This is fabulousmrsklein's Pink Wedding!

So ladies here is the deal. My fiance proposed to me with a sparkly, beautiful white gold ring. It was all his idea and all his choice (well, I did drop hints I liked PRINCESS cut, OK? lol). Well I was sick recently and my Grandpa came from Las Vegas up here to Chicago to see me. I was very ill but he knew I planned on getting better and marrying Kevin (who he loves).I am Grandmas namesake and I have always felt very close to them. My Grandma passed away too soon when I waas about 15. To wrap the story up he came to the hospital and gave me his and my Grandmas wedding bands. THIS IS HUGE. They had 8 kids including my mom and probably 30-something grandkids and 4 great-grandkids. Out of everyone I got the rings. The rings are yellow gold. I know I could melt it down or coat it or get it changed in some way to match my engagement ring, but I don't want to lose her ring in all the changes. Anyone else out there have a similiar issue? Anyone; What would you do?

I cannot post any pictures with my blogs. I keep clicking "add photo" and it goes no where! Anyone else having an issue? I know I have been gone from the site for awhile but wbc used to be good at answering... now its been 2 days and no response (I am making all sorts of disgusted sounds right now lol).

My last and fresh new blog has gone SUPER neglegted because of the lack of photography :)

Hey LADIES! It's been too long (since most of you do not know me you might be wanting to just give up now, but I promise it gets better)! I had been in a wedding funk. Hotstuff and I had been so busy... with me being sick. This time we picked a date and we made serious promises to keep it, so here it is September 4th 2009 (not too hot, not too cold and the lovley colors of the leaves... that I could care less about, the colors- not my favorite).

I am pretty lucky I did 99%of the little things and the nit picky projects before my 1st date and all the big things were taken care of then too.I still have a little bit to do but I am not complaining- I will be posting pictures of all the things that I start putting together soon.

I have 1 huge thing left... I HAVE NO DRESS!!! Due to all of my hospital appointments and stays there, I have had no time, strength or energy. I barely have the strength now, but I have to. I am going to jump off a cliff if all I find is hidious dresses because I have waited so long.

ONE THING...I know a few hair flower sites but I cannot find what I am looking for, if you have any site you know that that adult flower hair pins PLEASE let me know :)

c?nnie

I am one lucky woman, my future in-laws are wonderful. They are loving and caring and unconditionally loved me from the get-go. I am not going to lie though he has a big family and a couple of his sisters were not so cool with me... one even got in my face and said he would cheat on me before long! They liked his Ex very much lol.

Do you guys have any in- law drama or was it love at first site for all?

Dish Ladies!!

from amluedeman's page... (copied and stuck my answers in there) :)

How long did you date before you got engaged?
5 months!! eeeeek lol

Did you get the ring you wanted?
He picked it out, It wasn't what I would have picked but I love it just the same.

Was the proposal a complete surprise?
I had a feeling it was coming on...

Do you wish you had a bigger/smaller diamond? If so How big or small?
It is perfect.

Did you cry when he proposed?
yes

Was the proposal romantic or creative? Explain how if you'd like.
romantic

Where do you want to go for your honeymoon?
Bora Bora

Are you buying his wedding band for him?
yes

Have you gone over your original wedding budget?
yes...a budget is such a drag lol

What day of the year will your wedding be?
friday may 1

What kind of weather?
spring

Inside or outside?
out/in

Church/justice of the peace/other?
who knows yet lol

How many people will be there?
200+

Time of day?
evening

Any kind of theme?
no "theme" really but the colors are hot pink, silver, white

How many bridesmaids? Who would they be?
9


What kind of cake/what will it look like?
3-4 tier square cake.

Where will you have the reception?
Klein Creek Golf Club

What kind of dress will you have/color/material?
still a mystery... I have 2 I am chosing again

What kind of flowers in your bouquet?
rose

Kind of engagement ring?
princess cut, white gold

Kind of wedding bands?
my grandparents

How will you wear your hair?
think biig and sexy haha

Who will be important to be there?
kevin!! ;)

Will the reception be big or small?
big

What will the groom wear?
dark grey suit, black shirt and tie

Where will you go for the honeymoon?
undecided

How long?
as long as possible

What will you do?
make sweet lovin'

Will it be modest or costly?
as costly as possible


What will you stay in?
a hut I hope

How old will you and the groom be?
I will be 27 & he will be 28.

