...ding invitations and wanting to pull my hair out. I literally have 3 months to go, and needed to really make some decisions on how to go about making my pocketfold invites
....and I came acr...
... the Engagement Party. had a conference call with the Florist and my Maid of Honor, went to Discover Mills Mall to double check the measurements of the Flower Girl's dress and compare them to he...
...ooch bouquets! Talk about amazing work!
check her out here:
http://pinterest.com/lrsuffi/brooch-bouquet-obsession/
Full of amazing tutorials, I watched in utter joy as I learned the ins...
So... got this great idea off theknot.com and etsy's website that falls in line with my vintage theme, BUT I have no idea how to do it.
Looks simple enough: I already bought the tags in b...
...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...
...sp;
Bouquet 1 by garfols1
Bouquet 2 by garfols1
Bouquet 3 by garfols1
Rings by garfols1
Rings 2 by garfols1
Rings 3 by garfols1
Cake by garfols1
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"I get up and battle the day
Things don't always go my way
It might rain but that's okay
I get to come home to you
Sometimes life may get me down
And I get tired of getting kicked a...
...you" Bridesmaids tags that are a pretty addition to ANY gift you may have for your girls, wether your theme is vintage or not, these are absolutely adorable! Check out Bridesmaids Thank You...
... the cake.
I have one more DIY project left and I'm waiting for my FSIL to get her to finish it.
FMIL get's in next friday at noon! Then my FSIL gets in on the 21st.
I'm so excited!
We are g...
... the reception.
It's really hard to give over all control when I'm such a control freak but I found my ways of doing stuff, I'll be making my cake and I still have all say about the decorations...
...aper flower ones so they match us girls.
I'm getting really excited! I have one more DIY project but I'm gonna wait closer to the wedding to finish it.
So I think my DIY project's are finishe...
... the bridesmaids- they are all the same I just used silk instead of cotton material
Third picture is the earrings for the flower girls, My older niece doesn't have her's pierced so I might see ...
... the reception area seen in the third photo.
I can't wait to use them!...
... add hair pins, breath mints and band aids, but I made a basket for the bathroom with all that in so I didn't feel the need to add it for the girls....
...or a DIY project.
Your probably thinking what the heck am I gonna do with them.
Well the plan is to hang photo's of us using fishing line inside of them, I sent photo's to Walmart, but they ra...
...enis cake idea! My sister say's we need some penis in the party since it's a SATC theme lol So I'm gonna try and make a penis cake lol
I'm gonna see what other decorations I can make or buy ...
Here is another look for bridal makeup this one has to be my fav!
All the products are listed in my blog
shabbymakeupandmore.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
...more photo's of the outside.
I wasn't sure on where we were gonna have the ceremony but found the perfect location!
It will be greener in June and hopefully the little bushes will have some gr...
...h my DIY projects :(...
... I really didn't know what to buy for my girls exept the jewelry, so when I was in Micheals I bought a few things.
A mini spa kit
BathBomb
Pen
Paper Clips
Necklace and Earrings.
I also...
Ok I'm having a really really hard time trying to pick songs for the maids to walk to and one for me. I need your help!!!!
I have 6 songs but still can't decide!
...ince MOH will have two boquets)
-Then she even say's which hand to place the ring on lol I think Mike will need that help
-Then we 'Kiss' We are doing a High Five
-Sign the marriage license
...
We got our marriage license yesterday and I'm meeting our wedding officiant tonight, I can't wait!!!
YAY!
It cost us $76
Just some helpful tips
*Make sure you know your parent's full n...
...cent DIY projects I did.
The first two pictures are my shabby chic garter, I already have a blue one for something blue, but this one is my keepsake one.
I was really easy to make
What you n...
My second makeup look is a Modern one
More info is at my blog
shabbymakeupandmore.blogspot.com
Enjoy.
I'm starting Bridal Looks on my youtube channel and wanted to share with all of the lovely brides on WBC
So my first look is a natural
Enjoy!
