This is fallinlove's Chocolate Wedding!

This is my latest diy project. I'm going to do all my wedding signs and table numbers like this. I downloaded a square template in MW and purchased card stock and cluster rhinstones from Michaels. I had seen something very similar on etsy but the prices were way out of my budget! I am so proud of myself, I think I did a good job!. What do you guys think?


*will post pictures when finished

Back to the drawing board with the shoe, my shoes don't match my dress!!. Can you please help me choose? They are all so nice I can't choose!

this is my cerermony I had never thought of writting my own ceremony, more over I didn't think that you could, I just thought it it was left up to your pastor. I saw other brides doing it and I think it's cool. So me and my FH googled and searched ceremony reading and took different things from them that touched us. here is what we came up with....

What do you guys think? I think I might shotten it ,but it's so hard to choose because we love everything!!!


Sorry very very long read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Opening

Friends and Family, we have come here today to celebrate the love that David and Itasia have for each other. We share in their love by giving recognition of their decision to accept each other as husband and wife. Because this is a special time of celebration that David and Itasia will long remember, they are thankful you are all here to share their joy and happiness.

David and Itasia, it is this day you make a giant step of courage and commitment, to communicate, to love, to understand and grow. When a commitment this strong is made by two people, the force of that commitment, of that love, of that courage, reaches out and touches all of us around you, so that our lives are changed and we share a part of your love.
David and Itasia
May all that you are, always be in love,
May all that is love, always be in you,
May your love be as beautiful on each day you share, as it is on this day of celebration

Giving in Marriage
(Officiant to the Parents) Who has guided this young woman throughout her life, nurtured her and loved her, cherished her and taught her, and who now guides her here today as she comes to join with another in marriage?
(Parents) We do
(Officiant to the Parents) A parent's joy is in their child, and it is with love and joy that they stand beside you on this happy occasion, as two families are made one and a new family is begun. And it is with love that they place your hands together, so that from this day forward, David and Itasia, you will stand together, hand-in-hand.
(Parents & Bride Embrace, Parents place Bride's Hand in Groom's and sit down)
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. Marriage is not only a commitment between lovers; it is also an agreement between two friends. A good marriage must be created. The little things are the important things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years. It is standing together, facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is not only marrying the right partner. It is being the right partner.
Marriage is a daily challenge that must be met with patience, tenderness, and admiration. Only love makes a marriage easy, and perfect love makes it a joy. Love takes time. It needs a history of giving and receiving, laughing and crying. It never promises instant gratification, only fulfillment. Fulfillment in a marriage is not found in achievement, in possessions, or in the fast track of success, but in the simple routines of shared affection and common life together. Love is believing in each other. It is being attentive, caring, and nurturing, truly it belongs only to those who can reach beyond themselves, to whom giving is more important than receiving.

Real love, David and Itasia, is something beyond the warmth and glow, the excitement and romance of being deeply in love. It is caring as much about the welfare and happiness of your marriage partner as about your own. Real love is not total absorption into each other, it is looking outward in the same direction together. Love makes burdens lighter because you divide them. It makes joys more intense because you share. It makes you stronger, so you can be involved with life in ways you dare not risk alone. You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. When we love, we see things other people do not see. We see beneath the surface, to the qualities which make our beloved special and unique. To see with loving eyes, is to know inner beauty. And to be loved is to be seen, and known, as we are. known to no other
This service is not magic. It will not create a relationship that does not already exist. It is time for tying a knot in the rope of days and saying, "We will not slip backwards from here, but will go forward together." It is a time for one thing of which they are certain, their love for one another and their desire for that love to last forever.
Love one another and you will be happy. It is as simple and as difficult as that.

Consent
David and Itasia, nothing is easier than saying words and nothing is harder than living them day after day. What you promise today, must be renewed and decided again tomorrow, and tomorrow after that and the tomorrow after that.
David, do you take Itasia, to be your lawful wedded wife? Do you promise to love, honor, and protect her? Share the good times and achievements as well as the hard times and disappointments? Keep her in sickness and in sorrow and to be faithful to her evermore?
(David) I do.
Itasia, do you take David, to be your lawful wedded husband? Do you promise to love, honor, and protect him? Share the good times and achievements as well as the hard times and disappointments? Keep him in sickness and in sorrow and to be faithful to him evermore?
(Itasia) I do.

