Friday, November 20, 2009

It's Over :(

Well the wedding is over. I wish I could have kept up on blogging more about the wedding planning process but working full time got in the way especially since blogs are blocked at work.

The wedding was beautiful and a lot of fun but I am sad it is over. I really enjoyed wedding planning despite the stresses. It's made me realize how much I love being creative. New hobbies have been formed.

There were a few issues on the wedding day but that is normal. Here are a few pictures from our wedding day!






Monday, August 24, 2009

Invites Done!

After hours and hours of laboring over the invites. I'm done. They are sent out and we have already gotten tons of compliments. I think I chose the wrong profession! I just may have to design and sell some! :)

Here are some pics!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Updates

Most recent Checks:

Hotels Blocked
Designed Invites..still need to print, mail, send
Tuxes rented
BM shoes bought/ordered
Rehearsal Dinner invites designed and being printed through Vistaprint

Monday, June 29, 2009

DJ is booked

Finally booked the DJ last week. So glad to have that down. His name is Mike from ProCustom DJ. He is extremely affordable as well.

Still trying to figure out invitations. They are just sooo expensive to get cute ones. Thinking about designing my own.

Stay posted.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

My Bridal Shower

I had my bridal shower on June 7, 2009 in Overland Park...about 4 months before the wedding date. It was at my In law's clubhouse and hosted by my sister and my bridesmaid. It was decorated very nice and I got some really nice gifts. I'm a little bummed that it is my only shower per say and only 10 friends and family came. Unfortunately, I have a lot of out of town family and friends. Here are a few pictures from the shower! The cake and cupcakes were yummy and I ate way too much. Overall, it was a good afternoon!

My sister, me and my mom.

My sister and I.

The yummy cake (by Alexis), cupcakes (by Jess), etc.


My mom and future mother-in-law.

Updates

Since I started my new job and a got a puppy all in the same month, I have not had much time to blog or do anything else.

I have done a few things:

The flower girl dresses are in. I'm going to remove the flower and add a gold or brown ribbon/ sash to the ivory dresses. I freaked out for a moment because the dresses are a little more ivory than my dress..but they are non-refundable so they'll have to do.
I am also meeting with a DJ this week. Hopefully, we like him because he is affordable.

Last week I met with Sharon at Town Pavilion and we walked through where things would go in the reception venue. After doing this, I'm starting to feel like it is becoming more real. Although, we still have 4 months to go!

Next up is invitations, bride/bridesmaid shoes, dye veil ivory and much more!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Save the Dates

UPDATE....most of the Save the Dates are sent, just a few here and there that we don't have addresses for yet. Starting to work on Invites!

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Woohoo Finally ordered Save the Dates from Snapfish...the cheapest I could find. I hope they'll be here in a week or so. Can't wait to get these done. I'm still waiting on my parents to give me some addresses..hmm it's been 3 months since I asked...grr.

View of my Save the Date is below.
Also got some of my engagement picture proofs back. One is on the Save the Date above. They were decent but I'm very picky about how I look in photos.

Time to get back into the swing of things

After a week of being sick, I'm starting to feel better. I so need to get back to eating better, working out and losing some weight. I hate falling off the bandwagon because it's so hard to get back on. Ok so here's my weekly workout log:

Week of May 25-31
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Engagement Pics

Erik and I had our engagement pics on Monday. It was the perfect weather and we had so much time to do them so there was no rush. We took some on the Plaza and then some in the West Bottoms. Not sure if I would ever recommend going to that area unless for the Haunted Houses or pictures. I'm pretty sure we saw some hookers hanging out in Hooters type outfits. So that was definitely interesting.

Just to warn you, there were lots of kissing pics. I can't wait to get them back and see how they turned out! :)

Ordered BM Dresses

Yay finally ordered Bridesmaid Dresses!

Also ordered some cute makeup bags from etsy.com for the BMs.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Get In Shape

So this weekend I graduate from Grad School and start working next week. Starting next week is major get in shape time for the wedding. I have been doing okay for the past few months and have lost 5 lbs or so. I still want to lose 10-12 lbs and get toner. I know I can do it... especially after watching all of these obese people on The Biggest Loser losing weight.

Workout Log for Week of May 10, 2009
Sun- Level 1 of Cardio Shred and 25 min Turbo Jam
Mon - Rest
Tues - 40 min Turbo Jam Kickin Core
Wed- Level 1 of Cardio Shred
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Fri-
Sat-Rest..graduation weekend

Monday, April 27, 2009

Waiting

So just waiting for my BMs to send me their sizes so I can order the BM dresses, probably from Houseofbrides.com.

Also booked my makeup/hair awhile ago, CaraSue Hall. Going to pay for two of my BMs makeup and they will pay for their hair. My sisters are doing their own makeup and hair though.

Still waiting to get the Save the Dates out once we get our Engagement Pictures done, which have been rescheduled twice. The first time because of the weather. The second time a Liberty Fruit Co. truck side swiped me on my way to get my hair/makeup done making me late for my appointment thus making us late for the pictures. When we got their my photog, Laura Kathryn Photography, decided it was too windy and there wasn't enough time because she had another appointment.

