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Ask a Question - HELP! Can I give my input for my Bachelorette Party ?

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:39:00 PST

Okay, my bridesmaids are currently planning my Bachelorette party for a Hard Rock Casino weekend. I think this would be fun, but I am kind of sick of that scene, and I would really just like a group of us to go to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios instead, I know this is non traditional but I go every year and with the wedding two weeks before Halloween, I dont think I am going to get to go this year, unless we move my party there! I would really like this, but can I ask them to change the plans or should I just stick with what they are planning ?

The $12 MILLION - 150 CARAT WEDDING DRESS !

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:18:00 PST

Jeweler Martin Katz and dressmaker Renee Strauss teamed up to create the most expensive wedding dress on record, featuring a stunning 150 carats worth of diamonds laced throughout the dress. The veil that is shown in the picture worn with the dress does sparkle, but it does not feature diamonds. Instead, the veil has some pretty rhinestones. But we figure, if you’re doing to drop $12 million on a dress, why not just have someone custom create a matching, diamond-laced veil? And while you’re at it, get some fancy diamond-studded shoes to add to the bling factor! The dress hasn’t yet been sold, so if you’ve got your eye on it (as well as the $12 mil), Strauss and Katz would be more than willing to discuss a sale. Unlike other wedding dresses, this one will still have a high resale value after the wedding. www.thediamondblog.org

DIY Wedding - Candy Buffet Frames !

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:45:00 PST

I really have the best MOH ! Last week we found two pink fabulous frames for the candy buffet at Hobby Lobby. Kim painted one red and one black to match our candy buffet colors! They turned out perfect ! Yay!!!

Calling All Damask Brides!! - Great Finds At Party City!!

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:10:00 PST

So today my MOH and my mom went to pick up my car from Sears. On the way they decided that since Target was close they might as well pick up the chocolate fountain for my bridal shower. So they went to Target and got the fountain. And since Party City is a few stores down from Target, they went there too. They found some great things for my shower. They found really cute pink martini glasses and the BEST AISLE EVER!!! This aisle was FULL of Damask plates and napkins with coordinating tablecloths, cutlery, cups and other stuff. They had so many colors! They had black, white, gold, silver, red, light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, purple and about six other different colors!!! It was amazing!! Just wanted to share this great damask find!!!

I LOVE Hobby Lobby - My First Trip !

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:37:00 PST

I had never heard of Hobby Lobby until I joined this site. I live in Tampa, Florida, and the closest one to me is in Ocala, which is about 2 hours away. But today my MOH and I had to drive to Tallahassee to pick her Cap and Gown for her FSU graduation, so we decided to venture to the Georgia Hobby Lobby because we couldn't get to Ocala before it closed. We got a little lost but it was SOOOOOOO Worth it ! I could not believe the amount of damask stuff we found! I was very VERY impressed ! I found a damask hat box, picture frame, Christmas ornaments, photo holder envelope, and picture frames for the candy buffet ( we are going to paint the ones pictured red and black ).

Ask a Question - How Formal ??

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:10:00 PST

So this wedding is pretty formal and I was wondering if instead of a formal rehearsal dinner the night before that an upscale bowling alley would be a little more fun and relaxing? I just really want my family and friends to have a good time. How formal is your rehearsal dinner? Where is it going to be?

iPhone Wedding Apps - My Newest Addiction !

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:21:00 PST

I'm not sure how I ever lived without my iPhone, the thing is just amazing. I have just recently started downloading applications on it ( the best yet is RunKeeper.. if your a runner I HIGHLY recommend that one.. buts that NWR) and my first two lines are FULL of wedding apps ! LOL. Of course I have my WBC icon and Offbeat Bride icon first. Then I have the wedding day countdown, wedding 911, and the wedding dash game! They even have an app to help you find your dress and to find local vendors ! LOVE IT !!!!

I Love Damask! - Finds from JoAnn's, Target, & Ikea !

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:59:00 PST

Today my MOH and I did a little shopping. We found a fabulous damask photo album ( holds 300 photos ) at Joann's, a damask picture frame at Target, and we picked up 25 ( already bought 25 a few weeks ago ) more red votive holders and candles from Ikea ! I <3 DAMASK !!!

Ask a Question - What should I include ??

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:45:00 PST

My MOH and I are creating an Out of Town Booklet for our out of town guests. The problem is that we're not sure as to what we want to include. I want: a welcome note, a weekend itinerary, some detailed maps (maybe from Google) of the area and maybe a quiz about Ben and me. What do you ladies think? Are these good ideas? What would you include to make your guests feel welcome? I want these booklets to be a couple pages long. Maybe 5 or 7 pages. How big would you make your booklets? We're getting these books done at Kinko's because they have good rates and we can only create some much stuff for the wedding ! Lol !!