Vows
David says his vows to Itasia
I love you.
You are my best friend.
Today I give myself to you in marriage.
I promise to encourage and inspire you,
to laugh with you, and to comfort you in
times of sorrow and struggle.
I promise to love you in good times and in
bad, when life seems easy and when it
seems hard, when our love is simple,
and when it is an effort.
I promise to cherish you, and to always
hold you in highest regard.
These things I give to you today,
and all the days of our life.


Itasia says her vows to David-
I love you.
You are my best friend.
Today I give myself to you in marriage.
I promise to encourage and inspire you,
to laugh with you, and to comfort you in
times of sorrow and struggle.
I promise to love you in good times and in
bad, when life seems easy and when it
seems hard, when our love is simple,
and when it is an effort.
I promise to cherish you, and to always
hold you in highest regard.
These things I give to you today,
and all the days of our life


Blessing of the Hands
Itasia, please face David, and hold his hands, palms up, so you may see the gift that they are to you. These are the hands of your Best friend. Young and strong, and shaking with love, for they are holding yours, today, on your wedding day, as he promises to love you all the days of his life. These are the hands that have worked alongside yours, as together you’ve built your future, as you’ve laughed and cried, and as you have shared your secrets and dreams. These are the hands that have placed against your stomach with expectant joy as he felt his children stir within you. These are the hands that look so large and strong, yet so gentle as he held each child for the first time. These are the hands that work long hours for you and your family. These are the hands that have loved and cherished you through the years and for a lifetime of love. These are the hands that have countless times wiped the tears from your eyes, whether tears of joy or sorrow. These are the hands that have comforted you in labor, in illness, in joy, and held you when fear or grief consumed your mind. These are the hands that are teacher to your children and the hands that have held each of them, while he vowed to love and protect them. These are the hands that have tenderly lifted your chin and brush your cheek as they raised your face to look into his eyes that are filled completely with his overwhelming love and desire for you.

David, please hold Itasia hands, palms up, so you may see the gift that they are to you. These are the hands of your Best Friend, young and carefree, that are holding yours, today, on your wedding day, as she pledges her love and commitment to you all the days of her life. These are the hands that have held each child in tender love, soothing them through illness and hurt, always supporting and encouraging them along the way, and then knowing when it's time to let go. These are the hands that have massaged tension from your neck after you've had a long hard day and the stresses of life have overcome you or rubbed your back until sleep has subdued you. These are the hands that have held you tight and supported you as you struggled through difficult times. These are the hands that have comforted you when you are sick and consoled you when you are grieving. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness. These are the hands that will hold you in joy, excitement and hope each time she tells you that together you have created a new life. These are the hands that will give you support as she encourages you to chase down your dreams. Together as a team, everything you wish for can be realized. May these hands always be held by one another. May they have the strength to hold on during the storms of everyday life. May they remain tender and gentle as they nurture each other in their wondrous love.

Exchange of the Rings
May I have the rings? [Best Man hands the rings to the Officiant]
The wedding ring is the outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two loyal hearts in endless love. By its shape, it is a symbol of the undying love that exists between you. It is made of the purest metal to speak of the purity of the marriage and is made in a circle to note the never ending commitment you are about to enter.
(David) With this ring, I pledge to you, all that I am, all that we are. With this ring, I thee wed.
(Itasia) With this ring, I pledge to you, all that I am, all that we are. With this ring, I thee wed.
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years. May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth.

Lighting of the Unity Candle
The two side candles represent your lives before your wedding day, and the love and the care that nurtured you as you grew. They represent all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will be. The single candle in the middle is the Unity candle. Although you join your lives in marriage by lighting the unity candle, allow the two side candles to continue to burn, as well. For although your future is in your togetherness, you will continue to have your own strengths as indiduals, as well. May the lighting of this candle of unity represent the oneness of this union and the eternal flame of love that burns within your two hearts.

