P.S. I started collecting images since before I was engaged. So if any are yours holler and I'll credit you for them. Also, I have so many more things to add so if you're bored, check back. xoxo

Once we booked the Villa we had to search for a church in the area. Growing up Catholic, getting married in a church was something very important to my parents. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem getting married in the church, but I always imagined getting married outside somewhere at sunset. But since it's important to my parents, we happily obliged. We found the most perfect church in the area, St. Andrews. Here is a photo courtesy of our fabulous photographers blog.

Here's my color scheme as stated above - white, cream, blush, eggplant. I'm looking for pinks that have brown undertones. I'm not sure if blush is a proper name, but for lack of a better name, I'm going with blush. I really like all things romantic: lace, rosettes, natural,

I want my bouquet to be large, full, textural and feminine. I prefer it to be a two-hander, mainly because I like big things. Plus how could you not want to carry around lots and lots of flowers on your wedding day? After speaking with Kristin, we will be using white peonies, ranunculas, open garden roses, spray roses and anemones if available.

For centerpieces, I had a hard time narrowing down what I wanted. Theres so many options that a girl really should be able to have a wedding to celebrate each anniversary me thinks. Anyway, we will be having 2 different kind of arrangements for 20 tables.

The first kind is different height glass square luminaries covered in white and cream textured papers, with white pillar candles, with 4 glass budvases filled with black dahlias spread around.

The second kind is a single low bowl (either ceramic, metal or glass) bursting with gorgeous blooms such as hydrangea, roses, ranunculus, some peonies, anenomes. I haven't decided which kind of bowl to use just yet, because you know, I wait til the last minute but the actual floral part will be simple and similar to this.

My MOH who is a kick-ass seamstress, has also offered to make my linens. When we were planning her wedding a year ago I really loved these custom linens on some wedding website (sorry, can't remember which one!) and immediately knew they'd cost an arm and a leg. She said rosettes are simple to make and since she's such a good sewer, she'll be making these just for us!

Escort cards or place cards, whatever they're called will be displayed similar to this. I love the simplicity of this look!

Left: Monique Lhuillier, Scarlett - I adore this dress! The sweetheart neckline is super flattering and the open back is to die for. The alencon lace screams romance for a formal but easygoing look.

Middle: Monique Lhuillier, Rocha - The second I put this dress on I FELT like a bride, even without the veil or any accessories. It was the first dress that my mom picked out that day and it was to die for. Lace, beading, rosettes. Everything I love all combined into one dress and not over the top.

Right: Alvina Valenta, 9658 - This dress is so different...and sexy! My sister made a weird face when I came out in this dress for the first time but surprisingly, I liked it. It's not at all what I pictured for my wedding, but it did make my decision that much harder.

I will be wearing 2 veils on our wedding day. Yep, I'm a two veil bride. I can't help it though. I've always wanted to rock a birdcage veil but could never ignore the mantilla. So, I'm donning both. Since we're doing a first look, I'll probably wear the birdcage for that and then change into the mantilla for the ceremony. Who knows how I'll feel that day but for now, that's the plan.

My handsome hubby to be will be wearing a grey suit. I want him to not wear a tie but he thinks he should at least wear one for the ceremony so we'll see what happens with that. It will be a suit similar to this color.