I guess you could say I'm an avid wedding-goer. I went to eight weddings last year alone, and probably over 100 in my lifetime.
What I love most at a wedding is the personal details the couple has incorporated into their day- that special song they chose to dance to, the montage of photos from their lives, the vows they wrote for each other. To me, it's what starting a life together is all about. Each person bringing in pieces of themselves to share. Their taste, their friends and family, their love.
Some women plan the entire day and their man just shows up to the ceremony, almost as clueless as the guests on how everything will look. Not my man! I'm constantly getting his feedback and including his ideas into the celebration. This is as much part of his day as it is mine.
Ever since I was a little girl, my idea of a wedding was a bit different than most of my friends. I never envisioned a huge wedding with tons of bridesmaids and a princess style wedding gown. I always imagined mine would be smaller, non-traditional and oozing with my own personal touches. I'm constantly surfing the web and thumbing through magazines noticing decorations and realizing, "I can make that- for a quarter of the price!"
As the weeks begin to run away I wanted to send out a save the date card. I was trying to think of a cute, original idea, and finally a light bulb popped into my head. I ran into my (soon-to-be) step-daughters room and fished out two of her Barbie dolls. I quickly drove out to Target to purchase the proper wedding attire for my lovely models, and called my friend Kelly to help with my big photo shoot.
So to answer some questions: Yes. I took this shot in my backyard. Yes I actually did go to the store and purchase the doll's attire. And yes, I designed the card. It was so much fun!
Today I'm going to register- wish me luck!
