Planning Our Wedding

Living Life As A Newlywed

2010-05-06T09:03:00.000-05:00

Now that I am no longer planning a wedding (which btw I can't tell you how happy I am about this)I don't need a blog called Planning Our Wedding. I have decided even though I didn't have a lot of followers on my wedding blog that I would not give up blogging and am working on a new blog.

The new blog is titled Living Life As A Newlywed and will consist of me writing about everyday life and my journey as a new wife interested to see if married life changes things after being with each other for 7 years and living together before marriage. I encourage all the 14 people who follow me now (not a joke) to please start following me on my new blog. This is definitely going to be a change for me trying to figure out something interesting to write instead of writing about our wedding plans.

My first post will be about our fabulous honeymoon so go check it out!!!!!!!!!!! Like Now! Go!!!!!!!!!!!

Went from Being a Ms. to a Mrs.

2010-05-02T17:35:00.000-05:00

Well hello lovelies!

Oh how I've missed thee. Well I am finally back from our honeymoon and am now Mrs. Heather A. Lopez!!!!!! The wedding was beautiful! I have to first say that everything went by soooooooooo fast, most of it is a total blur.

So I got up early that morning and we had our hair appointments that started at 9 a.m. Then after our hair was done we went to one of my bridesmaids house to get our makeup done. Then around 2:30 p.m. I headed to the venue to finish setting up what I needed to set up. Around 3 is when the bridal party arrived at the venue to get ready. It was very hard for me to stay in the back room and not have control of what needed to be done. Trusting friends to give the flowers to the right grandparents and parents, etc. etc.

Once it was time to start walking out, I got soooooooooo nervous and couldnt believe this was finally happening. As soon as I get to the aisle runner to walk down I LOST it!!!!!!!!!!! I mean completely lost it!!!!!!!!!!! I was crying like a baby. I can't even tell you why! I didn't notice anything except for Joey. I didn't see the people in the aisles, our wedding party or even the flowers on the ground. My face was sooooo red and I must say I was taken totally off guard by it.

The ceremony was beautiful but we did have just a few blunders. The first was our vows. I found the vows that I wanted us to say from online. As soon as I saw it I knew it was perfect for us. Its a little non traditional and contemporary and a little long. Here is what we vowed to each other:

I, ______, choose you, ______, to be my wife/husband. I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems hard, when our love is simple, and when it is an effort. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in highest regard. These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life.

So at some point when I'm saying my vow I have to get the pastor to repeat the sentence 2x!!!!!!!! Not just once but twice. I'm telling you I was a wreck. The next blunder was our outer candles for our unity candle wasnt lit. So when it got time to light the candle we had to stop and ask someone for a lighter! LOL

Other than that the night was great. Just wish it wouldn't have gone by soooo fast. It will be a little while before I get our wedding pictures but here is a sneak peek!

Thankful Thursday

2010-04-22T09:31:00.000-05:00

With 2 days away from our wedding, I wanted to thank everyone who has been a part of this journey. We started out with a 14 month engagement and it has been a long and mostly stressful process. I have enjoyed most of it but probably would have lost my mind without the help of friends, blogger friends and family to help me get through.

I am very lucky to have so many people that love me and support me. This is why we have such a large wedding party! First I want to say thank you to my few blogger friends who have helped give me advice and words of encouragement to get through some of the madness that is wedding planning!

Next I want to thank my wonderful friends and wedding party for just being them and being our friends!!!!!! Most of them have been with us from the very beginning back in 2003!!!!! It has been a long and wonderfully sometimes bumpy ride and we are so glad to have always had yalls support even when we made a maybe not so smart decision back in the day.

To our family, we want you know that yall mean the world to us! We had this big wedding so that yall could be a part of it and enjoy the day with us. We are soooo thankful for everything yall have done for us and supporting us through the good times and the bad. We love yall very much!

To those that are no longer with us, we miss you dearly! Words can not express how much we wish you were here. Dad, I wish you were here to walk me down the aisle. I will be thinking of you and so glad you and Joey got to spend time together before you passed away. Grandpa and Grandma Hill, I wish sooooo badly that you could have met Joey. Papa you would have loved him. He loves baseball just as much as you did. Yall would have gotten along great!

Well thanks again everyone for your support and encouragement and we love you!!!!!!!!!!1

Wedding Wednesday {4.21.10}

2010-04-21T07:49:00.000-05:00

Well I've finally got my dress!!!!!!!!!!!! It turned out great! I also had a dress made to change into later during the reception. The only thing I have to say about the whole dress thing is I wish I would have actually lost some weight. It makes me sad that I'm back at my heaviest for the most important day of my life. I guess I'm just so disappointed in myself for not following through with it. I've been having a really hard time with this lately.

I don't know what it is but I have a little control problem that probably comes from the madhouse that I grew up in. But the only thing I can't seem to control is my weight and problem with food. I dont really want to talk about it anymore because I am supposed to be happy that I'm getting married this weekend. And yes I know I'm by no means "fat" but because I am only 5'4" I am bigger than what I would like to be.

To lighten up the mood I've decided to share my dresses with you all. Joey has not seen my wedding dress and luckily he does not read my blog! So without further adue here they are:

Tisk Task Tuesday {4.20.10}

2010-04-20T07:41:00.000-05:00

Countdown: 4 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG, I cant believe I'm finally getting married in 4 days! I have been so stressed making sure that I'm not forgetting anything and hoping that the logistics of the wedding go smoothly and of course wanting to make sure everyone has a good time.

The only thing we have left to do is finish packing and putting everything in my car. Later today we meet with our officiate for the first time together. We have a pretty good idea of how the ceremony is going to go but just looking over everything one last time. We have to pick Joey's dad up from the airport late Wednesday night and then Thursday right after work I leave to Katy to stay with my best friend and foster family. Friday we have our nail appointment and then I'll be heading to our venue around 3 to drop off the rest of our items and set up.

Then our rehearsal starts at 5pm on Friday and after the rehearsal we are heading to dinner at Los Cucos. Then Saturday I will be Mrs. Joey Lopez!!!!!!

Monday Mantra {4.19.10}

2010-04-19T08:16:00.000-05:00

This week I am GETTING MARRIED!
I believe that stressing is bad for you.
I'm addicted to spending time with Joey.
I hope that we have a beautiful wedding and everyone has a great time.
I'm jealous of noone or nothing this week.
Soundtrack/Mantra of the week: The Bridal March

Also this marks my 100th post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And my last Monday Mantra before becoming a married woman!

