random school spirit?

so i was cruising around on etsy.... not really looking for garters but found the GarterLady shop. after browsing through many of the handmade garters, many of which were team garters... i laughed and thought if only she had an SC Trojans one... 

uh- oh... now that i've found one, i don't know what to do....

very tempting to make this my toss garter and my way of tying in our alma mater....

maybe i shouldn't think about this too much.... but most of our single guys are trojans.... 

am i crazy to even consider this idea?

my wedding shoes

k... so my wedding shoes have not been at the top of my wedding attire to do list, 

to be quite honest my attire hasn't been at the top of my wedding to do list!

is that a little strange?? i'm a bride to be, not worrying about all the accoutrements....

well on my trip to JCrew today to return the extra BMs dresses i had taking up closet space, i snooped a little and checked out these espadrilles i've loved since i saw them in the early spring catalog.

you can find them here

they've bounced b/t full price $98 and the sale $79 

well i tried these puppies on and oh now they are down to $59... oh yeah AND JCrew is running an additional 25% off sale merchandise..... 

that means my wedding shoes were a HUGE steal!

i believe $44 was the price before tax

i know you're probably thinking these don't look like typical wedding shoes...

well these were my requirements for shoes:

gold or blue sandal (our colors are blue)

wedge heel - preferably cork or espadrille (since the ceremony is on grass)

comfy

and an ankle strap to help their dance-ability 

(i think i just made up that word) =)

have any details of your wedding just fallen in your lap without you spending many long hours debating and fretting... like my shoes did today?

man i'm on a roll picked up my dress thursday (finally, the salon isn't babysitting it any longer), found the twigs & honey orchids for my hair, and my shoes in a matter of days

my list is getting shorter!

who am i kidding... it's still really long....

accessories

for those of you who know me, you know that i design jewelry and accessories.

and for my wedding i plan do do the ultimate DIY of creating my jewelry to accompany my wedding dress.... well tonight i found my one and only outside accessory, 

not made by my own hands!

they are however, made by some very talented hands though! =)

these are some custom orchids Myra of twigs & honey just posted on her blog

you can find her on etsy too

photo credit:  twigs & honey

twigsandhoney.blogspot.com

anyhow, i planned on wearing two live orchids in my hair, but i was honestly a little

nervous that they would look alive still by the end of the day... but ever since i found myra's goodies i've been hooked, however i hadn't seen any of her pieces that would "fit" with our wedding and my attire... and then i checked her blog last night and she sealed the deal for me.

mrya, the designer, recently took her business full time and is busier than ever!  she even posted that she can't fulfill any custom orders before the end of july... 

well with our august wedding date 

i might be in luck!

hopefully i will hear from her soon

i have to say, it's so inspiring to see a fellow wedding accessory designer with so much success in such little time, she followed her passion and has been reaping the reward of listening to her heart... i only hope that some day i can enjoy my passion as my full time business 

as Mrya does today.