Hi everyone- I just felt like sharing our longer version highlight video so here it is...
Hope you are all happily planning and/or enjoying your marriages!
xoxxo,
Nidhal
... the reception. I tried to incorporate the colors of the wedding. I hope it is not tooo much. Then again hey its a wedding drink up and be merry. The water is to keep guest hydrated and help to ...
... her wedding video, he blows her kisses. :)
I honestly think God places angels in your life just when you need them, and in an unlikely spot and medium, he put her in mine, and all of ours. ...
Hey beautiful gals...
Man, I miss this site so much! I'm not gone cause I'm done with weddings, but rather that work has been kicking my butt so I am just overwhelmed at this moment. I mis...
... Got this from nidhal, who I have been wedding idea stalking since being on here rofl.
I order mines from online from Joann and it took forever to get here. I also order another set of quot...
... I knew I was ready for a change after wedding and even considered a mohawk, but after some consideration of what my clients might say, I went with a short choppy cut instead! Loving the chang...
... our engagement video that was played at the wedding, our wedding, and our E-pics. You can see all of their work posted throughout my blog (waiting for the wedding shots and video). They are mas...
...;Our honeymoon was one of the best weeks of my life. It was beautiful, relaxing, and plain awesome. We did an all inclusive resort and we overindulged in EVERYTHING; mini-bar, food, drinks, sun....
...n my wedding planning and found me lots of vendors, potential and final, esp. the DJ and Maria.
3) Favours - personalized and practical. Everyone loved our spice box favours, loved that they...
... for honeymoon in 2 days and the forecast in Playa Mujeres Mexico is scattered thunderstorms everyday that we are there!
Question: is anyone familiar with the Carribean? Does this forecast me...
... for hair/make-up to make all of the girls beautiful. Well, long/short, my mom decided she wanted to suddenly turn into momzilla and "hate" everything. She had me tense all day, hated her hair a...
This is the aerial act that performed during dinner...this was shot by a guest from his table on a flip cam :) One of my favorite parts of the night! Enjoy!!
...amp; Reception details
The ceremony and Reception spaces were beautiful! Everyone loved the details and couldn't stop talking about them. The aerial act was a hit, the video was so beautiful ...
Part 1: Ready & Reveal
Hey guys!! I am offically a married woman and the wedding was a blast, beautiful and according to everyone so "memorable!" I promise to give full stories and det...
I just wanted to do a quick shout out to the wonderful brides who are getting married this weekend!
I came to this site because of Bananapants and I cannot wait to see how her wedding go...
I just wanted to take the time to extend my joy for Tash & Nidhal as they enter into a weekend of love, joy,and memories that will be PRICELESS!!
TASH-
You've been one of the MOST sup...
This post goes out to three wonderful brides I have been following since I began planning my wedding - they have inspired both myself and I think I speak for many of the other WBC girls here....
I am now just a few days out and I am feeling a mix of emotions: happy to be marrying Matt, sad that I am ending a chapter of planning, excited to start a new phase, thankful to God for his b...
So humbled that I just had to blog about our first in person wedding gift. Matt's groomsman just got in today and presented us with our wedding gift: Movado watches!
I don't even know how...
... Had the last pre-production meeting today and it went great. Wrote a couple of large checks to vendors and everyone is on the same page.
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I saw that a lot of you wanted to start the Paleo diet after you read Nidhal and Tashasita post on the subjet. I will like to know who start it and how is it going. It will also be fun to sha...
...al - Engagement Video from Visual Masterpiece on Vimeo....
... our photographer just blogged a sneak peek photo and I'm not sure if you can tell or not but Neil's emotion was captured perfectly.... he is full of tears!
Wedding sneak peek link
We al...
... the DIY scale....
...cted DIY project. Was at Michaels to get more favor tags since I ruined at least 40 of them and ran into these fun "love favor boxes" and decided to make them tears of joy for the criers in tha ...
...nbsp;DIY'd this one and happy with the result.
Bought the pre-made placecard sheet from Michaels, printed at home using same monogram we are using for menus and all done. This paper was perfo...
