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06/15/2010

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Now that my wedding is done and over with I can't stop thinking about doing it all over again! And this time, differently!

BUT, I know how crazily expensive our reception was.. so there's no way I can do it again anytime soon.

So I've been thinking of becoming a wedding coordinator/planner and helping brides plan their special day! I know a lot of brides think about this while planning their own wedding, but I just can't get all these wonderful wedding ideas out of my head!

Does anyone have any idea where I should start? I did find the website for the American Academy of Wedding Professionals, so I'm going to look through there for info.

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06/11/2010

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Wedding Gift Registry

Still Receiving Gifts!

Yesterday the FedEx man surprised us with two boxes! Both of them were from my stepdad's friend's who also attended our reception. We received some kind words from the husband so it was really nice to see that they sent us gifts. :)

Both boxes were items off one of our registries. One was a gorgeous Anchor Hocking Salad Bowl set. (picture) I LOVE Anchor Hocking. :) The other item was a 3 piece pot (sauce pot, boiler, and steamer), which Rob adores! We don't have any nice pots, so I'm sure this set will get used a lot! lol

Other than that, we also made away with over $400 is cash and gift cards and my boss made us a really nice kitchen gift basket. Most of the money went to helping pay for the reception though.. wish we could have spent it! lol!

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06/09/2010

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NWR: My Daughter Started Crawling!

I'm so excited! Our son didn't start crawling until he was about 10 or 11 months old, then went straight to cruising and then walking shortly after he turned one. :)

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06/09/2010

My sister, me, and my MOH.

DANCING!

The Oz!

My Bachelorette Party!

With all the last minute wedding planning I completely forgot to post about my bachelorette party!

After my MOH and I had a little falling out over my bridal shower she and I made up and she decided to throw a little party for me. Nothing big.. basically just going out for drinks.

She made invites and sent them to my mom to give out.. only most of the guests were friends from my work.. so I just gave them to the girls there and made them promise to keep everything a secret.

I got little hints about where we were going.. like I knew that some of the girls couldn't go because they weren't 19 and one of my coworkers was sooooo excited to go! I knew it was somewhere where we could drink, but up until the night of the party I had NO IDEA where it was!

On our way there I told my mom (who came with because she's my bestie!... and she drove.. lol) that I brought two pairs of shoes.. my heels and my flats.. and asked which ones I should wear. She responded "that depends on if you want to dance or not.".. hmm.. so dancing is added to the mix!

Then we head through downtown St. Louis and end up in Sauget, IL.. and if you know anything about that area there's only three things in Sauget. 1. Pops (a bar/music venue) 2. Strip Clubs and 3. Nightclubs!

We ended up at The Oz, a nightclub that my mom used to go to every week with her best friend (my "aunt" sue) when they were younger. My MOH bought me a bachelorette crown and sash, and she made me a shirt that was covered in lifesavers that said "Suck for a Buck" on it. The idea was to get people to eat the candies off my shirt and pay me a dollar, but I completely forgot it in the car.. :(

It was only 10 p.m. when we arrived, so the place was dead when we walked in. We were deciding whether to stay there and wait or go somewhere else for a bit and the bouncer at the door said "Well, if you ladies decide to stay.. I'll let you in for free!" Score!

So we stayed, headed to the far side of the club to a booth and had a few drinks while we waited for things to speed up. Now, I don't drink. If I do, it's very "girly" drinks and nothing too hard. I started out with a Sex on the Beach. Then another. Then two Long Island Iced Teas (one of which I chugged down)... and I was on the dance floor shakin' it like I've never done before in my life!

I couldn't get my MOH to move from her seat at the table, but my mom and I were having a blast dancing! I saw maybe one or two other white girls on the dance floor that night, but they had nothing on me! lol

It was about 3 a.m. when we noticed people starting to leave in a big rush and got curious. Then it hit me... someone sprayed pepper spray. My lips got tingly and I started coughing.. so we headed out to the back patio with everyone else, which was the closest door.

That's when we decided it was time to go home. We walked to the exit at the other side of the club (btw, I'm drunk and in 3 inch heels... and coughing.. not a good combo! lol) When we get outside there were at least half a dozen cop cars parked outside and cops standing everywhere handing out bottles of water. We still have no idea what happened, but it was a pretty crazy way to end the night!

My mom drove and we stopped at Rob's work (a gas station) on our way home, where he got to witness my drunken self. I don't really remember much after that, but I know I got home and up the two flights of stairs at my apt building fine.

Overall, it was a great night!! :)

tags: night club, dancing, drinking, bachelorette, party, fun

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06/08/2010

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Wedding Reception

Photo Sneak Peek!

Our bestman and groomsmen playing with the
chalkboard from our photo booth.

This is my FAVORITE!

This one is actually from our ceremony,
just a gag photo the boys thought would be funny. lol

One of our groomsmen break dancing.

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06/07/2010

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Wedding Reception

It was a BLAST!

Besides a few things that went wrong, our reception was a big success!!

Rob and I arrived at the reception site about 5 p.m. to start getting ready. There were a few little things that still needed to be set up as well, so when I was done getting dressed I started rushing around to do that.

Our photographers arrived a few minutes before 6 to start setting up our photo booth and to take pictures of the details. The photo booth was a HUGE hit! Our photographers brought some props and I bought the mustaches and brought the chalkboard. It was a great combination! You can see all of our photobooth photos here.

