3 Years Ago....

I can't believe that on Tuesday Hubby and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary!  I feel like we've been together forever and yet, at the same time, I can't believe it's been 3 years already.  So far the journey has been pretty great and I know the best is yet to come! : )  I love that man more than words can say!

 

We celebrated by going to see Wicked!  I loved it and Hubby actually really liked it as well.  I read the book years ago so was really interested to see how they had turned it into a musical.

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Before we went to Wicked we had dinner at Balliceaux, it's a great little resturant that's got a perfect atmosphere for date nights. : )



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It's funny because I actually started blogging so I'd have somewhere to keep track of all my wedding planning.  I had the added bonus of meeting so many wonderful ladies who were doing the same thing and it's amazing to see where they are in their own journeys.

I'm off to the Outer Banks for the weekend.  I'll try to take lots of pics to share on Monday! : )  Happy Weekend All!

To the Cutie Pies in my Life!

Long overdo post about my little angels! My two nieces Lily and Skyler were my flower girls and they couldn't have been cuter or done a better job!!!

Miss Lily being her precious self!Miss Skyler, even though she's very shy, she did a great job!

This is what I gave them as a gift. Vintage Madame Alexander bride dolls in a basket from World Market, and a flower girl book and star wand. I put a bunch of candy (ring pops, candy bracelet and candy necklace) in the basket right before I gave it to them at the rehearsal. They loved it!!

Miss Lily being a big help and holding my ribbon bouquet for me!


YOU DID GOOD GIRLS!!!!! I LOVE YOU ANGELS!

I'm back and I'm a MRS.!!

(photo courtesy of Your Life Photography)

Oh my gosh! What an amazing time!!! Husband and I just got back last night from our honeymooon in the Bahamas so I'm still in lala land! : ) Our wedding was PERFECT!! It was so great to spend time with our loved one's and our friends. The picture above is the only picture that's been posted so far but I'm hoping to get more by the beginning of next week to share with you all!

Towards the end it got a bit crazy but I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone, you all kept me sane seriously! And thanks for all of the warm well wishes you sent me! I can't wait to get back into my postings and start sharing the details of our big day! I also can't wait to catch up on everyone's blogs, I'm so excited to see what's been happening in everyone elses' lives these past couple of weeks! : ) Hope you're all having a fabulous day!!

I'M GETTING MARRIED!!!!

Thank you all for all of your support and advice for me throughout my planning process!!! I've got so much left to post but it will have to be as a newlywed!! : )

Thank you to everyone who gave me awards.....I promise to post them when I get back and also I'll be doing a lot of catching up on blogs as well!

I can't believe that it's already here, time really flies when you're getting married!

Well I'm off to get hitched!! When I come back I'll be a Mrs!!!!

Hello and thanks!!!

I'm feeling much better after reading all of your sweet comments! I'm just on a roller coaster ride right now! I'm talking to all of the vendors everyday getting it all squared away! And one minutes I'm feeling good and then the next minute I'm feeling stressed....oh well it'll all be over in less than 17 days!!!!

My bridal shower went GREAT!! I've got pics that I'm going to post asap! I got some great stuff! All of my everyday china! Some great entertaining pieces! My flatware! My Kate Spade flutes for the wedding! And my sweet mama outdid herself....again!!! She made me a recipe book with my new name on it and put all of our family recipes in there!!! Then she made my garter with tartan ribbon of course!!! Then she bought me some Barefoot Contessa dvd's and finally she got me a gift certificate to Victoria Secret to go and get my wedding night outfit and she threw in some cute bridal panties!!! Seriously she has spoiled me to death!!!

Then on Sunday we went to The Pottery in Williamsburg and got my portrait framed! Which was a load off my mind!

And finally I decided on my bridesmaids final gift........................................I'm getting them one of these...............Personalized LUGGAGE TAGS!!! And I found them on Etsy! I decided on luggage tags because all of my bridesmaids are traveling in the next month or so!

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Hello???

Do I have any readers out there or have you all given up on me since I keep disapearing? I'm so sorry! I'm in my first week of my new job and the new cube that I'm in is not as nice as the last one I was in, a.k.a. it's not as private so I can't do the blogging thing like I normaly do! I guess I'm going to have to start posting when I'm at home at night! Job is going well, it's been seriously crazy though, I don't know if I've mentioned it before but I'm in the financial industry, yikes!

So on the wedding front I'm going a little crazy, I'm having bridezilla moments and feeling terrible about it! I'm such a control freak and I think that's part of my problem because I'm taking on way too much and it's making me go a little insane! We've had a few hiccups, like the frame that we got for the bridal portrait didn't work, because the picture wouldn't fit in it so now we are going on Sunday to try to find a new one. Then we got two frames to give to my grandparents with my picture in it and neither one of those worked either.