More info is on my blog
shabbymakeupandmor...
... the bridesmaids.
Speaking of bridesmaids, my two sister's don't fit their dresses, so I have to make them a laceup grrrr I'm sure that will take me 2 months just to get perfect!
I'm so exci...
...d of dress shoes, then he can wear them all summer....
... My mom finished my second centerpieces! Aaaaand they turned out A-FREAKIN-MAZING! I orginally chose a fresh floral centerpiece for my 2nd, but my mom made these for my bridal shower... and we...
...f my DIY centerpieces.... I fell in love with candelabras but wasn't too 'keen' on the white color they were! So, I got 2 different shades of antique gold spray paint and refinished them! I stil...
I finally finished my 'Thank You' parasol. I just love the idea of making our thank yous just a little more personal by making our picture the front!
Well I love how it turned out, I do h...
...NTRY MUSIC" and Tract 2) "Cake Cutting". How could this be gotten wrong? I told someone it was the wrong music and our music guy came over (at this point I'm getting a bit nervous) and I said it...
Ok my best friend gave me 20 glass clear cylinder vases about 12 inches tall and about 4 or 5 inches wide. What is something I can do with them to keep my shabby chic/ vintage theme?? I alrea...
... the photographer was making sure we'd get up to the reception in time (which, was only one block away from this park - our third and final location).
Tell me which is your fav!! :-D
I...
...doir photo's? DIY or Pro?...
...ut a hair style.
Neutral
Pink/Purple
These looks were used with e.l.f cosmetics
eyeslipsface.com
and you can find more looks at
shabbymakeupandmore.blogspot.com...
... I think we have our dances.
FH picked our first dance and keeps changing his mind but I think we are going with Johnny Reid- Brings me home
I picked out a song for the Father/Daughter...
91 days, 3 hours, 41 mins till I walk down the aisle.
Can you tell I'm excited???
I don't have much more to update since I did the 100 days, but I think one of our groomsmen is getting hi...
... We are planning on having a brunch the day after the wedding for gift opening.
Most of my family is out of town, so I would love to spend more time with them without feeling stressed about w...
... our wedding photos back now and we are enthralled by the results! I want to share so much with you about how the day went - what was good and what was not.. and now I can put photos in amongst ...
How many are playing the shoe game?
I think it would be fun but when would you play it?
I found a list of questions and watched a few youtube video's and it's pretty funny.
Just not sure w...
...more invitations in June for our Reception in Newfoundland but I might be a bad DIYer and just buy them from Vistaprint. I'm kinda tired of invitations!
I love our address label it's from Ave...
...dard ring bearer pillow, I am using this amazing vintage ringer bearer plate. The rings get tied onto the plate and sit inside it.
On the face of the plate it is engraved with "To Have &...
I just finished my first batch of 'small' lacey candles... still deciding if I will do some larger ones!
P.S. I Loooove Them
...d my invitations... They didn't turn out exactly like my inspiration photos from before... but I still looooove them. I can't the photos of the inside to upload correctly... Hopefully I will fig...
Made my 'Carnation Pomanders' for the church aisle... Well okay I haven't finished them all yet... but I'm excited I have quite a few done :) They are turning out amazing I can't wait to see ...
...hole wedding planning. My FH won't call and nag them so I have to. They have until the end of the month and live 2 hrs away grrrrrr.
Then my older sister is having some health issue's and we ...
...iful photographer said that she usually ends up with about 350 photos after a wedding, but she simply couldn't trim ours down any lower than 500 photos!! glory be...!
The CD disks are in the ...
... all DIY including the food.
I was told to stay out of the kitchen on the wedding day but I really can't see that happening, I love to cook and to BBQ.
My Friend pretty much told me where to g...
So this is somewhat how our tables will look like.
I plan on having a pink runner so it cuts down on all the white going on.
I have two colors for the centerpieces- White and Pink
I think...
