I think the first and fourth ones on my list earlier were buttercream and not fondant... do you think buttercream would hold up during an outside wedding? that's my #1 fear - that it'll melt

8/30/2010 11:39:06 AM

What time of year?

Outside in oct/nov/march/April...prolly.
Outside in june/July/aug...prolly not.

8/30/2010 1:04:17 PM

what about jan/feb/may/sep?

8/30/2010 1:11:45 PM

May 19th :\ it'll be late afternoon into the evening though, not mid-day that's for damn sure

8/30/2010 1:12:34 PM

Avg temp in May is ~68ºF, max being right at 80ºF. I think you'd be fine, but only if it's in some sort of shade and isn't transported in a super hot car.
Also, some bakers will add cornstarch to thicken up the buttercream and prevent it from melting, especially on those humid days. Your baker will know what to do!

8/30/2010 2:06:51 PM

Especially if you have a place to store it until you need to bring it outside. If it's sitting there from 5-9, that's a whole lot better than 11am-9pm.

8/30/2010 2:38:28 PM

are all the weddingsat ferrington village outside?

8/30/2010 3:37:19 PM

River Ridge has a side pretty room where you can do the cake cutting.. .maybe I can just store it in there then transport it out right before the reception starts

Can I also add that it is so exciting to be able to say "_____ at River Ridge"?! I'm glad I can finally have a clear cut vision of where I'll be doing this thing

[Edited on August 30, 2010 at 5:30 PM. Reason : .]

8/30/2010 5:29:26 PM

My husband said buttercream probably won't hold up for weddings outside in May/June/July

He said the cake needs to be supported very well for it to hold up. You'd need to keep an eye on the cake during the reception.

Here's the cake my husband made for his sister's wedding in May in Wilmington



Those are edible orchids on the cake . The cake was pina colada cake (pineapple, coconut and malibu rum)



[Edited on August 30, 2010 at 7:03 PM. Reason : g]

8/30/2010 6:57:41 PM

eeeeeeek


look at these bm dresses!





swooooooooon

9/1/2010 12:14:18 PM

eeeeeek

cody and i got featured in a blog



http://www.forgetmeknotweddingsblog.com/

9/2/2010 8:30:15 AM

oh gosh

another one!

http://beyondbeyond.co.uk/blog/lord-sweet-mercer-joie-cody/



hillary contacted me and said she thinks there are 5 or so blogs that are interested

i will be tooting that horn here

9/2/2010 12:02:54 PM

Awesome! Which ones?

9/2/2010 6:42:21 PM

im not sure

smaller ones though

9/3/2010 10:03:23 AM

soooooo. cody and i are pretty set for the music for the ceremony.

only two songs. (ignore the videos lol)

the processional:


this song will be played for the seating of the grandparents, parents, bridesmaids walking, and even the bridal entrance. no song changes at all. (the seating will start at the 1:10 minute mark)


and this will be the recessional:



but i was telling someone about it yesterday and it hit me

the processional is called "lower your eyelids to die with the sun"
and the recessional is "new morning"


how freaking awesome is that?!




[Edited on September 4, 2010 at 9:30 AM. Reason : and it wasn't planned! people are going to think we were being super symbolic or something ]

9/4/2010 9:25:56 AM

Great songs, Joie!! The flow of the names of them are quite interesting. gg

9/4/2010 11:48:57 AM

We just bought a house and so the whole wedding planning mess has gone out the window until we move. I will be back soon!

9/4/2010 4:05:18 PM

^CONGRATS!

where is it?

9/4/2010 4:29:12 PM

Near the Time Warner Amphitheater. We close on the 30th SO SUBLEASE MY APARTMENT!

9/5/2010 7:19:49 AM

^Congratulations on the house!!

^^ that first song 'lower your eyelids to die with the sun' kept reminding me of the arcade fire song 'wake up'. I know it's nowhere close to the same but both very cool songs! You could always add 'wake up' and then still do recessional as 'new morning', lol.

How did you pick/find those songs? Do they mean a lot to you and do they work with the whole timing thing?

9/5/2010 9:13:11 AM

Thanks! We are excited!!!

9/6/2010 7:42:13 AM

Thanks! We are excited!!!

