... the dress first then search for the shoes, but I couldn't help myself. I mean come on....SHOES!! All women love to shoe shop!! I promise I will not buy any until I find my dress. I am loving #'...
... the photographer and she is available for the 14th of April. I am so excited. I think she is giving me a good deal. For 3 hours with all the pics on a disk with the copyright release for 250. ...
...ers, flower petals and some tea light candles. I was able to look at flowers as well since I am DIY the flowers. I have been looking online and everywhere trying to figure out just what I want....
... DIYwedding bouquets and the boutonnieres. I was dreading this project but I will only have to make a total of 2-3 boutonnieres and 3 bouquets. Hopefully its as easy as it sounds.
...
This has truly been a crazy week for me. I"m just glad it's Friday. I just want to be lazy this weekend but I need to be productive and get some things done. And the fact that I don't have as...
...r as cake toppers what are you all doing? Flowers or Letters?? And those who are doing the letters were are you getting your letters?
I was in Hobby Lobby and they have some but the don't ha...
...aste cake samples but we are still unsure of the design. I'm still flirting with the idea of cupcakes but might decide on a 2 tier cake. Either way the kids will eat it. Come on its cake....lol...
... not budget for such a thing. It would cost me $400 to duplicate them. Argh!
I spent most of last night - until 3am to be exact - centerpiece stalking the ladies of WBC. I did find the cente...
... the bridesmaiddress. They are wearing this evening gown and the colors are so vibrant and it looks very high fashion. Nothing but the best for my girls.
I am debating on black table linens ...
...er a cake or the cake & cupcake combo. We are having a small ceremony with just us and our kids so we won't need big cake.
Seems like a few months ago I saw a small cupcake stand a hobby ...
...heir wedding cake??
My biggest question would we be how many cupcakes I would need...remember my kids love cupcakes!! And would it look better with 1 or 2 tiers of cake and then the cupcake...
...tier wedding cake under $100. Every bride want to remember the day so I am hiring a photographer to take pics for an hour or two under $200. Plus with the new baby it will be our first family ph...
... the budget down :)
So my todo list includes:
Ceremony location
Restaurant for dinner
Attire for all of us
FlowersPhotographer
Order a cake
Our rings
FH wants to get rings or neckl...
My original colors were brown and blue, but since we are not doing a traditional wedding I wanted to just do something simple and cute. Our first thought was just go to the Justice of the pea...
... The ring was a chocolate le vain dimond ring it was breath taken it repersented the love i have for chocolate. We decided our wedding day based on the proposal JUNE 12 2014 BUT it ends up bein...
...d my bouquet set a couple of days ago & I am now finding the time to post them. I love it!! All the colors are so pretty.
I ordered them from Kim off of Etsy. Here is her page..
http:...
... the photos and I can not, I repeat, I can not explain the feeling that I have right now. Daryl says, "WOW!" and he doesn't really get excited about anything! HAAA! Mom and dad are highly impres...
... the music staff ribbon off, and leave everything else the same. What do you think? (My fiance is a vocal music teacher and a part time music minister.)...
...free engagement or trash the dress session.
Engagement sessions are great for me to get to know you and your fiance better so we can capture your personalities on your special day.
I do requ...
Here is just a hint of our pro photography. Our photographer was kind enough to send us some sneak peeks before our package is finalized and ready to pick up.
I am beyond thrilled, my runners arrived today and not only was it fast (ordered them on 1/07/12 at 9pm) but they are perfect, the damask print is not off centered at all. I love them, they w...
I FOUND ON https://www.efavormart.com/cart.aspx 12" BY 108" TABLE RUNNERS FOR 3.99 A PIECE AND FREE SHIPPING. I ORDERED 26 FOR 103.00 AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED! I HAVE LOOKED ON ETSY, WEDDING B...
...bric Flowers
with Crystals in the centers.
I'll attach 2 to each basket,
right by the ribbon handles!!
I'm going to use them as
Flower Girl Baskets!
What do you think, ladies?!
...
Hello Ladies.
If you didn't know..
Hobby Lobby is having their
50% Off Wedding Items sale, this week!
I'll let you in on a secret.
They do this sale every 4 weeks.
You just ha...
... our Videographer...he was so easy to work with and presented us with a beautiful documentary of our special day to share with our family and friends.
Here is the sneak peak he gave us before...