Half Full Friday {4.16.10}

2010-04-16T08:01:00.001-05:00

I am happy that I am getting married in 8 days!!!!!!!!!
I am happy that I'm getting my dress today (or at least I better be)!!!!!!
I am happy that this weekend I will be getting my engagement ring cleaned, getting eyebrows done, cleaning house and spending some time with one of my future brother-in-laws.
I am happy that this is the last weekend before I am a married woman.

Check out what Eyegirl and others are happy about this week! http://www.lifeaseyeseeit.com/

Wedding Wednesday - Songs

2010-04-14T14:53:00.000-05:00

Since we now have 10 days until the wedding, I thought I would share some of our songs for the wedding.

Prelude (Guests being seated): All My Life (KC & JoJo), Bless the Broken Road (Rascal Flatts), Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion), I knew I loved You (Savage Garden)

Processional (Parents & Bridal Party Walk in): Butterfly Waltz (Brian Crain)
Bride Walks In: Bridal March-Instrumental (Jonathan Cain-Journey)

Recessional (Bride & Groom and Wedding Party Walks Out): You’re my best friend (Queen)

Postlude (Guest Walk Out): Beautiful Day (U2) How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)

Reception Entrance & First Dance: Lost in this Moment (Big & Rich)

As you can see we have a very eclectic list as we like all different types of music.

What are/were some of you song choices?

Tisk Task Tuesday {4.13.10}

2010-04-13T08:56:00.000-05:00

Countdown: 11 days!!!!!!

That's right only a few more days and we're down to single digits! Isn't that just crazy! Well first let me say I still haven't received my dress yet. I should get it tomorrow but not gonna hold my breath. I met with my dress lady yesterday and did get to see the top of my dress finished and it is beautiful! She is still working on the bottom part of my dress.

This weekend I went to stay the weekend with my foster parents and was very very busy. Friday, me and my foster mom worked on my favors. We decided to do Navy blue boxes with white Jordan Almonds inside and a white bow on top. Well let me just say someone should have told me ahead of time that the boxes were not going to come already made. Yep that's right they came looking like this:

So me and my foster mom had to put all 125 of them together. Then stuff them with the almonds then put the bows on them. Here is a pic of the final product:

We did get them all finished on Friday thank goodness. Then on Saturday we were up early for a long busy day ahead of us. We went to Memorial City Mall and I had a makeup trial at Clinique. They did an awesome job! They always do. They did my makeup for prom 7 years ago! We decided to buy the makeup that we used and then I will still get my cousins friend to do it for me using my makeup instead of the MAC products she used to make sure its a lot more natural. Since I dont do black eyeliner we decided to do blue eyeshadow for they eyes with a slate eyeliner then a nice pink blush and a nude color for the lips. Here is pic:

My foster mom also bought me the roceasa cleansing line that Clinique has and it is so soothing and it seems to be helping. So I decided not to have a facial since we have less than a week for the wedding and because I have never had one before I am not sure how it will affect my skin. Better to be safe than sorry.

So after tons of shopping at the mall, we headed to get my hair trimmed and highlighted. I was so glad to get home and relax but had a fabulous weekend and am soooo ready for this wedding already!

Monday Mantra {4.12.10}

2010-04-12T13:38:00.000-05:00

This week I am VERY busy at work.
I believe that spending time with people who love you is good for the soul.
I'm addicted to fashion.
I hope that I FINALLY get my dress today (Yes I still have NOT gotten it)!!!!!
I'm jealous of noone or nothing this week.
Soundtrack/Mantra of the week: My Best Friend (Queen) - this is the song Joey and I and the bridal party are walking out of the ceremony to.

Half Full Friday

2010-04-09T07:41:00.000-05:00

I am happy that after work I am going to spend the weekend with my foster parents.
I am happy that I'm getting my hair done tomorrow.
I am happy that this weekend I will be putting together our favors for the wedding.
I am happy that this week at work has been slow for me.
I am happy that in 15 days I will be Mrs. Joey Lopez!!!

Check out what Eyegirl and others are happy about this week! http://www.lifeaseyeseeit.com/

Wedding Wednesday: Makeup Trial

2010-04-07T09:16:00.000-05:00

Last night I had my makeup trial. My wonderful cousin and Matron of Honor was able to get one of her friends to do all of my girls and my makeup for the wedding day. She is even driving to one of my bridesmaids house who lives down the street from the venue to make it easier on us since we are all coming from different places. And the best part is she's only charging $20 per girl.

She did a fabulous job on me. First I have to say that my face is going through something right now at the worst possible time and so i'm doing everything I can to get it better. As for those that don't know I just found out in January that I have Rosacea. Rosacea is a chronic skin condition involving inflammation of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids. It may appear as redness, prominent spider-like blood vessels, swelling, or skin eruptions similar to acne. For me it appears as redness pretty much all over my face. There is no known cure for rosacea. The goal is to identify and avoid possible triggers, and thus reduce flare-ups. Antibiotics taken by mouth (such as tetracycline, minocycline, or doxycycline) or applied to the skin (such as metronidazole) may control skin eruptions.

When I went to the dermatologist in January to try to help the problem before the wedding I was put on an antibiotic and given certain creams for my face. When I went back in February, it hadn't gotten any better so I was told to stay on the antibiotic and given another face cream to try. Since I've started this in January, my face has gotten sooooooo dry and even though I put moisturizer on before I put my makeup on it always cracks. So I have stopped taking all of my medicine in hopes that it will help.

So this weekend my goal is to get a facial which ive never had before b/c i have sensitive skin to try to see if it will help. I am also going to get Clinique's Moisture Surge and try to find a good foundation for dry skin. Hopefully taking these steps will help.

So with all that said here is the final product of my makeup trial from last night. Again I am going with a more natural look. My coloring that day will consists of pinks. I will be changing the eyeliner from a black to a gray slate color and a little less blush.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-04-06T07:50:00.000-05:00

Countdown: 18 days

Joey and I can now legally get married!!!Yesterday Joey and I went and got our marriage license!!!!!!!!! I had it in my head we were gonna have to fill out all this paperwork when in fact it was the easiest thing ive ever done! We just sat there while they asked some questions and we paid and that was it. We were out of there in 10 minutes!

My makeup trial that I was supposed to have this weekend got rescheduled to tonight. If I like it I will post a pic up tomorrow. Then tomorrow I am supposed to finally pick up my dress and the rest of my bridesmaids dresses. I am praying that they will be ready tomorrow. Remember I haven't seen mine yet at all!!!!!!! So just a little nervous.

This weekend Im headed to Katy to spend the weekend with my foster parents and help put together our favors that came in last week. I also have an appointment to get my highlights and a trim. I might also have another makeup trial at Clinique to see which one I like the best. Sometime this week I need to start putting my ceremony music on cds and start breaking in my wedding shoes.

