My Blue Hawaii...Wedding

Since my dress has a busy neckline I hadn't planned on wearing too much jewelry. All I wanted was a nice pair of baroque drop pearl earrings. Sounds simple. Not quite. But after a little searching and a stumbled upon promo code I went with these from Bloomingdales. They are simple AND have a lovely rough cut aquamarine so it works perfectly with my ring.

So I have booked the flight, hotel and car! Eeek! Its official. Either I'm going or someone is going in my place. I actually had to jump cause I had been watching packages for months now and Costco had a deal that was $1k less than it had been going for. I snatched it up and booked 2 extra days too since it was such a good deal.

I do have to say though that I only booked the hotel and car through Costco. The flights all had layovers (yes sometimes multiple) so I checked out how much it would cost to book the flight seperate through Hawaiian Air and it was EXACTLY the same price. So I got the non-stop flight through Hawaiian and the hotel and car through Costco and I was a happy clam.

And for those interested, we are staying at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa. It's literally a walk to Lanikuhonua (our venue) so I couldn't ask for a better set up. Oooooo I'm so excited!

Jealous yet? :o)

The Bernardo shoes have been received and I find myself with a new dilemma. I love them both! So my very loving financé has said I can keep them both and whichever looks better with the dress will be the winner. So far, based on looks alone, Mars is the clear front runner.

Mars


Miami

Hi ladies attending the wedding,

J.Crew has a fresh batch of summer dresses and many come in white. Super cute and totally reusable for many occasions











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So after trying to find the Bernardo Sandals in San Diego with no luck (only two stores carry them) I decided to pursue the online route. For anyone who doesn't already know, GAP Inc. owns an online only shoes store called Piperlime and its FABULOUS! You get a huge selection of shoes and purses from top designers AND your familiar brands and they offer free shipping and free returns. It's great. They take all the scariness out of online shoe shopping. And right now if you spend $125 or more you can save 10-15% by entering "SAVE" at checkout.

So guess what I did? I ordered my sandals through Piperlime. I narrowed it down to Mars and Miami (sorry Jen I think the thing in the middle of the Nappa would hurt my foot) so now we wait and see.

Fingers crossed.

So bad news is the shoes I'd bought for the wedding didn't work out and I'm sick but the good news is I've had a lot of time to search for the perfect sandal.

Now I don't know if I'm just late to the party or these shoes are only for those in the "know" but I have totally fallen for Bernardo Sandals. These iconic sandals were a favorite of Jackie O (apparently she had 16 shades of the Miami alone) and most of Hollywood. I'm in lust with the following designs and from all the testimonials I've read these sandals LAST, hence the price tag so I'm willing to pay. But after the last issue with buying sandals online I want to try and find a local store that carries them.

Oh and I think I'm going silver if you can't tell. :)

Mars


Miami Woven


Nappa


Must

So my shoes came on Friday and I was sadly disappointed. While cute, they just aren't as "special" as I had hoped for my wedding day. The shells had a strange glitter and the quality just wasn't there. The more I look the more I'm beginning to realize that $150 for my wedding shoes might be something I'm going to have to come to terms with. All the shoes I really like are in this range and while they aren't over the top with bling and glitz the price tag is attached to the quality and I can pay for quality.

The search continues.

Okay so based on your feedback the yellow Mystique's were the favorites but I wasn't too jazzed about spending $150 for them (yea that's how much they cost) so I tried finding something similar. It's tough cause they're either super simple and casual, which normally I love, or way blinged out and over the top. I was so happy when I found these that I bought them immediately. They're arriving at the house today so hopefully they are as cute in person as they were on the website.

It would appear the US Postal Services have rained a little hawaiian sunshine our way. Just time for our wedding invitations, hopefully. They are set to be released this summer.

In our search for the perfect menu we realized we had more drink demands than food. What can I say, we like our drinks!

Did we want soda? Beer? Water? Fresh juices? ...Yes, yes, yes, yes! And strangely we went back and forth like it was the main course until we saw these! So cute and just perfect for our theme. They allow us to have a variety of flavors (pineapple, mango, root beer, vanilla creme and lilikoi), stick to our philosophy of fresh and local (they're made in Oahu!) and the bottle is just too cute. Perfect!

Hope you guys love them as much as we do.

Alright so the question of the moment seems to be "What exactly am I supposed to where to the wedding?" White! A little white dress like these would be perfect. Something summery and fun. Light and beachy. Be comfortable!

Guys don't worry I'm not requesting dresses of you. And truth be told, ladies, if you wanna wear pants I'm all for that too. White tops and bottoms are fine too. Or since I know white pants are not really anyone's favorite thing, a more practical option would be a khaki pant or linen pant.