...g to DIY the invitations. I'm printing the main invitation myself (complete with the damask pattern) and Staples is printing & sizing all of our enclosure cards on white cardstock.
SCORE!...
...
The bridesmaid bouqets will be pink roses with som things added in.
Photo1 :I want lots of black bead sprigs poking out.
Photo 2/3: I want LOTS of delicate ostrich fluff feathers at the b...
It's official: only 6 more months until our wedding! We've been together 3 years this Christmas, and it's been the fastest 3 years of my life.
So now it's time to work on the big stuff: fi...
I went shoe shopping today for a christmas ball I'm attending and fell in love with these shoes . I couldn't leave the store without them . It was right on time since FH and I decided lastnig...
...
What does your wedding color say about you?!
:Black:
A conservative choice,
black complements almost any color,
especially lighter hues. Dignified and mysterious,
black den...
It is taking FOREVER for them to load onto here, so here is the link to my facebook album (there are like 450 of them, but I uploaded MOST of my favorites)! Hope you love them as much as I do...
... the reception. At first I wanted to change my dress to a shorter dress so I can party, but after seeing the Khloe's wedding I got the idea of changing into velour sweatsuits.
My girls will ...
...y on dresses, My consultant actually showed me these shoes and when i tried them on they were perfect and comfortable. I have been perusing the internet looking for deals on the shoe but alas ha...
... her flower girl dress which she can wear over and over again. I am handmaking it and i am making her jewelry too. She will be two by the time of the wedding. The band will be black trimmed in r...
... and reception. Whooo WHoooo!
These are called: CHANEL Bottle Numbers 1-10
All created table numbers are made to match your color and theme!
You can see more table numbers at: www.party...
...e in diyinvite and it should come up.
Vellum paper Office Max 50/pk (3) 3.99 = 12.00 + tx
Cardstock (Black ) $19.99 (amazon)
Etsy Postcards for Invite (FREE) 100 shipping $5
I think...
These beauties will hold the candy that guest can get from the candy bar. When they arrive they will be set at each placement. I am adding a med width Apple ribbon and then gluing on Squares ...
...hree MOH's he has three BM's so we are ordering these as our gift to them. The other three are wearing the black embroidered Dragon Jacket with a Apple red Lilly accent with white and black ribb...
... our cake will be red velvet and i am baking StrawberryCreme cupcakes for those who can't stand red velvet. I digress. Anyhoo these are our colors and there will be a lot of DIY projects being ...
...free wedding planning process. Thank you all :)
For those of you who don't know us or are familiar with me and my fiance, here is a little synopsis.
We have been engaged almost a year. w...
... the flowers are exactly what i was having in mind (cherryblossoms and stargazer lilly's)
Bit scared though that people will feel as if they are at a funeral instead of a wedding :s
but I ...
...
Our Engagement Party was on Friday night.
We held it in a private room at Chili's.
We kept a Red & Damask theme.
Everything went over really well.
Enjoy the pictures, ladies!
X...
...t my bridesmaiddresses twice...however I made some changes. Here is the final line up. All dresses are going to be in Luminscent Chiffon Noir (Black)
Picture 1 - Maid of Honor
Picture 2 -...
...d my Engagement Party dress, this week!
I went to Marshalls to find some
super cute pictures frames to display
our Engagement Pictures at our Engagement Party
but, with no luck..
It was a...
... our EngagementPhotos
in as many places as possible!
To involve our photos in
our Engagement Party,
I first made a mix of
Photo, Red, Black & Damask Confetti
to place on the tables...
...lize Honeymoon Details
Schedule Hair/MakeUp appointments
Work On Seating Chart and Place Cards
Order My Wedding Favors
I can't think of anything else... except barfing.
Happy Planning,
...
... We're looking for 200 white or black banquet-style chair covers. We've been given several quotes for renting but I'd rather just buy used ones at a cheap price. So if anyone has this many cha...
My FH bought the rest of our birdcages on sale today at Hobby Lobby (I've taught him very well) and spray painted them black. Just wanted to show off our collection!
...s to invite 75-80 guests as well. I refuse to have 200 people at my wedding!! I know this is going to be hard for him but if his mom wants to invite more, his parents will be the ones to pay for...
...sing flowers and willow branches to make it a little more romantic.