Ask a Question - Bridezillas...Are These Girls For Real ?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:36:00 PST

So I don't usually watch TV... but today I am at my Mom's and I stumbled upon this show BRIDEZILLAS. OMG. I have watched 2 episodes and I am thoroughly appalled by how these Brides are acting. Will someone please tell me that this an act and or a joke. First of all, why would you treat your FH so horribly? I would feel so bad if I ever treated Ben that way !!!! And why would you treat your bridal party like these girls do? One girl ( a very large individual ) insisted that her bridesmaids be weighed on national television, to make sure that none of them weigh more than her. OMG. Why would you want your bridesmaids to be fat and or ugly, these girls are supposed to be your best friends ! I feel really sorry for these girls, they didn't even get to enjoy their wedding planning. Ok... So this is an act right ? Please tell me these girls are getting paid to act like this. Does anyone know someone like this ????? UPDATE ... I'm obsessed with this stupid show now ! The crazy Bridezillas make me feel so normal !!!

Napkins ! - All You Need is LOVE

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:52:00 PST

Our napkins are in ! At first I didn't think I wanted personalized napkins, but my Mom found these on Exclusively Weddings and I LOVE LOVE them ! We are incorporating the All you need is love theme into a few places and are playing all Beatles music at the cocktail reception!

Ask a Question - What Traditions Are You Incorporating in Your Wedding?

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:01:00 PST

Wedding Traditions, I Got my Sixpence Today ! Something old, Something New, Something Borrowed , Something Blue, and a Silver Sixpence in the Brides Left Shoe ! My FH is British,and as I have done a bit of research I found that it is English tradition for the bride to put a sixpence in her shoe! What traditions are you incorporating in your wedding ? The sixpence, an English coin first minted in the reign of Edward VI (1551), has been associated with weddings since the reign of Elizabeth I. in those times the Lord of the Manor where the bride lived would often present a sixpence as a wedding gift. As time passed the tradition changed and it became the custom for the bride's parent to give the coin as a dowry gift. It was not however until Victorian times that the present day custom evolved to that of giving a silver sixpence as a lucky charm to bring wealth and happiness to the married couple. ...when the bride is completely ready to make her way from her home, she would take the sixpence from the bag on her garter and place it in her left shoe. She would walk a full circle and at the same time make a wish for her wealth. She would then take the sixpence out of the shoe and replace it in the bag. She must never look back but continue to walk through the door to marry her husband-to-be ... The custom says that to ensure the couples wealth and happiness the bride should put the coin in her left shoe. In some areas the custom is for the father of the bride to put the sixpence in the shoe, this is probably an amalgamation of the older dowry tradition and the more modern interpretation. The sixpence coin we use in our wedding favor is from either the reign of George V1 or Elizabeth 11 and as such only has a nominal amount of silver content, but never the less retains the symbolism and continues the age old tradition.

Wedding Dress - My First Dress Fitting !

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:24:00 PST

Today my MOH and I went to my aunts house start our alterations on our dresses ! Kim's dress looks great and just needs a hem. My dress is too big !! It needs to be taken in at the top of the bust line. Also, the dress came without a bustle, so my Aunt is having to create one. We also got the fabric for the flowergirl dresses today from Joannes :) I will post pics when the dresses are done !

My Future Husband ! - BEN !

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:43:00 PST

Sometimes in the madness of wedding planning, we can forget why we are taking the step of commitment. My FH Ben has put up with so much of my wedding craziness for the past year, and I feel so lucky that God has blessed me with this amazing man. Ben is from England, and moved to the states six years ago when he was 18. He plays in a band, and when one of his band members got in a car accident, I was her nurse ! We met in her hospital room, and I gave her my number to give to him. He waited a MONTH to call me, but it was well worth the wait. He supports me in every crazy thing I do, he listens to me attentively, and he always puts my feelings first. I am so excited about our wedding day and I cant wait to spend the rest of our lives together! I LOVE HIM !!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Wedding Central!! - My MOH is the BEST !!!

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:00:00 PST

So... my MOH is my little sister Kim (Little Kim) : ) She just graduated from FSU, and is in the between school and job phase of her life ... just in time for the wedding planning !!!! I came to my parents today and the wall in my parent's dining room has been turned into the wedding central calendar ! It looks so cute and she even added our monograms to everything ! My parents table has also been taken over as Kim's office! The calendars are so cute and they have the monthly countdowns, when payments are due, when the invitations should be sent, the Bridal shower, Bachelorette party, and when Ben's family is arriving. I feel so blessed and lucky to have a such an efficient and organized MOH.

