American bison, buffalo, Santa Catalina Island, wedding theme
In Boho Style, inspiration on November 25, 2009 at 9:54 am
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One of the most unique features of Catalina Island is the hearty population of Bison. Originally brought to the island for the 1920s silent film “The Vanishing American.” By the 1960s the island had 600. Now they must control the population because they are disrupting the indigenous species and vegetation. The Catalina Conservancy has responded to the overpopulation by shipping the Bisonata (a breed that is part cow, part Bison) to South Dakota and injecting the females with egg blocking medicine. They choose to keep some around because they are now an icon of Catalina.
Last year while riding the ferry we approached the island and could see the Bison roaming the cliffs and canyons. It is almost magical to see the golden earth, dark brown Bison, dark green oak trees floating above beautifully bright aqua water.
It is magical. As a Central California girl, I love the ranch, the natural California landscape, the rugged cliffs and canyons. Should I use this rugged, shaggy animal as an iconic element in my wedding? It is a bit of an annoyance to the Islanders, but unique memory of the island…
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In Boho Style, Wedding Dress + Attire on November 24, 2009 at 1:19 pm
So on Wednesday I went back to try on that BCBG lace dress that I posted about last week. I kept on thinking about it.
Primarily I because I hadn’t really considered lace before, I wasn’t quite sure how horizontal lines would translate on my body, and because I love the idea of finding a dress not meant to be a wedding dress (if anything has wedding in the title the price doubles).
Here are some photos:
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In Boho Style, Colors, inspiration on November 23, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Your wedding day story told in in a sweet, folksy way. I adore these wedding invitations by Rifle Paper Co. I recently sent these to my wedding invitation designer / bridesmaid of Alana Bailey Brand because they reminded me of her beautiful, color saturated poster work. I am still trying to decide how formal I want our wedding invitations to be. When I see these, I think maybe more playful. The feeling I get when I see these are that the couple is grounded to each other and the earth. I like this feeling.