Boy was I pissed off. Not only did I just waste $75 on hair and makeup to sit at home but I also had a wrecked car (it's drivable). Grr and my STDs are going to be out way too late. Plus the rescheduled E pics are during my finals week of school...so a bit stressful.

Here's me after getting my hair and makeup done. I had to take atleast one pic after all that money.
And me and Erik. He looked so handsome.




Here is the pic of the damage to my car. I need to go get an estimate on the damages soon.



I also have my Save the Dates pretty much designed except for the picture.


Soo I continue to wait....

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Bridesmaid Dresses

After much debate with my sisters and mom, I decided I still want gold as part of my BM dresses. Although, we have come to find out that it is difficult to find and is not quite the exact color I want but I think it will do.


This gold color as the sash and underlay with the chocolate dress. And then possibly the men can wear this gold matching vest from Men's Wearhouse. I'm thinking with black tuxes but Erik is leaning towards Brown tuxes. We will see though.


Woohoo! More things accomplished!

So I booked the rehearsal dinner spot..Sylvester Powell Community Center in Mission, KS. This was a hard task because we will have about 70 people and 15 of those are kids. Not very many places could fit that many without charging an arm and a leg. So now we just have to find a caterer for the dinner.

Also I found my florist, A Floral Affair. She is by far the cheapest I have found and can do beautiful flowers. I also debated about doing my own but decided it would be way to stressful. I may still do my own centerpieces which would be simple. Hopefully, my aunts or other family members could help put them out the morning of the wedding. We'll see. I still have 6 months to decide.

Yay for being productive!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

First try at DIY flowers


My first try at DIY flowers did not go so well. I ran out of flowers so the bouquet didn't look so great. I'm hoping to try again, however, I do have an appointment with another florist to see if I can get a cheap price.


I am hoping to try it again. Although my friend tells me I will be too stressed to try to make my own flowers and it's worth the extra money. I have a feeling she is probably right.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Possible DIY Projects

Timeline Cards



Wedding Card Box



Just Married Sign for the Trolley




Reception Center Pieces


Chair Sashes







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Last week was very productive and busy for wedding planning and school. I booked a Trolley from Crossroad Tours..which was the cheapest I could find. I was so excited to find them because I started looking into a limo to see if it was cheaper.




I also booked our caterer, Hill House Catering. Ann and Walter brought the tasting to our house, which was cool. The food was also amazing, esp. compared to Affordable Catering's tasting which was cold.

This week I'm working on finding a Rehearsal Dinner location for 60 people. It's not easy unless you want to pay at least $30 per person..which we don't.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Feeling somewhat productive

So I felt like it was a productive weekend not only in wedding planning though. We painted the house..yay! Almost done with the whole inside of the house. As for wedding stuff, I made an appointment with a florist, set up a tasting with a caterer, called my hair salon, and talked to a bunch of DJs at the OP Bridal Show. I was hoping I'd win something at the Bridal Show but I guess not. oh well.

Also my dress will be in at the end of June! I'm so excited. Now just time to narrow down and get some venues booked...hopefully in the next two weeks! Also time to decide on the Bridesmaid dresses and get those ordered...still soo much to do!

Friday, February 6, 2009

I found my Dress

I'm so pumped! I finally found my dress. It was a lot more than I wanted to spend so hopefully I won't regret it. It is by Maggie Sottero and in ivory color. I'm also going to wear my mom's veil (but with a little TLC to fix it up). Also Erik thinks I'm crazy for how much I spent on it. Oh well! I still love it and wish it didn't take 6 months to get in. Can't wait to try it on in my size!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Engagement Pictures

We are getting are engagement pictures done in March which I'm sooo excited about! I'm still trying to decide if I should get my makeup professionally done for it or not. I think I do my makeup well but it never looks like I have a ton on. So hopefully I'll figure this out soon!

Wedding Planning Is Stressful

We are getting married October 17, 2009 :)

So I booked the reception venue a few weeks after we got engaged (Oct. 24, 2008). And let me tell you that was stressful. It's now almost Feb. and I still am working on booking the church. Who knew that being Catholic was such a pain in the butt when trying to get married. So hopefully I will have it booked by next week when the marriage lady gets back from vacation. Cross your fingers.

Recently, I have been dress shopping. I've been twice now... the first lady at Mia's was really nice but a lady at Ida's seemed annoyed with me. She kept bringing me dresses that weren't anything like I had asked. I'm hoping to go try on another dress (Paigely by Maggie Soterro) next week if the place gets back to me. Then I tried to schedule an appointment at Mia's again and they couldn't fit me in until Feb. 14..seriously Valentine's Day. So I feel bad that my mom has to come up on that day. Oh well I guess.

So basically, my wedding is 8 1/2 months away and I have the reception venue and photographer (laurakathrynphotography.com) and soon to be church. Man I have soooo much to do!

Stay posted for our journey to I Do!