Well thats all for this week. More to come later.

Monday Mantra {4.5.10}

2010-04-05T11:33:00.000-05:00

This week Joey and I applied for our marriage license!
I believe that I will be a lot less stressed after this wedding!
I'm addicted to nothing this week.
I hope that I FINALLY get my dress this week!!!!!
I'm jealous of those that don't stress over the little things.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-03-30T08:32:00.001-05:00

Countdown: 25 days!!!!!!!

Time to get down to the nitty gritty! We've officially past the month mark and now is time for the tiny details that go into planning a wedding. Last week Joey and I ordered our gifts for the guys in the wedding party. We bought personalized shot glasses for the groomsmen and personalized bats for the ring bearer and ushers since they aren't old enough to drink and they LOVE baseball.

This past Saturday we had our food tasting at the venue and finalized the timeline for the day of. We decided on the classic ceasar salad followed by the grilled chicken breast topped with a red wine mushroom sauce alongside creamy mashed potatoes and gravy and the green bean medley. The food was suprisingly amazing. I think everyone will enjoy.

This weekend Joey has his bachelor party which Im sure he's excited about. That same day we have our last dress fitting and the bridesmaids get their dresses. Mine will still need some finishing touches but will hopefully get mine next week. Also this weekend I have a makeup trial appointment with a friend of my cousin who has offered to do our makeup. Im going for something natural and light. Here is a pic of the look i'm going for.

What do you think?

Next Monday, Joey and I are going to apply for our marriage licence. I will try to take some pics. Well that's all for now ladies. I will keep you posted next week!

Monday Mantra

2010-03-29T08:15:00.001-05:00

This week I am glad that it is a four day work week!

I believe that you should hire a wedding planner instead of planning your own wedding.

I'm really really addicted Sons of Anarchy.

I hope that I love the way my wedding dress looks since I havent seen it yet.

I'm jealous of anyone who is not planning a wedding right now.

Half Full Friday

2010-03-26T07:52:00.000-05:00

I am happy that today is payday!!!

I am happy tomorrow Joey and I have our food tasting and finalize setup for the wedding.

I am happy that last week I got to visit my nieces and sister for a couple of days.

I am happy that we are done buying gifts for our wedding party. (exluding parents)

I am happy that we are contracting with a marketing person to make my life easier at work!

Check out what Eyegirl and others are happy about this week! http://www.lifeaseyeseeit.com/

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-03-23T08:17:00.000-05:00

Countdown: 32 days!!!!!!!!!

We are right there at the month mark and I can't be more excited!!!!!!!!! We are sooo close I can almost see it. Last week while I was off of work for Spring Break I went to visit my nieces and while I was there I found the perfect head pieces for my flower girls. It is a bobby pin with a flower that matches their dress to the T.

This coming Saturday we have our tasting at the wedding location and to figure out the set up for everything. I'm really excited about this. We are having a sit down dinner and have chosen some kind of chicken dinner for the entree. We will be tasting two kinds to see which we like the best.

Next I need to schedule a makeup trial and order gifts for the rest of our wedding party. The countdown is on and I will be pretty busy from now until the wedding. I have never been more ready for anything than I am to marry Joey!

Monday Mantra

2010-03-22T08:44:00.000-05:00

This week I am actually glad to be back at work.

I believe that too much time on your hands isn't good for you.

I'm addicted to staying busy.

I wish that Joey gets another job soon.

I'm jealous of people who like to workout.

Soundtrack/Mantra for the week Dont have one.

First ever Post-It Tuesday

2010-03-16T12:54:00.000-05:00

Blue Monday

2010-03-08T08:59:00.000-06:00

Today really is a blue Monday for me. Not only is it rainy and ugly here in Houston today but we found out this weekend that Joey's company is closing. He has worked for this company since he was 16 years old. This was his first job and hes never worked any where else in the past 8 years. He worked his way up to becoming the manager of his store for the past couple of years and did a wonderful job.

Unfortunately the company as a whole has not been making a profit for sometime now and because they are a retail store that sells movies and video games people just arent able to spend what they used to. We've known this was going to happen for a little while now and just wasn't sure exactly when. They start liquidating his store on Wednesday and he will have about 6 more weeks of working there. So pretty much right around the time of our wedding, he will not have a job.

This couldn't have came at the worst possible time as most if not all of our money is tied up in our wedding and honeymoon. Joey thought it would be best if we didn't go on our honeymoon but I convinced him that if we don't go now we will probably never be able to again or at least for not a long time. We will just not be able to do everything we wanted to do while we are there.

I know that we will get through this because we have gotten through so much in the last 7 years that we've been together. I am very lucky to have such a smart and amazing fiance who wants to provide for me and protect me no matter what. I know that this will bring new and better things for us. I just hope its sooner rather than later.

Half Full Friday (3.5.10)

2010-03-05T09:40:00.001-06:00

I am happy that I get a half day at work today!

I am happy that I finished putting together our place cards for the wedding!

I am sooo happy that I received a lovely card in the mail, yes in the mail, from Eyegirl yesterday! (Be on the look out for something in return :) )

I am happy that tomorrow I get to try on my wedding dress for the first tomorrow!

I am happy that my my organization was recoginized by President Obama in his speech this week.

Check out what Eyegirl and others are happy about this week! http://www.lifeaseyeseeit.com/

Tisk-Task Tuesday

2010-03-02T08:35:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 53 days!!!

This weekend I worked on my place cards! The place cards that came with my place card frames was not working for me. The lines weren't long enough for me to put names of couples and families so I went off to Staples and bought business cards. They fit perfectly! They look really nice and elegant.

This weekend I went looking for gifts for my 4 yes 4 flower girls. I have these white with blue easter baskets that we were gonna use for flower girl baskets when we were gonna do an outside wedding. Then everything changed and I though I would keep them and put some fun stuff in there and give to the flower girls and their gift. Yesterday I was looking online and found this Flower Girl A to Z Book. My flower girls are 6-9 years old. I think they will like reading about what a flower girl is supposed to do.

This weekend I have my first dress fitting and this is the first time im actually seeing my dress since I'm getting it made. I am uber nervous! Nervous about the dress looking like I want it to look and then nervous because I HAVENT lost any weight and hope that my dress fits me. I've been really down on myself lately because I just let myself go. You would think I would be more motivated than every to loose weight but I just keep making excuses. And now I really dont know what to do.

My programs should be coming in this week hopefully and I can't wait to see what they look like.

Well wish me luck for my dress fitting and Ill have an update next week!

Monday Mantra 3.1.10

2010-03-01T12:08:00.002-06:00

This week I will be stressing about my dress fitting on Saturday.