How long will you be engaged before you get married?
2 years and some change

Live together before or wait till married?
Living together before, we already own a house

Take a long time to plan the wedding or will it be simple?
I am on and off

Will you do it yourself or with family or hire someone to plan the wedding?
Mostly myself

Will you write your own vows or use something pre-made?
I hope its our own

I have been in touch with the secretary of state's office about promoting organ donation and I decided to include it in our wedding. They said they would send me the promotional tools and sign up materials for 225! I think I will place these on each of the place settings. Since are having a cocktail reception we are not doing menus. The colors of the Donate Life materials are green and blue which clash with the wedding colors. Any ideas on how to blend it all together?

SO... I am back from my 6 month run in the hospital, recovering still, but its much better. I should be out and getting ready for the wedding especially since we had to push the date back I should be excited and ready to get going. I need to get back to where I was before the surgery.

Have any of you lost that lovein' feeling for wedding planning? How did you get back to into it?

Ladies it has been a long time!
I have been in the hospital, I got lungs! There were complications so I am still in the hospital. We had to push the date back, but I think its going to be better then before!! The guest list keeps growng! I will update more soon.... I need to go see what you guys have been up too :)

What's the general view on these "humorous" wedding cake toppers?

Do you guys think they are a disgusting slap in the face of the bride or completely giggle worthy? It might be feminist to denounce these toppers as taking back the progress women have made to be treated as equals next to their male counterparts but they are pretty lame in my opinion.

My gut reaction to seeing one of these "funny" cake toppers was actually vomiting a little bit in my mouth. I find many things hilarious, in fact I like to spend my nights out at comedy shows. Nothing that suggests a bride has to force, drag or tie up a man to get him to the alter is funny to me. I would not want the reverse on the top of my wedding cake either...

I am marrying my best friend and the person I want to share my life with... not a man who I have somehow bewitched into saying "I Do".

Stuff like seems to insinuate that women need to push men into making a commitment and brides are thrilled with the looks of dread and defeat spread across their future husbands faces as they get ready to say their vows. I am not stealing Kevin's freedom any more then he is stealing mine. The notion that women just want to be married and that is all life is about for them while on the other hand men go to great lengths to avoid being "tied down" is ridiculous. I could probably go on forever about gender issues and the double standards surrounding marriage, relationships and commitment. I would like to know how you women feel about this? Are they completely misleading or is their some TRUTH behind these "humorous" cake toppers in your own lives? Do you just honestly find them funny?

If you are planning on getting personalized M&M's you might want to now.
Use the coupon code:

SPRING4
(At checkout)

Just in case.... made me re-think buying some for something ;)

I have done just about everything I can for my wedding that can be done right now... just a few extras that I am adding. I still have not tried on ONE wedding dress (although my mind is pretty much made up on one) and I am so worried that I will not be ready in time.

I am starting to lose my mind in this house doing nothing but wedding planning. Everyone around here says, "oh its so good you have your planning to do while you are waiting, you have something to do". I hope that when it comes time to have the wedding I am not so burnt out on it I could care less! I know I will be calm but I do not want to be indifferent!

Everyday that goes by and I do not get the call for surgery I get a little bit more freaked out, its getting down the WIRE. They say if everything goes PERECT it will break down like this:
2 weeks in the hospital
3 months recovery
6 months back to normal (as normal as it will be)
Thats not even taking into account everything else, the pill schedule I will have to get used to (25 pills a day at exact times) and there is also a 90% chance I will have diabetes because of it (the medications) so I will need to get used to having diabetes and everything that goes along with that.

I got listed for transplant just over 4 months ago now and I am number one on the list so they figured I would go fast, but it just happens to be things have been slow and when they do get good lungs they are not the right age/size for me :( So its taking WAY longer then expected, we all expected me to be at my 3 month recovery mark by now, which would give me MORE then enough time to get my body adjusted and right for the wedding. It is SO hard to be this way, to be this sick and just to be sitting around waiting not able to go anywhere or do anything day after day. I have been overcoming this illness for years now and I am not stopping anytime soon, but I am starting to worry about the Wedding!!

