Dreamweaver

Dream #1: I am in hot stuffy room surrounded by people from high school. You know the usuals; the jocks, the popular kids, the loners etc. My wedding is starting but I am still sitting in that hot stuffy room, dying. Then my dad comes to get me because we have to do the seating chart. And I am not dressed at all. I woke up like, what just happened?

Dream #2: I am hanging out with my bridal party and in a back room is a vaguely familiar girl working on floral bouquets made out of wood. We're watching television and munching on snacks when she finishes and hands me the finished bouquets. They're nice but...why is she doing my flowers and why are they in wood? I start to freak out because I realize I may have inadvertently asked this person to do my flowers when I am already under contract with someone else. I start crying because I don't know how to tell her that I can't use her flowers nor do I have the extra money to pay her. I wake up and remember that only one person is doing my flowers and they are not made of wood.

I decided to go the route of silk flowers, as they fell into my lap. But one definite benefit is that I can keep my bouquet long after the wedding. I can't wait to see them and show you the pictures!

Soo, I have been having a lot of wedding related dreams but those are the ones I can remember, lol. I feel like I should be on the show Bridezillas because my wedding timeline has been mirroring theirs. Today I have been put on limo duty. I know this sounds super late but I refuse to take blame. My fiance didn't want a limo but now he realizes that it would be less hectic if we just had one. He's a silly. I am not looking forward to the seating chart but I plan to start that today...

8 days...

Busy Bride to Be!!

Hello all,
I feel like my life has been on crazy nonstop rollercoaster for the past month. So many updates to speak of...my wedding is right around the corner, AHHH!...
March 13th was my bridal shower in NY and it was a fabulous time. The weather was dismal, but most of my friends and family were able to come out. Here are a few pics of mostly me ( I don't like to put other people's faces on the internet w/o permission). The theme was Mardi Gras and I got a mask and lots of beads! My sister made the banner, isn't it soo nice? My cousin gave me that book The Five Love Languages By Gary Chapman. I read the singles version in college and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to form intimate relationships.

April 10th was my bachelorette party thrown by my bestest friend and one of my Maids of Honor. It consisted of my most closest friends and it was amazing! I've imagined my b-party and it exceeded all imagination. There was food, laughter, dancing...it was a crazy night. They forced me to wear a tiara thing and I got approached by all types of people. This is the part of wedding planning that I enjoy! The penis shaped cookies were my favorite because they were delicious!




Yesterday my FH and I picked out our rings and got them engraved. All invitations were sent out, I put in the order for my flowers (I decided to go silk), I had my make-up trial during the week and my hair trial is next week.
I went on my dress fitting and the seamstress told me that I had gained weight BUT my dress still fit, it was just tighter (which I wanted). Of course I can't GAIN anymore weight so I have been back on my exercise regimen. My shoes were purchased, my jewelry picked out, hotel room booked, tuxes ordered...everything is finally coming together. Thank God!
Until next time...

Pretty Wedding Things

So I have been pretty happy these days. Last time I blogged I was sure that my wedding planner search had ended in epic failure. Thanks to my ever resourceful future SIL, I was referred to another wedding planner and so far she has been AMAZING! She has been on top of stuff and just knowing she is there has been a huge sigh of relief already. I pray that everything continues to go smoothly.



I love this cake, the flowers make a simple cake look breathtaking.

The gold wrap around the bouquet stem adds an unexpected pop of color to an already pretty scene. (Bloomsflowers.com)



















The lace wrap around the stems adds a stark contrast to the pale flowers. Its a great way to add bits of personality in unexpected places. (Photo Credit: Jason Groupp Photography)





















Here is a simple DIY project for you crafty bride to be's. Just attach a pretty farbric to an otherwise run of the mill notebook to tranform into an OOhh lala guest book! Its such a simple project that be can be done fairly quickly while hanging out at home and its an easy task to cross off that intimidatingly long to do list. Shudder. (Bluemagpieinvitations.com)

