...tion photo #3 . These will be spreaded out on top of my rose petals in photo #3. Really excited about this, because this was originally an idea from Glamdivabride.
My orchids are in a variet...
Hey girls!!! I'm sure there's a whole new set of Brides here on WBC now, I miss the site so much even though it's been 7 months since my wedding!
I finally got the Wedding Highlight video...
...ers! Wedding Flowers that is.. My WEDDING flowers! I posted pictures of all the different flowers and arrangements that I had at our wedding. Go take a peek!
http://rookiewife520.blogspot.c...
Hi everyone! I'm back with a new blog post..
We loved our Sparkler Send off! It was a great way to end the night. I got a few emails asking where I bought the Sparklers, pail etc..so I decid...
...nute DIY project and I never even had time to post it on the site because the weeks leading up to my wedding were CRAYZEEEE!
but here's the tutorial! Hope some of you find it helpful!
ht...
...e my wedding planning experience with as many people as possible! I do hope you girls will stop by and show me some support! Leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you!! LOVE TO ALL OF YO...
... new DIY projects for our home.
I want to keep in touch with all of you so I hope that you will follow!
Here is the link to my blog..
http://rookiewife520.blogspot.com/
Hope everyt...
... Our Videographer had us dance at the edge for some footage for the Video, which I'm sure will be amazing. Those are the moments I cherish and will remember most, the feeling of love, and just f...
... our cake. I wanted to do this to get it out of the way. I didn't want to stop in the middle of having a great time to cut my cake.. It was fun, we were both a little nervous about 'cutting it r...
...your honeymoon- I'm so glad I did- I'm really looking forward to it and if we had already went on our honeymoon I think I would have been a little upset, everything goes by so quickly and the ho...
...e my bouquet forever!
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!!! Have a plan for the bouquet AFTER your wedding, I made sure to put my flowers back in a vase after our wedding and they stayed up really ...
...your wedding dress after your big day has passed? Are you selling your dress? If so I'm curious to hear about how you are able to do that! Especially excited to hear back from you brides that ar...
... our Honeymoon next Spring.. more updates on that later! Did any of you other already married ladies hold off on the Honeymoon? Did it take away the thrill of BEING on a Honeymoon?
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I wanted to do a quick tutorial to show you girls the finalized place cards! Unfortunately because I was so stressed out while I was doing these I don't have any pictures of the process b...
... the Reception!....
{Part 3- The Reception!}...
...m my photographer. She was great at capturing all the little details! I never got to share the menus I made or the finalized place cards. I think they turned out awesome though, but very time co...
Here are a few sneak peek professional photos! I love all of them! Our photographer was amazing, I will continue to share as they come in!
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... and videographer following me around, weird but it didn't bother me. Everyone was ready, and I was taking a few formal bridal pictures. When the time came to leave to head to the Ceremony and I...
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I've have seen SO many posts about brides debating between a head table and a sweetheart table. I was one of them, I really like the idea of sitting with the people closest to me during d...
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Here are some pictures that they took of our Venue all decorated and set up before the guests started arriving. SO IN LOVE WITH MY COLOR SCHEME. I hope these pictures provide some inspira...
... the Reception!! We had SO much fun, I don't think we stopped dancing all night. I will post more details about the Reception soon, I was so emotional the whole time!! Was crying the whole time ...
...iful flower girl and Ring Bearer. They were troopers as hot as it was!
MORE COMING SOON!!!
{XOX}
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... our Videographer =D
PS. Doesn't the lighting look awesome? only $200 worth of uplighting and viola! AMAZING!
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...empt DIY projects I would NEVER have thought I would have been able to. I want to thank each and every single one of you for dealing with me and listening to me vent, for offering your support a...
...peak photos of my beautiful flowers(everything I could have dreamed of and MORE!) and a few pictures taken by family and friends of the Ceremony...
Talk to you soon ladies!! XOXO
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Ring Bearer and Flower Girl- My son wanted to dance in to Micheal Jackson's BAD
Mother/Son Dance- My Wish by Rascal Flats
Daddy/Daughter- My little girl by Tim Mcgraw
Garter Toss- Ch...
