i got engaged last week.

he's my bashert, and i adore him.

so, i did what any average self-respecting gal would do, and started trolling through the abundance of wedding porn on the internet as i began my research for our intimate fall wedding this year. as i started the process, i became immediately frustrated with the lack of creative options my city has to offer in the way of alternatives to big productions that are really expensive.

ever-so-determined NOT to have fake moustaches and at my reception and sofas in fields with balloons in my engagement shoot, this is a landing place for my wins and losses with big bridal [and the big bridal that used to be known as DIY], ideas i've stolen that aren't typical, stuff about the little house we bought and are working on, and whatever else i feel like talking about. this blog is my quest to have an original, affordable wedding in the midwestern ho-hum status quo of cincinnati... and also to keep me motivated to not just go and elope. is it possible in this day and age to have an original, creative, DIY wedding that does not look like a martha craft project? i'd like to think that if anyone can do it, these kids can:



we are jill+mike and we don't want a dumb cincinnati wedding. we met twice, once at a party and once at a bar. second time's a charm. we love bourbon, naps and old things. we don't want to spend a ton of money on a wedding when we could use that money for a honeymoon instead. we don't want bridal-rama shows. heck, we don't even like cake. we want to have a ceremony, though, and are on a mission to make this knot-tying something that isn't a massive cliche. we just want to tie the knot in a way that is truly 'us' without going overboard. is it possible?