Bringing Fancy Back

You just heard about Eagle’s “to black tie or not to black tie” dilemma. For us, black tie wasn’t ever something that was truly “debated”. It had been lingering in the back of our heads for a while, but, with a nighttime wedding (ceremony at 6:30pm, cocktails at 7:30pm), we knew that the overall vibe of the event would be on the formal end of the spectrum. 

Many of my inspiration photos involved candles
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Black tie was one of those "we'll figure it out later" things. 

Turkey's Shower Tips

Don't worry, I'm not going to tell you how to wash. These are bridal shower tips.

As I mentioned, I am a two shower bride. The next shower is in my hometown in upstate NY in March, so I have some time to prepare. And there are some things I need to change adjust for the next time around.

I'm not going to share things that I knew before (and you likely do too) - like ensure you share with everyone who the gift is from when opening it, have someone keep track of who gives you what gift (in case cards get replaced), greet all your guests, thank your hostess(es) at the end publicly, etc. etc.

These tips are some that I haven't seen shared around these parts (not that they haven't been...). To make my point, I'm going to be sharing the good, the bad and even some ugly with you all. Get ready.

Vintage-y photos with rounded edges courtesy of Cousin E; other photos by Mom.

Two...shower bride

There are two dress brides and two shoe brides, but I was lucky enough to be a two shower bride! Due to travel schedules during the winter, Mr. Turkey's cousins were kind enough to throw me a bridal shower this fall (that is why we registered so early).

How beautiful are these invitations?

Hair today...

and hopefully gone before June!

Unlike fellow bloggers Hawk and Uni (do you mind if I call you Uni?), I am NOT in love with my hair. I've gone through a number of styles in my 29 years...and some of them have been pretty rough. Don't believe me...check it out:

I created this to be like the Transformation feature from InStyle for a team event a while back