Squarespace.com Wedding Website

Our wedding is now over, the honeymoon was amazing and now I can sleep in peace but I just have to share all the details of our entire experience and today I want to talk about the amazing and new squarespace.com.
I decided to do our wedding website on squarespace because I really wasn't convinced by all the "out of the box" wedding websites out there. Yea, squarespace took a little more work and you will definitely want to be a bit web savvy, but overall, I would recommend squarespace for a wedding website over most. It really gives you the most room to be creative in a seamless way. It's easy to learn (once you get the hang of it) and the basic templates are more than I could ask for. I was able to upload my own designs, which  if you're not a photoshop user, you could get from Etsy. Adding maps, pages, and photos was easy and I was even able to upload our videos easily!
On that note, let's start at the end and let you all see our honeymoon slideshow. It's cheesy and delightful. See it here or on our site video page!

Stay tuned for more of the full details of our wedding!

Check out our website akikoandmichael.squarespace.com here.

Enjoy xx

Wedding Time // Inspiration Board

So excited to be sharing the first of many wedding planning posts starting with my inspiration board via Pinterest.com! We have not officially decided on the date but I think we are almost there as we have a date in mind but just need to work out a couple more details. I must admit I have been working on this inspiration board for quite some time now (as in before the engagement) and I'm so excited to finally get to work in making it a reality... AND since I've been putting off packing for our move, I am in complete wedding/pinterest monster mode!

Our theme is "Bohemian Glam" and will be set in the Fall of next year. The colors are dark mustard(of course), charcoal grey, antique gold with vintage green & midnight blue accents. I plan on using lots of vintage accessories like florentine trays, brass and gold vases, candleholders, frames, plates as well as fabrics like velvet, lace and gold sequin. The florals will be more rustic and full using dry elements and lots of greenery! I can't wait to start shopping... Check out the rest of the inspiration board on here!

We're engaged!

Last month we got ENGAGED!
It was a total surprise for me although I've obviously known there would be an engagement in my near future. Michael had told me he was on a business trip to Chicago while I was on a trip to Tucson weeks before that night and even called me that night telling me he was in Chicago! My friends were all in on it and planned a dinner for all of us to get together. Despite hints from friends, I was oblivious to the fact that this was all planned in advance. After our first round of drinks he walked in carrying a tray with the second drink I had ordered. My first words were "what the fuck are you doing here?!" Little did I know there was also a gorgeous ring on that tray! He got down on one knee and we both started crying...it was perfection because Michael can never keep a secret from me.
Later that night we all went out to our favorite spot and our favorite DJ (DJ Herm) played The Stanky Leg, the first song we danced to the night I met Michael. The whole night was amazing, hilarious and full of love.
The ring is a beautiful 1920's natural sapphire stone in a white gold filagree setting. I am in LOVE and it's perfect.
So now it's time to do what I love to do...plan a party! We're planning to wed in a 3-day extravaganza in San Miguel Allende, Mexico in the fall of 2014. I will be posting all my wedding planning on the blog because it's gonna be awesome.