The Adventures of Tin-Tin

I finally picked out my wedding colors!!! :::i think:::

I have been very indecisive with the issue of choosing wedding colors. It was incredibly annoying for everyone around me--including myself! But I finally did it! Today J and I went to Papyrus in Burlingame and found a box of soaps that conveyed everything I wanted:

Tropical because of the bright vibrant pink and elegant because of the espresso colored box which had a nice linen texture. Wonderful! I bought the box of overpriced soap just so I could stare at it and envision My Perfect Day.

When I first started planning this wedding a few months ago, I thought I was absolutely set on the colors. I fell in love with pink and gold--inspired by the Winter 2007 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings Perfect Palatte article.

I liked how elegant and different it looked. Also, Martha suggested having different shades on pink tied together with gold accents. I really liked this idea, but it didn't seem very practical for wedding planning purposes since it made choosing invitations very difficult. How could I incorporate light pink without it looking like a baby shower? It was impossible--at least for me. Add the fact that I have had my heart set on letterpress and you have a recipe for "ummm. I changed my mind."

Then I went to Paper Source and I found their color palatte page which I quickly snapped up. I really liked strawberry--a cheery red which a touch of pink. I also liked cream because that would be the color of my dress. I thought it would be perfect but everytime I saw cream invitations with strawberry envelopes it looked cheap and did not give me "the feeling" I was looking for.

I needed an anchor color--Espresso!  Hurrah! It is masculine, but works well with the bright pink and white (or cream).

After reading this article on Style Me Pretty about wedding colors, I am pretty sure I've got something I can work with here. The plus side is espresso looks great with all these colors. And the white will be a nice contrast. YAY.

Picture courtesy of StyleMePretty.com

Ain't nothing going on but the rent...

Oh my...it's been so long since I've blogged. I've mostly been busy with work, selecting invitations, and trying to stick with my diet. So far, things are on the up.

Ten Things That Happened Since My Last Post

1. Lost 10 14 lbs on the South Beach Diet. I got a couple more to go.
2. Bought lots of sweaters at Ann Taylor. YAY COLD WEATHER!
3. Designed my wedding web site.
4. Picked out the bridesmaid dresses. Surprisingly flattering on a variety of body shapes and sizes.
5. Changed the wedding colors like five times.
6. Made my first big student loan payment. ugh. The internal struggle in my bank account goes as follows: WEDDING vs. STUDENT LOANS vs. RENT
7. Got my hair cut and suddenly the world is new again. Thanks, Chakra!
8. Went to the new Barney's in San Francisco. It is morbidly overpriced but filled with happy friendly salespeople who wanted to help me spend what little I had.
9. Ate a fantastic cheese omelette at a new (to me at least) breakfast joint--the Country Gourmet in Sunnyvale. Click here for the Yelp.com reviews. Even though I am limiting my carbs, I don't think I would be able to resist having a bite of anything served with their buttery biscuits.
10. Ordered our STD's (Save the Dates for those of you who don't live in WeddingLand). I also discovered that I LOVE LOVE LOVE letterpress invites and nothing else will do.

Ah well...I am slowly becoming more stubborn about what I want while I'm visiting WeddingLand. I started off with a "whatever as long as it's not tacky" attitude. And now I am getting more--focused. I guess that's the nice way to put it. hehehe.