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- So after some thought (okay it only took a few minutes to decide) I am not scrapping all our plans for a very cool (and free) wedding. Yes, it would be awesome, I'm sure...but this is more than us. It's about getting married in the church we attended since we started dating, it's about our families coming together, it's about all that crazy and fun stuff that I want to experience with my fiance and our new combined families and friends...but yes it's definitely tempting to also take the wedding money and just take everyone on a cruise instead, lol.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Save-the-Dates
I made them with Photo Shop and VistaPrint and a bit of help from my advertising and design-guru, Anya. I incorporated a few of my fav ideas: baby pictures, cute 'engagement' pic (although it was taken in the summer), calendar idea, and then on the back has all the info and a magnet we put on.
As the fairy tale becomes a 'crazy' reality
I was chatting with a good friend of mine, Alyssa, at a party last weekend. She is getting married in December, and became engaged to her lovely fiance, David this past Thanksgiving. At the party a friend of ours asked how all our planning was going...and I was relived to hear someone else say (out loud) that it was much more stressful than they thought it would be.
She's worked for a long time making cupcakes and cakes for weddings, she knows how it goes and all the planning. I spend about 15-20 weekends a year attending or taking pictures for weddings, I know how it goes. Well, we thought anyways.
She figured out earlier than I did how expensive invitations and centerpieces are, so she decided to make her own. I realized that a few weeks ago, and now am following the same path. It makes things a bit more stressful - but luckily Taylor and his family are a huge help.
The biggest thing that makes it a bit of a "painful" process is not having my mom and the majority of my best friends and maids of honor here with me. I luckily have Taylor and his amazing family, and my good friend, Michelle who was a maid of honor twice and is so awesome.
However, it is so hard doing this without my mom sometimes. Not that I can't technically do it alone, it's not so bad, but just not having her here for the moments I always thought we would do together.
Luckily my friends are coming in March, and my mom is coming soon after my wedding dress comes in (early summer), so I am lucky to have those moments to look forward to.
Though it really makes me think twice about moving away and having kids - I can get through this okay, but it would be much tougher to go through all the craziness of first-time pregnancy without my family or friends from home closer.
She's worked for a long time making cupcakes and cakes for weddings, she knows how it goes and all the planning. I spend about 15-20 weekends a year attending or taking pictures for weddings, I know how it goes. Well, we thought anyways.
She figured out earlier than I did how expensive invitations and centerpieces are, so she decided to make her own. I realized that a few weeks ago, and now am following the same path. It makes things a bit more stressful - but luckily Taylor and his family are a huge help.
The biggest thing that makes it a bit of a "painful" process is not having my mom and the majority of my best friends and maids of honor here with me. I luckily have Taylor and his amazing family, and my good friend, Michelle who was a maid of honor twice and is so awesome.
However, it is so hard doing this without my mom sometimes. Not that I can't technically do it alone, it's not so bad, but just not having her here for the moments I always thought we would do together.
Luckily my friends are coming in March, and my mom is coming soon after my wedding dress comes in (early summer), so I am lucky to have those moments to look forward to.
Though it really makes me think twice about moving away and having kids - I can get through this okay, but it would be much tougher to go through all the craziness of first-time pregnancy without my family or friends from home closer.
How low can shoes go?
So my fiance is only 2 inches taller than me...in his sweet shoes that he's gonna hate by the end of the reception he maybe gets an extra inch with a heel. My dress perfectly fits all 5 feet and 10 inches of me...without heels on. Therefore, due to his height and the dress I can only get about 1 inches in heel height. Which is, by the way, totally fine with me because I'm not a heel person. I am jealous of the heel people though - all the Jaclyns and Michelles out there that can strut their stuff without falling, totally jealous - but I lack the high heel gene. Instead I got the clumsy and tall gene.
Ideally, I would love just to find an awesome slipper that I could wear in and outdoors...but most slippers aren't built that way. Here are some contenders though:
Totes® Isotoner Classic Satin Ballet Slippers
Ideally, I would love just to find an awesome slipper that I could wear in and outdoors...but most slippers aren't built that way. Here are some contenders though:
Totes® Isotoner Classic Satin Ballet Slippers
Isotoner Classic Satin Slippers
Isotoner Rose Quilted Ballerina Women's Slippers with Rhinestones
Bridal Shoes Boutique: Bridal Ballet Shoes
Ellie .5" Heel Silver Wedding Shoe
Low Heel Open Toe Bridal Sandal Andie-5763
Janie Low Heel Slide with Bow
Seriously, if I can find this in white, it's so in:
JACQUES LEVINE Kraze Marabou Satin Low Heel Slippers
Isotoner Rose Quilted Ballerina Women's Slippers with Rhinestones
Bridal Shoes Boutique: Bridal Ballet Shoes
Ellie .5" Heel Silver Wedding Shoe
Low Heel Open Toe Bridal Sandal Andie-5763
Janie Low Heel Slide with Bow
Seriously, if I can find this in white, it's so in:
JACQUES LEVINE Kraze Marabou Satin Low Heel Slippers
Top of the cake to ya!
So, I'm a pretty creative person so when it comes to the cake I want to be super creative. My best friend Laura first offered to create a cake for me - and I was very excited because she is very good (if you need a cake email lacameragrl20@aol.com). However, with our alcohol package for the reception we get a "free" cake - and if we bring in our own magnificent cake they don't subtract the cost of their cake...price is the same. Therefore, Laura suggested just creating a cool cake for my shower instead, which is still very awesome of her.
