This is soon2bmrslee's White Wedding!

I can not believe its here already...I still have a a lot to do, but invitations are my main concern right now, since you do need them at this point.


MY TO DO CHECKLIST

REHEARSAL

*Facility
*Gifts to Parents
*Wedding Party Gifts (CHECK)

CEREMONY

*Wedding Dress (CHECK)
*Bridesmaid Dresses (CHECK)
*Veil (CHECK)
*Marriage License
*Officiant Fee
*Programs
*Wedding Rings
*Guest Book Table
*Outdoor Sign
*Sound System
*Pen & Guest Book
*Chairs (CHECK)
*Alter Arrangements
*Pew Decor
*Music
*Unity Sand Ceremony
*Arch Decor (CHECK)
*Aisle Runner (CHECK)
*Photographer (CHECK)
*Videographer (CHECK)
*Marriage Certificate
*Bride's Bouquet
*Throw Away Bouquet
*Bridesmaid Bouquets
*Flower Girl Basket
*Boutonnieres
*Ring Pillow
*Corsages
*Bouquets
*Decorations


RECEPTION
*The Location (CHECK)
*The Caterer & Menu (CHECK)
*Cake
*Flatware
*Tables & Linens
*Chairs & Covers
*Dinnerware
*Hors d'hoeurves/snacks
*Napkins
*Glassware
*Wine and Champange
*Water Pitchers
*Toasting Glasses
*Wedding Cake
*Cake Topper/Decoration (CHECK)
*Bartender
*Cake Knife / Server (CHECK)
*Candles & Holders (CHECK)
*Decorations (CHECK)
*Guest Favors (CHECK)
*Centerpieces (CHECK)
*Music/Sound System
*Serving Staff (CHECK)
*Dance Floor (CHECK)


STATIONARY

*Reception Cards
*Wedding Invitations
*Reply Cards
*Place Cards
*Lined Inner Envelopes
*Programs
*Maps
*Save the Date Card (CHECK)
*Stamps
*Napkins

To Sachi/ my friend/ Florist:

Well here is the centerpiece with no flowers.
I want the actual chandelier piece be on top of something to be alittle higher than 17" tall. So I got clear glass gems from walmart to see how it would look like. I really like it. If you have any other suggestions to make it look taller and have it easier to put flowers in it and to set it up (since its so heavy) let me know. I think the gem size i have in the pick is the .70" or 7/10" and the 3/8" or .375" I dont really know since i dont have a measuring tape. or a ruler.

JHK imports has a .70" or 7/10" and it has 24 pieces per lb
This cost .65 cents a 1 1/4lb.

Mcgills Warehouse has 9/16" or .56" and it has 96 pieces per lb.
This cost $1.05 per lb or 1.53 per lb for 30lb bulk pack.

I dont know what to get...let me know what you think its the best affordable choice. Its giving me a headache since theres alot of number crunching.

I was going to get it at mcgrills warehouse 60lbs for about $98 including free shipping.

What a girl to do?

So we are eating dinner at a Mexican Restaurant tonight and while eating this OMG, this spicy chicken soup is the S**T!! (in a good way). My fiance asked me when bachelor parties usually take place?

ME: "Anytime but the night before the wedding day is good for me!! Just tell me when you're having one cause I want mine around the same time okay. But Why you ask??

FH: Well Jer (BM and brother) said he wants to take me to either Mexico or Canada. (in a low tone, bashful in a way).

ME: OH COOL!! Wait wait wait...why out of the country??........Make sure you leave me some money.

FH: Why?

ME: Just in case something happens to you....lol.

FH: Well its not Definite.

ME: What you going to do there? HOw long? With Who?

FH: name, name, name, name, maybe name, name, hope name.

ME: What lucky bastard, leaving singledom with a bang!! Jealous!!

FH: Not sure what we are going to do, but is that cool with you?

ME: Of course, but don't get jealous if we come up with something more crazy (which we won't) and if you see pictures...lol.

FH: Deal!


So yeah theres a big chance that my fiance will be going out of the country...is any of your fiance doing something out of the ordinary? Well im happy whatever they plan on doing:).

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! I am now their lifetime client! Forget the other two I found in my previous post. I am so freakin happy right now. Its weird that a candle order can make me this happy. I think its only because I was stressing that because it didnt cost a fortune to get them, I thought there would be alot of imperfections in these candle holders. The only thing I would change is the color of the candles...ivory to white. Ivory is more light orangish yellow than off white. but with the lights dim and candles lit...it will look amazing. The candle votives are so cute and maybe you can use them as shot glasses if you really clean them up afterwards or if you have extras:). They truly look better in person and will look better in professional pictures:). my camera is 10mega pixals but you have to be extra still to get great pictures...anyways. DEFINITELY A GREAT FIND!

