Mother of the Bride

My mom has been having a hard time trying to find a dress for the wedding and then we found this gorgeous dress through Jasmine Bridal. I hope the teal is not as dark as it is on my monitor, but it is in their Spring collection so it shouldn't be too dark for Spring. I am sure it will be gorgeous! Very elegant and Aurora Unique bridal is one of there retailers so she was able to order it through them and since I got my dress through them, she gets free shoes with it, yay!!

Flowergirl Dresses

My sister found the cutest flowergirl dresses on ebay and for only $19.99!! Thats such a good deal considering the ones I picked were $140 even with my bridal discount, you cant beat $19.99! I love great deals on wedding stuff, but who doesnt!

We had actually already bought flowergirl dresses, but they were in ivory and I had to get another bridal gown for myself in white because the ivory one was too short for me, oops, that was a rough week, but my bridal shop saved the day.

I will be switching out the white flower sash for a apple slice green one to match the bridesmaids dresses and bought three one for my one year old niece who wont actually be walking as a flowergirl, but is one in spirit.

Here is the ebay seller's store.

Bridal Show

The bridal show was such a nice time yesterday afternoon. I arrived early to get my hair and makeup done by a local spa, then got to walk around and see all the vendors, try lots of food and cake, and get the swag. You wouldnt believe how many people actually thought I got my hair done and wore a tiara for the bridal show itself, silly.

Hair done but before make-up, can tell I didnt get enough sleep the night before, thank goodness for concealer.

My dad arrived to videotape the fashion show just before I had to go get dressed, I thought it was sweet that he asked if he could come see me. Then it was time for the show, it was so fun playing dress-up especially in bridal gowns! For the finale we had bouguets and we got to keep them, yay, mine was a pretty purple with peacock feathers!



I will share more photos when I get them.

Warning:Dates are closer than they appear!!

Thats a sign in my bridal boutique, so true!!
We are now less than three months away from the wedding!! I am so excited, I know I say that a lot, I really cant say it enough! I have gotten a lot done in the past two weeks, only minor things left. We were suppose to have our engagement session tomorrow, but had to reschedule because of the weather, its unusually freezing in Florida right now, and taking outdoor photos would be hard. Thursday we have our tasting with the hotel, I am looking forward to that, hope everything is yummy, we went to a wedding there two years ago and the food was very good.


I wanted to share a wedding find today...
I am a big fan of the colorful paper parasols in all these pictures, and decided since I was having an outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour I would jump on the parasol bandwagon. I know a lot of outdoor weddings do parasols, and I have seen a lot of forums and blogs look for coupons for Luna Bazaar, but I found an even cheaper and nicer resource and wanted to share with you today.
It's AsianIdeas.com



For the 32 Inch Parasols I wanted in spring green and hot pink instead of being $8.50 for 1-12/$5.50 for 24+ at luna bazaar I got them for $3.75 for any amount in the pink and $7.25 for 1-5/$4.00 for 20+ for the green and ivory at Asian ideas, and they are nicer!! They dont have a weird separate square piece of paper over the top like at luna bazaar!

Honeymoon

I can’t wait until after the wedding, Dan and I will be husband and wife and we get to go on a two week honeymoon!! Since we live on an island/beach in Florida and our last vacation was at a beach resort we decided to not go tropical. Both of us have never been to Europe, so we figured it would be the perfect time to have a European vacation. At first we decided on Italy, but since it is pretty cold in Europe in April and we would be on the go a lot to see all of it we decided to hold off on Italy for another trip. So we decided on France and Germany for the honeymoon! Paris is suppose to be gorgeous in April and my family lived in Germany before I was born so I would love to see it.



Since flights are cheaper and direct out of New York City and we can expand the layover we have in London coming home we decided to add a few days to the beginning in New York City and one or two in London at the end. I love New York City and havent been in a few years so it will be nice to go for a little bit and Dan said we can stay in one of the fancy fancy hotels! Yay!

To prepare for the long trip Dan bought us new luggage! The set that goes with the wheeled club bag I got for my DC trip last spring, but instead of the 25 and 21 inch, we got the 28 and 25 inch. And it arrives today!! I wish it was closer, I love figuring out outfits and packing for vacation, but then again that would mean the wedding is closer and I still have things to do!

Here comes the Bride!!!

Fun news, I just have to share!!
I was trying on my wedding dress during my first dress fitting, and the owner and my "attendant" starting whispering and giggling to each other, it made me kind of self-conscious at first and then very inquisitive, and then I hear my attendant say, yes I already thought of that, so finally I asked what was going on...
"We are having a bridal show at the end of the month and was wondering if you would like to be a model?"
OMG!!! How fun, a model in a bridal show right before I get married!! I thought it was very bridal of me, and said I would love to!!! We get to each wear 5 bridal gowns and unfortunately have to wear 5 bridesmaids gowns as well, but we get to get our hair and make-up done and walk around the show before the fashion show portion of the bridal show! I am so excited!!

4 months and counting!!

Today the wedding is officially four months away! I can’t believe how fast time has flown by! I got so much done the first two months of being engaged that I haven’t done that much recently, only little things here and there, but now I have to kick it into high gear!

Here is what is done:
Booked Venue for ceremony and reception
Booked Photographer
Bought dress
Picked out menu
Booked Florist
Booked DJ, Jazz band, and string trio
Bought undergarments
Bought and embellished cake topper
Picked out Bridesmaids’ dresses
Picked out flowers
Bought fancy address stamp
Made save the dates
Sent out save the dates
Bought groomsmen’s, Danny’s and dad’s ties
Bought toasting flutes
Bought cake server set
Bought bridesmaids shoes
Got fancy boxes for card box
Booked Videographer
Picked out invitations
Got candy buffet jars, scopes, tongs and bags
Designed/Bought Bridesmaids flip-flops
Had bridesmaids main gift made
Pick out table linens
Bought supplies for place cards
Bought parasols for all the ladies, green for guests, pink for bridesmaids and ivory for me
Book hair and makeup
Bought supplies for one of the favors
Bought chair sashes
Registered
Picked out and ordered wedding rings
Bought favor boxes
Designed wedding jewelry (earrings, necklace and pendant) with jeweler
Blocked hotel rooms for guests

This is what I have left to do:
Pick up jewelry
Order Invitations
Engagement photo session (January 12th)
Ask someone to be Officiant
Tasting of menu and signature drink
Book honeymoon
Buy labels for favors and candy buffet
Make candle favors
Put together favors with boxes
Make place cards and holders
Buy wine and labels for wine favors
Make song list
Get crinoline from friend as something borrowed
Dress fitting
Buy shoes
Order Bridesmaids dresses
Buy unity candle
Make bride and groom seat signs
Make programs
Make menus
Buy more bubbles if needed
Order cake and groom’s cake
Send out invitations
Make card box
Buy candy for candy buffet
Make program/bubble holder
Buy Groomsmen’s gift
Decide on hair
Buy Dan’s gift

Still a lot to do! And I am sure I am missing some things too!