...bout flowers, food, centerpieces, among other things, you helped me with all those crazy do it yourself tasks I insisted on doing even though the whole time you were asking 'why are you doing th...
Ahhhh! SO EXCITED!!! I cannot believe our wedding is in 4 DAYS!!! I know I say this in like every post but I am just so shocked at how fast the time went! I am still super busy doing ever...
...ng a wedding reception besides the BM and MOH? Do the bride and groom typically toast to each other? What about parents? I am writing a letter to my mom that the DJ is reading for me (it's prett...
... one bridesmaid that never went and got fitted for her dress, She claims her aunt is doing the alterations, that's fine, but hello, pick it up!!! My wedding is next weekend! IHer Husband who is ...
So, I'm working on the finishing touches to Nicks 'adventure book' I made for him (like the one in the Disney movie UP, will post pictures when I finish it!) and I was thinking that I hav...
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Recently I posted the wedding vows I wrote to my fiancee, I have since added and taken things away, but before I copy them onto the vow cards I wanted to check in with you girls to see wh...
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…Bridesmaids
6:05 p.m. Bridal Processional
6:30 p.m. End of ceremony
Bridal party and parents gather to finish photos
Cocktail Hour Begins
7:10 p.m. Photos finish up
Guests are seat...
...f my Bridesmaids still haven't picked up dresses or shoes!
Tomorrow I plan to send all the remaining things over to my wedding coordinator that she needs, and also get the forms over to my DJ...
... out invitations to our OOT guests along with our Bridal Party stating the date, time and place and also making a note that the meal is $20 pp. They are NOT required to attend. If they want to t...
... our wedding cake. What do you think girls? Do you think it's okay to use this as my cake topper?
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...k up wedding dress
Take Nicks suit to get steamed and cleaned
Purchase Ties for Nick & Dad
Be sure all Bridesmaids have dresses and shoes(plan a day for everyone to get together to see t...
...k to wedding planning! With only 18 days left I can't believe where the time has gone! Anyways, this past week I finished up the Sea Glass Candy favors! With the help of my maid's of honor it to...
...with Bridesmaids and Mothers
Bride/Groom + son/ring bearer
Bride/Groom + son/ring bearer, flower girl
Bride/Groom +Mother of the Bride
Bride/Groom +Father of the Bride
Bride/Mother of the B...
... our Honeymoon, I've been really busy with lots of wedding things that I'm excited to share with you girls. I finished our favors, basically all the signage and I've started preparing the Welcom...
...r my Honeymoon, probably more so then I am for my actual Wedding lol Hopefully we get some wedding contributions to our Honeymoon! I know we could realllly use it!
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... the Reception dress I originally wanted is OUT OF STOCK. So I've been looking online for a white dress that I could wear for my Reception. These 2 are the only in stock dresses I can find in my...
... The invitation is addressed just to you for a reason.. I understand that some people don't want to come to weddings alone, but I have quite a few people who will be coming individually because ...
...ious DIY project and added a painted starfish.
For the baskets I just painted the starfish and added some lime green and hot pink ribbon I had left over from a Scrapbooking project.
L...
I was debating on doing the Reserved seating signs but the last thing I want is for my parents and closest family to be sitting in the back of the Ceremony site. I have a sign for both se...
So I've begun my seating chart. I thought it would be super easy but I'm running into a few issues. Originally I wanted a head table, but I quickly realized how awkward it would be for ...
Here are the signs!!..
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...ical flower. I was going to buy clear glassine envelopes, and make the labels myself with white cardstock and backed with orange metallic paper and wrapped with lime green ribbon.
My questio...
...a to invite them to the restaurant as well. So I think I will send out invitations just to have a head count. We can't afford to feed everyone, is it totally poor etiquette to say we will pay fo...
...8:00 Cake Cutting
8-10 or 8:30-10:30 Chocolate Fountain( I think 8-10 is better)
8:05 Dress Change!
8:10 Bouquet and Garter
8:30 1st Dance
Dance Dance Dance!
10:55 Sparkler Send off
11:00...