Presentation of the Roses
Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings - which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect; and a public showing of your commitment to each other. You now have what remains the most honorable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of "husband" and "wife." For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose. In the past, the rose was considered a symbol of love and a single rose always meant only one thing - it meant the words "I love you." So it is appropriate that for your first gift - as husband and wife - that gift would be a single rose.
Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife. In some ways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose - and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But in fact today, just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life - one I hope you always remember - the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.
In every marriage there are times where it is difficult to find the right words. It is easiest to hurt who we most love. It is easiest to be most hurt by who we most love. It might be difficult some time to say "I am sorry" or "I forgive you"; "I need you" or "I am hurting". If this should happen, if you simply cannot find these words, leave a rose at that spot which both of you have selected - for that rose than says what matters most of all and should overpower all other things and all other words. That rose says the words: "I still love you." The other should accept this rose for the words which cannot be found, and remember the love and hope that you both share today.
David and Itasia, if there is anything you remember of this marriage ceremony, it is that it was love that brought you here today, it is only love which can make it a glorious union, and it is by love which your marriage shall endure.
Just as it is appropriate for David and Itasia to declare their love for each other in the gift of a rose, they also wish to show you, their parents, how much they love you with the gift of a rose.
[Roses are presented to the parents]

Final Address
To love is to remember and keep alive forever all those unique qualities that drew you to one another in the beginning.... Those first halting phrase...the thrill of discovery.... That wonderful feeling of oneness when your eyes met.
To love is to constantly search for new ways to bring each other to happiness, to make the most of every moment you share together, and marvel at how your feelings for one another keep rising to new dimensions.
To love is to create an oasis of tranquility for one another and a quiet place, apart from others, where you need not pretend...where you can be yourselves.... And know within your hearts, you will be accepted by one another. To love is to greet each day with anticipation...Always eager for another opportunity to share new adventures...And gather up new memories TOGETHER!
To love is to follow the rainbow through the rain, to be able to laugh at yourselves and be willing to say...."I was wrong, I'm sorry"...To forgive, and more importantly, to FORGET, and to always believe and trust in one another.
To love is to watch with wonder all the miracles of creation, to find beauty in all the simple things of life, and to find, within ourselves, a deeper appreciation and a new awareness of how wonderful it is to be alive...To be happy...To be…TOGETHER.
To love is to come together from the pathways of our past and then move forward...Hand in hand, along the uncharted roads of our future, ready to risk, to dream, and to dare.... And always believe that all things are possible with faith and love.
David and Itasia, having heard your intention to be married, by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
David, you may kiss your Bride!

Shoes are brand new! Never worn. Doesn't match my dress :(. Paid 69.00 would like to sell for 60.00 OBO plus shipping.

Size 9

I am really pround of myself!! I have been really doing it up with the diy projects. At first I wasn't really into diy project but now I really enjoy it and it saves me a lot of money. I purchased bath and body works. I purchase only navy flip flops for a $1.00 wrappped ribbon arond the straps and added chocolate rhinestones on top of the fabric. Jewelry making was uncharted territory, but I conqured it. I got the pearls off ebay and the stretch wires and earring hooks from the dollar tree. I also made sashes and ironed on rhinestones to go with tank tops...will post pictures when finished.

I went a lot better than expected. I had already set myself up for disappointment because I hadn't been exercising how i'm supose to. To my disbelief I had actually lost weight!!!! The dress can zip and button all the way up!!!! It's still a little tight when I sit down, so i had it let out in the hips. I also had it taken in in the bust and add a bussel and had my sash sewn to the original sash that came with the dress.Oh yeah, my shoes don't match so back to the drawing with the shoes.

p.s. excuse my hair...it's a hot mess!!

Ok I think I might be addicted to vista print!...LOL
This is the rhearsal dinner invite created in MW and up loaded to vista print, of course.

wording comes from http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/

Also created in MW uploaded to a postcard on vistaprint.

Tapping into my diy skills. Trying to cut cost everywhere. Made on MW and uploaded to vista print onto photo cards. One project down many more to go!

Finally got around to doing groomsmen mug, now on to the ladies glasses. I will post more pics when finished. Yay for progress!!