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March 26, 2012

Lindsay’s Vintage Bridal Tea Party

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I am not one for planning parties, it’s not that I don’t like it ( it is actually quite the opposite!) but with 3 kids, a husband who’s a pastor, and working, there really has not been the time for it…. until now!

My little sister is getting married this spring, and if you have been following the blog, you know that I am extremely excited for her and to have Michael for my new brother in law! Lindsay’s meadow wedding will be very vintagie, so we (all her bridesmaids) wanted to follow the theme and give her a shower to match. We literally put the shower together in 3 weeks because of all our busy schedules, and I have to say it was a huge success!

I have to say that Pinterest played a huuuge role in getting all our thoughts togehter and sharing them with each other easily (see my board here!).

I was also blessed by a friend who makes and sells her items (many of them were her’s) at the Drawers of Davlee, an occasional shop in Monticello.

Since I am a huge coffee drinker and rarely drink tea, I needed some advice on how to go about makeing the tea. Another friend brought me with her to Tea Source in Minneapolis where we purchased the tea and then she taught me how to make a tea concentrate!

I also found these great and Free print-ables on the Wedding Chicks web-site in the Free Printables section.

We really wanted to incorporate our family’s history into the tea somehow. My mom went through all our family’s china and crystal and brought it for us to eat on. While going through it, she found a piece of china that was about 80 years old that was our great grandmother’s.

We had all the women coming to the party bring a tea cup or mug that represented them in some way and had Lindsay guess which one came with each woman.

Vintage aprons adorned each of us to make the party more festive.

It was such a great time, I can’t wait for more of the festivities to continue!! Click here to see the entire gallery, no password needed.

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Angie
So fun Karen! Beautiful shower. Love all the details.
Amanda McAlpine
GREAT JOB KAREN!!!! It looked SOOO good! So glad it turned out for you! You get the “best sister award”- so much work put into every detail of the shower!

January 31, 2012

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Today I was thrilled to recieve a message from The Modern Jewish Wedding. Check out Leia and Steve’s January wedding that was featured on their blog today!

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January 25, 2012

Steve and Leia- Temple Israel and Windows on Minnesota wedding

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“Maybe you’ll meet the woman you are going to marry today,” a friend of Steve’s joked as they walked along the golfing green at a benefit. Steve laughed and shook his head. He had other things to think about. Being the assistant minority representative in the MN house of Representatives brought enough, and it was not the day that he was going to meet “the one”. Especially at a golfing benefit.

A woman’s cheerful laugh caught his attention. He looked over and then looked again. She was smiling, beautiful, and then she caught his eye. Steve’s friend ,now known to all as, Chip, knew the lobbiest and introduced the two. They chatted throughout the day together and flirted like crazy. He asked he out for a drink after the benefit and she agreed. The two quickly realized that they had a lot in common. After a few years of dating, one night Steve brought Leia out on the deck of their home. Watching the sunset over the city, he proposed. Their January wedding day was beautiful! Oranges, pinks, reds, blacks and whites were woven throughout the the day as was lots of laughter and joy.

Thank you Steve and Leia for including me in your big day. You were beautiful and I wish you both all the best!

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January 24, 2012

Steve and Leia- details of a Minneapolis wedding

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Steve and Leia’s winter wedding was perfect! The weather was far from freezing and they were up for trying anything! The details helped make this wedding beautiful!

Leia’s dress was purchased at Priscilla of Boston (she was lucky enough to have received it before all the stores closed!) It was a Vera Wang dress style being Ethel, and it looked A-Maz-ing on her!

Leia and her bridesmaids work Kelly & Katie shoes.

Mici O’Grady did all of the women’s makeup with Mac products and Tracy Glenn did Leia’s hair as well as all the other women in the party.

Leia’s jewelry (earrings and bracelet) and her black reception sash were all done by Maria Elena, and purchased each piece from Priscilla of Boston.

Her veil (which looked stunning on her) was also purchased from Priscilla of Boston.

All the bridesmaids selected their own long black gowns.

The groomsmen also wore their own ark grey suits and Steve provided the red tie that they each wore.

Steve’s ring is from Bergstrom Jewelers, and Leia’s eternity band is by Tacori and was purchased at Arthur’s Jewelers, in Roseville.

The ceremony was held at Temple Israel in Minneapolis.

A group from the Minnesota Orchestra brought the beautiful music to the ceremony.

mimi design was the overall amazing vendor for the day… they provided wedding planning for the day, created the stationary for the day (invites, programs, menu’s, place cards) and provided all the decor for the table design, all the floral arrangements, table design, and layout (including the baby’s breath on the chuppah for the ceremony). Side note: As a vendor they were wonderful to work with!!

Windows on Minnesota held the reception while Instant Request provided the music.

I loved the idea that Leia and Steve used for their guest book. Because the couple went to Thailand for their honeymoon, they had guests sign into a photo book of Thailand.

Cocoa and Fig provided the yummy dessert bar.

More to come tomorrow of this beautiful couple!

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January 20, 2012

Steve & Patti: Earl Brown wedding

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The year had come to an end, but that was exactly what Steve and Patti were waiting for. After months of meticulous and careful planning, the sun arose on New Year’s Eve 2011.

This was the day that Patti would walk down the aisle, bad knee and all, and confess her “I do’s” to Steve. A few months earlier, actually a couple weeks after Patti and Steve’s rainy engagement session, Patti was playing on her women’s soccer league and injured her knee. Surgery was called for. A few months of rehab as well. Now the question was, would she even be able to walk down the aisle?

Heels were definitely out of the question, so was standing for longer periods of time, but after lots of rest and healing, Patti DID walk down the aisle. And she DID dance all night, and DID ring in the New Year, and had the best day of her life. It was a joy to work with such an amazing, flexible and happy couple. I couldn’t have been happier to have shared the last day of 2011 with such a fabulous couple. Patti and Steve, congratulations and much love as you start your lives together!