I believe that everything happens for a reason.

I'm addicted to food and sweets in general!

I wish that I was taller and thiner.

I'm jealous of anyone who has a high metabolism and can eat anything they want with gaining weight.

Soundtrack/Mantra for the week Learn to love yourself

A Ray of Bloggy Sunshine

2010-02-26T08:48:00.000-06:00

My day just got a little brighter thanks to Val at Next to Heaven who gave me this shiny Sunshine Award!

I am passing the award on to a couple of blogs that I read religiously!

Rachel @ and if it's a hero that you want, i can save you
Amber @ The Survival Guide For the Young, Fabulous & Newlywed
Goose @ What's Good for the Goose
Iris @ My Life in Purple
Eyegirl @ Life As Eye See It

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Half Full Friday

2010-02-26T08:35:00.000-06:00

I am happy that this is the last weekend in February!

I am happy that this week marked 2 months until our wedding day!

I am happy that I get to visit my dads grave this weekend to mark the 4th anniversary of him passing away.

I am happy that my wonderful sister passed her GED test this weekend!!!!!!

I am happy that my works 2nd Annual Staff & Board mixer went well last night.

Check out what Eyegirl is happy about this week! http://www.lifeaseyeseeit.com/

Wedding Wednesday

2010-02-24T08:47:00.000-06:00

OMG today is 2 months until our wedding day!!!!!!!! That is sooo crazy to me! Where did the time go?!? We started out with a 14 month engagement and now we only have 60 days until the big day!

I have ordered our place cards and our programs this past week, which I have to say stressed me out pretty bad. Wanting to make sure I had enough for everyone but not ordering too much made me go a little mad I do have to say. I tend to overthink things ALOT! For our place cards we chose to do a picture frame so that they could also take home with them after the event.

As for the programs we decided to go with these:

The paper color will be different along with the color of the design and ribbon. Hopefully they will look spectacular!

I have already ordered our table numbers but found out that the site I ordered the programs has table numbers that can match the program so I might end up buying those too.

Will keep you updated as time gets closer!

Half Full Friday 2.19.09

2010-02-19T08:11:00.000-06:00

I am happy that today is Friday!
I am happy that I am going to the movies tonight with my honey to see VDay!
I am sorta happy that my dress fitting got rescheduled to next weekend so I have one more week to loose some weight!
I am happy that I have really good friends.
I am happy that Joey and I both have jobs.
I am also happy that I got to meet Eyegirl last weekend and The One.
I am happy that I got to see Valarie from Next to Heaven twice last week for lunch!

Thoughtful Thursday

2010-02-18T16:36:00.000-06:00

My thought for the day today is wedding related of course. Why do most guys not care about the details that it takes to plan a wedding? They would be content just to get married in their own living room. Well at least that's what my guy said to me yesterday! Now don't get me wrong I think it is soooo sweet that my man just wants to be with me for the rest of his life and doesn't care how he does it.

But since we are having a wedding and a nice one at that, I just figured that you would want a little bit of a say so. See I was confused when in the beginning you didn't want our colors to be pastels or pink and you wanted me to wear an actual wedding dress, I took that as you wanted some sort of say in the matter. Now 2 months before the wedding you dont want me to ask your opinion on the details.

I will never understand guys no matter how hard I try. So tell me ladies are your guys involved in the planning process and how much are they involved?

You Are My Love

2010-02-13T21:13:00.000-06:00

This post is dedicated to my one and only love on this Valentine's Day.

Dear Joey,

A year ago today, you asked me the most important question of my life. A question that I'd been waiting for since we first got together because we knew early on that we were meant to be together. It has now been almost seven years since we first started dating and now I'm counting down the days until we get married.

We've grown up together through high school and college and I'm proud to say I love you more than ever. You're the kind of man I always wanted to be with and the one I forever want to kiss. You're smart, funny, kind, and of course good looking. I am so lucky to have you and am looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together.

I don't tell you enough how much I appreciate all the things you do. But the truth is I don't know what I would do without you. So on this Valentine's Day remember you are my love and the one I've always dreamed of.

Wedding Wednesday

2010-02-10T09:08:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I was busy at work so I didnt get to do Tisk-Task Tuesday. We have 73 days left and counting! This weekend me and one of my bridesmaids have hair appointments to figure out which styles I want for myself and my bridesmaids. For the bridesmiads I know I want a low bun because there dress has a pretty high neckline and I think it would look really classic. For me Im pretty sure I want an updo since my dress is strapless I think Id like to show off my neck and back.

Here are some pics Im going to take with us on Saturday to try. Which ones do you like best?

These are ideas for bridesmaids

These are ideas for me

Half Full Friday

2010-02-05T08:16:00.001-06:00

Thank goodness its Friday!!!!!!! Recently Life As Eye See It started Half Full Friday where you try to find something good in every day. Here is my list for this week and please dont forget to check out Life As Eye See It.

I am happy that we met with the DJ this week and gave them the must have songs list.
I am happy that today is Friday and I have a half day at work today!
I am happy to see the Colts play on Sunday and hopefully win the SuperBowl!
I am happy that Joey still has a job for now.
I am happy that I received my income tax $ today even though is going in savings!!!!!!
I am happy that I have two funny cats.
I am happy that I am marrying the man I love in 78 days!
I am happy that I stared Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred workout dvd today and have 29 more days to go!!

Another Wedding Nightmare

2010-02-04T10:09:00.000-06:00

So early this morning I work up from my 2nd wedding nightmare!!!!!! Since we only have 79 days now until the big day I think all the little things is whats stressing me out. My nightmare was so vivid the worst part is I could see this happening.

It was our wedding day and we were all at the location getting ready when about 30 minutes before start time I realized that we left all of our wedding essentials at home!!!!!! This includes the aisle runner, guest book, unity candle, flower girl baskets, my hair piece and even our rings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I get someone to go tell Joey that he has to drive home and go get the stuff because we cant have a wedding without it. Well by this time people are already starting to get there and the trip takes about an hour round trip. So its almost already an hour since the ceremony is supposed to start and everyone is wondering whats going on and is ready to leave.

I of course start freaking out and decide since its already gotten off to a bad start to just cancel it and try to have it the next day. Thats when I woke up. Lets just hope this isnt a sign and instead will make sure I really dont forget anything!

Tisk Task Tuesdays

2010-01-26T08:28:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 88 Days!

Yes we are finally under the 3 month mark! Holly Crap!!!!!!!! Now its time to get down to the nitty gritty! Last night we chose our pics that will be our guest book picture and the one that will get blown up for everyone to see as they walk into the hall. So now I just have to get them ordered which is on my to-do list for this weekend.

