laughing
 oh man I hope no one makes me laugh on the 24th -- once I get going I can't stop......check ou...
10 DAYS!
 holy crikies.....only 10 days to go now til the big day and I am so ready. My friends from ...
Vampire Wedding
 Jack Holsinger and his bride, Connie Spitznagel, are seen in an October 3 photo (at left), in ...
Lego Camera
 From theKnot.com: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8 Tips to Getti...
Map for the Guests
 Here is the map I put together for the guests so they can find their way to the reception. ...
Eighteen Days to Go!
 Holy crikies -- can you believe it -- only 18 days til the big day!!! And surprisingly still ...
Rehearsal Invite
 I made this little invite to include with the rehearsal dinner invitations. I thought it would...
Neil
 Saturday I got an instant message from one of my best friends with some scary news. Her middle...
one year!
 I can't hardly believe it ... it was in September of 2008 that I started this blog. So a year ...
 Need something to make you smile? Watch this video! .
Old Dogs
 Tonight Mike and I have passes to see the sneek peek of Old Dogs due out in theaters at Thanks...
cream cheese mints
 So is anyone else going to make cream cheese mints for their reception? My mom love LOVE loves...
Sleeping in separate beds
 I got this article from OurWeddingDay.com blog and thought I would share to get your opinions ...
Zooey & Ben
 Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service frontman) & Zooey Deschanel (indie mov...
French Manicure
 I had the acrylic nails when I was in High School and when it came time to remove them, it rea...
Mom - Mother of the Bride
 Mom went for her first fitting last night for her Mother of the Bride Dress. I think she looks...
Chrome Blu Butane Lighter
 Mike finally made his decision on what to get his groomsmen! For the four smokers he is get...
bachelor party
 Mike is having his bachelor party on Saturday night. He had told his best man that he didn't w...
Model from site showing dress
 My soon to be sister-in-law was recently asked to be in a wedding. Then shortly after all the ...
Happy Fall!
 I just wanted to send a HAPPY FALL greeting out to everyone. Fall will officially be here at 4...
Myths
 I got this from the WeddingChannel.com and thought I would share! Four things you'll want t...
Fox Trot
 Mike and I had our 2nd ballroom dance class last night. The first night we learned the basic s...
Purple Package
 Mike and I got home from our ballroom dancing class to find a HUGE Bed Bath and Beyond box sit...
Music
 I was just wondering -- 1. What song is your bridal party walking down the aisle to? 2....
Zumba
 Found this video on YouTube. Has anyone tried this? It's called Zumba. I really need to find o...
Kodak M340
 Friday I went to Sam's to get some pictures of my dress printed off for the cake lady. While I...
Tom
 Mike and 2 of his groomsman went to the tux shop on Saturday to get fitted. That morning he ke...
Menu
 Here is the proof of the menu for the reception. They will be printed on the same "gold" cards...
Checklist
 Well not a whole lot!!! We met with the DJ on Saturday to go over the playlist - so that is...
32
 Well to quote my Matron of Honor this morning -- WHERE THE HELL DID THE TIME GO?!?! Can yo...
Birth Announcement
 Okay...so my friend Michelle made my Bachelorette Party invites as shown below. She is a graph...
Invite
 I finally got to see the invites for the Bachelorette Party that my Matron of Honor, Amber is ...
37 Days to Go!
 Where has the time gone. I can still remember like it was yesterday standing on top of Prospec...
MyPublisher.com
 Click on the image to the left to make the ad larger so you can read it. The special is buy on...
Free Shipping
 Thought I would share the offer -- Free Shipping on any order of $49 or more from Oriental Tra...
Liberty - Flowergirl
 ....and it fits her perfectly - it won't need any alterations!!! In case you can't tell from t...
Bustle
 Well last night (Migraine and all) I went for my 1st fitting. You can tell in the one pic that...
food-fast
 A friend of mine is getting married in September. This is the question she sent me this mornin...
My Dad Rocks
 If you read my previous post you will know that our cars were broke into last night. Well m...
Stop Stealing
 Mike and I woke up this morning to find that during the night someone broke into both of our c...
October 24
 53 days and counting ladies...who else is on the same countdown as me? Come on 10.24 brides...
Dad's Blessing
 I just found out last month that Mike had asked my dad for his blessing before he proposed! I ...
Girls Night
 I was just wondering what all you ladies plan on doing the night before your wedding? Are you ...
Black and White Dress
 I just came across this picture while surfing some web sites....and I have to say this dress i...
For the First Time
 This song just popped up on my iTunes -- didn't even know I had it....it is a great song...tho...
age is just a number
 I just thought this might be interesting to know - for all of us wedding planners out here. ...
100_3123
 Just a congrats note to send out to Supriya and Jerermy who were married on Saturday in a trad...
Tracey and Mike - Sparklers
 This song pretty much sums up me and Mike. I think I knew from the first night that I was goin...
RSVP
 They are coming back already!!! We got 8 back on Wednesday with only 1 regret and I think 5 mo...
Dress Label
 I got my Dress Label in the mail the other day. I found a lady on etsy to make it. I love LOVE...
Wine Cork Key Chains
 This is what I made as favors for the Bachelorette Party. I made key chains out of wine corks ...
