Guest Gift Ideas

My original idea was/still is homemade Jams using my grandmas strawberry recipe and his grandmas apple butter recipe

But lately I've been trying to convince Levi that making 150 little bird houses is a great idea

I love these! They're so cute! Either way, wedding favor or not I'm going to need to learn how to knit 

What to dance to first?

Levi and I like music. A lot. Therefore we are having trouble deciding on what song is our song. We have it narrowed down to this list. I'm sure along the way we'll hear something else that will reach out and grab our heart strings but for now here's what we're working with. 

Manic Monday Music - Portland Oregon

I love this song by Loretta Lynn & Jack White! Not only because Portland Oregon is my hometown but the lyrics bring back memories of the first night Levi & I "met". We ditched a house party, picked up a six pack and wondered the old neighborhoods on the East side of Portland. We shared an admiration for the huge old homes, talked about life, cracked a few jokes, stopped to rest on school porches, and totally lost track of time in each others company. 

Next day we knew last night got drunk
But we loved enough for the both of us
In the morning when the night had sobered up
It was much too late for the both of us in Oregon

=) 

Meet Our Photographer

Scott McNamara!

I am so excited about him I could just scream!
 I've spent countless hours searching the web for a photographer I like and that Levi would agree with (<---- This can be very challenging, Levi is even pickier than I am). I knew I was looking for someone that had a certain style to them, something that was different, something that was natural, someone with "the right eye".  Something that was us. Any photographer that came close to what I was looking for was located in some far off distant land .....Ok not really, more like California but when you're getting married in Oregon and you're on a budget flying a photographer up doesn't really sound reasonable. Right when I was getting ready to settle for less I found Scott! Located right here in Portland Oregon! I immediately sent his website over to Levi via email and received a response back in less than 30 seconds that said "YES". 

We met with Scott as soon as possible. After chatting over coffee, going through his portfolio and coming up with a plan that worked best for all of us we knew he was our guy! Not only is his work: Artistic, beautiful, different, and makes you say ooooooo & aaahhhhh, he captures ones true self by not allowing the photographs to be posed. When Scott told us he's never shot an indoor wedding and that he used to be a nature/wildlife photographer the answer was obvious. DUH! He's is the perfect photographer for our outdoor old growth forest camp wedding!

Here's a taste of what he's capable of:

We'll be working with Scott for our engagement photos, our big day, and the day after.
I KNOW! I'M ANXIOUS TOO!

To see more of Scott's work or for contact information visit visit Scottnmcnamara.com

The Winning Inspirational Color Scheme is:

A combination of One & Four!

Peach

Charcoal

Black

Offwhite

With a splash of  Marigold!

Thank you BHLDN for letting me create my own inspiration board.
P.S check out this site, I'm obsessed!

It's perfect! Levi wants to wear black, I plan to wear offwhite, I love peach peonies, and I plan to use splash of the yellow by using Craspedia Billy Balls. They'll tie in with the succulent plants nicely.
(Succulents, Babies Breath, Peach Peonies...... Are my flowers of choice so far)

What are Billy Balls? This cute little pom pom!

Table Numbers

 Something to think about

I <3 these woodsy numbers

Colors colors I HAVE to pick my colors!

Oh boy this is hard. I have an image in my head of what I'm going for.... Vintage, soft, romantic, rustic..... SIMPLE.... I'm trying not to be picky because I'm not the matchy matchy type of gal, but I feel like I need to get a color scheme in place so I can commit to all the decorating ideas I have and my maids can start to get a feel for what colors I'm going for and if they happen to see a dress now that they love they can say "Hey I could wear that in Shannon's wedding". So here it goes with a few inspiration boards I've found... 

Inspiration board numero uno: 

Peach

Marygold

Offwhite

Gray

All of these colors I like

Dos:

Peach

Offwhite

Periwinkle 

light gray

Tres:
This is a little bright and a little too much fall: 

Navy Blue

Yellow

Orange

Light green

Purple

Cuatro:
So far my personal fave

Peach

Charcoal

Black

Offwhite

Minus the gold, I'm going silver

Cinco:
A warmer choice but another fave

Plum purple

Light Moss Greens

Offwhite

Light Brown (Burlap would be cool!)
I plan on using peach peonies for sure so we'd toss those in to lighten it up a bit

I'm focused on colors brought to you by succulent plants.