9/6/2010 7:42:13 AM

^^they are just two of our favorirte songs

9/6/2010 2:41:30 PM

do want!

9/6/2010 7:50:11 PM

I'm a dummy... I put it as a picture instead of a link

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Hammered-Soft-Satin-Tiered-Gown-with-Cap-Sleeves-859281D_Bridal-Gowns-Shop-By-Silhouette-Mermaid-Trumpet

9/7/2010 11:13:58 AM

~92 hours and counting!

i gotta head out and make the ceremony programs in a little bit

tomorrow we're getting 60-minute massages...gifts from one of her coworkers

9/7/2010 8:35:41 PM

you know what sucks? having a ton of great ideas for wedding decorating then thinking to yourself... I can't even start this shit for a year

9/10/2010 2:44:51 PM

^ I imagine it would be worse if you had no ideas and only a few months to plan the wedding

9/10/2010 3:15:02 PM

Haha touché.... Or if I was naive as hell and planning one..

9/10/2010 5:04:08 PM

and...

*whew*

9/12/2010 5:35:37 PM

^IS that your update?! Congratulations!!

9/13/2010 12:25:32 PM

I <3 wedding porn

and these -- -- make me wanna dim the lights down

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

9/16/2010 7:50:07 PM

^i knew those looked familiar...they're from one of my fav etsy sellers!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/whichgoose


i've bought a couple of headbands from her!


they are really awesome!

i'll probably let my bridesmaids look at em and see if they like any

9/16/2010 10:40:17 PM

yay i can post in here now.

i think i have decided on a hairstyle for the dinner/ceremony:



messy. i like.

i'll let it down for the party

[Edited on September 24, 2010 at 3:52 PM. Reason : i think id want it a little lower though]

9/24/2010 3:46:25 PM

http://www.onewed.com/blog/savvy-scoop/category/featured-wedding/2010/09/24/artsy-hipster-engagement-session-inspiration-joie-and-cody/

9/24/2010 4:23:19 PM

Quote :

"who will wed on June 11, 2011 at the North Carolina Museum of Art"

I thought y'all chose the Preston Woodall House?

Awesome blog though

9/24/2010 8:08:33 PM

I'm just glad there's posts in here again

I was starting to have wedding planning stalking withdrawal

9/24/2010 8:18:07 PM

^^lol. we did.
its a misprint

9/24/2010 8:26:32 PM

Gosh Joie, that hairstyle is just so femininely gorgeous! LOVE IT!!!

9/24/2010 10:58:25 PM

the groom's cake my wife got for me...the photographer and i conspired to set it on fire at the reception



cake topper with our rings



we rode off in a 1956 chrysler (dodge, i suppose) la femme...with a chauffeur and everything (a friend of the family)

9/27/2010 9:53:22 PM

Cute toppers

So I'm thinking of completely abandoning my original centerpiece idea and getting bouquets at the farmers market instead

9/28/2010 9:50:43 AM

^ Do it.. I'm making my own centerpieces, too. I'm glad you mentioned the Farmer's Market because I didn't even think about going there! I was going to do Sam's Club

9/28/2010 9:55:30 AM

those pics look great quagmire! i cant wait to see more!

9/28/2010 10:26:49 AM

agreed more pictures.

9/28/2010 2:00:43 PM

^^^ There's a woman there that makes these cute bouquets that use basil as the filler and they're $5 each.

9/28/2010 2:09:56 PM

For those of you in the market for dresses/tuxes/shoes, etc: http://www.wral.com/5onyourside/video/8379683/#/vid8379683

9/30/2010 9:59:46 PM

gimme this dress puhleeeeeeeeease!!!!




http://ruffledblog.com/2010/09/holland-michigan-wedding-with-an-unbelievable-cotton-candy-vera-wang-gown/

10/1/2010 9:38:42 AM

^awwww! That couple looks really in love. I love it when the guy looks so adoringly at his girl! :swoon:

10/1/2010 9:46:25 AM

i KNOW


that picture makes me

10/1/2010 9:55:12 AM

i know it is really different and probably frowned upon by a lot of people, but i actually like the jeweled (??? i don't know if that is the right word) top of the dress a lot. it adds detail but isn't flashy. i think its so pretty and whimsical.

10/2/2010 10:35:46 PM