BSG Season Premeire Tonight!

Whipped Bake Shop in Philadelphia is just amazing! I wish I could have ordered this for the BSG premiere party I am attending this evening. I love it when a bakery can combine the classic look of a traditional wedding cake with a bride or groom's personal interests. Very original.

Mmmmm... good.

Our caterer, Hoaglin Fine Catering was recently featured on Jennifer Driscoll's photography blog. I was thrilled to see one of the shots had some of the miniature cheeseburgers and fries we plan of serving as a midnight snack. Believe me, everything tastes as good as it looks too!

New Year's Resolutions

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I think the resolutions we make to the world around us are resolutions we really tend to keep. Get Healthy? Check. More personal time? Check.

Of course we want to do these things, but when we find ourselves drawn to a resolution that can in fact make a real difference in the world, we are more inclined to finish the year off with an actual RED check mark on our New Year's Resolution Lists.

This time, next year, I 'll be pulling out that red Sharpie. Have no doubts about that.

Mimi's 2009 Resolutions

1. Take charge of the "Ripple Effect" by volunteering for

Clean World Movement

2. Faithfully use me Wii for a healthier Mii.

(i.e. now sighs from the Wii Fit board when I step onto it)

3. Become a semi-professional blogger (M-F postings!)

4. Keep Knocking on Doors!

That's it. No. Wait........

5. Fill up my I-Pod with great stuff

Merry Christmas!

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"Maybe the dingo ate your baby."

Yes, I have a little Elaine in me. I think we all do. However, until very recently, her antics had ruined the word "fiance" for me. It took some time to get used to introducing my better half as my fiance. It sounded so braggy. But the more I did it, the more proud I became to be honored by his choice in marrying me. I do still hear dingo when I say "fiance", but I do love my dingo.

Junebug's find: Good Stock Book and Bindery

What Junebug Loves never disappoints, but today I think they posted my favorite find of the last few months since becoming a faithful follower. Follow their lead and check out Good Stock Press and Bindery. Now you can make that book of photos you have always been fantasizing about. (Or is that just me?)

Of course most brides get their albums for the wedding through their photographer, but here you can personalize you book down to ever little detail and give them to parents, grandparents, or others who would love to have a memory book of your day. And while this is grrreat for brides, these books can be personalized for any occassion: new baby, your pets, your family tree.... The possibilities are limitless as your imagination.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Searching for the perfect tree inspired wedding invitation....

Wow. I say wow. The is something I imagine would be in a fantasy filled children's book. Love it.

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If you ever watched Six Feet Under on HBO, you will know why I adore this one.

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This is just one seller on Etsy I am obsessed with since deciding on using trees to tie in the details of our wedding. Her work is beautiful. No, flowers don't always grow on trees, but they should! Her work is customizable too! Woot Woot! I wonder how I can get a customized wooden tree box on my registry? Hmmmmmmm....

{image: etsy seller - SixthandElm}

You are now a witness to the fact that I have always had a hard time making up my mind. So I just let go of this "to-d0" on my planning list so I don't have to make a decision. When it came to picking out an invitation, which is what reflects the central theme of your wedding by providing a few details of the type of event guests can expect, I was lost. Having a fall wedding I couldn't ignore my love for fall foliage in pulling and invitation together.

So, my Step Mother is having her niece, Laura, who is a student at an art school in Los Angles, take all of the elements that I have been lamenting over and create a wedding invitation just for me! What a fantastic way to have something unique while saving some money by giving an up-and-comer a chance. I CAN'T WAIT to see how they turn out.

Melangerienyc's fantastic geneology trees!

This is such a neat idea. The company melangerienyc creates these one of a kind wedding geneology charts which display your relationship with all of the guests you invite to your wedding. Each chart details the relationships of the bride and groom to their various guests, calling out interesting connections between guests, and the occasional little-known fact. The charts are offered in three, distinct design styles: a modern aesthetic (6 degrees of the bride and groom), a traditional aesthetic (wedding lineage), and an illustrative design (a wedding tree).

A top ten list to get me back on track!

So life has been a bit crazy between school, redecorating the house, and life. Even though finals are creeping up I thought I better buckle down and get back on track with planning my wedding. Because my first step towards organized chaos always inludes lists, I thought I would share my favorite wedding planning blogs with you. I find the ideas discovered on blogs are much more unique than those found in books or magazines and the majority of brides just don't know what they are missing!

10. Victoria with Roses

9. Southern Weddings Magazine

8. The Bride's Cafe

7. Polka Dot Bride

6. Once Wed

5, Style Me Pretty

4. What Junebug Loves

3. Lucky Me!

2. In this Instance

1. Snippet and Ink Daily Wedding Inspiration

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