We went to my friend's restaurant where he hosted a masquerade party...it was fun...what you do? Have a happy new year and hope this year is A LOT better than 2008! Start refresh and Happy Planning as well!

My Medium Size Centerpiece...I am really happy with them.

Either pink Roses or pink Hydrangeas flowers in low square vase.

I have packages of 10 for $25...white, pink, teal (it looked like aqua in picture...but its not)

The round submersible Floralyte has an on off switch and is re-usable, waterproof (can replace the batteries). These do not fit in Eiffel Tower vases. Submersible.

If you are having a tiffany blue wedding...do not get the teal!! it is actually more green than blue as pictured in their website. I would suggest getting aqua ice confetti and use with white floralytes instead.

be warned that it may be used...colors varies in packages...some brighter than others. I would get brand new batteries to test them to prove it. and call the store to send you new ones.

My package of cherry blossoms stems arrived and I am very happy with my purchase. They are gorgeous and look real in person. I strongly recommend anyone to buy them at silkflowers.com.

The Fuchsia parasols are more red than pink tone in person but when its flash photography...it looks like as pictured. You can see where everything was glued and looks really cheap. Yes, this why it was so inexpensive...so be careful...if you want to save money...you may get what you pay for:(. I was so excited but now little bummed right now, cause its not what I expected. I was going to look for better quality...and spend more money again...but Im going to keep these and dont stress the small stuff.

http://www.pearlriver.com/v2/FramesCat.asp?iGroup=297

Its 121 more days left!

I know I was spelling it right, but some brides do not know how to...so did research for everyone and confirmed the correct spelling of FUCHSIA!! I know I am not the best speller (my grammer is a lot worse) in the world but my eye seriously twitches everytime I see someone misspells the word:). HAHAHA, okay I feel better now...so no need thank me...okay okay please do! lol.


Pronunciation:

While the original pronunciation from the word's German origin is "fook-sya" /?f?ksja/, most English speakers tend to say "fyew'sha" /?fju???/. As a result, the word is often subjected to misspellings such as "fushcia" or "fuschia". In English, the other accepted pronunciation is "fyewk'see-ah", which is somewhat truer to the word's origin.

Among horticultural writers the fuchsia is jocularly referred to as "the world's most carefully spelled flower," a label which was apparently first given to it by Jimmy Barnes.


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fuchsia (my favorite dictionary site)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuchsia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchsia_(color)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fuchsia

I bought lot of 10 of these centerpieces on ebay from holiday house gifts store. It was $89 including shipping. I bought low square vases from Save-on-crafts.com and planning to put roses in the vases. Roses will be in the upright position, stems will be cut long enough to have water, but head of rose will be lid level.

I always wanted to get married by cherry blossom trees, but they only bloom in March and because I am getting married at my hotel venue... Artificial Blossoms for me:). I got 14 stems for 6.75 ea. at silkflowers.com. This the only website that i found that had the color (fuchsia) i wanted and looks real than any other. Free Shipping for December Orders. Type GIFT2008 at check out.

(6 stems pictured with acrylic water)

As I said in my previous post, I have been looking and going shopping on ebay.com and I was looking for veils. Out of the bunch, I chose a ivory cathedral veil with satin lining for $29.99...David's Bridal Sells theirs for over $100 dollars. The veil maker was very prompt and sent me a kind message of when she will be making mine in less than 5 hours later. She also includes when it will be ready and when it will be shipped. It should be ready and shipped my next Tuesday! I have not received the veil yet, and yet totally satisfied. Well please go to ebay and look at this creator's store if you are looking for a inexpensive veil for your big day. (im not twisting your arm to buy anything...just want to share another great find with free shipping)

UPDATE:
12/20/08

I have my veil, its looks great but feels bit stale and itchy...maybe its me...its a reason i didnt want a veil in the first place...good thing i only wear it for 1 hour of my life:).

Potential Centerpieces that I found on ebay. My fiance has been on ebay for softball bats and he got me hooked! I never entered the world of ebay shopping until yesterday and im kicking myself for not doing it sooner! Well I have not bought anything yet but this store has great stuff...hopefully their quality is good as they look.

My idea...buying the sets of 10 or 20, and buy a square vase big enough to put the whole candelabra/ votive decoration into the vase and up roses or hygrangeas on the base for pop of color:)>. So excited!!

I just bought mine at:

http://www.pearlriver.com/v2/FramesCat.asp?iGroup=297

$4.50 each 32" in diameter.

