February 2010
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New WEBSITE!
Thank you to those who have been following me and giving me such wonderful feedback! Your words always make my day! Jonnathan has designed me a brand new website!! It’s gorgeous!!! And no worries - I’ll be pulling my posts from here over to the new website.
www.unabashedbliss.com
Blissfully Yours -
Heidi
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Rain..Rain..Go AWAY! or wait! maybe not!
It’s February and yet today clearly felt like Spring. Warm sunshine filled my living room, birds chirped outside the window and I felt an unnatural desire to go outdoors and sing a tune from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty “I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream” - WOW! What’s up with that?! Giddy seeing our long lost friend…the sun… I pranced around...
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My Milk Glass Heaven!
I LOVE MILK GLASS! Last night at Value Village and the Good Will I hit “affordable milk glass heaven”!!! I’ve been collecting it for just a couple of months and found that thrift stores carry milk glass between $.99 and $1.99 a piece! Ummm hello?! That’s EXACTLY what a bride on a budget needs! I grabbed a basket and starting snatching any and every piece of milk glass as...
January 2010
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Why A Suit is sooo Suitable!
Okay, so I obviously love to peruse my fav bridal blogs every day! I know - call me crazy, but how could I not when all to often I find these precious gems of goodness! Today’s biggest delight was when I landed on Once Wed’s feature of Grant and Ashley’s wedding photographed by the very talented Tec Petaja. I’m in love with the vibrancy of their wedding AND to see photos...
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Oh just you wait!!!
Jonnathan and I found some sweet decor tonight at TJ Max!!! Ahhh I can’t wait to show you all! Awesome finds and super cheap! I’m also getting ready for my brother and sister-in-laws baby shower next week - so we’re talking some DIY decor ideas that you won’t want to miss! STAY TUNED! Images from TJ Max tomorrow.
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I'm a Featured Bride Blogger!
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If Heidi could have her dream job, she would start her day enjoying a perfect cup of coffee and a morning walk with her fiance and two boxers, which usually includes a ridiculous adventure, a good story and lots of laughter. Then she’d hunker down, whether in her home office or favorite cafe to continue creating her blog Unabashed Bliss -...
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The Perfect Moment!
I was exhausted, it had been a long day at work, hadn’t taken a lunch break and all I wanted was to go home, sip on a glass of cab and crawl into bed. Thankfully 5 o’clock came fairly fast and I headed out the door knowing the love of my life was waiting out front…
…with our dogs Bailey and Kohen who were pacing anxiously in the back seat ready for the park. I flopped into the...
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Affordable Seating Options! Hay Bales!
So all along we’ve been going with a Rustic Elegance theme and I think using hay bales for seating options is perfect! Affordable, country, and biodegradable! Think about it - when using a rental company for chairs you end up paying at least $2 per chair, so why not pay between $1 and $3 per bale from a local farmer? I already found a couple of farmers in the Portland area advertising...
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Smack your lips sweet!
“Weddings were so closely intertwined with spirits in England in the Middle Ages that wedding feasts were called bride-ales, which gave rise to the word bridal. At bride ales, the drinking of beer could go on for days…”(The Wedding Book - The Big Book For Your Big Day - Mindy Weiss & Lisbeth Levine). WOW - who would have thought the word bridal originated from bride and...
These Boots Were Made for Walk'n...and they did.
Oooooohhhh how I wanted these!!! But of course the day I get the catalog showing them on clearance…. already sold out….. Wouldn’t these have been incredible to wear with my dress! Especially with the other girls wearing brown boots… what a bummer.
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Savory Moroccan Soup!
Low Cal Soup - Tastes AMAZING - Easy to make! Check out Women’s Health Magazine. This is a keeper and great in the crock pot. I’d say all in all a fabulous day! 1 hour power walk with the fiance, stretching and free weights to tone shoulders, upper back and arms, finished with an evening enjoying Savory Moroccan soup! Here’s the recipe if you want to try!
