Wedding Planning!

So yesterday we officially reserved our photographers for the wedding! They are Jere & Ashley Dotten from Charlotte, NC.  I'm super excited about having them as our photographers and their work is absolutely beautiful!! Be sure and check out the link above to their blog to see their work.  


Can't wait for our engagement session in May at the Biltmore House's Festival of Flowers!

Wedding Decor

A little background first...

Ian proposed back in October after dating for 5 years and we are getting married May 19, 2012...after graduating the week before from pharmacy school.  Our colors for the wedding are hot pink and black.  I also LOVE LOVE LOVE polka dots and anything glittery/shiny/sparkly...so of course I want this incorporated into the wedding as well :)

Over my Spring Break, my mom and I met with a lady who is going to be decorating for my and Ian's wedding reception.  After showing her some inspiration pictures I found while searching the internet and magazines, she came up with some great ideas.  She told me about this store in Charlotte called BLACKLION that I needed to check out.

So today...

Today at school, we had our Annual Assessment, which a comprehensive test to measure what we have learned that year and what we remember from previous years.  So after this 160 question test...I decided I needed a little retail therapy...I mean...who wouldn't?? Soooo I headed to BLACKLION to see what its all about.  Well on my way, there is a drive-thru Starbucks that I couldn't resist on this rainy day.  Anyways, as I walk in the store, I'm pretty sure my heart fluttered :) The way the store is set up, there are tons of individual merchant booths and then you pay for your things at the end.  I was completely overwhelmed by all the gorgeous home decor..I wanted everything!  However...it was a little outside my student budget.  So as I'm walking up and down the aisles something sparkly catches my eye...two silver mirror-looking vases...and just my luck 1) they would be perfect for the wedding reception 2) I can use them in our house when we're married and 3) they were 50% off!  I just love them!!

My thoughts for using these is the set pink pomanders on top like the pictures below

I'm super excited to put these to use and can't wait to find more wedding things!!!