Jewel Be Gorgeous Feature at Vanilla Retro

Hey Guys! 

Go Check out Michelle at Vanilla Retro today!  She's got a little feature on my mom and her Etsy shop, Jewel Be Gorgeous where you can get amazing custom brooch bouquets!

New Bouquet by JBG

One of my oldest and dearest friends got married this weekend in Chicago and let me tell you, every bit about it was BEAUTIFUL!  It was like something out of a magazine... a Southern Weddings meets Vintage meets Kitchy vibe.  Complete with a bluegrass band, some completely adorable bow ties, and of course... a brooch bouquet. 

Sara and I have known each other since about kindergarten...maybe even pre-school... Ahh, the Canterbury days... We grew up skating together - there were 3 of us the same age - Sara, Lindsey, and myself.  Sara was the oldest, Lindsey the middle, and me the baby. Sara's mom started us all in skating as our first coach. She's still one of my favorites to see at the competitions! So this weekend completed the next chapter for us three with Sara getting hitched to the most adorable man and becoming Mrs. Darling.


Apparently last year when I walked down the aisle with mine my friend was a bit upset.  ;)  I had no idea that she'd been planning on doing this for her wedding... Sorry Sar!  Anyways, so she had been collecting brooches to make one for her special day.  Well, that day came this year and who better to help an oldest and dearest friend, but my mother!   

Below is the brooch bouquet that was carried in Sara's wedding made by Jewel Be Gorgeous. 
She wanted something that was very casual that felt like a bushel of flowers you had hand picked
I think they accomplished that...


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Now, let me just say that my camera does not do this cutie justice. 

I can't wait to see what the professional photographers do with this!



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And needless to say Sara LOVED it and was so excited about it! 

I believe her words to me Sunday night were

"How awesome is my bouquet and how awesome is your mom?!?"

I'd say that I have to agree Mrs. Darling...

To both!

More details on the 'Darling' wedding to come this week!

-- I'm In Love --

I came across the blog Green Wedding Shoes when looking for green wedding shoes. Pretty unbelievable, right?! Anyways, it's a very sassy, very idea-full, very lovely blog that I still follow. I found these couple of pictures on there and had to share. 

I think I'm in love with this cake. If I could do it all over, this would be my cake. 

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 I love the vintage feel of this wedding.  It was what I was hoping to achieve...not sure if I did or not. 

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See Parts One and Two of this wedding over at GWS.  :)

-- Yay Mom --

While home this weekend my mom said yes!  She said I could do something for her...  Actually, she said she would do something for herself. 

She told me that I could make an etsy shop for her!  YAY!!!  When we were home for my bridal shower a couple of weekends ago, I joked with her that I had already done this.  See, my mom has made me a brooch bouquet for the wedding.  She made it all by herself.  We searched antique shoppes, eBay, grandmas basement, Uncle Ed's Etsy Shop, and many other places for unique brooches to put on this thing.

I've written about brooch bouquets before and my mom was like, "Well, I could make that."  And for the longest time she kept saying she could do it, but we decided not to and then one day she was like LETS DO IT!  :)  So the search began.  And now, she's going to hopefully do it for other brides as well.  She has gotten nothing but compliments on this bouquet.  She'll make them in any colors, and she'll even seek out the brooches for you if you don't have a grouping of your own!  However, you can send her your own brooches if you have them! 

It's still in the early stages so the etsy shop has not quite been set up yet, but this has all stemmed from the process of her first born getting married....oh Tammi Jo.  :)  The other thing we need is a name.  We aren't quite sure what to call her lovely new entrepreneurial endeavor.  I thought maybe the names of her 2 girls "Abigail Elizabeth Designs" or maybe her initials "TJ Designs"  or "Old is New Again Bouquets."  None seem to have the elegance and sass that Tammi herself has nor say what we want them to say. 

Taking Name Suggestions!!!  Send them My Way...and if you are interested in a brooch bouquet, then email me at Abigail.hake@Gmail.com for the time being and I'll be glad to send you more information!!! 

Days remaining of unwedded bliss - 25