Trying not to DIY into a tizzy

So I've been stressing about these save the dates and invitations, trying to do them myself, on top of everything else in my life. Now I'm a fairly creative person but this is a completely different ballgame. We still do not have our engagement pictures so I am improvising with some pictures that we already have.
All I know is DIY is hard work especially when I don't have Photoshop and don't really want learn nor do I have the time. I have a vision of my stationary in my head and I don't want to pay top dollar for someone else to do it. But I did find some inspiration online.
Wedding Paper Divas have really nice wedding stationary for anyone interested. I really like the design on this but have no idea how to replicate it myself. Still working on that. What I also like about them is that they let you put in your pictures and wording into the template so that you can see.
I also found some DIY fan programs from ayleebits.com. Its kinda cool.

On a different note, I've decided I'm obsessed with calla lillies and tulips. And hydrangeas, sweet pea, and peonies. OK, I guess I still need to narrow down my choices. But they look so pretty! I also found some great tips from Theknot.com on how to DIY your own flower centerpieces. My roommate did it for her wedding and all of us bridesmaids helped, it wasn't that difficult, just tedious and required lots of extra hands.

Flower centerpieces...

I've been searching for a florist in a lazy kind of way. I looked up some places on Theknot.com and asked my cousin, who just got married two weeks ago, who did hers. I don't really know much about flowers, all I know is they are pretty and I want lots of purple. The ceiling at my reception site is really high so I was thinking that I should have tall centerpieces. Here are a few that I found that I thought were cute and/or interesting:


















I love the look of flowers floating in the water, it is so pretty to me. And the wine bottle with the personalized picture is a really nice touch. The last picture has the apples in the stem of the vase and that is really cute!

Low centerpieces: My roommate had a centerpiece similar to the first one with red roses. It was really economical as well, as she bought bushels from Costco/Sam's Club and we assembled them ourselves. They were so simple and so elegant. Unlike other weddings, I have been to, I still remember her centerpieces. I also love the last one, the white vase is such a stark contrast to the cream flowers and the greenery. You can tell I'm a flower novice, I have no idea what the greenery is...lol...
So many pretty flowers and choices! I must say, I have loved the floating flower set up since the first moment I laid eyes on it.
What kind of centerpieces are you envisioning for your big day?

Just some Things I loved from a Real Life Wedding

I found a few things online that I thought were pretty or really cool for weddings. I love looking at bouquets especially those with fresh roses and here are some pretty ones I found from TheKnot:














The featured wedding today is from Lisa and Jerry's Wedding in CA from TheKnot. I was doing my daily browsing and loved almost every aspect of their simple, elegant, and classy wedding.





I love how the groomsmen are wearing sneakers. It just shows the individuality and creativity of the couple. I'm all about adding that personal touch or flair to weddings.









I have been seeing alot of these paper lanterns lately and I like the way it looks. I am considering using these type of lanterns at my reception hall.

Silk Flowers: Are they the way of future weddings?

I was talking to one of my classmates and she mentioned how she was planning her wedding on a budget of $7000. I don't have to tell you that nowadays I am obsessed with anyone who is attempting to have a fabulous wedding on a smaller budget. We compared notes and she mentioned silk flowers. I heard of them so I decided to research them myself. And they didn't look half bad. While I do like "real" flowers, I don't love them that much. Silk flowers are wayy cheaper and it cuts out the cost of going to a florist for my bouquets and centerpieces. So that a new option. The boutineries and corsages are less than $10.00!
I found all this on the Brides's Bouquet which I promptly book marked. I have so much wedding stuff bookmarked, its out of control! My computer might crash from wedding overload...Knock on wood. lol...












Can you tell that they are silk? More importantly, do I really care?



Ahhh!! They also have options for centerpieces! Do you know what this means? It means, I can order everything now and just store it away until later. That would be one more thing to cross off my list...And I could get real flowers for my bigger decorations pieces...hmmm...the wheels are turning...maybe saving money isn't that hard. See, I'm interested in saving money but I still want everything to look classy and elegant.