I am also going this weekend to look for a veil! I know I said back on this post that I really didn't care for veils and that if I chose to do one that it would be a birdcage veil. Well I asked the fiance his opinion and he said that he didnt like the birdcage veils. So I started looking for ideas and finally realized that because my dress doesn't have a train and that my wedding is now a little bit fancier that I kinda want a cathedral veil like this one. But they are SOOOOO EXPENSIVE! So as I was having lunch with a friend last week she suggested I try to find one on Harwin street. For those of you not from Houston and not familiar with Harwin street it is a long street with stores and stores of anything you could think of to buy and for really really cheap. It is where I bought my prom dress which looked like this:

Wish me luck!!!!!!!!

Also Im not sure if you recall that Joey and I had first decided not to have alcohol at the reception because we really couldnt afford an open bar. Well we decided to call our venue and ask how much it would cost us for a cash bar and we think its in our budget. That way if our friends want to drink they can they just have to pay for it. What do yall think about this? Were you able to afford an open bar or did you have a cash bar or no alcohol at all?

Another Blog Award!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-21T18:27:00.000-06:00

I just found out that my blog was awarded another blog award from my friend and fellow blogger Val from Next to Heaven

Thanks so much Val!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont have very many people that follow my blog and this is my first blog and im just writing about wedding planning at the moment. Hopefully after the wedding I can make a new blog and be able to write a lot more.

So since there are no rules that came with this blog I am going to give it to the blogs that I currently follow. Sorry if this is a repeat award for any of you. Here are the names of the blogs that I give this award to:

Next to Heaven (of course)

Life As Eye See It

and if it's a hero that you want, i can save you

the future mrs. smith

The Pittman Show

My Life in Purple

Enjoy the award ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding Frustration

2010-01-20T18:55:00.000-06:00

OK I really just need to vent! I have 3 months to go until wedding day and I have to say I'm ready for it to be OVER with already! For the most part I have enjoyed planning our wedding and even though Ive done most of it by myself I havent been too overwhelmed. The only thing that keeps upsetting me is talk about people getting invited or not invited.

IM SORRY but I cant afford to invite everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have had to make a lot of sacrifices on my end of not inviting some friends of mine and yet there are some people in our family who feel like they can invite whoever they want. First of all this should not still be going on!!!!!!!!!!!! We made our guest list in the first few months we got engaged and now all of a sudden some family members want to invite their friends. HELLO but its my wedding NOT yours!!!!!!!!!! I hate telling people no which is part of my problem but I just wish people would be more considerate. If Ive told you OVER & OVER again that ive had to tell some of my friends they cant be invited why would you insist of me inviting yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look I wish I had all the money in the world to spend on my wedding and anyone who wanted to come could but unfortunately we dont! You didnt know this person a year ago when we made our list and now because youve known them for past couple of months you want us to invite them. ITS NOT FAIR!!!!!!

OK im done ranting and if anyone else is having or has had this problem in the past PLEASE let me know how you got through it.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-01-19T08:46:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 95 days!!!!!!!!!!

This past week I did a whole lot of wedding stuff. Joey and his brother who is one of our ushers got fitted for their tuxs on Wednesday nite and then Thursday nite Joey and I had dinner at the resturant we were considering for our rehearsal dinner. The food was really good and the place is very nice. So after our dinner we spoke with the manager to look at the rooms and to see if they had our date available. And they did!!!!!!!!!!

So our rehearsal dinner location is a mexican resturant called Los Cucos and is located off of Westherimer. We have about 40 people in our wedding party alone including parents and grandparents and about 10 more or so of out of town guests that will be invited to the rehearsal dinner. I know thats a lot of people for a rehersal dinner! Because there are so many people we had to find a place that was cheap enough for us to pay for everyone. When pricing around most places were around $18/$19 per person for a buffet style. When we heard the prices at Los Cucos I couldnt believe it! We will be having a fajita buffet for $11.99 per person! I know way cheaper than the other places right! So our rehearsal will take place the nite before the wedding at 5 p.m. and then will head to dinner around 6 p.m.

Now on to the other stuff I did wedding related last week. We purchased our aisle runner, unity candle and a monogram decal for the dance floor! We purchased all of these from Rexcraft. Our next things to do are to order our ceremony programs, wedding favors and place cards. I can't believe we are almost to our 3 month mark and i'm getting a little nervous that im going to forget something. I am also getting anxious as to how everything is going to look when its all put together. Its so hard for me to imagine things and I just hope it all goes together.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-01-12T08:42:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 102 days!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe how much closer it is until the wedding. I have to say I'm starting to freak out just a little. I'm so scared that I am going to totally forget something. Well for now Im going to tell you about this past week.

As most of you know I had my bachelorette party and bridal shower this past weekend. They were both just fabulous! I have to thank all my bridesmaids for all their hard work. I truly have the best friends a girl could ask for. My favorite color is pink so my bridal shower decorations were all pink and silver and it was very feminine and beautiful. My fiances aunt's best friend made the cake and it was stunning and also tasted very good. The first layer was a chocolate cake and the bottom layer was a white cake. Here are a couple of pics:

This weekend I also sent out our wedding invitations!!!!!!!! I am soo excited to have those out! Here are some pics.

This week, Joey is getting fitted for his tux and we are going to reserve the resturant for our rehersal dinner.

Arr Matey!

2010-01-09T16:02:00.000-06:00

So last night was my much anticipated Bachelorette Party. Like I said here we had to have it a couple months in advance because my Maid of Honor is moving to California in the next month to pursue her acting career. Here is a pic of me & her from last night.

She planned a Pirate themed party where we dressed up as pirates and all the decorations were Pirates of the Caribbean.

So the party started off meeting at my house for a before the party drink. Then we headed to the Marq*E center where we had dinner at Cafe Adobe. After dinner my maid of honor told us to get into 2 groups and handed us a list of things that we had to go find for our scavenger hunt. We had 30 minutes and I have to say it was not easy. More information & pics on this later!

Then we went to Drink Houston where we got in for Free and received two FREE bottles of Champagne. We danced the nite away and had a blast. Ayana Mack was there from Houston's local radio station 104 KRBE. She came up to me and my group and asked me what we were doing there and what mine and my fiances name was. YES I was on the radio last nite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing!

So I have to say that I had a blast last night!!!!!!!! Thanks to my maid of honor for putting together such a great party and to all my friends who came and celebrated with me last nite!

In Memory of My Dad

2010-01-08T08:11:00.001-06:00

With my wedding a little over 3 months away, I have been thinking about my dad a lot. Next month will be four years that he passed away and this month would have been his 48th bday. See my dad a serious drug problem which I found out about when I was just 10 years old. He had his good and bad days. My dad was really really smart but just got mixed up in all that stuff.

