I Want to Be Bristol Palin's Wedding Planner

Kathy Riordan

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JULY 14, 2010 5:50PM

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The dress:

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The color scheme:

Bridesmaid Violet & Lavender

The invitation:

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The bridesmaid's dresses:

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(except bodices in violet or soft green)

The bridal bouquet:

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laveder and purple rose bridal bouquet

The photographer:

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Amelia Lyon Photography

The wedding china:

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Mottahedeh Cornelia Green

Mother-of-the-bride dress:

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The tuxedo:

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The venue:

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Mom's backyard--beautiful Lake Lucille.

The wedding cake:

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The party:

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A wedding picnic.

The wedding favors:

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The honeymoon:

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Bicycling down Haleakala volcano in Maui, snorkeling Molokini, and other associated island delights.

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The baby daddy:

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(Invitations: William Arthur; tuxedo: Ralph Lauren; mother-of-the-bride dress: Victoria's Vivi Collection. Photo of young bridesmaids courtesy Putteridge Bury Conference Center, summer weddings at Putteridge Bury, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK. Picnic photo from 2006 opening of George Lucas' Letterman Digital Arts Center, event planning by Stanlee Gatti, photo Jordan Ferney. Photo of Mottahedeh Cornelia Green dinner plate from Replacements Ltd. Amelia Lyon wedding photograph from Eliza Magazine.)

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GollEEE...and who ISN'T all a-twitter with excitement and anticipation about this? Dunno, um, I can think of at least one person. When I announced my last engagement via a tabloid it took awhile for my family to "get onboard" too; family members can be so bristly about those things. If only she/they/plus the entire cast of Wasilliness characters would listen to you. Classy picks-yours at least! Thanks for the smiles! :}

A Persistent Muse

July 14, 2010 05:59 PM

Beautiful wedding plan!! Even the babby's daddy!!!!!!!! :D

I get to be photographer!! I don't like to brag but who do you think got the two love birds together? That's right, Tinky!! :D I just love, love!!!!! ;D Rated and Tink Picked!!!

Tinkerertink69

July 14, 2010 06:01 PM

Yes, I can be had. Hopefully, so can George.

Kathy Riordan

July 14, 2010 06:13 PM

I would reverse my tubal ligation for George Clooney. The rest of it would be superfluous.

cartouche

July 14, 2010 06:20 PM

If they wait just a bit longer the baby can fill in as ring bearer. A real "family" wedding.

irishwolfhound

July 14, 2010 06:30 PM

If you need a centerpiece there is the lilac and green three legged thing I made in 4th grade art class.

Is the wedding really on? I need to get caught up...or not. Lovely pics.

BuffyW

July 14, 2010 06:34 PM

The wedding is really on. They plan to get married in the upcoming weeks.

Kathy Riordan

July 14, 2010 06:44 PM

Oh this cracked me up SOOOO much. Love that George Clooney!!!!!!

Amy A

July 14, 2010 07:17 PM

This is the Understated Maverick Lite package.

Kathy Riordan

July 14, 2010 07:29 PM

You SHOULD plan her wedding. You'd lend her some class and dignity. I am sure under your supervision there would be no smashing of the cake in each other's faces.

And incidentally,
Mmmmm...Clooney.

Linnnn

July 14, 2010 07:31 PM

Well, you do have excellent taste._r

Joan H.

July 14, 2010 07:32 PM

Well, if Bristol and Levi call it off, I'll do my best to seduce George Clooney in time to walk down the aisle so the dress, the flowers, the picnic and the cake don't go to waste.

Let us by all means have a "green" wedding. =o)
Maui for the honeymoon by all means, but sorry, I'd rather go snorkeling.

Shiral

July 14, 2010 07:39 PM

Absolutely beautiful! Heck! you might even persuade me to try marriage...again!

Patie

July 14, 2010 07:45 PM

That is a gorgeous gown!

Is it the trendy thing now to announce engagements on the "Us Weekly" magazine? Perhaps Twitter should be watched closely for any further family turmoil and/or the long-feared announcement of a Palin/Johnston reality show.

Catherine Forsythe

July 14, 2010 07:56 PM

What about the mother-of-the-bride's dress?

Gigabiting

July 14, 2010 09:14 PM

If you plan it, does that mean we get invitations? Never mind, skip it, sorry I asked. I'd rather not have to buy them a gift.

greenheron

July 14, 2010 09:20 PM

Lovely, Kathy, except you might consider replacing the picnic clothes with Polar Bear rugs. Just keepin' it real. :0

Lezlie

L in the Southeast

July 14, 2010 10:31 PM

Mother-of-the-bride dress added in a tasteful royal blue.