... the honeymoon yesterday which was a fantastic, tropical experience in the Whitsunday Islands, out in the Great Barrier Reef. Missing the balmy temperature so much.
But back to the wedding, i...
... Finally got the FH into pick out his tuxedo, but turns out he wanted a suit.
He never told me what he wanted, so it was a shock when he said he wanted this suit, with the black shirt and pin...
I am proud to say that Ador Jewelry Boutique is now open!!
go to adorjewelryboutique.etsy.com
You can also find Ador Jewelry on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/AdorJewelry-Boutique/...
...only bridesmaid's) dresses.
They have been done for a while, but I only just stuck the pink ribbon and lace around the middle this week, so I'm producing the evidence now.
They turned out f...
... the reception? If we've already been at the cocktail hour with our guests, does it seem anti-climactic and weird for us to be announced at the reception?...
...l my Bridesmaids don't fit into there dresses! Two are to 'fat' and the other one she dress is a little big, so her grandma is taking it in and I but the other two on a diet lol. But so far that...
...ever dresses up the best will win. I cant wait!!
I already started on some DIY decorations for the party, with Vistaprint's help! Can't wait to party and share with you guys the fun night I h...
... our decorations it will be black and hot pink. I already have some supplies just have to get more, I love the garland with the heels and martini's! I'll have the kitchen decorated somewhat like...
I made a facebook page for my shop it's AdorJewelry Boutique.
You are more then welcome to 'like' it I'll have pictures of the actual product next month, just ordered my supplies today, b...
...esin flowers! I'm so excited I'm hoping for a grand opening next month and will be doing a giveaway for my WBC Sisters!
I'll keep you posted when I open it and get everything going. I'm so exci...
... I read the lovely harteli76 post about what your wedding colors mean and went and found mine.
White: Symbolic of purity and innocence, white has strong connotations of youth and perfection...
I'm not sure which one I want to wear!
I really like the right one, but the left one has more bling (has 3)
They each are three strands, white and the same size of pearls.
Which one do y...
...your photographer.
It will help you stay on time all day!
I love this one!!
http://www.weddingchicks.com/wedding-chicks/diy-templates/1622/good-timing/...
... In grande prairie, alberta, canada we have up to 3 feet of snow!! That's taller then my son!
It snowed all last week and finally stopped today! Today isn't so cold it's -24 C earlier this we...
...cute dress for my stage party lol
How is your weight loss going?...
I just can't decide which shoes I want to wear.
The closed toe ones.
They make my toes feel claustrophobic, but are easy to walk in.
The open toe ones,
Are a little tight but I still ...
Here is a quick video showing you how to create a map for your invitations. It's really easy.
You can also write instructions out for your guest's if you want.
...h my invitations so they all go together. It was fun to design.
Here is a link for the layers.
http://www.wedding-paper-products.com/Layered-Programs.php
They have two sizes to choose fro...
test inner 5
I decided to make new tears of joy. I rather have homemade hankies then some tissue is a envelope. sorry tissue's I'm sure you will enjoy the shelf!
I had a pink top sheet lying around and n...
So, now that I eliminated black from the wedding the bridesmaids will be wearing champagne dresses...
Which color flowers should I go with... white or soft pink???
I was surprised when I made this video that I made 26 projects for the wedding! I hope you enjoy my little video.
Here are some ideas for a wedding reception entrance! They are so funny!!
... our wedding cake, I want a simple design.
I made my sister's cake when she got married and it didn't turn out to bad.
So here are some of my ideas. Let me know which ones you like. We are ha...
... our budget list and we are under our $5,000.00 budget!!!!
FH and I are paying for the whole wedding. We didn't find the point of spending a whole bunch of money when we have to plan for two...
This was a easy but long project.
I hate how the flowegirl baskets look, so I decided to make my own.
You Need
Doily
Glue
Water
Bowl
Cling Wrap
If your 'cheap' like me and don't...