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I've been really busy these past few weeks and haven't had time to post or update as much as I would like too.
This (at least I think) Is the final draft of my wedding vows to my fianc...
...t my Flower girl now for awhile, She's 8 and I just can't decided what she'd really like. I was thinking about a jewelry box engraved with her name and/or a flower girl 'survival' kit! I'm makin...
WARNING: THE 'S' WORD IS THROWN AROUND A LOT IN THIS POST. :-P
So I heard about this for the first time on this site. About having a NO SEX rule a few weeks out from the wedding. I thi...
...or a wedding reception? I'm not sure why i'm searching so hard for everyone's approval. I just can't seem to 100% decide on a dress but really do love this one! before I make the purchase though...
...n my wedding dress for all the important things, like the cake cutting. I don't mind the garter and bouquet toss. We are doing a hip hop routine for the first dance though and I want to be in my...
So I heard this song for the first time the other day and I got chills listening to it, I was holding my son(had just put him to sleep) and the video came on. The lyrics were so beautiful...
...ance wedding planning and making sure we do lots of fun stuff during Summer Vacation =) We have weekly trips to the Library, A craft day each week at Micheal's, tons of sleepovers and play dates...
At first I wasn't going to do bathroom goody baskets because I wasn't sure if we had private bathrooms for our guests, but last week I found out we did!
These signs turned out prett...
Last week I finished up the tags for the rehearsal dinner favors. I still have to wrap and tie all of them but am only doing 30 so hopefully it doesn't take up too much of my time.
Th...
... the wedding Reception is over, I can pretty much promise you that 25% of the guests will end up back at the guest house we rented for the weekend at the resort.
Of course we will have plent...
... our engagement pictures..
Neither sets of parents are really helping us financially besides my mom, so do we still have to give gifts? I would like too, I think it's a nice gesture but I do...
... the wedding reception.
Mom,
Where do I begin to share a lifetime of gratitude? Today is my wedding day! A day I have waited for all of my life. A day that you have prepared me for since ...
.... My bridesmaids have been less then helpful but they are coming around(now that everything is almost done!) But I don't want to be bitter about it. All my girls were there yesterday but I'm a l...
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Good news! With only 55 days left my FH finally picked out his suit and GM attire. Was soo relieved. We originally ordered his suit from Studiosuits.com but it ended up not fitting. So we...
... our honeymoon isn't for 9 weeks.(whoa, doesn't seem like much time at all!)
I'm getting more and more excited by the day, There are just things that hit you and your like.. OMG, I'm actuall...
I received 2 RSVP'S in the mail today!! They were from my Aunt and one of my Mom's close friends.They were both YES'S. SO EXCITING!!! I sound like a crazy person getting so excited over R...
...ound cake, nutter butters, strawberries
We are also doing, Strawberries marinated in whipped cream vodka and pineapples marinated in Malibu rum These will be butler served after dinner.
We...
...h my wedding planning. I love my venue and I can't wait to see it with all the palm trees and flowers in. I will be sure to take lots of pictures =)
I also need to start my 2 month workout/sk...
test inner 5
Ugh! I've listened to literally 100's of songs for our first dance and not a single one really feels like 'the one' I want something really slow and romantic with meaningful lyrics because ...
... the reception. I don't want to do a 'dance' really for this because I'm not trying to bore everyone to death with all the special dances. So I was thinking the DJ could just dedicate this song ...
...your honeymoon registry and your travel date is getting closer... we want to make sure you have a few tips from our staff to help make this the honeymoon of your dreams.
1. When you pack, pac...
Do you need reserved seating at the Ceremony for the Grooms Parents and the Brides parents? Obviously I know they should sit up front but should we make signs reserving the seats?
Our ...
...with DIY projects....
... our photo sharing website
and a Thank you from us on the back
Also included a picture of the 'door hangers' we are putting on each door of the resort where our guests are staying.. or maybe...
...k my invitation to the post office 2 weeks ago to weigh it and it said the stamp would have to be 70 cents. Cool, so I bought the stamps and took them to the post office today, I got to the coun...
