Changing settings

Idle hands to idle things, I guess. Since we've finalized a bunch of things and the newness of the ring has kind of worn off, I've been a little wishy washy about the ring setting. Sometimes I love it, other times I wish it were different. I was perusing the inflight duty free catalog on my flight back from my business trip, and I saw this set of earrings that seems to have all sorts of possible jackets/ configurations. I wish rings were more like that.

I've gone back and forth about the stone setting on the ring. Finally got it switched out today for a much more simple style setting, and it was almost like night and day... 

Found our venue, getting things done!

Found our venue, and we are slated for a Thanksgiving weekend wedding! It's going to be held at V. Sattui Winery in Napa Valley, so the ceremony will only start at dusk, after the winery has already closed to the public. This is fantastic, I'm starting to visualize everything, and I think it's going to be unique and intimate with light and votive candles really setting the ambiance... I just hope the photographer can capture this well, because I have a feeling that smartphone photos will be either blurry or overexposed. Pulled some pictures from the internet of V. Sattui in the evening, and I've started experimenting with things that would glow/shine/glisten through the evening. We might go with flameless votive lanterns for the bridesmaids in lieu of bouquets. And maybe a rhinestone trinket bouquet for me. I got some ideas initially from etsy, but I really couldn't afford a $750 crystal and rhinestone bouquet. So I headed to the craft store and basically grabbed everything that was 1) sparkly or shiny and 2) totally on sale.

V. Sattui Courtyard

Barrel room where reception takes place

Votives for the bridesmaids (maybe)

Bunch of stuff glued on a styrofoam half sphere... Kind of weird close up, but fiancé called it "so bling"... Exactly what I was going for... Haha. I dunno!