This is sohappytogether's Pink Wedding!

I'm not too sure what shoes I'm going to go for.. I like the idea of pink heels, but I'm not sure if it will complement my dress. I also want to choose something comfy, and not too much of a heel (my FH is only a few inches taller than me). I also like the idea of flats, but I think they would be too hot for an August wedding! Arrgggg.. who knows. I think I will end up going for a kitten heel, probably in ivory, and I like the satin look, with a bow maybe? Has anyone seen something like that?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my girls will be wearing black dresses. At first I was worried that it might look too dark/gothic for a summer wedding, but I am starting to really like the black with the bright flowers to contrast. My grandma asked me what colours the bridesmaids dresses were going to be and when I told her black she was not impressed.. haha.. I think she thinks black is for funerals, not weddings. She's cute in her old-school ways! Anyway, the girls are all going to choose their own dress, all I would like is that they look formal enough (i.e. no clubbing-type party dress) and are around knee length. I'm excited to see what they pick!

Has anyone else read this book? It's a collection of essays about "bewilderment, big love, breakups, and what women really think about contemporary weddings", edited by Colleen Curran.

My MOH bought it for me, and I really enjoyed reading it. The essays are funny, honest, and insightful. It made me think about how much energy we focus on our one big day, and sometimes get so caught up in the details that we may forget that it "isn't really about finding the perfect wedding dress or getting the perfect font on a monogrammed matchbook cover. It's about being ready to take a leap of faith -being ready to say 'I do' ".

I am so excited! I just ordered my dress. I couldn't find an exact picture online, but it is very similar to the one in the picture, except a little more fitted around the bum and the skirt is a little less full at the bottom. I can't wait to get it! I feel like such a girl, haha!

I really need to go get my hair trimmed but haven't been able to find the time... anyway, I guess that has got me thinking about wedding hairstyles. I think I want to have my hair half up. My hair is naturally curly but I think I may go with a looser/bigger curl, although I don't want to look too different. Love Carrie Underwood's hair!

These are pictures of what I would love our ceremony set-up to look like. Our ceremony and reception are going to be at the same location, and we have the option of getting married outside on the grounds, or on the covered balcony/veranda. Either will be pretty, but I've always wanted to get married outside with trees, etc. We'll see. At least we have a back-up plan in case it rains.

Well, after interviewing 5 photographers, we finally made our decision! We have booked Troy St.Louis Photography (www.troystlouis.com), and are very happy with our choice, not to mention relieved to be able to cross that of our list! He is such a nice guy.. we really wanted to find someone who made us feel comfortable. His style is also in line with what we want.. lots of candids, photojournalism, captures emotion... and to top it off his prices are really reasonable. The only potential downside is that he hasn't done too many weddings compared to some of the more experienced photographers... but I I have seen the proof books of some that he has done and they are amazing.

Here are are some jars that we have bought so far, and the 'love' signs that will be on the table too. I think we're going to aim to buy a couple more big jars and then a few smaller ones. I have found these at Winners and Michaels and some other home stores. We're still trying to figure out if we want to use bags or boxes (maybe the Chinese-style take-out boxes?)

Like many other brides on here, we are going to have a candy buffet at our wedding. We are really excited about it as we love candy! We are going to have candy in all ranges of pinks and yellows. Can't wait to see how it looks!

Here is a link I found about building your candy buffet: http://www.favorideas.com/wedding-blog/candy-buffet-ideas/

So, my question is, how early can you start buying the candy? I know some brides have been talking about stocking up on candy that's on sale after Halloween and Christmas.. but how could I be sure that it would stay fresh and yummy (even if I look at expiry dates, I'm a little scared of buying it too early). I'd be grateful for any advice/recommendations. Thanks!

I've been trying to come up with a wedding theme... and it's not really happening. Some ideas: my FH and I both want a big focus of the wedding to be on our guests, so we are thinking of trying to incorporate photos of our guests as part of the decorations. Also, we really want something different for our table numbers.. I like the idea of table names being "I love you" in different languages.. so we'd have a "Je t'aime" table and a "Ti amo" table, etc... So what's our theme?? Love? Is that lame? I don't really want hearts or anything as part of the decor... do we have to have a theme? Any ideas/suggestions, let me know!

So we woke up this morning to about half a foot of snow on the ground! Lovely. It's only October!! Oh well... I must admit it looked pretty.

My friends and I have a great bachelorette tradition.. every girl coming to the bachelorette party brings the bride-to-be a pair of sexy underwear. We even used them as decoration for my friend's bachelorette party last year (see 2nd picture)... it was really fun, plus the bride gets a whole bunch of great new undies!! Does anyone else have any other good ideas for bachelorettes? I'm trying to come up with some unique ideas for my friend's wedding that I'm in next October.

One of my best friends (who is getting married in October- we're both in each other's wedding parties) and I recently joined the gym. I have been meaning to start exercising regularly again, and so my upcoming wedding has been a good motivator. It' s tough sometimes, things are so busy and it's easy to make excuses not to go... but my goal is to go at least three times a week. I also do yoga once a week and try to do weights at home. What are other people's work out routines? Any advice on how to stay motivated?

I am asking my girls to pick their own dresses, different styles that they like. I was originally going to go with yellow or pink dresses but I thought that might be too hard for everyone.. and I like the look of black dresses, very elegant. Here are some pictures of styles I like (some of them come from other WBC brides.. thanks!)

Here are some ideas I have for flowers.. I'm pretty sure I want roses, and my colors are hot pink and yellows. My bridesmaid dresses are going to be black, so I really want the flowers to add a lot of color to the wedding.

I've been on this site looking for ideas for a while now, so I decided I might as well join! Before getting engaged, I never thought I would be too excited about planning a wedding.. but it's been so much fun so far! Anyway, I think this will be a good way for me to keep organized and on top of the wedding planning, as well as keeping my bridesmaids up-to-date with ideas and such.

Here are some pictures of us just after we got engaged.. we hiked up to one of our favorite spots near a lake and had a picnic and then he asked me.. it was very 'us'. I had a feeling it was coming but I was still surprised when it happened! Telling our families afterwards was the best part I think.. everyone was so happy. The funny thing is, before we told people, we said "guess what?", and lots of people's first guess was: "you're pregnant!?". Haha, even my grandma! I guess because we have been together for a long time, they figured that might come first.