We were really close growing up for the most part, when he wasn't in jail. I was always known to him as his first born and I know I really made him proud by doing something with my life. I am fortunate that Joey and I dated three years before my dad died so he got to spend some time with Joey and very much approved.

So now that hes not here to be able to walk me down the aisle, I wanted to do something or have something in memory of him at the wedding. At first I was gonna have a memorial candle and then I found a bouquet charm that I can put a picture in and place on my wedding bouqet. I thought this was perfect because it would be like he was with me when I walk down the aisle.

This is the pic that I chose to put in it.

I miss you deepely dad and wish you could be here on my BIG day!

Guest Blogger

2010-01-07T08:41:00.000-06:00

Today you can check out my guest blog that I did for my blog friend Eyegirl @ Life As Eye See It while she is away with The One on vacation.

This is my first time to guest blog and Eyegirl asked me to write something about how I met my fiance and how we got engaged. Go ck it out and leave some love!

Promotion

2010-01-05T21:28:00.000-06:00

So I have been at my current job for a little over a year and a half and today I received my second promotion!!!! When I first started at Communities In Schools Houston I was hired to be sort of a go to person. Any time anyone in the Development department needed help with anything I was there to help. I didnt really have a lot of tasks that were my own.

Then after being there for close to six months, I was writing the articles for our internal and external newsletters on a regular basis and was the social media liason. Then our department decided to restructure and decided they needed a database/Raisers Edge person. This person would be responsible for entering all of our gifts into our system, producing and mailing thank you letters and updating the system when necessary. I was asked if I wanted this position and to continue doing the smaller tasks I was already handling. I took and have been doing that for a while now.

Our Communications Coordinator decided to take some time and teach abroad in Chile for a year. Her last day is the beginning of Feb and I have been asked to take her position. I was very pleased and excited as this position is more of what I got my degree in! I will be learning more of the ins and outs in the next month like vendors contacts and that sort of thing and will be focusing on becoming more confident.

I am ready for this challenge and hope to bring something new to the table and work hard at doing the best I can!

Tisk Task Tuesday

2010-01-05T21:07:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 109 days!!!!!!

So this weekend is my bachelorette party and my bridal shower!!!!!!!! I am super excited! For my bachelorette party my best friend and maid of honor has planned a pirate themed party for Friday nite. Ay Ay Captain!

We will be dressing up like pirates and going to dinner at Cafe Adobe. Then were off on a treasure hunt then back to my house where the real party begins!

On Sunday, my cousin and matron of honor along with my other bridesmaids have planned a shower for me. It will be held at the community center in Baytown and everything else is a surprise to me. Let me tell you how hard this is for me! I like to be in control of everything and get a little uneasy when I have to depend on other people. I know, Im working on relaxing more and letting things go. So Im looking forward to seeing how it goes and yes of course the gifts!!!!!

Then next week I mail my invitations and make reservations for the rehearsal dinner. Its gonna start getting very busy for me as I only have 3 1/2 mths left.

Ck back next week for pics from this weekends wedding festivities!

A New Year, A New Me

2010-01-01T13:16:00.000-06:00

So as far as new years resolutions go I am not that great about following through on them. They tend to always be about my weight since my weight is always fluctuating. I am not fat by any means but I since I am only 5'4" the more I weigh the bigger I look. I always range from 130-155 lbs and right now I hate to say that I'm at the top of that range.

And since most of you know I am getting married THIS year, 113 days to be exact, this year is no different about my new years resolutions. But this year I am only going to make a resolution until our wedding day and then I will reassess what I would like to do for the rest of the year. So from now until April 24, 2010, I plan to up my working out from 2 to 3 days a week to 5 days a week. I would like to loose 20lbs for the wedding. My last resolution until April is to give up sweets until we eat our wedding cake with the exception of cake at my shower next weekend. Sweets is my biggest weakness.

I do have one resolution to last for the whole year and that is to be more self confident. Not only to be more self confident personally but also professionally. I need to learn that I am not ugly and just because I have a little stomach doesnt mean I should be so hard on myself. As for professionally I will be starting a new job duty starting in February when one of my coworkers leaves that involves speaking more with our CEO.

So to a new year and a new me! I will keep you updated on how the weight loss goes and any encouragement you can give is always helpful!

2009 at a Glance

2010-01-01T13:01:00.000-06:00

First I have to say that I kinda hate to see 2009 go. It was a great year for me with only one exception. My 17 year old cousin passed away from diabetes. He was a great kid and it was really hard. His death did bring awareness to how much of a major problem diabetes really is. We walked in the Step Out Walk for American Diabetes Association and raised over $4,000. Here is a pic of him.

Now to the great parts of 2009. In February I got engaged to my long time boyfriend of 6 years. We had already started saving for our wedding prior to being engaged but I had no idea when it would happen. He said it wasnt gonna be on Valentines Day so I wasnt expecting it at all. It was great.

So of course we started diligently planning our wedding and then during the summer we decided that since our lease was up at our apartment it was time to buy a house. So we started looking and decided to have one built. The process started and then on Sept. 23 we moved in.

So hats off to 2009 and I'm looking forward to what 2010 brings me and my future husband.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2009-12-22T16:27:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 123 days!!!!!!

I can't believe there are only 123 days left until our wedding. Time just seems to fly by. This week I finished addressing our envelopes for our invitations and put everything together. They are all finished and stamped and will go in the mail on Jan. 11!!

It seems to get to the point that I dont have that much left to purchase and the stuff I do have to purchase is more expensive. My nieces will be coming down for Christmas so I will try to go purchase their flower girl shoes while I have them here to try them on.

My bachelorette party and bridal shower are in 3 weeks and I am totally excited. You might be asking why so soon so Ill tell you. My best friend and MOH is moving to California to further pursue her acting career in February and will not be able to come back to Houston until the week of the wedding. I can't imagine having either one of these without her and since she is planning the bachelorette party she has to be there. I do not mind at all and think that Im gonna be so busy with everything else from Feb. till April that I really wont have time to enjoy it as much.

Taking the Cake

2009-12-17T12:13:00.000-06:00

Back in August Joey and I decided on our cake. In case you dont remember what it looks like click here.
It will be a little different than the picture. It will be 3 layers and as of right now wont have the flowers or the monogram on the cake.

That brings me to the cake topper. Our theme for our wedding is classic and modern so we decided to do a monogram cake topper. It will be our first initials and the ampersand sign. H&J. This is also what we have on the top of our wedding invitations. There were a couple of different websites that carry this type of cake topper but I chose to go with www.beau-coup.com. Here is what it will look like:

Monday Mantra

2009-12-14T10:52:00.000-06:00

This post is not wedding related but about my fiance!