This is how I'm feeling right now......this was me when I was I think 5 or 6, it's one of Fiances favorite pictures of me because I'm pouting!

I'm still at a loss for what to get my bridesmaids as their last gift....I don't want to spend a lot but I want to get them something monogrammed. My brain won't function to think about it anymore.

Teeth whitening + no coffee = one headache ridden bride to be!!!! I think that this is some kind of torture device created for the soon to be brides to help increase the madness!

Kiehl's Superbly Efficient Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant is anything but superbly efficient! Aside from the fact that it has no scent? It doesn't work! I got all sweaty and it was not good ya'll, so don't waste your money!

Really sorry to be all negative like this!

On the brighter side my second and last shower is tomorrow! YAY!! I promise to take lots of pictures and share with you on Monday!!!! I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!

Less then a Month!!

It is officially less then a month before the wedding!!!!! I can't believe it! I went last night and got the program paper for my DIY programs. I also got my second bridal shower dress and shoes!!! I went to Ross (for those who don't know it's like a TJ Maxx or Marshalls) and found a super cute ivory and black dress and then I saw some oh so cute red/hot pink pumps to wear with it.....I wanted a splash of color!

For the centerpeices at the reception I decided to use pictures of Fiance and I instead of flowers. I'm using pictures of us in our travels! Here are a few examples.....

This is us in Rome right in front of St. Peters Basilica minutes after Fiance had proposed to me!

This is us in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

This is us at Mt. Serrat in Spain

At the beach in Lloret de Mar, Spain.

At a sightseeing spot overlooking Florence.

I thought that it would be a fun twist to flowers on the table that people probably wouldn't even notice anyway. I think we have about eight tables that we are going to put pictures on and I got some frames for them last night at Ross. I'll probably just put a little card beside each frame that tells where we are.

Did you or are you doing anything different for your table arrangements or any other decorating for your reception?

Update on the list!

Create Program Outline - ALMOST DONE
Find Program paper - THINK I FOUND IT, STAPLES IVORY CARD STOCK 250 COUNT $10.99
Print Programs
Create Wedding Day Timeline - STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS
Confirm wedding rehearsal reservations and decide what our guests will be able to choose from to eat - REDERVATIONS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, STILL NEED TO DECIDE ON FOOD
Finish getting Bridesmaids gifts
Get handkerchiefs for mom, dad, and MIL - DONE
Get memory vase - MAY NOT GET B/C THE COMPANY THAT I WAS GOING WITH IS OUT OF STOCK
Create Favors! - DOING CD TONIGHT
Put family wedding photos together - DONE
Finish pulling together pictures for slideshow and get to SIL - ALMOST DONE
Pick out Doll for Grooms cake - BIDDING ON A PERFECT ONE ON EBAY
Pick out pictures and frames for table centerpieces - PICTURES ARE PICKED NEED TO GET FRAMES
Decide on picture for my bridal portrait and have it printed and framed - DONE
Send a playlist of songs to DJ
Decide on transportation to reception from the Church - WE DECIDED THAT GETTING A LIMO FOR A 15 MINUTE DRIVE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD FORGO I JUST CAN'T SPEND $200 FOR 15 MINUTES SO WE'LL BE DRIVING FIANCES MERCEDES, WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE WITH ME
Create "thank you" sign to use for thank you cards - DONE WILL POST PICTURES
Out of Town bags....have the bags need to get everything that's going in them - ALMOST DONE
Need to get Garter - MOM IS MAKING ONE
Need to get Cake Stand - MAJOR DILEMMA SHOULD I RENT ONE FOR $40 OR BUY ONE FOR $70????????????????????
Meet with Pastor for counseling - DONE, WENT VERY WELL
Need to get dresses for Shower #2 and Rehearsal
Need to decide what I'm wearing under my wedding dress
Get Marriage License
Get documents for changing my name
Contact vendors to finalize everything

So that's where I'm at on my to do list! And I wanted to thank all the sweet ladies who commented on helping me decide on a frame! My mom and I went to Michael's last Friday because they were having a 50% off sale on frames! And all of the gold frames that we tried with the print just didn't look right....I don't know if it's because it's a black and white print or b/c it's black and white on canvas but it looked off. I had originally not even considered a black frame b/c I thought it would be too dark but we found a really nice one and when I put the portrait in it the picture just POPPED and looked great!!! I'll post pics of it once we get it framed!! But thanks again for all of the input!!! More to come soon!!!

