the ladies

My fabulous bridesmaids looked smokin' HOT at the wedding! Finding their dresses was a bit of a challenge with them all spread across the world (Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Calgary and Australia) but we managed to make it work. I was pretty set on finding dresses that wouldn't break the bank and weren't your typical never-to-be-worn-again bridesmaid dresses. That lead us to the Gap, where I ordered the dresses online and scored an such unfathomable deal that I was able to give them to the ladies as gifts.

These photos aren't of my girls, they're from a fashion shoot that was featured on a blog. I can't remember which blog they came from though, please let me know if you know.

etsy love - part 4

For our ultra-stylin' groomsmen we found some equally ultra-stylin' ties. They're "topograpical error" ties from etsy seller toybreaker. The screenprint is of distressed remnants of 1900's sea-depth estimates taken in Scandinavian and Arctic waters. We loved them because of B's Navy connection as well as our overall love for maps. The groomsmen wore dove ink on navy and B wore dove ink on khaki.

(Images via toybreaker)

etsy love - part 3

Since my husband (love the way that sounds) and I are from different parts of the province and our relationship was hugely defined by the vast distance, I decided to get him some cute cufflinks to celebrate our wedding day. His custom pair consists of vintage maps of Thunder Bay/Woodstock and were made by etsy seller foundling. I just love them, and I'm pretty sure B does too.

(Image via foundling)

etsy love - part 2

As gifts to my bridesmaids I found lovely necklaces by etsy seller Elizabeth Rosas Jewelry. I love how simple and delicate these are and they went well with the ruffles on the girls' dresses. I wanted to find something the girls could wear again. These necklaces were a custom order and I got one for myself as well.

With the necklaces I also gave to the girls each a pair of little Larimar post earrings from the Dominican Republic (our engagement location).

(Images via ERosasjewelry)

etsy love - part 1

As a special gift to my maid-of-honour, who literally heard every single detail of my wedding planning process from a far, I gave her a super cute pencil case by madebyhank. I adore this etsy seller's work. I'm quite positive she'll one day be big and famous, her stuff is just so great. I stalked her blog and shop for ages waiting for a listing of the perfect fabric combo. The houndstooth on this green little number totally sold me. So, to my m-o-h extraordinaire - thanks pig!

(Images via madebyhank)