This week my fiance is graduating from the University of Houston!

I believe in Joey (my fiance) and that he can do whatever he puts his mind to.

I'm addicted to planning Joeys graduation party.

I wish that all of our friends show up on Friday and have a great time!

I'm jealous of no one this week!

Soundtrack/Mantra for the week: It doesnt matter how long it takes you to finish school, as long as you finish!

Congrats Joey! I love you!

Tisk Task Tuesday

2009-12-08T08:40:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 137 days!!!

I have started to address our outer envelopes for the wedding invitations. Since I couldnt afford a calligapher and I thought labels looked a bit stupid, I have hand addressed them. First let me say that my handwritting is not the best. I bought a metallic silver sharpe and I think it looks ok on the blue envelopes. Its nothing really fancy but I seriously doubt anyone cares what the outer envelope looks like. Last night I stuffed them with the invitations and tomorrow I will be buying stamps for the reply cards and the outer envelopes.

That is really all Im working on this week. Next week I will be going to look at some rehersal dinner locations.

Monday Mantra

2009-12-07T08:24:00.001-06:00

This week I'm working on addressing my outer envelopes for my invitations and buying stamps.

I believe that everything will work out money wise.

I'm addicted to all things wedding.

I wish that I didn't have to worry about money when it came to our wedding.

I'm jealous of people who get to buy whatever they want for their wedding.

Soundtrack/Mantra for the week: All about weddings!

Tisk-Task Tuesday

2009-12-01T08:14:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 144 days!

So I feel like there isnt a whole lot going on right now on the wedding front but I know thats not entirely true. My wedding shoes came in and last week I ordered my hair accessory. I chose the pearl headband. Like I said before I am not a big fan of veils so I will not be wearing one.

My wedding invitations will be going out next month so this month I will be working on addressing them and buying stamps. The biggest thing Im working on right now which Im having some difficulty is deciding what to do for my rehersal dinner. We have a very large wedding party so including their families for the dinner we have a count of 49 people. If we use proper ettiquette and invite our out of town guests we have 65 people. That is a lot of people to pay for just for a rehersal dinner. I have recieved quotes from a mexican and italian resturant here in Houston and both are over $1,300 for just food and sodas.

We can not do something at our house because it is too far from the wedding location. I would like to have a final decision by the end of this week so I will let yall know what I decide. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Winter Wonderland

2009-11-25T10:05:00.001-06:00

Christmas time is my favorite time of the year. When I was younger this time of year was always a big deal with my family. I came from a family whose parents had a drug problem and we were pretty poor. But no matter what we always had the best Christmas!

It is just a few days before you are supposed to decorate for Christmas and I couldn't take it anymore. This is our first Christmas at our new house and I was overjoyed in decorating. I put on Christmas music and Joey and I put up our tree and I decorated. I can't wait until we have kids and they can help me decorate like I helped my mom.

Here are some pictures of my Christmas decorations. Hope they get you in the spirit!

MY FIRST BLOG AWARD

2009-11-19T16:33:00.001-06:00

OMG!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how excited I am! I received my very first blog award from Next to Heaven!Thank you soooooo much for the award. I dont have very many followers so this really excites me! I actually met Next to Heaven at UH while getting involved with the Public Relations Student Society of America. I took over her duties when she graduated. She is the sweetest and nicest person! Thanks again Val!

The rules are: List 10 things that make you happy.
Try to do at least one of them today.
Tag 10 bloggers that brighten your day.
Make sure to link back to the person that tagged you.

10 things that make me {very} happy!!

1. Just being around my fiance.
2. Planning my wedding!
3. Seing my neices and nephew.
4. Of course going shopping especially for shoes and purses!
5. Spending time with friends and family.
6. Eating period!
7. Getting my hair done.
8. Watching movies.
9. Decorating my house.
10. Drinking white wine.

Now to tag 10 lovely bloggers...

{in no particular order-and I'm sure I'm duplicating some who've already received the award}

and if its a hero you want, i can save you, The Perfect Palette, The Future Mrs. Smith, The Brehm Family Blog, Welcome to CIS Houston, Life As Eye See It, Fidgeting Gidget, Paris Breakfasts, Next to Heaven, Classic Bride.

Thoughtful Thursday

2009-11-19T09:09:00.000-06:00

This is our new bedroom furniture that we purchased last night from Rooms To Go. We did not get the Chest but instead got the matching media center to go with it. To see the full collection, visit http://www.roomstogo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=showRoom&roo_id=6930. We also got a free 32' LCD TV and a new Sealy Posturepedic mattress. We are so excited! We will receive our bed, dresser and media center on Wednesday and then have to wait for everything else until Dec. 17.

We can not wait to put our newly given bedding set on it!

Wedding Wednesday

2009-11-18T08:18:00.000-06:00

So I know I missed Tisk-Task Tuesday yesterday so in case your wondering we have 157 days left!!!!!! Time is just flying by! Well today my Matron of Honor is sending out my bridal shower invitations!!! My cousin did a great job, I totally love them!

One thing I do need to say for any of my friends that will be reading this, I am sorry that I can not invite everyone to our wedding/bridal shower. We have not just 2 but 3 families that we have to invite and our guest list is at 150 people. We were only able to invite some of our close family and friends. I hope everyone understands. Believe me this has been hard for me to tell people we couldnt invite them. Don't take offense and just know that since we are paying for it by ourselves we couldnt afford to have our guest list get any bigger.

On lighter news, I found my flower girl shoes. I tried to find some pretty cheap ones and I looked at PayLess, Target, Walmart, Macy's and JcPennys and didnt find any that looked nice. So I found these at Davids Bridal. They will be white.

Tisk-Task Tuesday

2009-11-10T14:41:00.000-06:00

Countdown: 165 days!

2009-09-29T08:11:00.000-05:00

Countdown: 207 days

Back to thinking about the wedding now that we are all moved into our house! Last week I received my flower girl baskets and flower petals from the Wedding Outlet and they are beautiful! I met with my bridesmaids a couple of weeks ago to finalize a date for our measurement fitting. We will be getting measured for our dresses on Oct. 17!!!!!!!! We also delegated duties for the bridal shower and my MOH is already getting a great start with picking out the invitations.

This week Joey and I will be going to register for gifts!!!!!!! Im really excited about this and hope that Joey will not totally hate it. LOL Then in the next coming week or so we will be finalizing which invitation we want and the wording! I will also be trying to get the rest of the addresses I need this week.

Stay tuned for more wedding updates!