Kathy Riordan

July 14, 2010 10:50 PM

This looks a little too uppity for a grizzle bear's kid. Mmm. Nice selections, you have taste. They might not be looking for that, though. Jus' sayin. R

SheilaTGTG55

July 14, 2010 11:09 PM

I love it, especially the baby daddy

RomanticPoetess

July 14, 2010 11:10 PM

I'm so glad there was a punch line to this!

I just wonder what Kathy Griffin is thinking. Wouldn't it be a hoot if she got invited!

jenshrader

July 14, 2010 11:14 PM

Will they be able to see Russian from the wedding site? Maybe they can invite Putin. R-

Dave Rickert

July 15, 2010 08:41 AM

Wishing you the best in your new career as wedding planner. I hope they hire you for this gig (and I trust that Bristol loves purple). And the fact that Bristol came out in US magazine tips us off that Sarah is now ready to identify her news sources the next time she bumps into Katie Couric. Who would have known?

grif -

July 15, 2010 09:58 AM

How could you live in Alaska and not love purple? The most important choice a bride makes in planning her wedding is the last on this list. Hey, what are wedding planners for, anyway?

Kathy Riordan

July 15, 2010 10:02 AM

You got my vote.

Major Mojo

July 15, 2010 11:24 AM

I want a simple ceremony in a beautiful foreign country and then a big hoe down at home.
But you do have great taste.
Bristo and Levi? Shotgun!

aim

July 15, 2010 11:39 AM

Levi's not invited to this particular wedding, unless he's the nanny.

Kathy Riordan

July 15, 2010 11:45 AM

Oooooh!!!! Sooooo pretty. Would you plan my wedding??? Only could I please have Viggo Mortensen as my babydaddy???

Antoinette Errante

July 15, 2010 01:18 PM

You have wonderful taste in wedding stuff. I love it all except for the china selection, I'm generally against ornate and like to keep it simple when it comes to that sort of thing.

Oh, I spoke to George and told him what you did. He said that being associated with Palin in any way made him throw up in his mouth and he nearly choked on his proceco. He asked that you not ever do that again.

Ablonde

July 15, 2010 01:29 PM

I'm the same way about china. When my husband and I went to register for wedding china, we both picked out the same pattern independently, and it was pretty simple and straightforward, nothing ornate. This Mottahedeh is sort of Bristol-y, though. Even if George isn't. I think they used that pattern in a Jane Austen shoot.

And yes, I'll happily do weddings. For a modest fee. In Bristol's case, it might be slightly immodest.

Kathy Riordan

July 15, 2010 01:38 PM

I never thought that the combination of purple and green would be a great design. The flower bouquet arrangement is also perfect. The use of light colors highlights the purple color.Josh Stu

joshstu101

July 15, 2010 05:04 PM

Boy, I thought you were serious with this - lisianthus, picnics, and great wedding favors there btw... then my man Geo shows up...and I smile, a really big one too. Got me!

Gabby Abby

July 15, 2010 06:42 PM

I don't think Levi should be invited at all! Although he is the only human being who could make me actually feel a tiny bit sorry for Sarah Palin. I didn't think that was possible!

Maddie Dawson

July 15, 2010 08:23 PM

Wow, I'm not really one for weddings, but that dress is pretty beautiful. Nice wedding planning, Kathy.

Caroline Hagood

July 16, 2010 07:11 AM

Kathy ... You asked: "How could you live in Alaska and not love purple? "

I ask: "How could you live in Alaska?"

You plan the wedding; I'll plan the divorce. Question: Will you plan my funeral (FYI: I hate purple, but I love cake)?

Rod Emmons

July 16, 2010 07:41 AM

Just in case they want to go non-traditional, I'm available to do a Wiccan handfasting. It's safe - Sarah has been blessed and protected by a witch-finder. I might like to take Mr. Tanglefinger, OS member, with me to help out - he sounds like he'd be fun at any party.

Hey, if I weren't going away tomorrow for 10 days, I'd do a post of Wiccan handfasting planning (imitation/flattery, all that). EVERYBODY HAS TO GET NEKKID. (Just kidding. But they DO have to take off their shoes...)

Oh, and to Mr. Sinnerman, we haters are just hatin' on the hater. Not like she didn't start it (and ain't keepin' on).

Myriad

July 16, 2010 08:19 AM

Oh, I want you for a wedding planner someday (for my daughters). Love the picture, but the last one was the best. Good way to end this post. I'm still shaking my head over this latest piece of celebrity news.