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11/07/2008
 1 Year To Go! |
1 Year To GO!!
Can Hardly Wait!
Ok... after already having a 1 year countdown go miserably wrong (FI and I were both sick! :( ) We get another chance to celebrate just one more year before we're husband and wife. We're doing a night on the town in Detroit and basically going to all the places that we went on our first date. I think it's fitting.
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11/05/2008
 DIY Mantilla |
DIY Wedding
Mantilla Veil
I love mantillas! Someone tell me why they have to be so freaking expensive!!! The crafter in me is beyond excited. I went to Habermans' in Royal Oak (one of the best fabric stores in Michigan) and found a Chantilly lace that is perfect. I bought a yard, just to test it out and see if I would even be able to DIY it. It was a success!! Using 'Unique Stitch' which is a fabric glue, I applied the lace (which I cut and trimmed to just the scalloped border) to the edges of the tulle. It dried clear. I also did some hand stitching with invisible thread to secure it in some spots. It came out beautiful. I know a lot of brides would love to have this style veil, but can't spend the money to have one. This is a great way to get what you want, and to save a bit of money doing it too! This is just the sample, the finished one will have the cut edges of the tulle hidden behind the lace.
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11/04/2008
 Leah Stafford Photography |
Checks- Photog and Hair/Makeup
These people will make me look pretty :)
I'm so very, very excited to say... we know have our photographer. Leah Stafford comes highly recommended from all of the DW knotties. She's from Norhtern Ohio and just a few seconds of scrolling through her work and you'll see why. She's coming to Key West with us and will be traveling up to Detroit in December to take our engagement picutres. I have loved photography since I was little. I could just flip throught the pages of magazines and be awed, not by the fashion (that came later) but by how people could capture images. FI's grandfather was a photographer. I've seen some of his work, it's very good. To me, photography is one of the most important vendors [i]especially[/i] for a destination wedding- there are so many people who won't be there to celebrate with you, so all you'll have are the photos and videos you bring back.
Leah is a former DW Knottie and knows exactly how to capture the moments. If you take a look at her site, click on the 'Intimates' section. Typically known as 'boudoir' photography, she is a nationally known photographer and travels all over the country photographing women in their most intimate settings. I think it's amazing and definetely plan on doing a session of my own. Adam even agreed to do a couples shoot. Also, we have a hair/makeup stylist in Key West. Marie-Pierre is one of the best stylists on the island. |
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11/04/2008
 matt Adcock |
Photography done right!
Awesome TTD session
Ok... I was researching TTD pics that I wanted to use for my inspiration. I stumbled upon an AMAZING photographer and his blog, Matt Adcock. This is the picture that made click on his blog in the first place. Adam and I want to do a couples intimates and a couples TTD. I thought this shot would be amazing to replicate!
 Seriously!!! How great is that shot? These are the other pictures from the shoot.   |
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10/31/2008
 twilight |
More Twilight
And we have ourselves a quote.
I know, I'm like a damn teenager again. FI will not be going with me to see it. He can't stand it but still he bought me the fourth book as my sweetest day gift. HOWEVER, a coworker and I will be going at lunch time on the 21st! :) I got her hooked on the series as well and we're both very excited.
So, FI and I were trying to come up with our quote. The favorite of mine has always been R. Browning's: "Come grow old with me, the best is yet to be." But yesterday, FI bought me a bookmark and I just threw it into one of the books so I wouldn't lose it. When I went to take it out this morning, it was on the page of the book where Edward says, "Look after my heart, I've left it with you." I gush and go awww. FI says, "What? What's so aww?" I hand him the page,tell him to read it, and he goes, "That. That's our quote." Some people may think it's corny, but you know what? I don't care. If you take it out of the book and just apply it to a relationship, marriage, specifically- it's rather fitting. Anyways... Very happy! That is all continue your regularly scheduled blogging :) |
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10/28/2008
 happy dance |
Blog is 2 Pages!!
I can't believe it
I never liked blogging before, but then as I started posting more and more. It's a relief, b/c my family and friends are sick of "all-wedding, all the time" I don't even know if people read this thing, but it's nice to get it all out and not piss people off in the process. With the wedding more than a year away, I wonder how many more pages I can rack up :)
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10/28/2008
 Two Vamps Us Scary!    |
Halloween Time
Two Vamps
So totally NWR, but in the spirit of Halloween and our church ceremony next Halloween... we're all about it this year!
 FI made an awesome graveyard and made custom decorations. It was fabulous! I'll post more pics of that later. |
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10/20/2008
 envelope liner |
DIY-Envelope Liners
Done!
So easy to do, but I haven't seen to many brides do them DIY.
I was at Archivers, and found some AMAZING damask paper. I bought every sheet they had, figuring I'd use it for something right? :) Well, FI and I had to go to Kinko's to mail out some packages, and in the clearance bin was green envelopes!! SQUEE! 50 for a buck! And they're perfect size too- 6X9 so it'll fit our DVD STD and the paper one too. I tried it out on one, and loved it. I measured the paper to fit along the width of the envelope. Then I measured just below the glue line (the part you lick) to 1/4 of an inch below the inside flap. Becuase the flap is angled, I angled the paper as well. Using some permanent glue runner, I lined the upper part of the liner (the part next to the glue line) and slid the rest into the envelope. Using glue dots, it's held securely in place. They turned out pretty good, IMHO.   |
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10/16/2008
 team edward found my edward   |
Twilight Obsessed
Seriously.
I seriously am obsessed. I can't get enough of the 'Twilight' series. It's like heroin. Seriously. I know, I know, I named my dog after a fictional vampire. WTH! I read the books and I'm itching for the movie to come out. It's like I'm in middle school all over again, which is a rush b/c I haven't been this passionate about something (except FI and wedding) in a while. But at the same time... I feel like I'm way to old.
Never the less, it didn't stop me from ordering tshirts from customizedgirl.com check em out (CG15 will get you 15% off your order :Þ):   (yes meteor is spelt wrong, but I fixed it. I just don't have a picture of that one)   |
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10/15/2008
 Edward |
My Furbabies
Edward Darling, Cody, and Miss Dior
So... we now have a furbaby. A cutesy little Chihuahua. He's a rescue dog... the best kind ;)
I named him Edward. After Edward Cullen from the 'Twilight Series'. I read those books in a week...seriously, if you love a good twisty type of story, read them! He's such a cute little guy and I just had to post pics of my little ones:) Cody is a rescue dog as well. We have NO CLUE what he is, the vet doesn't know either. And of course, our princess, Miss Dior. Edward:   Cody:  Miss Dior:  |
sexylittlebride
| 3 | years since wedding |
JoAnna
Adam
Mar 27, 2010
Troy,
Michigan,
United States
San Marino Club
San Marino Club
Green
We're having damask-great gatsby wedding with tons of feathers, crystal, glitz, and emerald green. FIs favorite color is green. And I LOVE Damask.
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