2009-08-07T08:15:00.000-05:00

Thoughful Thursday

2009-08-06T07:55:00.001-05:00

I am having a hard time deciding what my four flower girls should carry their flowers in and I need your help! Our wedding is going to be classic and modern. Below are the choices I have narrowed it down to.
Drawstring Bag

Bag with Monogram

Oval Basket

Please let me know which one you like the best.

Wedding Wednesday

2009-08-05T08:06:00.000-05:00

Some people might not put much thought into their guest book but I really wanted mine to be special. I don't want to just throw a book in my closet and never look at it again. So I REALLY wanted a signature frame as my guest book.

But Joey was afraid that when people wrote on it that it might smear. So then I had to search for a guest book that we both liked and that I felt went well with our wedding scheme. Then last Thursday as I was reading an entry from The Perfect Palette I came across a give away from Beau-coup Wedding Favors. So I checked out their website to see if I saw any thing that I liked and I found the PERFECT guest book.

This guest book is perfect for our wedding because our accent colors are white & silver and its personalized. I will find out today if I won the give away but even if I didn't I will be purchasing this guest book! You can find these guest books and more at Beau-coup.

Tisk Task Tuesday

2009-08-04T07:59:00.001-05:00

Countdown: 263 days
Well let me first say that I didn't get to finish my task from last week of finalizing the guest list. I am still waiting on Joey's dad to send me his names. I did however get the names from my foster mom and now were up to 140 guests.

I did get to complete a task this weekend that wasn't necessarily on my to-do list for this month. I took my mom shopping for an outfit to wear to the wedding. We got a really nice blue skirt suit outift with some cream color wedged heels and some pearl accessories for $100!

For this week my main task is to get the save the dates ready to mail out. They should arrive this week and my goal is to get them addressed, stuffed and stamped. Hopefully I can mail them out next week!

Blue Monday

2009-08-03T08:56:00.000-05:00

Today's Blue Monday is all about wedding programs. I have decided that this is the one DIY project that I will take on for our wedding. I have found a couple that I like but the one that I have chose to imitate is the one with the monogram on the ribbon. It ties into our theme perfectly with the colors and the monogram.

What DIY project did you do for your wedding?

Flourish Friday

2009-07-31T08:47:00.001-05:00

Thoughtful Thursday

2009-07-30T07:41:00.000-05:00

For this week's Thoughtful Thursday, I want to get your thoughts on changing to another outfit at the end of your reception. What do you think? Did you stay in your wedding dress to leave your reception or did you change?

I am thinking about changing into a coctail dress at the end of my reception for when we leave to hotel. I think its a good idea because that way the person you put in charge for getting your dress cleaned can take it and you don't have to worry about it while you're on your honeymoon.

Heres a pic of the pattern for the dress I'm going to change into. (Pattern A)

Wedding Wednesday

2009-07-29T07:58:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for dresses for your bridemsaids to wear, I would suggest looking into getting them made. I was very lucky to find someone to make my dress and my six bridesmaids dresses very cheap. The patterns are also pretty cheap and luckily I got mine on sale. You can find patterns and fabrics at either Hancock Fabrics or Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts.

My wedding dress pattern

My bridesmaids dress pattern (C)

Where did you get your dresses from or did you get them made?

Tisk Task Tuesday

2009-07-28T07:54:00.000-05:00

Thanks to The Knot I am able to keep track of what I need to be doing each month to make sure I don't get behind with wedding stuff. They have this great checklist tool that you can use and depending on when your wedding date is has reminders of this months to dos.

This week my main priority is to get my guest list finalized. I am waiting on a few names from Joey's dad and my foster mom. Right now we have 127 guests on the guest list to be invited. Then I will need to get everyone's addresses because our save the dates will be getting mailed in the next week or two. Hopefully I can get this done by Friday!

Blue Monday

2009-07-27T08:10:00.000-05:00

I really like this cake that I found on The Knot. I like square cakes and how it gives it a nice modern look. My cake that I'm having is a 3 tiered squared cake.

Flourish Friday

2009-07-24T09:36:00.000-05:00

It is time for me to start thinking about the kind of flowers I want for my wedding. Since it is taking place in the Spring I do want seasonal flowers. I have a few that I have in mind. I love tulips, calla lilies, hydrangeas and orchids.

On Fridays I will be sharing a picture of a bouquet or centerpiece flowers that I really like. This week I chose a bouquet of white mini calla lilies with a pearl wrap around the stems. Just classic!

My Save the Date

2009-07-23T14:41:00.001-05:00

Thoughtful Thursday

2009-07-23T13:34:00.000-05:00

So in my midst to try to write a post every day, I am going to try to have a theme for each day of the work week.

Here is what I came up with:

Blue Monday
Tisk Task Tuesday
Wedding Wednesday
Thoughtful Thursday
Flourish Friday

So for my first Thoughtful Thursday, I'd like to get your thoughts on the following video clip http://blog.ourweddingday.com/3563297. I think it's hilarious! I would never do anything like this but think it definitely brings a different vibe to a wedding.

Color Me Blue

2009-07-22T13:58:00.000-05:00

So according to the Perfect Palette, one of the most important things you can do when planning your wedding is picking your color palette. I have to agree with this. Your wedding revolves around the colors that you pick.

When I was first thinking about my wedding, I wanted an outside spring wedding with my bridesmaids in pastel color dresses. After talking to my fiance, I quickly learned that the pasetl colors weren't going to fly. So after our discussion we compromised on shades of blue. Our main colors are a midnight blue and a crystal/light blue. We will be adding touches of white and silver in our accessories and reception decor.

What is your color palette or what would you like it to be?

Falling for the Falls

2009-07-09T08:34:00.000-05:00

When Joey and I first started talking about where we wanted to go for our honeymoon our first destination pick was Rome. Joey loves history and really enjoys roman history. We wanted to see the Coliseum and the Pantheon and eat some authentic Italian food. Unfortunately a trip to Rome is not cheap! The plane tickets themselves were $2,000.

So one day I was driving to work and heard some one on the radio talk about Wichita Falls and it made me think of Niagara Falls. So I started researching everything we could do at Niagara Falls and how much it would cost and made the decision that this would be a fun & romantic place for us to go on our honeymoon.

We will be spending four nights at the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa in Niagara Falls, Canada. The room has an AMAZING view. While we're there we would like to

•Take a helicopter tour. niagarahelicopters.com•Take a journey behind the falls. niagaraparks.com
•Visit the bird kingdom. birdkingdom.ca
•Take a ride on the maid of the mist. maidofthemist.com
•Eat dinner at the Skylon Tower. skylon.com
•Visit the Nightmares Fear Factor. nightmaresfearfactory.com

So where did you go on your honeymoon or planning on going?