It's getting crazy ya'll

It's officially getting crazy around here. Sorry for the lack of posts this week, but with the wedding right around the corner and starting a new job on the 16th, my posting may be at a minimum. Did I tell ya'll I got a job? Oh, I got a job!! With the same company and basically doing the same thing I'm doing now, so it will hopefully be a smooth transition. Because goodness knows I need that with all of the wedding last minute running around I've got to do!

So in the meantime, here are some pictures from my shower! With all of the festivities and present opening nobody took any pictures until after the fact....so there aren't any funny expressions on my face, just really cheesy poses! : )

Me surrounded by all of my (I mean our) gifts!

My Matron of Honor and her mom got me the cute t-shirt and Bride bag and inside was a wedding day emergency kit filled with all of the essentials! A big lifesaver, I'm sure!!!

Cheesy pose with my oven mits!

My Matron and Maid, Me, and my Mistress of Ceremonies or Wedding Coordinator (kind of)

My ribbon bouquet that I'll add to at my second shower and then use at the rehearsal

My sweet mom is the craftiest woman I know and she cross stitched Fiance and I this beautiful picture and then had it matted and framed!! It was my favorite present (next to the Kitchen Aid that she got us!!) She spoils me : )

Another pic of my matron and maid and me!

Hope everyone's having a great week!

Portriats

I have ordered my bridal portriat! This is the one I decided on.

Fiance and I both love black and white pictures so I thought it was a good idea to go with this one, also because it's one of my favorites!

I ordered a 16x20 canvas print of this and just guess how much it cost, guess.............................................................................................................................$59.99!!!!!!!!!! That's it!!! I ordered from Costco (you have to be a member) if you are a bride out there who doesn't want to have to spend an obscene amount of money on a portriat Costco is the way to go! My photographer actually let me in on that little secret!!! And now I'm passing it onto you dear readers! (And shipping was only $4.50)

Now what kind of frame should I get? I can't decide..........

What do you think???

I have so much to do!

I have a lot going on right now! I think I've all but nailed down a new job! I'm just waiting for my third week of vacation to be approved so that I can take time to you know get married, have a honeymoon, that kind of thing.....so once that's settled I'll officially have a new job that starts in a little over two weeks! I'll actually be staying with the company that I'm at right now and be doing something similar to what I do today but it'll be a little different which I'm actually excited about. I'll just be happy to have something decided and not have this extra stress to worry about!

Which leads me to my next topic.......product review!!!! With all of the wedding planning and job interviewing and everything else, I've been under some serious stress and I thought it would be a good time to try out this.........Kiehl's Superbly Efficient Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant

I didn't used to sweat so much but lately the sweating has been kicked up a notch or 3. I don't know if it's my hormones or what but I've pretty much tried everything and nothing really seems to get the job done so I read a review of the Kiehl's on the WeddingBee and decided I'd give it a go. I'm only on the first day but I'll get back to you on how I think it's working!

And I had to share with you that Fiance and I decided on our First Dance Song! We'll be dancing to Michelle Featherstone's 'We are Man and Wife' I went onto YouTube and listened to it and thought it was just perfect, I got a little teared up just listening to it and I let Fiance listen to it and he thought it was perfect too!!! Feels good to have that done!

I also got all of the frames that we'll be using for our Family Wedding Photos table.....we've got pictures of our parents and grandparents on their wedding days and we are going to have a special place at the reception for them. Got some nice silver frames at Marshall's for $3.99 each!

Next, I'm going to order my portriat and then order the handkerchiefs! I'm really trying to get a few things done a day so I don't feel so completely overwhelmed! Fiance and I are also meeting with the resturant owner tonight to go over our rehearsal dinner so that'll be another thing we can check off the list! : )

The List!

THERE IS ONLY 46 DAYS LEFT UNTIL THE WEDDING!!!!!

I still have so much left to do!!! And since I'm a OCD List maker, I'm going to list out what I have left to do.

Create Program Outline
Find Program paper
Print Programs
Create Wedding Day Timeline
Confirm wedding rehearsal reservations and decide what our guests will be able to choose from to eat
Finish getting Bridesmaids gifts
Get handkerchiefs for mom, dad, and MIL
Get memory vase
Create Favors!
Put family wedding photos together
Finish pulling together pictures for slideshow and get to SIL
Pick out Doll for Grooms cake
Pick out pictures and frames for table centerpieces
Decide on picture for my bridal portrait and have it printed and framed
Send a playlist of songs to DJ
Decide on transportation to reception from the Church
Create "thank you" sign to use for thank you cards
Out of Town bags....have the bags need to get everything that's going in them
Need to get Garter
Need to get Cake Stand
Meet with Pastor for counseling
Need to get dresses for Shower #2 and Rehearsal
Need to decide what I'm wearing under my wedding dress
Get Marriage License
Get documents for changing my name
Contact vendors to finalize everything

I'm sure that I've left some things out but that's, for the most part, what I have left to do before the big day!!! I need to get busy!