Fingers crossed & prayers said :)

The first picture is of the cufflinks I am going to get for my dad and )possibly) Kevin. They both play in a league and we play at home a lot. My dad who is retired Air Force was the dart champion when he was enlisted! Oooohhhh :)

There are also some pictures I have added of some cool ones I like. The UNC ones would not load :(

They are all from justcufflinks.com

What would be your fiances pick for the perfect cufflink?
All mine asked was nothing typical or boring (I think cufflinks bore him anyway).

I have been feeling a little guilty about consuming so much for this wedding. I do not pay as much attention to the evironment as I should & I am a huge consumer. I want to do better though. It seems like the whole country is going green! Although you might not be able to go totally green for your wedding make there are a few things you & I can do!

10 Inexpensive Ways to Make Your Wedding Eco-Friendly

1.Use biodegradable seed paper for wedding invitations. Instead of a paper wedding invitations, use seed-embedded cards. When planted in soil, they grow wildflowers. More tree-free alternatives for wedding invitations include include hemp, bamboo, banana stalk and sugarcane paper

2.Buy a pre-loved or vintage wedding dress. If your mother’s, sister’s, or best friend’s wedding dress isn’t right for you, consider buying a “pre-loved” wedding gown. Many bridal stores specialize in restoring, recycling and selling wedding gowns. This is an inexpensive way to make your wedding eco-friendly. Plus, vintage wedding dresses not only help make your wedding green – they’ve got soul.

3.Donate your wedding gown to a good cause. The Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation donates all proceeds from used wedding gowns to making wishes come true for cancer patients. Make your wedding eco-friendly and don’t let your wedding dress languish in the closet or attic for decades, recycle it for a good cause (and good karma!).

4.Rent a hybrid, compact, or old-fashioned vehicle. Instead of a stretch limo or Hummer, make your wedding eco-friendly by reducing your carbon emissions. A green marriage ceremony can end on the perfect note if you hire a horse and buggy. Not only is it eco-friendly, it lends a whimsical touch of nostalgia. If you plan early and shop around enough, this could be an inexpensive way to make your wedding eco-friendly.

5.Set up an organic gift registry. Look for stores that sell organic cotton, recycled glassware, bamboo home accessories, and so on. Your gift registry can (and should) reflect your green wedding, lifestyle, and values. Or, ask your guests to donate to eco-friendly organizations or environmental groups instead of buying you gifts.

6.Use local, seasonal flowers. Your local florist can tell you which bouquets are local and seasonal – which means they don’t have to travel long distances or damage the planet. This is an inexpensive way to make your wedding eco-friendly because local and seasonal are often cheaper.

7.Give live wedding favors. Instead of knick knacks, give your guests live wedding favors such as seed packets, bulbs, or tree seedlings. Anything that’s sustainable and renewable is a great way to enhance your green marriage ceremony. Put your eco-friendly wedding favors in palm leaf wedding favor boxes to complete the effect.

8. Serve local, organic beer and wine. If your province or state doesn’t make local wine, don’t go overseas. For an inexpensive way to make your wedding eco-friendly, buy alcohol that hasn’t traveled for hundreds of thousands of miles. Consider making your own organic beer or wine – and give a bottle to your guests as wedding favors.

9. Research eco-friendly wedding websites. GreatGreenWeddings.com and GreenEleganceWeddings.com are fairly comprehensive eco-friendly wedding websites. Don’t forget about green living or eco-friendly lifestyle websites, which usually have an article or two about green weddings.

10. Plan a green honeymoon. Eco-friendly honeymoons include exotic eco-tours, wilderness retreats, eco-spas, and local eco-escapes. In fact, green honeymoons may be more romantic and bonding than traveling to Hawaii or St Maarten. They may or may not be an expensive way to make your wedding eco-friendly – it depends on how the resort and distance from your house.