A Vintage Take on the Bridal Bouquet
How can you not love Amanda’s Brooch Bouquets! Personally, I love when creatives take antiques and vintage heirlooms and create new modern designs - how green of them! Many of us don’t enjoy dried flowers hanging on our walls all that much and what about the hassle of figuring out who is going to keep your bouquet to hang upside down as you run off to your honeymoon. With...
To Be Traditional or Not to Be?
Jonnathan and I have loved thinking about what we would want for our wedding day waaay before we were even engaged. Through those discussions we never thought we would care much about the whole cutting-the-cake tradition. Now, I’m beginning to think otherwise. First, I’ll say we don’t want an elaborate cake. We love the simple charming things in life. Of course, one of my...
Martha Craft Crush!
There are moments when you just want to give Martha Stewart a big kiss on the cheek for giving us the how-to for simply delightful craft projects that add a whole new dimension to your decor. My newest Martha craft crush are tissue paper pom poms! I went to Michaels Craft Store this last summer to pick up the aqua set of pom poms for my best friends bridal shower I was throwing - they were a...
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Can someone say Yummy!?
We’ve narrowed down the dresses for my beautiful girls!!! All of these are from the classy J.Crew. After browsing other bridesmaid inspiration I found myself coming back to wanting each girl in a different dress and really loved each one being a slightly different citrus shade. There’s no way these girls could look bad as they are such beautiful girls inside and out. I can’t...
December 2009
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Let's work some Magic Bullet!
Please tell me I’m not the only one… It seems no matter what…even when I was a Pac 10 collegiate athlete I still wasn’t happy with my body. I now look back to that and wonder what I was so worried about - God what I would give to have that body back… After graduating I ended up in a high stress desk job and you can imagine what happened with that - stress, not...
The Small Details - Old Barn Windows
I have always loved the look of old barn windows - something that reminds me of my childhood at my grandparents farm house. I stumbled upon a family selling barn windows over 80 years old! So Jonnathan and I headed up there and picked a couple of them out - they have a ton of character and ranged between $5 and $10, which is a really good deal! I knew there had to be a creative way to use them...
Aren't these adorable!
I found these on ETSY, created by Mollusa, and LOVE them! What do you think about having bridesmaids carry the clutch with these cute flowers on it instead of a bouquet of flowers? Would that be weird?
Help!? Bridesmaid Dresses!?
I am in love with the bridesmaid dresses from Urban Outfitters - however they no longer carry the dress. Do you have any idea where I can find something similar in shades of brown and green?
I love how natural, comfy, and adorable they are!!! Help?!
I seriously made a powerpoint to show my ideas to...
My family likes to tease me for putting together a “slide show” of my ideas for our wedding. Yep - I actually have a powerpoint put together of all my ideas! I know I know - so I’m a little silly, but heck - it was fun and a great way to keep all my ideas together!
Our Photographers!
Jonnathan is an aspiring photographer, so finding photographers within our budget and the quality we wanted (Jonnathan is super picky about photography)..well I thought it was going to be quite difficult. Thankfully though, we found FS Photography - they are perfect for us! We love their down to earth nature and the blend of photography they offer. Check out their blog!
The Location is Booked!!!
Soooo excited!!! After spending hours upon hours searching for the perfect venue we finally found it- Postlewait’s Country Weddings in the Willamette Valley outside of Portland - It was really important to both Jonnathan and I that we find a place that was peaceful, natural, and intimate. We both share a deep appreciation and love for the natural beauty of the outdoors and love how the...
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Why Unabashed Bliss?
My love for everything wedding began as a young girl dreaming of that special day. I was that girl - you know the tall one, who bites her nails, doesn’t like to brush her hair and would rather write make believe stories, play barbies and talk about boy crushes. At the age of six I already had a binder full of magazine clippings with images of my dream winter wedding. We’re talking...