Wedding Gloves
 My friend Robin is an amazing knitter. So I enlisted her help with some wedding "gloves". Here...
MY SEAT OF HONOR
 We had my bridal shower on Saturday. It was hosted by my Maid of Honor Molly and Matron of Hon...
2 months to go
 As of yesterday we have 2 months til the big day!!! The time is going to FLY BY I think!!!!...
Gracie - Clown Girl
 Late on this one....but my babies are growing up... George turned 2 last Friday and my litt...
30 Day Shred
 Have any of you brides to be out there tried the 30 DAY SHRED dvd?? Mike got it for me this we...
Piano Player
 My friend Stacy has played the piano forever -- she teaches kids too. I tried to get her to pl...
Bachelorette Party Shirt
 I am thinking about ordering this shirt for my bachelorette party. What do you think? I mad...
Visine
 I received this in an email this morning and thought I would share: A drop of Visine in eac...
Exterior
 Last night Mike and I booked our honeymoon cabin!! We are going to the Smoky Mountains in Tenn...
Address Stamp
 Since Angie can't make it to my bridal shower on Saturday, she brought me in a gift this morni...
Cork Tag
 Amber, my Matron of Honor, came up with this little ditty for the tag on the key chains we are...
71 days to go!!!!!
 WOW oh WOW....only 71 days to go....and in less time than that one of my best friends and her ...
diamond-earrings
 So last night Mike and I went to dinner with my parents at this little taco house. As soon as ...
Toilet instructions
 Someone just emailed these from another website and thought I would pass them along. They'...
Rehearsal Dinner
 This deal was too good to pass up. I got 30 of these invites -- printed with envelopes -- for ...
Licking the Envelopes
 Another thing to cross off the TO DO LIST. Last night while cozied up on the couch watching RA...
Wedding Crashers
 When we first started the planning process, I had been warned about this little scenarios. How...
Wine Cork Key Chains
 My Matron of Honor and I are gonna make these cool key chains for the Bachelorette Party favor...
Bridal Shower
 My Bridal Shower is a week from Saturday. I cannot wait to see everyone. My Maid of Honor has ...
bachelorette-party
 My Matron of Honor clued me in on the plans for the Bachelorette Party this morning and I am s...
SecretDateCouple
 I took Saturday off from work to spend the day with Mike. He had his big test yesterday so now...
Nest Egg
 I just got this in an email this morning from GetMarried.com and thought I would share it with...
Alterations
 I just scheduled my first meeting with the seamstress! I go on September 10. Luckily all t...
Basket of Bubbles
 Here are the baskets full of bubbles. Each bottle has the same ribbon used on the invites tied...
Flowergirl Basket with Leaves
 Here is the flowergirl basket all stuffed with the leaves. We opted against rose petals -- not...
Wedding Invite
 Here is a photo of the final product -- OUR WEDDING INVITATIONS!! Michelle did such an amaz...
Fresno Quilt
 Mike took his Grandma shopping on Saturday to get a gift for my bridal shower. While at Bed Ba...
Mike & his Mom
 Here is the song Kristie picked to play while she dances with her son. I have to admit I get c...
Dad and his Grolsch
 While helping the future Mother-In-law pick a song for her and Mike to dance to I came across ...
Amber in her dress
 Well the first bridesmaid went to try on the dress!! Amber, my Matron of Honor, went on Saturd...
date
 This was taken from OurWeddingDay.com Do you feel like you'll scream if you have to go ove...
BeatrizLowHeelPIAP.1
 I mean seriously how freakin ugly are these??? No offense to any of you brides out there who a...
TinCup Necklace
 Sarah was much easier to buy for than the 4 boys! Her gifts will be a pearl tincup necklac...
Charles Hubert Watch
 Well what a process this turned in to. Every thing I picked to get the 4 ushers was discontinu...
CoraWasCrazyforCrustaciansbyMaryMartz
 It's things like this that make me wish I had an iPhone instead of a Blackberry. Check out ...
shrinky dink jewelry
 Do you remember shrinky dinks from when you were a kid???? Well now you can make Photo Neck...
79
 Wow...can you believe it...only 79 more days til I am a MRS! I remember when I first put my...
King & Queen of Hearts
 Speaking of invitations! I went to the post office yesterday and picked the stamps I want to u...
checkmark
 Yeah!!! Michelle finished all the invites and RSVP cards. We picked them up on Saturday!!! So ...
Wedding Day Barbie
 I got the final gift for Liberty's (my little flowergirl's) gift bag!!! The Wedding Day Barbie...
Engagement Announcement
 Our engagement announcement was in the past weekend's paper!!! It turned out really nice. ...
Thriller
 This is great....the groomsman did their dance to Thriller .
Jill & Kevin's Wedding
 Wonder if I could convince my wedding party to dance down the aisle? Or the Groom to Be for th...
A Successful Marriage
 "The Art of a Good Marriage" by Wilferd Arlan Peterson Happiness in marriage is not someth...
Tootsie Rolls
 Well I stuffed 3,000 tootsie rolls into their tins last night....yes you read right -- 3,000 T...
addressing invitations
 Well I addressed about 140 envelopes last night...not too bad.....hand didn't cramp up til the...