new adventures (in wedding gifts)

{ on your way compass cuff links by outoftheblue }

the man graduated from business school today (hooray!) -- who knows what adventure he'll get into next. if you know someone embarking on a journey, here are some ideas: take-aways for the get-gone.






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honeymooning #1: get outta dodge

{ vicarious travel set: june blossoms, with customized travel guide by cascadelemonade }

here's a fabulous gift idea: travel sets! the one above from cascadelemonade even includes a custom travel guide written for where you or your happily married friends are headed. neat!







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pacoandlupe: no sleep til brooklyn

{ new york weekend bag }

hello all! as you can see, the angry rottweilers are housesitting again -- in the meantime, a little love from nyc.

will write more on pacoandlupe once back home, promise!

Preppy Wedding Mania

As I alluded to in my checklist post on Tuesday, wedding preparation in my world is certainly in full-gear. Just wanted to share with you some of the fun stuff we have recently completed.

Invitations. We went with Rita Renning (from the William Arthur line). I wanted something traditional and we worked with a local vendor to secure the prefect invites. Here is a picture of the invite from the Rita Renning site. We went for a chocolate brown ink in thermography (letterpress and engraving were out of the budget, but beautiful), to add a little spunk. Also, the rsvp cards and the reception cards are just beautiful. I promise to post pictures of the actual invites soon.

The Dress. Had my second fitting last night. Definitely need to hit the gym in the next few weeks, but the dress looks good. Wish I could post pictures, but I will give you one hint, the dress is a Pronovias.

The Honeymoon. After lots of discussion, the husband-to-be booked the honeymoon last night. We�re heading to Aruba and we�ll be staying at a suite in the Bucuti Resort for six nights. It is ranked number one on tripadvisor.com and is adult only. Even better, we stayed within the budget!

If anyone has visited Aruba, I would love to hear restaurant recommendations.

There are lots of wedding projects still left to be done and I promise to give you some crafty instructions on some home-made projects I have recently completed!

The Preppy Honeymoon?

Today I am going to ask for your advice. Where should the husband-to-be and I go on our honeymoon? We were thinking of the Carribean (Anguilla) or Barcelona. Keep in mind, we are going in March (Europe's still cold). We both love the idea of going back to Europe and exploring, we just have been advised to take a honeymoon where the main priority is relaxing.

So, suggest away. We have a budget and luggage with nowhere to go!