Last week before I left for California, my husband and I were dreaming up our Summer Bucket List. Since I didn't share my monthly goals this month (oops!) I thought I'd let you in on what we're hoping to do in these precious and fleeting warm months ;)
Summer 2018 Bucket List
Thursday, June 28, 2018Summer Porch & A New Wreath
Tuesday, June 26, 2018This is my second Graced Designs wreath and this time I went with the lambs ear and peony wreath for summer! My magnolia wreath will go up in the fall. I love both of them so much! They are great quality and make such a welcoming entrance to your home. With us taking Lincoln outside 3-5 times a day, we use this door a lot so it's fun to look at my wreath each time. It's the little things! You can use the code MICHAELANOELLE for 10% off any order.
I picked up these flowers at a huge local greenhouse with some girlfriends. My budget was $25 and I found this huge pot filled with blooms for $24! Hooray!
Fashion Friday: Blue Embroidered Shorts
Friday, June 22, 2018
Phew, it's Friday! I had fun writing the wedding series posts this week. If you missed any, just got back to Monday's post! Today's outfit is super fun, casual yet can be dressed up (I just might wear it tonight for my husband's bday celebration!) and adds a touch of color. I feel like it also looks stylish but effortless. Oh, these shorts are also to-die-for comfortable!
These shorts are my favorite! I love the feminine detail, tassel drawstring and the fact that they're not too short or too long. That's always the deciding factor in my shorts game. They also come in red which is super fun, too! The only reason they're wrinkled is because we were driving, so I was in the car for about an hour or so before these pictures ;)
I decided to pair them with a really casual shirt and tuck it in to dress it up a little. I absolutely love the detail on this top! It's sold out which is so sad, but I've found tons of white tops with sweet details below.
Here are the wedges you've seen a lot lately! With good reason, friends. They are so comfortable!
And of course, wouldn't be a fashion post without a little photo bomb action from Lincoln.
Wedding Planning Q&A
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Hi friends! I hope you're enjoying this little series this week. I always love reading about people's wedding planning experiences, so I thought you might, too! I asked for any questions you might have about planning a wedding and so today I'm answering them... let's get started!
12 Things We'd Do Again at our Wedding
Tuesday, June 19, 2018How to Start Designing Your Wedding: Choosing a Color Palette
Monday, June 18, 2018
Where to Start? Create a Vision for Your Day!
I had a general idea of the feel I wanted for our wedding. I envisioned it being romantic, a bit eclectic, warm, sophisticated but totally comfortable and inviting. We aren't formal people, so we didn't want anything overly formal. We want our guests to feel loved and experience our love on our big day, so setting the backdrop for that was our goal. Creating this vision is what the foundation was to our design elements.
Choosing a Color Palette
Our colors were lavender, blush, navy and a touch of silver (against the grain for a time when gold is still reigning!). When I was choosing a color palette, I wanted something light and airy. I thought lavender and blush would be perfect for that. Initially navy wasn't in the mix, but upon further consideration, I thought adding in a hue with some contrast to make the lighter colors pop would be beautiful, both for the day of and in our pictures. It also added a masculine touch.
Tips on choosing a wedding color palette
- Go with what you love! This may be obvious, but don't choose colors that aren't your favorite, just because someone else is pushing for them. You need to be happy with the palette. After your initial ideas, maybe run it by someone who will be honest. There are some colors that just don't photograph as well as others, if you're worried about your pictures. Red, bright fuschia and darker colors like that can tend to be trickier, although not out of the question. There are also some colors that just don't work well together (like I recently saw a dark purple and green wedding palette...yikes!) so that's why I'm suggesting to show it to someone first :)
- Look to your venue for inspiration. This is true for all details of your wedding, but perhaps the colors and feeling of your venue will spark your inspiration for the colors you use. Our venue was outside, so I incorporated a lot of greenery into our centerpieces and bouquets, with pops of our main colors.
- Take note of the season. If it's an October affair, deep purples, berry colors and gold would be beautiful for fall. Summer? Maybe a sorbet color palette would be nice.
- Use the color wheel! As a design student in college, I know how helpful of a tool this can be. If you know you want to use pink as a color, but don't know what to pair it with, look to the right, left, and across from pink on the color wheel to find good, complimentary matches. My favorite color palettes are monochromatic, which uses one hue in a variety of tints and shades; analogous, which combines colors that are right next to each other on the color wheel; and complimentary, which is a more bold look using colors directly across from one another on the color wheel.
Determine the Use of Color
Once you land on a palette, I found it was helpful to determine how much and where each color will be used. Here was our break down:
Lavender: Flowers, bridesmaid dresses, envelope liners
Blush: Flowers, bridesmaid dresses, ribbon on bouquets and favors, linens, ribbons on escort board
Navy: Groomsman suits, napkins, and ink on signage
Silver: Vases, votives, and chargers
Once you break it down like that, you can better envision the amount of each color to be sure you like the ratio. I knew we wanted to use navy sparingly, so other than the guy's suits, we reserved navy for small details like signage and napkins. This works really well technically as well, since navy is the darkest color and would need a lot of light colors to balance out the darkness of the navy.
Some of you might be wondering what your style even is. Start by asking these questions.
Find Your Style
- Where will your wedding be?
- What are some words to describe your vision?
- What is your color palette?
- Where are your favorite places to shop for home decor? (Hey, your home decor style will definitely relate to your wedding style!)
Our style was aided by our venue, Holman Ranch. It's a rustic, yet elegant ranch in the hills of the Carmel Valley. Accented with stone, wood, a refined barn, and sweeping views of the hills, this really helped us find our style. We incorporated wood signs, natural/organic looking arrangements, highlighted the view at the ceremony, and accented with soft linens and upholstered furniture. To keep things fun and interactive, we had a smore station around a fire, cornhole and horseshoes for guests to play at the reception.
Photos: The Poffs
Hopefully this helps you get the ball rolling if you're engaged or planning a wedding! If I could go back to one day in my whole life, it'd be our wedding day. It was so special!
The Perfect (Petite!) Gift Idea + My Love Language
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Being the crazy gift-lover that I am, I couldn't wait for the package to arrive.
You just peel the sides to open the adorable box...
And start revealing the card and gift inside! I've gotten a Greetabl before and the friend who sent it also chose this fun pattern. I guess it really says "Michaela"! They have tons of patterns to choose from to make the gift extra custom for your friend or family member.
My husband got me this amazing smelling candle. He knows me so well! The copper jar is so perfect!! And he had me note that the lid was "very pretty so he knew I'd like it" :)
When you're building your Greetabl, you have the option to upload 3 photos on the card. If you choose not to, it'll just fill in with the pattern. But how fun is this to personalize it even further?!
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