{sadie} dressy

today, i found this adorable dress, that i thought completely fit the theme. my mom and i think that this would be a great dress for the service, because its not too flashy, but still really nice looking. i really love how high the collar is, it reminds me sorta of a kimono dress, which i really like.

oh, and thats me by the way.

photo credit: my sister

{shari} body of water? check!

Doesn't a party billed as Sailor Glam just beg for a body of water??

Lucky for us, we have rented a beautiful 1940's party place that sits on top of a rolling hill overlooking our nearby city lake.

The price might be the best in town and the location is primo.

Another huge plus is our familiarity of the space.

We had Sophie's party here too and it was terrific.

There aren't a lot of rule and restrictions.

No list of approved caterers (we'll bring in some of our own food) and

no limits on decor. Perfectly unfancy. Just the way we like it!

Great drive up appeal.

Tables and chairs are provided. We'll likely use the tables and

rent nicer chairs.

This is my favorite part of the building. A wrap around L- shaped

screened in porch. Last time we set up our food tables out here.

We love it.

What do you think?

{sadie} nauticollage.

via refinery 29

{shari} knot yet clear....

.....on how we're going to use knots. But we will use knots. Somehow. Somewhere.

photos from a common thread blog where you can see stefany's knotty jewelry

{sadie} finger waves

these are all pictures from a teen vogue spread a few months ago. the hair and makeup is really, really nice and something similar to what i was thinking about for the hairstyles of the night.

{sadie} sammich II.

another sammich possibility?

{sadie} sammich.

the food for the party is very much in the air right now. but when i saw these little sandwiches in a roadside cart in a little wooden box online, i thought they looked beyond delicious, and adorable. i'm not sure how it would work to have sandwiches be the dinner of the night, so we will have to see!