Like totally impressed

I am so, so impressed by how many votes have been cast in a day's time. Thank you so much for delurking and weighing in, it makes me happy to know that you all care about and read the blog.

I'm giving y'all until 3pm tomorrow to cast your vote. Right now wedding #5 is in the lead. So, if you don't agree, vote!

TIME TO VOTE

Guess what? I finally had a second to breathe last night and so I think it is time to vote for your favorite preppy wedding!

Now, I have over 2,000 hits to my site in a day, so you lurker fans out there, I want YOU to vote too. Wanna know why? Because my favorite preppy vendors have agreed to provide prizes for the winner of the contest. Here's a rundown of the most prepptastic prizes for your favorite bride:

A Set of Monogrammed Cocktail Napkins from To Bee Named

To Bee Named, the perfect place to personalize napkins, guest towels and coasters for your next party or wedding! Also, with many gifts to chose from for bridesmaids gifts, hostess gifts or "me" gifts! And we all know the Preppy Napkin blog written by To Bee Named's owner Jennifer.

An Awesome Oval Serving Dish with a Mini Accent from The Merry Martini
The Merry Martini believes that every day is an occasion where you should celebrate in style. Their online store is the first place I go to look for interesting wedding shower gifts, they a great eye and their products are truly unique. And guess what you brides-to-be? You can register on their site. There's also a Merry Martini blog - check it out.

A Customized Apron (pick your own design) with a set of monogrammed salad bowl set from The Palm Gifts

The Palm Gifts the first place I go for anything monogrammed. They have a great selection of things to spoil any preppy gal or guy. This is a great stop for wedding party gifts and the quality of their products is stellar. Their blog is also a great resource for finding cute things on sale and for checking out the preppy trends out there.

TO VOTE, all you have to do is leave the number of the wedding you love the most in the comments section of this post. And, just in case, here is a run down of our contest entries (click on the picture to read the original post):

OK. Still stalling. I forgot I had to meet Mr. Preppy Wedding at a viewing tonight. And I have been working since then.

And now, I am too tired to put together the big post I had planned. Instead, I am jammin out with my precious Dempsey Dooodle to Chris Brown's Forever.

Can you picture it? He does a MEAN robot. Here's a pic of Dempsey to help you imagine....

Right. So I only got this one night, and I gotta sleep :)

Whew.

Before I give you any excuses let me give you a rundown of my week:

- Scraping glue off my kitchen floors until 1am in preparation for new, fantastic, beautiful floors that were installed monday
- Boarding a plane to NYC, working a bunch and getting back on said plane to return to Richvegas (of course there was a jaunt to Taste-D-Lite in there where I had the most amazing red velvet froyo on earth)
- Attending 80000,0000 meetings today
- Watching Bailey win the starring role on Legally Blonde (which I had guessed since I saw Bailey outside a theatre on my last trip to NYC)
- Scheduling a bunch of other immediate work trips for Thursday and Friday
- Letting out a congratulatory gasp last night when I found out Mrs. MMM is preggo

Now, give me a few hours and I will be back with a proper post. That is unless I drop from exhaustion in the meantime.

5 Favorite Summer Wedding Gifts

Prize post coming tomorrow (I'm still waiting on one more vendor). I've been getting lots of emails about shower/wedding gifts. Here's a list of my top 5 this summer:

- Monogrammed Hangers. Totally customizable. Seriously, this is a preppy person's dream.

- Williams Sonoma Monogrammed Carafe. This would be awesome as a bed-side table standby. Totally chic.

- Personalized Birch Tree Mugs. How super romantic and unique. This would make me smile every morning while sipping my diet coke (I'm not a coffee person quite yet). Thanks to Jessie for sending my way!

- Homemade Party Tub with a gift certificate to your local gourmet beer/wine store.

- Framed, Customized Wedding Day Silhouette.

Later gators, hope everyone has a great Thursday!

The Last of The Preppy Wedding Contest

Just wanted to share with you the last entries for the preppy wedding contest. There are also some good honorable mention detail shots that will give you some great inspiration!

I'll be back tomorrow to talk about prizes and to open up the voting for all you readers.

