003 - Color Madness!!

This is the color palette I put together to show Mr. Poodle how cute our colors look together.


I don't know if its normal but I keep imagining everything I see on Purple&Green (Clothes, fabrics, books, ornaments, etc...) but yeah I'm kind of weird. So this are the first random cool ideas I've seen and like of colors and inspiration I've found.

So far I think this is the coolest "Green&Purple" wedding I've seen

{ Pictures by Once Wed }

{ Image Source Left (link)- Right (link) }

And This is definitely the closest to "our vision" centerpieces so far. I just fell in love with this paper flowers. The original pictures were red (left) and yellow (right) but I had to try and Photoshop them to match our colors :) . Want to give those a try? Here you can find the tutorial for this cute paper flowers (Link)

{ Image source ( Link) }

I also loved the cherry blossom paper flowers, they just look so cute! but of course on purple. So I got lots of recycled purple paper, already cut into 8cm squares, and the plan is to make 350 of those with the help of the girls here in Chile. If you liked this cherry blossoms you can find the tutorial here ( Link)

Now when it comes to the green, I loved the fruits accents!

{ Pictures from The Knot & Once Wed }

Another cool thing are balloon lamps, me encantan :) !! But I have serious doubts and I'm planning on trying some other options using recycled paper for that.

{ Pictures from OnceWed }

Cool frame, but what I liked the most were the apples on the arrangements! GO GREEN! :)

Are you using non traditional ways to add your colors to the wedding? want to share?

002 - Let's talk Dress

When I was a little girl I used to make dresses for all my dolls, I started with toilet paper - My mom wouldn't let me use sharp scissors or needle and thread lol - Then I moved to fabric when I was around 7 years old, by the time I was 14 my mom bought her first sawing machine and I moved from making clothes for my dolls to my lil sister, I slowly kidnap the sawing machine and started making clothes for me :). Now I use her machine all the time - even call it mine lol .

I love to make dresses and dream about making one for my wedding - but now I know there are not a piece of cake!

So to start slow, first I need to know what kind of dress I'll be making, I started web searching and tried on different shapes - just to know how they feel. I'm a big dancer (not a good one but i love to dance) So for my wedding I wanted something comfortable.

So here the final 3 inspiration dresses :)


Number 1) Designer Monique Lhuillier - Nadine





Images Source Once Wed


Number 2) Alvina Valenta







Images Source Once Wed


Number 2) Designer Monique Lhuillier - Swan Lake










Images Source Once Wed

Now I definitely know how I would like the bottom to look: PUFFY!!!! but I have so many thing to decide still.

Did you experience the overload of dresses on your WEDDING DRESS folder file? Mine is already about 260 pictures, and those are the ones on the NOT LIKING folder...

001 - Poping the BLOG!

So I thought I should start introducing myself, I'm a Chilean Industrial Designer that has a fascination over Graphic and Fashion design, I graduated last year from the University of Chile, and I work as a web designer and freelancing on anything that has to do with design! love it ♥!!

Mr.K and I met 2 years and 3 months ago, while I was working on an Interchange work experience program in California. It was a pretty close to love at first sight kind of experience and after a couple of trips for the both of us, we are planning on a one way one, to finally be together forever <3

This is actually my first blog, and I’m extremely excited is actually a wedding planning one yaaaayy

Now just so you know, this is not going to be a normal wedding planning, because actually not many of girls plan a wedding on the way I’m going to have to. Usually you have a date and work from that to find the perfect place and all the planning goodies, now in my case the date is going to be the last thing i will know!! LAME! isn't it! Anyway, that’s just because we are working on visa papers and the date of the approval in order for me to travel does not depend on us.

So far we do have a place, and that's My Handsome grandparent's ranch in California, It's so cute and goes perfect with the ideas I have in mind (you will see them later) So actually the planning is going to be the perfect way to keep my mind out of the calendar wishing it would past faster, so I can see my love again. That way anytime I'm not working, I'm trying to think of cute ideas for the wedding :)Yay!

So if you think planning a wedding is a hard thing to do, think about doing it 5,576 miles away, and not only that, I have no idea of the local resources and I’m not so familiar on how to get the supplies I’ll need for my projects, but taking care of that I have: First my amor’s family that I love so very much and have being so supported ( Actually My soon to be mother in law sent me the bible of “how to plan a wedding book” cause I knew nothing of how weddings work in the USA, Thank you B!!) And the friends I met while I was there.


I’ve been having so many ideas ever since we started the visa process on February, but the lack of time, got me to start this blog just now.

The main purpose of this blog is to show on a direct way our wedding planning and visa process, cause our family’s live so far away that we couldn’t keep informing all the time (my mail was overload with images) plus if you happen to be on the same situation, we will love to hear from you and your experience so far, share ideas and hopefully inspire some brides to be on the amazing journey of love: to become one.


That's for now, and Bienvenidos!

Link Love

:: Bee Blog Love

• Nerdy Bride -  Dachshund
• Lavender & Poppies - Bear Cub
• Confessions of an engaged girl - Labrador
  
• Manhattan Actress's Wedding - Star
• I groomzilla ...you bride - Mango
• The Anti-Bride - Mouse
  
• Project:Bride - Sprinkle
• The Broke-Ass Bride - Meatball
• US meets UK - D'orsay

:: Married Bee Blog Love

• That Wife - Avocado
• Hisbirdie - French Bulldog
• Youwannatalkjive - Candy Corn
• The Sunset House - Eggplant
• Wifey Lifey's - Penguin
  
• Geek In Heels - Peony
• Written Bliss - Bunny
• e.louise - Beagle

:: Friend Blog Love

• Kosmo Joyas - Jessica (My MOH)
• Team Claudia y Felipe! - Miss Tortolita
• Giovanna y Samuel - MexicanGirl
  
• I love you Much - 50FootBride!
• Jesstagirl and her Office - Jessica Lynn
  
• The Roddy Bride
  

:: Wedding Inspiration Blog Love

• Once Wed
  
• Style me Pretty
  
• Weddingbee
• Rock'n Roll Bride
  
• Green Wedding Shoes
• The Bride's Cafe
  
• Snippet and Ink
• Southern Weddings
  

:: Home/Decor/Cool Blog Love

• Merriment Design
• Twig and Thistle
  
• Design*Sponge
• Craft Stylish
  
• Daily Danny
  

:: Food Blog Love

• Bakerella

Link me! and I'll link you ;)
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Contact

I am an Industrial Designer, but I've work designing websites, blog templates, invitations, accessories and recently Ive been into fashion design.So if you need any of those, or have a special request, comment, doubts or just any reason, email me :	hello (at)howjoyful  (dot) com
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