More Fun Finds ! - Monograms : My New Love

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:41:00 PST

So lately I am obsessed with the monogram. I went to Marshalls last week and found some fabulous S napkins for the rehearsal dinner. I bought the 3 packs they had, but wanted just one more. So today I went to TJmaxx with the FH to see if we could find them there as well. Well they didn't have the S but we found B (Ben) and K (Kristin)!! I was overjoyed, and my FH tried to pretend to care and it was cute. LOL. So then he wandered off and found me a monogram K coffee mug. He held it in front of me and was like "you want this dont you! " LOL. He bought it for me ...I Love him !!!!

Wedding Cake - Cheesecake !

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:30:00 PST

We ordered the cake! Ever since I was a little girl, I always said my wedding cake would be cheesecake. So.. we found this wonderful bakery called A Better Cheesecake in Clearwater Florida. I walked into the store and this was the cake in the window. I knew I loved it, but continued to look at the cake books with my MOH. After I looked at the books, I said .. I want the one in the window !!! The cake will have my grandparent's topper from their wedding, and will have the red roses coming down the side. The top part we take home will be pumpkin The next layer will be rasberry Then next layer will be plain Then another layer of rasberry !!!

Ask a Question - Monogram : Please Vote !

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:15:00 PST

Thanks to the Grateful bride, I found a great Etsy shop for custom monograms! They came in today and I LOVE all of them ! My hardest decision is going to be which one to choose as our main wedding monogram ! What do you ladies think ?

Bridesmaids - Shoes !

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PST

My MOH's shoes came in today ! I decided to let all my bridesmaids choose which shoes they wanted to wear ( the dresses are so long no one will even really see them ) from the Payless Unforgettable Moments by Lela Rose collection, and then have them all dyed black. I loved this collection of shoes the first minute I saw them, and they are very affordable (around $50). The fabulous shoes are also named after fabulous women like Audrey, Jackie, Grace and Diana! So all of my girls picked the Audrey ... which is also Ben's Grandmas name...another fabulous woman ! We ordered my MOH's first and they came in today, and we ordered the last bridesmaids today ! I decided I am going to wear them too since they are so lovely AND super comfortable! But mine will be in RED!!!! I will post them when they get here!

My Shopping Finds - Damask & Victoria's Secret Bridal

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:41:00 PST

I went shopping with one of bridesmaids today to order her shoes ( and pick up my MOH's shoes that came in !!! ) and we found some really great things ! At Victoria's secret my bridesmaid bought me the Soon to Be Mrs.panties : ) and panties with the little bustle on the back to wear at my boudoir shoot. I LOVE The soon to be panties!!!! Then at Marshall's I found the best monogram napkins for the rehearsal dinner for $2.49 a pack! I got 3 packs, but I am going to have to start stalking all the other Marshall's to find more. I also found a cute damask shopping bag and lunch tote for work with a monogram... LOL I'm monogram and damask OBSESSED !!!!

Wedding Nightmare! - My Reoccuring Dream

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:43:00 PST

So last night I had a WEDDING NIGHTMARE!!! I have had these before....we didn't sent out the invitations, we forgot to do my hair and makeup, but the reoccurring one that I have is that the wedding is TOMORROW and nothing is done ! Last night I dreamt that I had to work a half shift at the hospital and bring my dress in the car so I could go straight to the wedding!! I work up like seriously stressed out !

Flowergirl Dresses - McCall Pattern is PERFECT !

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:57:00 PST

My Aunt is a very talented seamstress and has very graciously offered to make all 3 of the Flower Girl dresses ! I am so excited to see my sweet little girls ( my God daughter and my cousins twins ) all dressed up ! So... My aunt sent me this McCall's pattern she found and it is just PERFECT ! We are going fabric shopping this weekend .. Woo Hoo ...trip to JoAnnes !! My Aunt will also be altering my dress and all the bridesmaids dresses ... she is going to be a busy woman! The actual dress will be the white one This is the link if anyone is interested in purchasing the pattern ... http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M5570.htm?search=flowe%20girl&page=5

PowerPoint Presentation !! - For the Rehearsal and Reception !!

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:19:00 PST

My MOH is super awesome at her Mirosoft PowerPoint and she is making our powerpoint presentation for the rehearsal dinner and to play on the LCD screens during the reception. The Rehearsal dinner room has a very large screen to play the presentation. My MOH is including pictures of me and my FH on most of the slides but she is also adding the wedding party on them and a special thanks at the end for all of the vendors who are helping us make this day as special as we can make it. We got the powerpoint presentation template from the website weddingclipart.com which was $32 (with the spring dicount) for a whole year! This also included templates for our Rehearsal dinner invitations, wedding programs, wedding accent graphics and possibly bridal shower invitations!! All we have to do is print out what we want!