Wedding Towel Cake!

My first stab at making a wedding towel cake!!! This is for my maid of honor's shower on Friday!

These are her towels that she registered for and one of her flowers is the tiger lily! I'm sitting it on top of a cake stand that I got from target.....it's so cute, it can be used as a cake stand that has a cover AND you can use it as a punch bowl!! I love it, I actually registered for one myself!!

Not to bad for my first try huh?!

Finally Pictures!!!

So I am just going to let everyone know that I'm very slow on the technological wave that is the little cord that connects your camera to your computer and allows you to download your pictures! I'm not proud to admit this, but there it is, shoo I feel better all ready! :)

Now here are some long overdo pictures!!!

This is a picture that I took of my hair after my bridal portraits, I would say it was around 6:00 and that would be a good 7-8 hours after my hair was done as well as a good photo session outside in the 90 degree heat!!! Needless to say I was impressed! (Please pay no attention to Feifal and Shrek in the background!)

The second part of my bridal portraits were taken at my Grandmother/Aunt and Uncle's house and they were so sweet as soon as they saw me my Grandmama and Aunt both started crying!!! And then when the photo session was over they had sparkling peach cider and shrimp cocktail waiting for me! And they gave me the above handkerchief that belonged to my Great Grandmother to use as my something old!!!! I was so touched!!!!!!!

This is my BCBG dress that I got for my shower and it was a hit!!! Everyone loved it even Fiance he said it accentuated my best feature (my legs, I'm 5'9") at least my best feature to Fiance ;)

Here are the letters that I got to hang on the Church doors, I'll be hanging them with the tartan ribbon I got!

These are the frames that I got to include as part of my Bridesmaids gifts, I'll be putting poems in them for my girls!

I got a couple of these frames from Michael's to use around the reception!!

And here is my LONG overdo Christmas in July presents that Miss AR got me! A monogrammed hand towel, cute Christmas frame ornament, pink and green photo book, an awesome scarf, an even more awesome gift card to Starbucks, and two pads and a Sharpie pen that will be used at the reception for my coffe table books!!! I'm one lucky girl!

And last but not least here is a peak inside my bachelorette party, you'd think I was at Mardi
Gras with all those beads around my neck!!!!!! hehe!

Showers and Invitations and Bachelorettes, Oh my!

Hi everyone! I'm sorry I left you hanging yesterday with no update on the weekends festivities! I was still recuperating! Old Downtown Southern had herself a little too good of a time Saturday night! : ) And was paying for it for the last two days!

I'm waiting for my girlfriends to send me picks from the shower and bachelorette so in the meantime I'll show you a few of the wonderful gifts I got!

I had such a great time, my maid and matron outdid themselves!!! The theme of the party was pink and green so we had green punch with strawberrys and pink and green ribbon tied to them. And they had sent everyone pink and green recipe cards for them to write their favorite recipe on and gave them to me in a cute clear recipe box!! I thought it was such a cute idea!

And then the bachelorette was a ton of fun too! Like I said I had myself a really good time and no there were no strippers or strip clubs to be had, sweet southern bell's don't partake in such things ; )

On Sunday, even though I was hurting from the previous nights festivities, my sweet mom and I got all of the invitations stuffed and stamped and out in the mail on Monday morning!!! With the exception of the international invites and a small handful of other invites that I'm still waiting for Fiance to get me the stinkin addresses on.....the rest of them are gone!!!!! What a load off my mind!!! I promise you I will post pictures just as soon as I get them!!!

Busy Busy Weekend!

My first shower is tomorrow!!! I'm so excited! My bachelorette party is tomorrow night as well and I went and got this cute top to wear with my skinny jeans! I got it in plum pink you can see it here!

And then on Sunday my mom and I are stuffing the invitations so we can get them out in the mail on Monday!!! And I'm sure I'll be writing thank you notes on Sunday as well!

So let's recap......

Shower

Bachelorette

Invitations

Thank you notes

That's a pretty busy weekend! But it's gonna be a fun one!!!! : ) I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and post them next week!! Hope everyone else has a good one too!

Oh and tonight's festivies are........tan, clean, look for first dance song (we STILL don't have one...ugh!)

Single White Female

I saw this on the Weddingbee and after debating on what to use to hold my programs and not having any luck in finding what I wanted I decided this was really cute and affordable and would do just fine!

So basically I Single White Femailed Miss Sundae.......thanks Miss Sundae : )

(photo from weddingbee)

Here's the dilemma I'm facing though......my colors are black and ivory......the basket is black and white......the programs are going to be ivory......is that okay?????? Will it look bad do you think????