...sual dress. Don't want to be over dressed since the dinner is casual and it's from 5-8. Anyway, on our date today Matt and I browsed some fun boutiques on Melrose and I found these 2 dresses tha...
... THE FAVORS! OY OY OY!! Thank you tasha for that word as it fits perfectly when speaking about favors.
Finally decided on a favor: boxes with a bottle of wine, a hand decorated (a professio...
...m my dress maker to see if I could make it work (I get a veil with my dress and I have had 5 fittings so far so they pretty much trust me to take things home and "try" them now). I am going to w...
...mple DIY here. Printed the signs on cardstock, cut them out, put slits on either end and put the ribbon through. The coordinator will tie these on the ceremony chairs (chiavari) so the ribbon is...
I promise this is it. My shoe and jewelry saga was of epic proportions, but I am finally in love with the right one. Besides, we are 2 weeks out and I have no more time to shop for jewelry :)...
...your dress hang for photo ops?
I don't have a four poster bed or a beautiful chandelier to hang my dress from for wedding shots so I bought this great hook screw thing (actual name unknown) f...
Alright girls, It's gonna be long! Sorry!
Nidhal didn't exactly like my Sports edition last week lol and I loves her, so I promised myself this week's would be fun for her - and so going ...
Of course we won't have press, but we will have this backdrop and a red carpet with velvet rope for guests as they enter the venue! This will give them a chance to take some "Hollywood-esque"...
With less than 2 months to go we have decided that we needed a person to manage the elements! The one thing I don't want to do at the end of this all is have to coordinate the day! Matt and I...
...h my dress. What do you lovely WBC brides think of the combination with my dress?...
...STA, MOH, my beautiful sister Kristina: always dresses super cute, trendy, loves to shop more than anything and is stylish and sweet. She is my rock! I can't put down what I'm getting her b/c sh...
Not sure what I expected. We originally applied online so we drove to the courthouse, walked through the door to a waiting guard who exclaimed "getting married?" Yes, I said! How did you know...
...able engagement book from Picaboo b/c of her! :) thanks hun!
5. Tashasita's Purple Wedding!
Who doesn't love Tasha!? Always so sweet, always such great ideas... and I love seeing blogs abo...
... The DIY queen in my opinion and everything looks fabulous and professionally made! I often wonder where she finds the time, which makes her "superwoman" in my book. She is stylish, sassy and sw...
... the engagement-shoot (not so good). Tried a few things and finally stumbled across MAC Pro Longwear today and at first I figured it would last 30 minutes, but it has been on for about 6 hours n...
...hers/videographers about how we met, first impressions, etc and it was all filmed with Matt and I seperated so it should be interesting to hear the different responses... :) haven't seen it.
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We just applied for our Marriage License online...lol! Just seems funny. We did however click the submit button together :)
We will go pick it up and sign on the dotted line this week...
The loader is not working for me today so I had to use a slideshow to get these up... I hate the quality of this slide show...but you can click on "view all images" below the slideshow to bet...
How cute are these!?
I will wear them while I get ready with my "tying the knot" white robe! I love these...Ross $10.99!
so fun!
... I too tackled the Old Navy's around town to gather my 25 flops. Unlike some "nice" areas you ladies blogged about, my first few locations were "flip flop nazis" and wouldn't allow people to g...
... the engagement pics to come. I rush home each day, open the mailbox with eagerness only to be disappointed again.
I have now seen them all (viewed them 2 weeks ago) but they are on a hosted...
... http://design.jodyprouse.com/freebies/templates.html
Great template site for water bottle labels, accordian fold program, fan programs, STD's, seating charts, table numbers, wine bottle la...
5-22-10- Three people have already rsvp'd...so fun!! I'm enjoying going to the mailbox now!
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Already received first rsvp back! Had to...
What are your plans to entertain guests through dinner?
1. Speeches?
2. Slideshows?
3. Dancers?
4. Simply Eat?
5. Other......
... Ok girls, so here is my update after 6 weeks. The scale no longer makes me cry! It doens't make me jump up and down YET, but it sure is on the way! I have lost 10 pounds and I can feel and se...
...0.61 wedding cake paired with a $0.17 Blue Moose on my classy invites: $0.88 (that would be two $0.44 wedding stamps)
*Grand total for stamps: over $200.00
it never ends....
