wedding colors

I have been goign back and forth on colors for the flowers and decorations. My dress will be simply white and gold, but i want a lot of color to spiff up the picnic area. I started collecting scraps of stationary paper, making mussie tussies out of them and other nonsense to help me visualize the decorations.
I went on colourlovers.com (the coolest design site on color ever!) and made a practice palette. Cant say for sure these are the final colors but it is a start.


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Lavender Lemonade

INGREDIENTS
1 tray ice cubes
1/4 cup dried lavender
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup white sugar
8 lemons
5 cups cold water, or as needed
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..DIRECTIONS
1.Place ice cubes into a 2 quart pitcher. Place the lavender into a bowl, and pour boiling water over it. Allow to steep for about 10 minutes, then strain out the lavender and discard. Mix the sugar into the hot lavender water, then pour into the pitcher with the ice.
2.Squeeze the juice from the lemons into the pitcher, getting as much juice as you can. Top off the pitcher with cold water, and stir. Taste, and adjust lemon juice or sugar if desired. Pour into tall glasses, pull up a lawn chair and a good book, and relax!


"This seems like something fun to serve, apprently it was a popular drink for the Victorians during the summer"

Recipe from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Amys-Lavender-Lemonade/Detail.aspx

Somewhere Fun and Casual- Huddart Park

I have been thinking a lot about our pinic/BBQ style recepetion. I have been looking at local parks for sites that are both scenic and practical for our needs.
One site I like at the moment is Huddart Park in San Mateo. It has a huge pinic ground that can be reserved for parties, lots of fields and play areas, multiple BBQ pits, bathrooms, parking, and all the redwood trees I could ever want. They also allow alcohol and low volume music.


Intresting enough, i heard rumor that anyone person within San Mateo County can officate my wedding, which means I dont have to hire someone, I can just trick a friend or family member into doing it.