$9 shipping

Have you used her hair extension products? I don't think I'll be able to grow my hair to the desired length, so I was requiring about getting my hair lengthened. If you're thinking of getting hair extensions...what method of hair lengthening are you thinkin about?

I went to www.beautychoice.com and they have one 15% off the suggested retail price. And they also have CHI hair products in super low prices.

Its seems like everyone I know is going to go for the Carrie Underwood Half up hairstyle and the more i see it, the less I get excited about it. I rarely put my hair up unless im working out...so I've decided to put my hair down. And these are my top picks...at least for this month:).

There is a hair and make up artist in Los Angeles name Katie B. If I lived in her neck of the woods, I would book her in a heart beat. She does travel everywhere, but she travels with a companion...so travel fees would cost me more than her services...so southern cal brides take advantage of the great talents in your area and book Katie if you have the funds too:).

Katie B
www.katiebco.com
(her products are not in a sealed package...warning for ladies who cares about that sort of thing)

I have no clue what i want right now, and the thought just came to me right now. I am starting to hate my color scheme. I recently saw a picture of someones else wedding in blue and pink and I wanted to throw up. IT look like a undecided baby shower than a wedding. The worst part of wanted a turquoise or aqua wedding...the color palette on items do not match together or is very hard to match. Im minor OCD (not to make fun on those who are really are OCD) and i need everything to look perfect or near perfect and everything needs to be matchy matchy or ill have the worst headache and anxiety.

I know I love all my vendors, but Im second guessing my decisions...and want to restart all my planning from a fresh clean slate. Ug, I hate feeling like this!

Anyways, just venting...I thought it would help but it didnt. I hope very few of you feel this way.

I am changing my mind on flowers, I am just going to buck up and take a big pill of allergy medicine and have more flower arrangements than I planned to from the beginning of my wedding plans. I really like the versatility of Hydrangeas and carnations.

I just purchase 3 satin tablecloths and pink ice confetti and monogram cake topper.

my review: The Shopping and Shipping was quick and painless. It said that it would take 5-10 days to arrive, but I got my order in 3 days via UPS. I believe that their prices are so low...is because the company make their own replicas of featured items. You definately get what you paid for.

I don't really know how the ice confetti suppose to look and feel like in person...but i think the 400 pieces for $10 is too much...they are acrylic and smaller than they appear online.

My cake topper is really ugly, looked used(scratched up) or made really quickly...but supposely they are like $79.99 for the set, but i got it for $19.99. Instead of crying about it, I am going to buy more rhinestones and add onto whats already been done.

How do you decide where you go for the holidays? Especially If both of your families are throwing a shindig around the same time of day?

I live 2 hours away from my family and it can be a longer commute if its around a major holiday....without hurting anyones feelings...how do you decide where to go...do you guys have a good system or arrangement? If it werent for the travel, i would go to both homes at the same day. My mom and his uncle is throwing a family dinner for thanksgiving. Usually, I go to my parents, no questions asked...but we were officially invited to his family's get together.

Once you're married, is your visiting arrangement for the holidays change? or stay the same?

Thanks for the help.

If you dont mind paying for your wedding website, I highly recommend you using www.wedshare.com.

It is $99 for one year and you can activate it for another 6 months for $36. It is a wedding planner, wedding information for your guests and much much more...you can have a 2 week trial first to see if you like it. I guarantee that you will keep it.

You have your actual website domain with you buy it. Easy to use. It has copyright, so no one can left click and steal your images and quotes easily:).

Ours: www.keenaandwarren.com

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Save the Dates are out. I really didnt do anything but approved it. "They look great, send them out". My mom is so great, Her and her friend did it for me. I didnt lift a finger with them, until I got one for myself in the mail. It was free and I love them. The best thing about sending them postcard style, they have cheaper postage.

Here is men's wearhouse tuxedos in person, well from my camera. My ballroom lighting will be like the stores so our tuxedos will look like this.

Since I know which two dresses we might be getting, it will look some what like this.

Update: 11/29/08 bridesmaid and flower girl dresses ordered!!


Its been a while since my last post, just catching up on bills and really have not had a lot to share lately.

Yesterday, I went dress shopping with my sisters and Yvette. We were there for 2 hours. We found two dresses, one long and one short. If we get the short dress, i think i want them to be hemmed little above their knee not below as pictured. It is supported on the bust and sash makes your waist look smaller.

Went to Florida for 5 days last week and Im back. How Are you all doing? The weather was nice except on Sunday. I went to the Devil Rays vs White Sox play off game #1 and Warren's Company had their annual Co-Ed softball Tournament. They are now 2 time CHAMPIONS!! So Proud.

Its all from my previous posts into one. I hope I inspired someone these colors:).