We spent a good hour and a half walking around the golf course and taking photos with one of our photographers. She's already sent us a few sneak peek photos, which I'll share with you ladies tomorrow. :)

When we were done Rob and I walked to the front of the building and saw that my coworkers had written all over our van! Then we were announced to the Star Wars theme song (which was surprise to both of us!) and went straight to cutting the cake. Then we sat down and one of Rob's friends gave a quick speech.

Then my mom started to give a speech and told us that she and my sister had put together a slideshow for us, which was a ton of photos of me as a baby and growing up and more photos of me and Rob together. It was really sweet and my mom cried.

Then dinner was served and Rob and I said our quick thank yous. Around 9 p.m. a pair of professional dancers came by (my mom hired them) and they did an awesome Swing dance, full with tricks and jumps and spins! It was blast to watch! They also stuck around for about a hour to teach us a few simple dance moves and to dance with us.

The rest of the night was dancing, visiting the photo booth and with our guests, drinking and having a blast! About everyone was gone by 11:00 except for close family who all stayed until about 12:00.

I've already gotten several compliments on all the details, the typewriter guestbook didn't got over as well as I'd hope (the ribbon didn't want to work very well) but the guests loved it anyway.. the ball jar centerpieces were probably my favorite detail. Everything else was perfect!!

Can't wait to share more photos with you tomorrow!

P.S. I'm still a bit upset over the RSVP issue. Some of the people who RSVPed and said "yes" didn't show up, then others who didn't RSVP at ALL showed up.. and worst of all.. NONE of my husband's family attended!!! :(

tags: reception, photo, booth, dancing

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06/05/2010

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Wedding Reception

Reception is TODAY!

Our reception is less than 5 hours away!

Last night we spent most of the day organizing everything and moving things to the reception site. My escort card/cork board set up took a good 3 hours to finish, since I had to put everyone in alphabetical order and try to keep the cards straight.

I wasn't able to get tulips like I had wanted, but instead we bought purple irises. They are still pretty but not exactly the look I had envisioned... oh well. We set up all the centerpieces and put out all the etched glass favors.

We moved a leather loveseat, a large red chair and a large square table into the reception site for our lounge area and I just finished making pillows for the loveseat (talk about last minute!).

When didn't get to the reception site to set up until 9 p.m. last night and the carriage house (reception area.. in the photo) was all lit up.. it was GORGEOUS!

I'm so excited for tonight! :)

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06/04/2010

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Wedding Photography

Sneak Peek!

Our photographer had a few photos edited by the evening of our ceremony and shared them with us on her facebook page. Their beautiful and I can't wait to see them all!

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06/04/2010

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I'm MARRIED!

On June 1st I married my best friend. It was HOT outside and we were running behind but since it was a private ceremony I didn't worry about it. Getting ready took so much longer then I expected!

My husband's friends came to our house to meet us and I was still trying to find my son's pants. We had just moved a ton of boxes of our stuff over from my mother's so I had to go through EACH ONE and our living room was a disaster by the time they showed up. :( Plus, I was not in a good mood. I also had a mini-panic attack when I couldn't find my shoes, but they were just behind a box in my closet.

We finally made it to my mother's, where the ceremony was being held, to get ready. We showed up right as the photographers were parking too. They went and checked out the ceremony site, the nearby park, while we got everyone in their spots.

Our photographer's husband took pictures of the guys while they got ready and our photographer took photos of us. First she got shots of the dress and my shoes by themselves and then of us getting ready. She was really great, but I'll do a vendor review later on them.

We had NO plan on how to do the ceremony as far as entrances, but our photographer came up with a great idea. There is a set of stone/wooden steps coming down from the lake to the park and we decided to walk down there after the guys were already in place at the bottom of the steps. First my mom went down (she was officiating), then my bridesmaids, then my son and myself together.

My mom had a wonderful ceremony written, we blessed our rings, then did a hand fasting (which my son participated in), then we recited our vows. Rob actually cried a little and I bawled! Then we kissed and we were MARRIED!

Then came at least a hour or two of photos, which were a blast taking! After the ceremony we went back to my mom's house and sign the license on their deck. Then we changed into more comfortable clothes and went to Dave & Buster's (a restaurant/arcade) to celebrate. We ended up staying out till 1 a.m. and had a wonderful time!

Everyone keeps asking me how it feels to be married.. honestly I didn't feel too different. We've lived together for over 5 years so this just felt natural. Although their is still a bit of a "honeymoon" feeling... something very much like bliss, that is around us. Overall, it's marvelous!

I had to work the morning after the ceremony and yesterday, but today I have the day off so we're going to be arranging the reception site in preparation for our reception tomorrow!

tags: ceremony

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05/24/2010

Sand Ceremony

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Wedding Traditons

We are having an outdoor ceremony that is very small and private. My mom is officiating the ceremony and we have NOTHING planned to do besides recite our vows.

I do NOT want to do a sand ceremony or use the unity cross. We aren't religious, but we want something symbolic. Possibly something that has to do with us as a family (we have two little ones together). Any ideas ladies?

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mommybride

years since wedding

bride:

Jessica

groom:

Robert

wedding day:

Jun 05, 2010

city:

Eureka, Missouri, United States

ceremony:

Private

banquet:

Fox Run Golf Club

photographer:

Sundberg Photography

wedding color:

Purple

about my wedding:

My fiance and I are having a private ceremony on our original anniversary and then having a big reception the Saturday after. The REAL planning will go into the reception. :)