evening weddings

here is some INSPO for evening weddings (if you can't tell i really like sparklers)! 

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ttfn. kat.

save the dates.

juuust wanted to post some super cute save the dates. i really believe save the dates are such a great avenue to show the couples personality. so people, go crazy with these things because they can be SO adorable. seriously people. 

so what im saying is that you guys should show no mercy when designing save the dates because the more creative the better (as always).

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ttfn. kat.

The Color Series: Light or Sky Blue

I'm going to be doing a color series over the next few weeks. There are those few colors out there in the wedding world that can be tough to work with. One of those is light or sky blue. I'm not talking about tiffany blue...I'm talking about pale almost 'baby boy' blue. Know what I mean? A little something like....

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What? You mean you don't like that? Haha! That's what I think of when I think of light blue. I think of really pale dresses and even paler (word?) people wearing them. It's usually just a color that washes people out. And while it can be a tough color to work with...it is definitely possible.

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The bridesmaids could carry white or yellow (tulips would be cute!). If you're worried about it being too monochromatic, try adding red, gold, orange or any shade of blue to the mix. A couple nice neutral bases that would work well are chocolate or gray.


Next Color Series: lavender

peace.
katy.

hot. hot. hot.

I love a good bold color combo. If I had gotten married...three years ago, I probably would have tried to convince Matt to go with the Hot Pink/Navy Blue combo. It probably would have had a little seafoam green in with it too. Add in some argyle or plaid, a nice navy blue suit (possibly pinstripes?)...and there you have it.

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peace.
katy.

cupcake craaaze.

so, apparentely kat is having a boring day. so i decided to update with some cupcake stuff that i thought was cute (& of course has a place in somebody's wedding, haha).


and, commence:

i've made these before, delicious!

holy cow these look amazing!

okay, so just look at this entire website (bc you will probably die):
http://www.cuteaddict.com/cupcakes/

ok, ill be honest with you. this is #1 adorable...but #2 SO MUCH CHEAPER.

somebody should want this for there wedding so i can make it for you.

i wanna start to practice now, please. haha.

yeah, thats a cheeseburger cupcake.

yeah, im not hungry.
ttfn. kat.

our first REAL victim... katy & matt.

katy && matt -- may 2, 2009.
here are some of the DIY projects we've done thus far.
countdown: 1 month, 1 week

ttfn. kat.

enter stage right: kat

hey guys! welcome to heavy metal! it's gonna be like nothing you've ever seen before!

its a deadly pair: kathi o'riley & katy frye, && we're gonna plan weddings.

picture this: we're sitting at my house... talking about life & we stumbled upon the topic of wedding planning (a topic we've addressed many, many times) bc we love it so much.. sooo here we are...

after an hour of trying to decided on a name...we came up with... heavy metal.
(hopefully you get the joke).

a few things:

1. both katy & i will be blogging on this ...blog, haha.


2. although we are NOT certified yet, we hope to be soon (as soon as we get the funds).

3. we are actually in the works of applying with the IRS to be a 'busines'. (idk what that entails, but luckily my mom does that crap for a living?)


4. www.wix.com/heavymetaleventplanning/web (thats our website, duh)


soooo...any takers?


welcome! & enjoy!


xoxo. kat