...rent invites. Same materials but invite 2 was a bit cheaper (less inserts and info). We decided that in order to stay within budget, we would send invite 2 to all of my cousins that my mom is in...
Praise God Praise God!
Backstory is that we missed the deadline to do the 6 week class required to have a pastor from our home church marry us. ooops.
We have been in talks with our le...
Update: Decided to put the "I Do" under my getting ready flip-flps instead and let these speak for themselves :)______________________________________________________
Hey everyone-
Not go...
Ok, I hated the way the first one I made looked; the white filler looked messy to me.... so I re-did it :)
This used about 240 dum-dum pops. I love it now, for real :)
This will be the ...
I LOVE THESE!! I've searched high and low for sexy robes for all of my girls and I to get ready in and I finally found some that are sexy and short enough and I found these iron-on wedding ti...
...ze 8 dress when I started the Paleo diet almost 5 weeks ago.
Well I was in H&M the other day and fell in love with a dress. And I tried it in an 8, way too big.. I was really happy that ...
... Thank you girls for all your help! We've decided on these friendship bracelets to exchange at our civil ceremony. :) We're taking a couple of your ideas and integrating them. I am using summe...
...s of photos (with our bridal party) before the cermony and then take a few pics with family right after the ceremony but for the most part enjoy the cocktail hour socializing with our guests?
o...
Nothing too interesting here. DJ is booked (thank God)! We decided to fly DJ Marquis out from Detroit to DJ our wedding. FH is in the industry and wasn't impressed by the DJ's we looked at ou...
I'm making our dinner menu that will go on each place setting...
This is the first one I've made and I think I really like it. I made the monogram in Word - please don't ask me how I made ...
...some DIY projects asap!! :)...
...s, 2 photo/video people, and 3 hair/make-up people= 13 people in one space!
I can choose from the following:
Venue: Has a huge green room, but not sure I want to take all of my items there...
Wedding Rings And Jewelry: OMG THE HUNT IS OVER! It's a miracle LOLOL! Thanks Pinkpirate and Nidhal!
...h my dress.
This is always the type of necklace that catches my eye and I am soooo glad I found someone who can design something that fits my vision! She is also custom making a bracelet for...
Hi girls,
So 1 week ago I started a new diet and I can ALREADY see the effects. My clothes are fitting better, but best of all, my skin is looking better already, I feel better and lighte...
I wish I would have taken before pics cause I would love to show the after shots! I've lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks and I haven't worked out at all in the past 2 weeks; but I have drastically cha...
... and engagement look done today! I really love the airbrushed look!!
I had 3 or 4 different hairstyles...first look was pinned back and loose curls in the front (my fave I think), style 2 was...
test inner 5
...ts)
Flowers on Sale $3.29ish (Michaels)
Red Ribbon: $3.50 (JoAnn Fabrics)
Red Rhinestone Trim: $6.97/Yd on clearance (JoAnn Fabrics)
White Pearl Trim: $0.97/Yd on clearance (JoAnn Fabrics)
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...iest DIY I have done and I think they came out pretty nice :) I used a hot glue gun to affix everything together.
To do (I did):
1. Folded half sheet of paper until it formed a cone shape (...
Came across a site that rents [bridal] jewelry (the real stuff)! I know that stars do it all the time. So I was thinking that this might be the way to go? The pieces vary but rental starts at...
... Combined posts:
Just wanted to post the finished product (at least as far as I'm concerned at the moment) and if any of you follow my blogs you know that I will probably change my mind in...
...ood (cake, chocolate, etc)
-No grains (not even wheat, no corn, pasta, bread, cereal)...I will eat steel cut oatmeal although it states not to but can't have instant stuff.
-No beans (peanuts,...
...the "wedding gowns" purple using a q-tip to transform them into bridesmaid gowns.
2- I rubber stamped each letter onto the white notecard individually. You simply place the letters you need on...
... the dress!!
Can't post pics cause I don't want my family to see the dress. My sister is the only one who has seen it. My mom is even in the dark. I sent her pics of a totally different dress...
