Shay's Wedding- ( and my bridesmaid screw ups)

Being maid of honor means making sure everything runs smoothly on the big day. Well, I think I did pretty good. Even if I screwed up on some things such as...

1. Running out the door I thought of ONE thing only. Grab her wedding dress. ( Which of course meant I would forget my own bridesmaid dress only to realize it at midnight a few hours before the wedding ceremony)

2. After a midnight panic attack and tears ( which we made sure the bride to be did NOT see) my amazing boyfriend drove almost an hour or more to go get my dress and bring it to the hotel where we were staying in the wee hours of the morning.

3. A few hours later when we were back on track getting the bride to be to look her best.  Which meant I would be running around like a chicken without a head and would  proceed to burn a fist size hole in the lining of my chiffon bridesmaid dress while trying to iron it. ( yes, the one that almost never made it).

4. Panic ensues as the girls do their best to cover up and do damage control. Alas, the bride never knew till after the reception when I showed her the mess that was my dress under the top layer of chiffon.

You wouldn't know all the stuff that went down from the AMAZING pictures taken on her big day.

-Wendy

PS: Can I say how obsessed I was with the way the bouquets and hand painted table settings turned out?! They were all a unique combination of gorgeous flowers. 

* Credit to J&R Photography who snapped these special memories.

When artsy friends get married

My best friend Shay is married ! Helping her plan this wedding was a blast even though we spent late nights changing color themes and discussing fonts for her invitations.

This is what happens when you have two people who are best friends (more like sisters) who both bonded as kids over art and now as adults work in graphic design and fashion. It was the perfect recipe for brainstorming sessions and DYI projects. Shay designed her own invitations and letterpress plates. YES, we hand made her invitations and save the dates. This meant rolling on the ink and pressing down the letterpress at home till it was perfect. It also meant hand painting tiny canvases for all the table #'s during the reception.

All the work was worth it when you saw how happy she looked on her big day. I will post more pics of the big day on the next post. For now, below are some shots of us flower shopping in the flower district in NYC brainstorming bouquet ideas.

-Wendy