... the Invitations!! They look so good!
The only thing that took forever was the printing and cutting.
I posted a entry down below on how to get the invitation bow, it's really easy once you...
... the wedding invitation, and tie the ribbon on it.
Read more: How to Tie a Ribbon on a Wedding Invitation | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4780699_tie-ribbon-wedding-invitation.html#ixz...
...t of photos, hopefully someone buys us a photo album. lol
Here is a little slide show with some of her work.
...
...e my dress doesn't fit, so for now it will be mostly losing 10-15 lbs and toning up so I don't have jelly hanging over my dress.
I'm going to switch it up everymonth with Tae Bo and 30 day sh...
Ok so I re-vamped them a bit. The first two pics are the new ones and the last is what they looked like before. The FH is happier with the new ones. But what do you ladies think are they bett...
Our guest book is finished!!!
We opt out for a traditonal book and went with post cards.
It will be nice to read our first 'mail' as newleyweds the next day.
I used pictures from where we...
...cake flowers. What a darl.
Here's the template girlies! Very easy to follow.
http://greenweddingshoes.com/diy-paper-flower/
Love Hannikay
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The flower girls the Maids can do their hair, just curl and pin up in a cut lil bun or something.
I can't wait to try the hairstyles out!!...
... the cake table, they were red. So I painted them pink and crackled in white.
Table numbers. The frames cost me $1 ea! They match our invitations!!
So what do you ladies think. Do I need ...
I can't find one of these cute little knicker set in black and 3T. The one website I found the shipping was $40 and the knickers cost $35 noway am I paying more in shipping. And ebay only has...
.... My dress is too heavy for a wire hanger....
I seen alot of brides having 'I DO' on thier shoes.
So when I was Michaels today I found some pearl alphabet stickers, they were on sale for $3.99! So what the heck I bought them!
It was s...
... our wedding bouquets are finished!!!!!! I am so happy with them.
I used pink and white cardstock, and lots of glue!
I sent pic's to my bridesmaids, they all live in different cities and provi...
...d my invitations at empapers.com. Its a vintage looking one, but it can past for a shabby chic one. and the nice thing is it was FREE!! Just download and fill in your info and print.
That's the...
TICK!
Favours are completely done. Our personalized rock candy order arrived
just before the New Year, much to my surprise. Because I wasn't expecting that
for aaaaages, y'know, I arra...
Here is a neat idea for your nails. Hope you enjoy
more details on my blog http://shabbymakeupandmore.blogspot.com
Would be beautiful with your wedding colors.
... No one can resist a cookie (or biscuit, as I should say in this country), especially not in a dolled up jar!
After the ceremony, while the guests are lolling around, waiting for the ceremo...
... the decoration (stuff I already had in my craft box)
- Several circles of chiffon, melted around with the edge of a candle,
- beads/pearls sewn into centre of chiffon flower
- strip of lace...
...your wedding planning!...
...heir bridesmaids dresses ugh!
I will try to post more but Birthday and Christmas are coming, I promise in the new year to post on a regular basis!...
...on a dress. NO I'm not cheating on my dress or having second thoughts (thanks for reminding me to be happy with my dresses girls.. couldn't do without your kind rebuke hehe). I just had to step ...
Just a fly-away post... with only 70 days to go I have a fair few projects to tick off (and I need to STOP adding to the list.. but you ladies are full of too many good ideas!!).
So here a...
...uy a dress because they are going cheap because of her misfortunes.. but I knew I had to be happy with what I already had (my 2nd dress already). I cannot buy a $4000 dress. Even if she's givin...
....com/diy-shoe-clips-lace-flowers-pom/
and I added the chiffon myself as I've posted about before::
http://www.weddingbycolor.com/hannikay/milestones/145164#comment
Then finished it all ...
...e my invitations (You know along with moving into our new house). I have looked everywhere and fell in love with these. So, I will try to recreate these with my own twists here and there! <3
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