Ask a Question - Did You Make A Wedding Website ???

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:26:00 PST

I have pretty much finished our wedding website and I LOVE IT !!!! I used Mywedding.com, and the best part about this site is that its free! I also bought the domain Kristinandben.com for $10.00 from GoDaddy.com This way all I had to do was link our free site to the domain name. I love this idea and we can use it for a Baby-Blog later ! I would LOVE to see everyone else's sites !!! What site did you use and are you happy with it ??? Do you think people will use it ? Ours is KristinandBen.com

DIY Wedding - Flower Girl Baskets.. and MORE !!!

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:02:00 PST

I got called off from work this evening, so my MOH and I had a DIY marathon ! We got soooo much accomplished!!! We made.. The Flower Girl Baskets... which we will be adding a red rose to. One framed bathroom basket poem. A template for the CD favors for the rehearsal dinner ( thank you for the idea Mrs.Grateful Bride) A template for the bridal party thank you cards A template for the candy buffet take our boxes ! I am also planning on adding our monogram to the CD favors and Take out boxes. These will be coming in the next few days woo hoo!!!!

Ask a Question - Reception -Live Band or DJ ?

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:26:00 PST

So.... my FH and I cannot seem to see eye to eye on the issue of music for the reception. Personally I think that a DJ would be best. A DJ could play a range of music and MC the party. But he feels that a live band would be more entertaining for our guests. I would love to have a band, but I feel that the music would be so limited to the bands genre, and would get old after a while. The main types of bands that I have found in our price range are typical wedding bands, and he would much prefer to have a Mo-town band, which I cant find anywhere. So my question is ... Are you having live or music or a DJ for your reception and what was your rationale behind your decision? Thanks Ladies !!!

Groomsmen Gifts - 2 Out of 3 Gifts Are In !

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:17:00 PST

2 out of 3 of our groomsmen and ushers gifts have arrived ! We decided to get them all skull and cross bone cufflinks, a personalized monogramed flask (filled with whiskey!), and custom Converse shoes to wear at the wedding ! The cufflinks and flasks are in ! I am very impressed with the quality of both of these gifts. Now we just need to order the shoes and we are DONE with the Groomsmen gifts.. now the bridesmaids gifts are a different story !

Wedding Dress - My Wedding Dress.. Ben Don't Look !!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:40:00 PST

I bought my dress about a year ago, and I have managed to keep what it looks like a secret from everyone except my Bridesmaids, My mom, Ben's Mom, and my Aunt. I tried on a ton of dresses, and liked a lot of them, but as soon I put this dress on, I knew right away it was the one for me. I took my mother, MOH, and one of my bridesmaids back the next day, and my Mom cried when I came out. It was such a great moment. I tried it on again about a month ago, but it's home is at my Aunt's house ... so I don't try it on everyday ! I can just imagine Ben coming home and seeing me cooking dinner in the dress ! LOL ... Just Kidding !!! I also purchased the tiara and veil in the pictures !

Ask a Question - The Nervous Bride ?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:09:00 PST

So... as I am moving closer to the big day, I seem to be picking out certain things that I am becoming VERY nervous about. So here they are in order of nervousness! 1. My fiance is insisting that we compose our own vows. This has me nervous on multiple levels! First of all, Ben (FH) is very highly educated, reads ALL the time, and has this fabulous british accent.... so his vows are going to be OUTSTANDING I'm sure. I on the other hand, have kind of a half southern half Florida-type accent, I never read, and my vocabulary is no where near as extensive as his... so I am worried about writing my vows. However, I am more concerned with saying them!I am so scared I am going to get up to the stage and forget everything, including how to speak. Even when I think about it, my hands start to sweat ! 2. Walking down the isle and falling down. I know this wont happen because my Dad will be holding me up, but the fear is still there. 3. Forgetting the first dance that we have worked so hard on. I insisted that we take dance lessons for our first dance, and it has paid off in a huge way. The first time we did it in its entirety, my sister /MOH and our instructor cried ! My fear is, is that we spent all this time and money on these lessons and I am going to draw a blank and forget all the steps! 4. Either no one we have invited to the wedding will come, or everyone will come. Our guest list is up to 300 people not including kids. Of course I know that SOMEONE will show up .. LOL. but I am also concerned that EVERYONE will show up and the bill for the caterer will be out of this world ! This is all I can think of for now, my question is... what is everyone the MOST nervous about, and what are you doing to calm yourself down ?? Thanks Ladies !!! I am so happy to be back on WBC ! I forgot how much I love it !!