-List (wedding-planning.suite101)

I ordered them from Vistaprint.com last week because they were having a special and they were FREE. Can't beat that! I am very happy with both of them! (They are all postcards)

Also I decided to DIY my own invites (this was NEVER an option before... I just thought I could never make nice enough ones) but I have come up with a design that I love. I tried it out and its so pretty, I am saving about &500 DIYing this one so its a good thing no matter how you look at it :)

I will be posting pix as soon as I have a final copy made (waiting on some backing paper I ordered).

I found these Sashes for $10 for the 80 inch and $15 for the 100 inch. They are satin and I plan using two of hot pink ones for my youngest Jr. Bridesmaid and Flower Girl. I am going to use the bright pink for my dress (it matches my dyed crinoline).

While I was looking for sashes I also came across this giving the play by play on sash tying:



Ok... now I just need my dress already!

Play this... Johnny & Penny... this is the dance I would like us to be doing for our 1st dance. Be sure to turn off the volume on the music player!

Great soundtrack... this is one of most favorite movies ever. Kevin says "if you want to, I will try" lol Ok so I am def. going to have to lose a few lbs. for heavy lifting, but it will all be worth it in the end right? ;)

1st off I have way WAY too much time on my hands as a lot of you know ;) I have made mini inspiration boards to email to vendors. I am just posting them up as I email them out :)

I made this board to give the florist and wedding coordinator to show the look I am going for.
I am going to do the carnation centerpieces like the top right (change out white for hot pink).
The table linens will be like the bottom left and the same colors all over, but the linen will be in SILVER DAMASK (of course, damask lol).
The other two pictures set the mood, it will dim because it is a cocktail reception. Candles will be around the flowers like the picture top right. I am buying 300 votives/holders to do the job! The pink will stand out but there will not be any black...
PiNK, White, Silver & Bling ;)
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ps. this site has been screwing with me ALL day so I just hope this posts... nothing has so far!

I got my diamond confetti in the mail today! Bling Bling! It looks GREAT. The diamonds reflect the light better then I could capture in a picture!

The first picture is of the packages it comes in. The first is the 2 carat the second the 4 carat (I put it on my laptop so you could get an idea of the size). The diamonds in my hand are the 4 carat. I got 2 of each but I am thinking I might need a few more, I am going to have trial run at the centerpieces 1st.

The site:
yourweddingcompany.com
(I found the site on the blog of tiffbride)

I have most of the ones pictured and they are good quality and range in price from $12-$36. The 3rd picture is actually the site picture for the flowers I bought for the rehearsal dinner.

I LOVE the makeup I LOVE the hair I LOVE the tatts :)

Here are some of the great sites I use for hair flowers and other vintage stuff!

pinuphair.net
pinupgirlclothing.com
flowerclip.com

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This is the board I made for the for the bouquet style. Mine will be all hot pink styled like the bottom left and the bridesmaids will be smaller versions with mixed pinks.

Well I have ordered the Rehearsal dinner dress and its a little more conservative then some of the dresses I was looking at, but I wanted the perfect black dress... for me this is it!

These are the shoes (sky high)


These are the flowers for my hair (hot pink!!) I tried to get good lighting for this pic but they look a little more then they really are.


Overall look I LoVe! Make-up for both days :)


I am still looking for the perfect hot pink clutch, I have found some but I will keep looking for awhile longer!

LADIES, at the moment the sidebars here cannot hold too much HTML, so keep it semi-simple for now and WBC said they would make it so we could add more :) Until then the sidebar will go haywire and even disappear if you put too much HTML in it!

Ok no chat box for now. Hopefully I will be able to put it in the sidebar again soon. Even if its not for everyone, I had fun with it for the little while I got to have it before the site went screwy :)

The chat is now forever in the sidebar so hopefully we can get some good chats going! Thanks to everyone who has already stopped by to chat... you might need to hang out for awhile until we get a few ladies going :)

This is my fresh dyed slip. My fiance did the first dye job and did NOT submerge it all the way but we did again and it turned out perfect. What a FaBuLoUs man to dye everything PINK for me :) YAY for Kevin! He ROCKS!