... the Honeymoon of Edward and Bella. Wow. I am a nerd.
I love this idea soo much. I'm so excited to do this and make some great entries from the honeymoon. I still plan on making a scrapbook...
... the wedding planner at my venue and asked if we could have a 'lemonade stand' at the wedding and she replied that they already do this! I didn't even know! The have a water stand and the Ceremo...
...t my wedding dress wanted to charge me $495 for alterations.( I was only having it hemmed and adding a bustle.)
I thought this sounded a little pricey and asked the girls here on WBC what they ...
I did this today, It was just something I randomly thought of. I know how I want the sparklers displayed.. I was going to do vases filled with sand but I didn't have enough vases and it w...
I love this idea as a 'game' for the Rehearsal dinner. I was debating about this or Bingo but the crosswords are simple enough that the guests can do them on their own if they choose. And...
I've been wanting to do a Signature drink menu for awhile now, So I started searching through my craft stuff today and this is what I came up with..
Signature drink names..
Something ...
...ng a honeymoon journal. I make a living as a writer but it's also something I really enjoy! I think it's a great way to capture those memories and it will make a great keepsake! You know, just a...
... for videographer music as well..
If you already have a song picked out which one did you choose?
UPDATE: Picked up my dress from the salon today! Need to make an alterations appointme...
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Today's wedding project was the Welcome tags for the Welcome bags.
These turned out so well, and I love them!
I want to make brochures too, just not sure how to make them.
Remem...
...lown diy project, or something simple like making an appointment.) It helps me feel accomplished and not so overwhelmed when I can cross things off the to do list!
Like them?...
... out invitations..waiting for the stamps to come!) I've only started out making 5 bags. I've confirmed at least 2 guests that are getting rooms.
I purchased all the stuff inside at Target.
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So the vows have been read and you are about to be turned around and announced as husband and wife.. with a huge smile plastered on your face you march back down the aisle hand in hand wi...
... the Bridesmaids! I think they turned out pretty well =) I tried using stencils and that didn't turn out great so I just did it freehand and they look sooo much better! I plan to make boxes to p...
...u're dress alterations and what did you have done?
I was SHOCKED at how much my dress alterations were. I thought this was why they ordered the dresses custom to my measurements?
Here's wh...
...irst dress fitting tomorrow. I had a gown viewing back in September. I LOVE my dress but I'm a little nervous because it was so big (even though it was custom ordered for me) I'm so short and it...
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So, I took a trip to Micheal's today-SHOCKER!- and they had these palm leaf fans.. they instantly reminded me of the tropics and I started coming up with ideas of ways to use them in my hea...
...luau decor and also a table top tiki bar where we will serve Blue Hawaiians and Pina Coldas in Coconut cups.
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...cute dress from Bebe! I'm really short and typically have to get my bebe dresses hemmed but this is petite size so I'm hoping I won't need to have any alterations done to it! It's white linen an...
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Our DJ finally got back with us with the 'mash-up' he made for our surprise first dance. We are starting it off by dancing to a slow song(still undecided on which one) and then breaking i...
... the flowers in my hair. also FH likes my hair down-this is a problem considering our wedding is OUTSIDE IN JULY. This is a way we both win, my hair looks like it's down but it's still off my ba...
... the invitations mailed out shortly-By the end of the month
I have my 2nd and FINAL hair trial tonight, as most of you know from a previous post. and my FIRST dress fitting on April 30t...
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...ried Maid of Honor as "Matron of Honor" and my married Matron of Honor as Maid of honor.
The Ink is expensive though so I'm not reprinting. It will have to do!
I am having my Coordinator p...
...nted MOH helped me tag and wrap the ribbon. I LOVE how this turned out and I know the guests will really appreciate it. The basket will be displayed near the dance floor in the lounge area!
I...
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So I've seriously been debating our linens because our last meeting to finalize everything with the venue is in late May.
As most of you know our theme is 'Tropical' and the colors ...
... the Bridesmaid shoes!
I'm not picky, I just know I want gold shoes. Do I care what they look like? No, as long as they aren't flat. I just think that flat shoes would look silly with the dr...
