Happy Birthday to ME!

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Its here...the day that I get to do whatever I want, no questions asked. ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!!

we found a place!

Almost 5 months after Mr. Gloss popped that bling on my finger we had FINALLY secured our venue....and had a date! We are getting married in Greenville, Maine in the middle of Moosehead Lake on the 100yr. old steamship Katahdin, affectionately nicknamed, 'the Kate'.

Our venue (if I can call it that) doesn't typically do weddings, although they have done a few in the past. When I ‘toured’ the boat I spoke to the captain who was EXTREMELY helpful since his daughter was married on the ship two summers ago. There were also a few surprises (good and bad). The good, we can pretty much do whatever we want, including bringing all our own food and alcohol. The bad, even though the boat holds 250, if we want to have everyone in the same area for the ceremony we will probably max out at 120. Which seems like a good number, however, Mr. Gloss and I have really large families. Both Mama Gloss and Mr. Gloss (who shall now be referred to as Mr. G since he thinks it sounds more ‘manly’) have seven siblings each. Yikes – so our guest list is primarily family and a few close friends. Another wrench into my plans was that we had to schedule our departure time around the pre-scheduled tours. Also, I had anticipated being able to have everything ceremony/dinner/dancing on the boat since the last time I was on it I remember it being HUGE, but on my ‘tour’ I quickly realized the spaces feel much smaller after age 7.

I was not deterred however since I had seen all these great modern, nautical photos for inspiration and I was determined to make it work.

images from the knot

I love that they are nautical but not lighthouse/beachy/nautical. They just have such a relaxing feel to them that I want to be present in our big day. The couple in these pictures got married at my ideal location, (not that I'm not super excited about the boat, but this place is seriously beautiful). So, if you have a diesel budget and decide to tie the knot here, please send me pictures so I can re-live my fantasy wedding through you!

And more! The top images are from toast and tables, and I think the pillows are from Pottery Barn, but don’t quote me on that.

Anyways, we won’t go all out nautical/beach theme with lighthouses and starfish since we are not on the ocean and I think that that amount of nautical sometimes rides a fine line between classy and cheesy. I’m planning on using rope and maybe some compass rose elements as my nautical tribute with navy/white/yellow for colors.

registry options.

These may have solidified my decision to register at SurLaTable. I think some of their items are overpriced, but they are just soooo cute/practical.

BTW I already have this ergonomic spatula and it is AMAZING. Highly, highly recommended it to anyone.

Toasty Warm.

How amazing is this? S'mores are my weakness; not only in the summer either - we presently have two bags of marshmallows in the kitchen....and it's halfway through September. I recently stumbled across this idea of a s'mores bar instead of a candy bar.

Sign me up!

Instead of the small roasting by candles I'm thinking of something more like this:

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Also used to warm up beside just in case it gets a little chilly at night? Or do I really want my guests smelling like a campfire?

don't tempt me...

are these not the most beautiful things you've ever seen in the flat world?
imagine these bad boys peeking out from under your wedding dress; and btw they absolutely qualify for your 'something blue' so you need to feel no guilt when purchasing.

ras satin opera skimmer via neiman marcus

slackingness

almost three months in and still nothing booked. a little closer on the venue -
opt. a) katahdin - greenville

opt. b) the mooring b&b - georgetown

opt. c) picnic field @ SMCC - s.portland

Ok, so I know I am not supposed to do this ('this' being plan my own shower) but I know what I want so I'm prepared to drop hints.....
I won't actually be 'planning' it persay; I just told my MOH what I wanted the theme to be since I'm not really a fan of showers where people give you useless things....like a 'pound shower', I don't really need/want a pound of pasta or sugar, although I will gladly smile and say thank-you should this occur.
Anywho - I HEART wine, we both do; we have drank our way through Napa Valley and Italy. I saw the idea of a wine-themed bridal shower somewhere and knew I wanted one. The idea is that everyone brings a bottle of wine for the couple to start a collection together.
To add my own twist; included with the invitations will be a wine tag - to describe what event the couple will drink your bottle on. These are the events I have come up with so far, and I've run out of ideas - any thoughts? Whats your favorite thing to drink to???

Wedding Night

New Years Eve

One Year Anniversary

New Home

First Married Fight

First Child

Movie Night

With a Special Dinner

Just Because

With Good Friends

With Company

Just for FUN!

With the Other is Away

A Random Monday

A Random Tuesday

A Random Wednesday

A Random Thursday

Friday Night at Home

Saturday Night at Home

After the Honeymoon

(and yes random wednesdays are sometimes 'events')