The reception is a little harder. We have a plain white tent to dress up for the buffet, and I'm not a white wedding type o...
...ng a honeymoon deal. Right now our favorite is the Galley Bay Resort in Antigua. I've always loved those Rondovals that Sandals specialize in, but he prefers a resort that's a bit more secluded ...
I ordered my garter set on Wednesday and I am anxiously waiting for them to arrive. I've been trying to choose the right garter since 2009, and I finally did it. There are so many beautiful g...
So this is definitely a work in progress folks! I'm just posting so you can get an idea of where I'm going with it and how it will be, maybe even a few suggestions would be helpful!
I am...
...! My bridesmaids really made it look great, and I could tell they really put a lot of time and effort into making it a special day for me. I also had the most amazing cake EVER! Not only did it ...
Sorry for my absence girls! I have been slaving away trying to finish up last minute details for the big day!! So excuse my mass postings! I am going to share all the fun things I have been w...
...pink bridesmaiddresses
-A LOT of candles EVERYWHERE
-I would love to only have candles for centerpieces instead of a bunch of flowers everywhere.
but thats about it for now.... :/
HELP ME...
...
My dress is black & white (material is diamond white satin with black lace & some beading-see picture on my site). I am having a very hard time time finding the right shoe. I am open t...
Another dyi project in process of being worked on. .. our candy buffet favor bags ! All hand made labels in pink and black. The example is on a white bag but ours will be pink and black bag...
After hours of cutting ,gluing, cutting and punching holes I'm getting the final project done ! Love them and they are exactly what I was looking for and now have completed myself. It's all ...
... and flower heads- $15
Heart shaped dishes-$5
White heart shaped baskets-SOLD
Wicker baskets-SOLD
Ribbon (red, purple, white)- $0.50-$3
White sequin party dress- $35
Red wedge shoes with r...
...heir dress. (Picture below but in black) I was wondering what you ladies thought about this one pictured here ? Do you think it is suitable for black dress ? We would like to use black, fushia a...
... Here is a short list of some wedding stuff I still have kicking around that I have no use for. It's first come, first buy so just send along a comment saying what item(s) you'd like to buy al...
...irst DIY wedding project! These were super easy & quick to make. I ordered the velum envelopes from Ebay, $10 for 100 enveloples. I bought 10 packets of the monogram tissues from Hobby Lobby...
...f my bridesmaids saying that my grooms cake that ordered from Hy-Vee bakery was "falling apart"! I talked to the baker and she said all she could do for me was give me $30 off of $130. At the ...
...waii honeymoon on the island of Maui:):) We are staying at the Westin Resort and Spa. I am soo looking forward to this in December! Maui is such a beautiful island and we are going to go sail...
... our engagementphotos and a blog that we update each month. It also has pages for our registry, but we haven't done that part yet. We plan to release more information such as the ceremony &...
... our engagement shoot! I can't wait to see more!
However I just noticed that I forgot to share our hilarious/unfortunate experience from the engagement shoot. Read on to hear how our shoot t...
...p;My flowers from Efavormark arrived super quick (2 days). At first I thought the color was a little off. When I took them out of the box they looked more purple than pink to me. I just happened...
..., my maid of honor(sis) and one of my bridesmaids! All I have to say is let the water works begin! Here is one of the speeches from my one of my bridesmaids! Her and I go back way to 5th grad...
...uple bridesmaids pics:)
We hurried off to the church to take some more pics along with family pictures! We took some fun, formal, and unique wedding shots! I wanted some pics where my husba...
...to 3 bridesmaids nails done for 15.00 and have it look better than a salon!! These can be put on regular nails or also acrylic!!! They look better than air brushed designs that cost a TON at sal...
...f my decorations that I have packed away to see if I have everything and didn't forget ANYTHING and checking the weather on an hourly basis:) Right now, the forecast is set at 87 degrees with no...
... the bouquets and the florist ordered the wrong flowers! I'm really really really sad because I was really looking forward to calla lillies in the bouquet because they are so classic and beauti...
...some DIY stationary tonight:) I made my photo booth poem and sign plus added a props sign to my props basket:) I also made holders for the suckers and cotton candy holders! I also put in a pi...
...e my bridesmaids took the pics on their cameras!
When we went to get my dress, we did a little shopping, well ALOT. I found this beautiful braclet from Von Maur. I thought it would go gre...
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