This website has lots of cute "wedding" type clutches...all between $30-$50. They ship to Canada too :)
http://www.ecrater.com/filter.php?&keywords=&store_id=75406&srn=0
so ...
Ahhh, the fun perks of having oily skin. When I stress my back breaks out. It's not fun and it sucks. I have used many products and some help and others don't. I was getting a massage not too...
... for honeymoon lingerie and as a keepsake. I still recommend this....
I blogged about this earlier, but just wanted to say that it's here :)
It comes in a great big box and it's really pretty and a good size. There is a gold plaque (for engraving if desired)...
...n my dress and honestly, it look cheap against the more expensive crystals on my dress.
Update: 3-10-10- I'm such a rebel...I DIY-ed it!
Ok, maybe a bit more than being a rebel, I'm highly...
First song that has choked me up...
I have to run this by Matt, but I think I would LOVE to have this as our song. It has a double meaning when I listen to it...it's beautiful for us as a ...
...ter (MOH) loves them too and she looks beautiful in this dress so I think we may have a winner!
I am now calling around to compare prices! I really have to get these ordered!!!!!!!!
Enzoan...
...f my bridesmaids bought this for me today and I LOVE it... it's too sweet. So even though I'm not having Matt slide it off with his teeth during the reception and throw the sweaty thing into a g...
...lton Hair in Burbank, CA. Stylist is Natalie.
12) Do you high-light/low-light or dye your hair? If so what brand? It's professionally processed. I did used to dye my own hair. I used Miss Cla...
...inal bridesmaids had to be cut early on cause she accepted and then started making comments about "trying to make it out to the wedding." I got confused and we never talked about the wedding aga...
This is what 100 postcards look like :)
Postcards are great for so many things. You could:
1. Send them in place of traditional Thank You Cards after the wedding (saves on envelopes too...
"The "Swag Bag" is the quintessential gift of Hollywood parties."
If any of you have ever attended a Hollywood party or premier, you more than likely left with a swag bag. Lucky for me FH ...
...that engagement shoot outfit or that rehearsal dinner outfit. Everything that you use can be bought (sometimes it's designer duds at designer prices) but not always! And we can always take our b...
***Thank you SJSBride for this post!! I am so in love with this!***
We were going to skip the unity ceremony altogether because we didn't really care either way for the sand or candle cere...
... big flower on his suit so these are a fun alternative and a bit more masculine.
Pic #6- Damask Cake. Cheap!! This cake can be made for little cost! Have your cake baker make a simple white c...
...d my invite! I have to run it by Matt but I just got the sample I ordered and I think I really love it.
Do you feel this has a wow factor?...that's huge for Matt. And since our STD had the w...
...n my cake so is it safe to assume my cake is played out or just plain ugly?) LOL! Disclaimer: I'm not hurt at all, just using a low comment post as an example. I LOVE my cake! hehe.
Or can we...
...rple dress (in pic 1)??
Not sure I would keep the brooch on it. I think I would remove the brooches and put a black fabric flower on the side of where the brooch is to give it the effect of t...
... for flowers: All of our vases will be chrome and they will hold our all white flowers. The chrome vases reflect light and the candles around so they glow glow glow!
8. Decor: Crystal orbs: We ...
... Nothing exciting. Just wanted to document my first official day of working out again.
So, I started last night. I cursed Jillian Michaels out for the entire 20 minutes. Matt urged me to ke...
So I thought that I was done with shoes but I met and fell in love with mariah today. ahhhhhh. I had "the moment" ladies when I put these on. So these are it, MY WEDDING SHOES. Plus, they are...
Figured Valentine's day was a good time to introduce my beautiful man :) He is the best thing that ever happened to me and he is the rock of our little family! I love and adore him and can't ...
Does anyone know where I could find these (or something really similar)?? These are from Neiman Marcus and they are $500 which is outrageous!
Let me know if you have seen or run accross th...
All I can say is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thank you Nidhal!!
I got is for a great price! It is soooo "blingy!"
She gave them both to me (plus a free gift) for a nice price!
What do you think...
... I AM DOING THIS (but only for about 10 minutes) lol!
I think this is such a beautiful thing to capture and we already have the photogs hired for unlimited time so I am going to beg them t...