Croquet at a wedding. Sign. me. up. For more details, check out her knottie bio here.
This lovely bride is a fellow Wahoo and had her wedding in Charlottesville. Take a look at the bridal party on the Rotunda. Nothing better in life than some Take it Away on the lawn with wine & friends. Except maybe a night on Rugby Road with keg stands and friends, anywho I digress.
And look at this awesome beach wedding. Beautiful bride and groom, check. Cake that looks like its covered in sand dollars, check. The most awesome candy bar known to man, double check.

Here's a better look ...

OK, moving onto the detail shots.

Outdoor weddings need beautiful flowers and a focal point for the ceremony. Like this.

Check out more pictures on her blog.

Everyone's furry best friend needs to look good on the day of the wedding. Enter, this guy.

Everyone needs to fly their families crest on the day of the wedding, like so.

Talk about breathtaking event design. Wow. (Photographer is Angela Anderson)

Guess What I did this Weekend...

Girlfriends, Sun & Fun. The BEST way to spend a Saturday.

The Preppiest Wedding - Number 8

You guys like the movie Legally Blond right? (And do you watch the MTV LB on Broadway Special, cause you should, like watch in on demand tonight, go Autumn!). Anywho, I love that movie, but I always aspired to be more of a Vivian Kensington than an Elle. And as a Vivian, I would surely get married on the cape with a beautiful lace gown, groomsmen in colorful pants and a seaside reception.

Well, when I ran across wedding number eight, I immediately thought of Vivian. And if I wasn't a southern girl who appreciated her potato cakes, I would want to be the girl from the Cape who liked her clambakes. Following me still? If not take a look at the wedding below and see what I mean? LOVE it.

And I am obsessed with the back of this dress. Seriously, this is an awesome, flattering dress for you brides-to-be out there.

Details:

Bride's Dress: Judd Waddell

Bridesmaids: Kathlin Argiro, blue and white seersucker with white grosgrain ribbon sash; Bridesmaids' Shoes: Jack Rogers Navajo sandal in white

Groomsmen: Blue Blazers (Groomsmen's own), Mint Pants (Ralph Lauren Golf), White Shirts (Groomsmen's own) and Ties By Vineyard Vines (Vineyard Whale in Light Blue), Cordovan penny loafers, no socks (Groomsmen's own)

Location: St. John's Church, Old Saybrook, CT

Reception: The Water's Edge, Westbrook, CT

Flowers: Hydrangea (blue and white) and Cream Roses

Slideshow from Photographer: http://www.stevedepino.com/weddings_flash_movies/2007/28_Jill_Matt/

The Preppiest Wedding - Number 7

Hi everyone. No, I did not disappear. I am not even returning from any kind of remotely exciting plans from July 4. Instead I was working, cleaning (even did the baseboards on Sunday - eww) and trying to get my kitchen ready for some brand new 1950 style black and white flooring to be installed next Monday. And sometimes you have to make the responsible decision to choose floors over a vacation. It is a good thing my husband makes the responsible decisions, otherwise I would be writing to you today about the awesome tan I got and how many mango daiquiris I could consume during happy hour at the swim up hotel pool.

I hope you all had more fun than the domestic bliss I was able to take in. My husband called it our very own staycation, but I saw through that made up word that was invented to fool women into thinking that staying at home was any kind of vacation. However, I did make the scenic drive to Williamsburg to hit up the J.Crew outlet where I had a mini stroke when I saw the additional 40 percent off sale signs. Who needs fireworks when you can get a tank top for $3.00?

Anywho, I am back to bring you wedding number 7 in the never-ending preppiest wedding contest. I have two more entries I want to share with you. And then you'll get to hear about the prizes. And the awesome preppy vendors who agreed to make this contest happen. So, take a look at this kelly green affair. And I will hit you up again tomorrow after I have run laps tonight to work off all the icecream I ate during said staycation.

Details:
Brides Dress: Tomasina
Groom& Groomsmen suits: J. Crew linen suit, Vineyard Vine's ties
Bridesmaids Dresses: J Crew hot pink dresses
Wedding Location: Westin Resort and Spa on Hilton Head Island in the Port Royal Plantation
Flowers: Flowers by Sue
Photographer: Shara Lana