon and Percy, the Ball Python

 


Honeymoon Photos

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FI has planned the Honeymoon and won't tell me a thing about it. 
The entire vacation is going to be a surprise.  
 
  

Thanks for looking!
 

 

Things I've learned from my time on the knot...  
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