So now my cake will still be delicious and cute...but I want it to have that super cute something.
Insert me looking up cute cake toppers online for an hour today.
Some are crazy expensive ($500 for a topper for cake!) and some are crazy reasonable ($30 or less for the cool and super popular monogram ones), so here are my favs. Oh and I'm leaving the one I picked off here (for now) because it's my "gift" to Taylor (I know the bride is supposed to get him a watch, but he doesn't like watches...and I know what other present you're thinking about...but Grandma, I already got him a helmet that holds two beers with straws for Christmas). So I'm gonna buy the uber cute cake topper that Taylor will love, and that will be his pretty sweet gift (and maybe some guitar strings & picks).
This was definitely the original idea, just getting something traditional and making them have our hair color...it's still a classic:
http://www.thatsmytopper.com/product/view.php ?product_id=016940&affiliate_id=1508
These ones were more what I was originally thinking, and I like the mix and match hobbies - for us it would totally be me on the phone, and Taylor with the golf clubs:
http://www.thatsmytopper.com/product/view.php ?product_id=019553&affiliate_id=1508
This was also pretty darn sweet, and once again if I could afford I'd be all over these 'Picture to Figure' toppers - http://www.microdwarf.com/
I really like the idea of the Mix and Match Bride and Groom Cake Toppers, I could do the red hair for Taylor and brunette for me and it isn't crazy expensive - http://www.weddingaccessories.net/-strse-941/mix-match-cake-toppers/Detail.bok
This Magic Mud awesomness one was by far the coolest, but a bit expensive for my wallet. But, if I could afford it than it would be this or the 'Picture to Figure' ones - www.magicmud.com
I think I have only seen these at maybe one wedding I have been to, but with the whole Bobble Head phase, I'm surprised I didn't see more: http://www.headbobble.com/couples.html
Taylor would probably die if our cake topper was all pretty and Glitzy, but they are quite cool and very popular: http://www.topperswithglitz.com/
These are pretty incredible...you really are Captured in Clay, unfortunatly $500 of your wedding budget is also captured in these super cute toppers: http://www.capturedinclay.com/caketops
The ever popular monograms, this website was recommended the most (aside from just going to Michaels or a craft store): http://www.whitecrushwedding.com/
These are also expensive ($350) but very unique, and something you could put on the mantle for years to come: http://www.handmadecaketoppers.com/
I didn't completly love these, only because they didn't have what I was looking for, but they had a bunch of unique toppers: http://www.affectionately-yours.com/cart/home.php
I went to a lot of websites where brides were desperatly searching for a occupation or hobby intwined topper for her fireman husband, fishing soulmate, or to show off the fact that she was an awesome nurse, here are the toppers for you guys:
- http://jwcaketops.com/wedfigurines/ Occupationsuniforms/occupationsuniforms/occupationscover.htm
So now my cake will still be delicious and cute...but I want it to have that super cute something.
Insert me looking up cute cake toppers online for an hour today.
Some are crazy expensive ($500 for a topper for cake!) and some are crazy reasonable ($30 or less for the cool and super popular monogram ones), so here are my favs. Oh and I'm leaving the one I picked off here (for now) because it's my "gift" to Taylor (I know the bride is supposed to get him a watch, but he doesn't like watches...and I know what other present you're thinking about...but Grandma, I already got him a helmet that holds two beers with straws for Christmas). So I'm gonna buy the uber cute cake topper that Taylor will love, and that will be his pretty sweet gift (and maybe some guitar strings & picks).
This was definitely the original idea, just getting something traditional and making them have our hair color...it's still a classic:
http://www.thatsmytopper.com/
These ones were more what I was originally thinking, and I like the mix and match hobbies - for us it would totally be me on the phone, and Taylor with the golf clubs:
http://www.thatsmytopper.com/
This was also pretty darn sweet, and once again if I could afford I'd be all over these 'Picture to Figure' toppers - http://www.microdwarf.com/
I really like the idea of the Mix and Match Bride and Groom Cake Toppers, I could do the red hair for Taylor and brunette for me and it isn't crazy expensive - http://www.weddingaccessories.
This Magic Mud awesomness one was by far the coolest, but a bit expensive for my wallet. But, if I could afford it than it would be this or the 'Picture to Figure' ones - www.magicmud.com
I think I have only seen these at maybe one wedding I have been to, but with the whole Bobble Head phase, I'm surprised I didn't see more: http://www.headbobble.com/
Taylor would probably die if our cake topper was all pretty and Glitzy, but they are quite cool and very popular: http://www.topperswithglitz.
These are pretty incredible...you really are Captured in Clay, unfortunatly $500 of your wedding budget is also captured in these super cute toppers: http://www.capturedinclay.com/
The ever popular monograms, this website was recommended the most (aside from just going to Michaels or a craft store): http://www.whitecrushwedding.
These are also expensive ($350) but very unique, and something you could put on the mantle for years to come: http://www.
I didn't completly love these, only because they didn't have what I was looking for, but they had a bunch of unique toppers: http://www.affectionately-yours.com/cart/home.php
I went to a lot of websites where brides were desperatly searching for a occupation or hobby intwined topper for her fireman husband, fishing soulmate, or to show off the fact that she was an awesome nurse, here are the toppers for you guys:
- http://jwcaketops.com/
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